Arts

Vintage market will offer shabby chic art, furniture, jewelry

By Colleen Sparks If shabby chic is your style when it comes to art, furniture and jewelry, the Front Porch Pickins Vintage & Handmade Market might be your cup of tea. The market will include “rusty retro” and many...

Teen girls get taste of princess life ahead of prom

By Colleen Sparks Teenage girls are getting a chance to feel like royalty when they hit the dance floors at their high school proms, thanks to a nonprofit organization giving them a boost in Chandler. The East Valley Women’s...

Singing in unlikely places

By Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Before the old Soviet Union collapsed, Galina Vilchinskaya was a 23-year-old Sunday school teacher who spent five years in a Soviet prison for sharing her faith....

SanTan Brewing Company introduces Brewer’s Mac + Cheese

By SanTan Sun News Staff The menu at SanTan Brewing Company just got a brand-new dish: the beer-infused Brewer’s Mac + Cheese. The entrée is paired with the brewery’s flagship beer, Devil’s Ale, which is also used to...

Precious Elements Jewelry and Coin offers fine jewelry at affordable prices

By Alison Stanton For several years, Hannah Hamideh worked in both the wholesale and retail sides of jewelry stores. Although she loves everything having to do with jewelry, Hamideh was troubled by the way the stores marked up...

New Blue 32 Sports Grill’s usual menu is unusually flavorful

By Ken Lafave There’s no secret to a sports bar: a long, accommodating bar loaded with premium liquors and staffed with friendly servers, plus plenty of screens positioned over tables and booths for easy viewing. The secret to...

ICAN offers children programs to teach valuable life skills

By Stormy Light ICAN is a local organization that has a long-term commitment to helping children succeed in every aspect of their lives. The organization offers unique programs for students and volunteers to become positive role...

Hamilton defendant’s attorney blames coaches’ lack of supervision

By Jim Walsh Moments after securing a path to freedom, at least temporarily, for a 17-year-old defendant accused of committing sex crimes in the Hamilton High School locker room, defense attorney Ken Countryman fired an early...

Gilbert, Chandler ZIP codes have priciest homes in East Valley

By Paul Maryniak Even with his $5 million house, the Gilbert ZIP code where Los Angeles Dodgers star Andre Ethier lives is nowhere near Arizona’s priciest ZIP code, according to a survey by a major real estate research website....

Four Chandler-Gilbert Community College students named to All-Arizona Academic Teams

By SanTan Sun News Staff Four students from Chandler-Gilbert Community College were honored for outstanding academic achievements and leadership at the 2017 All-Arizona Academic Recognition Ceremony. The students – Yessica...