Phoenix Sizzles Near 100 As Late-Week Storm Tease Builds
Phoenix was clear and near 81 degrees Saturday morning, when light southeast winds were reported. Sunday should be hot, with a high near 100 and virtually no rain chance. Sunday night could bring scattered to broken clouds into Monday morning, but the overnight low should remain near 80. Monday highs are expected to ra
Statue to honor Chandler’s signature bird
It’s a little surprising, considering the history and the city’s biggest community festival, but Chandler lacks a permanent ostrich statue anchoring its central park. That’s about to change. The city’s Arts Commission has given final approval for an ostrich statue to be placed at Dr. A.J. Chandler...
Mesa plans largest mixed-use hospitality and retail development in city history
The Mesa City Council has approved a major development agreement for Legacy Park and Gateway Crossing. The roughly $3 billion investment is expected to create more than 13,500 jobs. The development will be located just east of Mesa Gateway Airport. “We've seen a lot of residential growth in this area...
Queen Creek home market hits the brakes as rates rise
Queen Creek’s housing market headed into fall with sharply fewer buyers signing contracts, fewer owners putting homes up for sale and prices edging lower as rising mortgage rates add another obstacle for prospective buyers. Pending home sales in Queen Creek plunged 31.1% in August from a year earlier, according...
Phoenix tenants lose cooling again in 117-degree heat, say repairs are only ‘Band-Aids’
More than 70% involved either a broken air conditioner or no electricity.
Grandmother killed, 2 family members injured while changing tire on Mesa freeway
MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — An 82-year-old grandmother is dead and two family members are hospitalized after troopers say a suspected impaired driver crashed into their vehicles early Wednesday morning while they were pulled over on U.S. 60 near Higley Road. Javier Valenzuela said his cousin and his grandmother, Ruth...
“It’s Bittersweet”: Tres Leches Cafe to close after years of struggles in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Lines stretched out the door this weekend as customers rushed to say goodbye to Phoenix’s Tres Leches Cafe, a locally owned Mexican coffee shop that is closing for good. The storefront, founded in 2014 and located along McDowell Road at 13th Street, offered Mexican-inspired lattes,...
The Unassuming Arizona Diner With A Breakfast So Epic It Could Make Guy Fieri...
Somewhere in Tempe, Arizona, tucked along Apache Blvd with a green and cream exterior and a sign that just says “OPEN,” Jim’s Coney Island Cafe is quietly serving the kind of breakfast that makes you rethink your entire morning routine. Not loudly. Not with fanfare. Just consistently,...
Here are the best cities for renters in Arizona
RentCafe’s annual Best Cities for Renters report analyzes 20 key metrics across 150 U.S. cities — from cost of living and job growth to walkability and community engagement — giving renters a data-backed resource for deciding where to move next. Scottsdale climbed eight positions to reach #7...
2 shot in west Phoenix neighborhood
Two people are in the hospital after a double shooting in a west Phoenix neighborhood early Sunday morning.

















