Multi-room nightlife destination Pablo’s coming to Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix is poised to welcome a bold new nightlife hotspot as construction officially gets underway on Pablo’s, the highly anticipated, multi-room destination from hospitality collective Saguaro Nights Entertainment Group. A 9,000-square-foot historic building at McKinley Street and First Avenue is now being...
Rise in accidents involving pedestrians leads Phoenix to update jaywalking ordinance
As part of a plan to reduce fatal collisions, a new Phoenix ordinance allows police officers to issue a civil traffic offense on first contact with jaywalking violations they observe. The city is amending City Code 36-128 in order to address the uptick in pedestrian accidents over the last five...
Herd mentality: Why new steakhouses are taking over Phoenix
When he was young, S. Barrett Rinzler’s family made their living running a grocery store and raising cattle in Dayton, Ohio. He fondly remembers stock shows at the farm and his dad bringing home steaks for dinner. “It gave me an affinity for beef,” Rinzler says. The restaurants...
Investigations Underway in NCSO Deputy-Involved Shooting
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that both criminal and administrative investigations are underway following the Dec. 13 deputy-involved shooting death of Kevin Peloso. Deputies involved remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigations. Kevin Peloso, 54, of Fernley,...
Valley eatery named the nation’s most romantic restaurant
Where you choose for dinner impacts the tone of the entire night. When romance is on the table, six Arizona restaurants set the mood better than most, including one Scottsdale fine dining destination that took the No. 1 spot in a list ranked by Yelp Elite reviewers. In Yelp’s nationwide...
Zipps raids fallout: Immigration attorneys say cases like this are common
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — New court documents obtained by our newsroom reveal details about why federal agents raided more than a dozen Zipps Sports Grill locations across the Valley this week, taking 35 employees into custody. The documents outline allegations that multiple employees applied for jobs using the same...
‘I was blown away’: Gilbert restaurant comps last meal of customer before he died
GILBERT, Ariz. — A Valley woman is opening up about how a local restaurant brought comfort during an unimaginable goodbye. Roberta Wilsey said her husband, Al, often visited the family-owned Nando’s Mexican Cafe's Gilbert location. In his final days, a simple act of kindness from the restaurant left a lasting impact.
This All-You-Can-Eat Mexican Feast In Arizona Is Too Good To Miss
Finding a place where everyone in your group can eat exactly what they want is no easy task. But when you step into Lin’s Grand Buffet at 3955 E Baseline Rd in Phoenix, you discover a sprawling feast that goes way beyond your typical Chinese restaurant. This place has...
‘My heart dropped’: Daughter of Arizona couple detained by federal agents during Zipps Sports...
PHOENIX — The past 48 hours for Rosa Barrera have been filled with uncertainty. “My heart dropped because I already knew what was happening," Barrera said. "How am I going to tell my four-year-old sister that we can't pick up mom (from work), because mom's not here." Barrera's parents,...
New Phoenix-area measles exposure site identified
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — Health officials have identified a new East Valley location where people may have been exposed to measles earlier this year. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) confirmed the measles patient linked to the exposure was not from Maricopa County, but instead connected to a case...

















