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THINGS TO DO
Downtown Glendale prepping for 29th annual Front Porch Festival
NEIGHBORS
Local veteran celebrates 90th birthday before Honor Flight to D.C.
THINGS TO DO
Midwestern in Glendale to host ‘Rudy’ for free speaking engagement
EDUCATION

Registration open for Glendale Midwestern’s health sciences career day

Midwestern University in Glendale offers high school students a full slate of free programs designed to stoke their interest in healthcare careers.
VETERANS

Independent seeks submissions for Veterans Day Salute

Independent Newsmedia is featuring a Veterans Day Salute to honor those who have served our country.
City Council

Glendale approves 16 grants towards performing arts programs

The council agreed to an agreement with 16 performing arts programs to award grant funding that ranges from $1,065 to $4,000.
BUSINESS

New $450M Glendale casino celebrates construction milestone

The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise on Wednesday hosted a topping off ceremony for the construction of its new Desert Diamond Casino facility in Glendale.

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THINGS TO DO

Glendale planning Halloween event at Foothills Recreation

All residents, ghosts, ghouls and goblins are invited to a Glendale Halloween celebration.
NEIGHBORS

West Valley Women’s Networking Group to honor Glendale YWCA CEO

The CEO for YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix in Glendale will be honored as the West Valley Women’s Networking Group’s Woman of the Year.
NEIGHBORS

Donate blood in Glendale, enter Chicken N Pickle prize raffle

A blood drive is coming to Glendale this weekend.
WEST VALLEY PREPS

Player from Goodyear school appropriately wins player of week

Millennium junior running back Tayejion Player is the first West Valley Preps player of the week vote winner in almost two years.
EDUCATION

Glendale’s Midwestern University, Rio Salado partner to train dental students

Midwestern University's College of Dental Medicine-Arizona and Rio Salado College announce a partnership aimed at creating more opportunities for dental hygiene students.
REAL ESTATE

Glendale apartment complex sells for $7 million

Glendale apartment complex Ocotillo Oasis has a new owner.
THINGS TO DO

Westgate afterparty in Glendale following Friday PBR event

With Westgate in Glendale already hopping for this weekend’s Ridge Riders Days, the Professional Bull Riders also will be hosting a free afterparty at the entertainment district.
Incident

Two people killed after crash in Glendale

The Glendale Police Department confirmed two people died following a two-vehicle crash on 47th and Northern avenues near Apollo High School in Glendale.

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Who is the West Valley Preps 2023 football Week 5 player of the week?

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OPINIONS WITH CIVILITY
In case you haven’t heard, the city of Glendale is having a Special Bond Election this November. You may have seen the billboards popping up around town or perhaps saw some information in the latest city newsletter.
Imagine you’re at an outdoor dinner party (yes, COVID-friendly). It’s October, and the conversation steers towards the World Series. While you are generally culturally literate, you know …
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions across the country, and Arizona has not been spared. This virus and its resulting economic fallout have put a harsh spotlight on rising health care …

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Entertainment
Jess Lockwood rides SweetPro's Long John during a past Professional Bull Riders series stop in Kansas City, Missouri. The PBR’s Arizona Ridge Riders host a three-day event in Glendale Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

Ridge Rider Days brings PBR action to Glendale this weekend

Arizona’s first professional bull riding team, the Ridge Riders, whose home arena is in Glendale, will return to the West Valley this weekend.
Cody Johnson performs during the 2023 CMA Fest on June 9, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

Country star Cody Johnson to bring tour to Glendale

Platinum recording artist and CMA Male Vocalist of the Year nominee Cody Johnson will make a tour stop in Glendale in January.
TobyMac performs on Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. His new Hits Deep Tour will visit Glendale on Feb. 3.

TobyMac bringing 2024 tour to Glendale Desert Diamond Arena

TobyMac’s Hits Deep 2024 Tour will include a Glendale stop.

Glendale Chamber to host military appreciation ceremony

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s Military & Veterans Affairs Committee will recognize service men and women, and their family members, in an upcoming event.
Former ASU and Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer, at left, and former Diamondbacks All-Star Luis Gonzalez will play with and against fans at the PBX Pro-Am Experience at Chicken N Pickle in Glendale.

Gonzo, Plummer to appear at Pickleball Pro-Am in Glendale

PBX Pickleball, the organization that unites retired professional athletes with the pickleball community, will host its inaugural PBX Pro-Am Experience in Glendale with Luis Gonzalez and Jake Plummer taking part.

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