The Ahwatukee location of Pigtails & Crewcuts: Haircuts for Kids has new owners.

A city analysis says that while Phoenix Police spent over $98.56 million on overtime in the 2024-25 fiscal year, hundreds of unfilled officer positions largely covered the cost.

Kyrene School District would shutter two middle and six elementary schools next school year if the Governing Board approves a final recommendation by its Long Range Planning Committee.

In an unexpected move, Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton has announced that he is retiring Nov. 14. https://t.co/11ngW2TG0v

Fire Station 74 “Might just be the prettiest fire station in Phoenix,” Mayor Kate Gallego quipped at the October groundbreaking. But, as she noted, it also will improve emergency response time in Ahwatukee.

Kyrene administration on Aug. 19 gave an extensive update on the closing of Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School – one day after announcing it could stay closed until after the winter break ends in January.

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Thieves probably got a few bucks for the valves they stole from a tiny Ahwatukee homeowners association, but it was a costly crime for the HOA. https://t.co/kdkn0pnU0X

Hundreds of East Valley high school seniors are leaving money on the table by ignoring a gateway to financial help for college and other post-graduate education programs. https://t.co/i137AeZMG0

Kyrene administration on Aug. 19 gave an extensive update on the closing of Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School – one day after announcing it could stay closed until after the winter break ends in January. https://t.co/JfOTxgOYMO

Inspired by a field of wildflowers she came across on a cloudy day in New Hampshire while training for a run, a local music teacher has joined forces with a master gardener and “wild food expert” to help people to find their inner sunflower.

Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary students last week began lessons on the Cerritos/Altadeña campus until at least the end of fall break Oct. 13 after air quality concerns were raised in connection with its roof replacement project.

Kyrene School District is pondering the possible future of as many as nine of its 25 campuses.

At a time when many area school districts are seeing smaller kindergarten classes and bigger numbers of high school graduates, St. John Bosco Catholic School in Ahwatukee is experiencing the exact opposite.

After three years of arguments mostly confined to hundreds of pages of court filings, the non-jury trial that could determine Club West Golf Course’s future has begun.

Kyrene School District has taken another step that could result in closing one or two of its six middle schools and six or seven of its 19 elementary schools as officials confront the impact of declining enrollment on the occupancy rate at its campuses.

When it comes to safeguarding patients against infections and surgical mishaps, the East Valley has several hospitals that received the highest grade and three that got adequate marks from a nonprofit watchdog. https://t.co/F2VqR5AZdQ

Considering his major at Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus and the extracurricular activity he most enjoyed at Desert Vista High School, it’s not at all surprising why Cayden Matherly named his one-man business Cayden Helps AZ. https://t.co/UDhnE7rDa2

Christmas is a little more than four months away, but now is the time that Ahwatukee dance instructor Kimberly Lewis starts planning for one of the season’s signature events – The Arizona Nutcracker.

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