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Last month Lelia Adams, Esq., a Valley attorney who specializes in immigration law, became the first black woman to be pictured on a Valley Metro bus, thanks to a collaboration with Lamar Transit of Arizona.

Led by Dr. Peter Nakaji, head of neurosurgery and director of the Banner – University Medicine Neuroscience Institute, Banner Brain and Spine offers exceptional, individualized care for patients who are faced with neurological issues, which can often be some of the most daunting health challenges to experience.

This performance not only includes Queen Creek High School theater students but also band, orchestra, dance and choir students all led by award-winning performing arts directors. They are known nationally as one of the top theater programs. Last year, they won the ASU Gammage High School Musical Theater excellence award for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, placements at the International Thespian Festival and countless wins at the Musical Theater Competition of America.

Banner Urgent Care offers telehealth care for allergy sufferers

Vitalant hosts these monthly community blood drives in Queen Creek that started as an emergency pandemic response. It is only with the help of generous blood donors that Vitalant can continue to be the sole blood provider for every hospital in Maricopa County.

Thousands of books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and autographed books will be on sale. The majority of items are priced from $1 to $2. Specialty items and book sets range from $3 to $60. Specialty books include a 1938 first edition of “Westward High Low and Dry,” a 1964 book signed by native Arizonan and author Edith Stratton Kitt and various out-of-print books.

The two-day conference was attended by 320 students from 26 public and charter high schools in multiple school districts.

The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide support, services and education to individuals, families and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias nationwide and to fund research for better treatment and a cure.

Two adoption events in Queen Creek and Chandler will feature dozens of adoptable dogs and cats from the no-kill, foster home-based rescue founded and directed by Dawn Kavanaugh.

Head to the green space at Verde at Cooley Station in Gilbert to check out Easter-themed dog toys, treats, collars, bows and more, and enter to win the dog toy giveaway hosted every hour. Free pup cups and a fun Easter backdrop will be on site for dog owners to take photos with their fur-child.