Lomas Cocina de Mexico opens in downtown Chandler in the former LOOK Cinemas building at the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard (Padeland’s paddle and pickleball club now occupies the rest).
The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with chilaquiles, enchiladas and crafted cocktails.
Nominations are in for Mayor’s Neighborhood Excellence Awards with five Chandler neighborhoods (Carriage Lane, Dobson Place, Sun Groves, Tyson Manor, Willis Ranch) competing for the People’s Choice award; votes close 5 p.m. Monday, Aug.
28, with the winner announced at the G.A.I.N. kick-off on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Chandler fire crews report a toddler is in critical condition after being pulled from a pool near Alma School and Pecos roads; family members immediately started CPR before the child was taken to a hospital.
Glenn Jordan will host the Keep Raising Your Bar Pull-Up Challenge at HUB Fitness, 14647 S.
50th St near Ray Road, Ahwatukee on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 9:00 a.m. Participants will test pull-ups while raising funds for the Arizona Burn Foundation to support burn survivors + prevention programs.
ADOT has launched three new specialty license plates, including Italian American Heritage, Kidney Disease Awareness, and Suicide Prevention, now available online for Arizona drivers.
The $25 annual plate (with $17 supporting charities) adds to 107 options offered by the agency.
Chandler Unified’s Governing Board approved a contract on Aug.
19 for nine school resource officers at its middle and high schools for the remainder of the 2026 to 2027 school year; Board President Patti Serrano cast the only opposing vote.
Tickets are on sale for the 39th annual Spirit of Christmas show presented by Christian Dance Academy at the Chandler Center for the Arts this December, featuring over 100 dancers, singers, and guest performers with a live horse and carriage on stage and ticket prices starting at $46.
The Chandler City Council approved more than $4 million in grant-funded contracts on Aug.
13 to build concrete shared-use paths along Kyrene and Highline Canal near the Tempe-Chandler border (replacing unpaved trails).
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