My Luxurious Stay at the Historic Hotel Valley Ho

By Lauren Wong This story was original posted on Escape With Vagary. “Wow.” The second my hotel card beeped and I opened up my door, I immediately dropped all my bags and facetimed my mom. In pure awe of how beautifully inviting this place was, I am not lying when I say this room... Read More

Ducey to Deliver His Final State of the State Address Today

Today, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will deliver his final state of the state address and the focus of his address is believed to be centered on water, education and border security. As he prepares for his eighth address to the state, Ducey has no intentions of slowing down as he nears the end of... Read More

Major Step In Florence Prison Closure

The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry announced late last week it has selected CoreCivic to house up to 2,706 adult prisoners in its La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona. The announcement of the selection is the latest in a series of steps the Department has taken in the deactivation of the... Read More

Heads Up For Valley Drivers, I-17 Weekend Closure Set for Light Rail Project 

A stretch of Interstate 17 between Northern and Peoria avenues in Phoenix will be closed over the weekend of January 14-17 for construction of Valley Metro light rail bridges over the freeway north of Dunlap Avenue. I-17 will be closed in both directions to allow Valley Metro’s contractors to install girders for the two new... Read More

Destination Balloon Rides

By Lauren Wong This story was original posted on Escape With Vagary. See Arizona from new heights as you soar through they sky. From up above, gain a new perspective of Arizona’s ravishing desert-mountain terrain. As the sun rises above the horizon, find peace in the grounding revelation that we truly are microscopic in... Read More

‘Flurona’ – What is it?

As the winter months continue throughout this year’s flu season, ‘flurona’ is something that should be kept on our radar. The omicron variant has been dominating every headline across the world, but Israel just announced their first case of flurona on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Flurona is when someone is infected with both influenza and... Read More

2022 Arizona State Fair Tentatively To Be Held at Arizona State Fairgrounds

After much unexpected discussion last year of the possibility of the state fair being relocated to Wild Horse Pass and the consideration of officially moving it in the coming years, the 2022 Arizona State Fair have been confirmed, the Arizona State fair will return to the annual tradition at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in... Read More

Free Golf for Itty Bitty Golfers at the 2022 Itty Bitty Open

The Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) announced that it will host the Itty Bitty Open on January 15, 2022 at numerous Valley-wide locations open to all youngsters ages 3-5 years old. The free event has three clinic times per location starting a 9, 10 and 11 am where juniors and their parents will... Read More

Water Service Shut-Off Plan for Non-payment Postponed Due to Rising COVID Cases

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the City of Phoenix has decided to postpone a previously announced plan to resume water shut-offs in February for past due accounts. In March 2020, the city restored water service to all delinquent accounts and deferred water shut-offs due to non-payment for single-family residential customers due to the... Read More

AG Brnovich Asks Arizona Supreme Court to Move Forward with Executions for Two Death Row Inmates

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to set briefing schedules to allow his office (AGO) to file warrants of execution for Arizona death row inmates Frank Atwood and Clarence Dixon. Both men have exhausted all of their appeals. “Justice has been a long time coming in some of the most heinous... Read More