Queen Valley
Queen Valley, AZ · Municipal
ABC 15 News
Families march to Tempe City Hall seeking more emergency funding for shelter
TEMPE, AZ — When ABC15 first reported on unhoused families staying at a Tempe motel, AZ Hugs said it was paying for rooms for 56 families. Now the nonprofit puts that number at 85. On Thursday night, families marched to City Hall, asking the mayor and city leaders to...
whatnow.com
Wild Hare to Reopen as Wild AZ Distillery in Tempe
Wild AZ Distillery is preparing to reopen the former Wild Hare Distillery at 5869 S. Kyrene Road, Suite 18, in Tempe. Owner and master distiller Kristen Chavez-Hatch told What Now Phoenix she hopes to welcome guests in the coming weeks, pending final county approval. For Kristen, the purchase meant leaving...
blazeradioonline.com
Everything You Need to Know About Proposition 419
MESA, Ariz. — A $449 million bond proposition is on the midterms ballot this year, giving public schools a chance to improve, update and rebuild. Proposition 419 takes advantage of state law that allows voters to decide to help public school districts pay for capital needs, said Lacy Halm Chaffee, an at-large member of the Mesa school board. These needs vary from school to school. Supporters say air conditioning, plumbing, roofing and other structural concerns are among the needs.
fox10phoenix.com
ASU honors military members with annual Salute to Service
TEMPE, Ariz. - From serving students to honoring those who served, Arizona State University is gearing up for its annual Salute to Service. ASU is honoring military members, veterans, and families during its Salute to Service from Nov. 6 to 16. What they're saying:. "No university out there does it...
Yahoo!
AZFamily
Court to hear Circle K, ex-Scottsdale manager’s $12.8M lottery ticket fight
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A judge is set to hear arguments as a $13 million lottery ticket battle brews between Circle K and a former Scottsdale store manager. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Maricopa County Superior Court. While the judge won’t decide right now who...
azbex.com
Arizona Projects 11-06-26
1. Demolition of the former downtown Phoenix radio station building is underway as Phase I of Atari Hotels in Roosevelt Row, formally launching construction on the project. Intersection Development is developing the hotel and broader two-block Fascination Street entertainment district, with räkkhaus serving as the architecture firm. Plans include a roughly 2,400-person entertainment venue alongside hotel and entertainment uses, with the project targeted for completion in late 2028 or early 2029.
arizonaprogressgazette.com
Axon Spent Big in Scottsdale and Lost Anyway: Dissecting a Failure
Scottsdale voters just handed Axon a lesson in the limits of money. By unofficial results, Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Barry Graham won the two open council seats. Raoul Zubia finished third. For the company and its allies, that was the worst case scenario, and it happened anyway. The Warning Signs Were...
fox10phoenix.com
Tempe Town Lake closed due to record flooding, E. coli concerns
TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe Town Lake remains closed after record upstream flooding caused water quality problems. "Salt River Project (SRP) said the flood is the biggest on the Salt and Verde rivers since 1993, before Tempe Town Lake was built. Recent inflows are the highest on record on the Salt and Verde watershed, about eight times greater than average. The water has downed full-sized trees, sent abandoned boats over the dam, and eroded several feet of sand from Town Lake’s Boat Beach," the city said in a Nov. 6 news release. "This level of flooding also brings with it water quality issues, including e-coli."
Yahoo!
Tempe Town Lake turns into a rushing river after record fall storms
A normally dry stretch of the Salt River is running fast and chocolate-brown through the Valley, and Tempe Town Lake has become part of the flow. Salt River Project says the flooding is the biggest on the Salt and Verde rivers since 1993. Releases peaked above 50,000 cubic feet per...
azbex.com
ABC 15 News
Downtown Mesa businesses thrive as city keeps vacancy rate below 10 percent, leaders say
MESA, AZ — Businesses are filling up fast in downtown Mesa, according to city leaders who say their downtown sector has more than 500 individual properties. All but 6.9% of them are filled. Keeping that downtown vacancy percentage below 10 percent is important to city developers. Blue Corn Bakery...