East Valley Tribune - Chandler

Turkey Lap Swim is fun in fowl weather

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:11:46 -0700

On behalf of Chandler’s Recreation Division, I would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving weekend, and may you enjoy feasting with family, friends, more food, football and perhaps a shopping foray in the coming days.

Chandler Boys & Girls Club is 'green' giant

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:01:04 -0700

The Boys & Girls Club’s new $7 million downtown Chandler facility is the organization’s largest in the East Valley and the most environmentally friendly in Arizona.

Council narrowly OKs Washington Street plan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:13 -0700

Designs to punch Washington Street through a low-income downtown Chandler neighborhood narrowly received City Council approval Thursday.

Chandler award honors late commissioner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:01:19 -0700

Chandler officials Thursday approved the creation of an architectural award named for Mark Irby, a former planning commissioner whose remains were found in June about five months after he went missing near his northern Arizona cabin.

Police seek white SUV in double hit-run

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:56:09 -0700

Chandler police are looking for the driver of a white SUV involved in a double hit-and-run that injured a man in a bar parking lot Friday.

Nintendo sets up holiday demo at Chandler mall

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:00 -0700

Nerdvana: Chandler is the only Arizona city to host the Nintendo Holiday Mall Experience, an interactive event running Nov. 23 through Dec. 20 that lets shoppers take some of the newest video game titles for a spin.

Woman dies in fire; child critically burned

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:21 -0700

A 22-year-old farmworker died in a mobile-home fire Friday and her 1-year-old daughter was critically burned.

It's always 'Senior Night' for Hamilton football

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:18 -0700

It's a fall Friday night in the retirement community of Sun Lakes. Some residents are playing bingo. Others have settled in for a quiet night in their homes. About 50 of the retirees, however, have something different in mind.

Chandler city manager to stay until June

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:13 -0700

Chandler City Manager Mark Pentz, who previously revealed plans to retire next spring, says he will stay on until June at the request of Mayor Boyd Dunn to help steer the city through a difficult budget process.

Chandler charity provides Thanksgiving help

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:26:15 -0700

Needy Chandler families can receive many of the fixings to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for free Saturday morning, thanks to the donations of Chandler businesses, students and school employees.

Crews building Tumbleweed Tree

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:12 -0700

Chandler parks crews are building the city’s Tumbleweed Tree for the holiday season in Dr. A.J. Chandler Park.

Chandler names Neighborhood Resources leader

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:45:10 -0700

Jennifer Morrison, Chandler’s sustainability manager, was selected to take over the city’s Neighborhood Resources Division.

Cultural Foundation receives grants

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:48 -0700

The Chandler Cultural Foundation has received two grants totaling $61,000 to help defray operating costs at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Plunging revenue has Chandler in a sea of red

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:12:32 -0700

Faced with ballooning budget deficits of more than $20 million by 2012, Chandler will have to make tough choices, possibly including tax increases or additional layoffs, that have been "unmentionable, unthinkable, to date."

Chandler police arrest 4 in pizzeria robbery

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:32 -0700

Chandler police made four arrests Monday in connection with the robbery of a pizza store.

Car dealer's mannequins defy sign laws

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:23:55 -0700

Provocatively dressed mannequins have boosted a Chandler used car dealer's business, but some say they violate municipal sign laws.

City plans to buy foreclosed homes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:57:36 -0700

Chandler plans to hold two public meetings in the coming weeks for potential participants in a program to turn foreclosed homes into affordable housing.

K. Hovnanian Homes buys 51 lots

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:35 -0700

K. Hovnanian Homes said it has purchased 51 finished single-family home lots in the gated community of Vintage Villas in Chandler.

Shea collecting donations for troops

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:53:32 -0700

Shea Homes Arizona is collecting donations for troops 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Old Stone Ranch, located three miles south of Loop 202, on Ocotillo Road between Gilbert and Lindsay roads in Chandler. It's part of Community Outreach Day. Donation boxes will be set up for anyone wishing to bring items needed by our troops. Participants can design postcards and write messages to military members. Postcards and other donated items will be shipped to troops overseas with the help of Packages from Home. A list of the "most needed" items can be obtained at www.sheahomes.com/troops.

CGCC to raise funds with golf tournament

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:51:59 -0700

The Chandler-Gilbert Community College athletic department is hosting the 12th annual Coyote Golf Classic fundraiser Saturday at San Marcos Golf Resort, 1 San Marcos Place, Chandler.