Newsletters
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👋 Saying goodbye to great neighbors
Plus: New plans for a downtown Phoenix YMCA Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, I’m sharing a story from early this year that’s now feeling bittersweet. In January, I wrote about how I became friends with my next-door neighbors. What began as an agreement to look out…
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🛍️ 5 cool Phoenix thrift shops to visit
Plus: Warm comfort food in downtown Phoenix Share with a friend Good morning! As the weather has been cooling down, I’ve been in the mood for warm comfort food. I found that at Ramen Kagawa in downtown Phoenix, where I got the karaage (fried chicken) curry. It was my first time ordering Japanese…
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🪧 Old signs keep Phoenix history alive
Plus: Where to find baklava in Phoenix Share with a friend Good morning! Every once in a while I get a strong craving for baklava, a flaky dessert I ate a lot in college. I decided to get some from Medjool Cafe, which is inside the Princess Pita restaurant in midtown Phoenix. Dessert…
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🎥 Arizona’s oldest movie theater
Plus: Where to find No Kings events Share with a friend Good morning! Even though streaming has largely replaced going to the movie theater in the US, I still love to go out and see a film in person. So far this year, I’ve seen six movies in theaters. I’m not sure if…
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🏠 Rent, utilities, and decisions on AZ’s ballot
Plus: News on grocery and utility costs Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome back to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, I’m crossing over with our regular Copper Courier newsletter to share our first-timer’s guide to voting in Arizona. If you think this has nothing to do with renting or housing—think again. The Phoenix City Council…
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🪦 The haunted grave of Angeline Hoagland
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…
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🎶 AZ band inspires new library card
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…
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🗓️ 4 Phoenix community events
Plus: Home sales are slowing Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue we’re talking about the closing of the downtown Phoenix YMCA, and the resulting displacement of the 64 tenants in its housing program. I went to a press conference held by the Valley Tenants Union last week…
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🪖 Where Biggs stands on Iran war
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…
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🗳️ Make your early voting plan today
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…
