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Valley 101

Whether you're a longtime Arizona resident or a newcomer, chances are there's something you've always wondered about the Valley. From The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com comes Valley 101, a weekly ... Read more

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How are electric scooters changing metro Phoenix?

How are electric scooters changing metro Phoenix?

If you drive around the Valley you're likely to see electric scooters on sidewalks, in neighborhoods and in popular area... Read more

15 Jul 2019

16mins

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What's the story behind Legend City, Arizona's shuttered theme park?

What's the story behind Legend City, Arizona's shuttered theme park?

Legend City was an 87-acre Arizona theme park located between Phoenix and Tempe near Papago Park from 1963 to 1983. At i... Read more

29 Jul 2019

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Why does I-10 go through a tunnel in downtown Phoenix?

Why does I-10 go through a tunnel in downtown Phoenix?

Odds are you’ve driven through the part of Interstate 10 in downtown Phoenix that dips into a tunnel. Phoenix natives ca... Read more

5 Aug 2019

17mins

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Why is citrus one of the 5 Cs of Arizona? What led to its decline?

Why is citrus one of the 5 Cs of Arizona? What led to its decline?

If you grew up in Arizona as a young kid, chances are you learned about the five Cs of Arizona in school. But if you did... Read more

11 Nov 2019

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Did Phoenix ever segregate where minorities could live?

Did Phoenix ever segregate where minorities could live?

Other big cities across the U.S. have been shaped by housing segregation and redlining, but did that happen here? Host K... Read more

10 Jun 2019

23mins

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Is Phoenix's air quality bad? How does it affect our health?

Is Phoenix's air quality bad? How does it affect our health?

The American Lung Association ranked Phoenix the seventh most ozone-polluted metropolitan area in the United States in A... Read more

26 Aug 2019

21mins

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What's an Eruv and is there one at Scottsdale Fashion Square mall?

What's an Eruv and is there one at Scottsdale Fashion Square mall?

Have you ever noticed a clear wire, strung between poles in different parts of the Valley? You can see it at the interse... Read more

3 Jun 2019

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Population part 1: How did the Valley get so big?

Population part 1: How did the Valley get so big?

We've been collecting your questions for more than two months now and one topic keeps coming up: the Valley's population... Read more

8 Apr 2019

22mins

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How did 25 German POWs escape from Camp Papago Park during WWII?

How did 25 German POWs escape from Camp Papago Park during WWII?

It took months of planning, but on the night of December 23, 1944, 25 German prisoners of war POWs escaped from Camp Pap... Read more

27 May 2019

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Six common light rail questions answered

Six common light rail questions answered

The Valley Metro light rail debuted in 2008 as a public transportation option that proponents hoped would propel Phoenix... Read more

4 Nov 2019

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What happened to Terminal 1 at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport?

What happened to Terminal 1 at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport?

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has Terminals 2, 3, and 4. But have you noticed there's no Terminal 1? At least... Read more

18 Mar 2019

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Why are there rumors about a U.F.O. crash landing at Dreamy Draw Dam?

Why are there rumors about a U.F.O. crash landing at Dreamy Draw Dam?

Anne Ferraioli grew up in Phoenix, but she said she never paid much attention to Dreamy Draw Dam. Then she noticed there... Read more

10 Feb 2020

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Why can't planes fly when it's too hot in Phoenix?

Why can't planes fly when it's too hot in Phoenix?

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport grounded flights due to extreme heat for the first time in 1990. It happened ag... Read more

20 Jan 2020

13mins

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Who is Winnie Ruth Judd, Phoenix's infamous murderess?

Who is Winnie Ruth Judd, Phoenix's infamous murderess?

Eighty-eight years ago, Winnie Ruth Judd traveled from Phoenix to Los Angeles with trunks oozing out blood. Initially, p... Read more

14 Oct 2019

21mins

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What are the most haunted places in Phoenix?

What are the most haunted places in Phoenix?

It's the Valley 101 podcast: Spooky edition! You'll hear about graveyards, theater ghosts, and places where children's s... Read more

28 Oct 2019

17mins

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Javelina in Arizona: Are they pigs? Are they dangerous?

Javelina in Arizona: Are they pigs? Are they dangerous?

Arizona is home to an array of wildlife unique to the southwestern U.S., including the often-misunderstood javelina. As ... Read more

12 Aug 2019

15mins

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Population part 2: Just how big could we get?

Population part 2: Just how big could we get?

As we talked about in last week's episode, the Valley is going to grow. For part two in our exploration of our populatio... Read more

15 Apr 2019

20mins

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Who are some celebrities from Arizona?

Who are some celebrities from Arizona?

Celebrities. You love 'em or you hate 'em. Or, you love to hate 'em. We on the Valley 101 podcast team have a few we jus... Read more

13 Jan 2020

22mins

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What buildings are the most iconic in the Phoenix skyline?

What buildings are the most iconic in the Phoenix skyline?

For this week's episode, we're tackling a more subjective question, "What buildings would you say are the most iconic in... Read more

2 Mar 2020

12mins

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Does light pollution threaten the night sky and human health? Valley 101 digs in

Does light pollution threaten the night sky and human health? Valley 101 digs in

The creation of the light bulb in 1879 would forever shape our homes, streets and offices. But by the 1950s, light pollu... Read more

24 Feb 2020

13mins

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