Rendering of the planned Chick-fil-A location in downtown Phoenix. PHOENIX — Downtown Phoenix will soon be home to one of the country’s most popular fast-food chains, Chick-fil-A. The Georgia-based chicken restaurant has signed a lease and is preparing to build a new location on 7th Avenue, just south of Roosevelt Street, next to Starbucks.

On this edition of Field Trip Friday, Ian Schwartz and Olivia Fierro took a trip down the block to the Melrose District, Phoenix’s “gayborhood” along a one-mile stretch of 7th Avenue! (Arizona's Family) PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - On this edition of Field Trip Friday, Ian Schwartz and Olivia Fierro took a trip down the block to the Melrose District, Phoenix’s “gayborhood” along a one-mile stretch of 7th Avenue!

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Photo by: Caesars Sportsbook and the Arizona Diamondbacks. PHOENIX, AZ — Fans will now be able to bet on their favorite sports teams, eat, and drink all under the same roof right outside of Chase Field. That’s right, Caesars Sportsbook and Guy Fieri’s Kitchen + Bar in Downtown Phoenix just opened to the public!

Until a few years ago, the best thing to eat in downtown Gilbert was a vanilla ice cream cone at the local Dairy Queen. The Heritage District has a come a long way since its days as a rural farming community, as recounted in an Arizona Republic history piece by Jessica Boehm. And with the help of some forward-thinking restaurateurs, like Joe Johnston of Joe's Farm Grill and Craig DeMarco of Postino in the early 2010s, the neighborhood has transformed into a bustling culinary strip with about three dozen stylish bars and restaurants.

A conceptual rendering of the Papago Plaza mixed-use development in south Scottsdale. SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The revamped Papago Plaza is inching closer to its first wave of tenants setting up shop. The south Scottsdale mixed-use center won't be finished completely until mid-2024, but the first restaurant and retail tenants are on track to move in by next summer, said Lee Mashburn, president of Pivot Development.