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	Senate approves bill restricting teen cell use in Arizona
	Gilbert to mark MLK holiday with a food drive The Gilbert Human Relations, Culture and Arts Promotions Commission will mark the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday this weekend with its first community food drive. Called "Feed the Dream," it will be held Saturday and Sunday. That marks a departure in scope and logistics from previous celebrations of the late civil-rights leader's birthday, when breakfasts or similar tributes were staged largely for schoolchildren. <

	Florida-Based Spirit Airlines to fly out of Gateway. MESA, AZ - Florida-based Spirit Airlines has announced it will become the second carrier to provide service from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, joining Allegiant Air.
	Your Community Connection Scavenger Hunt Winners Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Your Community Connection Community Scavenger Hunt! Contestants became eligible for the drawing by visiting 16 businesses over the course of the month of November, 2011.
	Higley Schools Prepare to 'Make a Difference' on Saturday The community is invited to help out the Higley Unified School District from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday for national Make a Difference Day. Volunteers are needed to help beautify each of the district's 10 school campuses, from washing windows to planting trees. Volunteers of all ages are needed. ORIGIN Board member Denise Standage came up with the idea and put together a steering committee of community members to help out wit

	Gilbert gets pink garbage bins for parks The national campaign for breast cancer awareness has found an unlikely new outlet. The 384 new garbage bins at Gilbert's main recreation parks are pink to remind people of the importance of preventive care and early detection of the disease. Along with the pink bins, blue recycling barrels are also available at Discovery, Freestone, McQueen, Crossroads and Nichols parks for the first time. "The two projects are tied to

	Allegiant Offering Flights to Las Vegas from Mesa Amidst the announcement of a new expansion to the passenger terminal at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Allegiant announced new non-stop service six days a wweek to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, with fares as low as $29.99 one way. More than one million residents live within a 30 minute drive of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, but with new nonstop service to cities that Sky Harbor doesn't service, more travelers ar

	Higley Superintendent: Smaller Class Sizes Unlikely by Hayley Ringle, Arizona Republic Spurred partly by parents' complaints about class sizes in its elementary schools, Higley Unified School District Superintendent Denise Birdwell used Thursday's governing board meeting to explain why it can't afford enough teachers and the space needed to achieve an ideal size. "We'd love to have that but don't have the funding or the space," Birdwell said, noting that the distric

	Gilbert named 41st best U.S. City Gilbert has been named the 41st best city in the nation to live by Businessweek.com. Businessweek.com analyzed 100 of the nation's largest cities and towns, weighing qualities such as school scores, number of restaurants and educational attainment of residents. Gilbert scored well on almost everything except cultural offerings and foreclosures. The town has few bars, restaurants, museums, libraries and colleges, which s

	Fall is the time to choose your school for next year The first progress reports of the year are just arriving at home. Students are finally figuring out their schedules, homework load and what's expected of them. But if you want your child in a different school next year, the time to apply may be now. Several public schools - from specialized district academies to charter schools - are already preparing to accept applications for the 2012-2013 school year. In some cases, the pr