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- Chicken run
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- Letter to the Editor
![Hot chicken sandwiches and tenders are part of the menu at Angry Chickz restaurant, planned for South Bridge Marketplace. [Angry Chickz]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261001-angry-chickz-ru880ugkam9t45r9lvi6ne6ulozg7a53mwnw0k9ymc.jpg "20261001-angry-chickz")
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- Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
The Maricopa Police Foundation’s annual golf tournament raised an estimated more than $30,000 this year, roughly triple what the event raised in previous years. The tournament, the foundation’s major fundraising […]
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![Ron Angerame, Tena Dugan and Shawnte Rothschild accept the Arizona Transportation Partnering Excellence Award on behalf of Maricopa's 347 Facts Committee at the Arizona Conference on Roads and Streets in Tucson on Sept. 24, 2026. [Ron Angerame]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260924-angerame-347-facts-committee-award-1-ru4tui7x6yo68io614hxcc7xany5m6n6j1j4lmz854.jpg "20260924-angerame-347-facts-committee-award-1")
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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Business
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![Sakura Asian Kitchen plans to open October 2026 in the old Asian Seoul's Copa Kitchen on John Wayne Parkway. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260923-sakura-asian-kichen-sushi-rtuejluhcj9ok4086ypvbrn361g951b6aasv77q1o8.jpg "20260923-sakura-asian-kichen-sushi")
![Danny and Parker Hunsaker, co-owners of the upcoming Back Nine indoor golf simulator, stand inside the building under construction on Sept. 22, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260922-spencer-back-nine-construction-1-rtsr8n3abcnu8x5uw43jyiohzof9y9n8r7a61t9aew.jpg "20260922-spencer-back-nine-construction-1")
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
![A Facebook livestream broadcasts city council candidate Tena Dugan at InMaricopa's city council candidate forum at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center on June 25, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260625-Tafoya-2026-Council-Forum-04-rpolg67jmalb61sp7fsmapezar5q18knxx5morznqw.jpg "20260625-Tafoya-2026-Council-Forum-04")
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![May 2026 sign renderings for Black Rock Coffee Bar overlay a file photo of construction at Edison Pointe, near the John Wayne Parkway site where the coffee shop would be built if approved. [City of Maricopa/Elias Weiss]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260506-BlackRock-scaled-rn2lapuoth94dnvknhixxg00dv164x32a3vsm3qj20.jpg "20260506 BlackRock")
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Public Safety
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![Gregory Picard. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260924-pcso-gregory-picard-arrest-rtwg2un5375acmqi590flqtfc9irdaoq8xy45imltk.jpg "20260924-pcso-gregory-picard-arrest")
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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Education
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