A renaissance of the former Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse site in north Scottsdale has begun, with designs for a new library unveiled last week and upcoming hearings on plans for the $225 million Silverstone subdivision.

When students see computers, their first thought is usually about the games they can play, said Dave Hanlon, a fifth-grade teacher at Scottsdale’s Hopi Elementary School. But directing children to the right online resources can make computers a learning tool.

The sound of bright mariachi music is not usually heard at the plaza that houses Scottsdale’s City Hall and library. But it made the perfect backdrop to Saturday’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration at the Civic Center Mall.

The sound of bright mariachi music is not usually heard at the plaza that houses Scottsdale’s City Hall and library. But it made the perfect backdrop to Saturday’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration at the Civic Center Mall.

A developer will seek a major rezoning and land use change for the longtime site of Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse to allow a 160-acre condominium and commercial complex.

A developer will seek a major rezoning and land use change for the longtime site of Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse to allow a 160-acre condominium and commercial complex.

April 21, 2005

Need educational help? Now Pinal County library users can find it for free on the Internet.

November 13, 2004

When people drive past the future Arabian Library, they might not notice it.

Scottsdale libraries are both celebrating the past and looking toward the future this month.

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. - A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed.

For the first time since the White Tank Branch Library & Nature Center opened to the public in November 2010, solar energy generated onsite has been sent to the electrical grid for use by Arizona Public Service customers.

For the first time since the White Tank Branch Library & Nature Center opened to the public in November 2010, solar energy generated onsite has been sent to the electrical grid for use by Arizona Public Service customers.

Plans are moving forward for construction of an apartment community on the Tempe campus where American Indians of many tribes have been trained in Christian vocations for more than a half century.

A renowned Valley architect has designed a new downtown Scottsdale contemporary living project with a little history in mind.

Eric King is venturing into cyberspace to bring Scottsdale closer together.

NEW YORK - After Ajay Powell quit smoking and decided to run the Honolulu Marathon in 2001, she created a Web site to track her progress, updating it weekly with photographs and tallies of her training miles.

Chandler public libraries will be closed Oct. 12 for staff training.

Mesa officials will re-examine the city's library computer policy following a decision by the Phoenix City Council to stop library patrons from viewing pornographic Internet sites.

Mesa officials will re-examine the city's library computer policy following a decision by the Phoenix City Council to stop library patrons from viewing pornographic Internet sites.

Queen Creek's new under-construction library is 75 percent complete, town officials announced last week.

September 15, 2004

A room at Scottsdale's Civic Center Library that for years was dedicated to Southwest history is now reconstituted as the Scottsdale Room, part of a plan to offer area residents and Internet surfers a more in-depth look at the city's history.Library manager Kathy Coster said she wanted the new room to focus on the Scottsdale area rather than the broad Southwest theme.