https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:34:22 +0000 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2025/09/cropped-Logos_Phoenix-favicon.png The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/dough-sauce-cheese-repeat-rafis-hope-returns-to-the-pizza-kitchen/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1068 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/dough-sauce-cheese-repeat-rafis-hope-returns-to-the-pizza-kitchen/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:34:21 -0700 Services Rafi’s Hope welcomed Live 101.5’s Morning Mess crew for a volunteer shift at the Phoenix Dining Room  Order in the kitchen! Rafi’s Hope was back in the kitchen in July, aprons on and hands covered in flour, for St. Vincent de Paul’s Friday Night Pizza tradition. The team spent the afternoon stretching dough, ladling sauce, and layering cheese and pepperoni,...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/dough-sauce-cheese-repeat-rafis-hope-returns-to-the-pizza-kitchen/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/arizonas-shifting-games-from-card-rooms-to-screens/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1062 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/arizonas-shifting-games-from-card-rooms-to-screens/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:52:44 -0700 Other Picture a Tuesday night in Tempe. A group of coworkers clocks out, grabs tacos, then drifts toward a low-slung building where the poker tables stay busy well past midnight. Someone racks up chips, someone else nurses a beer and folds early, and the whole scene has the loose, unhurried energy that has defined Valley card rooms for decades. That world...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/arizonas-shifting-games-from-card-rooms-to-screens/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/casino-moved-into-living-room/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1057 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/casino-moved-into-living-room/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:11:27 -0700 Other The pilgrimage used to be the point. You drove out to the casino, you smelled the carpet, you fed a machine under a chandelier shaped like a UFO and called it a night out. Now the chandelier is your ceiling fan. The gaming floor fits in a bathrobe pocket, and the drive takes as long as unlocking a phone. Arizona...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/casino-moved-into-living-room/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/become-a-paid-caregiver-for-a-family-member-in-arizona-with-altcs-and-crystal-home-care-az/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1052 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/become-a-paid-caregiver-for-a-family-member-in-arizona-with-altcs-and-crystal-home-care-az/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:30:29 -0700 Medical Arizona family caregivers can get paid to take care of their loved ones under the state’s Medicaid program for long term care – the Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS). This article presented by Crystal Home Care AZ outlines program coverage and eligibility, caregiver training, and more. Let’s get started! ALTCS and AHCCS The Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS)...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/become-a-paid-caregiver-for-a-family-member-in-arizona-with-altcs-and-crystal-home-care-az/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1047 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:14:27 -0700 Services The 12-week initiative brings volunteers together to support local nonprofits and fill critical summer volunteer gaps across Arizona.  Sponsored by Rafi Law Group All photos courtesy of Rafi Law Group Summer may mean vacation time for many, but the volunteers at Team Rafi are also spending the “lazy days” of summer by helping others. Rafi’s Hope has kicked off its...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafis-hope-launches-third-annual-summer-of-service/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-much-does-arizona-earn-entertainment/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1042 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-much-does-arizona-earn-entertainment/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:00:00 -0700 Other Arizona has a powerful entertainment landscape that generates good revenues for the state. The state’s entertainment revenue engine spans from national parks to major film festivals and live events. Major film sets keep returning to the famous Arizona desert while locals and visitors flock to entertainment districts that deliver everything expected. Every activity brings more money into the state so...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-much-does-arizona-earn-entertainment/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1036 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:38:46 -0700 Services The firm covered every scholarship at ASU’s Future Lawyers Institute, introducing a legal career to students. To many high school students, the job of ‘attorney’ can feel like a career path they will never be able to follow. The cost of law school alone is enough to close the door before a young person can picture themselves walking through it....]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/future-lawyers-no-cost-rafi-law-group-backs-asu-summer-institute/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-phoenix-turned-art-hunts-and-hidden-surprises-into-summer-fun/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1029 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-phoenix-turned-art-hunts-and-hidden-surprises-into-summer-fun/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:55:55 -0700 Other Every June, a quiet wave of mushrooms spreads across Phoenix. Not the kind you’d find sprouting after a rare monsoon, but the painted, sculpted, knitted, and beaded sort, tucked into planters along Roosevelt Row, hidden near coffee shops in Tempe, and left on benches in the shade of a downtown park. This is Game of Shrooms, the worldwide art hunt...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/how-phoenix-turned-art-hunts-and-hidden-surprises-into-summer-fun/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1024 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 12:45:53 -0700 Services For the children who gather at St. Vincent de Paul’s Family Dining Room each weeknight, dinner comes with something else: homework help, tutoring, and the kind of encouragement that challenges kids to pursue brighter futures. It’s all part of programming at the nonprofit’s Dream Center, which became the backdrop for a community celebration on May 1, when Rafi’s Hope, the...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/rafi-law-group-celebrates-dia-del-nino-with-50000-donation-to-st-vincent-de-paul/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/purpose-healing-center-collaborates-with-state-48-to-highlight-accessible-recovery-support-in-the-phoenix-valley/ https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=1017 https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/purpose-healing-center-collaborates-with-state-48-to-highlight-accessible-recovery-support-in-the-phoenix-valley/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 13:30:43 -0700 Health and Wellness When a treatment center and a beloved Arizona brand come together, the result is more than a piece of clothing. It is a statement about belonging, identity, and the kind of culture that helps people feel safe enough to ask for help.  Purpose Healing Center, a compassion-driven mental health and addiction treatment provider based in the Phoenix area, has announced...]]> https://storyconsole.phoenixnewtimes.com/sc/purpose-healing-center-collaborates-with-state-48-to-highlight-accessible-recovery-support-in-the-phoenix-valley/feed/ 0 Story Console: Phoenixnew Times