🌱 Modern Phoenix Week 2022 Cancellation + Public Transit Grant

Hello, people of Phoenix! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with your Tuesday issue of the Phoenix Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 70 Low: 43.

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Here are the top three stories in Phoenix today:

1. The Phoenix Public Transit Department has received nearly $1 million to plan eleven stations connecting four activity centers in Mesa. The money will be used to conduct planning efforts, determine design guidelines, and establish economic strategies. The new grant is in addition to the $17.4 million that was allocated to the Valley Metro Tempe Street Car Project last year to advance the three-mile streetcar plan. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
2. Unfortunately, Modern Phoenix Week 2022 is no longer happening. According to organization officials, the Week celebrating design and architecture throughout the Valley has been canceled due to the pandemic and rising infection rates. The Modern Phoenix Week 2022 was originally scheduled for the second week of March. (Phoenix New Times)
3. A Phoenix mother has been arrested for allegedly doing drugs near her child. Alyssa Salcido was seen using drugs in a vehicle near the Knights Inn along Interstate 17 on Saturday. Salcido has admitted to using the drugs she picked up at the hotel with her child present in the vehicle. The drug fumes can pose a threat to the health of a child. (ABC15 Arizona)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Baby Rhyme and Playtime At The Foothills Branch Library (10:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Phoenix Police Department urges the community to help in finding 15-year-old Aspen Ariah Bell. Please contact the police with any information. (Facebook)
• Phoenix Fire Department recognized the firefighters who assisted a 58-year-old woman who fell while hiking. Thank you for your service! (Facebook)
• The City of Phoenix celebrated artist Michelle Stuhl who created the 'Gateway Arch' that spans McDowell Road near 17th Street.(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.