🌱 Patch AM: Barricade at Phoenix bar shuts Dunlap at 35th Avenue

Good day Phoenix! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Barricade at Phoenix bar shuts Dunlap at 35th Avenue
• What Phoenix jurors will weigh next in the Moldovan shooting case.
• Could this new Desert Ridge retail plan change your Phoenix commute?

Also on today's calendar: Behavioral Health Professionals Networking Event Hosted by Cornerstone Healing Center and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very hot, with a high of 118 and low of 91 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Very hot, temps: high: 115, low: 92.
• Friday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 113 and low of 89 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Active barricade situation underway at Phoenix bar (azfamily.com) — An overnight barricade situation at Dunes Cocktail Lounge near 35th and Dunlap in Phoenix has shut down both lanes of Dunlap Avenue at 35th Avenue. Phoenix police's special assignments unit is negotiating with an armed man still inside the bar, and residents are urged to avoid the area until the scene is cleared.
   

• Aggravation phase to begin for man convicted of shooting Phoenix officer 8 times (azfamily.com) — Jurors in Phoenix are beginning the aggravation phase in the case of Essa Williams, already convicted of shooting Phoenix Police Officer Tyler Moldovan multiple times in 2021. Prosecutors will argue aggravating factors that could mean decades in prison, while the defense prepares to push for mitigating circumstances before sentencing.
   

• Vestar targets Desert Ridge retail site in area that's drawn $251M in recent bids (abc15.com) — A Phoenix-based developer, Vestar, is pursuing a 20-acre state land parcel at Black Mountain Boulevard and Deer Valley Drive in Desert Ridge for a new anchored retail project. The site heads to auction November 5, with required road improvements baked into the starting bid, potentially reshaping shopping and traffic in this fast-growing corner of Phoenix.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Phoenix

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Thursday August 27
• Behavioral Health Professionals Networking Event Hosted by Cornerstone Healing Center →
  Optima Camelview Village, 7147 E Rancho Vista Dr, Scottsdale
  11:00 am
• Movie Night in Ibiza! →
  The Pemberton, 1121 N 2nd St, Phoenix
  8:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Grimaldi's: Pizza and Pilates →
  Grimaldi's Pizzeria, 4000 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale
  11:00 am
• Floating in Moonlight: Summer Full Moon Float →
  , Phoenix
  6:30 pm
• All Your Friends →
  The Rebel Lounge, 2303 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix
  8:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• "Getting Deeper into the Grand Canyon and Other Natural Wonder" with Matthew Goodwin
  Arizona Humanities Butterfly Lodge Museum, SE Corner of St. Rt. #373 & Co. Rd. #1126, Greer, AZ, 85927, United States
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• DivaCon 2026 →
  Vybe Event Center, 2301 S Stearman Dr, Chandler
  12:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Kids Eat Free at Luna Grill Until Aug. 31 →
  Luna Grill Gilbert, 3131 S Market St, Gilbert
  11:00 am
• Arizona's Children Association Back to School Laptop Drive →
  Arizona's Children Association, 7600 N 16th St, Phoenix
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• 9/10 Girls Volleyball vs Valley Vista
  Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
  4:00 pm
• JV Badminton: North Canyon vs Glendale
  Glendale High School Glendale, AZ 85301
  4:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball Match
  Independence High School 6602 N 75th Ave Glendale, AZ 85303
  4:00 pm
• Badminton Match
  Independence High School 3921 W Baseline Ave Laveen, AZ 85339
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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Sun City

• From snowblower to Sun City: RCSC president looks ahead (yourvalley.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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