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Chandler teens star in Limelight’s returning ‘Joseph’

By Katy Springer  Get Out Contributor When Limelight Performing Arts produced “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in 2016, the show earned a slew of honors including the National Youth Arts award for...

Mega development planned for Pecos-Arizona corner

By Ken Sain Managing Editor With the City of Chandler nearing buildout, meaning the amount of open space left to develop on is dwindling, the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Pecos Road stands out. It comprises nearly 50...

City Council races head to the finish line

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Ruth Jones’ bid to upset incumbent Mayor Kevin Hartke in Tuesday’s election is a true underdog affair while the race to fill three other seats on City Council pits an incumbent against four...

Lethal bacteria outbreak reported in area lovebirds

Geri Koeppel Contributor Area residents are urged to keep an eye out for dead lovebirds in their yards and be careful about handling them or being near their waste after the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) confirmed a...

Rotarians of the Month named in Sun Lakes

By Dr. Honora Norton Guest Writer The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes named Ed Anderson its July 2022 Rotarian of the Month and former club President Jon Lyons its June Rotarian of the Month. It was in 2015, while playing golf at...

Chandler woman receives AC company’s first award

By SanTan Sun News Staff PriceMyAC.com, a technology-driven HVAC company has named a Chandler woman one of its “Making the World a Cooler Place” awards program honoring “ordinary citizens who humbly and quietly make impact...

Chandler Pride marks a year of helping parents

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Every month Chandler Pride hosts a meeting where parents who are dealing with their child coming out as LGBTQ+ can get support. “I show up,” said Schroder, who is president of Chandler Pride. “I...

EV Dream Center helps people in need in many ways

By Ken Sain Staff Writer Jovani Cedeno didn’t have to look far to find the inspiration for the nonprofit that he and his half-brother, Dan Gonzalez, started in Chandler. It was their mother. “I took my mom out once when we...

UArizona move creates Community Center opportunity

By Ken Sain Managing Editor The University of Arizona has been operating a “Near You” campus in Chandler for a decade. It’s mostly out of view of the public, hidden away on the second floor of the city’s Community Center....

Asian-themed business cluster growing here

By Ken Sain Staff Writer The number of Asian-themed businesses is increasing around the Chandler Boulevard and Dobson Road intersection. It’s not by accident. The increase in Asian-themed businesses is meant to serve the...