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April 2015
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There’s an average of $13 to $14 billion dollars worth of exchange between Arizona and Mexico each year. But five years ago today, that relationship took a bit of a hit when then-Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law.
April 23, 2015
JRC and Diana Welsch hosting Simpson’s Trivia Night, and Teresa Newkirk playing along, at Bragg’s Factory Diner.
April 23, 2015
The Hungarian movie "White God" centers around a girl named Lili and her dog Hagen. After the city imposes a fee on mixed-breed dogs, Lili’s father sets Hagen loose on the streets — and he becomes the unlikely leader of a coup against humans. Hagen is played by two dogs that came from a trailer park in a small border town in Arizona.
April 23, 2015
By vetoing a bill that would have banned Palcohol earlier this week, Governor Ducey has cleared the way for the new alcoholic product to show up in Arizona stores.
April 17, 2015
This weekend, a lot of people are going to be in downtown Phoenix playing 3-on-3 basketball as part of the Valley’s largest outdoor hoops festival.
April 17, 2015
The City of Phoenix is preparing to sell the Sheraton hotel in downtown Phoenix. The hotel has lost $38 million since 2008 and they city is now refinancing that debt.
April 17, 2015
Last November, Arizona elected a new Governor and Attorney General, among other offices, and the Navajo Nation was scheduled to hold its presidential election. But a series of issues, including the disqualification of one finalist on questions about his ability to speak Navajo, ended up moving election day on the reservation to next Tuesday, April 21.
April 17, 2015
It’s envisioned as a kind of Works Progress Administration, version 2.0 — sending students into Phoenix to try to organize an arts and design core.
April 17, 2015
The Musical Instrument Museum is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The north Phoenix museum has more than 6,000 instruments from around 200 countries and includes a theater.
April 17, 2015
A few decades ago, if you wanted to play a video game, you went to an arcade. It was a shared experience that the creators of the ZapCon Arcade and Pinball Convention hope to recreate.
April 17, 2015
