Valley baseball fans enjoyed yet another spring training stint, and the Diamondbacks are seen by some sports mavens as possible playoff contenders this year. But among the parents of Tempe junior ballplayers, serious discontent is brewing. Leaders of Tempe South Little League, which puts more than 500 local kids on the diamonds every year, contend [...]
Arizona Business magazine has named Chandler Regional Medical Center its 2013 Hospital of the Year. The hospital was chosen from among hundreds of applicants based on its history, responsibilities, commitment to excellence and community involvement. Barrow Neurological Institute, Chandler Regional’s sister organization with an east Valley office, also was among the winners with a Lifetime [...]
Just three months ago, French forces chased out Islamic rebels who had seized Timbuktu and ransacked the city, including the schools, leaving students with no books or supplies. Since 1991, when Tempe and Timbuktu became sister cities, Tempe has funded fresh water wells, medical supplies, school building and school supplies. A fund raising event benefitting [...]
Using images from Tempe History Museum’s vast photographic collection, a soon-to-open exhibit visually explores the city’s relationship with the Salt River during the past 130 years. It’s called Ebb and Flow: Changing Views of the Salt River, and it’s sponsored by Tempe Historical Society starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. Vice Mayor Onnie Shekerjian [...]
Tempe police are on the lookout for suspects in at least three residential burglaries and one attempted breakin that occurred recently in an area bounded by Elliot and Warner roads, Rural Road and River Parkway. All were committed on Saturdays between 6 and 10 p.m., with entry being made in each case through the rear [...]
By Diana Whittle Enter the phrase volunteer in Tempe in an Internet search engine and the names of two organizations likely will appear: Rotary and Lions. Both are familiar names in this country, and both have international chapters around the world that are well-known for their service projects. But the search also yields an abundance [...]
General Motors has selected Chandler’s Price Road Corridor as the site of its fourth Information Technology Innovation Center, a facility designed to enable the company to in source its innovation capabilities and strengthen its global competitiveness. GM expects to invest $21 million in the new facility and hire 1,000 high-wage employees over the next five [...]
Thanks to constantly changing insurance andreimbursement programs, the economic environment at hospitals seems always to be in flux. According to Jane Hanson, the new chief operating officer at both Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers, there are definitely some challenges to dealing with these ongoing changes. “In my role as chief operating officer, I [...]
Affordability and proximity have maintained the popularity of Rocky Point and other border cities as a spring break destination, although they still come with a State Department-issued travel warning, according to Michele Donati, a spokeswoman for AAA Arizona. As a result, Donati says spring-break vacationers should exercise caution if their plans include heading south of [...]
Teens with an eye on the future — particularly a future that’s expected to produce thousands of new jobs to meet the needs of aging baby boomers — can put their interest to a test this summer in Chandler Regional Medical Center’s annual “Volunteen” program. The hospital is bracing for the usual rush of applicants [...]
