East Mesa Pulse for August 17, 2026: Mesa backs the Cannon Beach project on Power Road, plus 261 units at Signal Butte

• 🏄 Mesa is backing the Cannon Beach project on Power Road. A sales tax reimbursement, plus a Tapestry by Hilton hotel.
• 🍕 Oregano's filed for a Signal Butte Road location. The license goes before the City Council August 31.
• 🦞 Krazy Cajun Seafood and Hibachi is coming to Superstition Springs Center. Third Arizona location.
• 🏫 Red Mountain HS open house is Wednesday. Auditorium at 6 PM, then follow the student's schedule.
• 🌴 Aloha Summer Bash hits Revel Surf on Friday. Eastmark Farmers Market the same evening.
• 🎸 Roger Daltrey plays Mesa Arts Center on Sunday.

Mesa is backing Cannon Beach, the hotel-and-surf development tied to Revel Surf on Power Road, with a sales tax reimbursement, the Mesa Tribune reported Sunday.

Key facts

• Where: the Power Road corridor, alongside Revel Surf Park at 4503 S Power Rd.
• What's attached: a Tapestry by Hilton hotel, on the same site as the surf side.
• The mechanism: a sales tax reimbursement. The city hands back a share of the sales tax the project generates instead of writing a check up front, so the payout depends on the place actually drawing people.
• Why it matters here: Power Road between the 60 and the 202 is the retail spine for Augusta Ranch, Superstition Springs, and the Sunland communities. A resort anchor changes what fills in the pads around it.

What to watch: the reimbursement terms, which the Tribune lays out in full. Details.

🦞 Krazy Cajun Seafood and Hibachi is coming to Superstition Springs Center. It will be the concept's third Arizona location, landing at the mall off the 60 at Power. Superstition Springs has spent the last few years trading anchor space for food and entertainment tenants, and this is another one of those swaps. Details.

📖 The city is recruiting tutors age 50 and older. AARP Foundation Experience Corps Mesa places volunteers in kindergarten through fourth-grade classrooms to help kids become confident readers. For the Sunland Springs, Sunland Village East, and Apache Wells crowd, it is one of the few volunteer asks that puts you inside a neighborhood school rather than behind a folding table. Details.

🏠 Mesa's median sale price is $452,500, down 1% from a year ago.

❤️ The CPR and AED class at Red Mountain Library moved. Mesa Fire and Medical's LifeSaver session is now September 5, not this Saturday. Details.

🍕 Oregano's Pizza Bistro wants 3506 S Signal Butte Road. Oregano's AZ LLC filed for a new Series 12 Restaurant License, the permit a sit-down restaurant needs to serve alcohol with meals. There is no existing license at the address, so this is a new building rather than a tenant swap. The application is on the City Council agenda for August 31. Details.

🏢 261 apartments are queued at Signal Butte and Rubidium. "Homestead at Eastmark" covers 11.7 acres at the southwest corner, with the apartment blocks plus 2.2 acres of retail and commercial pads. City staff recommended approval with conditions when the site plan went to the Planning and Zoning Board on June 24. Signal Butte is quietly doing more work this cycle than Ellsworth is. Details.

• 📚 Toddlertime at Red Mountain Library. Early childhood storytime, 10 AM.
• 🔑 Laser engraved keychains at THINKspot. Glowforge basics for teens and adults, 10 AM. Details.

• 🧵 Embroidery machine demonstration at THINKspot. Design on library laptops, then watch the machine run. 10 AM. Details.
• 🔥 Campfire story and craft at Red Mountain Library. Kids build a s'mores solar oven, 4 PM, while supplies last. Details.

• 🧶 Learn to crochet at THINKspot. Supplies provided, all skill levels, 10 AM. Details.
• 🃏 Trading Card Game Club at Red Mountain Library. Pokémon decks, school age, 3:30 PM. Details.
• 🍺 Trivia night at On The Green Sports Grill. Free to play, prizes, Wednesday evening. Details.

• 🎤 Powerful Voices open mic in Mesa. Music, comedy, and poetry on one bill. Details.

• 🌴 Aloha Summer Bash at Revel Surf Park. Food, performances, and water at 4503 S Power Rd from 9 AM. Details.
• 🥬 Eastmark Farmers Market at the Great Park. 5100 S Eastmark Pkwy, 5 PM. Details.
• 🎶 Jeff Burkett plays Augusta Ranch Golf Club. 2401 S Lansing. Details.

• ⚽ Phoenix Rising Futsal Kickoff at Arizona Athletic Grounds. Fieldhouse A. Details.

• 🎸 Roger Daltrey at Mesa Arts Center. 7:30 PM downtown, 1 East Main Street. A small room for that voice. Details.

🏫 Red Mountain HS open house is Wednesday. Parents and guardians start in the auditorium at 6 PM, then walk the student's schedule period by period. RMHS is at 7301 E Brown Rd, and updates are going out through ParentSquare. Details.

📸 Skyline HS underclassmen photo day is Tuesday. Photos are taken during English classes, and students need their school IDs. Details.

🎤 Benson Boone, Wanted Man Tour. Mortgage Matchup Center, tonight at 8 PM. Arena-scale, and the last stop on this leg within an hour of East Mesa. Tickets.

🎸 The Guess Who, Takin' It Back Tour. Arizona Financial Theatre, tonight at 7:30 PM. Tickets.

🎧 Jacquees and K Camp, Us Over Dem. The Van Buren, tonight at 8 PM. An unusual co-bill for a room that size. Tickets.

⚽ Phoenix Rising FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Phoenix Rising FC Stadium, Wednesday at 7:30 PM. Kickoff is late enough that the field has cooled off. Tickets.