City’s growth entices high-end, sit-down Mexican restaurant
Maricopa leaders have been saying that with increasing population comes the shopping, entertainment and dining options for which a city feeling growing pains clamors.
That...
Starbucks reopens after long closure
UPDATE: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 5:15 p.m.
Starbucks reopened Tuesday after 10-day-or-so closure. The store was closed out of an abundance of caution after an employee...
AZ researchers: 3-week lockdown needed to avoid COVID ‘catastrophe’
A shelter-in-place order in Arizona, from Tuesday through Dec. 22, is necessary to avoid a public health “catastrophe,” a team of coronavirus researchers is...
UltraStar’s Saks: Ak-Chin takeover was always the plan
Adam Saks knew the day was coming for a long time, and it arrived Friday.
The Ak-Chin Community took over operations of the entertainment complex...
COVID-19 outbreak to close MUSD school for 16 days
A Maricopa elementary school will be closed for 16 days, starting Tuesday, after a coronavirus outbreak was reported Monday.
In a message on its homepage,...
MHS suspends in-person learning due to lack of staff
Starting Nov. 3, Maricopa High School will suspend in-person learning through Nov. 13.
According to communications sent to parents by Maricopa Unified School District, the...
Pinal just misses key benchmark for business reopenings
Maricopa businesses will have to remain closed for now as Pinal County missed a key benchmark in its efforts to reach a moderate level...
Economist forecasts bright future for Pinal
Homeowners in Pinal County looking for signs of what is to come in the housing market can rest easy, according to a leading expert...
Teachers say board vote ‘a punch in the gut’
Teachers expressed disappointment and anger Wednesday night as they spoke against reopening campuses before fall break in sharp contrast to the frustrated parents who...
MUSD sets new start date for in-person instruction
Maricopa Unified School District will come back to in-person classes Sept. 8.
That is the day after Labor Day and two weeks after Gov. Doug...
Mayor to rescind COVID-19 emergency powers a year later
Mayor Christian Price will rescind his Declaration of Emergency for the pandemic on Saturday, one year to the day after it was enacted.
The action...
Vaccine mandate? City leaders weigh in
Vaccine mandates are becoming more prevalent every day, with tens of thousands of people across the country facing the loss of their jobs for...
55-and-older residents now eligible for COVID vaccine
Good news prevailed in this week’s COVID-19 virus reporting issued by Pinal County Public Health. There were only 52 new cases in the county...
City, partner to offer COVID-19 vaccine in one-day clinic
The City of Maricopa will partner with Southwestern Pediatrics and Family Care to offer 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in a one-day clinic...
MUSD may push back in-person start
The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District said Wednesday that a return to in-person education Sept. 8 is “unrealistic.”
Among the three benchmarks set by...
MUSD confirms COVID case at elementary
Maricopa Unified School District announced today another case of COVID-19, the third since the beginning of the school year.
A staff member at Saddleback Elementary...
No MUSD mask mandate – yet
In what is becoming the norm, COVID-19 cases and masks were the primary focus of Wednesday’s Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board meeting.
The agenda...
Hundreds get COVID-19 vaccine at all-day clinic
Hundreds of people were inoculated against COVID-19 on Saturday as part of an all-day clinic organized by the City and a medical practice in...
After more COVID cases, 245 at MHS in quarantine
Two days after Maricopa Unified School District had to close down an elementary school, three new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the high...
2 more MUSD schools close campuses
COVID-19 has caused the extended closure of two more schools in the Maricopa Unified School District.
The reach of quarantine rather than the spread of...
MUSD to close middle school as quarantine limits teachers
Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...
MUSD studies hybrid or closure in wake of COVID
Overwhelmed. It was a term used frequently at a Monday meeting hosted by Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman with school leaders and Health Director Dr....
Update: Some Pinal community partners get Moderna vaccine
UPDATE, Dec. 21, 5:17 p.m.
Pinal County Public Health announced Monday that a small number of its community partners have received shipment of COVID-19 Moderna...
Both Maricopa middle schools closed due to COVID-19
The Maricopa Unified School District has shut down both of its middle schools for in-person learning just days after returning to the classroom.
District students...
MUSD board rejects extension of Winter Break
The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to reject its superintendent’s recommendation to extend Winter Break.
School will resume after the...
Restaurant closes for deep cleaning after positive COVID-19 case
A popular Maricopa restaurant immediately closed Friday after learning an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
A staffer at Native Grill & Wings, who last worked...
District closes Maricopa High School for rest of week
Maricopa High School will close Thursday and Friday due to staff quarantines.
Students will learn from home and return to campus on Monday for classes.
A...
MUSD keeps COVID protocols, approves raises for staff
Despite all three secondary schools suspending in-person learning for a period of time since Feb. 3, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board chose...
Numbers down as Leading Edge starts school in class, online
While other public schools in Maricopa started the new academic year online weeks ago, Leading Edge Academy opened its doors Monday.
About half of its...
Record gun sales spurred by COVID, sustained by politics
The COVID-19 pandemic changed everyday life, mainly for the worse. Small businesses were hit especially hard, with many industries such as restaurants, bars, hair...