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CUSD board member focus of dust-up over school speaker

By Ken Sain Managing Editor A member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board is facing criticism for attending a Turning Point USA event at Perry High School on Feb. 21. Five speakers called out Kurt Rohrs for...

East Valley athletes shine at wrestling finals

By Andrew Lwowski Contributing Writer Chants of “Two! Two! Two!” and cheers from family and friends rained down on all the state’s top wrestlers from every school and division as they battled in the 2023 AIA state...

Association fest celebrates Italian food, culture

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski GetOut Editor Six men dreamed of bringing a piece of Italy to the desert, so the country would be represented in the best light. Thus, the Scottsdale-based nonprofit Italian Association of Arizona...

French cookie the star at Decadent Macaron

By Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Mark and Stephanie Wagner’s search for the perfect French macaron took six months and hundreds of batches of test cookies before the Gilbert couple created a recipe for the perfect meringue-based...

Chandler thespians shine in new Limelight production

By Katy Spring  Contributor It’s a play that goes wrong in every sense of the word, but the mishaps, setbacks and mistakes come together to deliver high comedy in “The Play that Goes Wrong: High School Edition.” Fresh off...

San Marcos parents get good news on school’s future

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Chandler Unified School District Superintendent Frank Narducci gave some good news to the San Marcos community at a Feb. 21 informational meeting. “As a result of your input, feedback and...

COVID’s gone, but millions in relief bucks aren’t

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Most Americans look at the COVID-19 pandemic a lot differently today than when it first arrived as those early months were filled with unknowns as fears for the economy grew with business shutdowns....

EV parents turn their grief into a campaign

By Cecilia Chan Staff Writer A year and four months have passed but the death of his 15-year-old son Christian still gnaws at Bruce Petillo’s heart. “We are devastated,” the Gilbert dad said. “You never come to terms with...

Chandler among nation’s worst for skin health

By Ken Sain Managing Editor Valley of the Sun residents need water to survive. However, that combination of sun and water is doing a number on their skin. HouseFresh, an indoor air quality company, released a survey of the worst...

Chandler lawmaker seeks to end voting by mail

By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services One of Chandler’s newly elected state lawmakers who wants to overturn the 2022 election is now trying to get colleagues to outlaw voting by mail. The proposal by Republican Rep. Liz...