Phoenix Launches Master Lease Program and Cash Aid for Residents Losing Federal Benefits
Phoenix approves FY27 budget funding a master lease and cash aid for residents losing federal benefits and adds $6.6M to affordable housing.
Atari Hotel plan sparks fight over Roosevelt Row’s future
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An 11-story gaming, hospitality and entertainment hotel inspired by the Atari video game brand is planned for Roosevelt Row, set to replace a building that has been part of downtown Phoenix history for more than 70 years. The project would demolish the former radio station building...
The Tender Ribs At This Arizona BBQ Joint Are Worth Coming Back For Again...
Tucked along East Broadway Road in Phoenix, Arizona, JL Smokehouse BBQ has built a loyal following of BBQ lovers who simply cannot stay away. With a 4.5-star rating from over 1,200 reviews, this down-home spot is serving up Southern barbecue that hits different every single time. The ribs alone are...
Convicted El Dorado County child molester who missed sentencing hearing gets 18 years after...
A convicted child molester in El Dorado County who was arrested earlier this month in Arizona, nearly a year after skipping out on his sentencing hearing, was sentenced to 18 years in state prison, prosecutors said on Monday.
Saying farewell to Ghost of Eastside Records in Tempe
There is a distinction I want to make here at the top between two words that might seem interchangeable, but they’re not: There are records, and then there is vinyl. To me, and perhaps to you as well, there are “record stores” and then there are “stores that sell vinyl.”
Man tied to wheelchair, left to die in Phoenix heat, police say
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two men are accused of tying up a man in a wheelchair and leaving him outside in extreme Phoenix heat, where he later died. Phoenix police were called Thursday night to an area near 24th Street and Fawn Drive, just south of Baseline Road, after reports of trouble near a canal.
Bargain Hunters From Across Arizona Can’t Get Enough Of This Massive Thrift Store
Tucked along West Bell Road in Glendale, Arizona, Deseret Industries Thrift Store and Donation Center has become a legendary destination for savvy shoppers across the state. With a 4.5-star rating from nearly 400 reviews, this store has earned a reputation that goes way beyond your average thrift shop. Shoppers drive..
Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix
The companies confirmed to TechCrunch that their unusual partnership in Phoenix recently ended after nearly three years..
As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?
The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation and the highways that eventually circumvented it.
Rising costs are crushing small independent restaurants like ours
As told to Sara Crocker, Phoenix New Times’ dining reporter. Food and restaurants should be a bright spot in a person’s day. Meals out are how we celebrate, how we bring people together, how we share our culture. Five years after we moved to downtown Mesa, we knew...

















