St. Mary’s Food Bank is seeking additional volunteers due to a rising number of families in need. The food bank said it has been short on volunteers to help box food donations since the New Year’s holiday. The volunteer shortage after the holiday is typical, but it’s putting a strain on resources given the...
Read MoreTwo Arizona universities are preparing to become coronavirus vaccination sites as the state opens up the shots to more residents. The University of Arizona and Grand Canyon University will become public points of dispensing — known as PODs — in their respective counties by next week. UArizona’s pod in Pima County will open Jan....
Read MoreIn 2012 Geri Hormel had her first kennel space built in her backyard so that she could start fostering animals in need on her own. During her visits to local shelters she would ask which pups were most difficult to place into a foster home. Countless volunteer hours and multiple shelters later she learned...
Read MoreThe Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) announced that it will host the ITTY BITTY OPEN on January 16, 2021 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 MoreOnline real estate brokerage Redfin has launched its instant home buying platform, RedfinNow, in the Phoenix metro area. The service allows Valley sellers to request cash offers for their homes directly from RedfinNow and sell to Redfin. That’s in addition to the option of selling on the open market with local Redfin agents, which...
Read MoreA stretch of eastbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix is scheduled to be closed this weekend (Jan. 8-11) for freeway widening construction, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. A section of westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in the Chandler area will be restricted on Saturday, Jan. 9. Drivers should allow extra travel time...
Read MoreZ’Tejas Southwestern Grill has announced that a new location will be opening in Scottsdale in February 2021. This will be the restaurant’s third Valley location. The new restaurant will be in the Mercado del Lago Plaza by the intersection of Hayden Road and Via de Ventura. The 3,500 square-foot space will feature a large...
Read MoreA troubling trend revealed itself in 2020 regarding the increase in Maricopa County drug overdose deaths compared to 2019. Countywide, 1,752 overdose deaths were reported in 2020, with another 550 cases under investigation. That number is nearly double the total of overdose deaths in Maricopa County in 2019, which was 1,078. The sharp increase...
Read MoreAn advisory committee is recommending Americans age 75 and older, along with essential workers like firefighters, teachers, and grocery store workers should be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine. This second wave of people comes after the first tier of health care workers and long-term care facility residents that was agreed to by...
Read MoreFor a $250 or $500 donation to benefit several charities, golf fans can have a virtual photo of themselves at the Waste Management Phoenix Open’s famous Par 3, the 16 Hole. “Primary visibility” is $500 and photos will be located on a banner behind the tee box or surrounding the green. “Secondary visibility” is...
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