Troy Warren

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28
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Phoenix: Why chefs and bartenders from top Phoenix restaurants are going solo with pop-ups

Phoenix: Why chefs and bartenders from top Phoenix restaurants are going solo with pop-ups

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Andi Berlin | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   A man in a shark costume is moonwalking in front of a barking dog. It's industry night at the Golden Pineapple in Tempe and the "Beach Boys" pop-up event, organized by Sink or Swim, feels more like a concert than a dinner. The bar is packed when I arrive. People are throwing beach balls. There's an unmanned merch table at the front door filled with stickers, homemade hot sauces, tortillas and $20 T-shirts. There's also a photo of the organizers, two mixologists who've stood behind some of Phoenix's top bars, posing with bartender friends in silly shark hats and Hawaiian leis. I recognize…
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28
2021
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Chandler: ABC15 journalist hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving Chandler police shooting

Chandler: ABC15 journalist hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash involving Chandler police shooting

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Perry Vandell | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for ChandlerNewsAndTalk.Com   A journalist with ABC15 and his wife were hospitalized after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash caused by a man fleeing Chandler police in an RV on Saturday evening. Police say 32-year-old Arnold Serrano fled from officers who were responding to a trespassing call around 8 p.m. before plowing into five other vehicles at the intersection of Frye and Dobson roads.  Andy Ramirez and his wife, Norma, suffered serious injuries, according to a GoFundMe for them. Anita Helt, the station's vice president and general manager, told The Arizona Republic on Tuesday that…
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28
2021
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Lay’s Messes with Our Minds, Releases Cool Ranch Doritos Potato Chips

Lay’s Messes with Our Minds, Releases Cool Ranch Doritos Potato Chips

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT They're also available in Funyuns. When two massive brands live under the same ownership umbrella, crossovers become inevitable: How long before Marvel and Star Wars appear in the same movie now that they're both owned by Disney? In the snack world, Fritos and Lay's have been joined at the hip as Frito-Lay since merging in 1961. And yet, only now is the company doing something that's been sitting in front of them the entire time: merging some of their iconic snack brands with Lay's potato chips. Billed by Lay's as "a brand-new, innovative twist on the…
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28
2021
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Spotify Hits 165M Paying Subs, Misses Total User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps

Spotify Hits 165M Paying Subs, Misses Total User Target, Ad Revenue Jumps

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BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The music streamer, led by CEO Daniel Ek, reports a 110 percent ad gain, helped by podcasts from the likes of Joe Rogan, Bill Simmons and the Obamas. Music-streaming giant Spotify said on Wednesday that it ended the second quarter with 165 million premium, or paid, subscribers. It had ended the first quarter with 158 million and forecast 162-166 million by the end of June. Spotify by then also reached 365 million total monthly active users (MAUs), which came in below its guidance range of 366-373 million, the Wednesday earnings update showed. The firm had ended the first…
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28
2021
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NATIONAL MILK CHOCOLATE DAY

NATIONAL MILK CHOCOLATE DAY

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Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL MILK CHOCOLATE DAY On July 28th dive into the ever-popular National Milk Chocolate Day. When it comes to chocolate, this sweet easily pleases. On average, we recognize three chocolate holidays a month. Interestingly, July celebrates chocolate as often as February.   Solid chocolate, when combined with either powdered, liquid or condensed milk, is known as milk chocolate. While candy bar makers use milk chocolate to make their most popular candy bars, the treat isn’t the healthiest of the chocolates. Dark chocolate takes home the honors for nutrition. With added sugar and fat, milk chocolate packs…
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28
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Atlanta: Why do we need to mask up now?

Atlanta: Why do we need to mask up now?

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By Tim Darnell, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com CDC now calls for indoor masks even among vaccinated in certain areas The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed course Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the delta variant of the coronavirus is fueling infection surges. So, what is the difference between this week and a few weeks ago, when no mask recommendations were in place? The CDC’s new mask policy does not recommend all vaccinated people again begin wearing masks indoors, only those vaccinated living in “an…
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Jul
27
2021
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NATIONAL SCOTCH DAY – July 27

NATIONAL SCOTCH DAY – July 27

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Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL SCOTCH DAY On July 27th, we recognize an aged whisky distilled from malted barley. Make a toast on National Scotch Day and share a drink with a friend. Since Scotch is protected by law, specific guidelines must be followed when making it to be labeled as Scotch. Otherwise, it may be an ordinary whisky (or whiskey if it’s made in the United States). First and foremost, Scotch must be made in Scotland. Another requirement includes the grain used in the fermentation process. For Scotch, only malted barley may be used. The Scotch must also…
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27
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Now Airlines Are Concerned About Fuel Shortage

Now Airlines Are Concerned About Fuel Shortage

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RICH THOMASELLI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT   After a pandemic, loss of income, and pilot and staffing shortages, you’d think the airlines have seen it all in the last year. Now there’s a new worry. U.S. carriers say there is a fuel shortage afoot, mostly at small to mid-size airports in the west, forcing them to add refueling stops or fly fuel into locations where the supply is tight. Delta Air Lines said Reno, Nevada, is the most affected location as pipelines have been devoting more space to gasoline and diesel and less to jet fuel during the pandemic. Nevada…
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27
2021
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Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in ‘Jungle Cruise’: Film Review

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in ‘Jungle Cruise’: Film Review

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BY DAVID ROONEY | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT The perennial Disneyland theme park ride goes the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' route with Jaume Collet-Serra's big-screen adventure, in which Amazon explorers encounter threats both human and supernatural. Of all the longtime favorite rides of the Disneyland theme parks, the Jungle Cruise, introduced in 1955, is among the most enduringly captivating. Sailing on a 1930s British steamer down the major rivers of Southeast Asia, Africa and South America through lush vegetation, accompanied by a skipper with a weakness for bad puns while Audio-Animatronic animals pop up in the waterways or on the riverbanks,…
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