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October 2019
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Low-level crimes can be more than an inconvenience for both the system and the person in trouble. If that person is living on the streets or experiencing extreme poverty, a minor infraction can mean a quick descent into the criminal justice system that is hard to recover from.
Oct. 24, 2019
Listen to Brian Crowe overseeing the production of wheelchair accessible vans at the VMI factory in Phoenix. If you have suggestions or hear things that make Phoenix, Phoenix, send us a note at [email protected].
Oct. 24, 2019
And now it's time for the next edition of Sonoran Arcana, our monthly dive into the margins of Arizona food. The Arizona wine industry has grown exponentially in the last decade or so, and there are several regions of the state where you can’t turn a corner without running into a vineyard.
Oct. 24, 2019
The Arizona Department of Education says it doesn’t have enough money to administer the Empowerment Scholarship Account program — and many lawmakers appear to agree. That, however, doesn’t necessarily mean the agency will get extra cash next year.
Oct. 24, 2019
The 2020 Census starts January, launching a massive effort to count the country’s population that determines federal funding levels and states’ seats in Congress. But to do that accurately, census officials will have to employ about half a million temporary workers nationwide. The U.S. Census Bureau officially launched its Phoenix office Tuesday to prepare.
Oct. 24, 2019
How can the buildings where we live and work contribute to a “cleaner” economy? A conference that focused on connecting companies and cities around this idea wrapped up Thursday in California.
Oct. 24, 2019
The arts community in the Valley has undergone dramatic change in recent years. A program making its debut Thursday night on Arizona PBS Channel 8 aims to introduce its viewers to relatively unknown artists from unseen art communities.
Oct. 24, 2019
On Saturday, the Mesa Historical Museum is reviving its Mesa Cemetery Tour. The exclusive tour will wind around the cemetery’s more famous residents like Mesa settler, Daniel Webster Jones and Ernesto Miranda, whose legal case led to the establishment of the so-called “Miranda Rights.”
Oct. 24, 2019
There’s exactly one week until Halloween and, in a couple months, it’ll be Christmas time — but you might not even need to wait that long. On Thursday morning, Santa delivered an 80-foot tall Christmas tree to the Outlets at Anthem.
Oct. 24, 2019
On Wednesday, dozens of Republican members of Congress stormed the closed-door proceedings of the House impeachment inquiry at the U.S. Capitol. The standoff caused what some witnesses said was a five-hour delay before Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper could bring her testimony behind closed doors.
Oct. 24, 2019
