http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:28 -0700 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:57:18 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d23-HOT-Lanes-might-not-be-such-a-hot-idea?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Today the Arizona Republic reported that HOT lanes are being considered for Arizona, specifically Route 10.  These are not lanes which will keep you cool when driving in red hot summer weather (though such an invention would be a wonderful th... Getting around Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:57:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d23-HOT-Lanes-might-not-be-such-a-hot-idea?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Whats-in-a-name-Many-cultures-make-same-dishes-but-call-them-whatever-they-want?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner So you've got your flour.  You've got your butter.  You've got your cheese, your eggs, your milk, your sugar, yadda yadda yadda.  And there are only so many possible permutations to combine these ingredients. The&nbs... Food and Restaurants Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:49:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Whats-in-a-name-Many-cultures-make-same-dishes-but-call-them-whatever-they-want?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Real-housewives-of-New-Jersey-have-nothing-on-REAL-housewives-of-New-Jersey?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner It seems as if the whole country takes some perverse pleasure in watching the TV reality show "Real Housewives of New Jersey" and making fun of the women who star in it, who are a pretty wacky and dysfunctional crew.... Culture shock Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Real-housewives-of-New-Jersey-have-nothing-on-REAL-housewives-of-New-Jersey?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d9-From-H--M-to-Microsoft-to-deli-food-all-good-things-eventually-come-to-Scottsdale?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner One of the most interesting things about living in the Phoenix area is that the landscape is always changing, and the shopping options are no exception.  H & M in the Scottsdale Quarter is the latest in an increasingly long line of exciti... Shopping Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d9-From-H--M-to-Microsoft-to-deli-food-all-good-things-eventually-come-to-Scottsdale?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d5-A-Yankee-among-Diamondbacks?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner This article originally ran back in April, on opening day of baseball, also known in our house as "Anything Can Happen Day".  Well, anything and everything DID happen this year for the Yankees.  In tribute to their win... Culture shock Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:58:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d5-A-Yankee-among-Diamondbacks?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d2-The-heat-is-gone-but-the-dry-remains?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Halloween is over.  This means Arizona is officially in its "good" season. Farmers' markets are starting up again, snowbirds are returning, and hot air balloons are getting ready to rise. Our famous dry heat is out of he... Weather Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:45:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m11d2-The-heat-is-gone-but-the-dry-remains?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Things-you-can-learn-in-New-Jersey?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner After ten days or so spent in New Jersey for a family wedding, it takes nearly a week to recover well enough from my bagel-induced stupor to write (or speak) coherently.  But here it is, the moment readers have been waiting for: the fi... Culture shock Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:25:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Things-you-can-learn-in-New-Jersey?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Back-in-the-homeland-week-two?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner I’ve now been in New Jersey for over a week, which means my accent has returned so strongly that I probably won’t be understood back in Arizona. You know what I’m tawkin’ about? Huh? Being back here is like visiting D... Culture shock Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:30:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Back-in-the-homeland-week-two?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Back-in-New-Jersey-Day-One?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner So here I am, back in the Garden State with my entire family for the first time in years, in the homeland for our niece’s wedding. We landed less than 24 hours ago and already the culture shock has me giddy. How is it that i... Culture shock Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:49:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Back-in-New-Jersey-Day-One?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Barneys-New-York-comes-to-Arizona?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner A huge welcome is in order for the Arizona's newest transplant, Barneys New York.It's called Barneys New York for a reason. It’s a New York tradition, a favorite clothier of the fashionable in the world’s fashion ... Shopping Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:35:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Barneys-New-York-comes-to-Arizona?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d8-W-Hotel-in-Scottsdale-is-where-the-beautiful-people-hide?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner While it's no secret that Scottsdale is filled with beautiful people, recently I discovered the secret cave that appears to be the dwelling place of the Über beautiful.And the place they've been hiding is Scottsdale's W Hotel.  The W Hotels... Culture shock Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:41:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d8-W-Hotel-in-Scottsdale-is-where-the-beautiful-people-hide?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-Arizona-we-want-indicates-many-got-what-they-wanted?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner The Center for the Future of Arizona recently commissioned a Gallup poll to learn how Arizonans feel about their communities and to provide a blueprint for the state’s future. The Arizona We Want is the result of a five-year effort to capture t... Transplant Stories Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:19:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d5-The-Arizona-we-want-indicates-many-got-what-they-wanted?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d1-New-Jersey-weddings-are-no-walk-in-the-park?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Warning: This article contains explicit details about New Jersey weddings. And no discussion of said weddings would be complete without mentioning money. Graphic descriptions of obscene amounts of money. If such matters offend you or you find them cr... Culture shock Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:15:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m10d1-New-Jersey-weddings-are-no-walk-in-the-park?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Eli-gives-hot-sex-after-dinner?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Now that I’ve got your attention, I am happy to report that headline is totally true. All you need do is make an appearance at Eli’s American Grille for dinner, and free “Hot Sex” will be yours afterwards (provided you’r... Food and Restaurants Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:38:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Eli-gives-hot-sex-after-dinner?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Dine-4-AZ-and-Restaurant-Week-get-us-out-of-the-kitchen?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner One of the most fun things about living in this area is trying new restaurants. Though we may not have the authenticity factor going for us in quite the same way they do on the east coast, what we lack in quality we definitely make up for in qua... Food and Restaurants Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:39:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Dine-4-AZ-and-Restaurant-Week-get-us-out-of-the-kitchen?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d18-After-you-move-where-is-home?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Dorothy said, "There's no place like home" and she was clear about home being Kansas.  But after you move, where's home?  Sometimes just trying to figure that out can make your brain hurt.One of my cousins rece... Family Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:57:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d18-After-you-move-where-is-home?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Big-Surf-will-probably-live-on?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner Big Surf, the forty-year-old water park in Tempe, has been in and out of the news this past week because of some confusing announcements which were made about its prospects. Its parent company—Golfland—announced they would no longer be ru... Just stuff Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:24:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Big-Surf-will-probably-live-on?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d10-911-east-and-west?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner My sister-in-law Carol was the one who called and broke the news at six-thirty in the morning. I wasn't particularly alarmed to hear the phone ring so early because it was not unusual for someone from the east coast to forget about the... Family September 11 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:37:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d10-911-east-and-west?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Find-designer-knockoffs-for-low-prices-in-Scottsdale?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner In New Jersey, they’re called pocketbooks. But for the benefit of those living here, we’re talking about purses now. Whatever you call them, women love them. And since we work hard all year, sometimes the fruits of our labor nee... Shopping Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:35:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d7-Find-designer-knockoffs-for-low-prices-in-Scottsdale?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Scottsdales-landmark-Pink-Pony-closes-its-doors?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner The Pink Pony, a Scottsdale landmark, is no more. Last week the legendary restaurant, which has been in Old Town Scottsdale since 1949 and was the city's longest-operating restaurant, closed its doors for the last time.  In a city wher... Food and Restaurants Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:46:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4463-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Scottsdales-landmark-Pink-Pony-closes-its-doors?cid=exrss-Transplants-To-Phoenix-Examiner