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Plus: Where to find locally made sake Share with a friend     Good morning! Did you know that Arizona has a sake brewery?  Arizona Sake, located in Holbrook, makes its own bottles of the Japanese alcoholic drink made with fermented rice. The Navajo Tea sake from Arizona sake. (Jessica Swarner/The Copper Courier) I picked…

Plus: Downtown Phoenix YMCA closes Support     Good morning! Editor’s note: The Copper Courier team will be off on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day. We’ll be back in your inbox on Wednesday, Oct. 14.  If you love reading and borrowing books, you may have noticed a new trend of libraries collaborating with musicians or…

Plus: More than 20 weekend events in AZ Share with a friend     Good morning! I don’t find myself in the West Valley very often, but last week I went to Glendale Community College to watch my partner’s former professor play a show.  I enjoyed getting to see some of the campus since the…

Early voting begins tomorrow! Share with a friend     Hey, neighbor, Did you know that about 80% of Arizona voters cast their ballots by mail, including me?  When I first moved to Arizona, I didn’t know how easy it was to vote early. On Election Day, I took public transit to a polling station and…

Plus: What I found at Phx Zine Fest Share with a friend     Good morning! Last month, I went to one of my favorite annual events in the Valley: the Phx Zine Fest. This two-day event brings together local writers, poets, and artists to sell their zines, which are booklets that people make and…

Plus: A directory for local Phoenix businesses Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Copper Courier as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning! I feel like I was writing about the start of monsoon season just yesterday, but we’ve somehow already hit the end of it. The…

Plus: First Fridays are changing in downtown Phoenix Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Copper Courier as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning! I’ve always loved First Friday in downtown Phoenix, since I first went to it as an ASU student in 2013.  The monthly arts…

Plus: New homes coming to Buckeye Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Copper Courier as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning! About a week ago, I drove past a gas station in Scottsdale with regular gas listed for over $5 a gallon. 😵‍💫 As of Friday,…

Plus: Where Show Low’s name comes from Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add The Copper Courier as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning! I love learning the stories behind city and town names, and—in my opinion—one of the best ones in Arizona is Show Low. To sum…

Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Copper Courier as a preferred news source on Google.     Good morning! Hope you’re enjoying football season! 🏈 I love watching live sports, but I’ve only ever been to one regular season NFL game because of the cost (and that time, my ticket was…