Mesa announces reopening plans for two city museums The City of Mesa has announced that the Arizona Museum of Natural History and the i.d.e.a. Museum will be reopening at the end of this month. Both City owned and operated venues have been closed since the pandemic...
Managing Pandemic Stress By Randall Ricardi, DO & Funda Bachini, MD There’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for parents. But have you considered how the unprecedented uncertainty is impacting your children? The pandemic has changed every aspect...
By Kerrie McLoughlin Don’t you just love Halloween?! It is exciting (dressing up and all of that sugar!) and scary (trick-or-treating in the dark!) and a little bit gross (pumpkin goo!). My parents started Halloween traditions with me, and my mom still calls...
The important role grandparents play in our lives, and a look at grandparents raising grandchildren during these turbulent times By Michelle Talsma Everson More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the “new normal,” at least to me, still doesn’t seem...
With many families stuck at home juggling working remotely, homeschooling and trying to keep everyone happy and healthy, it can be easy to let an otherwise active lifestyle fall by the wayside. Especially amid one of Arizona’s hottest summers on record....
The Resurgence of the American Road Trip by Lauren Strait One of the positive things trending in America today amid the coronavirus pandemic is a good old American pastime – a family road trip. Before airplane prices became more affordable for middle America in...
