Art afficionados and amateur biddders will gather on July 23 for an auction that will result int eh sa,e of works by Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Robert Rauschenberg, as well as 800 other valuable items. Works by some of the world’s most famous artists, along with a rare collection of artifacts and furniture that [...]

If you are an art fan and you love Cézanne, you’ll be happy to learn that today is the opening day of the Cézanne exhibit at the Phoeniz Art Museum. Cézanne and American Modernism is presented by Phoenix Art Museum in the Museum’s Steele Gallery July 1 through September 26, 2010. The exhibition is organized [...]

If you are beginning to plan your summer vacations, you may want to consider renting a luxury home, instead of doing the typical hotel rooms this year.  Beautiful Places is a unique vacation idea; the company leases out luxury homes for vacation purposed and has a massive collection of global properties to choose from. Besides [...]

Spring time in the Valley is a lovely time of year, and definitely boasts the best weather in the country. Here are a couple of home tours and home shows in town in early March that should kick of your spring cleaning and decorating. Come get ideas on home renovations or quick decorating ideas. Benefitting [...]

Think you know the best resort in Arizona, the hottest restaurant in California and the coolest gated community in Utah? Let us know your favorite places by nominating them for the Best of Estates West contest. We are looking for the cream of the crop in numerous categories, and want to know your opinions. Take [...]

It’s December 23rd, and the Christmas gift anticipation is in full effect. This year, my family has decided to cut back a bit on presents, like many families are doing, but I thought it would be fun to daydream about what I would like to ask Santa for, if there were no budget restrictions at [...]

Junior golf flourishes during the summer months, when school and homework don’t impede on a junior golfer’s desire to compete. In early June, the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) will bring the nation’s best junior golfers to Lake Havasu City, Ariz., for the Junior All-Star at Lake Havasu. The event, taking place June 2-5, 2009, [...]

This is no April Fool’s Day joke – the new Nokia Passion Fire edition is being releases today, and there are only 250 handsets to go around, being sold at more than $4000 a piece. Designed by Katherine Hughes for Goldstriker, based in Liverpool U.K, this elegant handset boasts 40 grams of hallmarked 925 Sterling [...]

So any of us who live in Arizona (or California and Nevada for that matter) and bought a house last year (umm, ME) already know we missed out on some good deals, but the home sale techniques are starting to resemble blue light specials and are beginning to be a bit comical, despite the fact I [...]