Cool off and see Tempe from a new angle by paddling Tempe Town Lake in the moonlight. No experience is necessary, but bring a towel and be prepared to get wet. Kayaks, equipment and personal flotation devices are provided. Must be 18 years or older. Advance registration suggested.

A Hyatt Regency will be opening on the shore of Tempe Town Lake in 2011, Mayor Hugh Hallman announced Wednesday during his State of the City address.

Tempe Town Lake reopened at noon Friday after being closed since Monday due to excessive rain.

The body of a man was found in Tempe Town Lake on Wednesday.

The body of a man was found Wednesday in Tempe Town Lake. A jogger discovered the body around 10 a.m. about 5 feet off the lake’s south shore east of the Rural Road bridge, fire department spokesman Phil Rohe said.

January 21, 2005

The National League of Cities has given Tempe Town Lake its top award for improving residents' quality of life.

June 28, 2004

The body of an unidentified man was discovered Wednesday morning in Tempe Town Lake, tangled in buoyed lines used to separate rowing lanes in the water, said police Sgt. Dan Masters.

A man drowned Sunday night in Tempe Town Lake after trying to swim across fully clothed, police said. The man, described only as black and between 20 and 25 years old, dived into the lake from the south shore in between the Rural Road and Mill Avenue bridges, witnesses told police.