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After 11 months and $10 million, The Palazzo has completed a major renovation that added a new restaurant, fitness studio and public spaces to the senior living community in central Phoenix.
It took three years to organize the performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” but according to organizer Sally Ginn, it was worth it.
On Thursday, Jan. 23, Arizona Jews for Justice will present its first Partner in Justice awards to Rev. James Pennington, senior pastor of First Church UCC Phoenix, and Arizona State Rep. Isela Blanc.
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