Man sentenced to prison for trying to smuggle drugs on flight out of Sky...
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Jan. 29 that a 39-year-old man has been sentenced for attempting to smuggle drugs during a flight. According to the Jan. 29 statement, Jason Kai was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a count of Conspiracy to Commit Sale or...
The Arizona All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Locals Say Everyone Should Try At Least Once
Buffets are everywhere, but finding one that makes your taste buds do a happy dance? That’s rare in Arizona. But locals in Phoenix have a secret spot that checks all those boxes and then some. Harbor Seafood Super Buffet at 10030 N Metro Pkwy E has earned its reputation as the one all-you-can-eat experience everyone...
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...
Watch out for new speed cameras along these Phoenix roadways
Starting Feb. 23, Big Brother will once again be training its eye on certain Valley roadways. Speed cameras have long been the bane of many Valley drivers’ existence, and several communities have ditched them in recent years. Phoenix did that as well, but reversed course last year when the city council appropriated...
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.
