The 2021 Arizona State Fair will remain at the Arizona State Fairgrounds downtown, where it has been held for more than a century at, after a plan to move to Chandler was temporarily scrapped, the fair’s board announced Thursday. An inability to secure the necessary infrastructure to hold the fair at the Gila River...
Read MoreThe founders of the Valley-based Gadzooks restaurants plan to debut two new concepts at the Park Central complex in Phoenix. Brothers Aaron and Jared Pool will open a Mexican restaurant in a new building on the property that is scheduled to open sometime next year, while the two with a partner will also open...
Read MoreThe monsoons look to be taking a bit of a break this week and forecasters are calling for temperatures to climb back up to triple digit heat in the valley. Sometimes a good soak in the pool is all you need to cool off from the desert heat in the middle of summer. However,...
Read MoreArizona Real Estate Company Buys El Chorro Lodge in Paradise Valley Last week, Grossman Company Properties announced the purchased the El Chorro Lodge in Paradise Valley The Arizona real estate and hospitality development and management company plans to preserve and enhance the property and will continue the lodge’s operations as a Paradise Valley institution....
Read MoreThe Phoenix Union High School District has announced plans to require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status when classes start next week, which will violate an executive order. The district announced Friday it would enforce its board-adopted mask mandate for all staff, students and visitors when the fall semester begins Monday. “Phoenix Union High...
Read MoreA reported missing hiker was found dead on the side of Camelback Mountain on Friday evening. It is believed she suffered from heat-related illness. The family has identified the woman as 31-year-old Angela Tramonte from Boston. Phoenix firefighters say Tramonte was visiting Phoenix for the first time and went hiking with a man on...
Read MorePhoenix’s Bluewater Grill is on the move. The seafood restaurant on Camelback Road off State Route 51, a location marked by an eye-catching blue-and-white swordfish sign overlooking the freeway, closed in June. It’s now preparing to reopen about a mile to the north, at the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road....
Read MoreScottsdale Water’s Conservation Office is excited to introduce the WaterSmart customer portal as well as announce the launch of the updated 2021/2022 rebate program which will help customers use water more efficiently and wisely. With prolonged drought conditions, the need to heighten efforts to be good stewards of Arizona’s water supply is even more...
Read MoreMark your calendar and purchase our tickets for a fun family annual traditional event. Salt River Fields will once again welcome families to the 10th annual Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival. The annual event will return to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale this October after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More...
Read MoreParadise Valley Councilman Paul Dembow is being accused of stealing a cross from a memorial site back in June. Judith and Elizabeth Brown placed a cross to remember their late father Howard Brown. He died in a crash in November 2015 while he was walking his dog near Invergordon and Horse Shoe roads where...
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