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Lowe’s to clear final planning hurdle

Lowe’s Home Improvement at Southbridge Marketplace should get final approval to put shovels in the ground when Maricopa City Council meets tomorrow. The council will...

‘Uber for lawn care’ launches in Maricopa

The nation’s leader in on-demand lawn mowing has just launched its service in Maricopa. GreenPal, which has been described as “Uber for lawn care,” is...

5 years of health and wellness

Five years ago, Maricopa Wellness Center embarked upon a mission to enhance our community’s health and wellbeing. We went from offering the first laser...

How a home watch service can actually save you money

Let’s face it — we all love the sunny Arizona weather. But these summers sure are brutal. That’s why so many of us like...

Building the foundation of job creation in our city, Maricopa

Most residents moved to Maricopa to find more affordable housing. By purchasing a home, they expressed a willingness to commute to job opportunities in...

WATCH: Foodie influencer cut off at Maricopa fish fry

A niche internet celebrity famous for his competitive eating got cut off during an all-you-can-fish-fry at a local restaurant and posted it on YouTube.  Joel...

License to drill: Buyer beware — some Maricopa contractors don’t play by the rules

In 2021, Sorrento resident Elisa Olivarez wanted a new kitchen backsplash. She chose an oyster-white mosaic tile and started shopping for a contractor to...

Taco Bell numero dos opens this month

Maricopa’s second Taco Bell will open this month.   Last year, InMaricopa announced the "Live Más” drive-thru would open its second restaurant at 42080 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. The first location...

Food inspectors ace 2 newest restaurants

The city’s newest restaurants wowed health inspectors in the first round of food inspections in Maricopa in over a month.   Inspectors last week awarded all...

3 restaurants wowed health inspectors

Whether you're jonesing for a plate of orange chicken, a few rolled taquitos or maybe a slice of ‘za this weekend, these three restaurants...
A stock image showing the exterior of an Aldi grocery store. [Courtesy of Aldi]

A new grocery store is coming. But which one?

If there’s anything Maricopans want more than a quick solution to traffic woes, it’s a new grocery store. And their prayers were answered when we...

City to finally have its own hospital(s)

Maricopa’s booming growth brings lots of things — new stores, more traffic, rising home prices — and soon, two new hospitals for a city...

Home Depot coming to Maricopa; opening likely in spring ’24

Home Depot is coming to Maricopa. The Atlanta-based, big-box, home-improvement chain has confirmed with the city its intention to open a store on Stonegate Road...
A screenshot of a site plan showing the South Bridge Marketplace on John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue. The development will include Lowe's Home Improvement, as well as an unnamed grocery store, restaurants and retail shops. [Courtesy of Thompson Thrift]

Lowe’s to bring grocery store, restaurants

Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated the grocery store would measure 60,000 square feet. This is the total square footage of...
Burger King Proto Maricopa

Burger King looks to add 2nd location

A Maricopa fast food operator is looking to build another restaurant in the city. Three years after Burger King opened in Edison Pointe, the same...

City leaders approve $29.3 million industrial land purchase

Maricopa City Council approved the purchase of 309 acres of land Tuesday night for $29.3 million to be paid for from the city’s cash...

Performance evaluations for your employees (and you)

You have employees who come to work, do their jobs and go home. This daily routine happens again and again. You think you are...

Circle K-backed car wash vies for city’s fourth

Another car wash is hoping your ride needs a quick spa day. Scottsdale-based Clean Freak Car Wash submitted pre-application paperwork last week to open next...

City to get 7th gas station

Maricopans may soon have another fueling option away from the city’s main strip.  Tempe-based Circle K proposed constructing a new location on the northwest corner...
Maricopa Chamber of Commerce Director Kelly Anderson and Councilmember Henry Wade smile as LaQuinta Fisher cuts the ribbon in front of her new salon, Silk Press Xpress, on April 6, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Silk Press Xpress ready to welcome new clients

A crowd of family, friends and local business owners cheered as LaQuinta Fisher cut the ribbon in front her new salon, Silk Press Xpress. The...

Copa Kitchen to open next month

A favorite Maricopa food truck trades four wheels for four walls to serve customers at a new location. Asian Seoul owner Charlotte Stessel plans to...
Crews with Baldwin Development Group works on Maricopa's second Taco Bell Dec. 18, 2023. [Brian Petersheim Jr.

2nd Taco Bell on track for 2024 opening

Developer’s confirmed Maricopa’s second Taco Bell is on track for a 2024 opening.  Earlier this year, InMaricopa announced the drive-thru would open its second restaurant...

Lucid Motors shows off autos to be manufactured in Pinal County

  Lucid Motors unveiled production details for its new Lucid Air in a broadcast Wednesday from its Newark, California, headquarters. The luxury electric car is set...

ED3 rates compare favorably to APS’

As summer approaches, Maricopa residents may be interested to know Electrical District No. 3 rates compare favorably with those of the Phoenix electric power...
Customers walk in and out of the 99 Cents Only store on John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road on April 5, 2024. The discount giant announced plans to close all 371 of its stores by summer due to a change in the retail environment. [Monica D. Spencer]

City’s first discount store to close

Maricopa’s first discount store will shut its doors permanently by summer. Discount giant 99 Cents Only announced yesterday it plans to close all 371 of...
An exterior view of Nando's Mexican Cafe on John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road on Jan. 22, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Nando’s confirms opening date

Mark your calendars because your taco and margarita cravings are going to be satisfied in just a matter of days. Nando’s Mexican Café yesterday announced...
A temporary banner for Vero Chicago Pizza spotted at the former location of Dell's Pizza and Wings Express on March 26, 2024. [Bryan Mordt]

East Valley pizzeria to replace Dell’s

Maricopa wasn’t short on pizza for long — the old crust couldn’t rise to the occasion, but after just a few weeks, a new...

TIPPING POINT: When gratuity goes too far

When Joe Quigg received his receipt for a $17 order at a Maricopa taco shop, he grew hot with anger. “They automatically put a $3...
[Zzeek's Pizza]

Another East Valley pizza parlor on the menu

Another sit-down restaurant is crust over the horizon. Ahwatukee-based Zzeek's Pizza submitted pre-application paperwork last week to open its sixth location near the southeast corner...

Hooked: Residents say seafood van ‘shrimply the best’

Justin Ekelman sits on a small folding chair, huddled next to a freezer chest inside a white van. The van is covered in handmade signs...
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