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Google breaks ground on Chandler fiber-optic network

11/23/2023
Kevin Hartke smiled Monday. A lot. The Chandler mayor was among a handful of leaders who spoke Monday at a groundbreaking ceremony in Downtown Chandler. The ceremony, held on one of the few …

Expect more legislative battles over housing in 2024

10/26/2023
The message from Arizona municipalities to the state Legislature regarding planning and zoning and creating affordable housing was simple in 2023: Let us figure it out. The message appears to be …

Chandler won’t raise community services fees soon

10/21/2023
Monday’s work session was where the Chandler City Council could have directed staff to move forward with rate and fee hikes for a wide variety of services and facilities offered by its …

Chandler giving away trees at event

10/9/2023
The city of Chandler is giving away trees. As part of an education program meant to emphasize the benefits and importance of trees to the ecosystem, the city is giving away low-water-use, native …

Chandler pickleball facility the site of competition …

10/4/2023
A business chain based and founded in Chandler is hosting and recording a national tournament with prizes. Michael “Ace” Rodrigues is the owner and founder of Pickleball Kingdom, a …

Scheels opening draws thousands to Chandler mall

10/1/2023
Thousands of people came to the opening of one of the Valley's newest and largest sporting goods stores Saturday at the Chandler Fashion Center. Scheels officially opened its first Arizona store …

Chandler Council OKs uses of more than $2M in police …

9/28/2023
The Chandler City Council authorized the use of $2.25 million in state appropriations for specific Chandler Police Department expenses and purchases with a vote on its consent agenda during its Sept. …

Chandler officials ponder legislative wins, losses, …

9/21/2023
Chandler officials didn’t get everything they wanted out of the 2023 legislative session. And they probably won’t get 100% of their wants list fulfilled by the legislature in 2024, …

Chandler: Bigger rebates in place for grass removal

9/20/2023
Changes proposed in the City of Chandler’s single-family residential grass removal rebate program began with a survey. The survey, conducted in April and May of this year, showed that …

Valley real estate entrepreneur Michael Pollack …

9/19/2023
Longtime real estate redeveloper and philanthropist Michael Pollack is celebrating 50 years of redeveloping some of the Valley’s most landmark properties.

Chandler Council focused on improving code enforcement …

8/29/2023
Chandler officials are looking for ways to educate residents about city codes, blight and cleaning up the community. Guy Jaques, the Neighborhood Preservation senior manager for the city, said …

Chandler mayor learns from international group

8/21/2023
Bloomberg Philanthropies recently hosted its seventh class of mayors to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Mayor Kevin Hartke of Chandler was selected to be one of …