Good morning, Queen Creek.

Ono Hawaiian BBQ will open its first Queen Creek location this week at Vineyard Towne Center at 202 W.

Combs Road. The opening ceremony begins at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1—featuring a ribbon cutting, a Hawaiian dance, limited-edition merchandise with five $100 promo cards, and a buy one, get one free offer available all day.

Queen Creek Unified School District welcomed 2,660 secondary students as they began the 2025–2026 school year by enrolling in career and technical education programs in fields like engineering, culinary arts, and computer science.

These programs bring hands-on skills and industry certifications to students at their home campuses + help prepare them for future college and career opportunities.

Queen Creek officials may change the town code rule that makes standalone banks get permits for drive-thru teller lanes—planning administrator Erik Swanson said the change would cut a step that has never caused problems, as discussed at a July 23 meeting.