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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center's 27th Annual Community Breakfast presenting the new Arizona Support Autism license plate. From left to right : Daniel Openden, President and CEO of SARRC; Joe Bradley, Support Autism license plate artist; Arizona state senator Flavio Bravo (D) District 26; and Denis Resnik, founder, president and CEO of First Place AZ hold their own personalized license plates. The event was held in the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom at the Arizona Biltmore Resort on April 17, 2025. (Photo Courtesy of SARRC)

Pride in plain sight: the story of the Arizona Support Autism license plate and the autism-self-advocate artist who brought it to life

Gas prices at a Circle K location in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Standard fuel has up to a 10% ethanol blend, labeled 'octane 87.'

Live in the Phoenix-metro area? You probably won’t have access to E15 gas 

Vaughan (right) teaches his students about the history of Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic community, during the Study Abroad Ireland 2022 trip. There were no cities in Ireland until the 9th century, so communities like these were the only representations of advanced knowledge in early Medieval Ireland. (Photo: Barry Vaughan)

MCC’s Study Abroad program returns next summer

Gas prices at a Quiktrip station in Mesa, AZ on April 7, 2026. Arizona's statewide average is $4.57 per gallon as of April 21, according to AAA, over one dollar more than the statewide average in 2025. (Photo: Angel Marcos)

Arizona political leaders encourage EPA to issue emergency fuel waiver

Brian spends hours a day on the field carefully supervising and mentoring the Thunderbirds men's soccer team. (Photo: Erick Romero)

Thunderbirds men’s soccer coach reflects on his career at MCC

Gas pump fueling up a car

MCC students share how the fuel crisis has affected them

Final day for students to vote for next leaders of the Associated Students of Mesa Community College

Voters waiting in line outside of the SRP headquarters in Tempe on April 7, 2025, the last day to drop off ballots. (Photo: Gwendolyn Owen/The Legend)

SRP election saw high turnout, Turning Point loses majority

Cesar Chavez (center) on march from Mexican border to Sacramento with United Farm Workers members in Redondo Beach, California. (Photo: John Malmin/Los Angeles Times)

Mesa removes Cesar Chavez honorary plaque, street signs

United States Supreme Court building (Photo by Wally Gobetz, Flickr)

Future of mail-in voting uncertain

Friday, May 01, 2026

Category: Culture

‘The Many Saints of Newark’ hits for fans, but that’s about it
Culture

‘The Many Saints of Newark’ hits for fans, but that’s about it

Jordan Jones 10/08/2021

‘The Sopranos’ prequel ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ will make fans happy, but loses its own plot.

Save yourself from watching the ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ movie
Culture

Save yourself from watching the ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ movie

Jordan Jones 09/29/2021

A few good songs just can’t save ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ from Ben Platt’s age and a mangled message.

Jessica Chastain pulls you into ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’
Culture

Jessica Chastain pulls you into ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’

Jordan Jones 09/23/2021

“The Eyes of Tammy Faye ” is the enthralling story of famous televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, whose lavish lifestyle came tumbling down when her husband was caught making terrible decisions. … Read More

James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ just isn’t that scary
Culture

James Wan’s ‘Malignant’ just isn’t that scary

Jordan Jones 09/18/2021

Among the final girls of horror films, Annabelle Wallis’ Madison falls flat and unlikable. (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ is a hit for all the right reasons
Culture

Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ is a hit for all the right reasons

Jordan Jones 09/10/2021

With fantastic fight scenes, characters and story, ‘Shang-Chi’ deserves to break records.

‘Candyman’ sequel gives social commentary, callbacks and the creeps
Culture

‘Candyman’ sequel gives social commentary, callbacks and the creeps

Jordan Jones 09/03/2021

The “Candyman” sequel succeeds at the horrors both real and supernatural as it tops the box office

Hugh Jackman did what he could with ‘Reminiscence,’ but it wasn’t enough
Culture

Hugh Jackman did what he could with ‘Reminiscence,’ but it wasn’t enough

Jordan Jones 08/23/2021

Lisa Joy’s “Reminiscence” delivers a lackluster movie not many will be reminiscing about.

The best and worst films of spring in this semester’s Mesa Legend Critic Awards
Culture

The best and worst films of spring in this semester’s Mesa Legend Critic Awards

Jordan Jones 05/20/2021

The Mesa Legend film critic hands out awards to films she’s reviewed this semester.

The cool violence won’t save ‘Mortal Kombat’
Culture

The cool violence won’t save ‘Mortal Kombat’

Jordan Jones 05/03/2021

Even with cool visual effects and epic action, “Mortal Kombat” just fell short.

‘Kid 90’ throws it back to the dark side of being a child star
Culture

‘Kid 90’ throws it back to the dark side of being a child star

Jordan Jones 04/19/2021

Soleil Moon Frye recalls her time as a teen in Hollywood past the veil of our nostalgia.

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