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The city of Maricopa Council will meet in a special executive session this Friday to interview the three finalists for the vacated city manager position.

What am I missing? As a small businessman, if I don't have enough money coming in to cover my expenses, I have to either raise my prices and/or cut my overhead. The one thing I'd never do as a cash-strapped businessman is to lower my prices unless I cut my quality and service. To voluntarily cut my cash flow would be financial ruin.

Here are the best deals at the four major grocery chains in Arizona, in addition to deals at other local businesses.  

Pinal County Superior Court Judge Janna Vanderpoll has granted former Maricopa city employee Marty McDonald's motion for an evidentiary hearing on the three felony cases he is facing.

In the wake of the catastrophe in Japan, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public hearing at the Arizona Corporation Commission office on Tuesday to discuss the safety of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.

The city of Maricopa will hold a last public comment session Tuesday night before the city council either approves or rejects a medical marijuana zoning ordinance proposed by city staff

Maricopa resident Tara Clark has been selected from 19,000 contestants as one of eight finalists to win "Macy's Million Dollar Makeover with Clinton Kelly."  

Today's article by Mike Rich previewing tomorrow night's city council meeting marked an amazing milestone for InMaricopa.com: it was the 10,000th article published by Maricopa's daily online newspaper. 

At approximately 3 p.m. Saturday, Maricopa fire crews responded to a report of a car-bicycle accident involving a young boy in the 36000 block of West Alhambra St. When crews arrived on scene, they found a 10-year-old boy on the ground next to his bike. A witness on-scene stated that the boy fell off his bike to avoid a van and was knocked unconscious for approximately 45 seconds after he hit the ground.

The air was a little bit chilly Friday night at Pacana Park, but there was plenty of warmth generated by Maricopa's first Relay for Life fundraising event. The relay drew more than 500 participants and raised over $56,000 to assist cancer survivors and patients, and to raise awareness about the disease. 

The city of Maricopa issued seven business licenses last week. Permits are necessary for all businesses headquartered locally or outside of Maricopa to do business within city limits, and are valid for one year.

Jay and Golden Baldock owned and operated the Maricopa Mercantile for thirty years in Maricopa. During an Oral History Interview with the couple a few years ago, they gave a rare insight into what it was like to travel through the depression years and survive.   

Arizona has joined Wisconsin and other states in the struggle over public employee pensions. The State Senate recently passed a bill to reduce some pension benefits for public employees and require higher contribution levels. 

When the 36th Annual Pinal-Gila Senior Craft & Wellness Fair kicks off this Saturday, March 26, at 9 a.m., a modern twist to a classic Pinal County event will bring multiple generations to Central Arizona College's Signal Peak Campus.  

Thank you for your willingness to serve Arizona as a Member of the Arizona State Senate. We, like you, are concerned about the challenges facing our State, particularly the need to address our structural deficit and insure an economic environment that attracts and retains high quality jobs.

 

Elsia Kelly, Grace Gomez and Gwen Traylor point to different areas of the Pacana Park soccer field as they go over the last minute details for Friday night's Relay for Life, an American Cancer Society event that has so far rasied more than $45,000 to fight cancer. It's a first-time event for the city of Maricopa.

This feature highlights the best deals at the four major grocery chains in Arizona, in addition to deals at other local businesses. 

In public records obtained by InMaricopa on Monday, recently reinstated city employee David Aviles admits to modifying city records at the request of former city employee Marty McDonald.  

Today we live in a world of $4 gasoline, a crashing real estate market and increased inflation. Most of us here in Maricopa have been hit hard and are just barely hanging on. It's hard to find things that inspire us and keep us going.

The inaugural  "Green Minute" video reveals the surprising connection between cell phone recycling and the fate of endangered lowland gorillas in the Congo.

"It's changing the way I do business," Jennifer Ives said of her new IPhone. "When I'm out on the road, I can instantly check my e-mails, documents, text messages, but I don't text until I stop at a red light.

Six companies pulled permits to operate in the city of Maricopa last week. Permits are necessary for all businesses headquartered locally or outside of Maricopa to do business within city limits, and are valid for one year.

A lower-than-expected home vacancy rate in Maricopa gives the city reason to be optimistic, according to one economist.

With the price of gold skyrocketing, people around the state are looking to strike it rich. Cronkite News reporter Grant Martin tells us about the frenzy that's unfolding in Arizona's hills as people try to find their fortune one nugget at a time.

Bertha Anderson Easley and her husband, Jay Easley came to Maricopa in 1947. Several members of her husband's family were already living in Maricopa and working for E. K. Porter who lived East of Maricopa on Porter Road.

My heart aches right now for the people of Japan.  I read somewhere that the ongoing problem with their nuclear power plants is a "slow moving disaster."  This nuclear problem compounds a difficult situation, where people are without food, shelter or water.

InMaricopa.com has obtained an anonymous memo sent to the city in February regarding Assistant City Manager Roger Kolman.

Southern Dunes Golf Club has been in a more-or-less constant state of flux, with multiple business models and ownership changes, since it was first conceived 11 years ago. But the property may finally have found the stability that will allow it to fulfill its considerable potential.

It may have been pure coincidence, but the owner of Maricopa's newest business is hoping the store's St. Patrick's Day opening will bring good luck. Yogurt Jungle is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop opening in a second location in the Fry's shopping center on John Wayne Parkway.