Good morning, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway corridor.
- 🎸 P.O.D. plays a free concert Saturday. Mesa Music Festival runs October 15 through 17 downtown.
- 🏗️ Still tracking three local projects. Saved notes cover retail, apartments, and an auto shop.
A free P.O.D. concert downtown
P.O.D. plays a free concert Saturday, October 17, at Mesa Music Festival, giving Gateway corridor music fans a downtown outing this weekend.
Key facts
The eighth annual festival runs October 15 through 17 in downtown Mesa.
P.O.D.’s concert is Saturday; the supplied announcement does not include a set time.
Three music-industry guests share stories Thursday, October 15.
This one means leaving the neighborhood for downtown Mesa. The free Saturday concert is the specific draw; the festival stretches across three days.
Before making plans, check the city’s festival announcement for schedule details.
On the calendar
🎲 Gaming Club meets Friday. October 16, 5 to 8 PM, in the classroom at The ’Mark, 10100 E. Ray Road. Event details.
🌮 Taco bar and trunk-or-treat next Friday. The Eastmark-area gathering is October 23, 6 to 8 PM, with free admission and an RSVP. The organizer’s page has the location and registration details. Event details and RSVP.
Around the neighborhood
Questions about changes to an Eastmark home? The design review and community standards open house is Saturday, October 24, from 11 AM to 1 PM in the classroom at The ’Mark, 10100 E. Ray Road. Residents can ask about approval steps for home changes, property-rule questions, and how Eastmark’s boards work; no RSVP is needed. Open house details.
Sossaman and Germann intersection work has a November step. A November 2 council item would transfer responsibility for road land tied to intersection improvements and the Union Pacific railroad crossing. Queen Creek would pay the land-acquisition expenses; the item does not give a construction start date. Proposed agreement.
🏠 Mesa’s typical rent is about $1,537 a month, roughly flat over the past year, according to Zillow Research.
Still Tracking
Last recorded project notes follow.
- 🛒 Sprouts at EastMarket (Ray and Ellsworth). Construction underway. EastMarket is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- 🏢 Liv at Eastmark (NE corner Ellsworth and Ray). 208 apartments across 12 buildings, recently approved. Construction next.
- 🔧 Brakes Plus Mesa (Ellsworth and Elliot). Auto shop still working through council site plan tweaks.
From the schools
Eastmark High School’s varsity football and flag football teams both have away games on the calendar.
- 🏈 Girls varsity flag football plays Thursday. At American Leadership Academy Gilbert North, October 15, 6 PM. Game listing.
- 🏈 Varsity football travels to Snowflake. Friday, October 16, 7 PM. Game listing.
- 🏐 Freshman/sophomore volleyball hosts Combs. Monday, October 19, 4 PM. Game listing.
