Online Edition – June 26, 2010
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Planners are envisioning 8,000 to 12,000 future jobs at Continuum, a 153-acre, master planned science and technology park being developed along west Chandler’s Price Corridor by Capital Commercial Investments of Austin, Texas. City economic-development officials say that Continuum will advance the vision of the corridor as a “super technology” region, which they hope will reinforce [...]
Several times in the course of Knight and Day, hero Tom Cruise drugs heroine Cameron Diaz or otherwise causes her to lose consciousness. This happens when the two of them are in a crisis, with the bad guys closing in and the chances of escape unpromising. Then Cameron will black out, and wake to find [...]
Every week, local kids gather around the reading area of Chandler Sunset Library for hands-on crafts, story time and educational entertainment. On June 18, more than a dozen kids ages seven and up, along with their parents, passed around buckets of earthworms during an event called Worm Drive the Musical, where children spent the time [...]
Corona del Sol’s athletic teams playing such “individual” sports as golf, swimming and tennis will fall under the new AIA regional and state tournament changes this season. The rest of the teams will not be affected until a year later. Aztec athletic teams that did not finish as state champions or runners-up in 2009-10 gained [...]
The future looks promising for Chandler and south Tempe residents who feel out-of-the-loop when it comes to public-transportation opportunities. With light rail ridership up 40 percent over projected numbers, less costly alternatives to extending light rail to Chandler will soon be in on the table, resulting from a two-year Valley Metro Rail study of the [...]
Fighting. Clawing. Scratching tooth and nail to get free. Gasping for air. Blurry vision. Eyes popping out of your head. The lights upstairs start to fade. These are the symptoms middleweight Ultimate fighter Jesse Forbes experienced right before he was forced to tap out to Ryan Jensen at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las [...]
Do you have a favorite tree? Think you know what kinds of shade structures would look best lining the streets of Tempe downtown’s shopping district? Even if you’re a south Tempe resident and don’t often visit the Mill Avenue area, you’re being invited to voice your opinion. The city of Tempe will host an open house to [...]
For the second consecutive year, Chandler Regional Medical Center has received the prestigious Partner for Change Award, a recognition paying tribute to outstanding environmental achievements in the health care sector. The award, from Practice Greenhealth, recognizes healthcare facilities that continuously improve and expand upon their mercury elimination, waste reduction and pollution-prevention programs. Practice Greenhealth is [...]
This fall, parents with kindergarten students enrolled at Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School will have the option of placing their children in a first-time dual language program, where classes will be taught in both English and Spanish. “Our program here at Niños is known as a College Bound Dual Language Academy,” said Niños Principal [...]
