By Chelsea Martin
A new breath of life is generating renewed
enthusiasm for Tempe’s future, thanks to a
recently adopted general plan that creates a
planning roadmap through 2040.
Nancy Ryan, project management coordinator
for Tempe’s General Plan...
By Don Kirkland
Their successes may not always be Page One
fodder but what they accomplish for people in
need has made news for years.
They make up the roster of East Valley Women’s
League, whose 55...
By M.V. Moorhead
Earlier this month a sinkhole of rather Biblical
proportions opened in the floor of the National
Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., and
swallowed up eight cars.
Not to worry, though. The folks at...
Story by Sally Mesarosh
In 1993, volunteers from 26 Tempe
schools constructed the Lo Piano
Bosque Habitat, a 13-acre site
named after former Tempe Mayor
William LoPiano, a supporter of
environmental issues.
Located just north of the 202
freeway between...
Story By Chelsea Martin
Raising awareness is Shari Vogel’s
longtime mantra—and now her
daily objective, as this year’s
Taste of Kyrene’s co-chair.
Vogel was a volunteer of the event
for three years prior to accepting the
larger planning role...
Story by Diana Whittle
Two elementary schools in the Kyrene district
demonstrated an Olympic-like feat and grabbed
the gold as a “Beat the Odds” school.
Both Kyrene de los Manitas in Tempe and
Kyrene de las Lomas...
Acclaimed Tempe watercolor artist Raleigh Kinney says he couldn't have made a living for the last 34 years without his business partner and wife Darlene Kinney.
Story by M.V. Moorhead
Photo by Billy Hardiman
Early on in rehearsals for Seton Catholic
Preparatory High School’s production of
Godspell, director Brigid O’Neill instructed her
cast members to develop a back-story for their roles.
This led Austin...
