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Plus: Ways to celebrate Juneteenth in AZ Share with a friend     Good morning! If you’ve lived here for a while, you probably already know that the monsoon is upon us. The season officially starts on Monday.  The National Weather Service has named this week “Monsoon Awareness Week” to educate people about the phenomenon…

Plus: An interesting promotion at Bagelfeld’s Share with a friend     Good morning! Bagelfeld’s is doing its best to turn a lemon into lemonade this summer. The Valley bagel shop posted a one-star review they received a year ago. The review says: “This place sucks. Never any bagels after 6:10 a.m. Can anyone tell…

Plus: How to win prizes for reading this summer Share with a friend     Good morning! One of my favorite things about summer is summer reading challenges. It’s fun to have the extra motivation to log hours and receive prizes for a hobby that I already enjoy. This year, Maricopa County Reads is offering…

Plus: Cameras catching speeding Phoenix drivers Share with a friend     Good morning! If you drive in Phoenix, you may have noticed the new photo radar cameras that went up earlier this year.  The city placed nine cameras along streets and rotated eight others in school zones.  At first, there was a month-long warning…

Plus: A review of Harvey’s Wineburger Share with a friend     Good morning! Harvey’s Wineburger off of 16th Street and Camelback Road in Phoenix is one of those places I’ve driven past a bunch of times but never been to. Over the years, I’ve seen it pop up on best-of lists and Phoenix Reddit—and…

Plus: A class that helps high schoolers become doulas Share with a friend     Good morning! Tomorrow is 602 Day, a celebration of Phoenix and its local businesses—and that means lots of deals will be available. You can see a full list of participating businesses online, but here are some that stood out to…

Plus: Upcoming volunteer opportunities Share with a friend     Good morning! Most people who attended school in Arizona know the five C’s of the state’s economy: cattle, citrus, climate, copper, and cotton. (I didn’t grow up here, but they were drilled into my head in an Arizona history class at ASU.)  While those were…

Plus: A visit to Matt’s Big Breakfast Share with a friend     Good morning! When ASU student Ryan Brown submitted this story about Matt’s Big Breakfast to me, I thought “Huh, it’s been a long time since I’ve been there.” Then this past weekend a friend visiting from Tucson asked to go there since…

Plus: What is middle class in Arizona? Share with a friend     Good morning! Editor’s note: The Copper Courier team is off Monday for Memorial Day, so I’ll be back in your inbox on Wednesday.  What does it mean to be “middle class” these days?  Pew Research Center defines it as households that have…

Plus: Tovrea Castle lottery opening in June Share with a friend     Good morning! At the end of March, I toured the iconic Tovrea Castle in Phoenix, otherwise known as the funky little building you can spot from the 202 that looks like a wedding cake. Some people have asked me how they can…