🌱 Shooter On Trial Enrolled At ASU + 5 Months As A COVID Patient

Happy Veterans Day, Phoenix! Remember today to thank the veterans in your life. Today, I'll be thanking my brother, Matt, who served five years in the U.S. Air Force.

Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Phoenix.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 85 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Phoenix today:

1. There is an abundance of restaurants offering free meals to veterans and active-duty military today to thank them for their service. Check out our list for some local options as well as a list of some of the national chains offering free meals. Although the parades in Tempe and Tucson were canceled, Phoenix's big Veterans Day parade is still on for today. See more deals in our event listings, below. (Phoenix Patch)
2. Kyle Rittenhouse, the man on trial for shooting three people and killing two of them during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, is enrolled at Arizona State University. Rittenhouse enrolled in online nursing classes in October as a non-degree seeking student. His trial in Wisconsin is underway right now. (Phoenix New Times)
3. Jose Jimenez was finally discharged from Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix Tuesday, after spending five months battling and recovering from COVID-19. He will have to spend more time at Banner Rehabilitation Hospital before he can head home. Jimenez was 59 when he caught COVID-19 but was healthy and was working two jobs at the time. He lost 60 pounds during his illness and will have to work on regaining strength so he can walk again. (AZ Big Media)
4. Phoenix Art Museum is bouncing back from a difficult past two years. The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted pretty much all museums as the public avoided large gathering places, but the Phoenix Art Museum also dealt with multiple changes in leadership during that time. But things are looking better for the museum, with attendance trending up and the award of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. (KJZZ)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Macayo’s Mexican Food offers a free entrée for military personnel. (All day)
• Original Breakfast House Veterans Day celebration. (7 a.m.)
• Chompie’s honors military personnel with discount on Veterans Day. (7 a.m.)
• Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. (11 a.m.)
• Free Facials in Phoenix. (5 p.m.)

Phoenix Patch Notebook

• City of Phoenix: "Phoenix Water has been delivering clean, reliable water supplies to homes, businesses, industries, and other area customers for more than 100 years. Follow along with Loo Poo on its sustainability journey!" (Facebook)
• Arizona Humane Society: "Now enrolling: Animal Ed-Ventures Homeschool 🐾✏️👨‍🏫 AHS' Animal Ed-Ventures Homeschool program provides interactive sessions to inspire your child’s love of animals and the natural world!" (Facebook)
• City of Phoenix: "Journey back in time and discover the story of the people who built the first canals in the Salt River Valley. Learn how the Hohokam used science and engineering to build canals in the Valley of the Sun. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #PHX" (Facebook)
• Phoenix Public Library: "November's Just Read theme is Memoirs! April from Phoenix Public Library enjoyed 'Not My Father's Son: A Memoir,' by Alan Cumming 📚 This memoir reads just like a mystery novel! It was absolutely riveting. Excellent storytelling of a dramatic few months in Alan's life that I finished reading and then continued to think about for months afterward." (Facebook)

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— Caitlin Sievers

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