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Dirty Car? Here's Where You Can Get it Washed Tomorrow for $5
Disclosure: The writer is an employee at Lexington Life Academy. She does not receive compensation from the school for this article. The high school students at Lexington Life Academy Gateway Campus will be raising funds by washing cars from 10 am to 2 pm on their campus at 8084 E Germann Road in Mesa. Car washes will cost a donation of $5, with all proceeds going to campus needs, payable by cash only.
Opinion: Stop Stereotyping Bad Teeth as a Sign of Drug Addiction
When I studied Anthropology in college, I learned that teeth have been indicators of economic status just about forever. Archaeologists look at the teeth in ancient skeletons and know who the rich were based on their tooth decay. During the Renaissance period, it became fashionable for women to blacken their teeth to look like they were better off than they were, because the royals and aristocrats, who could afford sugar and sweets, had more rotten and missing teeth than the poor.
MCACC Earns No Kill Award, Saving Lives and Inspiring Change
Maricopa County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) reported on Friday that the facility has received a no-kill recognition award from Best Friends Animal Society, a leading national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending the killing of dogs and cats in America’s shelters in 2025.
Defying Stereotypes: Generation Jones
We’ve all heard it, we’ve discussed it, and mostly, we’ve bought into it. Each generation born in the United States since the turn of the twentieth century has had an identifying nickname. Most of the generational titles have beginning and end dates, though those dates sometimes fluctuate depending on the resource.
Kitchen Magic: The Hidden Art of Doing the Dishes
A humorous look at things my mother taught me in the kitchen that nobody else in my kitchen seems to know. Mom always said that if the beds were made and the dishes were done, everything else would fall into place. I think it was part of some kind of Midwestern Mother code she transported with her when we took that train out of the Twin Cities in the 1960s.
ADOT EV Charging Plan: Virtual Public Meeting Schedule for July 10
According to an email from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), the public is being asked to provide input regarding a proposed update to its Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan. The update would add nine state highway segments to the current planned network of fast-charging stations.
Grass-to-Xeriscape Incentives: Mesa's Webinar for Non-Residential Customers
The City of Mesa monthly email announced this week that Mesa will be hosting a webinar to discuss low water usage incentives. These incentives are offered to HOAs, apartments, businesses, churches, and other non-residential city customers. To help these organizations understand these incentives for using low water use irrigation equipment, the city invites interested organizations to attend the Resident's Guide to Water and Money-Saving Landscape Incentives for HOAs, Churches and Businesses Webinar.
Road Closure: Northbound I-17, Phoenix - June 7-10
An email from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reports that Northbound Interstate 17 will be closed from June 7 through June 10. According to ADOT, the section of freeway between Happy Valley Road and Loop 303 will be undergoing pavement improvement work. This is the continuation of the project to improve road conditions on six miles of I-17 between Happy Valley Road and State Route 74.
Personal Perspective: Remember Them All
In memory of all who gave their lives for their countries. Last Memorial Day, I posted a story called Don’t Thank a Veteran on Memorial Day. I cross-posted the story to Medium, where it had a modest readership. However, here on Newsbreak it became my most-read story so far. In fact, it became rather controversial. I didn’t mean for it to become contentious. Maybe it was the title.
San Tan Valley Poet Releases Debut Poetry Collection
Poet and writer Marlana-Patrice Pugh Hamer loves sharing with others both on the page and at live events. This talented San Tan Valley resident will release her debut poetry collection, Taking Off My Black & White Saddle Shoes: Cleveland Poems, her memoir in verse (World Stage Press) next weekend. A virtual book event hosted by Andrés Sánchez will take place on Sunday, May 19, 6-7:30 PM MT on Zoom. Guest poets will be pw., Ashanti Webster, Camari Carter Hawkins, Marissa Forbes, and Estela Victoria-Cordero. Admission to the event is free. If you’d like to join the virtual audience, just click on this link to RSVP. You can also pre-order her book while registering.
Lost Angel: Arizona's Heart Tribute Band Records Video
Since the new Heart Tribute Band, Lost Angel, made its debut in February at The Chill Room, they have been busy rehearsing and making plans. When Dani Garrity and her husband and band manager Mark started the project, they were told “there are too many talented elements needed to make a Heart tribute work." However, the recording session that took place at Premier Studios in Phoenix in April proves otherwise. In spite of warnings that they would "never find a Nancy Wilson” to join Dani Garrity’s Ann Wilson on stage, they did, indeed find a great Nancy in Heather Lovejoy.
Lessons from Life at the Faire: A Personal Perspective
Disclaimer: the writer is an Arizona local who has worked at the chocolate shop, an independent vendor, at the Arizona Renaissance Festival for the last three seasons, after being an annual patron for well over 20 years. These are her personal observations and are meant to be entertaining. This is in no way a solicitation for business. The writer does not work for the Renaissance Festival itself. The invitation at the end is simply informational.
Lost Angel: Heart Tribute Band Debut at The Chill Room
The new Heart Tribute Band, Lost Angel, makes its debut this Saturday, February 10, at the non-alcoholic bar, The Chill Room at 1320 East Broadway Road in Tempe. The all -ages show starts at 8 pm. There will be no cover charge.
AZ RenFest Starts This Weekend: What You Need to Know
The Renaissance Festival has been taking folks back in time for 36 years. This “medieval outdoor amusement park” is an adventurous trip to a medieval marketplace. The 50-acre site features 16 stages of entertainment. The festival takes place in Gold Canyon every year, from the first weekend in February through the last weekend in March or the first weekend in April, depending upon the year.
80s Bands Reunion: Rock Out with Glen Crimson
Make sure to mark your calendars on February 18 to rock out with Glen Crimson and his AZ All-Star Band Reunion! For one afternoon only, Glenn brings his bands The Spiffs 1980, Box of Cherries 1990, and The Einsteins 1995 back to the stage. The event will take place at Copper Blues Live, 21001 N Tatum Blvd, inside Desert Ridge Marketplace, from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Resolution, Evolution or Revolution? Reconsidering a New Year Tradition
Often, the kinds of things people put on their New Year’s resolution list are directed toward their image of themselves: work out more, eat better. lose weight, make more money. All of these are admirable goals; however, so often the list is created out of a perception of ourselves that has been affected by our internalizing the messages we receive through media and marketing.
Christmas Cozy: Memories of Wonder, Visions of Hope
We are in the midst of what we tend to call “the holiday season.” It’s a cozy time for many of us — a time when memories of childhood Christmases filled with love and the warm scent of pine awaken our senses. Storefront displays, bright colored lights, and the sounds of the season, both secular and religious, fill us with nostalgia and a sense of being wrapped in loving, protective arms.
Humor: No Sale -- My House Stays Put!
You want to buy my house? I love my house. I’m glad you like it too. It’s getting nicer all the time with the work my husband does on it whenever we’ve got the money for supplies. Oh, and the gardening he does. He’s the one with the green thumb and the patience to care for the plants on a daily basis. It’s kind of our desert oasis.
Humor: A Crone Reflects on the Concept of Time
Now that I’ve reached my definite Crone years, I am realizing that I measure time a little bit differently. It’s difficult to gauge how much of it has passed between the experiences in my life. Maybe it’s got something to do with the thinning of the tapes that record my memories; maybe it’s the quality of the media upon which those memories were recorded.
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M.Div., Educator, Writer, Artist. Writing about local music, events, businesses, spirituality, books, opinion, and living life in Mesa. Also write for Medium, Vocal.Media, and HubPages. Book author. Published in newspapers, magazines, broadsides, anthologies, and online journals. US Air Force Veteran.
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