Affordability


In 2022, the Senior Market Monday recorded 1,914 visits and 147 boxes delivered to homes. (Photo courtesy of the Foothills Food Bank and Resource Center)
Valley Food Banks Reimagine Pantries to Help Seniors Hit Hard by Inflation

Two Valley food banks are reimagining their pantries to help seniors hit hard by inflation, expanding beyond traditional food boxes to offer market days, healthy meals served in group settings, breakfast and takeout options.

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Report Shows Arizona Kids’ Well-being Improves Slightly but State Still Ranks Among Worst

An annual report that measures the well-being of children showed slight improvement for Arizona kids, but the Grand Canyon state remained among the lowest-ranked states.

A man selling fruit walks past the fenced-off Periwinkle Mobile Home Park, Thursday, April 11, 2023, in Phoenix as new student housing is constructed in the background. Residents of the park are facing an eviction deadline of May 28 due to a private university's plan to redevelop the land for student housing. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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.

FILE - Fans watch as players warm up prior to the Arizona Coyotes' home-opening NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets at the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2022. The Coyotes are about to learn the fate of a proposed entertainment district that will include a new arena. A referendum going before voters in the city of Tempe will determine whether plans for the $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District will move forward. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Arizona Coyotes’ Bid for New Arena Appears to Be Rejected by Tempe Voters

In the first release of results from Tuesday's referendum, voters in Tempe were strongly against three propositions to build a $2.3 billion entertainment district that would include a new arena for the Coyotes.

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Phoenix Residents Could See Water Bill Increases Coming Soon

The Phoenix Water Services Department is proposing a phased rate increase to address the rising cost of water and water treatment and to encourage conservation.

GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 01:  President and CEO, Ahron Cohen, Majority Owner, Chairman & Governor, Alex Meruelo and General Manager, John Chayka of the Arizona Coyotes pose for a photo during a press conference introducing Alex at Gila River Arena on August 1, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona.  (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)
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.

(Photo courtesy Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department​)
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.