Nook Kitchen’s location in Arcadia reopened this week after it outgrew its building and moved down the street. The American-Italian restaurant opened Tuesday in a space at Indian School Road and 42nd Street, which was formerly a bar called High Dive. Nook moved out of its location at Indian School and 36th Street in...
Read MoreArizona’s first Bamboo Sushi location will be opening at Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix, the Portland-based Sustainable Restaurant Group announced in a press release. The restaurant will serve Japanese food. It is slated to open in December. “We’re excited to be a part of the Valley’s progressive culinary growth and we’re looking forward to...
Read MoreFor more than three decades, the APS Electric Light Parade has been an event where families from across the city come together to celebrate the joy of the holiday season. The theme of this year’s 33rd annual free parade is “Walking in a Desert Wonderland.” The parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, starting at 7 p.m....
Read MoreThe Phoenix Festival of the Arts is back. Organizers say the free three-day event will run Dec. 13-15 at downtown’s Margaret T. Hance Park. The gathering will include live music from local bands, artwork, vendors, food trucks and interactive arts for both adults and kids. The festival, in its eighth year, will showcase more...
Read MoreAbout 2,115 robocalls were made every second in October, according to a new report by YouMail, a software developer that specializes in visual voicemail and blocking robocalls. In the U.S., callers received 5.7 billion robocalls in October 2019, the report says. This is a 25% increase from September and a 7% increase from the...
Read MorePhoenix City Council has approved a $300 million mixed-use project, but only after the team behind the development agreed to lower the height of the proposed buildings. The 44|Camelback project is being master developed by Phoenix-based Red Development LLC and will include a hotel to be developed by Sam Fox, founder and CEO of...
Read MoreThe state of Arizona has become the latest market where Fry’s Food Stores’ parent company, Kroger will offer online wine delivery to customers. Cincinnati-based Kroger, the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets, has partnered with Los Angeles-based Drinks Holdings to sell wine to be ordered online and delivered to Arizona customers’ homes or offices....
Read MoreLife Time Biltmore is set to open as the company’s sixth destination in Phoenix and first club with a rooftop pool and beach club. The Preview Center is now open and taking onsite appointments for prospective members. As the opening draws closer, Life Time has announced plans to hire 300 people. The country club-style,...
Read MoreThe annual Christmas at the Princess is back again and it’s celebrating its tenth magical December. Guests from all over the Phoenix area and the U.S. are coming to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess for one of the most festive places “this side of the North Pole.” The five-week festival begins with a public tree...
Read MoreA brick-and-mortar Amazon Books store is set to open in Scottsdale. The store is in a 4,000-square-foot space in a newly constructed building at Scottsdale Quarter, next to where Fox Restaurant Concepts is building its new Culinary Dropout location. The store will carry books, devices, toys and games and other customer favorites. Amazon employs...
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