Chandler triumphs in inaugural Open championship

By Zach Alvira Tribune Sports Editor It was billed as arguably the biggest game in the history of high school football in Arizona. Top-ranked Chandler, the winner of the last three 6A Conference titles matched up against No. 3...

Chandler woman pens TV Christmas movie

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A Christmas movie written by an East Valley native aired on national television earlier this month. “A Christmas Winter Song” is the first script written by Melissa Bustamante, who spends part of...

Females join ring at new Zoppe Circus show

Laura Latzko GetOut Contributor For families like the Zoppes, the circus isn’t just a way to make a living. It is part of their identities. The Zoppe family’s circus, in its 177th year, will make its annual visit to Chandler...

Sicilian Butcher, Baker open at Chandler Viridian

GETOUT STAFF Two long-awaited entries into East Valley’s culinary scene have made their debut as the Sicilian Butcher and Sicilian Baker open at Chandler Viridian Primegate. The twin eateries, at 3151 W. Frye Road near Chandler...

Chandler teams shine in Intel robotics tournament

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF More than 200 elementary and secondary school students from throughout the East Valley descended on Intel’s Chandler complex last month to vie for robotics distinction. Of the Chandler teams competing in a...

Christmas season officially begins today in Chandler

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF It may already seem like the holiday season, but Chandler will make it official tonight, Dec. 7, with the annual lighting of the tumbleweed tree and the Parade of Lights at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. The Parade...

State’s first organ transplant games in Chandler today

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Michael Scozzaro’s multiple kidney transplants have not inhibited his competitive streak. The longtime Chandler resident has won several medals over the years by competing in Olympic-style games...

He fled Soviet Union, now gives Chandler ‘bees-ness’

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A swarm of buzzing bees sounds almost like soothing music to Stan Moukhtarov. The political refugee has had a turbulent journey the last 24 years – fleeing the crumbling Soviet Union and adjusting...

Alice Cooper reforms band for Christmas Pudding

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Staff Writer Alice Cooper has been embedded into the Valley since he moved here in the late 1960s, but it doesn’t mean his heart isn’t in his home state of Michigan. “Go Lions!” he exclaims as...

Synchronized skating team a first for Arizona

By Zach Alvira Sports Editor It’s a sport that has rarely ever been seen in Arizona, and one that has never had a team representing the Grand Canyon State. That is, until now. The Ice Denettes, a synchronized skating team made...