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12/04/2022

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The Center for Digital Government (CDG) has named the city of Phoenix a 2021 Digital Cities Survey Winner for the '500,000 or More Population Category'. The 21st annual Digital Cities Survey examines the overall technology programs and plans of the city. It focuses on cybersecurity, digitization of services, data transparency, and community engagement

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12/04/2022

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This month, Americans commemorate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Desert Training Center/California –Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC/C-AMA), which represents a critical time and place in our nation’s history. Read more below:
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01/03/2022

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

01/03/2022

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Can Parks Bring Us Together on Climate?

Americans overwhelming love our national parks, regardless of political party, and the same is true for members of Congress. Even as some of our country’s most beloved places burn in wildfires, sink under rising waters and dry up in withering heat, many parks still experienced record-setting visitation last year. Learn more below:
https://www.npca.org/articles/3076-can-parks-bring-us-together-on-climate

01/03/2022

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Parks Turning 50 In 2022...Arizona: Hohokam Pima National Monument

Hohokam Pima National Monument recognizes the significance of Snaketown, a Hohokam village inhabited from about 300 AD to around 1200 AD. This ancient village, which may have had as many as 2,000 inhabitants, is within the Gila River Indian Reservation near Sacaton, Arizona. Learn more below:
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24/02/2022

NATO's fundamental goal is to safeguard the Allies' freedom and security by political and military means. NATO remains the principal security instrument of the transatlantic community and expression of its common democratic values. ... NATO!

22/02/2022

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Spring in the garden

Visitors love Ikebana, Deridder said, so there’s excitement about the Spring Ikebana Festival. The 550-year-old meditative practice includes trimming flowers and tree branches and standing them in styles that reflect balance and harmony with nature. Ikebana floral arrangements in crafted vases will be on display for the festival from Feb. 24 - March 6. Learn more below:
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24/11/2021

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Light up the night and be dazzled at the Valley’s most unique holiday event, the Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade, December 11, 2021.

22/11/2021

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t’s been said that the night sky represents the other half of the National Park System. It’s in the national parks where you can experience some of the darkest skies you’ll find anywhere. http://ow.ly/XWaS50GTcTc

30/08/2021

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Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. His works are considered to possess outstanding artistic merit in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture." http://ow.ly/AjIi50G06ws

Dale Chihuly will make a dramatic return to the Sonoran Desert Dec. 3 with a stunning new exhibition at two of Arizona's most iconic venues, Desert Botanical Garden and Frank

30/08/2021

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Not only will you be enjoying a great night but doing it for a great cause as well...
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As part of its philanthropic efforts Sound Bites Grill in Sedona is holding its WineFest 2021 Opening Night Party Fundraiser for the Verde Valley Wine Consortium, on Friday, September 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. It’s a wonderful fundraising affair preceding the City of Sedona’s 12th Annual Winefest on S...

30/08/2021

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Route 66 'ghost roads' hike: Route 66 'ghost roads' hike: Walk in the vanishing path of the Mother Road.
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The Stone to Steel Dam Trail near Williams travels through Kaibab National Forest to two notable dams that date back to railroad days.

26/08/2021

Stranger Things’ Allyssa Brooke’s son, 16, was ‘beaten as bullies LAUGHED’ Despite pleading with local superintendents, the school has still not “rescinded the student’s participation in Varsity sports or extracurricular activities” http://ow.ly/x7Ib30rS9tN

ALLYSSA Brooke’s teenage son has faced serious injuries after a brutal attack that was filmed during a school basketball game. The Stranger Things star alleged that bullies sat by LAUGHING an…

24/08/2021

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: It is Arizona’s largest and busiest airport, and among the largest commercial airports in the United States; in 2020, PHX was the 8th-busiest airport in the United States and 24th-busiest in the world.

19/08/2021

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Spread across northeastern Arizona is a spectacular landscape of colorful buttes and mesas, forested mountains, deep-cut canyons and ancient archeological sites that make up the Navajo Nation. http://ow.ly/3W1R50FUmTa

Monument Valley, Canyon de Chelly, Hubbell Trading Post and Navajo National Monument have reopened. Here are highlights of each park.

18/08/2021

A Modest Proposal: We Need More National Parks | Sierra Club https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/modest-proposal-we-need-more-national-parks

Here are a dozen places that deserve the highest protection

09/08/2021

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At Taliesin West, nestled in the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, installations will be seen inside the building, on the lawns, floating on the water, and emerging from the desert itself. https://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2021/08/08/2061-dale-chihuly-returns-to-the-sonoran-desert-with-a-stunning-new-ex

Dale Chihuly makes a dramatic return to the Sonoran Desert on Dec. 3 with a stunning new exhibition at two of Arizona's most iconic venues, Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West. Combining art, architecture and nature, Chihuly in the Desert, is set against m...

