As COVID-19 pandemic restrictions lift throughout Phoenix, the Phoenix Public Library has announced the end to curbside service and is expanding hours at 16 branches next week. Phoenix libraries closed in March 2020 as part of the city’s efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic. Two months...
Read MoreSeason tickets are now on sale for a Phoenix arts center’s very first Broadway season. Tickets will allow patrons to see the five fall shows at the Madison Center for the Arts, which are set to begin in late August. The season will kick off with “Animaniacs in Concert” on Aug. 28 before “Jimmy...
Read MoreFor 92 years, the Arizona Biltmore Resort has been a staple in the Valley of the Sun. The property first opened in 1929 and was deemed the “Jewel of the Desert” when brothers and Arizona businessmen Charles and Warren McArthur had a dream to grow their success in providing elegant “Wonderbus” touring and camping...
Read MoreA plan detailing Scottsdale’s growth over the next 10 years will go to voters in November. The City Council approved the plan unanimously Tuesday after spending more than a year consulting residents and drafting the document. The state-mandated general plan serves as a guide for decisions that range from the city’s character and future...
Read MoreBeech-Nut Nutrition, a popular brand of baby food, is voluntarily recalling a lot of its rice cereal because it contained levels of arsenic above federal guidelines. In the recall notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration website this week, Beech-Nut also has announced it will no longer sell the rice cereal and says...
Read MoreLights, camera, action! Have you ever wanted to be on a reality show? A Phoenix-based talent agency is looking to create a reality show called ‘Scottsdale.’ A casting search is underway for 21- to 40-year-old Arizonans to star in “game-changing” digital shows that are slated to appear on a new online platform. “We are looking...
Read MoreArizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, announced Wednesday morning that she is running for governor in 2022. Hobbs, a Democrat, made the announcement in a video that says she’s been a high-profile defender of Arizona’s voting process. Hobbs served in both chambers the Arizona Legislature before running for secretary of state in 2018. She...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 hibernation is lifting and concerts in Arizona are set to return! The slate of performances for the area’s biggest stages is lining up and music fans can get excited for the return of live music this summer and into next year. Here are the upcoming shows announced as of June 1 at...
Read MoreScottsdale police have arrested two more suspects in the connection of the Fashion Square looting last year. This brings the arrest total to 61, authorities said Tuesday. Blaze Claeson, 18, and Anthony Paez, 29, are accused of stealing from shops during a night of widespread havoc at the mall on May 30, 2020. The...
Read MoreArizona restaurateur Sam Fox is opening a luxurious hotel in Phoenix. The Global Ambassador, the 141-room, internationally-inspired hotel “will inspire and draw travelers from all over the world to explore Phoenix in a new way,” Fox said in a statement Monday announcing the news. It will be located within “The Grove,” a new development...
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