The Tempe Tribune

The Tempe Tribune is a free weekly newspaper that serves the Tempe, Arizona community. It is distributed widely across the area, providing residents with a range of local news, community concerns, exciting events, and features that highlight life in Tempe. Our coverage includes civic news, local businesses, neighborhood stories, entertainment, sports, and updates from the local government and school districts. We also offer a platform for community voices through editorials and letters to the editor. Furthermore, the Tempe Tribune serves as a marketplace for local businesses to promote their products and services, both in print and online. Founded in 1887 by Curt Miller as the Tempe Daily News, the paper has a long history, having been published continuously for 122 years until it ceased operations in 2009. Over the years, it changed ownership several times, with the East Valley Tribune being the last before it was acquired by Times Media Group in 2016. The Tempe Tribune is published every Sunday, with a controlled circulation that ensures it reaches homes and is available in popular locations throughout Tempe, Arizona.

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3 tempe-area authors featured at new book festival

1 day ago | tempenews.com | Srianthi Perera

Two Tempe authors are participating in a new book festival with a mission to raise funds for programs that help individuals with autism. The free Arizona Author Book Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, at 30 N. 56th St., Phoenix, to support SEEDs for Autism, a nonprofit that provides education and vocational training for young adults on the spectrum. Thirty authors chosen through a juried application process will be featured.
Coming to a Tempe street near you: Road work

1 week ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

Are you braced for the smell of blacktop? Tempe residents asked for it, and last week they began to get it when work started on a four-year accelerated street-improvement project covering every mile in the city. The timeline is being cut to four years from eight, an acceleration made possible by voters’ approval – by 77% – of Question 1 among three bond issues last November.
AZ Hugs founder sues Tempe, city manager

1 week ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

Austin Davis, the founder of AZ Hugs who was cited 34 times from December 2023 through May 2024 for feeding homeless people in city parks without a special-event permit, has filed suit in U.S. District Court against Tempe and City Manager Rosa Inchausti, alleging violation of his constitutional rights. Davis is joined in his suit by Ron Tapscott of New Deal Meal and Jane Parker of HOPE Arizona. Tapscott, 78, was warned Jan. 19 and then cited Jan.
Tempe Fire divers save couple’s wedding memories

1 week ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

Just one more, photographer Anil Kanwar told bride Valeria Perez and groom Gurinder Singh as Kanwar backpedaled to get the perfect angle for a special shot after their wedding ceremony. The only problem for Kanwar was that he was near the end of a long dock at Tempe Town Lake and with that one more step . . .
Panel recommends Kyrene override vote this fall

2 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Paul Maryniak

It was a catchy phrase that resonated throughout the room as the moderator went from table to table and, for the most part, each leader said, “5 for ’25.”Five people at almost every table, a vote for 2025 from them all. That phrase carried great import for the Kyrene School District as the Long-Range Planning Committee voted March 26 to recommend that the Governing Board next month call for a special election in November for renewal of the district’s 15% Maintenance and Operations Override.
Tempe civic leader Dick Neuheisel mourned

2 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

The story goes that Dick and Jane Neuheisel were walking in Vienna, Austria, years ago when he was taken by a dress in a shop window that he thought would look particularly good on her. She pointed out that she’d have nowhere to wear the dress in Tempe, with its fitted bodice and full skirt that often is associated with Oktoberfests. So, when they got home, Mr. Neuheisel, created one. Mr. Neuheisel, 88, died March 26.
April highlights rising cyclist population

2 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

When it comes to peddling pedaling, Tempe has few peers. Bicycles are a big deal in a city that would like to nudge motor vehicle traffic to the curb. It has invested heavily in multimodal transportation. Tempe ranks highest in the Valley among people who ride bikes to work. It has more than 220 miles of bicycling and shared-use paths. The city is home to Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free, mixed-use development in the U.S., featuring more than 1,000 bike parking spots.
Tempe assesses summer heat challenges

3 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

A week of unseasonably hot weather was an unpleasant reminder of the difficult consequences it can bring the city and its residents. Coincidentally, the heat came on the heels of Tempe adopting a Residential Energy Roadmap – its attempt to facilitate equity to those of all incomes, education and language in meeting energy use in extreme heat. The roadmap also supports energy efficiency, clean-energy access and urban cooling efforts.
Tempe to hold the line on capital projects

3 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

Tempe is holding the line on its Capital Improvements Program requests for fiscal year 2025-26. Deputy City Manager/CFO Lisette Camacho and Interim Municipal Budget Director Julie Hietter presented the initial recommended projects to City Council during its March 20 work study session. The total five-year program of $1.965 billion is about one-half of 1% – or about $9 million -- higher than a year ago, Camacho said.
Tempe City Council races heating up a year before election

4 weeks ago | tempenews.com | Lee Shappell

The next Tempe City Council election is a year away but already all three incumbents and two challengers say they will be running. Councilwoman Jennifer Adams will seek her third term while members Arlene Chin and Berdetta Hodge will seek their second terms.