How To Grow, Yet Remain Quaint

Chandler, Arizona struggles with how to keep its quaint feel as the number of diverse residents grow.

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March 9, 2002, 7:00 AM PST

"More than a person an hour is moving into once-sleepy Chandler, but the city isn't just becoming bigger. It's becoming more diverse... As rapidly as Chandler is growing and diversifying, though, it still retains some of the charm that produces events like its annual ostrich festival. It begins today in downtown Chandler, complete with ostrich races, a parade and a folksy feel."

Thanks to Tom Collins

FULL STORY: Chandler boom not painless

Friday, March 8, 2002 in The Arizona Republic

Community / Economic Development Arizona

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