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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 21:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Meet Alcove, a neighborhood bottle shop and &#8216;connecting point&#8217; in Phoenix</title>
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					<dc:creator>Preslie Hirsch</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:07:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>First Friday isn&#8217;t ending — it&#8217;s evolving</title>
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					<dc:creator>Emily Geremia</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:08:58 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>ASU booted a group that feeds the homeless outside a campus building</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:16:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Living Más: How friends built one of the Valley&#8217;s tastiest pop-ups</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Hot Valley restaurant group plans 2 &#8216;most ambitious&#8217; projects yet</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:50:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Michelin-recommended taquerias pop-up at Chase Field</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:04:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/1000485346.jpg" alt="A chef carves al pastor off a cone of meat on a trompo." />Three acclaimed Mexico City taco makers will serve in downtown Phoenix for three days only.]]></description>
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		<title>VIVA PHX roars back with six days of music, art and food</title>
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					<dc:creator>Jennifer Goldberg</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Downtown Phoenix streets ranked among most dangerous roads in U.S.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Clarissa Sosin</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:02:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>VIVA PHX is bigger than ever. Here&#8217;s where to eat at the festival</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:53:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Americana-style sports grill to replace Angel&#8217;s Trumpet in downtown Phoenix</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sara Crocker</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:11:05 -0700</pubDate>
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