Imagine opening your front door to find a wall of scorching air so hot it’s as if stepping into an oven. The sun beats down relentlessly, sidewalks shimmer with heat waves, and even walking to your car is a survival issue. It’s from a book of doomsdays, but for much of the nation, it’s the…
In a ruling that’s fueling outrage nationwide, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation that will make it illegal to buy soda using food stamps. The controversial bill, HB2165, was signed into law by the Republican-controlled Legislature but reached a dead end on the governor’s desk on April 15. The purpose of the bill, to its…
Arizona is accustomed to explosive growth, and while headlines about housing grab most of the spotlight, there is another story of growth unfolding quietly but inexorably elsewhere throughout the state: warehousing and industrial property. While observers wrestle with trying to figure out Arizona’s larger housing and infrastructure demands, one tale is unfolding: logistics facilities and…
Scottsdale, buckle up for a new luxury hotel to revolutionize your notion of an upscale retreat. The REMI Scottsdale, Marriott’s Autograph Collection, will soon make its grand entrance in June 2025, and it’s already generating buzz in Scottsdale’s Entertainment District. And the icing on the cake? Reservations are now officially available. Whether you’re a local…
Denver citizens should be in for a rollercoaster as winter suddenly reappears in mid-April. Just when it finally seemed that spring had arrived, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Colorado with as much as 16 inches of snow in the mountains by Saturday morning. If you’ve been enjoying Denver’s sunny skies…
Would you pay nearly $100,000 per year just to see your child survive high school? If the number made you blink, calm down. While we’d like to think of astronomical tuition as being at Ivy League universities, there are high schools actually charging families amounts close to the size of a house down payment, particularly…
It’s the kind of tale that brings you to a halt – a deadly helicopter crash across the Hudson River claiming six lives, a family of five on vacation from Spain, and their pilot. The general public is mourning the gruesome loss, but the world of aviation is shocked at what is tantamount to a…
If you’re a Jersey dweller hoping to get your Real ID as of May 7 is just around the corner, chances are you’re already aggravated and you know why. You navigate the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) web site, steamed (at least jazzed) to secure a place, only to find those nasty words facing you:…
Tay-K, the teenage rap star who was being touted as the next big thing, now tastes the bitter flavor of a court decision. The Texas rapper, whose real name is Taymor McIntyre, was found guilty of murder on April 14, 2025, for murdering 23-year-old photographer Mark Anthony Saldivar in 2017. This is on top of…
The 2025 NYC mayoral contest just got a bit hotter and an awful lot more interesting. Tuesday, veteran former Gov. Andrew Cuomo won still another high-profile labor union endorsement, that being the powerful Ironworkers. The nod gives his campaign some actual heft in the form of being the third union to get behind him within…