The Chandler Arizonan

19/07/2024

USA National Miss Grand Canyon State Victoria Vredevoogd is the creator of the online platform “Safe and Strong,” where she posts self defense video tutorials and hosts free online self-defense webinars.

One of the most important things to remember about protecting yourself, is that it’s OK to run away.

18/07/2024

As Kyrene and Tempe Union governing boards last week joined their counterparts in other parts of the East Valley to tentatively approve spending plans for the new fiscal year that began on July 1, one thing stood out:

As Kyrene and Tempe Union governing boards last week joined their counterparts in other parts of the East Valley to tentatively approve spending plans for the new fiscal year that

17/07/2024

When finished, Villas on McQueen will have 157 units for low-income residents. Seniors, veterans, families and people with disabilities will get priority. Some of the units will bhavefour and five bedrooms, large enough for big families.

It has been a long time since the City of Chandler broke ground on a multifamily affordable housing project. That was in 1972, 52 years ago.

16/07/2024

The City of Chandler is taking the first steps toward a bond election in November 2025 to address inflation’s substantial impact on the cost of its capital improvement projects.

15/07/2024

The Tempe Union Governing Board has unanimously approved an agreement that will enable Tempe’s incoming Real Time Operations Center to tap into the district’s system of over 700 cameras during emergencies and under other limited circumstances.

The Tempe Union Governing Board has unanimously approved an agreement that will enable Tempe’s incoming Real Time Operations Center to tap into the district’s system of over 700 cameras during

12/07/2024

The City of Chandler is providing $12,500 for Operation Back To School, which is scheduled for 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, July 13 at Compass Christian Church.

At the end of each budget cycle, the Chandler City Council gets to hand out up to $425,000 to causes and events near and dear to their hearts.

11/07/2024

Construction has started on a large business park near the Chandler Municipal Airport after the owner last month paid over $16 million for about 31 acres of what will be about an 80-acre development.

Construction has started on a large business park near the Chandler Municipal Airport after the owner last month paid over $16 million for about 31 acres of what will be

10/07/2024

East Valley communities are banding together to work out the kinks in a pilot program a year before a state law will require them to investigate each other’s critical response incidents.

East Valley communities are banding together to work out the kinks in a pilot program a year before a state law will require them to investigate each other’s critical response

09/07/2024

Chandler Councilwoman Jane Poston has filed a legal claim against the city she represents because of “false” claims made by its former police chief and his assistant.

08/07/2024

New issue at chandlernews.com! Sign up to receive a digital edition delivered directly to your inbox biweekly at chandlernews.com/e-subscribe.

02/07/2024

Kellie Dudevoir has owned the original Canine Creek store for years, so she thought it would be relatively painless to expand to a second location in Chandler. It wasn’t.

Kellie Dudevoir has owned the original Canine Creek store for years, so she thought it would be relatively painless to expand to a second location in Chandler.

01/07/2024

Sandeep Sethuraman, a recent BASIS Chandler grad on his way to Stanford University, has raised thousands of dollars to support foster children.

Sandeep Sethuraman will be leaving Chandler soon to start his university experience at Stanford. The recent BASIS Chandler grad made quite an impression during his high school tenure.

28/06/2024

The University of Arizona will start at Career and Technical Education course in semiconductor manufacturing for the Chandler Unified School District in the 2025-2026 school year at Hamilton High School.

About 36 hours after the University of Arizona began accepting applications from Chandler Unified School District freshmen to attend their semiconductor camp, the leader of the program was worried.

27/06/2024

Northrop Grumman notified the state early this month that it may lay off 543 people, all working in its Chandler office in the Price Road Corridor.

26/06/2024

Voting is underway now for the ! Vote for your favorite Chandler businesses, organizations and people through noon Thursday, July 11! Winners will be announced in the Sunday, Aug. 18, issue of The Chandler Arizonan.

VOTE HERE >> https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BestofChandler2024

25/06/2024

To balance the proposed budget for the coming school year, Kyrene administration will rely on carryovers an its reserves as well as a possible bond sale sometime next spring.

