Costco members can now purchase COVID-19 testing kits online. The company has listed two test kits for sale on Costco.com, one priced at $129.99, the other is listed at $139.99. According to the item descriptions, both saliva PCR kits “test for COVID-19 infection at home without a painful nasal swab.” Test results will be...
Read MoreThe APS Light Parade, a yearly holiday tradition in the Valley, will be “reimagined” this year due to health and safety concerns surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Phoenix announced Thursday. Instead of an in-person parade, the event will be presented virtually and will air as a 60-minute holiday special on ABC15...
Read MoreBarrett-Jackson is restarting its engine this week with a special collector car auction in Scottsdale. The Scottsdale-based auction house originally scheduled events for this month in Las Vegas and Palm Beach, Florida, but called them off because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers opted instead for a three-day auction starting Thursday at WestWorld of Scottsdale....
Read MoreDrivers with overnight travel plans this week at the “Stack” interchange connecting Interstate 10 and Interstate 17 near downtown Phoenix should plan for freeway and ramp closures starting Tuesday night, Oct. 20, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The following closures are scheduled while crews conduct regularly scheduled bridge inspections at the Stack...
Read More219 families with children attending Chaparral High School received “close contact communications” late last week, instructing their child(ren) to quarantine for 14 days because of possible coronavirus exposure. The Scottsdale Unified School District Superintendent, Dr. Scott Menzel, confirmed that the district learned of four additional known cases of COVID-19 at the high school, bringing...
Read MoreDriverless ride-hailing company Waymo has reopened the doors of its minivans in the Phoenix area and will expand service, project officials said. The service, which resumed Thursday, is also fully autonomous for now and limited to 50 square miles in the East Valley and to riders who have been longtime participants in the Waymo...
Read MoreScottsdale Quarter’s free Boo & Brew event is returning on Oct. 24 from 2-7 p.m., featuring fall-themed fun for kids and adults. “With all of the unique challenges that we have faced this year, Scottsdale Quarter is excited to provide an opportunity to come together to enjoy the fall season through Boo & Brew,”...
Read MoreCulinary Dropout is opening a new location in north Scottsdale next week. The gastropub chain will open its doors at Scottsdale Quarter on Oct. 14, making it the fifth location in metro Phoenix and sixth in Arizona. Culinary Dropout will offer its traditional food and drink options and will be open for lunch and...
Read MoreA Phoenix resort is the latest entity to take a term considered a slur against Native American women out of its name. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort near 16th Street and Northern Avenue is being rebranded as Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, operator Crescent Hotels & Resorts said Tuesday in a press release....
Read MoreThe holidays are just around the corner, which means holiday activities are too. Those activities are likely to look a little different this year though, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The popular Phoenix ZooLights will return Nov. 7 through Jan. 31, with two ways to experience the magic. Visitors can choose to either take...
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