The number of franchisees opening to help safeguard their children in the future has increased in the past few years according to research done by FranNet, a franchise research and consultant company. But Ahwatukee Foothills franchisees say it was a combination of that mixed with just good business sense.

It may seem strange for a franchise owner to open a new store in the same location where the company failed in the past, but franchise owner Sunny Arora says the market is improving and with his years of experience he believes he can make it work.

It may seem strange for a franchise owner to open a new store in the same location where the company failed in the past, but franchise owner Sunny Arora says the market is improving and with his years of experience he believes he can make it work.

The location last occupied by the Grill Wrap Café at Chandler Blvd. and 48th Street will welcome its new owners, Zaytoon Kabob Bistro, in the next few weeks.

Signs of life are returning to one of Ahwatukee Foothills' prime commercial areas, at 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, after a spate of business closures over the last few months.

Signs of life are returning to one of Ahwatukee Foothills' prime commercial areas, at 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, after a spate of business closures over the last few months.

One of Ahwatukee Foothills' prime commercial areas, the intersection of 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, has seen numerous businesses go under this year, but those who remain say things are beginning to look up.

One of Ahwatukee Foothills' prime commercial areas, the intersection of 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, has seen numerous businesses go under this year, but those who remain say things are beginning to look up.

One of Ahwatukee Foothills' prime commercial areas, the intersection of 48th Street and Chandler Boulevard, has seen numerous businesses go under this year, but those who remain say things are beginning to look up.

Henry Diaz Jr. didn’t make excuses when he stood before Judge Robert Gottsfield Friday, just before being sentenced for a string of armed robberies in Ahwatukee Foothills and Tempe where he used a sawed-off shotgun.

Henry Diaz Jr. didn’t make excuses when he stood before Judge Robert Gottsfield Friday, just before being sentenced for a string of armed robberies in Ahwatukee Foothills and Tempe where he used a sawed-off shotgun.

The man arrested for terrorizing small business clerks in Ahwatukee Foothills with a sawed-off shotgun during a two-month robbery spree has changed his plea to guilty and will be sentenced to prison March 1.

The man arrested for terrorizing small business clerks in Ahwatukee Foothills with a sawed-off shotgun during a two-month robbery spree has changed his plea to guilty and will be sentenced to prison March 1.

Henry Diaz Jr. has rejected a plea offer that would have sent the Ahwatukee Foothills man to prison for between 18 and 21 months.

Henry Diaz Jr. has rejected a plea offer that would have sent the Ahwatukee Foothills man to prison for between 18 and 21 months.