March2008

Features

Latinas at Home

Latinas at Home

Like many other American women, modern Latinas struggle to balance work, home, family and love. Unlike many other Americans,Latinas struggle.

Donna Valdes invites us to experience her perfect adobe-style casa

Donna Valdes invites us to experience her perfect adobe-style casa

Donna M. Valdes jokes that she’s high on pain meds, as she opens her heavy, carved-wood front door to a reporter. She’s hobbling a bit, her fractured foot in a cast, the other in a running...

A Revolutionary Educator

Lately, it seems that conservative Arizona Republic columnist Doug MacEachern has a gargantuan chip on his shoulder regarding Augustine Romero, the senior academic director for ethnic studies and...

Departments

The Briefcase: Habitat for Humanity builds Guadalupe homes

The Briefcase: ‘Green’ building in Tolleson project

The Briefcase: Tax help in Spanish at H&R Block

The Briefcase: Bluestone focuses on financial strategies

The Briefcase: A spike in Arizona foreclosures in 2007

The Briefcase: U.S. soccer fans plug into Quepasa

The Briefcase: Financial fitness for women

The Briefcase: NFL teams with Sonoran Bank

The Briefcase: Calling Latina business owners

The Briefcase: Silver anniversary for annual Black & White Ball

Movin' Up: Contractors pick 2008 board

Movin' Up: Phoenix promotes insider to city prosecutor

Movin' Up: Mesa Chamber backs Austin in council race

Movin' Up: Utilities name Swift CFO to boards

Movin' Up: Burger King vet moves to Dunkin’

Movin' Up: Arizona Chamber VP leaves for consulting firm

Movin' Up: Actors Theatre adds Montaño

Movin' Up: Luna gains CEO title at education foundation

Movin' Up: Sugich joins law firm

Careers: Art with Heart

People Gallery: Anna Maria Chavez : Governor’s Staff, policy advisor

Anna Maria Chávez is a member of Governor Janet Napolitano’s inner circle, and as such has the state leader’s ear on important policies, many which directly affect the Latino community. She is...

Food & Dining: Bomberos is the bomb

New Latino wine bar offers eclectic crowd and menu

Health: Fighting fat

Exercise, right foods equal healthy kids

Health: Tobacco plants may provide virus cure

Health: Acculturation may cause pregnancy problems

Health: ASU, Mesa Rotary volunteers spread gift of hearing

Health: UA begins Panama medical lecture series

Health: Helios gives large endowment

Travel: Free and falling

Intrepid Mexico traveler zip-lines past fear

Entrepreneur of the Month: Title with a smile

Business gets motorists up to speed with MVD

Community: Everyday Heroism

As a City of Phoenix Fire Department firefighter paramedic, he may find himself in a Arizona Highway Patrol helicopter plucking an injured hiker from the steep slope of a mountain; administering...

Education: Paths to success

Going to class and completing assignments is just one way college students can earn credit hours.

Education: Molera named to education board

Education: ASU program nurtures American Indian entrepreneurs

Education: Entries for high school art competition being accepted