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30 Arizona events to check out this weekend (March 6-8)
| March 5, 2026
This weekend is packed full of events in Arizona, including a chili cook-off and a pet parade.Your weekly guide to taking action in Arizona (March 6-13)
| March 4, 2026
A weekly roundup of Arizona political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from Friday, Feb. 27, through Thursday, March 5. Want to get involved this week? You can attend ICE detention protests in Surprise and north Phoenix, join roadside visibility actions in Marana and Scottsdale, take part in voter outreach and […]Window shopping: Interesting Phoenix rentals we found this week (March 4)
| March 4, 2026
Whether you’re seriously searching or just looking for fun, here are some Phoenix rentals that grabbed our attention this week.Making friends, making change: How one group brings downtown Phoenix residents together
| March 4, 2026
The Downtown Core Community provides an easy way for downtown Phoenix neighbors to not only become friends, but also band together to make change.WATCH: Phoenix and Tucson are hotbeds of ICE resistance, but rural Arizona isn’t backing down
| March 3, 2026
Phoenix and Tucson are hotbeds of ICE resistance, but rural Arizona isn't backing down.WATCH: The Department of Homeland Security is building a warehouse that will hold 8,000 people
| March 3, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security is building a warehouse that will hold twice the amount of people in the country's largest federal prison. Follow @coppercourier for more.WATCH: Will ICE be at Arizona polling places?
| March 3, 2026
Arizona Republicans are trying, and failing, to deploy ICE to polling locations during the midterms. While the legislation is dead for now, activists are worried it could be revived down the line.Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means hundreds of thousands of kids could be at risk of going hungry in 2028
| March 3, 2026
The Republican-backed federal funding bill includes a provision that would place extra burdens on state governments, putting SNAP enrollment and benefits at risk.New Buckeye neighborhood has homes priced in mid-$300Ks. Check it out
| March 3, 2026
A new Buckeye community with home prices starting in the mid-$300,000s is open for sales.The Fanoos Ensemble bring the sounds of Afghanistan to Phoenix
| March 3, 2026
Elham Fanoos developed a love for instruments growing up in Kabul. Decades later, he and his family are performing at the Musical Instrument Museum to invite Arizonans into the world of Afghanistan.Phoenix’s unseasonable heat still breaking records. How long will it last?
| March 3, 2026
Phoenix set a new record when the temperature hit 93 degrees on March 2, according to the National Weather Service.Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations
| March 3, 2026
Birding for Every BODY in Tucson is part of a growing national movement to help people with physical and other limitations experience birding and nature.
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The Fanoos Ensemble bring the sounds of Afghanistan to Phoenix
| March 3, 2026
Elham Fanoos developed a love for instruments growing up in Kabul. Decades later, he and his family are performing at the Musical Instrument Museum to invite Arizonans into the world of Afghanistan.Trump’s tariffs hurt this Tempe coffee shop. Now its owner is fighting back
| February 27, 2026
Brick Road Coffee has struggled with its expansion as a result of Trump’s tariff policies, even months after the policies were eased.‘First-of-its-kind, gaming hotel’ making world debut in Phoenix
| February 20, 2026
The world's first Atari Hotel will debut in Phoenix, including rooms, restaurants and event spaces inspired by classic video games.Arizona Republicans push for ICE at polling locations
| February 18, 2026
New legislation would force county recorders and county boards of supervisors to work with federal agencies to deploy immigration officials at voting locations across Arizona.Arizona Republicans in Congress vote for bill that would make it harder to vote
| February 17, 2026
The SAVE that would require US citizens to show birth certificates or passports when registering to vote, even though tens of millions of Americans lack access to those documents.A Walmart backpack may be the biggest clue in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
| February 17, 2026
The FBI released surveillance videos of a person with a backpack who was wearing a ski mask, long pants, a jacket and gloves in the Nancy Guthrie case.Meet the Tucson musicians who performed with Bad Bunny at Super Bowl
| February 12, 2026
Tucson natives Desiree Velasco-Zavala, Julissa Dominguez, and Leah Lopez played alongside musician and immigrant advocate Bad Bunny.How Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale helped desegregate Phoenix
| February 11, 2026
Dr. Lincoln Ragsdale Sr. was an instrumental member of Phoenix’s community. Here’s how he became one of the city’s pioneers despite an onslaught of racism.
