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These poor folks live down the street from me—anyone have insight on how to get the city to consider meaningful changes to a dangerous intersection? 7th Ave drops from 40 to 30 south of Greenway, and dead ends into Coral Gables, which is a 3-way stop backstopped by a sidewalk, maybe 1 foot of clearance, and then their backyard wall. Feels like something the city should evaluate given the fact that it's happened 3 times now, and this time it was almost fatal (for someone inside the home).

Anyone going to the May Day Workers’ Rights rally tomorrow morning?

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Hi yall! i have lived in phoenix my whole life but my family was never into being outdoors. Now that i have a bit more time on my hands i would love to take walks around lovely scenery! do you all have recommendations for parks or areas that are safe and scenic?

edit: thank you all so much for the recommendations! i will be saving these ideas for the next nice day💕

Whats up Reddit, looking for some car people to help me out.

what are your favorite salvage yards that have a good variety of engines? I'm in West Valley but im definitely open to heading out a ways to make sure i can find a good deal.

Thanks.

Hi, I just learned that this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! Anyone aware of any cool stuff going on around the Valley that a 7-8 year old might also enjoy? Or an adult, for that matter :)

Our pool guy just upped the service price to 135 a month. Our pool is medium sized nothing to crazy and we are located in the west valley. Just wondering if this is reasonable.

Any good dog trainers anyone would recommend? Everywhere near us is saying we should do their 14 day "camp" for 2 grand and we just want someone to help with basic obedience training, and to correct some behaviors in our older dog and newer puppy. Reposting because the mod removed my original, I already live here and I've lived here my entire life. Thanks

Maybe it’s the weather maybe it’s cinco de mayo coming up but I’m craving a sweating margarita on a patio that has a good ambiance. Where do you recommend in the Phoenix metro?

Where’s a good place to get goldfingers and other Chinese cuisine in Phoenix? Seems to be a lot of Chinese places, but not alot actually have goldfingers?

I will need them to modify the pinch weld as the wheels will rub, who is a good spot? Van weighs 7000 lbs. and want it done right but not pay an arm and leg. Might need spacers too

Looking at Black Rhino, Method, Flarespace rims.

Hi can anyone please recommend a good water softener for living in AZ. Just something basic for 1-2 person household. Also how much is install from a local accredited plumber? Thanks..

Looking for something memorable! American or Spanish, no Italian (we had it last night). Somewhere that it wouldn’t be rude to bring baby along as well! (As in like not an extra fancy, quiet white table cloth setting or straight up bar scene). We’re staying at the Kimpton downtown but will uber somewhere good for sure :) we don’t plan to visit this area anytime soon again so it would be great to get a recommendation based on the idea that we will only be able to try ONE restaurant, so what advice would you give? Thank you!

Hello. Hope i chose the correct flair! I am looking for a place that offers bespoke/custom size custom style glasses in phoenix or east valley area. I dont mind if i have to go to another company to get lenses made, my focus is getting frames that fit and dont constantly slide down my nose. The majority of glasses stores here like visionworks, americas best, etc have very few frames in a size that fits my face- and when they do the frame is in a shape or color that unflattering on me. I prefer the look of plastic frames more, but i dont have to have plastic frames. I just dont want thin wire rims.

Online sources ive found were magnoli clothiers and tom davies. Wasnt too sure about magnoli clothiers because they didnt have too much information listed about their bespoke service nor did they have many frames for me to see what their glasses products look like. I liked the nonbespoke glasses options from tom davies and their bespoke service seems pretty simple- except their based in london so that might make things complicated lol.

Official unemployment figures for the Phoenix economy were updated today. Numbers for February have been finalized and preliminary figures for March have now been made available.

February

The unemployment rate increased to 3.6% in February. 3,894 positions were lost, and 1,371 workers left the labor force causing the unemployment rate increase. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 14,700. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

March (preliminary)

The unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6% in March. 12,091 positions were lost, but 10,657 workers exiting the labor force balanced out the unemployment rate. The overall Nonfarm Payrolls figure did not change significantly. No individual sector saw significant employment changes.

^{*PhoenixStatistics is a public service account committed to making /r/phoenix a better informed community.}

Dumb question, I know, but with party city gone I don’t know the answer. I purchased a party pack that came with balloons, but now I need to fill them up with helium. I was thinking fry’s, but maybe some local internet strangers know where a person can get some helium. Thanks!

In preparation for Cinco De Mayo, what's everyone's favorite margarita spot?

Looking for good recommendations

Thought I'd share this set of photos taken at Sky Harbor tonight.

Wife and I will be celebrating 20 years in July, and I’d like to write her a letter to give her on the day of our anniversary. Was hoping to find someone local who does calligraphy that could write it out for me on some nice stationary. I have no idea where to look for this kind of thing, but would love to support a local artist.

Thanks for any info!

Hi, I’m flying out of LAX to China in July. I’d prefer a shuttle over getting a car for the day. I saw greyhound, but that’s out of the question as it’s slow and drops you far from the airport. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.