Tempe firefighters will present health and safety information in “The 411 on Tempe Fire’s 911,” a day of interactive activities 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the food court at Arizona Mills mall, 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe.

A Tucson family escaped from kidnappers who snatched them in a busy parking lot at Arizona Mills Mall.

LOS ANGELES — Simon Property Group, the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday to acquire ailing rival General Growth Properties.

Like a desert mirage, Tempe Marketplace has slowly materialized where blight and sprawl once dominated the landscape. The $270 million shopping and entertainment complex officially opens for business Friday.

A trip to Arizona Mills mall in Tempe earlier this month ended in confusion and fear for a Phoenix family after one of them disappeared from a store, and has now been missing for more than 10 days, police said.

Arizona Mills mall in Tempe has a slew of new shops to check out.

Tempe police say three suspects have been arrested on charges of shoplifting more than $2,000 in clothing from Arizona Mills Mall.

Youth must be served — but not on Friday or Saturday night. Tempe’s Arizona Mills mall, southeast of the Interstate 10 and Highway 60 intersection, will start enforcing a new weekend ban on minors this evening.

Youth must be served — but not on Friday or Saturday night. Tempe’s Arizona Mills mall, southeast of the Interstate 10 and Highway 60 intersection, will start enforcing a new weekend ban on minors this evening.

Nerdvana: Harkins Theatres has acquired the IMAX theater at Arizona Mills mall in Tempe.

Crime numbers have dropped significantly in Tempe over the last decade, according to Tempe Police Department data, and Arizona Mills mall — once one of the worst areas of the city for auto theft and other crime – has worked hard to fix its own safety status.

Crime numbers have dropped significantly in Tempe over the last decade, according to Tempe Police Department data, and Arizona Mills mall — once one of the worst areas of the city for auto theft and other crime – has worked hard to fix its own safety status.

Work to restore the historic Hayden Flour Mill should start in as little as 10 days, bringing life to an iconic building that’s sat idle since 1997.

There are incentives and there are incentives. What makes one government tax break for business a worthy investment in the community and what makes another nothing but corporate welfare is found in the ultimate result: What is a city truly getting in return for foregone tax revenue?

Watch as eaters compete in the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier for a chance to compete for the national title later this summer in Coney Island, N.Y.

Crime numbers have dropped significantly in Tempe over the last decade, according to Tempe Police Department data, and Arizona Mills mall — once one of the worst areas of the city for auto theft and other crime – has worked hard to fix its own safety status.

Arizona’s first Esprit clothing store has opened at Arizona Mills mall in Tempe, along with an expanded Forever 21 store.

What’s being called Arizona’s largest Giant Lego Menorah will be built during the annual Hanukkah event at Arizona Mills mall, 5000 Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe.

Demonstrating that we East Valley folks won’t be outdone by some wimpy little sprig of a tree at Rockefeller Center, Arizona Mills mall on Saturday will flip the switch on 12,000 LED lights covering a 90-foot monster of yuletide conifer bedecked out with 5,000 red, gold and silver ornaments and bows.

A Solstice Sunglass Boutique outlet store will open Friday at Arizona Mills at 5000 Arizona Mills Circle, Tempe.

Bonnie and Dave Ender gave up a north Scottsdale address (and a sprawling five-bedroom home) for a loft in downtown Tempe.

Bonnie and Dave Ender gave up a north Scottsdale address (and a sprawling five-bedroom home) for a loft in downtown Tempe.

Bonnie and Dave Ender gave up a north Scottsdale address (and a sprawling five-bedroom home) for a loft in downtown Tempe.