December 3, 2004

A developer has an eye on building a large apartment complex in east Mesa and potentially changing the landscape, which is mostly dotted with single-family homes.

Mesa has hired the deputy development director of the college town of Stillwater, Okla., as its new planning director.

Pen at the ready!

September 24, 2004

November 13, 2004

Mesa is trying to shine a brighter light on historic preservation after the recession forced the city to scale back its efforts to recognize people who've saved elements of the community's past.

PHOENIX - A legislator says his bill to requiring some phrases on the state's Sept. 11 memorial to be removed is dead following a tie vote by a Senate committee.

A large swath of land in east Mesa designated for industrial use that has sat vacant for years could become the next home of several businesses.

A southwest Mesa neighborhood that fended off a proposed car dealership in their backyards nearly a decade ago was back in action Tuesday to stop a Lowe’s home improvement store.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said today that he doesn't need to win any of the seven states holding contests Tuesday - including Arizona - to keep his beleaguered campaign alive.

November 6, 2004

Hamilton's seniors got together earlier this week and discussed their reputation within the Arizona prep football community.

The Mesa City Council on Thursday mulled over final changes to a plan that has to be in place for 3,200 acres of the General Motors Desert Proving Ground to be annexed and re-zoned for development.

Two neighborhoods bordering downtown Mesa have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The West Side – Clark Addition and Fraser Fields joined the roster after at least five years of city efforts to seek recognition.

Property owner Dan Randall decided Monday not to go forward with his application for Mesa’s first-ever proposed light-rail-oriented development project.

February 4, 2005

Flexibility, creativity and non-rigid guidelines. Those were the key points hammered out as part of a presentation Thursday updating Mesa leaders about future planning documents that will guide development for a 32-square-mile area around the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

It isn’t getting developed tomorrow, but ambitious plans for a radically urban development in Mesa prompted some smiles early Tuesday morning from city leaders.

William Levine is not the only developer in Mesa with plans to construct an industrial and commercial complex with space for residences near Williams Gateway Airport.

The Hamilton High football team may be searching for its third state championship in three years, but it’s Husky defensive end Dont’ay Moch who is on track for his third state crown in the past three semesters.

The Hamilton High football team may be searching for its third state championship in three years, but it’s Husky defensive end Dont’ay Moch who is on track for his third state crown in the past three semesters.

A California developer’s proposal to build a mix of residential, office and retail space in the Fiesta Mall area is the latest in a spate of projects community leaders hope will help revitalize west Mesa.

January 20, 2005