Community LIVING
Welcome to Chandler: a farm town that grew into a city of chips, parks and a tumbleweed tree
How Chandler is laid out, how its year really runs, and the places, people and city services a newcomer should know in the first few weeks.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Ten things worth knowing about Chandler
A corrected birthday, ostrich feathers worth more than cotton, a Christmas tree made of weeds and a park built to refill the aquifer: Chandler facts to share with the next visitor.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Shopping
Shopping LOCAL in Chandler: Boston Street, San Marcos Place and the antique halls of North Arizona Avenue
Western boots, house-made caramels, a jeweler's counter and 58,000 square feet of vintage: where Chandler shops independent, and the markets to plan around this season.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Health & Wellness
Parks, trails and outdoor places in Chandler
From the Veterans Oasis wetlands to the 6.5-mile Paseo Trail, where Chandler walks, runs and rides, what's new in 2026, and the city's own advice for staying safe in every season.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Entertainment
Seven interesting places to explore in Chandler
A City Hall that moves in the wind, a lost Frank Lloyd Wright camp rebuilt at full scale, a volunteer-run rail yard and a desert garden: Chandler places worth a second look.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Dining
How Chandler eats: Sonoran kitchens, mesquite grills, dim sum and Saturday markets
From the canal workers' Lenten bread pudding to masa-patty enchiladas, Brazilian-farm coffee downtown and two Saturday farmers markets, here is what shapes the food on Chandler tables.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Family Life
Family days in Chandler, season by season
Bird walks and a miniature train while the weather is kind, a free museum and a mobile library when it isn't, and the holiday traditions in between.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Chandler, one neighborhood at a time
From concrete-paved Washington Street to the lakes of Ocotillo and the wetlands of the southeast, here is how Chandler's neighborhoods fit together.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Chandler's history, told by the places you can still visit
Canals older than the city, a square laid out by its founder, a Pueblo Revival house, a yard full of rail cars and a Christmas tree made of tumbleweeds: Chandler's story, stop by stop.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Entertainment
Chandler events, November 2026 to February 2027
Third Thursday markets, free sunset concerts, a 40th-anniversary Nutcracker, the Tumbleweed Tree and the Multicultural Festival: Chandler's calendar through February, with every date from the organizer.
Through February 21
