Several Veterans Day events are planned in Chandler: the city will hold its Field of Honor ceremony at Veterans Oasis Park on Sunday, Nov.
8 at 5:45 p.m., Cadence Chandler will host a special gathering Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and Valley Opera will perform a free salute concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 at Risen Savior Lutheran Church.
Chandler Unified School District will hold its annual School Choice Fair from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.
4 at three regional sites (Payne Junior High, Santan Junior High, and the district office at 1525 W. Frye Road) where families can meet school leaders and learn programs for grades K to 12.
Platinum Advisors and RBC Development Co. bought Chandler Center Commons for $30.5 million and will renovate the 120,516 sqft, 11.94-acre office campus along Chandler Boulevard near the west Intel plant.
The 10-building site contains 36 office-condo suites, and the buyers will create new ownership opportunities + upgrades.
Maricopa County is trapping and testing mosquitoes at hundreds of sites each week and is seeing a slight increase in West Nile cases this year, so residents should use repellent, remove standing water, seal entry points, and report mosquito problems to the county online or by phone.
Innings Festival unveiled its 2027 lineup headlined by Pitbull, the Strokes, and Alanis Morissette, and will run Feb.
26-28 at Tempe Beach Park with 30 acts across three stages and daily MLB guest appearances; presale starts Thursday at 10 a.m., public sale at 11 a.m. (single-day GA from $190).
French couple Máiréad and Fabrice run Quiches & Pies at 961 W.
Ray Road near Alma School, which opened almost two years ago and now fills three storefronts to keep up with demand; they are negotiating a lease for a second East Valley location and expanding baking production to supply it.
Kyrene reported on teacher retention and talent rankings at its Oct.
27 board meeting, where assistant superintendent Lisa Gibson presented the annual evaluations update. Over 86% of teachers with continuing contracts renewed for 2026-27 (state average 82%), and only one teacher was rated developing; none were ineffective.
Country Thunder Arizona will run April 8-11 at AZ Talio Ranch in Florence; tickets and campsite rentals that include two general-admission tickets + are on sale now.
Headliners are Jordan Davis on Friday, Florida Georgia Line on Saturday, Megan Moroney on Sunday, and Stelly Lefty opens Thursday.
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