Diane Brennan's (dianebrennan) Blog

Did You Know Chase Has 2 Homeowner Centers in the Phoenix Area? Chase Home Loans has 2 Homeownership Centers in the Phoenix Area - one in Phoenix at 25th Ave. and Dunlap, and one in Tempe on Broadway Road.  I attended a Chase Seminar this morning focusing on Chase's programs to assist their homeo...

Channel 3TV Phoenix 10K Race    Sunday, November 6th, is the 36th year of Channel 3TV's Phoenix 10K race.  As it has in the past, this race raises funds and awareness for non-profits throughout the Valley.  This year, the race will benefit the Mollen Foundation Preventing Childhood Obesity.   On ...

G-Team and Crisis Nursery Team Up Crisis Nursery, a non-profit organization which helps children and families in the Phoenix area, has teamed with G-Team, the philanthropic part of Groupon, to launch a fund raising campaign for Crisis Nursery.  Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 27th, Groupon will be a...

Volcanoes in Arizona? Approximately 15 miles from downtown Flagstaff, in the piney woods, is the remnants of a volcano, Sunset Crater.  I recently spent a few days camping in Flagstaff and visited Sunset Crater, my first time.  As I drove up the road and looked to my left, there was a 'frozen' la...

Mayoral Voting Ends Today If you have not yet voted, no worries.  The Voting Centers will be open today, Tuesday, August 30th, from 6 am to 7 pm.  Phoenix has decided to have voting center locations rather than the traditional polling places.  The Voting Centers were open on Saturday, August 27th...

The Administration is Weighing a new Refinance Program According to the New York Times and DS News.com, the Obama administration is weighing a new refinance program to allow borrowers with loans backs by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to refinance at the current interest rates, even if their house is...

Is HEAT the Answer for Phoenix Growth?   In a recent KAET - Channel 8 - special, host, Ted Simons, was discussing with two experts some answers for Arizona, and Phoenix’s, economic growth.  The acronym, HEAT, was given as a solution.  In the past, Phoenix’s economic engine has been real estate an...

Perc Up To Open on 7th St. Looking for a good place to have a cup of coffee and watch 7th Street Traffic?  Perc Up Cafe will soon be open in the old Drip Coffee and Toast Boutique spot at 2325 N. 7th Street.  Three Coronado residents, Linda Cohen, Jennifer Lancaster and Kathy Lyman, have combined...

Campaige Place Sold to Maricopa County Maricopa County has purchased an old apartment building in the Phoenix Warehouse District, 209 W. Jackson St.,  to turn into a 300-room housing complex to help people who are poor and homeless get on their feet. Members of the Maricopa County Board of Superv...

APS Shade Tree Program  Arizona Public Service (APS), one of the Phoenix area electricity providers has launched a shade tree program.  As most of you are aware, Phoenix has temps in excess of 110 degrees during the summer months.  Many of our homes do not have adequate shade and, therefore, our ...