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  • 🛬 Shutdown stress lands at Sky Harbor

    Plus: 24 events happening in AZ this weekend Share with a friend Editor’s note: We’re taking Monday off for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, so we’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday.     Good morning! You can tell temperatures are getting cooler as the weekend events list gets longer and longer.  This weekend I’m headed…


  • 🎡 18 events happening in AZ this weekend

    Plus: This weekend’s event calendar is loaded Share with a friend     Good morning! This weekend, I’m using our fall leaves guide to hopefully find some stunning red trees on a hike up north. The yellow ones are easy to find, but I definitely see red less often, so fingers crossed! I’ll let you…


  • 💉 Arizonans can get COVID shot without prescription

    Plus: Get free entry to national parks tomorrow     Good morning! Tomorrow is National Public Lands Day, which means free entry to national parks. There are three national parks in Arizona—Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, and Saguaro—but lots more if you count national monuments, historic sites, recreation areas, etc. Tomorrow is a great day to…


  • 🍂 Your AZ fall guide: Where and when to see the leaves

    Inside: The top places to see autumn colors across the state Support Good evening! I can’t tell you how excited I am for fall this year. I am so ready to hike, go to festivals, and enjoy time on patios. Every year, I miss the window to see peak autumn leaves up north, and this…


  • 🗣️ AZ GOP rep defies call for unity in hostile email

    Plus: Why you should see an ASU volleyball game this weekend     Good morning! Today I wanted to shout out the ASU volleyball team. They had an awesome season last year, ending with a 30-3 record. They became the Big 12 champs, the first conference championship in the program’s history.  The ASU volleyball team…


  • ❎ Gallego tries to block honors for Jan. 6 rioter

    Plus: Everything you need to know about the Arizona State Fair     Good morning! As we get closer to fall, I’m starting to get excited for all of the events that happen this time of year.  I find myself daydreaming about walking around, sitting on patios, and spending time outside without my body telling…


  • 🌩️ Haboobs: Everything you need to know

    Plus: This photo shows rare ‘rainbow lightning’ in Phoenix this week Share with a friend     Good morning! September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. I’ve had a library card for as long as I can remember. I use my current Phoenix Public Library all the time for books and ebooks, and I’ve also…


  • Why This AZ School District Moved to a 4-Day Week

    PLUS: Events happening all around Arizona this weekend. Share with a friend   Good morning! Hello, everyone! My name is Alyssa Bickle, I’m an intern with The Copper Courier and a student at ASU. I will be graduating with my BA in journalism and a BA in political science this May.  I am helping Jess…


  • ✈️A Non-Stop Flight to Paris Is Coming

    PLUS: Love Buc-ee’s? The Texas chain is headed our way. Share with a friend   Happy Friday! We made it to the end of another week. I’m proud of us. Do you all have any plans this weekend? I’ve been wanting to get out of town lately, but sadly a regular weekend isn’t enough time…


  • Showdown: Hobbs vs. GOP Legislature

    PLUS: Which Arizona cities made the top 100 to raise a family in the US? Share with a friend   Good morning, everyone! I have some fantastic news to share today: You are now one of over 100,000 people who subscribe to this newsletter! I have been looking forward to hitting this milestone for a long time…