Car crashes are the number one killer of teens, and distracted driving is a huge factor. Sending one text message while driving is equivalent to that of having consumed four beers, essentially driving drunk. With statistics like this, Allstate Insurance is working to inform America’s teen drivers. On Oct. 6, students from Corona del Sol [...]
If you’re looking for a scary classic DVD for this month of ghouls and goblins, you might consider the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In this 1956 classic, big parasitical seed pods from outer space hatch out duplicates identical to their human hosts, but devoid of emotion or passion. Our hero, Dr. Miles Bennell [...]
Tempe has emerged as a quadruple winner in competition recognizing the sustainability initiatives of public and private projects, honoring a broad spectrum of work from private homes to commercial buildings to public spaces. Chandler also was an award recipient. Tempe received two prestigious Crescordia awards and two Awards of Merit at Valley Forward’s 30th Annual [...]
The 2010 Lady Aztecs JV girls volleyball team has been further honing their volleyball and team skills during the season to hopefully be ready to participate at the next level in 2011, which is the main purpose for freshman and JV teams in any sport. This year’s team has been exceptional, though, with a 14-1 [...]
Tempe currently has funding for the construction of a short-trip streetcar system circulating Mill and Ash avenues in downtown. However, funds for a hoped-for rapid bus system traveling south on Rural Road to Chandler Boulevard have been deferred as result of revenue cuts to Proposition 400, Metro representatives said. Marc Soronson, vice president of HDR [...]
It seems coyotes are sneaking into south Tempe and environs after three residents reported sightings in the past month. The latest visit was reported by Linda D’Avola, who lives in near Warner Road and McClintock Drive. “At around 6:20 a.m., I looked out the window and saw a coyote walking across my back wall, facing [...]
The Kyrene School District is asking voters to renew a 10 percent capital budget override and approve $117 million in bonds that would allow the district to implement new technologies and make maintenance repairs to facilities. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 2, to decide the fate of the two enabling measures. “It’s [...]
The City and the Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Task Force will present a two-day event in November to help homeowners facing foreclosure. The Foreclosure Survival and Prevention Workshops for Families will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 5 and from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 6 at the Chandler Community Center, [...]
He’s been out of middle school barely two years, but he’s already being trusted to play his sport’s most important position. Evan Kinney is the starting quarterback for the Corona del Sol High School football team. As 15-year-old sophomore, Kinney is one of the youngest players on the squad yet he’s being asked to become [...]
