Mary Rose is raising money for bird conservation efforts, and she’s headed out on the open waters to do so. Rose will be rowing thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean next summer in the hope that she can be of help to the animal that she admires.

As staff at the Mesa Arts Center began preparation for its second “Festival of Creativity,” MAC executive director Cindy Ornstein said the group was looking for something to pique their interests — a spark, of sorts.

The awe-inspiring Grand Canyon was probably carved about 70 million years ago, much earlier than thought, a provocative new study suggests — so early that dinosaurs might have roamed near this natural wonder.

The awe-inspiring Grand Canyon was probably carved about 70 million years ago, much earlier than thought, a provocative new study suggests — so early that dinosaurs might have roamed near this natural wonder.

Are kids drawn to dirt? Are boys drawn to jumping in mud puddles? Do kids love to walk and play in the sand? The answer is an absolute YES. Some kids LOVE it more than others and they don’t mind getting dirty.

Kids are often enthralled with the wild kingdom, so it’s fun to do their rooms with animal-themed decor.

When Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate are as near and dear in your household as flesh-and-blood relatives, you’ve definitely got a case of The Wiggles — as in, the Australian music group popular among families with young kids.

The geek in all of us gets a pass to go a little crazy starting tomorrow, when the Arizona SciTech Festival kicks off at Arizona Science Center.

The geek in all of us gets a pass to go a little crazy starting tomorrow, when the Arizona SciTech Festival kicks off at Arizona Science Center.

Mesa is the place to be! Whether you are here on business, enjoying a vacation, live here part-time or year-round, be sure to take in all that Mesa has to offer. Cheer on the Chicago Cubs as they train at Hohokam Stadium and visit our vibrant downtown with unique shops, art galleries and restaurants. Come see our dinosaurs at the Arizona Museum of Natural History, spark your child’s creativity at the Arizona Museum for Youth, or enjoy a theatre performance at the spectacular Mesa Arts Center. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, test your skills at one of our many outstanding golf courses, hike the Superstition Mountains or float down the Salt River. Adults and kids alike can find fun in our year-round sunshine. Mesa is also a premier location for business with the extension of light rail coming through downtown in 2016 and new flights being announced by Allegiant regularly at the expanding Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. We have high-tech facilities like Boeing, First Solar and AzLabs all while offering a variety of higher education options in the Power Knowledge Corridor. Getting here is easy and living here is great!

Mesa is the place to be! Whether you are here on business, enjoying a vacation, live here part-time or year-round, be sure to take in all that Mesa has to offer. Cheer on the Chicago Cubs as they train at Hohokam Stadium and visit our vibrant downtown with unique shops, art galleries and restaurants. Come see our dinosaurs at the Arizona Museum of Natural History, spark your child’s creativity at the Arizona Museum for Youth, or enjoy a theatre performance at the spectacular Mesa Arts Center. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, test your skills at one of our many outstanding golf courses, hike the Superstition Mountains or float down the Salt River. Adults and kids alike can find fun in our year-round sunshine. Mesa is also a premier location for business with the extension of light rail coming through downtown in 2016 and new flights being announced by Allegiant regularly at the expanding Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. We have high-tech facilities like Boeing, First Solar and AzLabs all while offering a variety of higher education options in the Power Knowledge Corridor. Getting here is easy and living here is great!

PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK – This high desert expanse features more than just wood that turned to stone eons ago.

When these ants go marching one by one, it’s less “hurrah” and more “Run for your lives!”

A child's behavior problems can be a daily struggle for parents, but many kids are learning important lessons and finding unlikely heroes in a group of puppets and a program called Dinosaur School.

A child's behavior problems can be a daily struggle for parents, but many kids are learning important lessons and finding unlikely heroes in a group of puppets and a program called Dinosaur School.

In the years after Susan Doyle founded Mill Avenue Travel in 1984, her office had 10 employees that did almost all of its business booking airline flights.

With electronic readers and online retailers like Amazon pushing independent booksellers and even Borders to the edge of extinction, you might be tempted to assume libraries are also dinosaurs about to die.

With electronic readers and online retailers like Amazon pushing independent booksellers and even Borders to the edge of extinction, you might be tempted to assume libraries are also dinosaurs about to die.

With electronic readers and online retailers like Amazon pushing independent booksellers and even Borders to the edge of extinction, you might be tempted to assume libraries are also dinosaurs about to die.

Wondering what happened in the 14 billion years the universe has been around? A local author hopes her children's book can put it into perspective.

Wondering what happened in the 14 billion years the universe has been around? A local author hopes her children's book can put it into perspective.

Many parents want to know if their child has Asperger syndrome?