If there is going to be a fourth-straight girls state championship for Seton Catholic it will not be a thing a beauty.

As far as I'm concerned, the best holiday gift is one that's handmade and edible. And if you can make it in big batches on a budget - and have it be healthy - even better.

Lakers fans had to be overjoyed this summer when Steve Nash and Dwight Howard were air-dropped into Hollywood from heaven, ostensibly putting Kobe Bryant back on track to collect more jewelry.

The Farmers Market in Downtown Chandler will launch a food drive Thursday to help the United Food Bank. Boxes will be at every Chandler Farmers Market until Nov. 30. Items needed include peanut butter, canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, soup, stews, and other non-perishable items.

Chandler’s SanTan Brewing Company has been canning its core brews — Devil’s Ale, HefeWeizen Wheat, Epicenter Amber Ale and Hop Shock I.P.A. — for some time. Now, it’s introducing its seasonal beers to the inside of a mini-keg.

Be ready for the next big emergency, thanks to the fine folks at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mesa South Stake. They’re hosting an emergency preparedness fair on Saturday, July 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is free to the public.

As the holiday season transforms into a new year, citrus trees will blossom and create a need to glean their trees of excess fruit.

I don’t know about you, but when I used to think about canning, I pictured a grey-haired grandmother in her apron, with jars of food everywhere. But times change. Today, people young and old are canning. What made canning cool? We read so much about fresh, whole food without a lot of processing, additives or preservatives — and we want to eat that way, too. 

The dressing and sauces that have made Spinato's such a popular pizzeria may soon be available in grocery stores across the Valley.

The dressing and sauces that have made Spinato's such a popular pizzeria may soon be available in grocery stores across the Valley.

Quick, which is better: beer in a bottle or a beer in a can?

Quick, which is better: beer in a bottle or a beer in a can?

Quick, which is better: beer in a bottle or a beer in a can?

High school coaches spend most of careers teaching  - talking to their players through their journey to adulthood.

Any coach would be pleased to see his defense hold Tolleson and its versatile frontline duo to 48 points.

SanTan Brewing Company in downtown Chandler announced a $4 million expansion plan.

WASHINGTON — NASA has introduced a group it calls the seven new pioneers of space. They are not astronauts, but private companies.

For one Apache Junction couple, the New Year has brought them a million reasons to celebrate 2010.

Jason Richardson probably thinks every night at US Airways Center is as exciting as his first. And if he’s able to make the kind of contributions he did in his Suns debut Friday night, perhaps the place will start rocking again.

Lloyd Pearsall really did walk to school barefoot. Rosalee Sproul made ends meet by tending a garden and canning her own fruits and vegetables.

Lloyd Pearsall really did walk to school barefoot. Rosalee Sproul made ends meet by tending a garden and canning her own fruits and vegetables. Henrietta Pearsall was known in her neighborhood as the "Brownie Lady" and when she wasn't baking, she was knitting, crocheting and sewing.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For a few minutes there, one might have wondered if the real Lou Piniella had been abducted by aliens.