I made sushi at home the other day for the first time ever. And it didn’t go that badly, surprisingly. I wouldn’t have thought so just 24 hours earlier.

Curbside Cyclery

The Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center hosts the third annual Enchanted Trail/Sendero Encantado from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

I have never been tempted to write a letter like this before. However, in 17 years of mountain biking and the seven different shops I’ve frequented over the years, I have never encountered customer service like at Javelina Cycles. The first time they took great care of me, I thought it was a fluke. The second time impressed me, but it was not until many times later time that I realized that is just the way they do business.

Wayne Husk and his wife woke up to some unexpected visitors Wednesday morning.

From rattlesnakes and pack rats to tortoises and javelinas, no author has made Arizona’s fauna so enthralling for kids than Tempe’s Conrad J. Storad.

From rattlesnakes and pack rats to tortoises and javelinas, no author has made Arizona’s fauna so enthralling for kids than Tempe’s Conrad J. Storad.

Each spring wildlife from South Mountain are a little more visible around Ahwatukee Foothills, but experts warn that because of a mild winter and low rainfall residents may see even more in 2012.

Each spring wildlife from South Mountain are a little more visible around Ahwatukee Foothills, but experts warn that because of a mild winter and low rainfall residents may see even more in 2012.

The commercial real estate market has been going through some transition over the past few years, but experts at Zell Commercial Real Estate have a positive outlook for the future of Ahwatukee Foothills as more companies are moving in, creating more opportunity for local businesses.

South Mountain Cycles

Local music and restaurants, handcrafted wines and a lifestyle marketplace will be featured at the second annual Vistancia Music & Wine Festival from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Vistancia community in Peoria.

Local music and restaurants, handcrafted wines and a lifestyle marketplace will be featured at the second annual Vistancia Music & Wine Festival from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Vistancia community in Peoria.

Here’s a happy hour with a twist. Instead of heading to the bar for a drink with co-workers, you can have a beer with the birds.

Here’s a happy hour with a twist. Instead of heading to the bar for a drink with co-workers, you can have a beer with the birds.

When the Midwest is cold and snowy, in Arizona the springtime is all about calling in a wild turkey in the pines, or stalking a javelina in the open desert.