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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

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: we know you’re here to see fighting monsters
Culture

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: we know you’re here to see fighting monsters

Jordan Jones 04/16/2021

Predictability only means so much when the fights are this good in “Godzilla vs. Kong.”

Andra Day stuns in ‘United States vs. Billie Holiday’
Culture

Andra Day stuns in ‘United States vs. Billie Holiday’

Jordan Jones 03/03/2021

Andra Day was extraordinary in the Billie Holiday biopic, but the rest of the movie falls short.

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the side of history we should know
Culture

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is the side of history we should know

Jordan Jones 02/26/2021

The film is important for Black History Month and our understanding of the fight for equal rights.

‘Malcom and Marie’ brings character study to Netflix
Culture

‘Malcom and Marie’ brings character study to Netflix

Jordan Jones 02/12/2021

It’s not for everyone, but “Malcom and Marie”‘s brutal disputes force you to focus on just them.

Suspense, murder and obsession in ‘The Little Things’
Culture

Suspense, murder and obsession in ‘The Little Things’

Jordan Jones 02/02/2021

Two cops, one serial killer play a suspenseful and brilliant cat-and-mouse game in the new film.

‘The White Tiger’ explores caste and corruption
Culture

‘The White Tiger’ explores caste and corruption

Jordan Jones 01/29/2021

Netflix’s gripping new movie explores the rags and riches of the caste system.

“Promising Young Woman” promises a thrilling revenge comedy
Culture

“Promising Young Woman” promises a thrilling revenge comedy

Jordan Jones 01/26/2021

“Promising Young Woman” is a comedic and dark indictment of rape culture. (Photo courtesy of Focus Feature)

It’s time for the Mesa Legend Critic Awards
Culture

It’s time for the Mesa Legend Critic Awards

Jordan Jones 12/19/2020

The Mesa Legend’s Film Critic hands out awards for the films she’s reviewed in 2020.

The Golden Age of Hollywood returns with ‘Mank’
Culture

The Golden Age of Hollywood returns with ‘Mank’

Jordan Jones 12/15/2020

“Mank” travels back to old Hollywood in a film for newcomers and fanatics alike.

‘Sound of Metal’ is striking in the silence
Culture

‘Sound of Metal’ is striking in the silence

Jordan Jones 12/08/2020

A metal drummer’s journey with deafness profoundly portrays a huge life change.

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