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Mesa announces launch of 'Learning ReimaginED'

11/20/2020
The Mesa Arts and Culture Department has a new Learning ReimaginED, a virtual portal to the educational community providing one-stop, easy-to-use access to learning resources in STEAM education …

Pets and the pandemic: Animal welfare in the age of …

6/24/2020
What a difference a century makes. When the second wave of the Spanish flu pandemic ravaged Arizona in fall 1918, many people turned on their pets and strays.

Castle Hot Springs Resort expecting a New Year’s Eve …

10/24/2018
The opening of the historic Castle Hot Springs Resort has been  pushed back due to a heavy monsoon season this year. Spokesman Steven Sampson said the opening is now planned for New Year’s …

Former Carillons manager shares history

2/8/2018
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia When he read about the pending closure of The Carillons in the Sun City Independent, resident Jan Gajer got a lump in his throat and a tug at his …

Former Carillons manager shares history

2/8/2018
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia When he read about the pending closure of The Carillons in the Sun City Independent, resident Jan Gajer got a lump in his throat and a tug at his …

Peoria's oldest hotel, built in 1918, could be …

6/14/2017
By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Peoria’s first hotel and one of its oldest buildings is on the verge of coming under the wrecking ball while preservationists are looking for a …

Celebrating Peoria’s (her)story

5/15/2017
Peoria Councilwoman Vicki Hunt By Vicki Hunt It’s easy for us to celebrate women who have shaped our national history, such as Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Maya …

Researchers name loud shrimp after Pink Floyd

4/13/2017
OXFORD, England (AP) — A newly discovered species of shrimp that uses a bright pink claw to create a sound loud enough to kill small fish has been named for Pink Floyd. The shrimp found on …

PEO sisters visit Sun City museum

3/11/2017
Chapter CG PEO members, from left, Diane Christenson, Peggy Doe, Gretchen Widner, Jeannie Sophussen and Joyce Bowlby during a visit to the Sun Cities Del Webb Museum. Get a glimpse of Sun Cities …

Country: Portraits of an American Sound

2/22/2017
COUNTRY: PORTRAITS OF AN AMERICAN SOUND takes audiences on a visual odyssey through the history of country music as captured by renowned photographers who have portrayed the ideals, lifestyle and …