Three high school students submitted three big ideas to the Ahwatukee Chamber Charity Foundation with hopes of being selected for a brand new college scholarship. On Wednesday the foundation presented a $4,000 scholarship to Spencer Elliott of Mountain Pointe High School, and a $500 scholarship to Josh Greene and Emily Pawlik, both Desert Vista students.

A walk through the Rose Garden at Mesa Community College (MCC) 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.

You may know him as one of the stars of the popular PBS series “History Detectives,” but Dr. Eduardo Pagán is also a Grand Canyon State native and history professor at Arizona State University.

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The Phoenix Symphony Association announced that David E. Dodge and Ryan Opel have joined its board of directors.

If you’ve got your decor looking just about right but want that extra “wow” factor, consider painting interior doors.

Professional triathlete Kristi Johnson, 31, was unable to compete in Ironman Arizona this past month but will be heading into next year’s season with unwavering fortitude and a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Arizona State University.

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With cacti and strip malls obstructing the views at times, visitors could easily write Phoenix off as a place where water and culture are scarce. But this metropolis — which includes upscale Scottsdale and college town Tempe — is a nature lover’s oasis with pristine peaks and the vast Sonoran desert.

After recently celebrating its first anniversary, the South Mountain Community Library in Phoenix is being recognized with a North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award for its outstanding use of architectural copper and copper alloys.

On Thursday KOSAMA in Tempe, 1121 W. Warner Road, Suite 106, will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Buon Gusto Italian Eatery will be catering. Stop in before 1 p.m. on Thursday and be registered to win an iPod or Nike ID credit of $150.

FLAGSTAFF  — Uninspired by modern art, Kurt Wenner set out to learn how European masters made architecture soar and figures float in ceiling frescoes.

LOS ANGELES — Charlize Theron's evil queen costumes for "Snow White and the Huntsman" called for hundreds of hand-cut rooster feathers, thousands of iridescent beetle wings from Thailand and one particularly imposing crown.

Academy Award-winning director-producer Kevin Costner has been in a long list of successful movies, including "Dances with Wolves," "The Bodyguard" (with Whitney Houston), "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams."Recently, he gave a eulogy for Houston, which gained him admiration for its genuine nature. He is also an accomplished musician. His band Modern West is on tour, but it's his role in the History channel's six-hour miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" that has him talking.

Academy Award-winning director-producer Kevin Costner has been in a long list of successful movies, including "Dances with Wolves," "The Bodyguard" (with Whitney Houston), "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams."Recently, he gave a eulogy for Houston, which gained him admiration for its genuine nature. He is also an accomplished musician. His band Modern West is on tour, but it's his role in the History channel's six-hour miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" that has him talking.

Q: Can my Android smartphone really get a virus from the Internet? — Joel

Q: Can my Android smartphone really get a virus from the Internet? — Joel

Chandler-Gilbert Community College will host “SQL Saturday Phoenix” on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on CGCC’s Pecos campus, 2626 E. Pecos Road in Chandler.

It’s a win-win partnership for students at both Desert Garden Montessori and graduate students at Arizona State University.

Mountain Pointe has petitioned the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) in order to move its game against Mesa from Aug. 31 to Aug. 17, in order to hold celebrate the second induction class to the Mountain Pointe Hall of Fame.

Recently, I made the mistake of joking on Twitter about the possibility of a Team Peeta vs. Team Gale dynamic, referring to the two young men who hold special places in the heart of Katniss Everdeen, the 16-year-old heroine of “The Hunger Games.”

Recently, I made the mistake of joking on Twitter about the possibility of a Team Peeta vs. Team Gale dynamic, referring to the two young men who hold special places in the heart of Katniss Everdeen, the 16-year-old heroine of “The Hunger Games.”