Gone are the days when local news stations would broadcast footage of crowds pouring into big-box stores right after Thanksgiving dinner. In a time when in-person gatherings are risky, retailers are moving away from Black Friday as a single day of deals and making discounts available over an extended period of time. The COVID-19...
Read MoreMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and National Presenting Sponsor Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company, are kicking off the annual Tie One On for Safety designated driver campaign today to keep everyone safe on our nation’s roads this holiday season. MADD and Waymo are asking everyone to show their commitment to keeping themselves and...
Read MoreCOVID-19 testing has landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in time for holiday travel. XpresSpa Group, a New York-based health and wellness company, on Monday unveiled a coronavirus testing program at Arizona’s largest travel hub. The new XpresCheck facility is located in the Drugs & More store outside the security checkpoint on the...
Read MoreJust in from the toy-trend experts The UM has compiled a convenient list of the hot toys that kids will be clamoring for this holiday season. Obtaining these covented toys may be a little bit tougher this year with delayed shipping time and pandemic social distancing shopping, so get started early parents. Star Wars...
Read MoreWhat does it look like at Sky Harbor Airport amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Are people wearing masks and social distancing? You can’t predict what you’ll experience on the specific date and time you go nor what you’ll see at your layover or destination airport, but there has been some consistency in what you will...
Read MoreHospitals across Arizona are cutting off visitations in the midst of another surge in coronavirus cases. Banner Health, Arizona’s largest hospital system, is shutting down visitations at Arizona locations effective Sunday at 6 p.m., according to a press release. The move comes after Banner implemented the policy Wednesday for its Tucson locations. “We understand...
Read MoreThe Phoenix City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted on new name changes for two streets, replacing ones that were considered offensive. Squaw Peak Drive will be renamed Piestewa Peak Drive and Robert E. Lee Street will be changed to Desert Cactus Street, according to a tweet from Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “Over the course...
Read MoreIf 2020 has left you feeling a little exhausted and you don’t feel like pulling together a full Thanksgiving meal, forego the many hours of prepping, cooking and cleaning and skip right to the best part about Thanksgiving…the eating! Check out the list of several metro Phoenix restaurants that would gladly welcome you and...
Read MoreLow-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has added three nonstop routes from Phoenix to California cities starting in February. The flights out of Sky Harbor Airport to Oakland, Ontario and Sacramento are scheduled to take off twice a week initially, then expand to four times beginning March 11. “We’re excited to offer Phoenix flyers three new...
Read MoreThe Phoenix Suns have gained a corporate sponsor for its newly constructed practice facility, but lost the naming sponsor for its downtown arena. Talking Stick Resort will no longer have its name on the arena home to the Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The enterprise arm of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community...
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