Santan News

A furniture store, hot dog hut and convenience store are a few of what remains of Higley - the "town" that never was.

Ahwatukee resident Jay McClatchey has been to a lot of wine tastings. He even belongs to a wine club.

Tiny baby gets help in overcoming health odds PHOENIX High-tech medical technique and cooperation between hospitals came together to save the life of tiny Madeline Mosqueda, who was born at 28 weeks, weighing 1 pound 5 ounces.

The state budget stalemate, several state legislative proposals and a new municipal use tax all loomed over the new Gilbert Town Council's first formal discussion of its own spending plan for the fiscal year that begins next Wednesday.

Residents of unincorporated Queen Creek have voted to give their community a new name and identity: San Tan Valley.

Gordon Brown, of the Santan Historic Society, walks back to his truck as parishioners visit their old church, Our Lady of Guadelupe in Queen Creek.

In a proposal offered by regional transportation experts, only the first mile of the Williams Gateway Freeway would be constructed.

The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce Wednesday will salute seven businesses, a local businesswoman and a town assistant manager at its annual awards luncheon at Val Vista Lakes Community Center.

Volkswagen may be the newest addition to the Chandler 202 Auto Park, the center's developer said.

Salt River Project has submitted an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility with the Arizona Corporation Commission for the Abel-Moody Transmission Line Project.

A good time to ponder the declining state of transportation in the East Valley is while waiting for the Route 136 bus in Mesa.

SanTan Village mall in Gilbert will be adding four new businesses. Tribune File, Tribune SanTan Village in Gilbert is adding four newcomers to its roster of stores.

Water treatment plant operator Otis Kinney checks chlorine in a sample of Chandler water at the Santan Vista water treatment plant in Gilbert.

Gilbert and Chandler have completed a new treatment plant that will provide Colorado River drinking water to residents not served by SRP.

Since January of 2009, Santan Brewery in Chandler has been hosting Tuesday Night Tastings on the first Tuesday of the month.

The Gilbert Town Council could vote Tuesday to raise the sales, rental and use tax rates in order to bring in more money, and the town's 1,200 employees probably will not be furloughed during the upcoming fiscal year.

Regional transit planners have taken light rail off the table for Rural Road through Tempe to Chandler bus routes, favoring less costly alternatives that include bus rapid transit and a 2.5-mile streetcar line on Mill Avenue.

The proposed Williams Gateway Freeway, at the moment, is all map but no money. On a satellite's-eye view of the south East Valley, colored lines - representing five routes of State Route 802 under study - extend eastward from a jag of red marking the Loop 202 Santan Freeway in east Mesa.

Workers install carpet inside Mountainside Fitness Centers new gym opening in Gilbert at the end of May.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 8--Only two weeks ago, Gilbert had just one hotel.