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Calling all pizza lovers! On Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, the Phoenix Pizza Festival will take place at Margaret T. Hance Park, located at 67 West Culver Street. Guaranteed to sell out, this annual event will feature a total of 15 pizza makers from throughout town, each ready to show guests why their pizza is among the best in the Valley.

Just $10 for admission, the Phoenix Pizza Festival is the place to be this November. You can purchase tickets for the outdoor affair online now in order to secure your entry. Scheduled to be held from 11 a.m.-5…

?If you’re a fan of Ken Block’s Gymkhana series, you should take a look at the new Gymkhana 9 360-degree video/virtual reality experience presented by FordVR and Hoonigan. This one-of-a-kind video puts you behind the wheel of Block’s Ford Focus RS RX as it rips through an industrial course, drifting, gliding and speeding passed obstacles.

Download FordVR today for iOS or Android to get the full virtual reality experience.

The incoming 2017 Ford F-150 is offering enhanced fuel economy thanks to the addition of a new 10-speed automatic transmission and EcoBoost V6 engine. Both components work together to deliver exceptional performance and greater fuel economy ratings, making the F-150 one of the most ideal pickup trucks on the market.

As the only truck in its segment to come with a turbocharged gas engine, the F-150 has a lot to prove. The second-generation 3.5L EcoBoost outfitted on the new model rises to the occasion, adding 10 more horsepower, bringing the output to 375 horsepower and boosting torque by 50…

The Arizona State Fair is back in action this year, and offering a ton of fun and excitement right at your doorstep. Taking place at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, the three-week long affair, running Oct. 7-30, will feature everything from great food and excellent music to thrilling rides and unique entertainment. The only thing missing is you, so don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s fair!

Food

There’s nothing quite like fair food and you’ll find many great treats to choose from at the Arizona State Fair. Funnel cakes, caramel apples, ice cream, peanut butter…

While summer is over, the Arizona heat is still blazing, and to help you combat the hot temperatures, Ford has put together a video offering Ford owners tips on how to protect their vehicle during a heat wave. Watch the video above to learn how to preserve the life of your car, truck or SUV and keep these tidbits in mind next time the temps start to rise.

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Professional rally driver Ken Block has released the latest installment in his Gymkhana video series, and as always, it’s full of thrills and non-stop action. This time around, Block took his 2016 Ford Focus RS RX to an industrial park in Buffalo, New York, to see what it could do off the race course.

Last time we saw Block, he was drifting around the streets of Dubai, so seeing him hit the dirt in Gymkhana 9 is quite refreshing. Rumors circulating claim Block originally had plans to film the newest vid in Australia, but the Aussies weren’t too…

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The world’s largest traveling water park, Slide Across America, is setting up shop at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale from Sept 23-25. During the weekend-long event, people from across the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will be able to slip and slide down 40 different water slides – the perfect way to keep cool in the Arizona heat!

Mega slides, thrill seeker slides, fun slides and kiddie slides will be available in abundance at Salt River Field’s Slide Across America event later this month. Slides range from 10 feet to 42 feet in height and offer a variety of unique features…

What’s more infuriating than having your little brother try to borrow your car on the night that you need it for a date? To Ricky, the infuriated man in the image to the right, this was simply not to be tolerated.

That’s how Ford’s “Date Night” overdub video starts and it’s hilarious. Ricky ultimately wins out and gets his Ford Focus back for the evening, after talking about its many features, such as the standard rearview camera and optional hands-free parallel parking system known as Active Park Assist.

Still, while he wins out in “Date Night…

Soon the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3 will have to share the spotlight with a contender from the Blue Oval. Many have been wondering if Ford planned to bring an affordable 200-mile electric car to market and that question was recently answered by Ford CEO Mark Fields, who stated that it's something the company is developing for.

The statement was made during a first-quarter earnings call in which he also said that Ford is paying attention to what competitors have been announcing about their forthcoming EVs. He even declared, "[W]e want to make sure we are among…

We know that safety is one of the most important things on a driver’s mind when buying a car, if not the most important. Knowing that a car not only has the ability to help you avoid accidents, but also to keep you protected if an accident does occur, certainly offers a lot of peace of mind. That’s why the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s annual crashworthiness evaluations are so important.

The 2017 Ford Fusion was recently put through moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints tests by the IIHS, and it came out with…