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🌱 Patch AM: How many of these Tempe ASU…
Sunday, Dec 14, 2025
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Hello Tempe! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let’s dive in! ☀️
In today’s newsletter:
- How many of these Tempe ASU habits are you secretly guilty of?
- How one Tempe gym is powering Arizona’s MMA boom
- Tempe community remembers the long, full life of Marlys Ann Macy
Also on today’s calendar: Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra Presents: A Season of Light and 9 more events.
Today’s riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
- Monday: Very warm with plenty of sun, temps: high: 80, low: 48.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we’re reading
• You Know You Go To ASU When…(society19.com) — Life at ASU’s Tempe campus gets a playful roast in this list of quirks, from hiking A Mountain and hoarding maroon-and-gold gear to joking about the “#1 in innovation” slogan. Tempe students will recognize the Dutch Bros runs, chilly AC in lecture halls, and the ever-present rivalry with U of A.
• ASU, Tempe helping Valley emerge as hotbed for MMA fighters (yourvalley.net) — Tempe’s Arizona Combat Sports gym is helping cement the Valley’s reputation as a national hotbed for mixed martial arts, drawing aspiring fighters from ASU and beyond. Local athletes and coaches describe a tight-knit, fast-growing combat sports community, with Tempe serving as a key hub among top Arizona gyms producing both amateur and professional talent.
• Obituary: Marlys Ann (Bakke) Macy(county17.com) — Tempe readers are reminded of longtime resident Marlys Ann (Bakke) Macy, who spent her retirement years here with her husband Irvin before his passing in Tempe in 2000. The 97-year-old, remembered for her love of games and strong work ethic, died December 12 in San Tan Valley, with a celebration of life to be scheduled later and memorials directed to Hospice of the Valley.
📸 Around Tempe
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tempe
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★ Featured events ★
- Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra Presents: A Season of Light
Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts, 7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale
4:00 pm
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Other local events
- Free Photos with Santa at Tempe Marketplace
2000 East Rio Salado Parkway
1:00 pm - PTO Book Fair
Meyer Montessori , 2615 S Dorsey Ln , Tempe - Spirit Day: Wear red, green, blue or white
Arredondo Elementary School Tempe, AZ 85282
7:50 am - Board Game Cafe
Tempe Public Library – Ironwood Classroom
5:30 pm - Upper Elementary Winter Concert
Meyer Montessori , 2615 S Dorsey Ln , Tempe
6:00 pm - Basketball Varsity Finals @ Shamley
Cecil Shamley School , 1500 N Scovel St , Tempe
6:00 pm - Spirit Day: Reindeer Day
Arredondo Elementary School Tempe, AZ 85282
7:50 am - Free Photos with Santa at Tempe Marketplace
2000 East Rio Salado Parkway
11:00 am - The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Tempe, AZ
Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe , 4400 S Rural Rd , Tempe
6:00 pm - Arizona National Livestock Show
Arizona State Fair , 1826 W McDowell Rd , Phoenix
8:00 am - The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Tempe, AZ
Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Tempe , 4400 S Rural Rd , Tempe
6:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
FOUND on December 12, 2025 in Tempe, AZ 85281 near arizona saturday university Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (NextdoorGililland) - did you lose your cat?
this sweet cat knocked his paws in my door this morning and let himself in. He looks to be well fed but there is no collar. I am located at the… (Nextdoor Red Mountain Freeway)
- Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Utility Worker in Tempe. Apply here.
- Bashas’ posted a job opening for 048 – Bashas’ Produce Clerk – Warner & McClintock in Tempe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tempe here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chandler
- Popular New York frozen yogurt shop to make Arizona debut (azcentral.com)
- Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies Celebrates New DBH Graduates (usatoday.com)
- AZ Briefing: Sex abuse claims against AZ teacher grew for years; ’67’ banned from fast food chain; Top 6 Christmas things to do in Phoenix (azcentral.com)
Paradise Valley
- Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas in Scottsdale Accepts Reservations Ahead of January Opening (globaltravelerusa.com)
Ok Tempe! So now you’re in the loop about what’s happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh — and if you like what you’re reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
— The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today’s riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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