If you’re inclined to support charities, 2020 could be a special year for doing so. The usual nonprofit funding needs have been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many charitable organizations have seen donations drop and revenue-generating events canceled while grappling with increased demand for their services. One late-October survey, from the Alliance of Arizona...
Read MoreOne of Scottsdale’s most popular holiday attractions that has taken place since the 1980’s and one that draws thousands every year can expect an impact from the pandemic. Attendees at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park’s popular holiday lights event can expect smaller crowds and unfortunately higher ticket prices this year due to health and safety...
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 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 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...
Read MoreThe Arizona Interscholastic Association has recommended postponing the start of winter high school sports such as basketball, wrestling and soccer to its executive board Monday, possibly pushing the start of those sports into January. AIA Executive Director David Hines will meet with state health and education officials before the executive board votes on the proposal....
Read MoreEggplant parmigiana may not be a staple of most drive-thru menus, but the owner of a popular Phoenix pizzeria is looking to change that. Luca Gagliano, owner of Forno 301, is set to serve wood-fired pizza and Italian food to Valley customers in the comfort of their cars at his new drive-thru concept ‘Slice...
Read MoreThe city of Scottsdale is adding a new element to its holiday festivities this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Scottsdale will host the three-night Scottsdazzle Stroll — a socially-distanced walk along the canal banks of Old Town Scottsdale — from Nov. 27 to Nov. 29. Scottsdazzle Stroll will feature holiday vignettes, seasonal lights,...
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