Airport Restaurant Workers Strike + New Morning Squeeze Location

Rise and shine, Phoenix! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 104, low: 82.

Here are the top stories in Phoenix today:

1. Restaurant workers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport went on strike to protest what they called severe understaffing. Workers for HMS Host, one of two companies that provides staffing for airport restaurants, walked off the job early Wednesday morning. The workers, part of the UNITE Here hospitality union, pushed for the hiring of more workers and better working conditions. (AZ Central)
2. Morning Squeeze is expanding to downtown Phoenix with an opening date set for Friday. The eatery, which offers fresh breakfast and lunch options, already has locations in both Tempe and Scottsdale. Morning Squeeze specializes in breakfast classics alongside modern brunch dishes. (Phoenix Patch)
3. New "cool pavement" technology being tested in Phoenix keeps street temperatures much cooler than traditional pavement, but so far doesn't seem to cool the air nearly as much as the ground. That could be due to small testing areas and the mixing of air from cool pavement areas and areas with traditional pavement. (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
4. Jimmy Buffett’s Broadway musical “Escape to Margaritaville” premieres in Phoenix this week at the Madison Center for the Arts. The show features Buffet classics alongside new tunes written specifically for Broadway. (KTAR.com)
5. Phoenix Artist Hank Keneally says he's the "world’s greatest dumpster photographer," but he also might be the only one. His mixed media series called "Wallescapes" has been showcased in Phoenix and San Francisco. (Phoenix New Times)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Transportation Job Fair - Hidden Hills Elementary. (8 a.m.)
• Social Return on Investment - Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits. (10 a.m.)
• Network Now! - Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. (4:30 p.m.)
• Creative Kids: Wooden Wind Chimes - Foothills Branch Library. (5 p.m.)

Phoenix Patch Notebook

• Arizona Humane Society: "Happy Adoption Day to Paw Paw, one of the pets transferred to AHS from The Louisiana SPCA following #HurricaneIda! Two weeks ago, six AHS employees met a team from the Louisiana SPCA in El Paso, Texas to transfer 26 dogs and 14 cats to Arizona. Those pets were previously up for adoption in Louisiana but when that shelter’s power went out, they were in need of immediate help. Paw Paw is just one of 40 pets who was given as second chance at a new life after this natural disaster, and we are so thrilled that he was adopted so quickly! Please help us wish the best to Paw Paw and his new mom, Melissa." (Facebook)
• Phoenix Public Library: "Curious about your family history? Ancestry Library has extended its remote access through the end of December 2021, so you still have time to research from home. Find out your family’s story with billions of records and information providing coverage of the U.S. and the UK. Ancestry is free with your Phoenix Public Library card." (Facebook)
• Phoenix Public Library: "Explore Afghan Voices on Kanopy! In light of recent events, Kanopy has curated a collection of films that deal with the tenuous situation in Afghanistan. free with your Phoenix Public Library card. Try it out! http://bit.ly/2IU4pV5 " (Facebook)
• City of Phoenix Water Services Department: "#PHX is taking steps to ensure that water use in city operations is as efficient as possible! City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department has implemented SMART irrigation technologies and low water use plants, saving 2.6 billion gallons of water between 2013 and 2018." (Facebook)

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— Caitlin Sievers

About me: I'm a passionate writer and photographer who worked as a reporter and editor for various publications in the Midwest before landing in Phoenix. I have seven roommates. Four of them are cats.

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