Phoenix viewed from the surrounding hills. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Bigmikebmw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cowboy Seafood’s own website announces an October 9, 2026 opening at 3112 N. Central Avenue in Phoenix. The Common Ground Culinary concept combines its Saltwater Saint raw bar with the Misfit BBQ Smoke Yard. The operator lists daily lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m., with dinner following lunch. This confirms the announced opening plan; we have not independently observed service. Check with the restaurant before visiting.
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Phoenix viewed from the surrounding hills. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Bigmikebmw · CC BY-SA 3.0
Phoenix Parks lists Festival of Frights for Friday, October 16, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. at South Mountain Activity Complex, 10401 S. Central Avenue. The city includes it among its free fall celebrations, with trunk-or-treating, inflatables, a pumpkin patch and local performances. Check the city event page before heading over.
Source: City of PhoenixThe existing mobile coffee business; the planned Uptown cafe is not pictured. Photo: Gathered Grounds
Family-run mobile coffee business Gathered Grounds is opening its first permanent cafe at 4 W. Camelback Road, in the former Dutch Bros at Central Avenue, What Now Phoenix reports. Plans call for a two-week soft opening in January 2027 before a grand opening date is announced. Expect local coffee, ceremonial matcha, house-made syrups, breakfast burritos, soft serve and affogatos, with a 1,000-square-foot covered patio.
Source: What Now PhoenixThe Royale in Melrose, where Brick Road Coffee is preparing to open. Photo: Brick Road Coffee
Brick Road Coffee, which opened on Rural Road in Tempe in 2021 and later added a Mesa cafe and its own roastery, is opening its third Valley shop in the Melrose District, Phoenix New Times reports. The 600-square-foot cafe takes over the former Window Coffee Bar space inside The Royale, the mid-century modern plaza, and is set to open in mid-October.
