🌱 Phoenix's 3rd Bioscience Research Hub + E-Bike Catches Fire In Home

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Here are the top three stories today in Phoenix:

1. The City of Phoenix is expanding its bioscience research with the addition of its third hub, Phoenix Medical Quarter, Global Advancement of Health and Education, located in midtown's Park Central. This new hub joins the existing Phoenix Bioscience Core in downtown Phoenix and the Discovery Oasis on the Mayo Clinic hospital campus in north Phoenix. Mayor Kate Gallego mentioned the latest bioscience hub during her State of the City Address on Apr. 12, and the new hub will create a healthcare triangle of research across the city, with existing schools such as Creighton University's medical school and Alliant International University's nursing program planning to expand on the Park Central campus. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)
2. An e-bike caught fire in a home near 27th and Northern Avenues in Phoenix on Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. Luckily, the family was able to safely escape, but the three people will be displaced — a crisis team will assist them. (AZ Family)
3. Gas prices in the Phoenix area have risen by nearly 60 cents over the past month, making them almost as high as California's statewide average. According to AAA, the average gas price in the Phoenix metro area is only 10 cents less than California's average of $4.89 per gallon, sitting at $4.79 per gallon. The head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, Patrick De Haan, suggests that Arizona's unique gas blend requirements, combined with OPEC production cuts, may be contributing to the soaring gas prices. (ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Spring Art Market, At Provision Uptown Phoenix (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking for some fun? Here's a list of events and things to do in Phoenix this weekend! (FOX 10 News Phoenix)
• The Phoenix Police Department shared some warning signs of a teen who has been sexually assaulted or abused. Click the link to view the flyer and learn more at Rainn.org.(Phoenix Police Department via Facebook)
• On Tuesday, the City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department unveiled signage that designates Fillmore Street between Central Avenue and 7th Street as the Hans Hughes Memorial Bikeway. Hughes was a beloved and well-known Downtown Phoenix Ambassador who passed away in September 2021 following a car-bicycle collision near 1st and Fillmore streets as he rode home from work. (City of Phoenix, AZ USA via Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.