Kyrene School District administration is prepared to ask the governing board next Tuesday, June 25, for preliminary approval of a $244.42 million spending plan that relies on carry-over and reserve

24/06/2024

Chandler City Council adopted its nearly $1.63 billion budget for the coming fiscal year at its June 13 meeting. The patting of backs began immediately.

23/06/2024

New issue of The Entertainer Magazine out now in The Chandler Arizonan! The spotlight for July is on Sharon Osbourne, who is coming to the Mad Monster Party in Glendale with Ozzy, Kelly and Jack! Also: Idina Menzel, Dorsten and more, including the top 15 things to do in the Valley. Stories now at EntertainerMag.com, where we also have web-exclusive features on Miracle Mile Deli’s 75th anniversary and rapper Cash Lansky.

21/06/2024

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is donating $100,000 to the Armer Foundation For Kids, enabling it to continue its mission of helping families financially debilitated by a child’s catastrophic illness.

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is donating $100,000 to the Armer Foundation for Kids, enabling it to continue its mission of helping families financially debilitated by a child’s

20/06/2024

Cava area manager Anthony Vallone oversaw the restaurant chain’s fifth and latest at Arizona location in South Chandler.

Anthony Vallone says many people in Chandler apparently have been eager for the city’s first CAVA location to open.

19/06/2024

Brophy alum and current Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a Mesa resident, held his first annual youth camp in downtown Phoenix on June 2.

There have been many highlights in Benjamin Morrison’s young football career.

18/06/2024

Chandler journalist and author Srianthi Perera collaborated with her friend Romany Kadurugamuwa of Grapevine, Texas, on the newly released book “Two Friends on Many Roads: Travel Tales from Near and Far.”

Chandler journalist and author Srianthi Perera collaborated with her friend Romany Kadurugamuwa of Grapevine, Texas, on the newly released book Two Friends on Many Roads: Travel Tales from Near and

17/06/2024

Kyrene data showed that not only are electric school buses far costlier than propane-driven vehicles, but can only travel about a quarter of the distance before they need recharging. The costs to train staff how to fix them isn’t even known.

Electric school buses may sound like a good idea for the environment, but for school districts and taxpayers – not so much.

14/06/2024

Legislative District 12 Sen. Mitzi Epstein has warned that her Republican counterparts are not contemplating a fix in the 2024-25 state budget that would spare public school districts from “playing chicken” driven by a constitutionally mandated limit on spending.

Legislative District 12 Sen. Mitzi Epstein has warned that her Republican counterparts are not contemplating a fix in the 2024-25 state budget that would spare public school districts from “playing

13/06/2024

Opinion: Celebrating Juneteenth presents an opportunity for a community conversation on freedom, equality and justice. It is a day to honor the resilient and enduring spirit of those who fought for freedom and continue to shape the American experience.

Celebrating Juneteenth presents an opportunity for a community conversation on freedom, equality and justice. It is a day to honor the resilient and enduring spirit of those who fought for

12/06/2024

Vice Mayor OD Harris and Councilwoman Christine Ellis will remain on the July 30 Primary Election ballot in their quest for another term after surviving a challenge to their petitions.

11/06/2024

Kyrene School District administration will unveil a proposed budget today for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1 amid uncertainty over how much money the state Legislature will be providing for public education.

Kyrene School District administration will unveil a proposed budget next Tuesday, June 12, for the coming fiscal year beginning July 1 amid uncertainty over how much money the state Legislature

07/06/2024

Tempe Union High School District faces major financial challenges over the next 10 years as a plummeting birth rate, more competition from charter and private schools and significantly less churn in the housing market continue to erode enrollment, according to a presentation by the district’s top budget analyst.

Tempe Union High School District faces major financial challenges over the next 10 years as a plummeting birth rate, more competition from charter and private schools and significantly less churn

06/06/2024

If you’re tempted to eat one of the treats at a new dog bakery in Chandler, go ahead. You won’t be the first. “Humans can eat them, and we’ve had several people try the treats,” said Cynthia Drager, the owner of Three Dog Bakery in Chandler.

If you’re tempted to eat one of the treats at a new dog bakery in Chandler, go ahead. You won’t be the first.