Is hockey dying in the desert?

Average fan attendance for the Arizona Coyotes dropped 13 percent in the last decade. At the end of this NHL season , the team finished 30 out of 31 teams in attendance. The Coyotes attendance average for the 2007-2008 season was 14,820 fans. This season, they averaged 13,040 fans per game. The Coyotes play at…

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Love for sale in Arizona

Small, independent businesses make cookies with mesquite pod flour. Large candy factories sell chocolate handcuffs. When it comes to Valentine’s Day treats in the Grand Canyon State, why not buy locally produced treats? Americans will purchase about 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate this February, according to the National Confectioners Association. There is no need…

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Game players flip with the return of pinball

Behind the dark-stained wood door and faded red-brick of D&D Pinball in Tucson, Ariz. lies a collection of the biggest movie and TV stars from the 80s and 90s. The Addams Family, Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, the Creature from the Black Lagoon and many more fight for gamers’ attention in a war zone of flashing…

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