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2017 ARCHIVES
January 2017
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Community
- A fun celebration of and for pets
- Calendar pairs models with pets
- City continues effort to add more officers
- Cooking classes offer health, flavor, fun
- Energetic pup needs active family, friend
- Enjoy Dogs’ Day in the Garden
- Free nail trim at Puff & Fluff
- Kharma Life hosts artist reception
- Learn more about Save Our Mountains
- Low-cost spay, neuter
- New partnership offers affordable music classes
- Original Bashas’ store may soon be no more
- Recycle your boxes, Xmas tree in early January
- Seniors in need of medical equipment
- Therapy students adapt toys for kids
- Volunteer tutors sought for schools
- ‘Stress Relief’ party benefits shelter pets
Dining
Features
Healthy Living
- Are you living with back pain?
- Dementia and legal options for loved ones
- Free heart seminar scheduled for Jan. 24
- Free sample classes at Lifestyle Pilates
- Free webinar looks at women’s health
- Group fitness in the park
- New yoga teacher training course
- Newborns receive free crocheted caps
- Special class to help strengthen pelvic floor
- Stroke survivor, caregiver support
- Visitor center hosts ‘Changing Lives’ expo
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February 2017
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- Book lovers take note: sale set for Feb. 11-12
- Car clubs, art show at museum this month
- Clothing drive aids New Day Center
- Enjoy First Friday while the kids play
- Gates joins MC board of supervisors
- Get your female cat spayed before spring
- Girl Scout Cookies inspire local desserts
- HALO to no longer operate at MCACC
- Have your dog’s behavior approved
- Local Boy Scouts honored for service
- Local woman leads study trip to Mexico
- New gallery opens at Heard Museum
- Nominate a crossing guard for AAA award
- Outdoor festivals abound in Phoenix
- Pet of the Month: Active husky is a natural athlete
- Street fair celebrates 19 North’s vision
- Treating injuries out on the trail
- ‘Animal Cops’ show comes to Phoenix
Dining
- Enjoy Mardi Gras eats, drinks at Southern Rail
- Enjoy steak, ribs and cake on Valentine’s Day
- Indulge in a 10-course Chinese feast on Feb. 18
- Italian feast enjoyed in an outdoor garden
- Rott ‘n Grapes aids HALO Animal Rescue
- Scramble adds new brunch sammies
- Slow-smoked meats tantalize at BBQ eatery
- Treat your sweetheart to a Southern feast
- Zookz adds alcohol, gluten-free items
- ‘Provisioner Party’ features wine, BBQ
Features
Healthy Living
- AZ Heart Hospital readies to wear red
- Get certified in CPR on Feb. 13
- How to manage your congestive heart failure
- Improve your immune system, move your DNA
- Learn how to cope with hearing loss
- New clinic, pharmacy opens near Metrocenter
- Support groups for family, friends of addicts
- The gift of wellness through acupuncture
Home & Garden
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Schools
Seniors
March 2017
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- Antique store moves, changes its name
- Dutch Bros opens on Indian School Rd.
- Housing development holds open house
- Map store moves just down the street
- Mayor to deliver ‘State of the City’ address
- Noble discusses leadership goals
- Scooter’s Coffee helps clean up 19th Avenue
- What are ASU’s plans for bio-med?
Cafe Chat
Community
- ‘Rice socks’ needed for kitten season
- Enjoy pets movie in park
- Event celebrates gift of St. John’s Bible
- Fashion and furry friends combine
- Get your Chihuahua fixed for only $20
- Hospice care seeks volunteers
- Local couple honored for decade of service
- MCACC seeks more shelter volunteers
- Pet of the Month: Let this Sunshine brighten your home
- Pets, owners get pampered at event
- Pirate festival is open to community
- Spring festivals & family events
- Transportation study to launch in spring
- Wandering up memory lane
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April 2017
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- Biltmore-area office building recently sold
- Bobby Lieb ranked No. 1 in sales for 2016
- Frockify opens in Melrose District
- IMPACT Awards luncheon on May 10
- New tango studio opens with event
- Save your blades, share a shave
- Shop, sip and learn at Scout & Molly’s
- Urban Cookies moves into new space April 1
Cafe Chat
Community
- Annual dinner aids local schoolchildren
- Blood supplies low after big storms
- Charity dog wash aids Labrador rescue group
- City’s budget meetings open to public comment
- Donate kids clothes to SHS Key Club
- Events highlight Valley Bike Month
- Foster orientations now available online
- Lesley Stahl featured at lunch
- Local girl earns CCFA Hero award
- Loveable poodle mix needs home
- Palo Verde festival features photographer
