After a prominent wedding and event venue closed its doors suddenly last month — leaving brides and grooms stranded without their deposit money and without a venue for their big days — the community has come together to begin finding alternate locations.

The number of hybrid cars in the U.S. will triple by 2015, according to J.D. Power and Associates. This change in demand and technology requires a new skill set from today’s mechanics. The premise is that drivers around the world will continue trading gas guzzling, big-body cars for lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles that are easier on the pockets and the environment.

His acceptance speech was easily the most brief, but the thoughts shared Friday night by United Food Bank President and CEO Bob Evans were certainly among the most poignant.

Foes of the governor’s plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program laid out their objections and alternatives Thursday, including one that actually would dump thousands of people from the program who are now getting care.

What do you get when you cross a networking opportunity with some of the most prominent businessmen, officials and celebrities in the country with a quest to crack open cases of missing children? What if you put it all into a life-size board game that includes some of the finer qualities of Trivial Pursuit, the legendary “Cannonball Run” rally, and movies of the same name?

What do you get when you cross a networking opportunity with some of the most prominent businessmen, officials and celebrities in the country with a quest to crack open cases of missing children? What if you put it all into a life-size board game that includes some of the finer qualities of Trivial Pursuit, the legendary “Cannonball Run” rally, and movies of the same name?

Donations of athletic shoes for kids are being accepted as the City of Mesa celebrates Global Youth Service Day. Residents are also encouraged to organize shoe drives or encourage local youth to participate in Global Youth Service Day by volunteering to lead and organize donation drives within their schools, clubs, churches, Boy Scout troops and neighborhoods.

Wayne Pomeroy prides himself on saying he’s always had a job.

Wayne Pomeroy prides himself on saying he’s always had a job.

The importance of air travel to her community – and the state – is not lost on Lori Quan.

When it came time for the Mesa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to choose a new president and CEO, it certainly seemed like Sally Harrison would be the obvious choice.

State lawmakers are poised to make it more difficult for some people to collect unemployment benefits.

Mesa’s Ross Farnsworth spent several decades as chairman and CEO of various Farnsworth Companies developing land and real estate projects, driven by his desire to help people and the community he loved.

James Christensen of Gateway Bank has been named 2013 board chairman of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce.

Peter Sterling’s ascent to the pinnacle of the Mesa business community was relatively fast.

A 45-day public comment period is underway for the City of Mesa Housing Authority’s proposed annual plan for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1. The purpose of the plan is to outline goals, objectives and methodology the Housing Authority will use to provide assisted and affordable housing through the use of federal funds in Mesa.

Astronauts from NASA will land across the Valley to participate in events for the public in the coming weeks. The astronauts, specifically chosen by NASA for these events, are in Arizona to promote and raise awareness on space programs and exploration — just as the state’s “SciTech Festival” fires its boosters.