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Tempe, Arizona, www.tempe.gov, is home to Arizona State University, Tempe Town Lake and the famous Mill Avenue. Located in the center of the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area and adjacent to Sky Harbor International Airport, Tempe is a diverse, innovative community of 165,000 residents, a workforce of 175,000 and a student base of approximately 200,000. The city attracts more than 4 million visito
06/05/2026
Next Tuesday, join us as we kick off the next phase of public input for the park space design project along Tempe Town Lake's north bank.
Take a look at the next stage of design, which is based on ideas gathered from the first round of community input. Provide additional feedback as the vision begins to take shape.
Find all the details: https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-services/parks/rio-salado-and-beach-park-master-plan
06/05/2026
06/04/2026
In an emergency, the first person there is rarely a paramedic.
It's often a spouse. A parent. A friend. A neighbor.
It's you.
The good news is that CPR is a skill anyone can learn.
Tempe Fire Medical Rescue is now offering affordable CPR certification classes designed for beginners and taught by Tempe Fire paramedics.
Classes are just $30 and include a short online learning component followed by an in-person, hands-on skills session.
You can learn to do this.
tempe.gov/LearnCPR
06/04/2026
👉 Interested in how we invest federal funds for affordable housing, shelter and job support? Attend a public meeting June 8 about Tempe’s draft 2026-27 Annual Action Plan for info and opportunities to share your input.
The plan guides how the city uses Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to benefit residents with low and moderate incomes through:
🏠 Homeowner rehabilitation programs and increasing and preserving affordable housing throughout Tempe
🙋 Expanding services for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless by funding shelter operations
💼 Improving access to essential services such as job search and placement assistance
Attend the meeting Monday, June 8 at 6 p.m. at the Tempe Public Library. Read the draft plan and find other ways to provide input at tempe.gov/housing.
06/04/2026
Tempe will once again host a bowl game!
The Fiesta Sports Foundation announced that the 2026 Cactus Bowl will be played at Mountain America Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
The Cactus Bowl is college football's only Big Ten and Big 12 postseason matchup and is the highest scoring bowl game over the last three seasons with a combined 207 points.
06/03/2026
Now’s your chance to tell the City of Tempe what you think about transportation, parks, safety and city services and programs. The 2026 Community Survey is now open! Take the survey: https://bit.ly/45FdRUT
Your feedback makes a real difference. The results help the city determine community priorities and identify ways to better serve you. The survey closes July 30.
06/03/2026
The is coming home to Tempe! The foundation made the announcement this afternoon that Mountain America Stadium will host the 2026 Cactus Bowl on Sat, Dec. 26. The game will also air nationally on ABC.
More to come later on today!
Nobody expects to perform CPR. Until they have to.
Most cardiac arrests don't happen in public places surrounded by strangers. They happen at home.
The first person there is often a spouse, parent, child, friend or neighbor.
Immediate CPR can double or even triple a person's chance of survival while professional help is on the way. The good news is that CPR is a skill anyone can learn.
Tempe Fire Medical Rescue is now offering affordable CPR certification classes designed for beginners and taught by Tempe Fire captain paramedics.
Classes are just $30 and include a short online learning component followed by an in-person, hands-on skills session.
Learn CPR. Be ready.
Register: https://tinyurl.com/TempeFireCPR
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