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🌱 Home Price Growth Slows + Film Industry Grows In Phoenix
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Phoenix.
Hello, hello. I'm back in your inbox this warm summer morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening in town today. Let's have at it.
First, today's weather:
Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 99 Low: 83.
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Here are the top three stories today in Phoenix:
- Phoenix is no longer in the top three metros in home price growth. The latest list by S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reports that Phoenix is now #4 in the ranking. Tampa and Miami, Florida are in the first two spots with Dallas, Texas securing the #3 spot. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)
- Commuters were delayed on Wednesday morning in uptown Phoenix after a water main broke. Water gushed near Central Avenue and Bethany Home Road. Traffic will likely still be impacted this morning. It is not yet clear how many water customers were impacted during the incident. (Arizona's Family)
- State tax incentives have brought two huge movie productions to the Phoenix area. The Arizona Motion Picture Production Program is meant to create a film industry in Arizona. The tax incentive program has been authorized through 2043. The cap starts at $75 million in 2023 and reaches $125 million in 2025. (KTAR.com)
Today in Phoenix:
- The Road To Inequity: Understanding The Wealth Gap With Dr. Matthew C. Whitaker At Florence Community Library (5:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The City of Phoenix showcases a new mural that will greet students at Granada East Elementary during the 2022-2023 school year. Click to view the mural. (City of Phoenix, AZ USA via Facebook)
- The City of Phoenix Public Works Department reminds the community to place shredded paper in a clear plastic bag for it to be recycled. (City of Phoenix Public Works Department via Facebook)
- The Phoenix Public Library encourages the community to explore various library branch locations during the summer reading program. Click for an award-winning library architectural location. (Phoenix Public Library via Facebook)
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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.
— 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!
