Windy City Cash Grabs Mesa Med Campus for $48 Million
Out-of-town money just planted another flag in the East Valley. Chicago-based investors on Tuesday paid $48 million in cash for a two-building medical-office campus in Mesa, picking up the Stapley Medical Center complex just south of U.S. 60 and slotting it into the Valley’s growing roster of outpatient healthcare real
The Giant Thrift Store In Arizona That Seems Almost Too Good To Be True
Tucked along South McClintock Drive in Tempe, Arizona, there is a thrift store so packed with incredible finds that shoppers keep coming back week after week. Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Tempe is not your average secondhand shop — it is a massive, well-organized store filled with furniture, appliances, home improve
Driver accused of DUI at 100+ mph on I-10
Troopers say an impaired driver was weaving through I-10 traffic at more than 100 mph on Sunday.What they found inside the car added to the charges. DPS says this was not the driver’s first DUI-related trouble.
Queen Creek Council kicks out Gantzel-Combs area
Residents of a Pinal County island made a valiant final shot for annexation into Queen Creek, but couldn’t overcome the inevitable. The Town Council unanimously voted June 3 to pull a Gantzel-Combs neighborhood off Queen Creek’s General Plan, making it ineligible to join the town. The area, which...
Beloved Arizona pizza restaurant closes after 52 years in business
For more than five decades, one pizza spot served generations of Arizona families, becoming a staple in the Phoenix dining scene. Now, the longtime restaurant has officially closed its doors,…
Mesa family still awaits home repairs four months after car crashed into home
Ken and Caryn Georgen say their Fountain of the Sun residence no longer feels like home after a terrifying crash left their house badly damaged four months ago.
Gilbert could pass emergency e-bike rules after teen crashes
Gilbert leaders are considering new e-bike rules that could take effect immediately. The vote follows two serious teen crashes and growing complaints about reckless riding across the Valley. Police say the ordinance could give them new tools, including drone enforcement, to stop dangerous riders before someone else is
ScreenX brings immersive 270-degree movie experience to AMC Desert Ridge 18
PHOENIX — Moviegoers in Arizona now have a new way to experience the big screen. AMC Desert Ridge 18 in north Phoenix recently became home to the state’s only ScreenX auditorium, an immersive theater format that expands select scenes beyond the main screen and onto the side walls, creating a 270-degree panoramic viewin
Serial Killer Speakeasy puts the focus on the victims — and the drinks
“Come in with an open mind,” says Draven, the creative force behind a new immersive cocktail theater experience with a chill-inducing theme that’s headed to downtown Phoenix this week. The Serial Killer Speakeasy will lead audience members through stories based on the lives of four of America’s most infamous serial kil
Mesa woman accused of threatening motel guests with knife, assaulting firefighter
MESA, Ariz. - A Mesa woman is accused of threatening motel guests with a knife and then assaulting a firefighter during her arrest. Mesa Police responded to a report of a woman chasing guests with a knife at a Motel 6 near Country Club Drive and Hampton Avenue at around 2:50 a.m. on June 9.
