A woman is dead after colliding with a palm tree in Ahwatukee Foothills early Saturday morning.

My pups and I walk lovely Sun Ray Park in our Ahwatukee neighborhood almost every day, sometimes even climbing Mt. Everest, which is what I have tagged the hill that is dauntingly tall within. Recently, there has been an extraordinary increase in doggie business left behind by irresponsible owners. Despite the many trash cans and doggie “gloves” generously available throughout the walkway and park, dog owners still leave doggie doo behind. I don’t get it.

To medical professionals, they are called “peripherally inserted central catheter lines” and “Sapiens TCS.” To Mary Law of Surprise, they are “a miracle.” This summer, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center began using an X-ray free device that allows doctors to determine better placement of peripherally inserted central catheter lines, or PICC lines.

It's been over a month, and the shuttering of Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery continues to reverberate. The 12-year-old eatery and watering hole, on 50th Street just south of Ray Road, was the latest in a series of retail closings in and around the Ahwatukee Foothills area.

It's been over a month, and the shuttering of Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery continues to reverberate. The 12-year-old eatery and watering hole, on 50th Street just south of Ray Road, was the latest in a series of retail closings in and around the Ahwatukee Foothills area.

The mere mention of X-rays causes people to cringe in their dental chairs.  With the increased national incidence of cancer, the fear of radiation is understandable.  Therefore, it is important to know how much radiation is received from a dental X-ray, how harmful the effects are, and why they are necessary. 

The mere mention of X-rays causes people to cringe in their dental chairs.  With the increased national incidence of cancer, the fear of radiation is understandable.  Therefore, it is important to know how much radiation is received from a dental X-ray, how harmful the effects are, and why they are necessary. 

I read a news story on the Internet about a man who was burned after putting on sun block. He sprayed the sun block all over his chest and back and then a minute later went to the grill. He then caught on fire. Luckily he had only second-degree burns. In the article they discussed how their was a warning that the product may be flammable. I thought to myself, “Why is it so many of us are putting flammable chemicals on our skin?”

I read a news story on the Internet about a man who was burned after putting on sun block. He sprayed the sun block all over his chest and back and then a minute later went to the grill. He then caught on fire. Luckily he had only second-degree burns. In the article they discussed how their was a warning that the product may be flammable. I thought to myself, “Why is it so many of us are putting flammable chemicals on our skin?”

A man was taken to a Chandler hospital Wednesday for substance abuse after authorities said he fell out of a moving car near Ahwatukee.

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