Lawmakers Have Agreed To Ban The Sale Of Tobacco Products To Anyone Under Age 21

Lawmakers have agreed to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and repeal three health care taxes designed to help pay for the Affordable Care Act as part of the sweeping year-end spending agreement, according to multiple people involved. The restriction on tobacco sales has long been a... Read More

Owners Of Two Valley Restaurants Are Opening A Hand Roll Sushi Bar In Phoenix

The owners of Valley restaurants, Ahipoki and Char’d are opening a hand roll sushi bar in Phoenix. Dōri Hand Roll Bar and Ramen plans to open at the Camelback Colonnade near 20th Street and Camelback Road in early 2020. The sushi bar will have hand rolls made to order by a personal hand roll... Read More

5 Places In Arizona To Ice Skate This Holiday Season

Get in the holiday spirit by lacing up your skates at one of these five ice skating rinks in the Valley and grab a cup of hot chocolate to warm up afterward. CitySkate Try ice skating in the middle of Downtown Phoenix at CitySkate. Spend the time skating around the large Christmas tree, or... Read More

Phoenix Boys Choir Bonds Over Music While Traveling The World

The Phoenix Boys Choir is an organization founded in 1947 that offers programs with voice training and music theory lessons, as well as opportunities to perform in the Valley and around the world. It is an exciting time of transition for the choir as Herbert Washington began his work as Harvey K. Smith artistic... Read More

Maricopa County Works To Speed Up Ballot Counting For Upcoming Election

Maricopa County election officials plan to introduce a new way to resolve voter errors on ballots in the 2020 election season, an effort that could speed up the announcement of election results. But the county can’t use a new, faster method for resolving voter errors unless the process is approved by Attorney General Mark... Read More

Restrictions Across Arizona Due To Bald Eagle Breeding Season

Seasonal closures were placed at various public land and water areas around Arizona due to the start of the bald eagle breeding season. Areas around the Verde River, Tonto Creek, Salt River, Horseshow Lake, Lake Pleasant and Lynx Lake will be affected from now until June. According to a news release from the Arizona... Read More

Airbnb Generates $23.1M In Tax Revenue In Arizona

Airbnb, an online home-sharing company, announced last week that $23.1 million in tax revenue in Arizona has been generated through October by its community. The number with a few months left to count in 2019 represents more than a third of the $53.3 million in tax revenue generated in the state since Airbnb began... Read More

Inmate Fee Money Will Pay For New Locks In Arizona Prisons

Money that’s supposed to be used for services benefiting inmates will go to pay for new locks in Arizona prisons next year. State lawmakers have approved $4 million to pay for the locks, as well as new air conditioning and fire safety systems. David Shinn, director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, requested the... Read More

Ducey To Kick Off The Opening Of Loop 202 On Wednesday

Governor Doug Ducey will kick off the opening of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in Phoenix on Wednesday, December 18, marking the culmination of the largest single freeway project in Arizona history – finished three years early and with $100 million in savings through an innovative partnership. Joining Governor Ducey for the announcement at the... Read More

Travel Greener For Only 99 Cents

If you aim to travel greener — and perhaps cheaper — in 2020, FlixBus has an offer for you. Book a ticket before Dec. 22 and your fare for travel between Jan. 6 and March 15 will cost you just 99 cents each way. FlixBus just added service from Phoenix to Sedona and Williams... Read More