A baseball complex, more public transportation, and a large destination are some of the ideas that came from a PlanPHX meeting at Pecos Community Center on Thursday, Oct. 11.

“ISBK” and “MLB” were two of the graffiti tags appearing frequently on block walls, trash dumpsters, and road signs in Ahwatukee during 2010, particularly inside the Elliot-Warner Loop.

The Arizona Grand Resort, with its newly-renovated guest rooms and 7-acre water park, is a popular option for Ahwatukee Foothills families looking to indulge themselves without paying the high price of leaving home this summer.

The Arizona Grand Resort, with its newly-renovated guest rooms and 7-acre water park, is a popular option for Ahwatukee Foothills families looking to indulge themselves without paying the high price of leaving home this summer.

The Ahwatukee Country Club has been selected for the 2011 Phoenix Award in the golf category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

Ahwatukee Country Club has been selected for the 2011 Phoenix Award in the Golf category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).

The Desert Vista Football Boosters would like to extend a THANK YOU to the Ahwatukee community for supporting our program. This truly was a community effort and we could not have done it without all of the following support:

Sun Devil and Wildcat fans will get to show their school pride at Florencia Pizza Bistro in Ahwatukee tomorrow during the “Duel in the Desert” fundraiser.

TrustBank announced its recent hire of Ahwatukee resident Greg Furseth as the chief fiduciary officer for Arizona.

The Greater Phoenix Pond Society is bringing its Phoenix Pond Tour to the Valley, highlighting a couple of homes in Ahwatukee Foothills this weekend.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Jessamine Duclos was looking for a good way to spend his day off from work. He found an outlet through Phoenix Children’s Hospital and for the past few months has been giving up his free time every Friday to volunteer.

It’s been three years since she was paralyzed from the waist down after a soccer incident injured her spinal cord.

The number of distressed homes listed for sale in Ahwatukee was 52 percent lower on Feb. 1 when compared to the year earlier, based on data from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service.

For Kachina, of all the streets in Ahwatukee, to have fast and reckless driving is just sad. I should add littering, for at the southern end of Kachina Drive one can often see cans and bottles as well as fast-food packaging tossed out to the side of the road.

If home sales are a gauge of a market’s desirability, Ahwatukee has gotten a lot more desirable over the last two years. Sales of single-family residences (SFR) in January 2013 were 88 percent higher than in January 2011, and 5 percent higher than in January 2012.

Several Ahwatukee Foothills businesses, ranging from storage facilities to pet salons, are taking steps to make positive changes on the impact they are having on the environment.

I was pleased to open the (Oct. 12) issue of the Ahwatukee Foothills News to see its endorsement of Wes Gullett for mayor of Phoenix. As the paper pointed out, "Gullett has a wealth of experience to draw on from the business world and brings a much needed fresh perspective from outside the current City Hall environment."

A blustery, wet day culminated in a hail storm in Ahwatukee Foothills Friday afternoon.

Dr. Astrid Heathcote provides psychological services to individuals, children and adults, as well as couples.

POLITICS

Cactus Cats of Ahwatukee Foothills has a tremendous selection of kittens and cats all ready for their new homes. They come in all colors, sizes and purr sonalities, just waiting for their fur ever homes.

When Phoenix voters went to the polls in the August primary election for mayor, the people of Ahwatukee Foothills supported my campaign by 3-1 margin over my nearest opponent.

Valley Christian swimmer and Ahwatukee Foothills resident Mikala Nelson will attend Concordia University in Irvine, Calif.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Everardo Keeme of Everardo Keeme Photography, LLC has taken a big step to elevate the level of service and products provided to his clients. Everardo has earned the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation from the Professional Photographic Certification Commission.

United Blood Services has announced an urgent need for donors with O-, A-, B-, AB- and O+ blood types.