With Independence Day nearing, the city of Phoenix may limit where people can set off fireworks.

Why it matters: Fireworks can cause blazes and wildfires resulting in injuries and property damage when not used safely.

State of play: The Phoenix City Council today will consider barring people from using fireworks within a mile of mountain preserves.

• That one-mile restriction will be extended to other city parks during state-issued fire restrictions.
• Fireworks are already banned inside state parks.

Zoom in: The city is creating an online tool that people can use to see whether their home is within a restricted area.

Violations of the city's fireworks restrictions are already class 1 misdemeanors under city code, but the proposed changes would allow civil penalties of up to $2,500.

• The Phoenix Police Department's intent is to start with civil fines and escalate to criminal penalties for repeat offenders, Lt. Brian Rimsza told a council subcommittee earlier this month.

Threat level: The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management issued a stage 1 fire restriction last week for state trust lands in Maricopa, Gila and Pinal counties, which has since been extended to Apache, Coconino and Navajo counties.

The intrigue: The proposed changes to city code go as far as a 2010 state law permits, Phoenix Fire Department assistant chief Justin Alexander told the subcommittee.

• Cities can't ban any fireworks permitted by state law, including fountains, cones, sparklers, spinners and smoke devices.
• Cities also can't ban the sale or use of fireworks on or around Independence Day, New Year's, Cinco de Mayo and Diwali.
• Fireworks that shoot into the air and explode aren't allowed for consumer use — not that you'd be able to tell during the Fourth of July or other firework-heavy celebrations.

What's next: If the council approves the new restrictions, they'll take effect in 30 days, about two weeks before Independence Day.

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In a trippy, cryptic video, McDonald's is giving us a preview of an upcoming collab with Suns star Devin Booker and Nike.

Zoom in: The iconic turquoise arches in Sedona — which is one of the few McDonald's locations without golden arches — appear to be central to whatever it is the fast-food chain, basketball star and footwear company are cooking up.

The latest: In a video McDonald's posted to X yesterday, Booker hikes in Sedona, recording himself on an old-school camcorder.

• Also making an appearance: a turquoise basketball and Ronald McDonald wearing turquoise shoes.
• The video ends by cutting to a turquoise McDonald's logo and then a turquoise Nike logo.

The intrigue: The video release follows days of leaked images on social media claiming to show a new, soon-to-be-released version of Nike's Book 2 sneakers, with a turquoise swoosh and McDonald's logo.

The bottom line: The details are still (purposefully) fuzzy, but the ad campaign's got us hyped for some new kicks.

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👀 Maricopa County's homeless population held steady after rising to an all-time record last year, according to data from the annual point-in-time count. (AZcentral)

💍 Charles Spencer, Princess Diana's brother, got married in Sedona last Friday. (People)

• We wonder if he checked out the turquoise arches.

🍖 Little Miss BBQ was named the No. 1 BBQ place in the U.S. by Yelp reviewers. (Arizona's Family)

📽️ Viewers in the U.S. and Mexico watched a movie together on back-to-back screens on both sides of the border wall at the Nogales International Film Festival. (KJZZ)

The first dual-branded The Container Store x Bed Bath & Beyond location opened Saturday in Fort Worth, and we got sneak peek from our Axios Dallas colleagues before the concept arrives in the Valley later this year.

State of play: The collab will be rolled out at all Container Store locations nationwide this year amid a merger uniting the two home goods companies.

• There are two Phoenix locations and one in Glendale.

🎟️ Check your drawers, because the stores will honor old Bed Bath coupons.

• The company is even running a contest to see who has the oldest coupon.

🏪 Bed Bath & Beyond president Amy Sullivan told Axios: "We don't want people to think of this as a shop-in-shop."

• Instead, Sullivan says it's a "forever together, co-branded" concept.

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