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SRP opens applications for free solar system program for nonprofits

Salt River Project (SRP) is accepting applications for its Solar for Nonprofits Program, which provides free solar energy systems to one qualifying nonprofit organizations in the Valley each year. …
BUSINESS

Area plastic surgery practice hires new doctors, uses ‘fat banking’ technique

Scottsdale’s Defyne MD has added four new surgeons to it’s roster as well as “fat banking” to it’s services. The plastic surgery practice has added doctors Nellie …
Art

Creative couple to present in North Scottsdale's Hidden in the Hills

When the Hidden in the Hills Artist Studio Tour returns to Cave Creek, Carefree and Scottsdale this fall, husband-and-wife duo Jan and Rick Griggs will be there showcasing a fusion of abstract painting and fine woodwork that …
Nature

McDowell Sonoran Preserve landmark cactus topples

Scottsdale has lost an old friend. It had no name but was probably well over 100 years old, older than the city itself, and it died in the last monsoon. It was the saguaro at the front of …
ART

Casey Curran explores quiet persistence of hope in new SMoCA exhibition

Drawing parallels between natural phenomena and present-day concerns, “Casey Curran: Tidal Sky,” opening at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct. 11, asks what remains when …
Legal

Arizona, other states sue Trump administration over $6.8B in held education funds

Arizona and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration over $6.8B nationwide in education funding being withheld from distribution. Arizona has more than $132 million in the amount that …
Transportation

Waymo adding teen accounts in Valley

Waymo is launching a new program to provide secure rides for teens in its Valley service area. The move, announced on a blog this week, will allow for teen accounts for those age 14-17. The teen …
Homelessness

Scottsdale-based nonprofit doubles shelter capacity through new partnership

Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, a Scottsdale-based nonprofit that provides shelter and support for homeless families, has doubled its capacity through a new partnership with A New Leaf, the …
FOOD & DRINK

Online survey rates this the best IPA in Arizona

The word is out on the world’s best IPAs. What a perfect time to look at which craft brews hopheads love most in Arizona.
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Lolita Tramel

Dementia and the hidden danger on Valley roads

If you’ve ever had to sit across from a parent or loved one and gently suggest it might be time to stop driving, you know how heartbreaking and complicated it can be. Recent reports of a wrong-way crash on Interstate 10 where an elderly driver beca
Derek Jackson

The social checklist: An online safety guide for Arizona parents

Experts have been telling parents to “watch their kid's screen time” for over a decade. But most of the advice out there is outdated, fear-based or too vague to act on. After spending the last few years building technology for families, studying online behavior and helping parents bridge the digital gap, I’ve concluded the problem isn’t screen time, it’s secrecy.

Speak up: In response to ‘The party is over for Democrats’

Hats off to the writer of this opinion ! Portraying the current Republican Party as the party that advocates for policy, science, civility, religious tolerance, a free press, support for the police, …
Lee Yaiva

How tribal support programs help Indigenous communities overcome mental health disparities

Many people don’t realize just how often untreated mental health issues lead to substance use, especially in communities hit hardest by poverty and systemic barriers.

Speak Up: Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale men charged in $1B elderly health care scheme

Three men from Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa are facing charges along with more than 300 others throughout the country in what the U.S. Department of Justice said was a “national health care fraud takedown.”
Entertainment & Things to Do
“The Lion in Winter” was among the shows Order Chaos Theater Company staged during the 2024-25 season.

Valley theater named Resident Company at Herberger in Phoenix

After three seasons performing on the Herberger Theater Center’s Kax Stage, Order Chaos Theater Company is officially a Resident Company at the Herberger.
This year’s Canal Convergence will be Nov. 7–16, at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Walter Productions’ fan-favorite fire shows will return for the seventh year.

This year’s Canal Convergence theme is ‘SHOWTIME’

Scottsdale Arts’ Canal Convergence is set to run Nov. 7 - 16 at the Scottsdale Waterfront. The free, 10-night event features large-scale public artworks, created by artists from around the …
KATSEYE will perform Dec. 3 in downtown Phoenix.

KATSEYE to bring first-ever tour to Phoenix

Global girl group KATSEYE will kick off its first-ever tour this winter, which will include a stop in downtown Phoenix.
Broadway star and Phoenix native Nick Cartell returns home for a heartfelt and humorous evening of music and memories on Oct. 24 at the Herberger Theater Center.

Herberger Theater Center announces 1st shows of 2025-26 season

The Herberger Theater Center shared its first show announcement of the upcoming 2025-26 season.
A past Arizona Commission on the Arts-supported performance is seen at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Arizona budget includes $2M investment in the arts

The bi-partisan budget passed by Arizona’s legislature and signed Tuesday by Governor Katie Hobbs includes a $2 million one-time appropriation to the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
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