Business

2019 DV grad starts her own apparel company

By Coty Dolores Miranda Contributor Before the pandemic struck, 11-year Ahwatukee resident Hannah Ervin had traveled to Switzerland, Hawaii and Brazil. They were journeys with other purposes but the inspiration from absorbing...

Gila Community likely site for new soccer stadium

ARIZONAN NEWS STAFF Ahwatukee could be within a stone’s throw of Arizona’s highest-level professional soccer team. Phoenix Rising FC, announced it is relocating its stadium and professional training facilities from south...

Mom and daughter team up on gourmet granola, ‘dog-nola’

By PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor About six years ago, Ahwatukee resident and corporate trainer and coach Dena Patton seized on what became a popular holiday gift to give her friends and colleagues. She made her own granola. It...

Chandler firm aims to take a bite out of electric bills

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Mike Rodrigues is so confident about his product that he puts his money where his promise is. As the owner of True North Energies in Chandler, he says if his Energy Cool high-performing secondary  condenser...

Chandler housing market remains strong for sellers

By Allen Henderson Guest Writer The November real estate sales snapshot for Chandler indicates that the average sale price rose to $420,238 – up 9.7 percent over the same period in 2019, when the average home value was...

Nightlife may have ebbed, but drunk driving hasn’t

By Jim Walsh Staff Writer Arizona’s newly approved Proposition 207 is enabling as many as three million residents to buy a small amount marijuana legally for the first time without a state-issued medical card and get high in...

New day has dawned for marijuana users

By Jim Walsh Staff Writer Arizona’s newly approved Proposition 207 is enabling as many as three million residents to buy a small amount marijuana legally for the first time without a state-issued medical card and get high in...

Chandler Chef Robbie Held is a lifelong cook

By Coty Dolores Miranda Contributor When Robert ‘Robbie’ Held was 5, growing up in an Italian family in suburban Chicago, he learned to whip up some spaghetti and meatballs. At age 7, he was consumed by his grandmother’s...

Banner opens new hospital in south Chandler

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF South Chandler now has a new hospital. Banner Health’s newest hospital, Banner Ocotillo Medical Center, opened last week at 1405 S. Alma School Road, just north of the SanTan Loop 202 Freeway. The new...

Consultants recommend $106M for airport upgrades

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The Chandler Airport needs up to $106 million in infrastructure improvements in order to accommodate growing flight traffic demand, according to a recent assessment of the city’s facilities. An...