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"Welcome to Tempe" sign at the Tempe History Museum.
The Show went to the Tempe History Museum to check out a collection of signs from historic Tempe.
Oct. 17, 2023
Instrument in the conservation lab.
The Show took a visit to the conservation lab at the Musical Instrument Museum and spoke with conservator Rodrigo Correa-Salas and MIM curator Rich Walter.
Oct. 16, 2023
A Lyft driver
Sergio Avedian — senior contributor with the Rideshare Guy, which has a blog, podcast and YouTube channel on the gig economy — joined The Show to talk more about Lyft's new Women + Connect program.
Oct. 16, 2023
Phoenix bond ballot
The city of Phoenix is asking voters to approve a sprawling $500 million bond package to fund everything from a long-awaited Latino Cultural Center, affordable housing projects, a new senior center, new parks and library branches and more.
Oct. 16, 2023
Hotel San Carlos
A major makeover is planned for a 95-year-old hotel in downtown Phoenix. When Hotel San Carlos opened in 1928, the San Carlos was Phoenix’s first air-cooled, high-rise hotel.
Oct. 12, 2023
Gas pump
The average price in Arizona has plunged 18 cents over the past week, to $4.41 per gallon. But that’s still well above the national average of $3.65.
Oct. 12, 2023
This 15-acre lot, where the traditional garden once thrived, has been largely vacant for more than a quarter of a century.
The Phoenix City Council will soon be asked to approve a new requirement for vacant commercial properties, in an effort to reduce trespassing, crime and blight.
Oct. 12, 2023
classroom supplies
Phoenix may reduce the number of low-income families it can serve through a federal program that promotes school readiness.
Oct. 11, 2023
7th and Camelback in Phoenix
The latest conversation over photo enforcement involves a different council makeup.
Oct. 10, 2023
Help wanted sign
A new report reveals that the Arizona Commerce Authority could not show that companies receiving nearly $11 million in incentives held up their end of the bargain by investing those funds or hiring workers at agreed-to wages.
Oct. 9, 2023
Grand Canyon National Park North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park will start winding down services at the North Rim for the season.
Oct. 5, 2023
$100 bills
Phoenix is prepared to provide millions in financial incentives to a Wisconsin-based company to grow locally.
Oct. 5, 2023
Mark Kondo
The Show spoke with Mark Kondo, chef and owner of Yatai Ramen, about what got him interested in food.
Oct. 5, 2023
Protesters holding signs
The Show spoke with Michael McQuarrie, director of the Center for Work and Democracy at Arizona State University and a former union organizer, about the history of unions in Arizona and the barriers to unionizing.
Oct. 5, 2023
Joe Faillace at Old Station Sub Shop
The Show spoke with Joe Faillace about being a business owner near "The Zone." He’s run Old Station Sub Shop on the corner of 13th Avenue and Jefferson Street with his wife, Debbie, for the last 40 years.
Oct. 5, 2023
Race car sitting on track
Phoenix will consider whether it makes financial sense to welcome another major sporting event. On Wednesday, the City Council approved funding a feasibility study to potentially host a Formula E race.
Oct. 4, 2023
recycled paper
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is restarting its recycling grant program, after a decade-long hiatus. ADEQ said it will grant more than $1 million in an effort to reduce waste, educate about waste reduction and conduct recycling research.
Oct. 4, 2023
Jenny Wells
The Show visited hairstylist Jenny Wells at Altered Ego Salon in Tempe to talk about the comeback of the mullet and watch the process of getting one.
Oct. 4, 2023
In 2020, Dwayne Allen launched Big Marble Organics, a Jamaican inspired line of organic soft drinks and mixers. Each bottle is produced in Phoenix, but now Allen says he’s ready to expand into Nevada and southern California.
Oct. 3, 2023
Rescue helmet used by the Phoenix Fire Department
Phoenix held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for Fire Station 62 at 93rd Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Two dozen firefighters are expected to work out of the nearly 21,000 square foot facility. It will include a new fire engine and ambulance to better serve the growing community.
Oct. 3, 2023

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