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Cottontail Lounge 7277 East Camelback Road, Scottsdale The W in Scottsdale is debuting its new indoor-outdoor space, Cottontail Lounge, near the hotel's pool deck. Brunch and breakfast are served during the day and cocktails and light bites during the evening. Copper 48 366 North Gilbert Road, Gilbert Nico's Heirloom Kitchen has rebranded as Copper 48 in downtown Gilbert. The menu still has favorites like pasta and short-ribs, along with some new additions like cauliflower wings. Desi Fusion 1130 West Grove Avenue, #111, Mesa One of the latest Indian restaurants is on the southeast cor...

A farewell cerebration honoring the Rev. Donna MacArt Havrisko for her 18 years of service with Westminster Presbyterian Church will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the church, located at 1120 Harvey Ave., Greensburg. The event will be “an opportunity to wish well and say goodbye in the most meaningful and safe way in this strange time. You may bring any farewell gifts or letters that you might want to give, but please do not expect to stay for any extended period of time. In the interest of keeping everyone safe and comfortable, we will encourage a receiving line fo...

Oct. 19, 1936 – Jan. 18, 2021 Artist and musician Dr. Billy Joe Bryant, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on the morning of Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Bill Bryant was born Oct. 19, 1936, in the north Shreveport region of Agurs, the youngest of four brothers, Charles, Tom and Howard, to Mack and Goldie Bryant. He attended Byrd High School and received his B.A. in Art at Centenary College, studying under artists Don Brown and Willard Cooper. He also enjoyed the experience of music, travel and camaraderie as a member of the Centenary College Choir. Following college, Bill ser...

by the Rev. Bill Somplatsky-Jarman | Special to Presbyterian News Service The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Stivers died last month at age 80. (Contributed photo) LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Dr. Robert L. Stivers, a renowned ethicist, died in Tacoma, Washington, on December 23, 2020, at age 80. An ordained Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister, Stivers taught religion and ethics at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma for 37 years. Upon his retirement in 2009, he was appointed Professor Emeritus of Religion and Ethics. Throughout his career, he explored the ethical dimensions of environmental and econom...

Stedham’s work is on view at Santa Fe’s Blue Rain Gallery. Her life resembles a tornado of action. A professional artist for 35 years, she hikes, rides horses, fly fishes and teaches from her Railyard studio. A world traveler and rock climber for 14 years, she even reached the pinnacle of Mount Kenya. Her paintings are at once gestural and carefully composed renditions of form, space and light. The artist’s trajectory into landscape painting was circuitous. Classically trained, she began as a realist figural painter before she deconstructed the body into more of an Abstract Expressionis...