Good morning, Mesa.

A nonprofit called Garden Exchange Stands, started by DePhane Weaver 10 years ago, now helps Mesa residents share free seeds, plants & tips for desert gardening.

The program supports people with apartment balconies and shows local ways to beat the desert heat.

Independent Newsmedia invites Arizonans to share personal memories of Sept.

11 and its aftermath, with submissions limited to 300 words and due on Monday, Aug. 31 (emails should include name, address, and phone number).

A.J. Croce will perform his celebrated Croce Plays Croce Tour on Wednesday, Sept.

16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tom and Janet Ikeda Theater at Mesa Arts Center where tickets start at $57, and he waited 30 years to honor his father's legacy.

Neurodivergent students at PS Academy Arizona in Gilbert spent six months building a full-scale cardboard replica of ENIAC, and on Aug.

1, 15-year-old Cameron Coleman presented the project at the Vintage Computer Festival West (in Mountain View).

An updated management plan for wild Salt River horses released Tuesday suspends removals for two years while a genetic study begins + it raises the herd target from 120 to 170 to support long-term viability.

While nearly 50,000 wildfires burned over 7 million acres this season, Arizona had only 1% of the total with 1,386 fires incinerating 60,724 acres.

Improved preventive outreach and timely monsoon moisture helped contain the flames, though state officials say fire risk remains throughout the year (local resources are on standby).

An outdoor storage facility for Magna Steyr will add eight canopies covering nearly 218,000 sqft to shield vehicles on Pecos Road east of Power Road in Mesa.

The project was discussed at the Aug. 11 Mesa Design Review Board meeting and awaits an alternative compliance request.