The NHL certainly made a huge splash when the newly minted Phoenix Coyotes arrived here from Winnipeg in 1996. In comparison, the demise in June of the Arizona Coyotes barely registered a ripple.If you think the cancellation of the June 27 land auction where Alex Meruelo, the team’s former owner, had said he wanted to…
PHOENIX – The Arizona State Fair revealed three acts for its 2024 Coliseum Concert Series on Monday. The All-American Rejects will take the Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum stage on Oct. 12, followed by the I Love the 90s Tour on Oct. 18 and Big Time Rush on Oct. 25. Tickets for each show go on…
Jaron Lodge discovered he had a knack for entrepreneurship when, as a Cub Scout, he hit the highest sales goal selling popcorn. “I got addicted from there,” he says. By age 18, he’d saved $25,000 from a dog-sitting business he started and jobs at Subway and an Ashley Furniture warehouse. After listening to a series…
PHOENIX — An auction for a tract of land where Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo had hoped to build a new arena has been canceled.The Arizona State Land Department announced Friday it was canceling next Thursday’s auction and reordering the steps so the applicant can file for a special use permit.“We understand the delay in…
Scoring an attractive deal on a house in a popular market may seem like an impossible task, but a new report indicates that there are dozens of US cities that fit that description.The going rate for a single-family home jumped 5.7% from the prior year to $407,600 in April, according to data from the National…
Don Barrineau is on a roll.The Phoenix division president of Orlando, Florida-based Mattamy Homes is developing six new communities totaling 1,473 homes in metro Phoenix — four of which will open this calendar year.Most of the land was purchased two or more years ago, he said.”When the interest rates took that increase and everybody in…
Organized retail theft paired with inflation has pushed some major retailers to make drastic security changes in an effort to keep them from the brink of closure.Some stores have locked up some inventory, creating an inconvenience for customers, while some loss prevention associates have been equipped with body cameras.Arizona Retail Association says organized retail theft…
PHOENIX — A plan to balance the state budget squeaked through the Legislature Saturday over the objections of some Republicans who said it spends too much and Democrats who said it spends too little.The package, which was set for final Senate approval, cuts $729 million from the current budget, reducing it to $17.2 billion. That…
Jeffrey Lamb bought a residence at the base of Camelback Mountain in January 2002 for $870,000, razed it and built his dream home on the 1.1-acre parcel. Now, more than 20 years later, he is listing his home for the first time.The 13,286-square-foot home at 4937 E. Rockridge Road in Phoenix, known as the Rockridge…
ATLANTA — Austin Riley drove in three runs with three hits, including a two-run home run, Marcell Ozuna added a three-run shot and the Atlanta Braves’ long-suffering offense offered signs of recovery in a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.Chris Sale (9-2) improved to 7-0 at home. The left-hander allowed 2…