This week, APS launched their “Supply My Class” Teacher Awards sweepstake. APS will award $500 for school supplies to 300 Arizona K-12 public and charter school teachers. APS is a strong supporter of Arizona teachers and is making the effort to make sure that they have everything they need for their learning environments this...
Read MoreWalmart’s new membership program will soon be available to all shoppers. The retailer announced early Tuesday that Walmart+ will launch Sept. 15 for $98 a year, or $12.95 per month, with unlimited free delivery from stores (on orders $35 or more), fuel discounts, and a new Scan & Go feature for in-store shopping. Janey...
Read MoreAMC Theatres will reopen all 12 of its movie theaters in Arizona on Sept. 3, according to its website. That happens to also be the release date for “Tenet,” one of the newest movies to be released into theaters since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Great news! This theatre is planned to reopen...
Read MoreA new brewery will take over a recognizable building on McDowell Road near Downtown Phoenix. Roses by the Stairs Brewing, a “farmhouse-inspired brewery,” will open inside of the former “Easley’s Fun Shop”. The well-loved local costume shop celebrated its last Halloween in 2018 after serving the community for 72 years. Roses by the Stairs...
Read MoreSuperintendent Kathy Hoffman on Friday announced a new partnership with the Arizona Boys and Girls Club and YMCA that will give children a safe place for learning. The partnership is also in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Education and Gov. Doug Ducey’s office. Following the most recent executive order, schools are required to...
Read MoreTo comply with limits on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, Airbnb announced this week that they are banning all parties at all of their listings on their website. Airbnb says the occupancy will be capped at 16 people and the party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it will remain in effect...
Read MoreAn Arizona-based scooter company is relocating its headquarters and opening a manufacturing facility in Phoenix. Phat Scooters will move its headquarters from Tempe to Phoenix, where the manufacturing facility will also be located, in September. The 44,000-square-foot building will be located off Interstate 10 and University Drive near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. “We are...
Read MoreA data security company specializing in online signatures and transaction management is moving its global headquarters from San Francisco to Phoenix. ZorroSign has begun the hiring process for sales development and technology roles and anticipates bringing more than 300 jobs to the area over the next three years, according to a press release. “We’re...
Read MoreMore than 800 Arizona businesses have applied to the Arizona Department of Health Services seeking approval to reopen, despite some state-issued benchmarks for those industries not being met in certain counties. As of Wednesday evening, of the 800 applications that have been submitted, 38 businesses have been approved and dozens have been denied. Steve Elliott, communications...
Read MoreStretches of Loop 101 and Interstate 10 in the Phoenix area are scheduled to be closed or restricted this weekend for improvement projects, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend closures are in place: Southbound Loop 101 (Price Freeway) closed...
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