🌱 Road Rage On The Rise + Valley Halloween Events + AZ Ballet

Good morning, neighbors! Caitlin Sievers here with your Saturday Phoenix Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 87 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Phoenix:

1. As the housing markets begin to cool in other cities across the United States, the market in Phoenix is still on fire. Housing prices have risen 32 percent over the past year. And in some metro neighborhoods, like certain areas of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, that number is closer to 40 percent. (AZ Big Media)
2. There are plenty of family-friendly fall and Halloween events going on this weekend, including candy crawls to participate in and pumpkin patches to visit. (Phoenix Patch)
3. Ballet Arizona opens its season Oct. 29 with a series of short ballets in one show called "Contemporary Moves." Other shows on the docket for this season include the holiday classics "The Nutcracker," and the world premiere of "Juan Gabriel." (Phoenix Patch)
4. Road rage is on the rise in the Valley, as shown by three recent altercations that happened in the area within 48 hours of one another. Experts say that de-escalation is key when trying to avoid a dangerous road rage fight. Some recommendations are not to engage with an angry driver and to try to find an escape route. (12news.com KPNX)

Today in Phoenix:

• AZDroneFest Film Festival and Expo. (9 a.m.)
• Verde Water Quality Monitoring - Sierra Club — Grand Canyon Chapter. (9:30 a.m.)
• Glendale Job Fair: Optum and 4C Medical Group. (10 a.m.)
• Scottsdale Job Fair: Optum and 4C Medical Group. (10 a.m.)
• Vistancia Farmers & Crafts Market. (10 a.m.)
• Arizona COVID-19 Story Collection Event. (11 a.m.)
• Jam-Boree Acoustic Jam — Foothills Branch Library. (3 p.m.)
• Friends & Wine Tasting. (5 p.m.)

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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. Contact me at caitlin.sievers@patch.com with story ideas and feedback.

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