Community LIVING
Welcome to Mesa: how the city fits together
From the original square mile on Main Street to the new growth near Gateway, a guide to Mesa's landscape, layout, seasons and the places that make it home.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Ten things worth knowing about Mesa
A table-flat name, a canal older than the town, the world's largest Wurlitzer and an award-winning new library: ten Mesa facts to share with visitors.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Shopping
Shopping LOCAL in Mesa: Main Street, Robson and the Asian District
Family jewelers, a new bookshop, records, plants and pottery downtown, imported groceries on Dobson Road, and the markets that bring them together.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Health & Wellness
Parks, trails and outdoor places in Mesa
From Red Mountain Park's lake to the new Signal Butte pump tracks and the Hawes foothills: where Mesa walks, rides and fishes, and the city's rules for every season.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Mesa, one neighborhood at a time
Bungalow blocks by the temple, ranch houses on two-thirds-acre lots, horse country in Lehi and new streets near Gateway: how Mesa's neighborhoods fit together.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Community LIVING
Mesa history you can still visit: landmarks and local traditions
An O'odham platform mound, a 1913 schoolhouse, a WPA city hall full of dinosaurs and an 87-year-old Easter pageant: Mesa's story in places and customs that endure.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Entertainment
Mesa events, November 2026 to February 2027
A veterans parade, second-Friday markets, Merry Main Street, the Santa Express, a 40th-anniversary Nutcracker and the Mesa Marathon: what's confirmed in Mesa through February.
Through February 28
Entertainment
Interesting places to explore in Mesa
An ancestral O'odham village, dinosaurs on Macdonald, a climb-aboard B-17 at Falcon Field and the Wurlitzer at Organ Stop: Mesa places worth a second look.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Dining
How Mesa eats: farm-town roots and the cooks who keep adding to the table
Citrus from Lehi, frybread from Navajo family recipes, Sonoran plates newly on Baseline Road, Venezuelan arepas on Main Street and two miles of Asian businesses on Dobson Road.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
Family Life
Family days in Mesa, season by season
Playgrounds, pump tracks and desert loops for the cool months; dinosaurs, storytime and pinball for the hot ones; and the winter traditions Mesa kids look forward to.
November 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM MST
