Good morning, Chandler. Heads up: Maricopa County is fogging for adult mosquitoes between midnight and 5 a.m. Friday morning. Keep windows closed if you're near the route.
🍽️ Hashtag 48 brings Middle East cuisine to Chandler. Brothers Wahab and Moe Muneeb open a new restaurant with attached hookah lounge. Details.
🎤 Chase Matthew plays Wild Horse Pass. Country show in Chandler, Friday at 8 p.m. Details.
🏎️ Friday Night Drags at Firebird Motorsports Park. Weekly drag racing, Friday 6:30 p.m. Details.
🧠 Chandler Unified loses its teen mental-health provider. The Hope Institute ended its district contract. Details.
🌵 Worth a drive across the Valley. Cowboy Mouth in Tempe, Mercury home game, Cher Show in Peoria. Details.
Hashtag 48 opens in Chandler
Brothers Wahab and Moe Muneeb have opened Hashtag 48, a new Chandler restaurant serving Middle Eastern food alongside an attached hookah lounge.
Key facts:
Owners: Wahab and Moe Muneeb, brothers
Concept: sit-down Middle Eastern cuisine plus an attached hookah lounge
City: Chandler (full address, hours, and menu in the Chandler News profile)
Family-run Middle Eastern spots are a small but real Chandler thread, and the hookah-lounge pairing is unusual for the format. Worth keeping an eye on as the place finds its rhythm.
What to watch: the full profile is in Chandler News.
The weekend
What's on the calendar for the next three days.
Thursday, May 14
Friday, May 15
- 🎤 Chase Matthew at Wild Horse Pass. Country show at Gila River Hotels and Casinos, 8 p.m. Tickets.
- 🏎️ Friday Night Drags at Firebird Motorsports Park. 6:30 p.m. Tickets.
- 📖 Asian Heritage family storytime. Sunset Library, 10 a.m. Details.
- 🧶 Stitch'n Time fiber arts. Basha Library, noon. Bring your project. Details.
- 🗣️ Hablemos Juntos Spanish conversation. Downtown Library, 1 p.m. Details.
Saturday, May 16
Around Chandler
🦟 Mosquito spraying overnight. Maricopa County is fogging for adult mosquitoes between midnight and 5 a.m. Friday in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Phoenix. Weather permitting. County notice.
🧠 Chandler Unified loses its teen mental-health provider. The Hope Institute ended its contract with Chandler Unified and closed its Gilbert office. Families who relied on the district partnership for teen mental-health care will need to find alternative providers in the coming weeks. Full story in Chandler News.
🐶 Empty The Shelters adoption event. Maricopa County Animal Care offering reduced adoption fees through Saturday, May 17. Details.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Chandler for this weekend.
🎸 Cowboy Mouth at Marquee Theatre. New Orleans rock-and-roll band, Tempe, Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The Marquee is a good room for this band. Tickets.
🏀 Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky. Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Friday 7 p.m. Two of the most-watched names in the WNBA on the same floor. Tickets.
🎭 The Cher Show at Arizona Broadway Theatre. The Broadway musical, Peoria, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Long drive from Chandler, but a full-production house at the other end. Tickets.
🎴 Collect-A-Con at WestWorld. Two-day trading-card and collectibles convention, Scottsdale, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets.