Tasty and culturally rich: tamale time

During the holidays, the demand for homemade tamales surpasses any other month of the year.. These individually wrapped presents involve care, love, family, tradition and Mexican heritage. They are most sought after for Christmas Eve to the New Year and are the featured entrée of the table. It is equivalent to the turkey on the dinner table…

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Historical fairytale in Oracle

Glittery fairies are illuminated in hand-painted glass bottles dangling from mesquite and emery oak tree limbs. Pastel-colored tea tables and chairs dot the edges of a stone-studded path. A butterfly made of pink, purple, orange and yellow hair curlers attached to a metal rod protrudes from the ground, one of approximately 50 art pieces spread…

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Ways to spend Christmas in Arizona

It’s not hard to guess why Prescott was bestowed the title of Arizona’s Christmas City by Governor Rose Mofford in 1989 after a visit to Enchanted Christmas: Tour of Lights  An entirely indoor attraction comprised of 19 themed areas, this holiday wonderland brings out the kid in everyone. From Arizona’s Christmas city, travelers make their way…

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Where are college grads going?

Arizona universities will graduate thousands of students this month and for many of them it’s time to make the big “what’s next?” decision. A 2013 University of Arizona Career Services survey found about half of the UA grads were headed to work; 16 percent planned to continue on to graduate school and 9 percent were…

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