Tempe This Week: March 6, 2023
Storytime with a Councilmember, Aloha Festival & Rolling Hills improvements.

Three streets, four parks get new names to recognize diverse, pioneering Tempeans

About 100 years after Tempe residents of color lived in fear of the organized hatred of the local KKK chapter, and decades after diverse pioneering families contributed to the thriving city we see today, an exemplary group of past Tempeans will be honored in perpetuity with their names emblazoned on visible Tempe locations.

Names like: Soza, Sotelo, Obregon, Brooks-Totress, Romo, Jones, Thomas, Green, Ragsdale.

Determined to ensure that Tempe landmarks, parks and streets are named for people who represent the best of what our city has been, is and will be, the City Council voted unanimously to rename three streets and three parks that bore the names of now-deceased Tempe leaders who were affiliated with a local KKK chapter. They also voted to rename Sixth Street Park in downtown Tempe. The name changes will take effect July 1.

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On this Friday’s Tempe This Week: the podcast, Mayor Corey Woods and Councilmember Randy Keating compete in a hot wings challenge where we turn up the heat with each wing and each question. Tempe’s own chef Demetrious Makel from Word of Mouth Grill and Paul Ford, owner of Big Red’s Hot Sauce serve up the tasty treats.

Get a preview of the entertainment from 2nd Sundays on Mill from DJ Akshen of Furious Styles Crew. He will be in the house with jams for everyone!

Listen on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, Podbean or just ask Alexa to play Tempe This Week. You can also listen at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek.

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Aloha Festival brings food, fun and festivities
Experience the spirit of aloha at the Arizona Aloha Festival on March 11 and 12 at Tempe Beach Park. This free event celebrates Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan and other South Pacific cultures through dance and musical performances.

Learn how to play a ukulele, check out the Island Marketplace and enjoy crafts for all ages.

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