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03/10/2024

Dad, I’m gonna be a pro skateboarder when I grow up, a young Paige Heyn confidently declared to her father at just five or six years old. Today, the Tempe native is living out that dream, emerging as a formidable presence in the world of street skateboarding. Paige has risen through the ranks with a powerful and technical style while overcoming challenges...

Photo credit: Atiba Jefferson, American photographer and skateboarder Dad, I’m gonna be a pro skateboarder when I grow up, a young Paige Heyn confidently declared to her father at just five or six years old. Today, the Tempe native is living out that dream, emerging as a formidable presence in the...

01/10/2024

Sitting in the corner by the window of the local coffee shop with his laptop open and working both his phone and keyboard, Ryan Bastuba almost doesn’t stand out against the other locals doing the same that morning at Steve’s Espresso in Tempe. Almost. Bastuba isn’t your average college student. The 22-year-old ASU senior isn’t ditching class or scrolling through ego-deflating social media feeds....

By Barbi Walker-Walsh Sitting in the corner by the window of the local coffee shop with his laptop open and working both his phone and keyboard, Ryan Bastuba almost doesn’t stand out against the other locals doing the same that morning at Steve’s Espresso in Tempe. Almost. Bastuba isn’t your a...

29/09/2024

While writing and telling people’s stories motivated me to become a journalist later in life, I never thought my first book would be a memoir, let alone someone else’s. Throughout my career as a flight attendant, which started in the mid-1980s with Tempe-based America West Airlines, storytelling has been a constant. I found listening to and sharing travel tales and sometimes more personal stories with passengers and fellow flight attendants enriching and perspective-broadening....

While writing and telling people’s stories motivated me to become a journalist later in life, I never thought my first book would be a memoir, let alone someone else’s. Throughout my career as a flight attendant, which started in the mid-1980s with Tempe-based America West Airlines, storytelling...

19/09/2024

Tempe and West Chandler residents who aspire to build careers in the thriving construction industry have a new reason to celebrate. A $1 million Lowe’s Foundation grant to the Maricopa County Community College District will enhance construction trades programs at Mesa, South Mountain and Rio Salad...

19/09/2024

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17/09/2024

Please share your favorite coffee spot in Tempe!

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16/09/2024

Chandler Events September 20th-22nd
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16/09/2024

Wrangler News special by Austin Hepola The objective of flag football is universal: chase down the opposing players’ flags to prevent them from scoring. Women’s flag football teams across the Valley, such as at Corona del Sol High School, are not only chasing for flags—they're also on the chase for change. In 2023, the Arizona Interscholastic Association announced that girls flag football was coming to the desert....

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Wrangler News special by Austin Hepola The objective of flag football is universal: chase down the opposing players’ flags to prevent them from scoring. Women’s flag football teams across the Valley, such as at Corona del Sol High School, are not only chasing for flags—they’re also on the ch...

16/09/2024

Tempe has awarded $187,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations and artist collectives that present arts and culture programming in the city. Wavemaker Art grants were distributed to several nonprofit organizations, with Vibrant City endowments going artist collectives, cultural groups and arts organizations. Another $113,000 will be distributed this fall through additional grant categories, including another round for Vibrant City and Arts in Schools initiatives....

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Tempe has awarded $187,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations and artist collectives that present arts and culture programming in the city. Wavemaker Art grants were distributed to several nonprofit organizations, with Vibrant City endowments going artist collectives, cultural groups and arts orga...

16/09/2024

When it comes to unexpected announcements, no one was more surprised to hear than Tempe City Manager Rosa Inchausti. Inchausti has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2024 ATHENA Award, recognizing what selection committee members recognized as "her exceptional leadership, mentorship and community contributions. “I wasn’t even expecting the call, so I was shocked, humbled and very much appreciative," Inchausti said of hearing about being selected....

When it comes to unexpected announcements, no one was more surprised to hear than Tempe City Manager Rosa Inchausti. Inchausti has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious 2024 ATHENA Award, recognizing what selection committee members recognized as “her exceptional leadership, mentorship a...

13/09/2024

The objective of flag football is universal: chase down the opposing players’ flags to prevent them from scoring. Women’s flag football teams across the Valley, such as at Corona del Sol High School, are not only chasing for flags—they're also on the chase for change. In 2023, the Arizona Interscholastic Association announced that girls flag football was coming to the desert....

The objective of flag football is universal: chase down the opposing players’ flags to prevent them from scoring. Women’s flag football teams across the Valley, such as at Corona del Sol High School, are not only chasing for flags—they’re also on the chase for change. In 2023, the Arizona In...