Growing up in Nigeria Victor Jakpor said he didn’t notice the poverty of his village.

Whenever Esi Impraim’s mother made jollof — a rich, tomato-laced dish of meats, rice and sometimes seafood — the time it took to bubble away on the stove was always excruciating.

In celebration of Black History Month, Southeast Regional Library in Gilbert is hosting an exhibit of West African art on loan from local genealogist Joyce Reese McCollum.

The Governor’s Office and Arizona Department of Education is accepting applications from Arizona high school seniors for the 2013 National Youth Science Camp.

Editor’s note: The Ahwatukee Foothills News is proud to share with our readers this weekly consumer advocacy column from ABC15 Investigator Joe Ducey. Beginning today, you can find it regularly in print, online at Ahwatukee.com, or on our “AFNNews” mobile app (available for download now at Ahwatukee.com/onthego).

If geography had anything to do with lacrosse and if Anthony Abbadessa and Cade van Raaphorst were coming up through the ranks about five years ago, the Desert Vista tandem probably would never been invited to Connecticut.

Until a few years ago, the last time he saw his hometown, Victor Jakpor was 19 years old. He went back to Sepele, the village where he grew up, in 2004. His mother had just passed away and it was the first time he had gone back in more than 25 years.

National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum has been to Malaysia, Nigeria, Brazil, Guyana, Thailand, South Africa, Panama, Mongolia, Peru and Antarctica — just to name a few far-flung destinations.

As a United States Veteran, Dr. Greg Hauser of Ahwatukee Foothills knows the importance and the joy of being able to call home when deployed. More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Cell Phones for Soldiers and Great Choice Chiropractic are calling on all Americans to support these brave men and women by donating unused cell phones. The cell phones are recycled for cash, and the proceeds are used to buy prepaid calling cards for soldiers serving in the Middle East. Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to collect more than 50,000 cell phones this year to help keep troops connected with their families.

Jazzy is a very social young cat who loves to play with other cats, then settle on your lap. He is a kitty who will snuggle and sleep with you, and would get along with a laid back dog, too. Come meet Jazzy and all the kittens and cats available through Cactus Cats Rescue, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., tomorrow, Oct. 8, at the Ahwatukee Foothills PETCO, 5011 E. Ray Road.

News anchors and politicians are running out of new ways to say that the American economy is very, very fragile. Among the most under reported reasons is our continuing - and growing - addiction to foreign oil.

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Mission Africa, based out of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee Foothills, has partnered with Women's Bean Project, a nonprofit organization that helps impoverished women get back on their feet.

Mission Africa, based out of Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee Foothills, has partnered with Women's Bean Project, a nonprofit organization that helps impoverished women get back on their feet.

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Thursday, Feb. 25

The systemic failure to coordinate counter-terrorist intelligence, so painfully obvious in the luckily thwarted Christmas bombing plot, has strengthened the case for profiling terrorist suspects. It’s one issue that might partially placate a polarized electorate.

Mission Africa bowling event raises more than $6K

Friday, Sept. 11