These Chandler restaurants were voted the best

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Times Media Group, publisher of the SanTan Sun News, recently published its Best of Chandler, based on readers’ votes. The entire list can be seen at chandlernews.com Here are some of the restaurants voted...

D-backs’ radio engineer follows in dad’s footsteps

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Staff Writer Leo Gilmartin sits high above the players at Chase Field, in a small room with souvenir newspapers peppering the walls. The décor is typical for a journalist, but he’s no ordinary...

Research into female athletes’ concussions lags

By Jordan Rogers Cronkite News Research into sports-related concussions started with football injuries but has since spread to other activities where hits and falls are routine, such as hockey, soccer and cheerleading. The...

AIA to move forward with fall sports schedule

By Zach Alvira Sports Editor The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted Wednesday to approve the updated recommendations from the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and move forward with the fall sports season...

Shutdown ruins Chandler woman’s spa dream

By Lee Shappell Contributor Essentials Day Spa was just hitting its stride. After nearly three years in Ahwatukee, it had built a loyal clientele of those looking to relax in a unique and restorative environment for a couple of...

Chandler’s Mrs. America fights colon cancer

By PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor The news of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Bozeman’s death last month stunned Jennifer Ruddle. “I thought it was a hoax,” recalled the Chandler woman, the 2020 Mrs. Arizona who also made...

Chandler couple offer relaxation on wheels

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF If one man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity, the pandemic has been a gold mine for Shannon Stevens and Penny Briney. The Chandler couple last year launched an online furniture store,...

Chandler man allegedly faked diseases for money

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Scottsdale Police have arrested a Chandler man on felony charges that he allegedly attempted to scam his friends, police officers and prosecutors into believing he was dying of an incurable illness....

Chandler tavern owner disputes state shutdown

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The owner of Rick’s Pub and Grub hopes state authorities will allow his restaurant to quickly reopen after it was recently found to be operating in violation of Arizona’s COVID-19 restrictions....

Chandler tykes can go to classrooms this week

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer A divided Chandler Unified School District Governing Board has voted advance the reopening of classrooms by letting kids in preschool through second grade back on campuses by Sept. 14. Partially...