Ring in the New Year at Great Wolf Lodge Arizona (or from home!)

Great Wolf Lodge Arizona is ringing in 2021 with fun-filled and physically distanced New Year’s Eve options for guests visiting this holiday season, as well as offering up some rockin’ activities families can enjoy while celebrating the turn of the calendar at home. Resort Activities at Great Wolf Lodge Arizona: Welcoming the start of the... Read More

Athletes Sued for Endorsing Arizona Company’s Teeth Whitening Lights

A potential class-action lawsuit in New York is taking aim at a Phoenix company that makes teeth-whitening products, alleging that its celebrity promoters are exaggerating the product’s effectiveness and that the company falsely claims the product can protect against COVID-19. Law360 reported that a complaint filed on Dec. 14 in New York federal court... Read More

Will COVID-19 Impact Pat’s Run In 2021

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pat’s Run will again be held virtually in 2021. “While we are disappointed that we won’t be in the same physical location, we will all still come together for the spirited, family-friendly event that we’ve all come to know and love,” the Pat Tillman Foundation said in an... Read More

Holiday Traveling at Sky Harbor Amid Pandemic

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising rapidly, this holiday travel season will look different than in years past. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly advises against nonessential travel and urges that you cancel any holiday travel plans. If you do decide to travel, whether it be by land or by air,... Read More

Christmas Star to Appear on Dec. 21

On Dec. 21, the winter solstice, two planets will appear nearly aligned, resulting in an incredibly rare event. At one time, astronomers may have felt it so closely resembled a Christmas miracle — or, perhaps, the star of Bethlehem — that they named the spectacle the “Christmas Star.” The event is called a conjunction,... Read More

Governor Ducey Shares Latest On COVID-19

On Wednesday, Governor Doug Ducey toured the vaccine distribution site at the Arizona State Fairgrounds and announced ten Arizona health care frontline workers who will be among the first Arizonans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. After the tour, the Governor also announced the state is distributing $15 million in additional funding to the Arizona... Read More

City of Phoenix Pipeline Construction In Progress

Construction is underway on a water pipeline, part of a large project that drew concerns from neighbors but seems to be advancing smoothly so far. The work to replace the 48-inch-diameter water main that provides water to the north part of the system, started in April and is expected to be finished in April... Read More

Arizona Science Center 9th Annual Snow Week Starts December 26

A winter storm is forecasted to hit downtown Phoenix after Christmas. The Arizona Science Center is hosting its 9th annual Snow Week starting Dec. 26 with COVID-19 precautions in place, according to a press release Monday. Kids of all ages will be able to experience the science behind ice and snow with hourly demonstrations.... Read More

Waste Management Phoenix Open to Be Scaled Down in 2021

The Waste Management Phoenix Open anticipates having a limited number of fans at its scaled-down 2021 tournament in Scottsdale, though it is unclear at this point in time how many fans will be allowed at the tournament. The tournament confirmed Monday in a news release that it had begun construction on a one-story, open-air... Read More

McDonald’s Giving Away Free Food This Holiday Season

McDonald’s is being more like Santa and less like the Grinch this holiday season with its new meal deal. Beginning Monday through December 24, the chain is giving away fictional Christmas characters’ favorite foods -— or at least foods McDonald’s thinks they would love. The catch: Diners must make a $1 minimum purchase and... Read More