After a trip to Paris, two Arizona school teachers were inspired to quit their jobs and opened GenuWine Arizona Wine Bar; a self-serve wine bar that highlights Arizona wines! Former 7th-grade math and science teachers in Gilbert, best friends and now co-owners Emily Rieve and Lindsey Schoenemann funneled their passion into their new opportunity after...
Read MoreA two-day, multi-agency police operation targeting human trafficking in the Valley has led to the arrest of 18 people, according to Mesa Police Department. Officials say the East Valley Human Trafficking Task Force’s “Buyer Reduction” operation on August 5th and 6th resulted in multiple arrests for prostitution and other sex-related crimes, largely centered around...
Read MoreIn a vital step forward Tuesday, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan that will allocate plenty of money to Arizona. The plan will provide funds to rebuild roads and bridges, and also to shore up coastlines against climate change, protect public utility systems from cyberattacks and modernize the electric grid. Public...
Read MorePhoenix police have arrested a man suspected of killing his mother, father, and brother in Phoenix near 32nd Street and Thomas on Sunday. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Brandon Lujan, prompted a welfare check on the family after the suspect admitted to harming his family to a witness at the location where he was...
Read MoreDale Chihuly returns to the Sonoran Desert with a stunning new exhibition at two of Arizona’s most iconic venues, Desert Botanical Garden and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. Combining art, architecture, and nature, Chihuly in the Desert is set against majestic saguaros, the striking Papago buttes, and a World Heritage site. Chihuly’s masterpieces stun from day to night as...
Read MoreThe 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...
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