When former Scottsdale resident Mark Macias used the New York City subway’s 42nd Street Shuttle this past winter, he was transported not only between Grand Central Station and Times Square but back to his hometown.

Kent Chase really wanted to golf as a kid.

Dr. Chris Woolaver

To play a mother torn from her husband and sons by the 2004 tsunami, Naomi Watts sure wasn’t going Method.

The putting-on-my-crew album has long been a rite of passage — and stumbling block — for rap stars. Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music compilation “Cruel Summer” fails in the same way most do: It’s a disjointed assemblage of rhyme styles and perspectives with no overarching musical direction. In short, a mixtape.

Nintendo is relying on a famous plumber, zombies and a virtual theme park to build buzz for the Wii U.

It’s his 25th year of being in Ahwatukee Foothills and while there have been huge changes to the area, Dr. Joe Pearson hopes his community appreciation party will be around for a long time.

At one point or another, most children, and even adults, make monthly trips to the orthodontist. It's no doubt that people not only choose their orthodontist because of their exceptional dental skills, but because of their stellar customer service.

Peoria resident Charles Bracy lives a few blocks from the city’s entertainment district, the stretch of 83rd Avenue south of Bell Road that includes the Peoria Sports Complex, a Harkins Theatre and numerous bars and restaurants. Bracy has been following the city’s plans to overhaul the area, so when he heard city staff and representatives from the developer would have a community meeting Monday night at the Arizona Broadway Theatre he made the trip.

Peoria resident Charles Bracy lives a few blocks from the city’s entertainment district, the stretch of 83rd Avenue south of Bell Road that includes the Peoria Sports Complex, a Harkins Theatre and numerous bars and restaurants. Bracy has been following the city’s plans to overhaul the area, so when he heard city staff and representatives from the developer would have a community meeting Monday night at the Arizona Broadway Theatre he made the trip.

The Maricopa Community College District governing board approved a tax levy increase Tuesday for the first time in three years.