During the month of April, Superstition Springs Center Kids Club will be collecting donations of diapers for the Child Crisis Center every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Ah, those first few minutes of a third quarter.

If you're throwing a baby shower for a relative or friend, creating a suitably festive atmosphere is part of the fun.

The Ahwatukee Bowl is weathered after just 15 years.

The Ahwatukee Bowl is weathered after just 15 years.

I take issue with Mr. O’Malley’s letter in Wednesday’s edition. Primarily, I contest his statement that there is an undefined mission for the United States military in Afghanistan.

Yes, football has finally arrived.

Four Kyrene schools in Ahwatukee Foothills will have a new principal for the 2012-13 school year.

Most of what we learn is acquired through our visual system, our eyesight and the complex connection between our eyes and our brain. These days even very young children spend long hours taxing their visual systems with early reading, high-stakes testing, and “screen time,” using computers for schoolwork and play.

Desert Vista’s marching band is gearing up for another award-winning year. This past year, the band clinched its second championship title, leaving both band director Josh Thye and his students hungry for another. The past season marks only the third time Arizona has had a marching band state competition, and the Thunder has only lost the championship the first year it was held in 2009, where they were still awarded the second place trophy.

Sign, baby, sign

Small business owners looking for new ideas to generate buzz and grow their brand have a local incubator at their disposal. After all, for many, the opportunity for startup business owners to be surrounded by other like-minded individuals who have the same entrepreneurial spirit is rare around these parts.

Small business owners looking for new ideas to generate buzz and grow their brand have a local incubator at their disposal. After all, for many, the opportunity for startup business owners to be surrounded by other like-minded individuals who have the same entrepreneurial spirit is rare around these parts.

Parents are not responsible for any federal student loans (Stafford and/or Perkins). However, they are responsible for the federal plus loans and any other alternative loans that require a co-signer.

Parents are not responsible for any federal student loans (Stafford and/or Perkins). However, they are responsible for the federal plus loans and any other alternative loans that require a co-signer.

One of the East Valley’s most prominent priests who was born on an historic day is set to celebrate a landmark event himself.

The four East Valley boys basketball coaching searches are either in the interview stage or nearing it. There doesn’t seem to be a ton of overlap among the top candidates for each position, and each situation is unique from the others.

Is your child in a car seat? This weekend, get it checked to make sure you have it installed properly.

There's little mystery about "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island."

For Lynne Ramsay, motives are vague, sometimes unknowable things.

Thanks in-part to the new scheduling system and playoff venue conflicts, being on the brink of October now means we’re 50 percent through the regular season.

A college student recently asked me if his parents are responsible for his educational loans.

A college student recently asked me if his parents are responsible for his educational loans.

One group of restaurateurs and developers is refusing to allow the ongoing economic uncertainty or wild swings of the stock market to cast a shadow over the opening of their new Chandler restaurant, The Sushi Room.