Even though the calendar tells us that summer is supposed to be on its way out, those recent steamy, end-of-season scorchers aren’t always in agreement. But here’s the good news: When the mood for a refresher is just too big a temptation, you can enjoy iced coffee drinks, ice cream, gelato and many more cool [...]
Low- and moderate-income homeowners are getting a helping hand from their local government, good news not only for west Chandler residents in need but for others who may have relatives or friends struggling to maintain their properties elsewhere in the city. Applications are being accepted for three programs that offer no interest, forgivable loans and [...]
Each year in the United States about 310,000 adults die from sudden cardiac arrest. Without immediate, effective CPR from a bystander, a person’s chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest decreases 7 percent to 10 percent per minute. Unfortunately, on average, less than one-third of cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR, which can double or triple [...]
Applications are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, for residents interested in applying for the Chandler Police Department’s “Volunteers In Policing Services” program. Volunteers are being recruited for the department’s Motorist Assist volunteer team, who are trained to respond to stranded motorists, accident scenes and other non-criminal calls for service. Volunteers can issue citations [...]
Peer-leader teens with Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods are growing watermelons, and character, during a summer project aimed at developing leadership skills and giving back to the community. Over the past few months, ICAN teens have been cultivating their crops on a five-acre stretch of land owned by Kovach Inc. After recently harvesting the melons, they [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
West Chandler’s Sunset branch library has joined a citywide program offering free, age appropriate reading programs and prize incentives to encourage reading during the summer months and beyond. Sunset branch librarian Sue Hoffman says summer reading programs can help parents prepare their children for a lifetime of reading, as well as helping school-age children sustain [...]
The annual observance of National Trails Day earlier this month unquestionably didn’t get the attention it deserved, despite an abundance of reasons for Kyrene Corridor residents to celebrate. Significant progress has been made in adding and improving trails Valley-wide since the Maricopa Trail was adopted by Maricopa County and The Valley’s Pedestrian Freeway was unveiled [...]
A two-square-mile area in west Chandler has been listed among America’s Best Neighborhoods for the Money by NeighborhooodScout.com , a popular web site and search engine that provides real estate and demographic data to assist home buyers and businesses with their relocation decisions. The area is located in the Twelve Oaks area of Chandler on [...]