Stories tagged: "businesses"


Jesse Shank and Gabe Hagen in their Tempe coffee shop, Brick Road Coffee (Photo courtesy of Brick Road Coffee)
How This Couple Made a Tempe Coffee Shop a Haven for LGBTQ Arizonans

Gabe Hagen and Jesse Shank, who opened Brick Road Coffee in Tempe, pride themselves on being a safe place for the LGBTQ community.

Daiso in Chandler. (Photo by Robert Gundran)
5 Fun Items We Found at Japanese Discount Store Daiso in Chandler

Japanese discount store Daiso has over 5,000 locations across the world, with this Chandler location being the first in Arizona.

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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.   

(Ruze Cake House Photo)
10 Places to Buy Christmas Cookies in Metro Phoenix 

Here are 10 cookie shops in the Valley that are baking festive cookies for the holidays.

(Photo courtesy of Bukola Somide)
Arizona Tech Entrepreneur Talks About Building the Future of STEM

The Copper Courier spoke with Bukola Somide about her growing list of innovative inventions that aim to create more equitable access to science education.

Larry White in front of a Lo-Lo's restaurant
More Than Lo-Lo’s Chicken and Waffles: Larry White’s Big Plans to Carry on His Family’s Legacy

The Copper Courier sat down with the owner of Lo-Lo's Chicken and Waffles to talk about his family’s legacy of food in Phoenix, and his plans for the future.

Courtesy of Big Dill Marketing
Copper Food Truck Friday: Valley Trucks to Check out for Meals on the Go

Amid Arizona's third wave of the pandemic, we're highlighting some of the mobile food and beverage options available around the Valley.