Lake Havasu LIVING Magazine

Color Your World - Gardening in Lake Havasu City

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Color is a key factor in the decorating world. Whether it’s home décor, clothing or the car we drive--we all have our favorite color. Here in the desert, we can highlight our favorite color in our landscaping. Our native plants have a wonderful variety of colors to choose from, but knowing what color goes with what plant can be troublesome. So in this artic[...]

Before You Float—Check Your Boat

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Before You Float—Check Your Boat With warmer water temperatures and abundant sunshine, many boat enthusiasts are dusting off the winter cobwebs and preparing for a fun weekend on the water. Nothing can dampen the fun as quickly as ending up dead in the water, needing a tow because of a lack of a boat maintenance and inspection. Boats are made to be on the[...]

Day Trips in Arizona – Hualapai Mountains

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A Breath of Fresh Air The weather is getting warmer, leading people to spend more time outdoors. If you want to get away, there is a place close to Lake Havasu that offers great activities and scenic views to give you a change of pace. Located in Kingman, and only a 45 minute drive from our beautiful lakeside town, is the Hualapai Mountains. With cooler tem[...]

Is Social Media the Death of the Yard Sale…?

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Lake Havasu, Friday morning, crack of dawn: Early risers are cruising neighborhoods in search of deals among the plethora of yard sales around town. And yes, the number of yard sales in Havasu is as common as an out of state license plate in the Albertsons parking lot in January. But ask one of the locals that have been here for over a decade and they’ll [...]

Health Care in Havasu - LIVING Magazine Winter/Spring Issue

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Our Special Issue Healthcare in Havasu is on stands now! This issue features: Biking - Like to ride? Find out about some great places to ride. Love Your Pet - A business spotlight on Dorita’s Place American Family Insurance - Special feature on The Alanna Cole Agency Obamacare - What it is and what happens if you’re not covered? A Po[...]

FLASH Photography!

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Havasu is famous for colorful, ever-changing sunsets that mesmerize our senses and bring out our cameras and cell phones. In fact, we receive more sunset photos for Photo Finish than any other category of photos. They’re easy to shoot and look great. Much more difficult to photograph is the elusive lightning strike. Unpredictable and over in seconds, the[...]

Lake Havasu City Winter - Snow Daze

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It’s winter time. In most parts of the country an inch of snow would seem mundane and un-newsworthy. But for Havasuvians, it was stop-the-presses, front page news. After all, it hasn’t snowed in Lake Havasu for nearly 30 years. Winter visitors shrugged as they saw something they thought was impossible in Havasu. Locals were incredulous! Yes, the close of [...]

The Master Gardener - Lake Havasu Gardening

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Pucker Up and Get Planting! Citrus is one of the most popular trees grown here in Lake Havasu City. However, citrus is not native to our part of the desert, so special guidelines are in order to maintain a healthy citrus tree. The guidelines that I am giving you are specifically for Lake Havasu City and Bullhead City. When choosing a variety of citr[...]

Why Havasu? The Mystery of Winter Visitors

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Why do they do it? Where do they come from? How do they know where to go? We posed that question to a number of winter visitors-- because we wanted to know. Just like the swallows that return to Capistrano, California each and every year, snow birds flock to Havasu for the winter, and then pack up and migrate back home for the summer. Unlike the swallows[...]

What’s Up with Obamacare?

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We caught up with Mike McAndrew, a licensed and certified broker qualified to offer health insurance and asked him to explain the many questions surrounding the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. LIVING Magazine: What do you like about Obamacare? Mike McAndrew: With Obamacare, the health insurance is guarantee issue, in other words, everyone [...]

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