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Memorial Day Sangria Social and Chill at the Mill happening May 27-29.

“Education is like many other professions,” said Paul Gagnon, Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program coordinator. “We have continuing education hours we’re required to get to maintain our licenses.” 

The class will be taught by the cookie company's owner, Tehani Toalei, and will include four floral designs as well as all materials.

Calls for AAA roadside assistance jump by up to 25% during the summer months.

Water loss due to evaporation is one of the leading causes of lost pool water — not to mention water lost from fountains, slides and other accessories, or the occasional cannonball competition.

Simonton Elementary and Ellsworth Elementary, both located in San Tan Valley and part of the J.O. Combs Unified School District, will be offering free meals to students 18 or younger, with additional meals available to purchase for adults.

PhxArt said it is currently working with a community partner to bring a new restaurant experience to visitors, art lovers and foodies of the Valley, which they plan to open this fall. Details on the new establishment will be announced in the coming months.

No one is risk-free when it comes to deadly summer heat. Arizona hospitals saw an annual average of 2,858 heat related emergency department visits and 582 deaths from 2018 to 2022. Specific data will be available on our website in June.

Westbound US 60 (Superstition Freeway) closed between Loop 202 (SuperRedTan Interchange) and Stapley Drive from 9 p.m. Friday, May 19 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 22 for pavement improvement project. Westbound US 60 on-ramps at Crismon and Ellsworth roads closed.

“Passport to Travel” is a musical tour of the nations around the Baltic Sea to hear choral masterworks from six award-winning contemporary composers, and then it’s home to America for one of our nation’s most beloved works.