The Mesa Community College men’s basketball team, off to another strong start, will test its talent against one highly ranked team and two traditional powerhouses next week at the Thunderbird Shootout at MCC.

A walk through the Rose Garden at Mesa Community College with its curator includes stops at roses named Chihuly, Julia Childs and Day Breaker. This decades-old garden continues to grow and bloom each year through the work of hundreds of volunteers – and they’re ready to share their expertise.

Mesa Community College’s men’s basketball team has had a slow start, in part because four members of the team have not been on the court. The team is 4-6 as the holiday break kicks in, but Thunderbirds coach Alton Lister feels the team is ready to turn up the heat.

Mesa Community College will host a screening of the 2009 education film “Race to Nowhere” and hold a community discussion 6 p.m. Tuesday. The event is free, but tickets are limited.

Maricopa County Community College District is being sued by an East Valley Christian minister for hindering and deterring his right to free speech, the lawsuit states.

One simply cannot survive the holidays on a steady diet of feel-good Frank Capra flicks and holly-jolly Burl Ives tunes — it would result in the pop culture equivalent of type II diabetes.

Mesa Community College scored 24 points Friday in the first half, including two safeties, and went on to plow through Phoenix College 45-6 in a Western States Football League game at John D. Riggs Stadium at Mesa.

He loves the game like Ernie Banks did. He has the build of David Eckstein. His name? Joe DiMaggio. No, not that Joe DiMaggio.

It wasn’t pretty, but Mesa Community College still captured a 51-40 victory over visiting Phoenix College Tuesday in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region I women’s playoffs.

The Mesa Community College women’s basketball team has taken a two-game lead over Division II teams in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference with a 9-4 record.

The Scottsdale Community College defense was great for three quarters and just good enough in the fourth quarter as the Artichokes escaped with a 24-21 win over secondranked Dixie State in a Western States Football League game on Saturday at Scottsdale.