Nearly 110 Million Americans Expected to Travel for the Holidays

‘Tis the Season! AAA predicts crowded roads and skies, with air travel nearly tripling over 2020. Americans who had to cancel getaways and get-togethers last year because of the pandemic are making up for lost time this holiday season. More than 109 million people — an almost 34% increase from 2020 — will travel... Read More

Phoenix Announces Plans to Bonus City Employees up to $2000 For Being Vaccinated

The Phoenix City Council has voted 6-3 to approve bonuses of up to $2000 for its city employees, under the condition that they have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Back in November, the City of Phoenix announced that all 14,000 employees had until January 18, 2022 to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus or risked losing... Read More

Camelback Mountain Residents Pleads With City To Take Action Over Proposed Trailhead Access

Residents near Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain are fighting construction of the Cholla trailhead access at Camelback Mountain. Neighbors are voicing their concerns to the Phoenix City Council, urging them to vote on moving the trailhead access despite construction already being underway. It’s been a concern that dates back to 2017 when the trailhead... Read More

Phoestivus 2021: Holiday Shopping Event Returns to Downtown Phoenix Tonight

The 12th annual Phoestivus celebration has returned to Phoenix and is underway this evening at the farmer’s market downtown. This unique event is a great way for local vendors to connect with customers who are shopping for unique Christmas gifts. 150 local vendors are featured at Phoestivus selling a wide variety of goods from soap,... Read More

Bagel Shop ‘Bagelfeld’ to Open Soon

What do you get when you mesh a chef, a pandemic and bagels all together? You get a pretty awesome startup company. The UM is pleased to introduce you to what may be the valley’s best bagel! Arizona man Charles Blonkenfeld, who previously worked as a private chef in hotel hospitality industry has found... Read More

Get That Perfect OOTD For This Year’s Phoenix Open

By Lauren Wong This story was original posted on Escape With Vagary. Nearly 500,000 people gather for the Waste Management Phoenix Open, the PGA TOUR’s most attended event. That being said, of course you’re going to want to look your best. You never know, you might find yourself catching some tv time! Be sure... Read More

Arizona Attorney General’s Office Offers Free Life Care Planning Packets

The Arizona Attorney General Office (AGO) offers Life Care Planning packets to the public — an important free resource. The documents include all of the necessary forms to help Arizonans make their choices known about who will and how to manage their medical affairs in the event of an emergency. They include: Health Care Power of... Read More

California Announces Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate

Traveling to California soon? Be sure to pack your mask. California officials recently announced plans to enact an universal statewide indoor mask mandate. The mandate will be in effect from Dec. 15 to Jan. 15. The mandate is an effort by the state to get ahead of the spread of COVID-19 through the holidays.... Read More

Valley Hospitals Postpone Non-Urgent Surgeries Due to COVID-19 Surge

If you are planning an elective surgery anytime soon, your plans may now be put on hold. In recent weeks, COVID patients needing hospitalizations is climbing.  Phoenix-area hospitals continue to see a strain in capacity due to the steady increase of COVID-19 cases in Arizona. As a result, several Phoenix-area hospital have had to make tough... Read More

Pfizer Study Results Confirming Efficacy of Covid-19 Oral Antiviral Treatment Candidate in Reducing Risk of Hospitalization or Death

Pfizer Inc. today announced final results from an analysis of all 2,246 adults enrolled in its Phase 2/3 EPIC-HR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19 in High-Risk Patients) trial of its novel COVID-19 oral antiviral candidate PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets). These results were consistent with the interim analysis announced in November 2021, showing PAXLOVID significantly reduced... Read More