Apartment rents witnessed the slowest annual rise in 17 months – a 3% increase in one year, reaching $1,474, according to a report from RENTCafé. The national average rent ended 2019 by slipping $1 compared to November, but the rent increases are still an average of $43 more compared with one year ago. Here...
Read More2020 is here, which means tax season is just around the corner. Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is ready to help customers with 2019 fee and tax information. Vehicle owners can go to www.servicearizona.com and quickly get their vehicle fee and tax information by clicking on the “Vehicle Fees/Taxes Paid 2019” link...
Read MoreFor months, Phoenix’s Water Services Department reviewed several alternative routes to build a ten-mile long, 66-inch wide pipeline connecting the 24th Street water treatment facility to north Phoenix. On Wednesday during the Phoenix City Council’s Land Use and Livability subcommittee meeting, Water Services’ revealed the route it will take will avoid one central Phoenix...
Read MoreThe iPic movie theater in Scottsdale has confirmed that it will close at the end of January. In a brief message posted on its website, the theater said, “Thank you for your business and support. As part of our restructuring, we have made the difficult decision to close our iPic Scottsdale location, effective January...
Read MoreIn November, the Phoenix City Council approved a mixed-use development plan to be built on the northwest corner of Camelback and 44th Street. Arcadia residents were initially opposed to the building height proposed by RED Development, the company behind the project, but the developer has agreed to lower the height requirements from 75 or...
Read MoreA new, multibillion-dollar sports and entertainment district is being planned for the Scottsdale area in the near future. Cameron Colvin, chairman of CamCo Commercial Inc., and the Solanna Group announced the formation of a joint venture called Akimel 7 Productions last week. The project includes a land-lease arrangement to build a facility on the...
Read MoreThe Humana Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon will be this weekend, January 18-19, 2020. This annual event provides a world-class event atmosphere for participants while combining running and entertainment. The annual event has become a popular event due to Arizona’s beautiful backdrop and weather. The event offers a Marathon, Half Marathon,...
Read MoreOnly a few months after it began a trial run for its electric scooters in downtown Phoenix, Lime is pulling out of Arizona — and 11 other markets around the world — as the financially strapped company looks to reach profitability. Other than pulling its scooters out of Phoenix and Scottsdale, the San Francisco-based...
Read MoreAccording to a top ten list compiled by HomeSnacks, Paradise Valley has been ranked as the best place to live in the Arizona, but three southern Arizona communities topped the list, too. The list included Oro Valley at number four, Sahuarita at number five and Marana at number seven. The ranking system considered population,...
Read MoreStruggling home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports, which has 14 locations across metro Phoenix, announced plans Monday to shut down about half of its stores. The nearly 60-year-old company did not say which of its 942 stores in the U.S. and Canada would be impacted or when the closures would take place. Pier 1...
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