Online Edition – February 20, 2010
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Archive for: February, 2010
Meeting set to discuss Waggoner Internet tower
The Kyrene School District will hold a community meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 to discuss a proposal for the installation of a wireless Internet tower at Waggoner Elementary School. The proposed tower would provide Internet for residents with what the company – Clearwire – says will have minimal visual impact. Clearwire, a broadband [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Education | Read More »
City manager’s public budget forum due Feb. 24 in So. Tempe
South Tempe residents can join their neighbors in a public forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the South Tempe Police Substation to discuss City Manager Charlie Meyer’s proposal to balance the city’s General Fund budget in 2010-11 and beyond. The Tempe City Council has begun considering the plan and will make [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Neighborhood | Read More »
Cactus League start means it’s time for Diablos to say ‘play ball’
A year ago, as the Tempe Diablos prepared for the 2009 Cactus League season, the organization was prepared for the worst. As the economic recession deepened, experts predicted that Cactus League revenue would fall by as much as 10 percent. “We were preparing for a pretty big decrease,’’ said Scott Liem, a Diablo since 1981. [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
What’s in a name? At McCool’s it translates to good food, good music, good fun for the whole family
At McCool’s Bar and Grill, the name isn’t just a fabrication. The owners are longtime Kyrene Corridor residents Craig and Connie McCool. So if you’re looking to support a true mom-and-pop operation, and one that’s extra “cool,” this could be your place. “One of us is always here,” Craig McCool said. “If I’ve got to [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »
Kyrene del Cielo Presents the 2nd Annual Cielo Extravaganza
The beautiful Castle at Ashley Manor in Chandler will be the venue for the 2nd Annual Cielo Extravaganza, a fundraiser to benefit Kyrene del Cielo Elementary School scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2010. This wonderful event boasts a fabulous evening of great food and live entertainment. Dinner will be provided by Outback Steakhouse and the [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Local News | Read More »
Chandler Regional: New tower, new future
Chandler Regional Medical Center, a longtime mainstay among the Kyrene Corridor’s hospital-services providers, plans to start construction on two major expansion projects, adding a new patient tower and expanding its existing cardiac catheterization laboratories. The projects will cost a combined $135 million and will add more than 200 jobs to the hospital’s already sizable staff. [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Neighborhood | Read More »
‘Coach Z’ takes the reins of Aztec football program as successor to Gary Venturo
Zane Zamenski will succeed long-time Corona del Sol football coach Gary Venturo, who headed up the Aztec program for 22 years. Zamenski, 47, will be only the third head football coach in Corona’s 32-year history. “Mr. Zamenski comes to Corona with an extensive football coaching background at a variety of levels and we feel he [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Soccer team’s ‘Cinderella’ story keeps a winning tradition alive
Corona del Sol’s girls soccer team made headlines in this season’s 5A-I state tournament, coming in as the No. 15 seed and making it all the way to the finals before succumbing to No. 1 Xavier. With their Cinderella-like story of ascending through higher-ranked teams, the Lady Aztecs now have the distinction of being the [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
Shop awakens watchmaker’s long-held dream
In the past couple of years, the economic recession has driven thousands of people out of business. But for David and Christine Donaldson, you might say the bad economy drove them into business. “There is no way we would have had the nerve to do this unless we had sort of been forced into it,’’ [...]
Feb 22 2010 | Posted in Neighborhood | Read More »