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East Meets "West"
Desert Vista senior’s painting "We, The West" featured in prestigious 2024 National Congressional Art Competition Article by Kris Ann Valdez | Photography by Stephanie Slezak “Sooner or later things come to you if you work hard. And it’s great that there are things continually coming, and that there are still more to come.” – Alberto Mielgo Every year, millions of visitors walk through Cannon Tunnel, the most traveled access point between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S...
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The Healing Power of Community
By inviting people to join him for lunch every Friday at Philly’s Sports Grill, Mike Glynn has found support, encouragement and camaraderie Article by Alison Stanton | Photography by Stephanie Slezak Mike Glynn is living proof that when you are going through a really rough time, there is a community of people around you who is more than willing to lift you back up. In the spring of 2024, Glynn was feeling hopeless and depressed. To get out of the house, Glynn went to Philly’s Sports Grill in...
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The Lead
Local reporter Jordan Bontke believes in sharing stories that make a difference Article by Alison Bailin Batz | Photography by Stephanie Slezak From a young age, ABC 15 reporter Jordan Bontke saw firsthand the importance of using one’s platform to help others. “My father, who passed in 2019, was Santa for thousands of kids in Texas, which allowed me to see the power of lifting others up,” said Bontke, a Houston native whose father drove across Texas as Kris Kringle to spread holiday joy...
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A Gastronomic Oasis Blooms at South Mountain
The Christofolos are the first family in farm-fresh Arizona cuisine Article by Alison Bailin Batz | Photography by Stephanie Slezak The Christofolos are building more than an edible empire. The mother-son business – owned by epicurean entrepreneur Pat and chef Dustin Christofolo since 2012 after the duo worked on property for several years prior – is creating a seed-to-skillet culinary legacy the likes Arizona has never seen. Pat got her start in the local food industry at a young age...
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