Scottsdale's plans for the Desert Discovery Center calls for the project to have informative and artistic exhibits on the Sonoran Desert. There are many supporters, but funding and location continue to be challenges.
Spring arrived in Arizona early Wednesday morning, at 4:02 local time. And, as KJZZ’s Dennis Lambert reports from Phoenix, winter was about average this year.
Arizona teenagers looking
for a summer job might have to settle for volunteer work or an unpaid
internship. The state’s job market is
expected to be very tight for young people who want to make some cash during their
school break.
The CEOs of Tempe-based US Airways and bankrupt American Airlines made the case for their companies’ proposed merger before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. The two men argued joining forces would be good for the airline industry and consumers.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety says DUI
numbers for the St. Patrick's Day holiday were down from last year with 273
people arrested, compared to 289, a year ago.
Looking at the health of commercial real estate in the Valley, the picture’s a bit mixed. Depending on where you’re standing and what you’re trying to build,
financing new development can be tough. But one concrete shell of a building on 32nd Street in the Phoenix neighborhood of Arcadia shows that a more conservative finance market means developers need to be more flexible in pursuing projects.
Good morning, Arizona! Where the coyotes run wild, spring training is full throttle, the chickens of past political decisions have come home to roost — and children are the collateral damage of a politics gone awry.
One of the
busier airports in the country is throwing conventional food wisdom out the
window. You can still get a McDonald’s Big Mac or a Starbucks' Frappucino at Sky Harbor
in Phoenix, but
the airport is in the midst of a major upgrade that will bring local restaurants
into a space that is typically reserved for mega-corporate chains.
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