🌱 Girl Scouts Record-Breaking Season + From Hoops To Healing

Happy Friday, Phoenix! Here's everything you need to know going on locally today.

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First, today's weather:

Record-tying heat. High: 93 Low: 64.

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Here are the top three stories in Phoenix today:

1. The Cactus-Pine Girl Scouts sold an astonishing 2.6M boxes of cookies this season. Despite selling during a pandemic, the Girl Scouts built on and strengthened entrepreneurial and leadership skills to make this one of their best seasons ever. The money raised will go directly towards a variety of programs rich with community outreach and enrichment. (Daily Independent)
2. A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after selling fentanyl to a mother who fatally overdosed back in 2019. Reyes Luis Holguin pled guilty to selling drugs, including fentanyl, to the victim and has been ordered to pay the family $6,000 in addition to his 10-year sentence. (12news.com KPNX)
3. After decades with the WNBA, Bridget Pettis left basketball to help Phoenix heal through yoga. Pettis, who played and coached in the WNBA, is a co-founder of Project Roots yoga wellness collective which seeks to provide and promote a healthier, natural, and more sustainable way of living in urban areas. While she's been a certified yoga teacher for over 10 years, Pettis started the organization with Dionne Washington in 2019. (The Arizona Republic)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts At Downtown Mill Ave (10:00 AM)
• Code Club At Tolleson Public Library via Zoom (4:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Every day is National Puppy Day at the Arizona Humane Society! There are quite a few puppies here at AHS who are ready to be adopted! (Facebook)
• The Phoenix Fire Department is looking for YOUR INPUT! The Community Assistance Program is in the process of expanding to enhance crisis intervention services. Follow the link below for a quick bilingual survey. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.