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An orchestra in Tucson is partnering with Banner’s Alzheimer’s Institute to create a special rehearsal performance for people dealing with memory loss issues.
Aug. 17, 2023
Phoenix is looking for a nonprofit to take over operations at a remote youth camp located far north of the city.
Aug. 16, 2023
Mesa has a program to encourage library use and promote small businesses. Businesses can offer a special promotion or discount for customers who show their library cards.
Aug. 16, 2023
Mattel Adventure Park VAI Resort Glendale rendering
Glendale City Council members did not ask questions or talk among themselves before they voted unanimously to approve an updated development deal in June. Now an economic justice group says they’ve submitted enough signatures for voters to have their say on the massive resort under construction south of State Farm Stadium.
Aug. 15, 2023
The Glendale Public Library Main Branch is clearing some space in its stacks and opening its doors this weekend in hopes of putting some recycled titles in your hands — for cheap. The offerings are in the thousands and not just confined to books.
Aug. 15, 2023
My Florist is a Dick art print by Shepard Fairey
Mesa Arts Center is replacing exhibits featuring protest art by local Indigenous artists with a celebration of the city. It’s partially because of a controversy over one piece in a traveling exhibition by a world-famous artist.
Aug. 15, 2023
The owner of the Arizona Coyotes plans to buy land in Mesa. The move has led to speculation that the team could look to use the property to build a new arena in the East Valley city.
Aug. 14, 2023
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The Arizona State Library’s “Center for the Book” has chosen a young-adult biography to represent the state at Saturday’s National Book Festival of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Aug. 11, 2023
Snow on mountain
The Show spoke with journalist and author Darrell Hartman about his book, "Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers and the Making of Modern Media."
Aug. 11, 2023
Joshua trees
The Show spoke with Cindy Stillwell, a documentary filmmaker and film professor at Montana State University, about her most recent project focusing on the Mohave National Preserve and the York fire that has incinerated countless Joshua trees.
Aug. 11, 2023
ASU UA football game
The Show spoke about what the move to the Big 12 means for UA and ASU, as well as the future of the Pac-12, with Stewart Mandel, editor in chief of college football at the Athletic.
Aug. 8, 2023
An audience views the Hip Hop International World Battles competition at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa.
Dancers from all over the world gathered at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa on Saturday to participate in Hip Hop International’s World Battles. The event featured various styles by 88 dancers who competed one-on-one in the opening round.
Aug. 6, 2023
Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a 3-pointer that splashed through the net, just like so many others.
Aug. 4, 2023
Photograph of a saguaro cactus from between 1987 to 2006 created in the deserts of central and southern Arizona.
The Show continues its series Saguaro Land with a conversation with photographer Mark Klett, whose images feature iconic desert scenes, often including saguaros.
Aug. 2, 2023
Phoenix Theatre Co. apartments
With an eye on the future, the Phoenix Theatre Company has purchased a second downtown apartment complex. The addition coincides with main-stage expansion of the Hormel Theatre, which will showcase larger productions and draw out-of-market talent who need temporary lodging.
Aug. 1, 2023
person riding a bike
When it comes to bicycling, Scottsdale wants to trade its gold-level status for a higher platinum-level.
Aug. 1, 2023
Petar Parvanov at the excavation site of Pliska, the early medieval power centre of the Danubian Bulgar Khanate.
The Show spoke with Petar Parvanov, an archeologist, about what Indiana Jones movies actually right about archeology.
Aug. 1, 2023
Arizona Diamondbacks San Diego Padres Fernando Tatís Jr
The Show spoke with Daniel Kaplan, who’s covered the business of sports for more than 25 years, about the Diamondbacks leaving Bally Sports Arizona.
Aug. 1, 2023
Ann Morton knitting
Phoenix artist Ann Morton's project, "The Violet Protest," is now being chronicled in a new documentary film. Participants were asked to create 8-inch squares of red and blue materials that symbolize the union of opposing U.S. political ideologies.
Jul. 31, 2023
ASU Arizona State University Sun Devils footballs
The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement aimed at stability after Colorado became the third school in a year to announce plans to leave. The nine schools remaining for the 2024-25 season were largely silent Friday.
Jul. 29, 2023

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