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🍕🍻Fall Food & Drink Festivals + 😻 AHS & PetSmart Team Up

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Happy Wednesday everyone! Merichelle Norwood here to fill your inbox today with the top stories in the Valley of the Sun.

Today's weather: High: 108 Low: 84.

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Here are the top stories today in Phoenix:

1) Keeping a pet can be hard — Arizona Humane Society and PetSmart team up for temporary shelter program. The program offers foster care for pet owners during financial hardship or housing insecurities

(Arizona's Family)

2) With cooler weather approaching, food and drink festivals are just around the corner. Here's a list of the best ones. From a Garlic Fest to a Pizza Festival, to several Oktoberfests, there's lots to look forward to this fall.

(Phoenix New Times)

3) ASU Cronkite School partners with The Diversity Pledge Institute to launch DEI programs in the Valley. "Our collaboration with The Diversity Pledge Institute will help advance Cronkite's goals of becoming a leader in diversity, equity and inclusion while pushing for more representation throughout the journalism and strategic communication industry," said Cronkite School Dean Dr. Battinto L. Batts Jr.

(Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication)

4) Valley teen aims to get 2,022 new blood donations by the end of the year. "It has to do with giving back in a way that's tangible. You're sending out a part of yourself into the world which makes it feel more meaningful for me," said 16-year-old Pierce Liestenfeltz.

(12news.com KPNX)

5) Inflation impacting kids' school lunches, and Phoenix schools scrambling to afford the soaring costs. "Last year, for 152 slices of bread we paid about $3.80, but this year the cost is right at $6.90 for the same amount," said Shannon Gleave, the director of Food and Nutrition at Glendale Elementary School District.

(KTAR.com)

Mark your calendar:

  • Duran, Duran, Sept. 7. (Details)
  • Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Dashboard Confessional and The Juliana Theory, Sept. 7. (Details)
  • Flo Rida, Sept. 9. (Details)
  • The Head and The Heart, Sept. 11. (Details)
  • Rio Diablo Birding Camp with Jacob Bagley. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

Photo by City of Phoenix
Photo by City of Phoenix


  • "If you know someone, including youth, who has made an impact on the quality of life of Phoenix residents, please nominate them for an award. Details about the MLK Awards Program can be found in the #PHXNewsroom" (City of Phoenix, AZ USA via Facebook)
  • "The City of Phoenix is committed to protecting the Monarch Butterfly Population. You can learn about landscaping ideas at phoenix.gov/pdd or phoenix.gov/oep/monarch" (Phoenix Planning & Development Department via Facebook)

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— Merichelle Norwood


About me: Merichelle has chronicled her many Arizona adventures since 2016. She is the Founder of the local blog She Moves PHX. You're most likely to find her munching on tacos on a Tuesday, sipping brews at a local cafe, or eating unicorn cakes.
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