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Recent Articles from Christine Rogel, Cronkite News Service
AAA campaign: Distracted driving covers more than just cell phones, text-messaging
Keep your hands on the wheel. Text messages, lipstick and on-the-road snacks can wait. That's the message that AAA Arizona is spreading as part of a national AAA campaign that asks drivers to keep their eyes on the road.
Supporters: Law raising microbrewery production limit good for Arizona firms, jobs
Jim Scussel and his partners started Four Peaks Brewing Co. 13 years ago as a brewery and tasting room, rolling out kegs of Scottish Ale, Four Peaks Ale and Arizona Peach to restaurants and bars. Four Peaks later opened a restaurant at its brewery in Tempe and another in north Scottsdale. And consumers now can purchase Kilt Lifter and its other brews at grocery and convenience stores around the[...]
State unemployment rate levels off – for now – as back-to-school jobs kick in
Arizona's unemployment rate remained fairly steady in August, dipping slightly to 9.1 percent as back-to-school jobs offset losses in retail and leisure and hospitality, the state Department of Commerce announced Sept. 17.
Nogales-area businesses banding together to bring customers back
NOGALES - Gael Sylvia Pullen said her McDonald's franchise a five-minute walk from the pedestrian port of entry here is doing pretty well, all things considered. But she only needs to look down the road, where a Wendy's, Sonic and Hometown Buffet have gone out of business since last fall, to find reason for concern.
Brewer, Alice Cooper urge Arizonans to dine out for the common good
Gov. Jan Brewer took the stage Sept. 10 with rocker and restaurateur Alice Cooper to convince Arizonans that dining out is good for the state.
In tough environment for tourist businesses, it helps to stand out
SEDONA - Next to a sign promising red rock views from every room of an inn - walk-ins welcome - and down the street from a trolley service billing itself as "the best first thing to do in Sedona," Damon Anderson, six-shooter on his hip, marshal badge on his vest, twirls a lasso to lure tourists into Red Rock Western Jeep Tours.
