Recovery seems to be on the minds of many these days as the economy continues to shake off the after-effects of the recession. Housing prices and sales are climbing, the unemployment rate is falling and near record-low mortgage rates are bringing potential buyers who had been reluctant to make a move during the housing downturn back into the market.

East Valley homebuilders are charging forward with developments and new construction as customers continue to flow through the doors.

Supporters of Gov. Jan Brewer’s performance-based education funding model for school districts and charter holders say concerns about the formula’s effects on schools in low-income areas don’t take into account the bigger picture.

The Gilbert Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the impact women have had on the local business community over the last year when it hosts its annual Business Woman of the Year awards luncheon Wednesday afternoon.

More than 6,000 students will graduate from Arizona State University this semester.

Desert Vista High School’s Wind Ensemble is doing its part to live up to the school’s mission of inspiring a community of learning by demonstrating excellence in arts.

There’s something missing from our current debate about national health care. Too few are talking about actual health. We lament the red tape, the gaps in insurance coverage and the costs that seem to escalate daily. But we often forget the central point: Our own individual health and well being. How can Americans be healthier, feel better and live longer?

Registered voters can complete their ballots at the early polling site on the ASU Tempe campus, at the Palo Verde West Building in Room 151 at 330 E. University Drive. This is the third year of the operation. The site opened Oct. 15 and will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. Parking validation is offered for one hour at the Fulton Parking structure on campus.

Nearly 250 East Valley students met last week at Mesa’s ASU Polytechnic campus to learn what it’s like to be a teacher.

High school seniors, as well as sophomores and juniors, are invited to attend Future ASU STEM Devil Night at Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington St. in Phoenix. Students and their families will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from admissions, financial aid, and a variety of schools that focus on STEM-based careers.

Students and faculty at Arizona State University are hoping to invent not only the technology of the future, but also the narrative that accompanies those advances.

Nearly 250 East Valley students met this week at Mesa’s ASU Polytechnic campus to learn what it’s like to be a teacher.

There’s something missing from our current debate about national health care. Too few are talking about actual health! We lament the red tape, the gaps in insurance coverage and the costs that seem to escalate daily. But we often forget the central point: Our own individual health and well-being. How can Americans be healthier, feel better and live longer?

ASU Polytechnic officially opened Citrus Dining Pavilion and Century Residential Hall on Sept. 18, the first new dorm on the east Mesa campus.

Students and faculty at Arizona State University are hoping to invent not only the technology of the future, but also the narrative that accompanies those advances.

Mountain Pointe High School drama teacher Kim Bonagofski can now make her own curtain call after being named Fulton Homes’ Teacher of the Week.’ Bonagofski teaches basic and upper-level drama classes as well as stage craft and film studies classes. Bonagofski, a wife and mother of two, was nominated for the honor by student Brianna Manheim.

ASU Polytechnic officially on Tuesday opened Citrus Dining Pavilion and Century Residential Hall, the first new dorm on the east Mesa campus.

Target Corp. has awarded $4,000 in grants to Learning Center Public Schools, which operates San Tan Learning Center in Gilbert and Fulton Ranch Learning Center in Chandler.

Westminster College has selected two key staff members as it works toward opening a downtown Mesa campus next year.

With the number of water-related fatalities up this year compared with the past two summers, parents and children can learn safety tips this Sunday, July 15 at Mesa Golfland Sunsplash. As part of the annual Fulton Homes 2 Seconds is Too Long Water Safety Campaign, experts from the American Red Cross will share safety information.

Temps are climbing, and so is the usage of area public water facilities and backyard pools. That means the chance of an accidental drowning is up, too.

William Woods University recently hosted its second Red Carpet Showcase, a celebration of WWU student and alumni films produced by communication majors in the arts division during the 2011-2012 academic year.

When emergency crews responded to a drowning call of a 3-year-old Gold Canyon boy who was discovered floating inside a family swimming pool last week, his father told authorities that the child had been out of his sight for about two minutes.

Talk about an in-demand job.