Local dairy seeks redesignation as master-planned community

  Another piece of land in Maricopa may become available for residential and commercial development. Anglin Dairy, 22272 N. Green Road, on the west side of...

Global Water plans 5% increases over 3 years

  By 2024, Global Water customers may be paying $14.34 more per month for water and sewer service. Global Water Resources has another rate case coming...

Residential community planned on McDavid Road

The public review started this week on a 64-acre site planned for a single-family housing community with a small, mixed-use area. The review process for...

AZCares funds cause confusion at Maricopa Pantry

  Maricopa Pantry was caught in No Man’s Land in the effort to land funds to mitigate the costs of COVID-19 on its operation. The food...

Fixing the flooding: City moving forward with floodplain plan

  During the past decade, the City of Maricopa has leaned on three far-reaching, collaborative, highly expensive projects with hopes of transformation. One, the grade-separation of...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey

Ducey tells residents to ‘stay home’ – but no new order

Stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Gov. Doug Ducey implored residents on Thursday, stopping short of re-instituting an order to enforce that...

Emergency center wants to break ground this year

Exceptional Emergency Center would like to be able to break ground on an emergency room in 60 to 90 days. Those are the plans explained...

Construction, other development around town

Maricopa Animal Hospital, being constructed at 20035 N. John Wayne Parkway, received its commercial permit. The 3,998-square-foot structure, being constructed by TWC Design Build,...

John Wayne Parkway draws scrutiny for namesake’s old comments

After a group in Orange County, California, started a movement to remove John Wayne’s name from the airport in Santa Ana, the chatter began...

Walgreens quietly opens 2nd store

After a 13-year wait, the new Walgreens opened its doors Monday. The store at 41840 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy. was built before the Great Recession...
Exceptional Healthcare Hospital

‘Hospital’ sign on SR 347 hints at future development

When a signboard went up Monday on John Wayne Parkway announcing a “community hospital” coming soon, eyebrows were raised at City Hall. Exceptional Healthcare posted...

Governor re-closes some businesses, delays start of school year

Bars, gyms and movie theaters will be shutting down again, and school kids will have more weeks of vacation. Gov. Doug Ducey announced today all...
347Grill Coronavirus

UltraStar closes 347 Grill after positive COVID-19 case

The UltraStar Multi-tainment Center is temporarily closing its 347 Grill restaurant and 10 Pins take-out program after a person who was at the facility...

Transformations begin in Heritage District

The former Pershing Street, now Main Street, is undergoing a transformation, and it’s only a small part of overall changes planned for one of...

Aaron’s rent-to-own store set to close in July

There has been no official announcement, but Aaron’s rent-to-own apparently will close its Maricopa location on July 21. The news came as a surprise to...

Local sales stay on trend despite pandemic

How have you been shopping since COVID-19? Transaction privilege tax, often simplified as TPT or sales tax, is an indicator of consumer activity in any...

Harrah’s Ak-Chin mandates face mask policy

Face masks became mandatory at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel and Casino at noon Wednesday, according to an email sent to Caesar’s Rewards members. The universal mask...
Dutch Bros COVID-19

Dutch Bros closes abruptly after worker tests positive for coronavirus

A worker at the Dutch Bros coffee shop in Maricopa has tested positive for coronavirus. In letter to the community, posted on the Facebook page...

Small business, nonprofit applications for AZCares money now open

This morning, the City of Maricopa opened its application process for small business and nonprofits affected by COVID-19 to receive AZCares funds. The new webpage...

Graffiti artist brightens up landmark tower

A colorful portrait of Maricopa history now sits 60 feet in the air, overlooking the very desert and mountains it depicts. Graffiti artist Danny Dyster...

How to spend $6 million

WHAT: Maricopa City Council meeting WHEN: June 16, 7 p.m. WHERE: Maricopa City Hall, remotely available at https://www.youtube.com/user/myMaricopa20 When executive orders closed nonessential businesses in Maricopa for...

Lucky winner walks away with $40k at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino

A mystery man left Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino $40,000 richer Saturday afternoon. According to information received from witnesses, a middle-aged man was seen playing the triple-reel...

Maricopa gets upgrade as it refinances Copper Sky bond

The taxpayers of Maricopa are paying off Copper Sky Regional Park, and City Hall is trying to get a better interest rate. Monday, the City...

When stay at home order kicked internet into overdrive, families shifted gears

The coronavirus pandemic turned everyday routines upside down.We are all using the internet basically all day long.. Millions of U.S. families hunkered down together under...

Businesses carefully come back to life after COVID-19

  As some Maricopa businesses made a cautious comeback in May, so did Maricopa shoppers. “We were going crazy at the house,” said Kandy Christopherson of...

COVID-19 forces innovation even in local essential businesses

“I think that’s awesome, I think it’s wonderful. I think it’s long overdue.”With the county and the state posting record-high unemployment but local consumerism...

Maricopa Animal Hospital breaks ground on bigger facility

Staff, family, and friends of the Maricopa Animal Hospital gathered Thursday for the official groundbreaking ceremony of a new facility next to Maricopa Self...
Maricopa City Council

Maricopa, Pinal County to receive millions in CARES Act funds

After cities and counties protested, with Pinal County going so far as to start a lawsuit, Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday announced distribution of...
Christian Price Maricopa Mayor

Bartle: Council should remove ethics from city code

At its May 19 meeting, the Maricopa City Council thumbed its nose at common sense, accountability and its own written policy in one fell...
Scott Bartle City Council

Bartle: City council cops out, condones Gusse’s attacks on local business

At its May 19 meeting, the Maricopa City Council addressed an ethics complaint I filed against Councilmember Julia Gusse. Here is the story from...
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