What do you get when you combine a gorgeous backdrop of element themed decor, the Arizona springtime weather, a cultivated menu, and a chef that takes his work very seriously? A night of sheer sensory enjoyment and an extremely happy stomach at Taggia, in Scottsdale’s Firesky Resort. The city of Taggia in Italy is an ancient seaside residence very prominent during the Roman Empire years, and remains a fantastic tourist spot for old-world enthusiasts today. Being a coastal city, much of the food is brought from the sea and turned into amazing Italian dishes, something our Scottsdale Taggia also takes great care in doing, keeping with the origin of the title and it’s rich cuisine history.

As of June, we’re no longer exclusively owning the trendiest piece of technology out there. By the end of the month, people from Australia to Germany to Japan to Spain will be able to get their hands on the I-Pad and the lines are forming already. If you’re in Europe right now getting excited, you should have pre-ordered one of these hot numbers a week ago, because to think you can walk into an Apple store and browse a selection, leisurely choosing one that speaks directly to you is a silly, sad notion.

This month Ballet Arizona is honoring our artistic director, Ib Andersen with PLAY, the highly-acclaimed ballet that will later be performed at the famed Washington DC Kennedy Center this summer. Ib is celebrating his tenth anniversary as our resident artitic director and the revival of his amazing full-length ballet is the perfect way to usher in his decade of service to the arts in Arizona.

Where will you find over 600 of the most impassioned and involved women on May 14, 2010 in Phoenix? Attending the sixth annual Go Red For Women luncheon hosted at the downtown Sheraton. Go Red For Women is the female-focused, women-driven child of the American Heart Association with the purpose of empowering women to wipe out the number one killer of the fairer sex: heart disease.

No one hears the name “Ritz-Carlton” and expects anything less than high-class style and service all the way, and their newest getaway in Arizona is far from an exception. Just ninety minutes outside the city this absolute oasis of luxury, Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain, is awaiting all the stressed out Phoenicians looking to relax and rejuvenate.

It’s Mother’s Day! In Phoenix that means sun, family, and a million places hosting fabulous brunches and lunches for the special ladies in our lives. Here are some of the Hautest places to be for this Mother’s Day Brunch!

The Kierland Plaza Lofts opened up in two phases over the last few years, becoming grander and more spacious as time went on, as the demand proved very high after Phase I sold out in just thirty days. The floorplans range from one-bedroom to two-bedroom/study models under 2,000-square-feet all the way up to the ninth story penthouse lofts covering up to 3,900-square-feet of living space above the gorgeous fantasyland of Kierland Commons.

The Westin Kierland Resort is one of those impeccable spots in the world where everything seems effortlessly right. The grounds are breathtaking, the staff is accommodating, and the 732-room resort is large in a non-imposing manner, simply stating it’s abundance in an elegant fashion under the bright Arizona sun.

Oh my, my, Phoenix has been invaded by the east coast funny people! When a comedy troupe with as much brains and brash as Second City’s gang of Chicagoans spend a few weeks getting to know Phoenix, you can bet the result is nothing less than hilarity and hijinks extraordinaire.