Valley NewsSplit Decisions
Jimmy MagahernAugust 2019
Who gets custody of a business’s fans and followers when its founding partners split? That’s just one modern question Valley businesses face when their principals get a “business divorce.”
Jimmy Magahern, Author at PHOENIX magazine
Valley NewsPunching Back
Jimmy MagahernJuly 2019
Mesa’s police chief made headlines by publicly reprimanding his officers. Now some are calling for his resignation.
Valley NewsRoad Warriors
Jimmy MagahernJune 2019
Road rage is on the rise in Phoenix. What’s being done to curb violence on Valley roads?
HealthValley NewsCuts to Colorado River Water Supplies Could Hurt Arizona Water
Jimmy MagahernMay 2019
As Arizona prepares for cuts to Colorado River water supplies, a report raises concerns about groundwater safety.
Valley NewsTrouble in Paradise
Jimmy MagahernApril 2019
A grievance across the greenbelt in Paradise Valley exposes disparities in power and privilege, even in Arizona’s wealthiest town.
Valley NewsHacienda Effect
Jimmy MagahernMarch 2019
After unthinkable patient abuse at a Phoenix care facility, lawmakers and activists look at reforms.
Valley NewsShoot First, Pass Later
Jimmy MagahernJanuary 2019
Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix helped produce the top two picks in the 2018 NBA draft and has already spawned a Scottsdale competitor. Is the Valley’s first “basketball factory” a slam-dunk for hoops prodigies, or an academic foul-out waiting to happen?
Valley NewsSilver Alert
Jimmy MagahernJanuary 2019
A new ASU study finds the suicide rate of Arizona seniors is rising among men. Is it a crisis to be solved, or an increasingly accepted “pre-emptive” choice?
Valley NewsBlame Game
Jimmy MagahernNovember 2018
Phoenix now lead the nation in officer-involved shootings, uniting both activists and officers in concern. But the two sides remain dangerously divided on who’s to blame for the surge.
Valley NewsLawyers, Burritos & Money
Jimmy MagahernNovember 2018
How Filiberto’s became Arizona’s most ubiquitous and endlessly copied restaurant chain – while building its true success south of the border.
Valley NewsScout, Out
Jimmy MagahernOctober 2018
Now that the Mormon church has opted out of the girls-welcoming Boy Scouts, what will happen to scouting culture in the LDS-heavy East Valley?
Former Soviet star Boris Dorozhenko leads one of the nation’s hottest kids’ hockey camps on a 54-year-old ice rink in Phoenix. So where are the Coyotes’ scouts?
Valley NewsExchange Rate
Jimmy MagahernAugust 2018
To fill Arizona’s teacher shortage, some school districts are recruiting teachers from abroad. Coul this hurt in-state teachers battling for higher pay?
Valley NewsTooth or Dare
Jimmy MagahernAugust 2018
Two Valley women were busted for performing dental work without a license. Arizona’s attorney general says this type of “dangerous fraud” happens more than most realize.
As budgets tighten, teachers and administrators clash within the state’s largest community college system.