A federal appeals court has refused to give the go-ahead for a planned development on 608 acres in north Scottsdale.

March 25, 2005

The Regal Beagle has a history of illegally annoying its neighbors with noise, but a year of good behavior by the west Chandler bar prompted the City Council Thursday to loosen its leash.

April 19, 2005

In a year when state lawmakers have been quick on the trigger for new gun legislation, Gov. Janet Napolitano stopped a political bullet Monday by vetoing a plan that would have allowed firearms into bars and restaurants that serve liquor.

April 26, 2005

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal laws prohibiting people who are armed from going into bars, restaurants and other places where alcoholic beverages are sold.

Wrought iron bars over house windows may keep burglars out. But add fire, and they can turn a safe house into a deathtrap.

March 24, 2005

As legislators, we are very concerned about continuing reports of retaliatory actions against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas by the State Bar of Arizona.

The popular Library Bar & Grill on Mill Avenue has closed after negotiations failed on a new lease.

WASHINGTON - A Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday proposed legislation to stop network providers from playing traffic cop on the Internet.

Chandler has barred a local Buddhist temple from holding Sunday worship services for the last three months after an investigation into neighborhood parking issues associated with the temple turned up building code violations.

Controversy once again is brewing around what’s billed as the city’s oldest tavern.

Jim Brower hung around the patio of his bar, the Coach House, at 8 a.m. Friday with a handful of his employees, drinking bright yellow beer. They anxiously watched Scottsdale planning officials meet in the bar’s tiny parking lot.

May 15, 2005

Bar En Gril had its official grand opening on Halloween after a soft launch Aug. 16. The restaurant serves eclectic American cuisine at its location at Val Vista Drive and Elliot Road in Gilbert and also has a stage for life Top 40 music with a house band on Friday nights. They also have fish fry and prime rib on weekends, and a portion of proceeds from chicken breast dishes are donated to charities that fight breast cancer. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sundays. Their website is www.bar-en-gril.com

PHOENIX - The Arizona Senate voted Thursday to prohibit the state from implementing a federal law requiring states to comply with security guidelines for driver licenses and state-issued identification cards.

March 4, 2005

A restaurant opening near Queen Creek will be home to a piece of American history. Amid dozens of plasma screen televisions, the big attraction at The Gym Grill and Bar will be a nearly centuryold bar from Washington, D.C., where former presidents and other famous folks once bellied up for drinks.

A group of Chandler homeowners won a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a Hindu temple in their neighborhood, and now the question is whether there will be any public worship allowed in the house on the property.

State lawmakers are moving to end what one says amounts to a "don't ask, don't tell'' policy at universities and community colleges -- at least for political and religious conservatives.

A federal judge blocked Cave Creek from enforcing its new ordinance aimed at day laborers, a move that could legally undermine a proposed new state law.

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Web site peddling personal pictures, videos, diaries, and other items that heiress Paris Hilton once kept at a storage facility.