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Huss Brewing, PHX Beer Co. to merge as Zonafide Beverages

🍺 Major news for the Valley’s craft beer community: Huss Brewing, the second-largest craft brewery in Arizona, and PHX Beer Co., the 12th-largest, are merging into a partnership called Zonafide Beverages. Both breweries will retain their independent identities and brands,

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Sam’s Club launches its 1st sushi station at Tempe Marketplace

🍣 Sam’s Club has launched the membership warehouse chain’s first in-store sushi station at its just-opened location at Tempe Marketplace. The sushi station, headed by chef Bran Mai, features grab-and-go items, such as 10- to 15-piece rolls for under $10,

Zaxbys makes Arizona debut Wednesday in Queen Creek

🐓 Zaxbys, a Georgia-based fried chicken concept, makes its Arizona debut Wednesday at the Vineyard Towne Center on the northwest corner of Combs and Gantzel in Queen Creek. The fast-casual restaurant and drive-through offers chicken tenders, wings, sandwiches, and salads. You

Federal Pizza to open 2nd location at PV on Tuesday

🍕 Federal Pizza, which debuted in uptown Phoenix in 2012, launches a second location at 11 a.m. Tuesday at PV, the revitalized former Paradise Valley Mall, in northeast Phoenix. The Upward Projects concept – a sibling to Postino Wine Café,

Veda Indian Cuisine makes debut in north Scottsdale

🇮🇳 Veda Indian Cuisine, an elevated restaurant offering regional classics and contemporary dishes, has opened in the Best Buy plaza on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. Menu highlights include chicken malai kebobs,

Mercy’s Kitchen brings West African cuisine to Gilbert

🌍 Mercy’s Kitchen, a restaurant offering West African cuisine prepared by Ghanaian chefs, has opened in Gilbert. It takes over the former Thai Chili space on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Baseline. Signature dishes include: Jollof, a dish

Golden Corral offers all-you-can-eat wings deal on weekdays

🍗 Attention, wings fans: Golden Corral has brought back its all-you-can-eat wing deal after 4 p.m. weekdays for a limited time. The cost is $17.49 per person and includes traditional wings, the chain’s new hand-breaded boneless wings, and endless sides.

Brunch Problems closes after 2 years in midtown Phoenix

🚫 Brunch Problems, a breakfast and lunch eatery from chef Jerome Greene, has closed after two years in midtown Phoenix. Greene had taken over the former Switch space on the northeast corner of Central and Virginia. After Switch’s 14-year run

Get free Playa Bowls at Saturday’s grand opening in Buckeye

🥥 New Jersey-based Playa Bowls celebrates the grand opening of its fifth Valley location Saturday on the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the first 50 guests receive a free bowl

Over Easy celebrates Buckeye opening with weekend specials

🍳 Scottsdale-based brunch concept Over Easy is celebrating the opening of its 18th location Saturday near the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye with two days of specials. Saturday and Sunday, diners can enjoy a penny mimosa

Si Señor in Chandler temporarily closes after building fire

🔥 Si Señor, a popular family-run New Mexican restaurant on the northwest corner of Alma School and Galveston in Chandler, has temporarily closed after a building fire. No injuries were reported. ‘‘This last Saturday, right before close, we had a

Former WWE stars to host Bonita Bonita Wine dinner at We-Ko-Pa

🍷 Arizona natives Nikki and Brie Garcia, formerly known as the WWE’s Bella Twins and co-founders of Bonita Bonita Wine, will host a wine dinner next Friday, Aug. 15, at We-Ko-Pa Casino & Resort on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

Global chain Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea makes AZ debut in Tempe

🧋 Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea, a global chain with more than 1,500 locations, has made its Arizona debut in the former Taiwan Mama space, just north of Silver Lake Ramen, on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe.