Ashlea Deahl

Short of submerging yourself in a vat of ice, home remedies for keeping body heat at bay are sparse. So let the experts soothe your scorched skin this summer. Swanky spa treatments, while a bit more pricey than a pound of crushed cubes, are the perfect solution for cooling every...

Sometimes, a drippy blue-raspberry Otter Pop just isn't enough. Instead of inciting brain freeze from a pathetic Popsicle this summer, refine your palate. From simple shaved ice to gourmet gelato, there's something to satisfy every type of sweet tooth and stave off the sweats. If you're bored with Baskin-Robbins, and...

4/1-4/10 A souvenir shop in Dearborn, Michigan, once sold a rubber stamp that read, "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs." Obviously, the quotation predates the modern motorcycle frenzy of the middle-aged. In the 1960s, riding a motorcycle...

SUN 4/3 Break out the gloves and fly your uncle down from Saskatchewan: Hockey is back. Witness some serious slap shots as the Phoenix Adult Hockey Association plays every Sunday night at the Arcadia Ice Arena, 3853 East Thomas Road. Old pros, wanna-be stars and enthusiasts take to the ice...

SAT 3/26 Little girls love their fairy tales of Prince Charmings, glass slippers and magic wands. But Erin Smith wasn't a typical little girl. When her elementary school teachers wanted her to read "Cinderella," she read the "twisted" version from Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes instead. Now 17, the senior at...