There are times when the most satisfying part of a meal is the appetizer.

If anyone kicks off their retirement with a bang, it’s K.R. Scott.

It’s no wonder that Carter Gladstone has shown a tremendous ability to be patient at the plate.

Join a dementia specialist from Banner Alzheimer’s Institute at the upcoming GPS lecture this Friday at the Ahwatukee Recreation Center.

This summer “Cinderella,” “High School Musical” and “Legally Blonde” will all be making their way to the main stage at Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre (ACT).

Bill Richardson presents thoughtful perspectives on our national debate regarding gun control (“How is an illusion going to make us safer?,” AFN, March 22).

Danielle Block pitches hungry.

A massive fire moved quickly through a home in the Summerhill neighborhood in Ahwatukee Foothills late Thursday night.

Herb Zinn will be speaking at the 17th Annual Greater Southwest Aviation Maintenance Technician Symposium at the Williams Campus this week.

Donna Haraway, a cultural theorist and commentator, will present a 2013 Annual Distinguished Lecture for the Institute for Humanities Research at Arizona State University at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Carson Ballroom of Old Main.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Dale Baker has been recognized for her work in the field of science, becoming this year’s recipient of the most prestigious award in the field of science education from the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).

Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s … well, you know the rest.

When competing in speech and debate, Desert Vista High School senior Kohi Gill has one surefire remedy for stage fright.

Macayo’s Mexican Restaurant

Phoenix Public Library’s annual family winter reading program, “We Read @ Phoenix Public Library,” goes through Saturday, March 2 at all library locations.

For the first time in 30 years, the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University will open a new building on the Tempe campus this summer.

Loss has never come easy for me; be it in cards, a high school sporting event or on a personal level.

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.

Minutes before toeing the starting line on Saturday, Dani Jones will take a moment, unfold a piece of paper and try to fill the void.

The Mountain Pointe football program has been out of sorts the last few weeks.

The focus leading up to Friday’s Desert Vista and Hamilton contest will mostly be on the state championship game.

Parents around the Valley can learn about art and how to talk to kids about it tomorrow at the Phoenix Art Museum.

The scene probably should have been chaotic, but if the Mountain Pointe football team has proven anything in this coronary of a season, it is the Pride have an ability to keep still in flinching moments.

Pom Brown is a diminutive and lovely lady with a soft-spoken tone.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said the United States has to bolster ties with Mexico — including recognizing the benefits of migrant labor — or get used to the idea of China setting the international agenda on its own terms.