Chandler AZ

Golden Oak Barbecue and Taproom, a craft beer bar and smokehouse with South American influences, has abruptly closed in downtown Phoenix. Co-owner Chris Figueroa confirmed the restaurant has shuttered on Central Avenue. The reason, he said, was “complications between us and the HOA” of the building where Golden Oak...

Chandler Unified School District’s decision to hire its next superintendent from outside the district is historic, breaking with decades of promoting leaders from within. The CUSD Governing Board selected Dr. Anna Battle to be its first outside superintendent hire in at least 50 years. One board member said the...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/Gray News) — A driver accused of hitting a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the deadly crash claimed he fell asleep behind the wheel late Sunday morning in Phoenix. Authorities said 46-year-old Eric Hodge was taken into custody for the hit-and-run death of Hannah Henry. Just before...

PHOENIX — A lawsuit has been filed in Maricopa County court over a deadly crash involving a plane connected to Motley Crue singer Vince Neil. The City of Scottsdale is one of the defendants in the suit filed by a survivor of the crash earlier this month. The lawsuit...

February is National Love Your Library month and Oso Ighodaro is celebrating at his hometown library, Chandler Sunset Library.

Mesa can boast it’s the safest city among municipalities with a similar size population after a roughly 14% drop in 2025 in violent crime, including robberies, forcible rapes and aggravated assault. Aggravated assaults decreased for the first time in five years. Although homicides edged up slightly last year, to...

Authorities released data on how many arrests were made during their safety task force enforcement during the golf event.

Mesa has grown into a major part of metro Phoenix’s dining conversation, with downtown in particular seeing a surge of breweries, modern taquerias, and chef‑driven spots. These five relatively new or newly buzz‑worthy restaurants capture what Mesa is doing right now. 1. Worth Takeaway. Worth Takeaway is...

When the trompo is spinning and the edges crackle, you know you are seconds from greatness. This list maps the Arizona spots where al pastor gets carved hot and vanishes even hotter. Expect pineapple-kissed bites, hand-pressed tortillas, and lines that move fast because nobody wants to wait. Ready to chase...

When I first moved to the desert, I thought the only thing hotter than the weather would be the pizza ovens, but I was soon proven wrong. Arizona’s burger scene is a delicious surprise, packed with everything from classic cheeseburgers to daring, farm‑to‑table creations that make my taste buds do a happy dance.