< PreviousSilverleaf • 4,480/sf • 4 BR • 4.5 BA • $1,725,000 DC Ranch Area • 4,500/sf • 5 BR • 7 BA • $1,599,9,000Merit Crossing • 15,395/sf • 3.5 Acres • $5,995,000 Merit Crossing • 9,377/sf • 4 Acres • $3,995,000Silverleaf • Country French • 14,313/sf • Views • $9,750,000 Silverleaf • New • 7,700/sf • Forever Views • $6,495,000 EXCLUSIVE LIST INGS 480 . 861.8883 MIKEDOMER. C OMPRESIDENT & PUBLISHER MICHAEL S . DEE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DARRIS LOVE ACTING EDITOR IN CHIEF TYLER HOLLIS CREATIVE DIRECTOR ANTONI PHAM communications WEB DIRECTOR JOHN HALES COMMUNICATIONS & PROMOTIONS MANAGER TYLER HOLLIS contributors PHOTOGRAPHERS ALVIN JOHNSON , JARED DUBOSE , SHARELLE WILBERT , DENNIS LARSON , TRENT BROWN , NICOLE DAWNS , ALYSSA RYAN , CHEN SANDS , ELDEN ANDREWS WRITERS TYLER HOLLIS , CIERRA LUNA , DEVON YANCEY WEB WRITERS BECKY ANTIOCO , DAVID M . 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Her dream job would either work in college football recruitment or as an NFL scout or for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Happy Holiday’s everyone, Not long after I took on this role, I kept reading email after email about an infamous “gift-guide.” I sought to create my own version of this holiday issue and present some of the top beauty, home décor, and other fun gift items for the upcoming season. However, the holiday seasons are not just for purchasing gifts for our friends and loved ones, but also to demonstrate extraordinary levels of giving! I had the honor of speaking with three exceptional individuals in our “Season of Giving Series” who exemplify a passion for philanthropy. So read through this issue, get some gift ideas, and cherish what we may already have. 2020 has been one wild ride, and many of us are just grateful it’s coming to an end. The AZ Foothills team wishes you all a blessed holiday season and remember, “we shouldn’t always raise our standards of living, but always raise our standards of giving” (thank you, Kathleen Duncan, for that quote). Thank you, and cheers to a new year! contributor WRITER CIERRA LUNA PROMOTIONS 526k Friends - And Counting! INS T A GRAM: @AZFOO THILLS @BES T OFOURV ALLEY #AZFOO THILL S #BES T OFOUR V ALLEY letter FR OM THE EDIT ORNext >