Outdoor

Shooting enthusiasts in Maricopa and Pinal County will soon be able to hone their skills at a new facility. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management...

The COPA Music Festival celebrated Black History Month on Saturday night on the lawn at Copper Sky Regional Park. Six soul and R&B artists performed...

Hundreds of people turned out for the second annual Copa Glow night market and hot air balloon fest at Copper Sky Regional Park on...

If real estate is all about location, location, location, then retail businesses are all about finding the right niche. And what could be better...

Due to increasing health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, winter in the southwest will come and go without the time-traveling celebration of the...

The fourth annual Veterans Day Parade stepped off on Saturday morning to the delight of hundreds of residents lining the sidewalks of Bowlin and...

If you go 2020 Veterans Day Parade The fourth annual Veterans Day Parade will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 on the east side of Maricopa. Spectators, participants...

The Pacana Park Walk n' Treat on Oct. 28 was a spine-tingling and sweet success. More than 60 local vendors set up for the city...

We asked our photographer to drive around town and capture the spookiest scenes in the neighborhoods. This is what she found. Photos by Merenzi Young /...

The Pacana Park Walk n’ Treat will welcome kids of all ages from 6 to 8 p.m. today. The free City of Maricopa event, in...

The parade will go on. Since 2017, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 133 had organized and planned the annual Maricopa Veterans Day Parade to honor...

It’s a rush. The pounding of hooves, spray of dirt, slap of leather, echo of a hollow barrel landing upright after tipping precariously. Maricopa barrel...

Cold weather moving through the area is expected to cause a large die off of tilapia fish in local lakes. Tilapia are warm-water fish, native...

  As prime outdoor recreation weather moves into the area, it’s important to emphasize some of the basic safety advice all hikers, campers, park visitors...

  The United States will experience a partial solar eclipse on Aug. 21. In Maricopa, the moon will obscure 61 percent of the sun, peaking around...

By Misty Newman Having a focus on outdoor recreation and activities creates a healthy and vibrant culture in communities. Culture includes the beliefs, customs, ways...

By Misty Newman Lacking motivation to get to the gym?  It may be time to take your workout into Mother Nature; a playground of endless...

By Misty Newman The “Take a Hike, Do it Right” campaign, a collaborative effort between the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and the...

By Misty Newman Often, people believe they need a lot of space or need to live in the country to have a beautiful vegetable garden....

By Misty Newman Are you looking for more opportunities to be active outdoors? Perhaps you want to go hiking or explore more of Arizona, but...

By Betty Beeman Eucalyptus was brought to America in the mid 1800s from Australia. Approximately 900 species of eucalyptus trees exist. These quick-growing trees have been...

Prospective Eagle Scout James McNelly completed his Eagle project Saturday by working on Mormon Battalion Trail on Bureau of Land Management land. The 14-year-old Life...

By Misty Newman Outdoor education opens up new doors for children and instills in them a love of the outdoors for their entire lives. Children not...

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) is offering a reward of up to $750 for information leading to an arrest of the person...

By Jerry Bricker Join the MOB and ride on a RAM. (MOB is Maricopans on Bicycles. An RAM is a Ride Around Maricopa.) I am an...

Maricopa is surrounded by desert historic sites, but it is not always easy – or legal – to get to them in a vehicle. Take,...

By Misty Newman Looking for something fun to do with your family and banish those boredom blues away? Maricopa is a great community with numerous...

By Misty Newman Leaf & Feather, a plant nursery and tropical bird farm, sits only 15 minutes away from Maricopa and has been designated as...

By Misty Newman Have you dreamed of riding a horse while firing a revolver at the same time like Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody...

The Maricopa Community Services Department has a plan to offer Maricopa residents educational and outdoor excursions through the Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex. Specifics for the...