Country Megaticket To Feature Some Of The Hottest Stars In Country Music

One ticket and a cowboy hat are all you will need to enjoy eight live shows over six months, featuring some of the biggest names in country music. That’s what’s in store for fans who purchase the 2020 Country Megaticket for Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix. This year’s headline acts include Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Chris... Read More

Uber Announces Last Day of Service To/From Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

Uber says it will cease operations to and from Sky Harbor International Airport starting at 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2020 unless the city’s rideshare fee increase is repealed or prevented from taking effect. In a letter written to the City of Phoenix’s Director of the Aviation Department, Uber’s Global Airport Partnerships Manager stated,... Read More

Maricopa County Accepting Applications For Assessor Position Vacancy

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is working to fill its assessor vacancy in the wake of Paul Petersen’s resignation earlier this month. On Jan. 7, three months after his arrest on human trafficking charges related to an alleged multistate adoption scheme, Petersen announced that he was stepping down. State law says the board... Read More

Metro Phoenix Sees Largest Rent Increases In The U.S.

Apartment rents witnessed the slowest annual rise in 17 months – a 3% increase in one year, reaching $1,474, according to a report from RENTCafé. The national average rent ended 2019 by slipping $1 compared to November, but the rent increases are still an average of $43 more compared with one year ago. Here... Read More

Excedrin Temporarily Discontinuing Two Popular Headache Medications

The maker of Excedrin is temporarily halting production on two of the brand’s most popular headache-relief medicines, potentially affecting millions of Americans who suffer from migraines. GlaxoSmithKline is discontinuing Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrin Migraine because of what the company called an inconsistency in the ingredients in the medicines, specifically acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine.... Read More

St. Mary’s Food Bank Accepting Citrus Donations Through Early March

St. Mary’s Food Bank is taking donations of grapefruit, lemons, oranges and other backyard citrus until the beginning of March. St. Mary’s will accept donations at its Phoenix location — 2831 N. 31st Avenue — and Surprise location — 13050 W. Elm Street — from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays... Read More

Phoenix’s “Most Disruptive” Highway Project Currently Being Planned

Beware, commuters Phoenix highways will be undergoing major reconstruction. Physical work on the Interstate 10-Broadway Curve project is still over a year away, but planners want to alert travelers early. It’s the Valley’s first freeway reconstruction within the urban core. From where the I-10 and I-17 meet (commonly called “the split”), extending south to... Read More

ADOT Motor Vehicle Division Ready To Help Customers With Tax Info

2020 is here, which means tax season is just around the corner. Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is ready to help customers with 2019 fee and tax information. Vehicle owners can go to www.servicearizona.com and quickly get their vehicle fee and tax information by clicking on the “Vehicle Fees/Taxes Paid 2019” link... Read More

New APS Chief Exec Claims Company Will Not Spend Money To Influence Elections

The new chief executive of Arizona Public Service said Tuesday the state’s largest electric company will not spend money to influence elections for the company’s regulators on the Corporation Commission. Jeff Guldner, CEO of APS and its parent company Pinnacle West Capital Corp., made the commitment following growing scrutiny of the company’s millions in... Read More

Governor Ducey Releases Executive Budget

Last week, Governor Doug Ducey released his fiscally responsible, balanced budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The budget continues to make targeted, sustainable investments in the things that matter such as teacher pay raises, school safety, roads and bridges, rural jobs and technology and public safety, while returning dollars to taxpayers and saving more... Read More