🌱 AZ Teachers Receive $2,500 Grants + Free Dental Care This Weekend

Hey, everybody! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Phoenix Patch newsletter. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 65 Low: 44.

Here are the top three stories today in Phoenix:

1. The Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes For Teachers program has awarded 400 teachers across Arizona with $2,500 grants to support their classrooms. In public school and charter school class rooms, teachers often pay for classroom supplies with their own money. A Tempe music teacher plans to use the money on new percussion instruments. (KJZZ)
2. Free dental care will be available to 1,800 patients at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The dental service will be available on Friday and Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If resources run out, the dental service will end early. (KTAR.com)
3. Henry Salome Ramos of Phoenix has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Ramos plead guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography. This investigation began in March 2020 after federal agents found correspondence between him and Robert Allen Yost, a known human smuggler. (KTAR.com)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Moon Meditation Workshop At Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix (7:00 PM)
• The Wickhams: Christmas At Pemberley At Herberger Theater Center (8:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a place to get your work done? Free, public Wi-Fi is available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. outdoors at 16 Phoenix Public Library locations. (Phoenix Public Library via Facebook)
• During the winter, the Desert Botanical Garden celebrates the season with Las Noches de las Luminarias. Tickets are still available for this featured collection of colorful plants. (Desert Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• The Phoenix Art Museum is currently showing the 2021 Lehmann Emerging Artists Exhibition. Works include Arizona-based artist Chris Vena’s portraits from the pandemic. (Phoenix Art Museum via Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.