Looking for a “old west” dining experience? If so and you have not yet checked out Mining Camp Restaurant, located at the foot of the Superstition Mountain in Apache Junction you will want to check into this western dining experience that has been around since 1961.
They do lunch and dinner and are open year round in a setting of a wild west rustic environment. The prices are a bit on the high side, so you have to consider you are paying for the wild west experience.
It’s that time of year in Arizona — the time of year when it’s getting warmer and soon, if not already, people will be jumping into pools to cool off.
Along with the sun and fun of pools comes the dreaded shopping for swimsuits. Guys get off easy here, as they get a pair of trunks and are happy campers. But women- well its another entire story. Swimsuit buying for women comes with the stress of finding a suit that fits, plus the high cost.
Women often find they have to try on more than 50 suits to find one that feels good, fits right and is priced ok – seriously!
If you are in the Phoenix Arizona area, be sure to check out a store devoted to swimsuits and swim accessories – Ma’s Swimwear. With locations in Mesa and Surprise they have both sides of the Valley covered.
Their locations have more than 3000 swimsuits in inventory in all sizes and for all figure shapes. They also have suits for special needs, and also for special spots such as water aerobics.
Visit the Ma’s Swimwear website to find out more about their stores, hours, location addresses and sometimes they even have a discount coupon on their site.
We lived here in the Valley for years and had not discovered this gem until recently.
(We are not affiliated with Ma’s Swimwear and were not compensated to write this blog post.)
If you are in the Phoenix Arizona area and looking for something a bit different to do then check out this spring then mark your calender for March 12th through the 14th, The annual Ostrich Festival which takes place in the Chandler Arizona area will be happening again this year.
There will be ostrich and other animal displays on the midway. There is a kids zone that offers stunts and thrills that include jugglers, comedians and other interesting events.
Eats include ostrich burger which are very lean, plus other tasty items.
There will be concert venues also.
Visit the event’s website for more details – or call them at 480-963-4571. The event takes place in Chandler Arizona’s Tumbleweed Park located at 2250 S. McQueen Road in Chandler.
As Realtors, many foreclosed houses we show buyers have the appliances removed, counter-tops removed, some have cabinets, mirrors, ceiling fans and lights, door knobs and anything and everything else taken away that can be removed.
Property values go down when this occurs hurting both the home where the vandalism occurred, as well as the entire neighborhood.
We all need to be watchful of this type of thing going on and report it when we see it happening. Reporting these type of activities to the proper law authorities can help keep neighborhood values from going down unnecessarily because of this type of vandalism.
Due to Arizona state budget cuts ten offices of the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles are closing throughout the state on Friday Feb 12, 2009.
In the Phoenix area, two facilities that will be affected by this announcement are the ones 2739 E. Washington St. in Phoenix, as well as the east Mesa branch at 7631 E. Main St.
After the branches close, area residents can still obtain many MVD services at www.servicearizona.com. Residents can also visit more than 140 privately operated MVD locations. A list of these private locations is available at www.azmvdservices.com.
In this economy once a home owner has determined they cannot sell their home for the price they want, some of them turn to renting the home. One factor not to be forgotten when homes are rented are the Home Owner’s Association (HOA) rules.
If you are the owner of a home, be sure that the renter is aware of the HOA rules and be sure they understand they must abide by the rules. For example many Arizona HOA communities have rules that say no cars can be parked in the roadways overnight. Or another common rule related to parking is that no trucks or cars with signage can be parked outside of a garage. Unless advised, the renter may end up parking their vehicle with signage in the driveway instead of the garage, or parking in the roadways, or allowing friends to park there. But guess what, you the homeowner will be the one who gets the violation letter from the HOA and have to pay any fines that may be associated with the violations.
Some HOAs have rules that might not be easily evident to someone who is renting and not familiar with the customs in an area. For example, here in the Gold Canyon Arizona area we have communities that are considered “dark skies” communities. A “dark skies” community is treasured by those who love the desert and being able to star gaze with no light pollution. Along comes the unaware renter who changes their outdoor lights to very bright flood lights. The community gets upset and the landlord homeowner gets the violation notice.
A big HOA issue relates to landscaping. Most HOA groups have rules that basically say the landscaping must be maintained to certain standards. If you are the landlord/home owner you will want to be sure this is taken care of. If the landscaping gets scrappy the home owner will be the one who gets the violation letter. Many home owner/landlords decide to include in the monthly rent enough money so they can pay to have a landscaper come by and take care of the yard. This way the landlord knows it is taken care of and is not caught by surprise when they get violation letters if the renter decides not to have very high yard maintenance standards.
Along with the basic tasks a landlord needs to do in order to rent; such as checking credit records and criminal records, they also need to take the added step of being familiar with all the HOA rules and regulations and being sure that their tenants are aware of these as well.
Most renters do not want their neighbors to be angry at them and will comply with HOA rules without it being an issue, but the homeowner/landlord must be the one to advise the renters of what the rules are.
If you are are interested in what the average price per square foot was for homes sold during January 2010 across the entire Phoenix Valley then below is a partial list of some of the major communities across Phoenix.
Click here to continue to the data, community by community.
We ran across an Internet tool that may be helpful if you are a landlord who handles your own credit checking for potential renters? MySmartMove.com is an Internet tool you will likely want to keep on file.
This website tool will do a credit and criminal check on your renters for about $30. As a landlord [...]
Beginning back in 2002 by two mothers, the non-profit group called Cinderella Affair began. Born to fulfill the dreams of high school junior and senior girls who cannot afford the funds needed to buy prom dresses and accessories, the organization helped around 300 girls in the first few years. But this past year because of [...]
Residents and visitors of the East Phoenix Arizona Valley area need not travel far to get entertainment. There are events held throughout the year at the regional Queen Creek Arts Center in Queen Creek Arizona. Located at 22149 E Ocotillo Road in Queen Creek, this facility brings entertainment excitement such as Cats, The Wedding Singer, [...]
Bob and Carolin are full time East Phoenix Valley Realtors and owners of Benjamin Realty LLC. They live in Gold Canyon Arizona year-round and work with clients in Gold Canyon as well as the entire East Phoenix Arizona Valley. Combined they bring more than 20 years of real estate experience to help clients who may want to sell, buy, relocate or invest. Bob and Carolin have worked as "The Benjamin Team" for past 8 years since living in Gold Canyon. Prior to Arizona, Carolin also worked as a Realtor in Washington state for more than 10 years.
For web visitors they produce Benjamin.com with real estate info about the Phoenix real estate marketplace, along with links direct to the MLS. They also produce GoldCanyon.net which is Gold Canyon Arizona's community website. And a new entry to their web efforts is the blog called 'Meals for 'Real' ", where 'real' estate agents, Bob and Carolin bring 'real' recipes' about 'real' food.
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