As the crisis in Venezuela continues to escalate, three people who fled their economically crumbling nation and have taken refuge in Tempe and West Chandler have expressed their fears over rapidly deteriorating and increasingly dangerous conditions.

We can only hope the subtitle of the 2010 Marcos de Niza yearbook is a sign of what’s to come this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Lance Corporal Caleb Halliwill and Staff Sargeant Joscha Ely, arrayed in crisp uniforms and bedecked with service ribbons, stood at attention.

The summer temperatures may have crept their way into the Valley a while ago, but it’s finally starting to ‘feel’ like summertime in Tempe as the Tempe South Little League recently kicked off the 2016 District 13 All-Star tournament.

As summertime temperatures continue to sizzle, most Tempe and West Chandler residents endeavor to remain within the confines of air-conditioned comfort.

Typically, pre-schoolers between the ages of 3 to 5 are bundles of energy and curiosity while they adapt to growing beyond the toddler stage.

Back in the 1980s, when big hair and shoulder pads dominated women’s fashion, aerobics classes were all the rage. Richard Simmons encouraged couch potatoes to get up and “sweat to the oldies.”