🍂 Helping you get ready for storm season

🎃 Fall fun returns to Downtown Gilbert

The Gist: The Heritage District is kicking off five weeks of autumn celebrations running through Nov. 1 along Gilbert Road. Enjoy the Great Gilbert Gourd Hunt featuring pumpkin sculptures by Ray Villafane, free Thursday concerts at Water Tower Plaza, and the "Celebration Soundscape" light-and-sound installation. Plus, the new Flavors of Gilbert Food Festival offers a restaurant tasting tour on Oct. 17.

Why It Matters: It’s a wonderful opportunity to enjoy live music under the stars, discover new neighborhood dining spots, and build seasonal memories right here at home.

🌧️️ Preparing for a wet fall and winter

The Gist: With a strong El Niño pattern developing, Gilbert is gearing up for heavier autumn rain and potential storm hazards. Sandbags are currently available while supplies last at Fire Stations 1, 3, and 9 (just bring your own shovel). Town officials are urging residents to clear storm drains, turn off landscape irrigation ahead of storms, stay out of flooded stormwater basins, and avoid pooled roads.

Why It Matters: Taking a few quick precautions now helps protect your home from sudden flooding and keeps local drivers safe when heavy downpours hit. Plus, turning off your sprinklers during rainy spells saves precious local water.

🍕 Big slices and all-day game deals

50 E Guadalupe Rd #107, Gilbert, AZ 85234

Need a comfortable stool and a fresh pie done right? At Shy’s Pizza and Wings, the kitchen leans on four decades of industry experience to turn out homemade dough, rich sauces, and standout garlic knots.

Grab an everyday $6.50 slice-and-drink lunch deal, try the unique refried-bean-backed Taco Pizza, or drop in for extended daily happy hour and Sunday football!

🏋️️‍ Where high-fives meet heavy lifting

6348 S Higley Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85298

Potential Realized Training has been helping Gilbert folks unlock their best for over 13 years. The owners design fresh weekly programming blending strength, cardio intervals, and HIIT, with coaches adapting each class so newcomers never feel out of place. Whether the #prtladies are cheering snatch PRs on a Friday morning or the bros are showing up big, you will leave flexing, smiling, or both.