Paul Maryniak

Tempe

Executive Editor at SanTan Sun News

Executive Editor at Scottsdale Progress

Executive Editor at Gilbert Sun News

Executive Editor at The Mesa Tribune

Executive Editor at Ahwatukee Foothills News

Executive Editor at Times Media Group

Executive Editor at The Chandler Arizonan

Articles

Foothills Golf Course owner sues Troon Golf

3 days ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

It seemed like Foothills Golf Course was headed to become a duffers paradise when Wilson Gee sold the 166-acre site to a subsidiary of Ennabe Properties in 2022.
Kyrene panel to study two options with school closures

1 week ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

The Long Range Planning Committee studying Kyrene School District’s vacant space problem has settled on two options for further study that both involve closing as many as six elementary campuses and possibly a middle school as well.
A comeback from paralysis to pride for Ahwatukee Harvard graduate

1 week ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

As Mountain Pointe and Desert Vista high schools prepare for commencement ceremonies on May 29, one Tempe Union and Kyrene alumna also will be marking an end to an extraordinary journey in education. Mackenzie Saunders, whose soccer injury in December 2009 seemed to initially doom the then-11-year-old Kyrene Akimel-a-Al sixth grader to life in a wheelchair, will walk on stage at Harvard Law School to receive her Juris Doctor.
Phoenix dodges pricey U.S. Department of Justice bullet as probe closed

1 week ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

The City of Phoenix last week dodged a bullet that could have cost taxpayers over $250 million as the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded a critical report on its Police Department. Though the June 2024 report by the Biden administration Justice Department triggered widespread ongoing reforms in the way Phoenix officers are trained and do their job, city officials considered it a precursor to putting the Police Department under the control of a federal judge.
1% raise reflects Kyrene's tight new budget

1 week ago | chandlernews.com | Paul Maryniak

Kyrene School District will be giving all their employees a 1% salary increase as well as a $1,000 retention bonus to full-time workers next school year. If that doesn’t seem like a lot with the rising cost of living, district officials couldn’t agree more. Administration officials told the Kyrene Governing Board May 13 they could only afford the $1.2 million needed for the salary increase through savings in the current budget.
TV kitchen tyrant refreshes Ahwatukee restaurant

1 week ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

Foodies and even people with less polished palates likely know the name Gordon Ramsay. The Scottish chef/restaurateur/author/TV personality is best known from his take-no-prisoners shows like “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” where he’s been known to spit out a badly done dish as he subjects the cook to a withering diatribe – all before thousands of eyes around the globe. But when Ramsay and his production company waltzed into Caffe Boa Ahwatukee Italian Restaurant at 5063 E.
Tempe-area artist, Women’s League provide comfort through art

2 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Paul Maryniak

From poverty to domestic violence to illnesses like cancer, catastrophes in life often exact a huge emotional toll. Two long-time friends, powered by the East Valley Women’s League, are doing something to ease the anxiety that comes with such hardships by bringing art therapy to their troubled lives.
Median Phoenix home price declined in April

2 weeks ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

The housing market in Ahwatukee last month trended toward a market that’s balanced and even tilting slightly toward buyers, judging by April sales data provided by Phoenix Realtors. Median sale prices in both 85044 and 85048 declined year over year while days on the market increased in the same time, according to Phoenix Realtors, whose 11,000 members equipped with cutting-edge sales tools make it the largest association of real estate professionals in the Valley. Data for 85045 was not available.
Artist, Women’s League provide comfort through art

2 weeks ago | gilbertsunnews.com | Paul Maryniak

From poverty to domestic violence to illnesses like cancer, catastrophes in life often exact a huge emotional toll. Two long-time friends, powered by the East Valley Women’s League, are doing something to ease the anxiety that comes with such hardships by bringing art therapy to their troubled lives.
1% raise reflects Kyrene's tight new budget

2 weeks ago | ahwatukee.com | Paul Maryniak

Kyrene School District will be giving all their employees a 1% salary increase as well as a $1,000 retention bonus to full-time workers next school year. If that doesn’t seem like a lot with the rising cost of living, district officials couldn’t agree more. Administration officials told the Kyrene Governing Board May 13 they could only afford the $1.2 million needed for the salary increase through savings in the current budget.