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This 3D rendering shows the north entrance for the proposed Maricopa Stonegate build-to-rent development on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Stonegate Road. [Courtesy City of Maricopa]

City releases renderings for Stonegate multifamily housing

A pedestrian-friendly rental neighborhood is a step closer to reality. Real estate developer Dominium submitted additional pre-application paperwork last week for its proposed build-to-rent housing...

Pinal supervisors decline to appoint peace justice in Maricopa

Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday opted out of appointing a Pinal County Justice of the Peace to the Western Pinal Justice Court...
An exterior view of Red Star Vapor at Edison Pointe on 44360 West Edison Road on March 21, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

City to get fourth vape shop

Mesa-based Red Star Vapor is looking to be Maricopa’s fourth vape shop off John Wayne Parkway, according to public documents obtained by InMaricopa. The retailer...
An interior view of the wash tunnel for Super Star Car Wash. The company submitted pre-application paperwork in March to construct a location on John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue. [Courtesy Super Star Car Wash]

Express car wash wants to become city’s third

Wax on, wax off. Phoenix-based Super Star Car Wash wants to offer Maricopans a third option to sparkle and shine with a new shop on...

Supes might appoint new local judge tomorrow — but still undecided

Pinal County Board of Supervisors tomorrow will discuss and possibly appoint a District 4 Justice of the Peace to serve Maricopa and Western Pinal...

Cocina Madrigal fire may snuff Maricopa plans

An award-winning restaurant with fleeting ties to Maricopa is looking even less likely to serve taco-craving patrons. A kitchen fire closed Cocina Madrigal on Sunday...

Reader majority prefers keeping green street signs

Maricopa residents prefer keeping green street signs over the city’s new brown ones, according to InMaricopa’s weekly poll. Of the 177 votes responses to the...

More rentals coming to Stonegate

Move over, Circle K and Starbucks — more housing development is coming to the growing Stonegate commercial area. Minnesota developer Roers Companies proposed building another...

City releases Bdubs plans

The rumors are true: Buffalo Wild Wings plans to sling beer and chicken wings in Maricopa’s near future. The Atlanta-based sports bar submitted pre-application paperwork...
City Planner Derek Scheerer presents a rezoning case during a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on Nov. 13, 2023. [Monica D. Spencer]

Vote approving pot shop not unanimous

In a rare move, Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission wasn’t unanimous in greenlighting a new business in town. The commission approved a permit for the...

City leaders meet with Washington lawmakers

Maricopa Mayor Nancy Smith and City Councilmembers Eric Goettl and Henry Wade flew to Washington, D.C., late last week to push for support on...
Photos, news headlines and other memorabilia are pinned to a board in Senior Medicolegal Investigator Suzi Dodt's office at the Pinal County Medical Examiner in Florence on Feb. 6, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Who are Maricopa’s nameless dead?

You can’t see it, but you can feel it. It’s a visceral reaction. Like your body knows what lies inside those thick plastic bags on...

Fired once before, new city manager has big support

In 2015, Ben Bitter dispatched cops to the frontlines of a protest on the steps of a federal courthouse to tangle with Westboro Baptist...

Is economic growth the goal? You decide

Although today we live in a fractious political environment, there is one area of widespread agreement among people and groups across the political spectrum:...

City to set up account for 15% art commissions

City leaders took the first step Tuesday night to establish a 15% commission on art sold at city facilities. Proposed is a city account earmarked...

County hopefuls stump in Hidden Valley

Two Pinal County candidates addressed unincorporated Maricopa residents last week in attempts to sway their votes this election cycle. Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh and...

Vitiello quitting city council for supe bid

Maricopa City Councilmember Rich Vitiello submitted his letter of resignation, effective April 1.  Vitiello, who has served as a city leader since 2018, said in...

ADOT seeks public comments on SR 347, I-10

Maricopa, now’s your chance to tell the Arizona Department of Transportation how you really feel. Public comment opened today for ADOT’s tentative five-year construction program,...
A view of a preliminary site plan for a Circle K proposed for the northeast corner of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Stonegate Road, located just west of Jiffy Lube. The site plan was shown by City Manager Rick Horst during an economic forum hosted by the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 28, 2024. [Courtesy City of Maricopa]

Circle K looks to replace Dutch Bros

Dutch Bros backed out, but Maricopans may still get to fuel up at that same plot near Walmart. Circle K is looking to meet the...

Dutch Bros changed mind on second location

Just a few weeks after announcing it will move corporate offices from Oregon to metro Phoenix, Dutch Bros Coffee changed its mind about a...

Economics 101: Supply and demand in a free market society

It’s not uncommon for the city to receive requests — and even demands — from citizens related to commercial development within our community. People...

City, county leaders call for 347 funding

As Gov. Katie Hobbs tries to claw back $67 million in funding for the only highway linking Maricopa to the rest of metro Phoenix,...

347 becomes battleground for state funding

City leaders are turning up the heat on Gov. Katie Hobbs, who is considering some $67 million in budget cuts to improvements along State...

City to end relationship with MEDA

Maricopa City Council announced today intentions to cease its participation with the Maricopa Economic Development Alliance effective July 1. This decision stems from a thorough...

Juneteenth observance would cost city $2M by 2030

It would cost the city of Maricopa a quarter-million dollars to allow city employees to take Juneteenth as a holiday on June 19 this...

Hidden Valley residents sound off on new development

Dozens of Hidden Valley residents attended an open house at Ak-Chin Circle’s Elements Event Center last night to sound off about a new development...

Walkable neighborhood proposed at Home Depot

The arrival of a major hardware retailer in Maricopa inspired one housing developer to make the city a little more walkable. Scottsdale-based developer Dominium proposed...

Primary vote moved to July

Pinal County elections officials are gearing up for newly passed legislation that moves the primary election date back a week. The July 30 primary replaces...
A rendering from July 1 shows the proposed front view of Duke's Roadhouse at dusk. [Courtesy of City of Maricopa]

Zoning board to review Duke’s Roadhouse

It may be time to start thinking about dusting off your favorite pair of cowboy boots. That’s because Maricopa’s city planners will formally showcase Duke’s...

Paddleboats coming to Copper Sky lake

By next Valentine’s Day, a date on the lake with your sweetie — without leaving Maricopa — will be a new option. City staff are...
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