Fancy yourself a future Taylor Swift? Maybe Mick Jagger is more your thing. Students will have the opportunity to create, record, mix, master, and edit music for home studio, location recording, film and video this fall at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

Guest commentary by Dale McFeatters

"Insidious" is the kind of movie you could watch with your eyes closed and still feel engrossed by it.

NEW YORK - Wall Street ended a wobbly session with a mixed performance Wednesday as concerns about the financial sector eroded enthusiasm over a decline in oil prices and a report that signaled modest growth in the service economy.

NEW YORK - Wall Street capped a week of big gains with modest moves Friday as investors grappled with surging energy prices that overshadowed news of a surprise increase in home construction.

NEW YORK - Wall Street had a mixed performance Monday as investors regained a cautious stance after disappointing news from Bank of America Corp. and Midwest bank National City Corp., and after another record-breaking tear in oil prices.

NEW YORK - Wall Street finished an erratic session mixed Thursday after a batch of uneven earnings reports made investors cautious about buying stocks. Disappointing economic readings added to the market's uneasiness a day after a big rally.

NEW YORK - Wall Street started the week with a narrowly mixed performance Monday, with many investors moving to the sidelines as they wait for quarterly profit reports.

NEW YORK - Consumers took a breather last month, holding back a bit after September's shopping spree and giving retailers a mixed sales performance. Still, the outlook remains upbeat for the holiday season.

The Rigler family wants to know what you’re thinking. Once you tell them what’s on your mind, they’ll use your thoughts to create a unique — and personalized — gift for you to give to your favorite person.

Many Arizona voters will pick up their general election ballots expecting to find some proposals to push state officials into cracking down harder on illegal immigration. But those voters are going to be sorely disappointed.

A few weeks ago, we got wind that some Scottsdale developers had filed plans with Tempe to put up some tall buildings near Arizona State University. I wasn’t sure who the builder was, or how tall the buildings were, but I knew one thing — it would surely be a mixed-use project with a residential component.

INDIO, Calif. - Madonna thrilled thousands of fans at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Sunday, even as she brought a mainstream feel to the traditionally edgy event. A swollen outdoor crowd erupted in cheers after the Material Girl made her entrance inside a glittering disco ball that split in two and launched into "Hung Up" for her opening number.

When it comes to national letter of intent day in college football, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that there is little agreement on anything.

Predicting the Next Big (Any) Thing poses challenges, especially when it comes to wine and spirits. In terms of cocktails, it seems like the mojito has caught fire in the wake of the cosmopolitan. And before that the sea breeze (vodka, cranberry and grapefruit) quenched our thirst. Anyone remember the piña colada craze of the late ’70s?

Rob Evans summed up the struggles of his ASU basketball team quite nicely Friday: "When we go smaller, we don't rebound as well. When we go bigger, we struggle guarding."

When it comes to national letter of intent day in college football, the one thing that everyone agrees on is that there is little agreement on anything.

March 28, 2005

In Gilbert, some say attracting businesses and retailers is more important than keeping land open for large homes on lots big enough to keep horses. Others argue that horse trails and nighttime desert skies unblemished by streetlights are vital to their lifestyle.

It is understandable that, in the final days of his tenure as football coach at the University of Pittsburgh, Walt Harris wants all of the attention to be on his players.

A last-minute rush to the shops wasn’t soon enough or strong enough to boost a lackluster holiday retail season.