Hospital to break ground next month
Exceptional Healthcare, a private specialty hospital company, expects to break ground for its facility Nov. 13.
Monday, Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission approved a site...
Voters down the middle on recreational marijuana
By Miriam Ordonez / ASU Cronkite School of Journalism
Proposition 207, which would allow adults over the age of 21 to possess and grow small...
What’s on the ballot? Some big questions
Aside from all the candidates to elect, Maricopa voters have three issues to decide in the General Election.
Two of the issues are statewide questions...
Skimmers victimize Maricopans, clean out bank accounts
Skimmers are active in Maricopa. Very active.
Leticia Rios found out the hard way.
So have a lot of others.
Rios was victimized on Aug. 5, the...
Don’t get scammed at the gas pumps: Experts offer tips
Experts from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the state Weights & Measures Services Division recommend the following tips to avoid becoming a victim...
Most expensive home sold: 4BR with diving pool, putting green
The most expensive home sold in Maricopa from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 was a huge two-story, four-bedroom former DR Horton model home with...
At Iconic Tire, business anything but flat
Jeff Darrow has been in the auto repair industry for more than 40 years.
Changing tires at age 16, he would begin opening his own...
Business, development news around the town
Development and business news in Maricopa Aug. 16-Sept. 15:
Rili-B’s Taco Shop, an affiliate of Riliberto’s, opened Sept. 11 at 19975 N. John Wayne Parkway.
Honeycutt...
Food inspectors tag one Maricopa restaurant
One restaurant had a little trouble with rice but all other investigated eateries in Maricopa scored excellent marks in county health inspections Aug. 16-Sept....
Pandemic sparked rise in domestic violence. But help is available
By Agnes’ Centers for Domestic Solutions
Welcome to October, the month of ghost and goblins, when all the television networks play scary movies and the...
Signs of life at ‘ghost subdivision’
Maricopa’s “ghost subdivision” is coming back to life. Dormant for a decade, the Santa Rosa Crossing development with a long history and no homes...
How Mike Ingram brought together building blocks of Maricopa (VIDEO)
Mike Ingram is not crazy or stupid.
That may be obvious to observers now, but 25 years ago, many of Arizona’s most knowledgeable movers and...
GTK: Sheila Harris
Sheila Harris, a Colorado native and nine-year resident of Maricopa, is a Realtor.
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Reside in: Tortosa
Maricopan since: 2011
Occupation: Realtor with HarrisAZHomes with HomeSmart...
Real estate market extends hot streak for home sellers
The month of September in Maricopa signals a change in season, but it brought little change in the real estate market going into the...
Ace Hardware presents $1,600 to MHS Rams Football
Ace Hardware owner David Karsten presented a fundraising check for $1,600 to the MHS Rams Football Booster Club Saturday morning.
Last month, three shifts of...
Home-building permits booming again in Maricopa
It’s been more than a decade since Maricopa saw the number of new home-building permits it racked up in September.
The total of 229 was...
Future residential development gets 2nd look from P&Z
For the second time, two proposed residential developments went before Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission this week on the way to consideration by the...
Discount Tire plan gets P&Z OK
A Discount Tire store is currently slated to open in Maricopa in February 2022, according to the company. The City’s Planning & Zoning Commission...
ED3’s Yerges appointed to MEDA
Maricopa Economic Development Alliance announced the appointment of Brian Yerges to its board of directors.
Yerges recently joined Electrical District No. 3 (ED3) as general...
How consumers spend money in Maricopa
Led by contracting/construction, Maricopa businesses paid $1.7 million in transaction privilege taxes, also known as sales tax, in July. That total in July 2018...
Evolve by INMODE at Maricopa Wellness Center
By Kristina Donnay, FNP-C
Looking for a non-invasive way to tighten loose skin, enhance muscle tone, smooth cellulite and contour your body? If so, it...
Out millions in MUSD land deal, property owner questions motives
Craig Emmerson was quite surprised at the news that greeted him Thursday morning.
The managing member of Maricopa 240 LLC had negotiated the sale of...
Sonoran Creek Marketplace taking shape
More tenants are being announced for the future Sonoran Creek Marketplace. Some already have locations in Maricopa.
Besides the previously announced Sprouts Farmers Market and...
Dayv Morgan: Low mortgage rates a refinance opportunity
With interest rates are as low as they have been this year, homeowners are facing a dilemma. Should they purchase a home or just...
Arizona Supreme Court to hear Pinal’s RTA case
Arizona Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to the Pinal County Regional Transportation Authority in a case that could impact State Route 347.
Wednesday,...
Dairy-to-housing conversion may create roundabout on SR 238
It’s early days, but the long-range impact of a master-planned community on the westside of town could be a roundabout leading to an overpass.
Green...
Eagle Shadow revives as next big subdivision
What would be the first master-planned residential development in Maricopa in years is a reminder of how the city’s development started.
El Dorado Holdings wants...
Sunrise Café finds second chance with new owner
Sunrise Café, the popular restaurant whose closing at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic became permanent, is being resurrected by a new owner with...
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...
New executive chef named at Arroyo Grille
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club recently welcomed Don Stansell as the new executive chef.
Stansell will oversee the club's Arroyo Grille restaurant, including menu creation,...