Arizona Restaurant Association Working To Fix Industry Health Care  

By: Steve Chucri President of the Arizona Restaurant Association The Arizona Restaurant Association recently took steps to offer our member businesses assistance when it comes to their health care needs.  The Restaurant & Hospitality Association Benefit Trust is for restaurants with 2-99 eligible employees and offers over 120 different health plan designs.  Additionally, we offer up to a... Read More

American Airlines Adds New Flights Departing From Phoenix Sky Harbor

American Airlines announced this week that they are adding four new flight destinations from Phoenix. Beginning on December 18, American Airlines new flights will operate between Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport and Fort Lauderdale, Colorado Springs, Cincinnati, North Dakota and Fargo. Passengers will be able to start booking flights for the new destinations on... Read More

Arizona Child Sex Crime Sting Leads To The Arrest Of 25

The Mesa and Tempe Police departments announced Monday the arrest of 25 suspects in a child sex crime sting. The men face child sex crimes and human trafficking charges. The Attorney General’s Office, Homeland Security, Tempe Police and Mesa Police, partnered for ‘Operation Summer Shield’. The sting operation targeted those seeking children for lewd acts... Read More

EPA: New Freon Regulations In Effect In 2020, Expect Skyrocketing Prices

With the Arizona July summer heat in full swing, the last thing anyone wants to hear is that their air conditioning units may soon be obsolete. But unfortunately, due to new regulations, those who stay cool with an older air conditioner, it could be the case. Beginning January 1, 2020, R-22, also known as... Read More

Warning To Parents: Hashtags Being Searched By Sexual Predators

Posting pictures of your children playing in the pool or your baby getting a bath is usually harmless. One organization, however, is warning parents of the dangers behind this innocent action. The Child Rescue Coalition warns that common hashtags are used by child predators. The organization has published a list of over 100 common hashtags that pedophiles... Read More

Forbes: The Best Places To Work In Arizona

Forbes recently released its first list titled “America’s Best Employers by State.” The American business magazine collaborated with market research company Statista to discover which organizations employees liked working for the most. If you are wondering where the best place to work in Arizona is, here is a hint, it’s a members-only warehouse selling... Read More

EPA Announces National Forests Must Close Cesspools

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, announced that over a dozen cesspools, or campground pit toilets, have to be closed in Arizona national forests. According to the agency, 15 pit toilets in the Apache-Sitgreaves, Tonto, Coconino and Kaibab national forests are violating the 2005 ban on large-capacity cesspools from the Safe Drinking... Read More

City Of Phoenix Streets To Be Repaved

It’s likely that Phoenix residents have seen road construction in their neighborhoods. Many of Phoenix’s roads are under repair and being repaved. The repaving is a part of the recently approved “Accelerated Pavement Maintenance Program” that was granted by the Phoenix City Council. The program is a part of T2050, and its goal is... Read More

The ‘Top Gun 2’ Trailer Is Here

It is 30 years in the making, but after much anticipation, the official trailer for Top Gun: Maverick has been released. Paramount Pictures is scheduled to release the movie in theatres in 2020. Actor Tom Cruise reprising his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the sequel to the 1986 classic. Cruise surprised fans at this years... Read More

Attention Drivers– Freeway Closures This Weekend

There are a few Freeway improvement projects that will require closures on sections of Interstate 10, Loop 101 (Pima and Price freeways) and Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in the Phoenix area this weekend. Drivers should consider alternate routes and allow for extra travel time. Westbound Interstate 10 Closed between 51st and 67th avenues in west Phoenix... Read More