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- Blue Moon Now Management Company of DICE
January 6, 2009 -- Mesa, Arizona -- DICE, the Digital Imaging Customer Exchange, announced today that Blue Moon Solutions, Inc.
- 3 Arizona cities on most boring list
Three Arizona cities have made a top 10 list, but it's not something they're likely to brag about.
- Hawker opens maintenance center in Arizona
Hawker Beechcraft Corp. announced Monday the completion of the first phase of its newest maintenance facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz.
- Arizona lawmakers seek power to trim voter-approved programs
Key legislative leaders want to ask Arizonans to repeal a constitutional amendment that bars legislators from trimming voter-approved programs.
- Boy fights off attacker near Mesa high school
A 16-year-old boy fought off an attacker while walking near Cheshire and Broadway Road in Mesa Monday morning.
- Police seek van in Mesa fatal hit-and-run
Mesa police are seeking information into a hit-and-run collision that left a 26-year-old man dead early New Year's Day.
- Mesa auto repair shop 'a total loss' after fire
An automotive repair shop in Mesa was completely burned Friday night after 30 firefighters battled the blaze but could not save the business.
- Lawmaker wants to junk license-frame law
PHOENIX a ' A veteran state senator wants to once again make it legal for motorists to tell the world a ' via their license plates a ' they are the world's greatest grandfather.
- Revision sought for Ariz. sanctions law
In its first year, the landmark Arizona law prohibiting employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants has produced no civil cases against businesses.
- Aura of hope hails firstborn of 2009
With small arms wrapped around him, Cameryn Garza held the newest addition of her family and smiled.
- Mesa Officer Hurt In Foot Chase
A Mesa police officer suffered minor injuries early Thursday morning during a foot chase with a teen police believe was intoxicated.
- ASU to build 600-student dorms in Mesa, Glendale
Two new student dorms are planned to be built on Arizona State University's east and west campuses, more than doubling the number of students currently living there by 2010.
- Mesa library hour changes begin Jan. 4
Mesa's Main Library will be closed Sundays and the library hours will shorten Monday through Thursday.
- Mesa Police Seeking Wells Fargo Robbery Suspect
The robbery was committed at the Wells Fargo Bank on 1116 S. Crimson Road on December 22.
- Mesa woman torches ex's clothes in driveway
A Mesa woman is suspected of lighting her former boyfriend's clothes on fire in her driveway on Saturday.
- Man with gun robs cab driver outside Mesa Circle K
Police are looking for a man suspected of pulling out a handgun and robbing a cab driver outside a Mesa convenience store on Friday.
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There's something about Killola that puts a smile on my face. I'm not sure if it's the lyrics or the fact that their music reminds me a bit of some of my favorite girl punk groups of the past mixed with the ...
- Phoenix Metro Light Rail launches first rides today
Reported by: Maria Tomasch Email: mtomasch@abc15.com Reported by: Associated Press Last Update: 11:32 am The public is getting its first crack at riding metropolitan Phoenix's new 20-mile light rail line.
- Weather service predicts freezing temperatures
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning until 9 a.m. for the cities of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe and Scottsdale.
City DescriptionMesa (pronounced /ˈmeɪsə/ "MACE-uh") is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson.
Mesa is one of the United States' fastest-growing cities, and currently ranks as the 37th-largest. 2006 Census Bureau estimates put the city's population at 460,155.
The city proper has a larger population than better-known U.S. cities such as Cleveland, Miami, Minneapolis, or Tampa.
Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community." Neighborhoods across the city are diverse — some areas have experienced urban blight, while others feature middle class and custom homes.
Mesa was founded in January 1878 by Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) pioneers and its population is still roughly one-tenth Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates one of its oldest temples in Mesa (the Mesa Arizona Temple).
The history of Mesa dates back at least two thousand years to the arrival of the Hohokam people. The Hohokam, whose name means "All Used Up" or "The Departed Ones", built the original canal system. The canals were the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:City Contains:- Mesa Community College
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