09/08/2021

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The 98-acre Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, a new raptor program puts visitors face to face – beak to nose, perhaps – with the great horned owl and the Sonoran-native ferruginous hawk, among other birds of prey. http://ow.ly/78xC50FNwsR

In Tucson, a fresh-air destination beloved for winter sun, old-school is news again: Birding is big, hiking is trending and parks are filled with nature-seeking tourists. And at the Tucson

04/08/2021

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Counting the days until you can attend a blockbuster con like Phoenix Fan Fusion again? Yeah, us too. The good news is that there are plenty of nerd-friendly activities and events happening between now and then around the Valley...
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04/08/2021

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The colors green and gray might not mean much to most, but these colors changed Freddy Ramirez's life. The day he earned his green and gray uniform and became Ranger Freddy at Saguaro National Park is a day he'll never forget.
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Meet Ranger Freddy Fernandez-Ramirez, the breakout star of "Freddy Fridays" videos on Saguaro National Park's Instagram account.

02/08/2021

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“It's about a regional approach to economic development because what's good for Tucson is good for the region,” said Romero in a media roundtable with Amtrak and city leaders on Tuesday.

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Mayors from 11 Arizona communities, including Tucson, Phoenix, Oro Valley and Marana, sent a letter to Arizona congressional leaders, supporting Amtrak’s proposal for a passenger rail connecting Tucson and Phoenix. : “It's about a regional approach to economic development because what's good for...

02/08/2021

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The next First Friday Art Walk will take place throughout the general Phoenix area on August 6, 2021, starting at 6:00 pm and going until 10:00 pm.

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The culture that lives within the city of Phoenix is unlike any other, and it’s no wonder why it’s become the fifth most populated city in the United States with the recent increase in the Phoenix housing market bringing an influx of transplants into town. One of the best ways to learn about the...

30/07/2021

30 years, 30 Great States: This Route 66 fanatic got 66 tattoos to match | http://ow.ly/fWCN30rPwJx Oklahoma City http://ow.ly/ia5m30rPwJw

But to really take measure of the man’s favorite highway you have to look to the man himself, his legs, his arms, just about everywhere he has a spare patch of skin.

26/07/2021

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Private Jetaway offers ultraluxe packages inclusive of ground transport, private jet and luxury villa intricately designed for each valued guest with one call.” http://ow.ly/7IRY50FDUTk

26/07/2021

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Now, this is some "smoking" news. :)

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“We are a cannabis-friendly hotel and have a cannabis-friendly event company that is elevating and educating the community about cannabis,” says Daron Brotherton, the VP of Operations at the hotel.

19/07/2021

Tri-County Arts Sets Closing Reception for Father-Son Exhibit | TAPinto. Father and son have art in the permanent collections of the Heard Museum in Phoenix; http://ow.ly/Zm6V30rO8sJ

OLEAN, NY — An exhibit of neo-traditional Native American pottery, sculpture and paintings by father and son Peter and Mike Jones will close July 24 at Tri-County Arts Gallery, 110 W. State St.,...

13/07/2021

Sports tourism is big business for Arizona, expected to keep growing - having big events like the NBA Finals in our backyard is the best kind of advertising there is, where the big networks are showing glimpses of what life is like in our great state. http://ow.ly/yrZv30rNJO2

Sports tourism is amounting to huge revenue for Arizona cities and businesses, and experts say those big numbers are expected to keep growing as more sporting events come to Arizona.

12/07/2021

Sonoran Desert Pet Resort offers a getaway | Business | http://ow.ly/wTZP30rNyK1 http://ow.ly/HxVf30rNyK2

Sonoran Desert Pet Resort offers a getaway for animals, whether staying for a few hours or days at a time.

12/07/2021

Desert Encounters: If This Gambel’s Quail Could Talk, What Would He Say? | Things To Do | citysuntimes.com https://www.citysuntimes.com/things_to_do/desert-encounters-if-this-gambel-s-quail-could-talk-what-would-he-say/article_92e2bb4e-e1b1-11eb-9ab0-ff7061813d8e.html

The mission of the Desert Foothills Land Trust is to connect people to nature by working with communities and partners to conserve and steward sensitive lands and species for the

12/07/2021

Biden Administration Seeking Nearly $57 Million For National Park System Land Acquisitions https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/07/biden-administration-seeking-nearly-57-million-national-park-system-land-acquisitions

Preserving historic battlefields, purchasing inholdings, acquiring wildlife habitat, and purchased water rights are among the National Park Service projects the Biden administration wants to tackle with nearly $57 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Fiscal 2022.