HomeSmart Elite Group Associate Broker Bobby Lieb Bobby Lieb has been a realtor in the valley for over 28 years and sold more than 3,400 homes. When he first entered the field, he knew that to be successful, he needed to specialize in an area of the Valley. “I lived in the central Phoenix/Biltmore area, so…
Nestled among a row of houses on Glendale Avenue near Seventh Street, sits Shalom Home. And although the home faces a busy city street, the feeling you get as you enter is one of tranquility and peace. Shalom Home is a labor of love created by Shira and Jesse Charyn. Their goal is to create…
Pictured above: Dr. Deborah Lipstadt Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Southern Arizona invites the Tucson community to join them for their Celebration of Caring event to be held on Sunday, April 8 at 5:30 pm at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, distinguished professor, author and…
Rodney Glassman, J.D., Ph.D., is a Renaissance man. His past and present titles include television show host, vice mayor for the City of Tucson, financial advisor, nominee for U.S. Senate, acting town manager of Cave Creek, attorney, children’s book author, vice president of the nation’s fifth largest Boy Scout Council and assistant staff judge advocate…
DAY CAMPS Animal Camp at Arizona Animal Welfare League 15 N. 40th Place, Phoenix 602-273-6852 ext. 121 • aawl.org/camp Our campers will learn about animal veterinary needs or learn about the wide variety of animal jobs available (and the steps to get them!) or have a blast learning cool animal facts while using their…
Chick-In will celebrate its one-year anniversary at the end of the month; and based on its online reviews, people cannot get enough of this Mediterranean-inspired, fresh, fast-food restaurant. Israeli owner Yariv Elazar says he had never operated a restaurant before but had “a lot of passion to eat.” So when the opportunity arose, he jumped…
Beverly Gray will be in Tucson in March for two events surrounding her latest book, Seduced by Mrs. Robinson, How “The Graduate” Became the Touchstone of a Generation. On March 8 at 7:30 pm she will give a talk before a screening of “The Graduate” at the Loft Theater. She will also appear March 10-11…
Pictured above: Peter and Kayleigh Diamond’s home. The Windsor Square historic neighborhood in Phoenix was established in 1928 and will turn 90 this year. The first home was completed in 1929 when the city’s population was just 70,000. But the Great Depression, then World War II delayed the neighborhood’s growth. Much of Windsor Square was…
Passover, which begins this year at sundown on March 30, is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays. Every year families gather around the seder table to celebrate their Jewish heritage and commemorate the freedom of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery and their Exodus from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. Often Jewish…
Pictured above: Amid the charred vegetation, Camp Newman’s Star of David survived. Within three weeks of the Oct. 8, 2017, wildfire that destroyed URJ Camp Newman, a site to hold their 2018 summer camp was located. The Union for Reform Judaism camp will convene at the California State University Maritime Academy in Vallejo, about an…
