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Unleash Your Inner Detective at These 6 Tucson Escape Rooms
Teleport to the 1970s or escape from Dracula’s castle in these Tucson escape rooms.
Workers at Another Gilbert Starbucks Vote to Unionize for Better Conditions
Another Starbucks in Gilbert has voted to unionize, joining 7 others in Arizona.
US Supreme Court Bans Consideration of Race in College Admissions
The Court’s decision reverses decades of precedent. In 1978, the Court ruled that affirmative action was lawful, which it later upheld in 2003 and 2016.
Ducey’s Legacy: A $200 Million, Defunct, Shipping Container Border Wall
The failed attempt at border security did more than waste tax dollars—it provides a glimpse at how Ducey was able to funnel public money to private interests, and circumvent transparency requirements to keep Arizonans in the dark.
Phoenix Considers Extending Closure Hours for Popular Hiking Trails on Excessive Heat Days
For the past two years, Phoenix officials have closed some of the city’s most popular hiking trails when temperatures have soared, to cut down on the number of heat-related incidents.
Beat the Heat With Our Ultimate Guide to Boba Tea in Tempe
Here are The Copper Courier’s top five boba spots in Tempe— or what I’m calling the Summer Boba Tea Crawl.
How a Partnership Between ASU and Uber Helped This 52-Year-Old Driver Finally Get His Degree
Darrell Hill started his college education journey decades ago at Utah State University on a football scholarship—and he finished it at ASU at 52 years old with plans to attend graduate school.
Low-Income Tenants in Phoenix Lack Options as Old Mobile Home Parks Are Razed
Families are being forced out of a plot of land that Grand Canyon University bought for student housing.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Among 16 US Airports Testing Facial Recognition Technology
Critics pointed out the possibility of bias in facial recognition technology, and possible repercussions for people who want to opt out.
Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Lives On in Biden’s New Campaign Chair
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez’s granddaughter, will work to help President Biden win a second term.
Shady Park Reaches Agreement with Mirabella—But Only the Music Venue Has to Take Action
Shady Park and Mirabella at ASU came to a resolution in their yearlong lawsuit following the implementation of enhanced noise-reducing measures by Shady Park.
Brittney Griner Working on Memoir About Russian Captivity
Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.
Here’s How You Can Combat the Climate Crisis in Your Own Backyard
Mesa and Phoenix have created tools to help the community get involved in planting more trees to help keep temperatures down and reduce heat-related illnesses.
Meet Tempe’s Pioneering Female Dentist Nancy Robinson
Nancy Robinson became one of Tempe’s first female dentists and opened her own practice in 1987.
Housing Is Going Up on the Sites of These 3 Former Phoenix Malls
Working with the city, developers are looking for ways to breathe new life into three former metro Phoenix malls by creating multi-use sites that include housing.
Opponents of Tempe Entertainment District Caution Against Going Into Business With Billionaire
Billionaire Alex Meruelo, who owns the Arizona Coyotes hockey team, wants Tempe residents to allow him to build a $2.1 billion development at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway.
Your 2023 Guide to Low-Cost Summer Camps Around Phoenix
Here are some ways to send kids to summer camp in metro Phoenix without breaking the bank.
Tempe Playground Lily’s Pad Will Give Immunocompromised Kids a Chance to Be a Kid
Brad Taylor is creating an indoor playground for immunocompromised children like his daughter called Lily’s Pad in Tempe.
Why These Tempe Residents Say the Proposed Entertainment District Is a Bad Deal
Tempe residents in May will have the chance to vote on three propositions that would pave the way for an entertainment district that opponents say would ignore the needs of the community.
Phoenix Council Member Yassamin Ansari Continues Push for Climate Action
Ansari was a vocal advocate for eco-friendly public transportation as soon as she took office, and played a major role in receiving a grant for electric busses through Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Save Oak Flat: Apaches Get New Chance to Argue Mine Will Harm Sacred Sites
Apache Stronghold sued the US government to protect the place tribal members call Chi’chil Bildagoteel, an area dotted with ancient oak groves and traditional plants the Apaches consider essential to their religion.
Supreme Court Hears Navajo Water Rights Case With Potentially Big Impact
The ruling will involve the tribe’s claim that the federal government’s obligation to protect Navajo water rights includes water in the Colorado River.
Desert Botanical Garden Nurtures Endangered Monarchs at Majestic Mariposas Exhibit
Butterflies are back at the Desert Botanical Garden, which has been working for years to help boost the still-endangered monarch butterfly’s population.
Women Workers: Here Are Tools to Get the Pay You Deserve
Looking for ways to end women’s pay inequity? Here are some resources that may help.
Ex-Navajo President Zah Guided by Love for People, Family
Peterson Zah, a monumental Navajo Nation leader who guided the tribe through a politically tumultuous era and worked tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans, has died.
Report Shows Phoenix’s West Valley Doesn’t Have Enough Water for 100-year Supply
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs made public a report on the West Valley’s water supply—specifically, that the region is running short in its mandatory 100-year reserve.
Litchfield Park Starbucks Files Petition to Unionize
A Starbucks in Litchfield Park could be the sixth store in Arizona to unionize with Starbucks Workers United.
Phoenix Poet Austin Davis Talks Writing, Mental Health, and Bringing Love to Those Without Homes
Austin Davis’ newest poetry novella “Compulsive Swim” is inspired by his work with people living on Phoenix streets.
This Phoenix Mom Was in Nursing School. Now She Owns a Trucking Business and a Restaurant.
Patricia McKinley’s move to Arizona in search of warmer weather has turned into a life full of opportunities and entrepreneurial endeavors.