East Valley Tribune - Mesa

Mesa MLK parade short on funding

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:58:12 -0700

A committee formed in Mesa to honor a slain civil rights leader with an annual parade is finding trouble keeping pace with the economy.

Powell change 1 option for Mesa district

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:34 -0700

Since 1971, Powell Junior High School has served adolescents in a west pocket of Mesa that borders Tempe.

Go and Do in Mesa

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:53 -0700

'Church Basement Ladies’

Brimhall scores 4 TDs in Mountain View win

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:33 -0700

Mesa Mountain View won the Class 5A Central Region championship by beating Chandler Basha 33-20 Friday night at Mountain View.

Mesa police shoot, kill man they say had knife

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:59 -0700

A Mesa police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man who allegedly pulled a knife on officers and threatened them Friday after police returned to his home a second time that day.

Mesa plaza hails end of road construction

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:22:46 -0700

Old signs still advertise for closed stores at the Riviera Plaza in Mesa. Businesses operating at the plaza were eager to see the end of a major construction project at Gilbert Road and University Drive. The $8.4 million project was completed Friday, and merchants say the plaza has seen a decrease in business since the start of construction eight months ago.

Where there's a will, there's a gelato

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:23:45 -0700

When Carl Lombardo contemplated opening his first gelato shop at 734 E. Broadway Road, Mesa, everyone told him to stay away.

Man arrested in pistol-whipping

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:59 -0700

Mesa police arrested a man Friday suspected of pistol-whipping a car repossession man on the head, an act that caused the gun to discharge in a shopping center parking lot.

Veterans Day schedule announced

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:46:25 -0700

Mesa has announced the schedule for its Veterans Day events on Wednesday, which includes a parade themed to honor Vietnam veterans.

Mesa to halt some services on holiday

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:47:36 -0700

Mesa will close its city offices on Wednesday to observe Veterans Day, but some Mesa services and facilities will continue. The municipal court, library and recreation centers will close, but garbage pickup will stay on its normal schedule.

Mesa district looks at closing Powell

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:47:49 -0700

The Mesa Unified School District is considering closing Powell Junior High School to open a community center, adding ninth-graders to three high schools and creating an Advanced Studies Academy on the west side of the district.

Mesa housing program ready to bear fruit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:09 -0700

A Mesa plan to help low-income people buy homes seemed almost too easy: Snap up foreclosed homes on the cheap, renovate them and sell houses to those in need.

Work on bus link to light rail delayed

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:57:58 -0700

Work on portions of a new south East Valley bus link to light rail will be delayed until after the holiday shopping season to protect local businesses at the request of Mesa and Chandler, Valley Metro officials said Thursday.

Mom who left kids alone sentenced

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:14 -0700

A judge on Thursday sentenced a Mesa woman who left her two small children unattended overnight to three months in jail and 20 years of probation. According to Mesa police, Samantha Abernathy, 21, left her boys ages 1 and 3 at 2 a.m. on June 14 to visit her boyfriend across town.

Gates grant to help Mesa low-income students

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:34:35 -0700

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Mesa $250,000 to help boost college graduation rates of low-income students.

ASU gets gift of air traffic control simulator

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:46 -0700

Bradley Rogers, an Arizona State University student from Mesa, knew he wanted to be an air traffic controller since he was in the sixth grade.

Woman gets prison for stealing nearly $650K

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:37:13 -0700

A Mesa woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for stealing more than $600,000 from her former employer where she worked as an office manager.

Cubs scout spring training locations

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:28:07 -0700

The Chicago Cubs' new owners spent Wednesday scouting new spring training locations by air and land, ending the day with potential suitors who pitched their Mesa properties in a speed-dating-style succession of meetings.

Mesa councilman: Powell Jr. High could close

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:17:29 -0700

Mesa Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh is spreading word through Twitter that the Mesa school district wants to close Powell Junior High School.

Mesa MLK parade short on funding

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:49:56 -0700

A committee formed in Mesa to honor a slain civil rights leader with an annual parade is finding trouble keeping pace with the economy.