Marigold Creek, a resort-style retirement community marketed toward gays and lesbians might face more trouble developing the property in Surprise because of the economic climate than from opposition because of the community's clientele.

For Sherlyn Scott, it's going to be hard to replace her north Scottsdale home with its views of the mountains and the city.

A set of recommendations designed to improve the relationship between the Phoenix Police Department and the public has some good points, but many of the proposals read like a rehash of old ideas never seriously implemented, says Chris Gentis, a former Phoenix police lieutenant and Ahwatukee Foothills resident.

A set of recommendations designed to improve the relationship between the Phoenix Police Department and the public has some good points, but many of the proposals read like a rehash of old ideas never seriously implemented, says Chris Gentis, a former Phoenix police lieutenant and Ahwatukee Foothills resident.

A set of recommendations designed to improve the relationship between the Phoenix Police Department and the public has some good points, but many of the proposals read like a rehash of old ideas never seriously implemented, says Chris Gentis, a former Phoenix police lieutenant and Ahwatukee Foothills resident.

“A Michigan farm was my birthplace. Because I only weighed three-and-a-half pounds, the doctor said I would not live. ... Now I am 101 years old and the doctor is dead and buried.”

October 7, 2004

For a some time, Gilbert has been known as a community brimming with young families. But Forbes magazine recently recognized the town for a different demographic: one of the Top 10 suburbs in the nation for retirees.

Next school year will be Art DeCabooter’s 30th as president of Scottsdale Community College, and it will also be his last.

Ed Koopman, site general manager of the Boeing Co.’s Mesa helicopter works and the company’s prime spokesman in the East Valley, will retire July 1, ending a 43-year career with Boeing and its predecessor, McDonnell Douglas.

After 38 years in education, John Baracy, superintendent of the Scottsdale Unified School District, is retiring.

The death of a teenage boy in Gilbert in 1990 sparked a controversial fight to create a town fire department — and prompted one concerned resident to run for elected office.

Two Kyrene principals with more than 50 years experience in the district are retiring at the end of the school year.

Two Kyrene principals with more than 50 years experience in the district are retiring at the end of the school year.

A suspended Catholic priest who founded a Gilbert parish has apologized for allowing an Anglican priest to participate in a wedding Mass and will take early retirement.

A suspended Catholic priest who founded a Gilbert parish has apologized for allowing an Anglican priest to participate in a wedding Mass and will take early retirement.

January 7, 2005