- Self-defense seminar for women on May 6
- Small Dog Rescue hosts golf event
- Steingard’s dedication saved children’s lives
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May 2017
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- Bring your dog to a D-backs game
- Church welcomes new senior minister
- Dog enrichment seminar at AHS
- Duet to receive IMPACTful Award
- Free nail trim at Puff & Fluff
- Get your dog spayed for only $20 in May
- Help pick up trash, paint over graffiti
- Jaxon is a mellow guy who loves naps
- Learn about happier neighborhoods
- Local scouts presented with GS Gold Awards
- Local soccer clubs to hold tryouts
- Observe and sample tea ceremonies
- Phoenix Rotary 100 honors speech winners
- Red Cross honors city of Phoenix
- Service group donates books for early literacy
- Stump the expert, win a $250 prize
- Sullivan departs from AWEE
- Virtual tour of local Wright house
- Volunteers needed to share elder rights
- Volunteers sought to assist victims of scams
- Ways to help kids in Arizona foster care
- Webb honored by service organization
Dining
- AZ Restaurant Week celebrates 10 years
- Casa Añejo set to open by May 5
- Coffee shop caters to Sunnyslope
- Desert-centric menu, creative beers at Helio
- Dinner by moonlight, stargazing and more
- Doughbird combines pizza, rotisserie options
- Gino’s East now open in Phoenix
- Mix and match your ingredients at Überrito
- New burger ‘joint’ opens on 7th Street
- T. Cook’s marks 20 years with classic menu
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June 2017
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- Chamber sets annual luncheon
- Get advice on investments
- Hickman honored for business acumen
- Jeweler returns from Antwerp with diamonds
- Leiber’s handbags exhibited at store
- Local businessman honored for service
- New homes open where Baker nursery used to be
- New tennis academy opens
- Nonprofit seeks new office space
- Outstanding women sought for ATHENA
- The Brokery has new name, new office
Cafe Chat
Community
- Cat show, adoption events set for June
- Free summer food for kids
- Get your male dog, cat fixed for $20
- History museum closes for summer
- Local author debuts first solo kids book
- Local youth lauded by city
- Members sought for new ethics commission
- Officer gathers plush animals to hand out
- Pet of the Month: Shaw would make a great family dog
- Put dog’s safety first in summer heat
- Stines finds new calling on trip to Guatamala
- SunTree donates to Alzheimer’s Association
- Water collected to help the homeless
- Yahner oversees public safety at GCU
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July 2017
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Community
- A $10 donation will help plant 10 trees
- Blood donations needed in summer
- Brothers earn Eagle Scout rankings
- Comedy show benefits animal rescue groups
- Fun, educational programs for adults
- Get your Chihuahua fixed for just $20
- Help reduce crime by volunteering
- Helping kids get hands-on in club
- Helping those who are near the end
- Homebound seniors need help in summer
- Local couple honored for years of volunteering
- New Target store set to open July 19
- Nonprofit opens home for veterans
- Proposed apartments raise density concerns
- RAMMS team gathers funds for tourney trip
- Self-defense seminar for women on July 15
- Tiger’s sweet demeanor belies her fierce name
- Two Sisters of Charity mark 50 years of service
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August 2017
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Community
- AAIC goes Cajun for seafood boil Aug. 26
- Add home security to ‘Virtual Block Watch’
- Adopt a dog and take in a game on Aug. 14
- Adult arts, crafts at Cholla Library
- AHS gets grant from PetSmart Charities
- AWEE moves to new location
- Closing off alleys will cost residents
- Conference for new, seasoned crime writers
- Cooking classes offer health, flavor, fun
- Forest Service seeks feedback on trail plan
- Free landscape watering workshops
- Free nail trim at Puff & Fluff
- Grant expands ACE program
- Hawaiian crafts fest seeks event vendors
- Hiring Fest set for Aug. 9
- Hosts families sought for international students
- Hulston to spend a year in China
- Learn how to report blight
- Lewis honored with ‘Thanks Badge’
- Local residents get college honors
- Lots of life, love left in Christal
- New pastor at Central Church
- Phoenix College gets assist from local labs
- Sheets named VP of Outpatient Services
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September 2017
Arts
Business
- Barbershop voted best in the Valley
- Cheney lauded for professionalism
- Company lauded for wellness program
- Free class offers basic car care tips
- French Bee moves to 7th Street corridor
- Kelly Clark Automotive named a Top Shop–again
