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Phoenix, AZ

Greyson F

If you are a lover of breakfast food, you know there’s nothing like a hot, make-from-scratch breakfast served up just the way you like it. If you’re the kind of person who would rather sit back while someone else does all the cooking, there are a handful of breakfast-centric restaurants around greater Phoenix that cater specifically to hungry patrons just like you. And, recently, one of the top names in serving up breakfast around Arizona has announced it will not only open one new destination in the Valley but seven over the next two years.

Local Restaurant Opening 7 New Locations

When you stop by a fast food restaurant to order burgers and fries you’re probably only thinking of what you’re hungry for and how quickly the food comes out. Other than that, once you leave the drive-through window, your only other thoughts might be on if they made the order correctly. What you shouldn’t be focused to think about is just how clean the kitchen was or if the restaurant performed well on its last health inspection. After all, there is some level of trust between you and the restaurant. For the majority of greater Phoenix restaurants, that’s not an issue. However, one local fast-food restaurant nearly failed its most recent inspection, as it received a D grade just last week.

Local Fast Food Restaurant Hit With D-Grade Health Inspection

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Bend, OR

Robbie Newport

While people may associate Portland with exceptionally bad homeless news stories, the upscale city across the Cascade Mountains called Bend, is also appearing on the infamous scene. Unsanctioned mass homeless camps have taken root in the woods (Deschutes County Forest) on the outskirts of the city in southeast Bend by China Hat Road.

Unsanctioned homeless camps driving longtime residents out of Bend, OR

Minneapolis, MN

Eagan, MN

DayTripper

The Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota contains a large number of suburbs. However, in discussions of suburban life, certain southern suburbs like Eagan, Lakeville, and Burnsville tend to get brought up more than northern ones like Blaine, Mounds View, and Little Canada.

Why Do the Southern Twin Cities Suburbs Get More Attention Than the Northern Ones?

Virginia State

Fredericksburg, VA

Margaret Minnicks

There is no shortage of classical Christmas towns in Virginia to visit. There are many places to visit to embrace all that the season has to offer including festive parades, hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights, holiday craft shows, decorations, gift shops, restaurants, and other exciting things.

What visiting a classical Christmas is like in Fredericksburg, Virginia

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

The Denver City Council Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee will consider Wednesday several contracts for managing the city’s micro-communities for people experiencing homelessness.

Homeless contracts totaling $18.5 million, including for micro-communities, fill Denver agenda

Richmond, VA

A Christmas Kiss is a 2011 American-made-for-TV made-for-TVromance film starring Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge, and Brendan Fehr. The movie was filmed in Richmond, Virginia where this writer lives. The movie includes ballet dancers provided by the Richmond Ballet and a horse and carriage provided by Hundley Carriages.

"A Christmas Kiss" was filmed in Richmond, Virginia

Doswell, VA

This time of the year we see twinkling Christmas lights and beautiful decorations almost everywhere. We also hear the sound of Christmas music playing just about everywhere we go. Here is a place where you can see lights and hear beautiful Christmas music at the same time.

The longest drive-thru synchronized Christmas lights display is in Doswell, Virginia

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Concord, NH

InDepthNH.org

UPDATE: Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella, Safety Commissioner Robert L. Quinn, and State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announce that the victim in the deadly shooting currently under investigation at the New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord, New Hampshire has been identified as Bradley Haas, age 63, of Franklin, New Hampshire.

One Victim Dead, Shooter Killed by State Police at State Psychiatric Hospital in Concord

Salem, OR

The average person never thinks the bad things they read in the news will ever happen to them, that is, unless they have been a victim of crime themselves. This is a lesson a Salem, OR mom learned the hard way when she left her car running with her two children inside while she went into a convenience store in the early hours on Nov. 8.

Mom learns a lesson about leaving her car running with children inside while going into a store

The Denver City Council honored two women of color Monday revered in the community and gone too soon. The council issued proclamations honoring Lucille Ruibal Rivera and Patricia “Patt” Houston. The council revered Ruibal Rivera, the victim in a murder-suicide, as an incredible photographer, healthcare advocate and community leader. Lucille “Ruibal Rivera was a revered pillar of the community in Denver,” the proclamation states. “She co-founded Clinica Tepayac to care for medically underserved communities, worked to help it thrive and grow, and joined its board of directors eventually serving as its chair.”

Denver honors Latina, Black leaders gone too soon

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Fourth privately owned migrant shelter opens in Chicago's 27th Ward after other deal fell through, migrants relocated from Near North police station. A fourth migrant shelter has been been opened in Chicago's 27th Ward after the original plan to establish one in the West Loop encountered complications. The initiative, initially proposing shelters at 30 N. Racine Ave. and 939 N. Lake St., faced setbacks, leading to the abandonment of the Racine Avenue location.

Chicago Ald. Relocates Migrant Shelter from West Loop to Goose Island Due to Lease Dispute

Missouri State

Parkville, MO

CJ Coombs

If you live in Kansas City, who doesn't love the quaint nature of Parkville? Walk up and down Main Street and window shop or stop inside to check out any artistic creation. This community begins celebrating with Santa and his house today through December 23 (donations accepted). Visit here for times. We've been going for years.

The Main Streets in small town Missouri that do it up right during the holidays

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On MDI, four towns band together to tackle problems of scarce affordable housing

A new group has come together on Mount Desert Island to tackle the problem of scarce affordable housing across the island’s four towns of Bar Harbor,...

On MDI, four towns band together to tackle problems of scarce affordable housing

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