The Arizona Coyotes honored a very special hockey player and fan on Saturday, adding 9-year-old Leighton Accardo, who died of cancer last year, to its Ring of Honor. Look for her name and number (49) if you make it out to Gila River Arena this week, when the lineup includes a 6 p.m. game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday, April 19. Ticket prices start at $33.65.
Brian Moss of Spafford in performance mode.
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Spafford Dine-Out Concert
The jam band launched in Prescott back in 2009 is doing its first 2021 concerts at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, where pods of six people can enjoy their unique blend of musical styles including rock, reggae, ska, and electro-pop. They’ll perform at 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, April 19 and 20. Tickets are $77.25 (including fees).
The long and arduous journey detailing the rise and fall of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and the Latino resistance that selflessly fought against his regime, is detailed in the new book Driving While Brown: Sheriff Arpaio Versus the Latino Resistance.
Investigative journalists Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block interviewed the sheriff himself, the people who suffered under his policies as well as those who loyally supported them, and the people of color - led by Latinos - who stood up for their rights, their community, and other immigrants hoping for a better chance at the United States. Driving While Brown: Sheriff Arpaio Versus the Latino Resistance is the culmination of two decades worth of hard work, with the authors conducting on-the-ground reporting and coverage of Arizona s steep immigration battles. The book follows Latino activists like Lydia Guzman who tirelessly worked (and paid a great price) to gather evidence that would propel the landmark Me
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April 9, 2021 6:20 PM By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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CORRECTS CITY TO MISSION FROM MCALLEN - Migrants board a van at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission, Texas, on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021. U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families at the border without notices to appear in immigration court and sometimes, without any paperwork at all.
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FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, an unidentified migrant is processed at the intake area of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas. Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday, April 9, 2021 another step in the Biden administration s rush to set up temporary space for them.
The contract says the San Antonio-based provider of veterans care, disaster relief and migrant services already has beds available at hotels in Chandler and the Texas cities of El Paso and Cotulla, southwest of San Antonio. The first families to be housed in hotels under the contract were set to arrive Friday.
Sinema s office said the Democratic senator spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and will hold him accountable for protecting Arizona communities and ensuring all migrants are treated fairly and humanely.”
The Border Patrol encountered 52,904 families along the Mexican border last month, up from 19,286 in February and 3,455 in March 2020. The Endeavors contract says authorities anticipate the highest number of family arrivals in 20 years during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30.
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