Living

For the ninth year, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort will transform into the preeminent winter wonderland in the desert during its Christmas at the Princess festival.

After nearly two years of development, Hotel McCoy – the region’s first locally focused art hotel – has opened its doors in Tucson, Arizona.

October marks the beginning of the fall season. Temperatures are beginning to dip back into the double digits. The leaves are changing in some parts our state. Pumpkin festivals and haunted houses are in full swing. And you might even see festive holiday decorations up in some of the stores.

Cities from Seattle to St. Petersburg are banning single-use plastics like plastic straws, utensils and stirrers to limit the amount of plastic waste in the oceans.

The James D. Kriegh Park (JDK Park) is the oldest and most heavily used park in Oro Valley. But parts of the park are showing their age, so JDK Park’s softball and baseball areas are getting remodeled.

A recent USDA study shows that for every dollar Americans spend on food, only 7.8 cents goes to farmers, their lowest share since 1993. Another important metric: For the first time, over half of all consumer food dollars are spent at restaurants.

In 2017, American Conservation Experience (ACE) partnered with the City of Flagstaff and Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project to thin 110 acres of hazardous fuels in Dry Lake Hills, just north of Flagstaff. The goal was to reduce the threat of forest fires and post-fire flood impacts.

Late Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman and former Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Mark Grace are among the six members of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame’s 2018 induction class.

The APS Foundation of America is enhancing its partnership with Arizona Science Center, with a $1 million grant to the Rural Communities Expansion Project.

Planning and zoning commissioners recently approved a 50-year conditional-use permit allowing Housing for Hope Inc. to build and operate a homeless shelter in Bullhead City, Arizona.