1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (711+ words) Gov. Katie Hobbs last week announced she had picked a Republican-turned-independent to be her running mate in her bid for reelection. Former Mesa Mayor John Giles reportedly will be Katie Hobbs’ running mate as the lieutenant governor hopeful. The New…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (494+ words) Mesa is just a year-and-a-half from its Sesquicentennial. Nearly 150 years ago, in February 1878, the first settlers arrived on a mesa to see an unforgiving land of sand and sage brush – and what appeared to be long dead canals that once…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1187+ words) Although over half of Mesa’s drinking water comes from the Colorado River, the city says it’s “well-positioned” to handle anticipated deep cuts to Arizona’s supply. Over half of Mesa’s water portfolio is supplied by the Colorado River. The city anticipates…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1469+ words) An automotive repair shop in West Mesa will be able to keep its doors open after inadvertently operating illegally for two years. Despite neighborhood opposition, City Council last week voted 4-3 to grant San Antonio Tire Shop’s requests for a rezone…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (893+ words) The state’s largest egg producer has agreed to a $1 million fine and to donate 3.25 million eggs to settle federal and state complaints that it conspired with others to keep prices artificially high. The federal court lawsuit says that Hickman’s Egg…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (603+ words) This Saturday, our nation will celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Mesa Mayor Mark Freeman America’s 250th birthday is not only a celebration of our past—it is an opportunity to reflect on who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (658+ words) We are in the 100th year of celebrating an innovation that within a decade of its introduction would have a profound impact on Mesa. But first, let’s go back to the beginning. In the early days before standardized roads, people who…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (819+ words) Valley renters are continuing to catch a break as a surge of new apartment construction has pushed vacancy rates higher and driven rents lower across much of the Phoenix Metro area. In sharp contrast to national trends, the Valley’s median…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (999+ words) Whether new landing fees approved by the city in March for Falcon Field Airport in northeast Mesa will even take effect is suddenly up in the air. The Federal Aviation Administration, citing “significant concerns,” urged the city to hold off…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1360+ words) Two flight schools in a federal lawsuit are accusing Mesa of faking a financial crisis at Falcon Field Airport to address noise complaints from residents living nearby. CAE Aviation Academy Phoenix and Thrust Flight Properties schools, which comprise over half…...