Ahwatukee resident Michael Feyrer subscribes to the philosophy that his life is like a pair of shoes — to be worn out in service.

OK, the big question for most of us — employees excepted — is how will the merger between US Airways and American Airlines affect the price of a ticket?

When people think of Jewish film, their minds tend to jump right to two subjects: religion and the Holocaust. While the Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival certainly embraces those subject matters, executive director Jerry Mittelman ensures that they make up only a slice of the wide spectrum of films the fest has to offer.

“I’ll always have part of my heart there,” director Sam French says, discussing his move back to Los Angeles after working for nearly five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. It’s a Wednesday afternoon and French is swamped with interviews following the recent Oscar nomination for his live-action short film “Buzkashi Boys,” a portrait of two young teenagers living in modern-day Afghanistan who dream of playing the dangerous blood sport “buzkashi.”

As the new year begins, bringing new colors into our homes can help refresh and recalibrate our spirits. This spring, blues may be just the tonic we need.

Wild boar — a tasty way to do a good deed.

To play a mother torn from her husband and sons by the 2004 tsunami, Naomi Watts sure wasn’t going Method.

Recently, my wife and I attended a wonderful conference in the Midwest and we had the chance to see so many special friends, many of which traveled from Europe and Asia.

The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on how much of the carcinogen can be present in food.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Kimberly Curry recently started a club for kids called Big Hearts, Little Hands, hoping to instill a care for service in not just kids in the community, but also her own.

Curry College’s chief academic officer David Potash announced that Ahwatukee Foothills resident Calvin Bunton attained membership to the Curry College dean’s list for the spring 2012 term. Curry College is located in Milton, Ma.

It may look and sound like a weed, but lemon grass actually is one of the most important ingredients in Southeast Asian cooking.

With nods to nostalgia, exotic motifs and tailored contemporary looks, the fall season in decor has lots to inspire home decorators.

Desert Vista had something special from the start last season.

Cash Mob Saturday Special at CK’s

Stand-up comedian Steve Byrne is in Phoenix this weekend for the “Sullivan and Son Comedy Tour,” promoting his new TBS sitcom.

The old adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” always puzzled me. I don’t know about you, but one of the last things I need during painful times is someone to encourage me (or try to at least) by telling me that as long as I still have a pulse in the end, I’m better because of it.

Most parents hear pitter-patter of little feet unsteadily making their way down a hallway.