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Mesa goes after good drivers

Follow parking rules and you could win prizes to local businesses.

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Downtown <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mesa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/07/22/meet-axios-phoenix-s-east-valley-reporter" data-vars-content-id="5e400fad-82de-44ce-a61b-e4789c8eb01c" data-vars-headline="Mesa goes after good drivers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/07/22/meet-axios-phoenix-s-east-valley-reporter" target="_self">Mesa</a> is flipping the script on parking tickets this month, rewarding drivers who follow parking rules with prizes from local businesses. Why it matters: The Cloud Citation program incentivizes rule following and promotes <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="local businesses" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/08/13/organizers-first-friday-roosevelt-row-revitalization-plan" data-vars-content-id="5e400fad-82de-44ce-a61b-e4789c8eb01c" data-vars-headline="Mesa goes after good drivers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/08/13/organizers-first-friday-roosevelt-row-revitalization-plan" target="_self">local businesses</a>.

Take a Utah food tour without leaving Mesa

Get your dirty sodas and the perfect chocolate chip cookie at these spots.

Utah-born restaurant chains have found fertile ground in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mesa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/mesa/2026/08/19/best-things-to-do-downtown-mesa-arizona" data-vars-content-id="57490b2b-0709-43e6-92a3-2a5b1545b0f4" data-vars-headline="Take a Utah food tour without leaving Mesa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/mesa/2026/08/19/best-things-to-do-downtown-mesa-arizona" target="_self">Mesa</a>, bringing dirty sodas, oversized cookies and fast-casual favorites to the East Valley.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Utah&#x27;s cultural influence" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/07/23/salt-lake-fine-art-museum-utah-culture-artists-local-julia-reagan" data-vars-content-id="57490b2b-0709-43e6-92a3-2a5b1545b0f4" data-vars-headline="Take a Utah food tour without leaving Mesa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2026/07/23/salt-lake-fine-art-museum-utah-culture-artists-local-julia-reagan" target="_self">Utah&#x27;s cultural influence</a> in Mesa gives companies a built-in customer base, particularly for fast-casual concepts catering to suburban families.

Where Mesa officials want Waymos to go next

The company announced recently that it's adding 55 square miles of the East Valley to its service area.

Waymo is about to add rides to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mesa Gateway Airport" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/08/13/waymo-phoenix-east-valley-expansion-chandler-gilbert-gateway-airport" data-vars-content-id="f6b0eef9-fca6-47ad-b266-9d6370687bc3" data-vars-headline="Where Mesa officials want Waymos to go next" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/08/13/waymo-phoenix-east-valley-expansion-chandler-gilbert-gateway-airport" target="_self">Mesa Gateway Airport</a>, but Mesa officials want the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="robotaxi company" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/23/waymo-robotaxis-av-crash-study" data-vars-content-id="f6b0eef9-fca6-47ad-b266-9d6370687bc3" data-vars-headline="Where Mesa officials want Waymos to go next" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/23/waymo-robotaxis-av-crash-study" target="_self">robotaxi company</a> to move farther east into the city. Why it matters: Even though the expansion gives more East Valley residents ridehail options to the airport, large residential areas of Mesa still remain outside its service territory.

A Mesa happy hour you can get twice a day — and weekends, too

Lucky Lou's is a laid-back sports bar with a charming Vegas-themed decor.

One of the East Valley&#x27;s most generous happy hours — at <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lucky Lou&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://luckylousaz.com/" data-vars-content-id="a7fe83cd-6f27-40f0-b7fd-f7b89e4fedb1" data-vars-headline="A Mesa happy hour you can get twice a day — and weekends, too" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://luckylousaz.com/" target="_blank">Lucky Lou&#x27;s</a> in northeast <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mesa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/06/10/mesa-gets-a-world-cup-glimpse" data-vars-content-id="a7fe83cd-6f27-40f0-b7fd-f7b89e4fedb1" data-vars-headline="A Mesa happy hour you can get twice a day — and weekends, too" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2026/06/10/mesa-gets-a-world-cup-glimpse" target="_self">Mesa</a> — also offers some of the greasiest, most delicious bar bites.The vibe: A laid-back sports bar with a charming <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Vegas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/09/las-vegas-tourism-slump-signals-wider-economic-slowdown" data-vars-content-id="a7fe83cd-6f27-40f0-b7fd-f7b89e4fedb1" data-vars-headline="A Mesa happy hour you can get twice a day — and weekends, too" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/09/las-vegas-tourism-slump-signals-wider-economic-slowdown" target="_self">Vegas</a> themed-decor, friendly staff and great deals.

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Mesa goes after good drivers

Take a Utah food tour without leaving Mesa

Where Mesa officials want Waymos to go next

A Mesa happy hour you can get twice a day — and weekends, too