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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tempe , city (1990 pop. 141,865), Maricopa co., S Ariz., in the Salt River valley, a suburb of Phoenix ; inc. 1894. Its population has grown markedly since the 1970s with the expansion of the greater Phoenix area. Tempe is a health resort and an agricultural center, with lands irrigated by the Salt River project. Manufactures include machinery, electrical and communications equipment, glass, rubber, paper, plastics, apparel, chemicals, and tools. The city is the seat of Arizona State Univ., with an auditorium designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . The National Football League's Arizona Cardinals... Read more
Tempe
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... 158,625), southwest-central Arizona, U.S. Tempe is located on the Salt River , near Phoenix ... it was renamed in 1880 for the Vale of Tempe in Greece. After World War II the city ... auditorium designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . Tempe Tempe Tempe Read more
Vale of Tempe
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... before emptying into the Aegean Sea. The ancient Greeks dedicated Tempe to the cult of Apollo . Legends attribute its formation to a blow ... Roman period to the Middle Ages, mark its strong points. Vale of Tempe Vale of Tempe Vale of Tempe Read more

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Tucson and Tempe are home to the desert duo of Pac-10 colleges.(The Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/24/2001; Warner, Gary A.; 2126 words ; ... up by auto-body repair shops. But crossing into Tempe, everything changes. Shady palms flank the street ... students, Arizona State University floods downtown Tempe with student shoppers and noshers. At the Dos Gringos ... at Sun Devil Stadium. While a fun little stroll, Tempe is just a bit too much like ... Read more
FINDING ROOM FOR HISTORY IN THE DESERT: CAN TEMPE AFFORD-OR AFFORD NOT TO-KEEP ITS OLDEST HOUSES?
The Next American City; 1/1/2004; Davis, Lisa Selin; 2473 words ; WHEN I LEFT NEW YORK CITY FOR TEMPE, ARIZONA, in August of 2001,1 hoped to trade ... a quiet neighborhood, a relic of the old Tempe. What shocked me was how little interest there was in preserving it.Tempe is the only municipality in the more than ... Read more
HIGH-RISES TO REPLACE FLOUR MILL AS CITY'S ICONIC DOWNTOWN LANDMARK: TEMPE RISING.
Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 9/24/2006; 1279 words ; ... taking its toll on central business districts in Tempe and across the country. For a time, Tempe's core was known largely for biker bars and drunken ... projects that developers considered too risky. But Tempe has turned off the subsidy spigot in recent years ... city projects as the price of doing business ... Read more
Tempe districts battle dip in enrollment: Classrooms shrink as empty nesters stay in city.
Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 3/30/2007; 982 words ; ... afford a yard with grass and trees and a dog in Tempe. The new development that is occurring in Tempe -- much of it in the form of high-rise downtown ... other areas, too, Lemmon pointed out. Scottsdale, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa's west side -- it's all developed ... Since 2003, Kyrene -- which includes a large ... Read more
Tempe tries to tame its sex-themed businesses: City looks into tighter regulations.
Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 1/18/2007; 914 words ; ... still being researched. A change could backfire if Tempe isn't careful. Many owners of adult shops have plenty ... overturn a whole city ordinance. That would leave Tempe nearly powerless to stop any adult businesses that ... people understand what's at stake for the community. Tempe has already ended up in ... Read more
Questions swirl around Tempe redistricting: Unified schools plan remains undecided.
Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 1/27/2007; 910 words ; ... recommended going forward with a proposal to split the Tempe Union district into two parts and create two unified ... other counties on similar criteria. In addition to Tempe, he is overseeing three other counties that could ... have-nots.' More than 64 percent of students in the Tempe Elementary district ... Read more
OFFICIALS: TEMPE DRIVE IS SLIPPING POLICE CALLS HAVE INCREASED TO THE SOUTHWEST SIDE STREET WHERE A MAN WAS KILLED SUNDAY NIGHT.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 7/2/2008; 831 words ; ... PATRICIA SIMMS psimms@madison.com 608-252-6492 Tempe Drive, the street on Madison's Southwest ... calls for police in the past two years on Tempe Drive, with calls jumping from 31 from ... alderman for the 7th District, which includes Tempe Drive, says the emergence of serious crime ... Read more
Cabaret can't advertise as strip club: Tempe, venue strike deal filled with unusual restrictions.
Tribune (Mesa, AZ); 8/28/2007; 798 words ; ... Terms of the deal A settlement between Tempe and Elite Cabaret has set numerous requirements ... parking lot within 30 minutes of closing Tempe's first strip club won't be allowed to ... has to give $50,000 a year to the north Tempe neighborhood it's moving into, or to the ... Read more
Tempe, Ariz., Seeks Hotel Tax Increase.
The Tribune (Mesa, Arizona) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 8/27/2002; 507 words ; ... Proposition 400 Sept. 10, the only proposition on Tempe's ballot during the primary elections. The extra ... 000 a year, said Sherry Henry, general manager of Tempe's Fiesta Inn. The cash would all go to the Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau for marketing and ... our competitors, and we've got to have ... Read more
Partnerships bring Howland Awards to two cities.(Tempe, Ariz., and St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Nation's Cities Weekly; 10/6/2003; Kelly, Ann Swing; 842 words ; Tempe, Ariz., and St. Petersburg, Fla., are the 2003 winners of ... Howland Award in the population category of more than 150,000. Tempe, population 158,625, and St. Petersburg, population 248,232 ... be replicated in your town and neighborhood. Gold Winner--Tempe Where there was once blight and urban decay, ... Read more

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