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Canyon’s beauty lures aerospace exec on 30-year odyssey

Many TV travel shows and nature books insist the residents of Arizona are lucky because they have the Grand Canyon in their back yard. And South Tempe resident Dave Elston isn't letting the...

A less-confusing journey through the minefields of young adulthood

The author of Stiff, a history of the scientific life of cadavers, is at it again. The title of Mary Roach's latest book is enough to catch anyone's interest. It's edgy, offbeat...

Kyrene Corridor actor enjoying Tempe Little Theatre’s spoof on men

According to The Thing About Men, the upcoming offering from Tempe Little Theatre, one thing about men is that they love to fool around. Another thing about men is that they resent...

Ex-Corona teacher guides art center’s ‘show with a view’

They may be low-key and behind the scenes, but the entrepreneurs behind Performance with A View, a free monthly musical series offered by Tempe Center for the Arts, have a vision. Gail Fisher,...

Chandler cracks down on curbside ‘bandit signs’

"Bandit signs," a pejorative name for those small, temporary advertising markers frequently found cluttering roadsides, tacked to utility poles and anchored in street medians, are now the focus of increased enforcement by...

Economy causing increase in crime around rental, vacant properties

When you think of an occupation that might involve wandering into a crime scene or being threatened with violence, you think of a police officer, a detective, maybe a journalist. You probably...

Age imposes no limits on artist’s creativity

When asked how he created his sculptures, the Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni reputedly replied: "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." The ability to...

Advances in technology spur new trend in sports training

High school athletics is more high profile and intense then ever. With stiffer rivalry at every level in every sport, preparation to compete is changing. Training is starting to shift from traditional...
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