When it comes to both the Phoenix Suns’ playing rotation and its ever expanding payroll, James Jones is the perfect definition of a “tweener.” At 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds, he has the length and shooting touch to be successful on the perimeter and the size and basketball IQ to be competitive along the baseline — where he spent all his time in high school and college.

SAN FRANCISCO - A singer croons in Farsi while musicians strum their instruments before an audience of families gathered in a park for an Iranian holiday feast. A banner looms over the crowd wishing them all a happy Norooz — the Persian New Year — from Lufthansa, the German airline.

One of the favorite claims of novice small-business owners is that everyone can use their product or service.

No one would blame Kim Brownlee if she rested on her laurels. The Scottsdale woman founded My Mom’s Toffee Factory & Sweets Shoppe in 2000 with the intention of making a splash in a market that had no real leader.

Scottsdale teenager Patrick Wood never took much of a liking to duck hunting with his father Rollin in Washington state.

Scottsdale teenager Patrick Wood never took much of a liking to duck hunting with his father Rollin in Washington state.

NEW YORK - Who would have thought that online sites like Zappos.com, which sells $350 designer shoes and other footwear, or Bluenile.com, which sells expensive diamonds, would thrive in the aftermath of the dot-com bust?

In the final season of his NBA career, Charles Barkley laid out his plans for his post-playing days: "I want to make a lot of money and not work too hard."

When all the big theater productions in town feature plots centered around sex, violence, disease or other frank adult content, it would be nice to have an alternative besides children's theater.

The parade, rodeo and other events tied to this year's Gilbert Days may benefit from East Valley residents' search for accessible, affordable entertainment, according to the event's organizers.

Gilbert is nearing completion of the first phase of a study into whether health care could be a feasible niche market, and experts say so far it looks promising. Town spokesman Greg Svelund said the health care industry is one in which the town would “probably have the most success.”

On weekends, the Philadelphia Sandwich Co. does as much business between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. as it does between 4 p.m. and 2 a.m., the owner of the tiny downtown Scottsdale eatery said.