Why people throw trash out car windows mystifies me

For the life of me I cannot understand why people throw garbage out their car windows while driving.We all see the results of this...

Saks Fifth Avenue to anchor outlet mall

Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH will anchor the Phoenix Premium Outlets at Wild Horse Pass, Simon Property Group announced Tuesday. The single-level, 90...

Church celebrates 2nd anniversary on Easter

Two years ago, Maricopa Springs Family Church was the dream of a couple of families in Maricopa who wanted to reach others in the...

Supervisor praises MHS student performers

On Thursday evening, the 29th of March I had the good fortune to be present for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Maricopa High School’s Performing...

Salaries for next mayor, council members up for vote

The Maricopa City Council may vote Tuesday on a resolution to set the salaries of the mayor and city council effective when the new...

Couple appreciates island feel of Maricopa

In the Seattle area, where Bob Marsh and his wife Cynthia lived for 11 years when Bob worked full time for Microsoft, “going to...

Winning Salsa Festival was birthday ‘wish come true’

Marianna’s Fresh Salsa was voted the overall winner at the city’s eighth annual Salsa Festival Saturday at Pacana Park.For the top prize, Marianna Kientzler...

DaVinci, a sniper, a cook make for great reads

Thomas Jefferson once said, “I cannot live without books.” If I had his library of 6,487 volumes I would consider myself one wealthy woman....

Economic development tops list

Economic development is the most pressing challenge facing the mayor-elect and council, 57 percent of the 255 respondents voted in this week’s online poll.The...

Local artist Walsh opening act at Salsa Festival

Maricopa resident and NBC’s The Voice finalist Laura Walsh is the opening act at Saturday’s Salsa Festival.Walsh will be on stage at 4:15 p.m....

PCSO Air Unit locates stolen truck, marijuana

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Air Unit on Wednesday assisted federal authorities with locating a stolen truck with more than 1,700 pounds of marijuana...

Zorbing comes to Salsa Festival

A Zorb is a big plastic ball a person rolls around in, and Zorbing is new to the Salsa Festival this year by way...

Easter egg hunt scheduled April 7

Community of Hope Church will be hold its seventh annual Easter egg hunt 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7 at Pacana Park, 19000...

McMichael selected as chamber president

Maricopa business owner Jim McMichael is the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce’s new president and chief executive officer.McMichael, who operates Everybody’s Auto Broker and Consignment,...

Construction begins on 90-store upscale outlet center

Simon Property Group Inc. – a corporation that has expanded in a few decades from a handful of shopping malls in Indianapolis to 230...

Housing-related businesses rebounding

Although many in the Valley still suffer from the repercussions of the housing crisis, some Maricopa business owners in housing-related industries said business finally...

Signs promote Salsa Festival at city’s entryway

The city council is banking that commuters driving to and from the Valley can’t miss the large banners announcing Saturday’s eighth annual Salsa Festival....

Strike Zone comes to Salsa Festival

Orbitel Communications will feature something new at this year’s Salsa Festival Saturday at Pacana Park – the MLB Network Strike Zone – where fans...

5K benefits ‘Beauty Bags for Alexis’

Alexis Vega was a “girly girl” who liked to dress up and wear makeup, said her mother, Mia.An 11-year-old student at Legacy Traditional School,...

Former Maricopa man goes to prison for sex crimes

A former Maricopa man was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Pinal County Superior Court for multiple sex charges brought against him by...

Papa John’s, McDonald’s in works near Walmart

A 13,000-square-foot retail center is under construction in front of the Walmart on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and there are preliminary plans for a McDonald’s...

Response mixed on going to Salsa Festival

Fifty-seven percent of people who responded to this week’s online poll — Are you going to the March 31 Salsa Festival? — said they...

Relationship more important than quick sale

To people driving by, Glenn Jones Auto Center on the North John Wayne Parkway looks like a “trailer on a plot of dirt” with...

City election results certified

The results of last week’s city primary election were certified Tuesday by the Maricopa City Council by a unanimous vote and now stand as...

City election results certified

The results of last week’s city primary election were certified Tuesday by the Maricopa City Council by a unanimous vote and now stand as...

St. Patrick’s weekend DUI enforcement report

The Maricopa Police Department took part in DUI saturation patrols Friday and Saturday as part of the Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force.The Task...

Mother honors dead sons by supporting special-needs kids

Cherish Love was that quiet, behind-the-scenes advocate for her special-needs sons. The mother talked to teachers, bird-dogged paperwork, and did whatever was needed to...

Spring into great reads at Maricopa Public Library

Spring has arrived in all its vibrant glory -- blue skies, plenty of sunshine and warm temps.If you add the cool drink, a comfortable...

CAC’s Astronomy Night promises family fun

Join Central Arizona College’s Wayne Pryor as he takes visitors on a journey to Asteroid Vesta Friday in the final Astronomy Night at the...

Electronics, cash stolen from Sequoia school

Several thousand dollars worth of electronics equipment and about $150 in cash were stolen from the high school at Sequoia Pathway Academy in two...
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