Break From Shopping with a Brunch

 

If your tired of shopping for Christmas gifts this weekend – I know tired of shopping! But it can happen so take a break with your gal pals and treat yourself to a fabulous brunch. We’ve listed some of our favorite places to brunch. So meet up with the girls and enjoy a tasty mimosa or a rejuvenating Bloody Mary. Oh and there’s food too.  You’ve earned it – shopping is hard work.

Some our favorite spots include:

 

Gertrude’s at the Desert Botanical Garden for dining out in the desert.

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The House Brasserie in Old Town Scottsdale for delicious mimosas.

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Windsor in downtown Phoenix for the best Bloody Mary bar in town.

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ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho for a nostalgic visit to 50’s modern Phoenix. Located: 6850 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 421-7997Red-Velvet-Waffle-V-Wide

Farm At South Mountain for picnic style salads with a great view. Located: 6106 S 32nd St Phoenix, AZ 85042 (602) 276-6360farm-kitchen-4

 

Laboratory5 Inc is a local business based out of Tempe, Arizona – we love and support our local community! Shop Local This holiday Season! xoxo – All of us at Lab5

Buy Local Arizona – Changing Hands Bookstore

 

changing-hands-storefrontFeatured Store:

Changing Hands Bookstore

In case you can’t tell Changing Hands Bookstore is one of our favorite local stores, it also so happens to be a great place to get some fabulous Christmas gifts for the avid reader. Bring your family or friends and enjoy one of their events at either the Tempe or Phoenix location.  At Changing Hands you’ll find thousands of books to choose from, they also have some fun journals for the writers on your list.

Locations

Changing Hands Tempe: 6428 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283
480.730.0205  Mon-Fri: 10-9 | Sat: 9-9 | Sun: 10-6

Changing Hands Phoenix: 300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013
602.274.0067  Mon-Sat: 9-10 | Sun: 9-8

http://www.changinghands.com

Also, support Arizona’s Local Advocacy Organization – Local First Arizona.

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Laboratory5 Inc is a local business based out of Tempe, Arizona – we love and support our local community! Shop Local This holiday Season!

xoxo – All of us at Lab5

End Of the Year Tax Donation Idea

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“EVERYTHING IS FREE IT ALWAYS WILL BE” but we need your help to keep it that way! 2014 marked our 10th Anniversary providing art worthy materials for creative minds free of charge.

The Art Resource Center (ARC) helps any non-profit to facilitate their art needs.
The ARC has saved thousands of pounds of waste from going to our landfills by collecting materials. When a teacher calls and says they are a new hire but the classroom is empty we fill the shelves with art supplies. When volunteers from March of Dimes want to do a special project we help with ideas and send them away with supplies. When Head Start needs tactile fabrics and inspiration for young minds we are the ones they come to for help. When a homeless artist walks through the door we give her paints and canvas and brushes.

The ARC touches well over 20,000 lives a year and our reach into the community and around the state is growing annually.

Please consider supporting the work of the ARC. Your dollars are needed to increase our space, build a gallery for recycled art exhibits and to offer classes to the community and so that we can be self sustaining.

If everyone on in our network donated $25 we would reach our 2015 goal and fulfill our dreams.

THE ARC is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit your donation is tax deductible.

Please write your check to:
THE ART RESOURCE CENTER
1860 W. University. Suite 102
Tempe, Arizona 85281

Or go to our website www.artresourcecenter.org and click on the donate button.

Thank you and may you have the happiest of holiday seasons,

Sherrie Zeitlin
Director