Community
Business
Discount Tire forges partnerships with Gilbert high schools
by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, GSN Staff Writer
Discount Tire is encouraging Gilbert high school students to start their working careers at its stores while they’re still...
Gilbert, Mesa hospital options keep growing
By Jason Stone, Staff Writer
Dignity Health is eager to show off its new hospital in east Mesa.
Now if it could just get the word...
Massive 40-acre mixed use complex unveiled for SE Mesa
GSN news staff
A developer has announced plans for a 40-acre community in Southeast Mesa that it says could generate thousands of new jobs –...
News
Californians, Coloradans account for most new state residents
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services
Wondering where all your new neighbors are coming from?
There’s a good chance they’re from California.
New figures from the Census...
The show goes on for blind theater director
By Cecilia Chan, GSN Managing Editor
Seated mid-row inside Gilbert’s Tuscany Theatre, artistic director Tracie Jones shouts out directions to her cast of young actors,...
EV group offers $18M cash to save Chinese center
By Cecilia Chan, GSN Managing Editor
An informal group calling itself the East Valley Cultural Coalition has come up with an $18 million cash offer...
Neighbors
Gilbert contractor faces sentencing for stiffing homeowners
By Cecilia Chan, GSN Managing Editor
An unlicensed Gilbert contractor who did shoddy work or walked off the job after taking homeowners’ money faces sentencing...
Council approves higher water bills
By Cecilia Chan, GSN Managing Editor
Gilbert residents will soon be paying more money every time they flush the toilet or drink a glass of...
Gilbert woman wants her near-death experience to help others
By Srianthi Perera, GSN Contributor
As a child growing up in New York City, Joy Sackstein said she was frequently visited by “other beings” who...