Mesa’s demographic transformation has been under way for years now, but this is the year its Latino Town Hall has adopted change as the overarching theme of the event.

Mesa’s demographic transformation has been under way for years now, but this is the year its Latino Town Hall has adopted change as the overarching theme of the event.

For the past five years, attendees at Mesa’s Latino Town Hall have touted the tremendous economic power of the Hispanic community.

The noise from the speeches, discussions and music at Saturday’s Mesa Latino Town Hall was the sound of "Chicano applause."

October 10, 2004

Mike Clark knew nothing about Tim Croff when he first met the future Mesa Dobson High School star. He learned fast.

The little cafés and bodegas along Mesa’s Broadway Road corridor bustle with activity every afternoon as hungry people search for a quick lunch. Young men duck into delis to buy a cold drink and a sandwich. Children drop in after school hoping for a quick snack.

The little cafés and bodegas along Mesa’s Broadway Road corridor bustle with activity every afternoon as hungry people search for a quick lunch. Young men duck into delis to buy a cold drink and a sandwich. Children drop in after school hoping for a quick snack.

PROVO, Utah — With a hobbled running back and an inexperienced offensive line, BYU has been relying on quarterback Max Hall, a Mesa Mountain View alum, even more than usual.

PROVO, Utah  — Mesa's Max Hall tied a BYU record with seven touchdown passes and the 18th-ranked Cougars extended the nation's longest winning streak to 13 by overwhelming UCLA 59-0 Saturday.

Supporters hope to create the first Hispanic chamber of commerce in the East Valley, but the president of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce says he'd prefer the group simply join his effort.

Not all pantomime involves an annoying silent clown in a beret and suspenders.

Dina Higgins, who ran a grassroots campaign for Mesa City Council, outdistanced opponent Phil Austin by a wide margin Tuesday night to win the District 5 council race. Higgins, an engineer and past chair of the city’s Board of Adjustment, prevailed with 58 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election results.

The Arizona State women’s swimming team set its name in the school’s record books, winning the 200-yard freestyle relay Thursday at the Texas Invitational at Austin, Texas.

State lawmakers are entitled to deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees who are injured on the job if they are intoxicated, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.

Several East Valley high school baseball players were taken during Friday’s second day of the major league draft.

November 11, 20004

AUSTIN, Texas - Dennis Johnson, the star NBA guard who was part of three championship teams and combined with Larry Bird in one of the great postseason plays, died Thursday after collapsing at the end of practice. He was 52.

A popular television show is taking a Chandler serial rapist primetime, hoping the public will help end his reign of terror.

It’s fast. It’s thrilling. It’s challenging. There’s an element of danger. It’s a great workout. Justin and Austin Adams have plenty of reasons why they enjoy skateboarding at a skate park.

It’s fast. It’s thrilling. It’s challenging. There’s an element of danger. It’s a great workout. Justin and Austin Adams have plenty of reasons why they enjoy skateboarding at a skate park.

With less than 10 days remaining for Mesa's mayoral and District 5 runoff, and more than 36,000 early ballots returned as of Friday, Phil Austin and Dina Higgins are in the final innings of their race for a City Council seat.

January 7, 2005

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