🌱 PHX Vegan Restaurant Week Happening Soon + ✈️ Spirit Airlines To KC

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

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Here are the top stories in Phoenix today:

1) The City of Phoenix is offering a $2,500 hiring incentive for two mechanic positions.

The roles will be with the Public Works Department where they will maintain and repair more than 7,000 pieces of equipment in the city.

(Signals AZ)

2) Like to eat plants? Phoenix Vegan Restaurant Week comes back for a second year.

The event will feature vegan-friendly dishes by both well-known vegan spots and surprising participants. The event runs Sept. 11-18.

(Phoenix New Times)

3) Consular Entrepreneurship Program helps Mexican women start businesses by connecting them with mentors, teaching them to create their own business plans, and more.

"It's very difficult to be a woman and a single mom," said Seidy Pachego, a single mom who used to own a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix. "It's very difficult to advance, really because of the language. The ones who usually succeed in business are men. But I've never thrown in the towel. I know I have to keep going."

(ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)

4) From carriers and clerks to assistants, the U.S. Postal Service is looking to fill 400 positions in metro Phoenix area by hosting a job fair.

The job fair will be from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, at the El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium. The starting pay ranges from $17.32 - $27.52 per hour.

(Arizona's Family)

5) Spirit Airlines ups competition with Frontier by adding new Kansas City-Phoenix flights.
Spirit's flights between Phoenix and Kansas City will begin Nov. 7.

"We listened to our Kansas City guests and are excited to deliver more convenient options to vacation destinations in the Southwest," said John Kirby, Spirit's vice president of network planning.

(The Arizona Republic)

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Mark your calendar:

• Ballet Under the Stars, Sept. 8. (Details)
• Flo Rida, Sept. 9. (Details)
• The Head and The Heart, Sept. 11. (Details)

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• "Downtown Phoenix at 1st Avenue and Adams in 1917 when there were still horses in traffic. That's the Balke Building on the left; the short building on the right side, the Gooding Building is still in use today." (City of Phoenix, AZ USA via Facebook)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.
— 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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