When the Tombstone pharmacy closed in January after decades of use, the loss was felt. The store was mostly a tourist trap, full of the quaint items you might expect in an old western drug store as well as general items like snacks and bandages. But it still served residents as a modern pharmacy, and…
Zoe received almost 30 calls from her ex-boyfriend a day. She wasn’t allowed to hang out with her friends or any other boy besides him, not even male relatives. “He only wanted me to be with him,” said Zoe, a University of Arizona student. “He always made me feel guilty for things I never did…
The push to buy local and eat organic has spurred on a cottage industry in Arizona. A handful of companies in the state have jumped into the fray of home-delivery services, bringing the farm to the suburbs. “It’s wonderful seeing change,” said Kathyrn Porter, whose Vail-based Matt’s Organic Home Delivery Service has seen an increase…
Restaurants are starting to recognize a growing dining trend that might not be good for business. Folks sit down at the table and immediately pick up their cell phones. Many never put them down. “I don’t get it.” Said Raoul Villa, a manager at Flagstaff’s Dara Thai restaurant. “People are so taken by their phones, there’s…
About 43 percent of young Americans are still without health insurance, two years after the launch of the Affordable Care Act. As the second enrollment period gets underway, some advocates in Arizona are hoping to change that. They’ve launched seminars and presentations on Arizona’s college campuses and a social media campaign to encourage people from…
