Food inspections return mostly positive results this week 

According to Pinal County Environmental Services, nine inspections were done from Jan. 9 to Jan. 27.      Excellent rating    Culver’s (Inspected Jan. 26)  Firehouse Subs (Inspected...

City taking registration for leadership academy

Maricopa, which is attempting to identify and cultivate future leaders, will conduct a four-week course to prepare them for such roles. The Maricopa Citizen Leadership...

Council approves mixed use/multi-family project near City Center

Developers of the city’s proposed second hospital are looking to also develop a mixed use/multi-family project the northeastern corner of North White and Parker...
IKEA Suspect in custody

’22 in review: Maricopa’s first responders handle several scary incidents

It was a busy year for city police and fire personnel, with a particularly active month of March. Here are the highlights — and...

House party in vacant home ends in arrest of 10 juveniles, 6 adults

A weekend house party late Saturday at a vacant home in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado ended early Sunday with the arrest of...

’22 in review: Public safety leadership reshuffled

The year ended with new leaders in the city’s police and fire departments after a retirement, hiring, resignation and promotion. Chief Brady Leffler, who had...

’22 in review: Sonoran Desert Parkway a first for Arizona

Construction officially began on the Sonoran Desert Parkway in June, but the road project is hardly a new idea. The first purpose-built parkway in the state...

Man faces robbery, assault charges in alleged incident involving woman

  A Maricopa man is accused by police of robbery after he reportedly took a woman’s firearm from her purse and then “choked her out”...

’22 in review: More deaths on SR 347 a disquieting fact of Maricopa life

There were more deaths during 2022 on the stretch of State Route 347 from Interstate 10 south to Maricopa. In the first, last Jan. 27,...

’22 in review: Hospital, innovation campuses near Copper Sky advance

An ambitious commercial project that would bring a second hospital and an innovation campus to Maricopa is moving ahead. In September, City Council approved the...

Gila River wild horses leave drivers in the dust

A herd of wild horses running in the chilly Wednesday-morning weather caused commuters on State Route 347 to stop or slow to take a...

Prevention, intervention, enforcement: New police chief discusses agenda

  Mark Goodman’s first day on the job as Maricopa’s new police chief was Monday morning, Jan. 23. He comes to Maricopa from Pasadena, Calif., where...

Mayor calls new park a needed gathering spot during chilly groundbreaking

There was no mention of an ice-skating rink being among amenities at Lake View Park during the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, but it was plenty...

Horst outlines Maricopa’s suggestions to ADOT to improve State Route 347

City Manager Rick Horst on Monday laid out the city’s proposals to improve traffic flow on State Route 347 during a presentation to the...

Student on scooter hit on Porter Road, transported to hospital

An elementary-school student was transported to a hospital Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle near a busy intersection close to a school,...

’22 in review: Residents question safety on Porter Road, today and in the future

Public safety along Porter Road took center stage in May as City Council granted final rezoning approval for a 536-unit apartment complex on the...

’22 in review: $4M project to add northbound lanes on SR 347

A project to improve northbound traffic flow on State Route 347 north of Smith-Enke Road is expected to go to bid this summer. The work...

Maricopa students take home awards in regional Future Cities Competition 

Two teams comprising Maricopa middle-school students in blended-learning programs placed among the top five Saturday in the regional Future Cities competition at ASU Preparatory...

Man accused of pointing a handgun arrested

A man wearing a ski mask was arrested on suspicion of running up to another man and pointing a handgun at him on Jan....

New Maricopa police chief had sights set on Arizona for some time

  Maricopa’s new Police Chief Mark Goodman begins his tenure Monday morning, Jan. 23. He comes to Maricopa from Pasadena, Calif., where he served 28 years...

ADOT updates I-10/Broadway Curve project, solicits public survey on work

Soon, new bridges at Broadway Road and 48th Street will open. Work on collector-distributor roads from U.S. 60/Superstition Freeway to State Route 143/Hohokam Expressway are...

Dog-day afternoon for Kody and pals at new canine romp area at Pacana Park

Everyone seems to love the energetic, playful, goofiness of dogs -- as long as they do it outside the house. That's been a problem in...

Thrown phone leaves girlfriend shaken, man arrested on assault charge

A man who became upset about a text on his girlfriend's phone was arrested on suspicion of throwing the phone at her, according to...

City still planning commercial project south of overpass

Nearly a year after City Manager Rick Horst confirmed a major retail development was coming south of the State Route 347/John Wayne Parkway railroad...
APEX Garage Condo rendering exterior

’22 in review: Garage condos rise at APEX

The dream of a fully built-out “country-club racetrack” in west Maricopa accelerated in 2022. The development at APEX Motor Club off State Route 238 at...

2023: A guide to HOAs in Maricopa

If you are living in Maricopa as a renter or a homeowner, there is a good chance you live in a community with a...

Poll: Readers value the arts as quality-of-life amenity in the community

In a poll that generated the closest results in recent memory, our weekly reader poll asked, “How vital are the arts to a growing...

’22 in review: Real estate market rode a wicked rollercoaster across city

In the past, describing the Maricopa real estate market in a few words was easy. This past year was different, though, because the market made...

Deadline nears for donations to CAC Foundation’s A Night of Stars

Deadline is Jan. 25 for those interested in donating to the Central Arizona College Foundation's annual A Night of Stars at 6 p.m. Friday,...

Hidden Valley home claims most expensive sale of year

While this massive home is not within city limits, it is dubbed as the priciest home sold in the Maricopa area in 2022, fetching...
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