How can it be time for new lunch boxes and backpacks already? As I check off the supply list for each returning student in my house, I recall my own youth in Minnesota, where the nip in the air was the first boding of the start of a new school year, not to mention the [...]
The Kyrene Corridor is a great place to call home. Our community is comprised of the stories of people and their achievements, their labors and their dreams, no matter how small they may seem. And little community newspapers like ours play an important role in sharing these stories with our neighbors.
In most cities, the [...]
Arizona in the spring…the perfect time to enjoy an outdoor adventure, before those triple-digit days roll in. It was mid-April, and I was fortunate to be able to enjoy my first-ever Harley- Davidson ride in balmy, high-70s temperatures.
Zoom, zoom.
My foray into the world of Harley had been carefully orchestrated by Ron Milanovic, the marketing director [...]
Things That Amaze Me, Chapter 1: Even though this would seem an ideal time for businesses to reach out to the community, to improve service, to ensure that customers are left with a positive impression, such initiatives don’t yet seem to have achieved universal acceptance.
The result, say some I know, is that our expectations have [...]
Have you twittered yet? From Shaquille O’Neil to Matt Lauer on The Today Show-even President Obama-people are increasingly plugging in to the social networking phenomenon known as Twitter.
Only a few years ago, most of us relied on our pagers to keep us connected. Next it was cell phones. Soon those technologies were eclipsed by the [...]
As our economy looks for some positive signs, at least one closet industry seems to be thriving: secondhand clothing stores are seeing a surge in popularity. And yes, the pun is intended.
Closets in more and more places are being stocked with new (or, rather, gently used) fashions. Whether it’s the new economy, the trend toward [...]
Be dubious of that clean-cut salesman who comes to your door, police are advising. It seems south Tempe has been the target of a long-running scam that is meant to tug at your heart strings to convince you to buy.
Small groups of pleasant-looking young men have been posing as the “boy from around the block” [...]
Kyrene schools superintendent Dr. David Schauer met with a crowd of concerned parents at a swiftly coordinated meeting March 18 to address questions about the collapse of the roof on the multipurpose room at C.I. Waggoner Elementary School.
Schauer candidly shared what is known thus far about the collapse, explaining that, at this early stage in [...]
Even though our Kyrene Corridor neighborhoods don’t represent one big city (the population of Corona del Sol High School is larger than the whole fictional town of Mayberry), I sometimes imagine living in a place where the neighbors are watching out for you… where you can leave your door unlocked and not worry because the [...]
Mardi Gras came early this year, courtesy of one of our community’s most charitable-and most fun-organizations. The Tempe Diablos’ splashy annual fundraising event, Casino Capers, created the perfect setting for a fun-filled confluence of Las Vegas and New Orleans.
From the beads that adorned the guests to the parade that wrapped its way around the makeshift [...]