An East Valley American Indian tribe goes to the polls Tuesday to possibly take another step toward self-sufficiency. Members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will vote on whether to allow per-drink sales of alcoholic beverages in restaurants.

First, bring Scottsdale underage drinking down to national averages.

Tempe Coalition’s underage drinking reduction campaign, 21 or Too Young, is a finalist in an international public relations awards competition.

The Tempe Police Department, working in cooperation with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Arizona Department of Liquor Control and Arizona State University, has kicked off an enforcement campaign to curb underage alcohol violations, unlawful gatherings/loud party complaints, and impaired driving in the city.

If you’ve wanted to take the kids to Phoenix Art Museum but have worried about their attention spans, Sunday’s the day to take the plunge.

If you’ve wanted to take the kids to Phoenix Art Museum but have worried about their attention spans, Sunday’s the day to take the plunge.

The man on the radio said it might hit 90 degrees Sunday, and he seemed happy about it. So the first thing I did as I resumed my walk across the East Valley was slather on sun screen as I headed west on Main Street.

The man on the radio said it might hit 90 degrees Sunday, and he seemed happy about it. So the first thing I did as I resumed my walk across the East Valley was slather on sun screen as I headed west on Main Street.

The opening passage in the written history of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community authored by Diane Enos is a quote from Elder Brother, cultural hero of the Pima Indians: “They will kill the staying earth. But you must not help them.”

A group of 100 college presidents are seeking to reopen the debate on the appropriate time to start drinking alcohol by asking Congress to lower the legal age from 21 to 18.

It's early Friday morning, and I'm hurting for a fix. Work is piling up, I'm operating on less than four hours of sleep, and the crap I keep at home simply won't cut it this time. I need something powerful. Something new.

Words struggled to exit her throat: “They let us see him. I sat there, behind the curtains and sobbed and hugged my son’s leg. I pleaded, Oh God, Oh God! How can I live without him?” Ten years ago, this month, this East Valley mother buried her only son.

Foraslong as humans have been drinking milk, they have been fermenting and culturing it to preserve it, producing what we know as yogurt.

Funny how this Saturday is the Parada del Sol, Scottsdale's 55-year-old Old West festival of cowboys and horses and sawdust on the floor. You might have a hard time seeing the Stetson hats behind the multistory luxury hotels and apartment towers.

SAN DIEGO - Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash.

The straight man from “Tommy Boy” and “Just Shoot Me” performs his comedy routine in Phoenix.

February 17, 2005

Wickenburg Children’s cultural Organization will stage an Oktoberfest celebration for its fall Music in the Park on the grounds of the Garcia Little Red Schoolhouse.

Wickenburg Children’s cultural Organization will stage an Oktoberfest celebration for its fall Music in the Park on the grounds of the Garcia Little Red Schoolhouse.

Wickenburg Children’s cultural Organization will stage an Oktoberfest celebration for its fall Music in the Park on the grounds of the Garcia Little Red Schoolhouse.

Sweet, spicy flavors combine for an enticing festival of gourmet chocolates, southwestern salsas, music and dance at Desert Botanical Garden.

Regardless of your interest in the culinary arts, it’s hard not to find Alton Brown, the Iron Chef commentator and host of “Good Eats,” entertaining. With a wacky blend of science, gastronomy and humor that’s entirely unique, it comes as no surprise that his national tour, “Alton Brown Live,” is selling out quickly.