Community

Students in concerts, festivals, out-of-state gigs

By Colleen Sparks Managing Editor   Children and teens will display their talents and express their creativity in various concerts and theatrical performances in the Chandler Unified School District and across the country...

Rankings give Chandler a way to promote itself

By Jason Stone Staff Writer   The categories are vast. The groups compiling them are too many to count. And the methodology is sometimes cloudy to say the least. From rankings that call Chandler one of the best places to...

Strong senior class puts Hamilton soccer in state-title race

By Zach Alvira Sports Editor   Channing Chasten and Jonas Votaw are used to hearing their names called by the public-address announcer at Hamilton High soccer games. When they heard their names on Jan. 25, though, it was...

Meet city Engineer Andy Goh, P.E.

By the City of Chandler   Q: What do you do?  A: I am in charge of the Capital Projects Division of the Public Works & Utilities Department. It’s my job to lead the division to help implement citywide capital projects...

New Salvation Army thrift store opens in Chandler

Santan Sun News Staff   Chandler’s new Salvation Army thrift store is offering bargains to shoppers and helping former substance abusers get back on their feet. The Salvation Army Family Thrift Store  at 4920 S. Arizona...

Ooh la la: Her French food truck is one of a kind

By Paul Maryniak Executive Editor   With all the time she spends in the kitchen of her Ahwatukee home making more French dishes and pastries, it’s a miracle that Eve Visconti gets out at all. But the fact is, she does...

Perry High girls soccer rebuilds for another run at crown

By Eric Newman Santan Sun News Staff Writer   A wholesale renovation seemed imminent when the Perry High girls soccer team walked off the field following a 1-0 loss to Xavier Prep in the 6A state final last February. The...

Renaissance Festival brings visitors to the 16th century

Taylor O’Connor Contributor   Eagerly searching for his next customer in a crowd of tunic-wearing patrons munching on turkey legs, Shamus the Insulter parades through the Renaissance Festival grounds announcing,...

Pioneer surgery in Chandler offers Parkinson’s relief

By Colleen Sparks Managing Editor   A man fighting Parkinson’s disease is inspired and feeling better after he became the first patient at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center to receive a delicate brain...

Chandler sticks with AZ League of Cities

By Jim Walsh and Jason Stone Staff Writers   The Arizona League of Cities and Towns lost the state’s largest city when Phoenix took the unprecedented step of canceling its membership, but neither Chandler nor Mesa have...