Ken Sain

2 weeks ago | chandlernews.com | Ken Sain

Edo Japanese Grill is returning to the United States and chose Chandler to be its first location. The Canadian company once had a few locations mostly at shopping malls in the U.S., but decided to close them about 20 years ago. “It was too far distance and too much runway and opportunity in Canada,” said David Minnett, the CEO of the Calgary company. They switched the focus of growing the fast-food, casual restaurant in Canada, where there are now more than 200 locations.

2 weeks ago | chandlernews.com | Ken Sain

There’s a coffee shop hidden away in an industrial area where the star is a Corgi named Jax who may give you a nasty look if you bring a laptop into his cafe. In other words, not your typical coffee house. Momentto Caffe has been in business for decades, but moved from Tempe to Chandler in 2021. It’s located at 4114 W. Saturn Way, not far from Chandler Fashion Center on the west side of McClintock Drive.

2 weeks ago | chandlernews.com | Ken Sain

A Chandler Unified School District Governing Board member says he is concerned they may not have enough money to address emergency issues after voters rejected a bond request in 2024. Kurt Rohrs urged his fellow board members to vote against two reimagining projects because of that reason during the board’s March 26 meeting.

2 weeks ago | phoenix.org | Ken Sain

There’s a coffee shop hidden away in an industrial area where the star is a corgi named Jax who may give you a nasty look if you bring a laptop into his cafe. In other words, not your typical coffee house. Momentto Caffe has been in business for decades, but moved from Tempe to Chandler in 2021. It’s located at 4114 W. Saturn Way, not far from Chandler Fashion Center on the west side of McClintock Drive.

2 weeks ago | phoenix.org | Ken Sain

Rise & Shine Bread, an organization that bakes bread for Tempe charities to help the food insecure, relies on volunteers. Currently, the organization provides 250 individual loaves a week to Tempe Community Action Agency Food Distribution Center. Bakers are asked to volunteer one to four times per month, using the organization’s website to sign up at  riseshinebread.org. The website includes videos about the project and an instructional video on how to bake the bread.