What Bert Has To Say About Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metro Area Originally a resort city, Phoenix has grown phenomenally in the past 40 years into a full-scale urban center- largely made possible by the advent of air-conditioning. read more
Mesa (/ ˈ m eɪ s ə / MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a suburb located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Phoenix. Mesa is the central city of the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. read more
Living in Mesa, AZ is within the metroplex of Phoenix, AZ. Connected to Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler, and Tempe, It is an ideal place to live socially, historically, intellectually, and technologically. Everything is here. Climate is dry and hot during 6 -7 months of summer. Begin to feel it at 90+. Over 100 degrees become hot. I love it. read more