There’s an amazing organization here in the Phoenix area that does wonderful work with families facing foreclosure to help them keep their pets, and rescues animals that are often abandoned when a family leaves their home. Check out everything the Lost Our Home Pet Foundation does… Financial aid, pet food bank, foster program, adoptions, rescue aid. I don’t know how many animals they saved … [Read more...]
Drunk driver sentenced. Tells judge it was an “unpreventable accident”
by on March 26, 2010
I so wanted to just let this whole tragic story go, get a little closure, and move on. However, after reading what Manuel Contreras-Galdean said at his sentencing today, I need just one more dose of writing therapy. Those that have read here for a little while may remember me writing about the tragic death of sixteen year old Kelly Tracy. Kelly was a member of the Highland High School Marching … [Read more...]
Redfin Comes to Phoenix. Thompson’s Realty Plays Small Part
by on March 25, 2010
Redfin, the sometimes maligned and often misunderstood real estate brokerage with roots in Seattle announced today an expansion into the Phoenix real estate market. They will have some of their own agents, and they will have “partners” that will service Redfin clients in certain parts of the Valley on a referral basis In a move that may surprise some (though it really shouldn’t) Francy and … [Read more...]
Gilbert’s Prop 406 – it’s getting a little testy
by on March 22, 2010
You don’t have to drive very far in Gilbert, Arizona to see signs like this: What is Prop 406? The Gilbert Town Council is placing a resolution in front of the voters in a special election to be held on May 18, 2010. Here is a PDF of the entire resolution. To summarize, Proposition 406 is: A resolution of the common council of the town of Gilbert, Arizona, to submit to the qualified … [Read more...]
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