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🌱 Church Group Rescued + Threshold's Solution For Affordable Housing
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Hello all. It's me, Dominique-Noelle Rafael, your host of the Phoenix Daily — back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening in our community today. Here we go.
First, today's weather:
A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 109 Low: 87.
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Here are the top 3 stories today in Phoenix:
- Yesterday afternoon, a women's church group was rescued from Camelback Mountain due to heat-related illnesses. According to Phoenix fire officials, the group was on a retreat and started hiking Echo Canyon Trail earlier in the morning. During the hike, the women were also filming a documentary called "Bad Girls Gone God" where they "embark on strenuous activities to get closer to God." Unfortunately, the day was cut short due to the heat. Several of the hikers had to be wheeled down the trail and three women were hospitalized. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
- The homelessness crisis in the United States is ongoing, and the number of people experiencing it in Maricopa County is rising. Because of this, there is a desperate need for affordable housing. Thankfully, Threshold is stepping in to be the answer. They plan "to change the housing dynamic by inviting landlords to be part of the solution." To learn more about it, please read the full article! (Cronkite News)
- Are you looking to find a new home in the Phoenix area? Patch and Redfin have got you covered. They have three fresh new homes on the market to share with you! There is a beautiful 1,074-square-foot unit with 1 bed/1.5 baths that you have to check out. (Phoenix Patch)
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Today in Phoenix:
From my notebook:
- The Arizona Humane Society is so proud of Timon and Pumbaa for getting a 13/10 on We Rate Dogs. Make sure to check out the adorable duo in the following post! (Arizona Humane Society via Facebook)
- The Phoenix Fire Department has just launched its new drone program. The new program "will help save lives and assess emergency situations more quickly with a better perspective." Learn more at the link! (Phoenix Fire Department via Facebook)
- The Phoenix Public Library is hosting some very cool summer programs this year. Just last week they hosted a Squid Dissection event at Ironwood Library. Check out the main website for more events and details! (Phoenix Public Library via Facebook)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you soon.
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!
