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Enforce traffic laws, Mesa survey respondents say
A recent survey showed that 35% of Mesa residents think the city’s streets are unsafe and a majority felt that boosting enforcement of traffic laws would go a long way in addressing it. The May survey is part of the city’s Comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan, which will identify...
Things To Do Around the Valley This Week (July 22-28)
This is a curated list of weekly events around the Phoenix area for July 22-28. Calendar listings include public events and attractions from around the Valley and state. Confirm information before making plans by calling the listed phone number, or check each website for last minute confirmation or cancellations. E-mail calendar.events@citieswestmedia.com to submit events for consideration.
Scottsdale's Etta Restaurant to Undergo Refurbishment After Acquisition by Austin-based RDM Hospitality
Etta, a restaurant nestled in the Scottsdale Quarter shopping center, is set to close doors on July 22 for a series of renovations. According to ABC15, the establishment, which opened its Scottsdale location in 2022, has been recently acquired by Austin-based RDM Hospitality. The takeover comes on the heels of...
Schools comes full circle for 2 GPS principals
As students come back to the classroom this Tuesday at Gilbert Public Schools, it is a true homecoming for two of the district’s new school principals. Chip Pettit, the incoming principal at Patterson Elementary and Brian Lockwood, his counterpart at Greenfield Elementary, both share the distinction of being alumni of the school district.
Mountainside's Brayden Boe is transferring to Arizona's Dream City Christian School
In what’s become an ongoing trend in the state of Oregon, one of the area’s best boys high school basketball players is leaving to finish his career elsewhere. Mountainside High School’s senior Brayden Boe announced on Monday, July 22, via social media, that he’s transferring to Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona. Boe is one of Oregon’s highest rated high school recruits and was expected to lead a Mavericks...
Arizona sees dramatic drop in kindergarten classes protected from measles. See how your school rates
Measles is a highly infectious disease that can immensely harm children — and the risk to kindergartners in Arizona is escalating. Over the past decade, the number of schools whose kindergarteners are protected from an outbreak has dropped by half. Now, only one in three schools in the state has "herd immunity," or...
Phoenix homeowners upset at neighbor for building giant pool house/garage
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — You can see it from the street and down the block, but the best view of the large building is from Stephanie Jacques’ backyard. “My first reaction was despair,” Jacques said. “It was heartbreaking that this was going to be the new view of my backyard.”
Phoenix hospice patient fulfills dream of riding in driverless car
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Hospice of the Valley made a wish come true for one of its patients by giving him a ride to remember. Don Tamuty, 95, has been fascinated by driverless cars, so his nurses took him around town inside a Waymo autonomous car. “Oh, it is wonderful!...
Is your Arizona kindergarten classroom protected against measles? Use this tool to look up your school
Hundreds of kindergarten classrooms in Arizona have experienced declining measles vaccination rates over the past decade, with more than two-thirds falling below the threshold that would stop the disease from spreading. The Arizona Republic analyzed all data available on the Arizona Department of Health Services' website that documented vaccination rates at the kindergarten...
Man accused of murdering 3 in south Phoenix apartment held on $5 million bond
A man accused of killing three people at a south Phoenix apartment last week was given a $5 million cash-only bond at his initial appearance following his arrest on Friday. Phoenix police announced on Friday that officers arrested 30-year-old Chase Christman after physical and digital evidence linked him to the incident but did not elaborate on what that evidence was.
Another Loop 101 ramp in Scottsdale to close as part of freeway widening project
PHOENIX – Scottsdale drivers should be on the lookout for a new freeway ramp closure that starts early Tuesday, transportation officials said. The northbound Loop 101 Pima Freeway on-ramp at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard is scheduled to be out of commission for about two months as part of an ongoing freeway widening project, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
Institutional Property Advisors Brokers $76.5 Million Sale of Glen 91 in Phoenix Suburb
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the sale of Glen 91, a 296-unit community in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. HCW sold the property to Bridge Investment Group for $76.5 million. Steve Gebing and Cliff David represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Glen...
Arizona ballot descriptions set as lawsuits over publicity pamphlet continue
(The Center Square) – The ballot propositions descriptions and numbers have been solidified by the Arizona Secretary of State's office. There are 11 measures that were referred to the ballot by the legislature and three constitutional amendment proposals that required petition signatures that are also slated to make the ballot. The abortion access constitutional amendment will be known as Proposition 139, an elections amendment will be known as Proposition 140,...
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