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Leashed pups get their own parade, cooling pools, and a $35 ticket for one day at the Phoenix Zoo this fall.
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Mesa's Gateway Library Beats 18 Global Rivals to Win Top World Honor
The 3.5-acre park near Hayden Road adds bone-shaped benches, rotating turf cells, and a footbridge over a natural wash.
A $160,000-plus overhaul brings free pizza, giveaways and a post-ceremony pool splash to the Balsz neighborhood park.
The Eastmark branch's folded-wood ceiling and robot greeter helped it beat out libraries from nine countries for a $5,000 global prize.
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