Starbucks will close up to 400 company-owned locations over the next 18 months while also speeding up the expansion of “convenience-led formats” such as curbside pickup, drive-thru and mobile-only pickup locations. The Seattle-based coffee giant says the moves are being driven by changing consumer behaviors that have shifted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-March, […]
Read MoreAs Arizona businesses re-open, The CORE Institute, Arizona’s most respected orthopedic practice, wants everyone to have a safe and productive return to the gym, and that means being aware of the body and its limitations after being less active over the few months. Physical activity plays an important role in the overall well-being of the body […]
Read MoreArizona Snowbowl announced the resort will reopen next week for summer chairlift rides starting on Friday, June 19. The resort had closed — along with hundreds of other businesses in March amid the start of the COVID-19 pandemic — but now, General Manager of Arizona Snowbowl Rob Linde said, the facility has new health and […]
Read MoreMaricopa County Public Health is now requiring all county workers wear face masks, and they’re urging you to do the same. “As things open, as individuals go outside, as they interact more, the spread is going to increase,” said Marcy Flanagan, Executive Director of Maricopa County Public Health. “Why we are pushing masks so hard […]
Read MoreLess than two weeks after storefronts and mall entrances were damaged, Scottsdale Fashion Square mall has reopened for business. In the incident multiple stores were defaced and looted by a large crowd of people, allegedly causing millions of dollars in damage. The mall announced their reopening in a message posted to its Facebook page. “Welcome […]
Read MoreSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant drop in well-child visits resulting in delays in vaccinations, delays in appropriate screenings and referrals and delays in anticipatory guidance to assure optimal health, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Families with children have had to drastically adjust their lives to help protect them from […]
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Health Services director Dr. Cara Christ, sent out a letter over the weekend informing Arizona hospitals to “fully activate” their facility emergency plans. The notice serves as instructions to hospitals to prepare surge beds, cross-train staff, and possibly reduce or suspend elective surgeries to “ensure adequate bed capacity for both COVID and […]
Read MoreIn Phoenix, a partnership is offering a new way to get more people tested for the coronavirus. St. Vincent de Paul is teaming up with CVS to offer self-tests for the uninsured. Licensed health care providers from MinuteClinic, the retail medical clinic of CVS Health, and CVS Pharmacy colleagues will staff the testing operation. Medical practitioners […]
Read MoreAuthorities said they uncovered human remains at an Idaho man’s home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that’s drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple’s doomsday beliefs. Chad Daybell, who married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow Daybell, was taken […]
Read MoreArizona’s Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs wants a monument to the region’s Confederate troops removed from a public plaza adjacent to the state Capitol. On Monday, in a letter to the Department of Administration, Hobbs called for the monument to be removed from public display and placed into long-term storage indefinitely. The monument at the […]
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