- Smith named VP at Landmark Title
- SVA returns after unexpected hiatus
- Unique furniture store named a ‘Retail Star’
Cafe Chat
Community
- Anticipating threats from the environment
- Apply now for project mini-grants
- Bonded pair need to stay together
- Burton Barr Library closed to June 2018
- Carrell returns to State Bar board
- City is recruiting fire dispatchers
- Free nail trim at Puff & Fluff
- Furry Friends Fine Arts Festival set for Sept. 16
- Get your female cat fixed for $20
- Girl Scouts needs more troop leaders
- Hospice care seeks volunteers
- NCPHA holds annual meeting
- Shopping extravaganza aids young women
- Sign ups begin Sept. 5 for fall softball leagues
- The Vig donates to local school
- Volunteer tutors sought for schools
- Volunteers sought to install smoke alarms
- Writers group marks 91 years in Phoenix
- ‘Good Samaritan’ law now in effect in AZ
Dining
- All-day happy hour at North
- Chili Pepper Festival returns to downtown
- Custom doughnuts, Italian roast coffees
- Diner’s healthy food aids customers, cancer patients
- Eastern European mix at Soup & Sausage
- Jazz & Jambalaya back at Southern Rail
- Many chefs on hand at Rock the Guac
- Phoenix Pizza Festival returns to Hance Park
- Special menu features popular Hatch chiles
- Twisted Grove opens second location
- Two partner eateries noted for wine selections
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October 2017
Arts
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- ATHENA Awards presented Oct. 25
- Catapult Learning takes over DHA
- DIY pest control store collects funds for shelter
- Job and Resource Fair set for Oct. 4
- Large site at Central, Indian School sold
- Lieb ranked No. 2 in Maricopa County
- Merchants group hosts Community Picnic
- Pepe named a litigation fellow
- Real estate team targets North Central Phoenix
- Schaffer celebrates 5-year anniversary
- Shopping center at 16th St. and Camelback sold
- Walmart at Metro set to open Oct. 11
Cafe Chat
Community
- A Cultural Potluck for the community
- Ball of energy looking for a fun forever family
- Forum asks what ‘God’ means to you
- If you find baby kittens–think first
- Indian School Visitor Center opens Oct. 14
- Make a pledge to a Walk-A-Thon team
- Never too early to donate for holidays
- Nonprofits join to host Pittie Palooza
- Pre-order Hawaiian specialties by Oct. 20
- Puff & Fluff hosts a pet costume contest
- Vendors sought for Art Walk next month
- Youth center cuts ribbon on new space
Dining
- Cookbook shares stories, recipes
- Craft cocktails and rum flights at Hula’s
- Culinary students, chefs team for event
- Huss Taproom uncorks daily ‘Happiest Hour’
- Lon’s hosts whiskey dinner, author brunch
- Madison Tasting Tour visits local hotspots
- My Mother’s cooking is just like home
- Mystery dinners return to Crudo
- New Bobby-Q opens in Biltmore
- Over Easy set to to open Oct. 7
- Texaz Grill offers State Fair food
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November 2017
Arts
Business
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Community
- An Advent day of retreat, Dec. 2
- Authors Day set for Nov. 18
- Dogs’ Day in the Garden
- Fall classes held at the Classy Kitchen
- Florence Crittenton holds open house
- HOV celebrates 40 years of service
- No more walk-ins for turn-ins at shelter
- Noble Beast’s 10th Anniversary Party
- Pet adoption event held at All Saints’
- Pop-up adoption event at The Orchard
- Quilts show African, Southwest influences
- Sedona is playful and affectionate
- Sunnyslope Art Walk returns on Nov. 4
- ‘Misfits’ art exhibit benefits Altered Tails
Dining
- Bethany Home Z’Tejas closes unexpectedly
- Coffee tasting classes at Press Coffee-Biltmore
- Donate to food bank, get a free dessert
- Freshening things up at Gallagher’s
- Grateful Plateful aids food bank
- Macayo’s new spot on Central now open
- Miracle Mile offers Harvest Cobb Salad
- Rott n’ Grapes hosts anniversary party
- Scramble open on Thanksgiving
- Yoga and brunch at Coup Des Tartes
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December 2017
Arts
Business
Cafe Chat
Community
- Combining love of dogs and music
- Johnson reflects on jury experience
- Local Boy Scouts ‘do a good turn’
- Malkoon gets scholarship for food entrepreneurship
- Model train members hold open houses
- Phoenix Rotary 100 donates wheelchairs
- School district hosts job fair
- Train in comfort of your home
- Young cat is a tiny bundle of purrrrrr
Dining
- Alcohol-infused cupcakes liven up holiday gatherings
- Customization is key at Gadzooks
- Fall favorites, waffle creations
- Holiday fun, food at Over Easy
- Learn to make perfect cocktails
- Lon’s hosts champagne dinner on Dec. 28
- Sports bar opens in former Roscoes space
- Vegetarian, vegan options for brunch
- Zookz adds seasonal sammys for brunch
