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Tempe’s top friendliest neighborhoods, counting down from Nos. 10-6, are The Lakes, Warner Ranch, Mitchell Park East, Terrace Walk and Circle G Ranches, according to the owner of Nextdoor. See who made the top five: tempenews.com/news/tempe-s-f…

Find your new favorite movie! The Phoenix Film Festival and International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival return to Harkins Scottsdale 101 this April! Enter for a chance to win a pair of flex passes for you and a guest to see four films of your choosing at forms.gle/DVnRDq1jiNmmFA….

Tempe entered the peak season for home sales with a larger inventory than a year ago and prices that remained essentially flat. tempenews.com/business/more-…

After a weeklong spring break, classes at Scottsdale Unified School District resumed Monday. Teachers and administrators may have extra-wide smiles, as they will be getting pay bumps in the coming months. scottsdale.org/city_news/acro…

in his freshman year at Hamilton High School, Alexander Rahman — now a sophomore — started his own nonprofit called Youth Tech Academy so middle school students could afford to gain some of the benefits he did at those expensive camps. chandlernews.com/santan/neighbo…

It began in 1938 as a simple Easter sunrise service with a few people and 88 years later has evolved into the world’s largest outdoor celebration of the core of the Christian faith. themesatribune.com/news/mesa-ariz…

Tempe will rename Cesar Chavez Day after a New York Times investigation reported that the now-disgraced farm workers leader raped and molested an unspecified number of women and underage girls when he was alive. tempenews.com/news/tempe-ren…

Nine school districts are pushing back hard against the East Valley Institute of Technology’s latest court filing, arguing that EVIT is wrongly claiming broad authority to keep millions in CTE funding generated by classes taught on district campuses. tempenews.com/news/tempe-uni…

A new state law requires Scottsdale and other cities to make development decisions behind closed doors. scottsdale.org/city_news/scot…

Now under the management of one of the world’s most prominent golf course companies, Las Colinas Golf Course in Queen Creek has become a signature destination in town. queencreektribune.com/news/from-a-sl…

The record-breaking heat wave has prompted the opening of cooling centers in Mesa. themesatribune.com/news/mesa-to-o…

Gilbert is in for a difficult fiscal year that starts July 1, with worsening impact of revenue cuts by the state Legislature and the town’s increasing needs. gilbertsunnews.com/news/gilbert-e…

A new dental clinic has opened in Gilbert. gilbertsunnews.com/business/new-d…

Supporters say a bipartisan Senate bill eliminating most municipal aesthetic home-design requirements would spur much-needed affordable housing while opponents say it would eliminate municipalities’ ability to control neighborhood quality. gilbertsunnews.com/news/bill-woul…

Ryan Standifird, golf course superintendent at Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, has earned the Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. themesatribune.com/business/mesas…

A Scottsdale Unified high school student has earned the Congressional Award, the highest honor Congress gives to civilian youth. scottsdale.org/neighbors/scot…

Baking is generational for Elizabeth Curtis. She learned to make pies from her mother, who learned from her mother at her bedside. Now, “after years of baking my whole life,” Curtis has opened the Pied Piper Bakery, specializing in homemade pies. themesatribune.com/business/mesa-…

Gilbert Sister Cities has appointed 2025 Youth Ambassador Shandiin Harrison to represent the town at the Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit in D.C., citing “her commitment to a world where our differences are our greatest strengths. gilbertsunnews.com/community/gilb…

Tayla White’s Chasing Sunshine group aims to help women in Queen Creek connect and building friendships. Her husband owns a pizzeria in San Tan Valley that he extends for meetings sometimes, but White is raising funds to build a permanent space. queencreektribune.com/community/grou…

It may not quite rival Disney World as “the happiest place on earth,” but Scottsdale is pretty darned happy, according to a new study. scottsdale.org/city_news/smil…