Daily News 10-12-2026

The Salad and Go map is getting redrawn fast. Last week, a bankruptcy judge signed off on 7 Brew‘s purchase of 36 Arizona locations, and a second auction parceled out 34 more to seven different bidders. The short version: most of those little drive-thru boxes are about to start pouring coffee and dirty soda. A couple will still sell salads. And the chef who started it all just bought back the name. Here’s what we know right now: 7 Brew’s big buy is official The judge approved 7 Brew’s $123.5…»

Arizona and Taiwan celebrated another significant milestone in their expanding partnership as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office officially opened its new office in Phoenix, Arizona. Governor Katie Hobbs joined leaders including Dr. Chia-Lung Lin, Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs; TECO Phoenix Director General Kevin Chiao; Ingrid Larson, Managing Director, American Institute in Taiwan; Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego; Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority…»

Denū Hotel & Spa, the first downtown Phoenix hotel property with a full spa, has opened and is looking to bring more locals in. The 236-room hotel, which is located in a 17-story building at 1 E. Adams Street in Phoenix, officially opened Sept. 21.

Because of its location, the hotel is marketing itself for business travelers, convention guests, attendees to sporting events and concerts and overall leisure travelers. But with the Solstone Holistic Spa, which Denū hypes as “Phoenix’s…»

Retail sales rose for the 12th straight month in September even as gas prices put pressure on shoppers’ budgets, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retail sales rose again last month as consumers continued to spend following a solid back-to-school shopping season,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Households remain budget conscious, concentrating on everyday essentials even as higher…»

The Greater Phoenix single-family housing market held onto year-to-date sales gains through September, but the month brought a sharper slowdown in new contract activity, according to data from Phoenix REALTORS®. Closed sales dropped 4.9%, and new listings dropped 3.7% in September this year compared to last year, pending sales plummeted 40.1% and affordability pressures pushed prices lower.

Year over year, national closed sales were down 1.2% in September, and…»