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11 unusual facts about Tempe


Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority

AZSTA has committed $68.3 million in funding for renovations to Cactus League facilities in Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix and Surprise.

Award of Distinction

The first Awards were presented in 2001, at the annual Furniture Society conference held that year in Tempe, Arizona.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets II is the second album by the Tempe, Arizona band the Meat Puppets, released in 1984.

New Miserable Experience

Songs on the album, such as "Mrs. Rita", a song about a local psychic from the Gin Blossoms' hometown of Tempe, Arizona, were also written with references to the area, people and events surrounding the band at the time.

Plan for Greater Baghdad

The Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium at Arizona State University's Tempe, Arizona campus is reputed to have been based on this opera house design.

Tempe, New South Wales

It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley in ancient Greek legend set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece.

Tempe House, designed by John Verge (1772–1861), has a Georgian feel and is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney.

In 1963, Harry Triguboff bought a block of land in Smith Street and constructed a block of eight units.

The Sydney Buses service route 422 runs along the Princes Highway from Tempe to Newtown to Circular Quay, in the Sydney CBD, while the 425 route connects Tempe to Dulwich Hill.

TGSCOM

TGSCOM was founded in Arizona in 1999 by Eric Thompson, and was based in Tempe, Arizona until October 2006 when the entire operation was moved to Green Bay.

United States Bicycle Motocross Association

The United States Bicycle Association (USBA) was a short-lived Bicycle Motocross (BMX) national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona.


1992 Fiesta Bowl

The 1991 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, was a post-season college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Tennessee Volunteers, played January 1, 1992 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

2001 Insight.com Bowl

It featured the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Syracuse Orangemen, and was a rematch of the 1997 Fiesta Bowl, played in nearby Tempe.

2003 San Diego Chargers season

They played one “home” game during the season, against the Miami Dolphins, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona due to the Cedar Fire.

2010 Insight Bowl

The 2010 Insight Bowl was the 22nd edition of the college football bowl game, played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday, December 28, 2010.

2011 Insight Bowl

The 2011 Insight Bowl, the 23rd edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on December 30, 2011 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season.

2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl

The 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, the 24th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game held on December 29, 2012 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona as part of the 2012–13 NCAA Bowl season.

Ahwatukee, Phoenix

--# affluent or middle class - Neither, without a source #--> triangular shaped urban village of the City of Phoenix, Arizona bordered on the north by South Mountain Park and Guadalupe Road, on the east by Interstate 10 and the cities of Chandler, Guadalupe, and Tempe, and on the south and west by the Gila River Indian Community.

Art Edwards

He attended Black Hawk College in Moline in 1988 and 1989 before moving to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1990 to live with a high school friend, play original music in the Tempe scene, and complete his degree at Arizona State University.

Bandar al-Hazmi

After moving out of Bandar's place, Hanjour lived in several apartments in Tempe, Mesa and Phoenix.

Bill Leen

Leen graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe, then studied English and philosophy at Arizona State University, leaving during his junior year to devote his energies to music.

Bob Schieffer

On October 13, 2004, he was the moderator of the third presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in Tempe, Arizona.

Coons v. Geithner

The Goldwater Institute’s Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation is representing Tempe, Arizona resident Nick Coons, 30 Arizona state lawmakers, and members of the House of Representatives Jeff Flake, Trent Franks, and John Shadegg.

Dead Hot Workshop

They were a popular fixture of the Tempe music scene in the 1990s, when Tempe was being dubbed as "The Next Seattle" by music reps, and as a region that would produce many new, talented bands that would be ripe for national discovery.

Dorilla in Tempe

Dorilla in Tempe is a melodramma eroico pastorale in three acts by composer Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Antonio Maria Lucchini.

Healthways

SilverSneakers originated in 1992 when HealthCare Dimensions, Inc. was founded Tempe, Arizona which later merged with several other health-related companies to form Axia Health Management, Inc.

Hudler

Rex Allen Hudler (born 1960, Tempe, Arizona), an US Major League Baseball utility player

Keenwild

The band, thru extensive touring, has played venues such as Modified Arts, The Electric Theater (St. George, Utah), Ridglea Theater (Fort Worth, Texas), Java Joz (murrieta, ca), Madlins (Temecula, Ca), Temecula CRC (Temecula, Ca), Water Canyon Coffee (Yucca, Ca), Beatnik Cafe (Joshua Tree, Ca), Zia Records (Tempe, Az), Santa Fe Cafe (Fullerton, Ca) The Dirt (Las Cruces, Nm) and The Boondocks (Cedar City, Ut).

Lawn Rangers

The group has participated in a number of parades including the Holiday Bowl parade in San Diego, California, the Fiesta Bowl parade in Tempe, Arizona, the Indianapolis 500 parade, and the NFL Hall of Fame Game parade in Canton, Ohio.

Marcos de Niza

:For the high school in Tempe, Arizona, see Marcos de Niza High School.

Mill Avenue Bridges

Tempe Town Lake was a key success to the revitalization of Downtown Tempe.

Norifumi Yamamoto

Kid received his education in the United States and wrestled at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, capturing three state championships (with a third place finish as a freshman).

Point Mallard Park

They, along with Big Surf in Tempe, Arizona, claim to have built the nation's first wave pool.

Portillo's Restaurants

Portillo's is located primarily throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, with two locations in southern California and one in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona, both in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers

Also in the mix was Steve Larson, former guitarist for another Tempe band, Dead Hot Workshop, who had already been playing with the Peacemakers by that time.

Tempe Butte

Tempe Butte is most often seen as the backdrop to games held in Sun Devil Stadium, including until recently the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, as well as Super Bowl XXX.

Tempe Preparatory Academy

Tempe Prep is an independently governed charter school, and is currently headmastered by former mayor of Tempe, Hugh Hallman.

The Flinn Scholarship

A majority of Flinn scholars in recent years have attended Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University in Tempe, followed by University of Arizona Honors College.

UAT

University of Advancing Technology, a private for-profit university located in Tempe, Arizona

Wolli Creek Regional Park

Access to the park is available through adjacent suburban streets and railway stations located at Tempe, Turrella, Bardwell Park, and Bexley North.

Wolli Creek, New South Wales

Tempe House, designed by John Verge, has a Georgian feel and is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney.