Things to Do

  The third annual All-Maricopa Poetry Slam is planned for Oct. 6. The Maricopa Arts Council event featuring Maricopa poets of high-school age and older...

Outside the Box Marketing is partnering with Showdown Displays to present a free seminar for business owners seeking to better promote themselves and stand...

By Joycelyn Cabrera The Halloween season is almost here, and the Church of Celebration has begun to make preparations for its annual Trunk or Treat...

It’s a light week of activities this week in Maricopa, with the focus on New Year’s Eve on Saturday, which brings a major fund-raiser...

Maricopa ARTS Council (MAC) will unveil Painters Paradise, the newest group-show gallery at Maricopa City Hall, on Tuesday. Suffused with color, Painter's Paradise reflects the...

Plans for a regional park near Maricopa are advancing. The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to lease nearly 500 acres to Pinal County for...

The 2nd Saturday Market returns for the fall season Nov. 4 – the first weekend of November – at a new venue, Sequoia Pathway...

By Michelle Chance It’s a story about rebellion against asylum-hood oppression. Although the setting for the award-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest took place...

Maricopans are preparing for Thanksgiving this week, and also preparing for an overpass. Below, Wendy Webb of F.O.R. Maricopa Food Bank explains what is...

  In what will be a first for Maricopa, a State of the County Address is scheduled for May 17, hosted by the Chamber of...

Do you want lanes added to State Route 347? An open house on Pinal County’s Regional Transportation Authority is set for Maricopa City Hall on...

Holiday music will fill the air Dec. 10 when Maricopa Music Circle chamber orchestra and the Maricopa Chorus combine for “Tunes & Toasts Holiday...

By Betty Beeman Pomegranates are easy to grow, have beautiful flowers and are well suited to our desert environment. They have an ancient history and were...

Sights and sounds of Christmas are edging into the activities in Maricopa this week, including the city’s big celebration at Copper Sky. The week...

For decades, cotton was a staple crop in Arizona. Pima cotton in particular, with its extra-long staple (ELS) fibers, revolutionized the industry in 1910....

For the second year, the ONYX Young Choreographers Showcase will take flight in the Maricopa Performing Arts Center.IF YOU GO What: ONYX Young Choreographers Showcase When:...

Maricopans of all cultures gathered on Saturday at Copper Sky amid music, dancing and smiles -- making the second annual Copa Cultural Night Market...

By Tommy Ronca Hi everyone, as you can see our town is jumpin’. People are out and about and everywhere. Our economy is strong and...

The annual Veterans Day Parade, when Maricopa honors those who have served the country in the armed forces, is scheduled for this Saturday. The parade...

The week will be laden with veterans’ activities before and after Veterans Day, as well as an open house at the Zephyr train car,...

Their rivalry is friendly but fierce, and this week the girls get the edge in spring sports at Maricopa High, according to MaxPreps --...

The final 2nd Saturday Maricopa Market of the season, an African American Affairs Commission town hall and an art show by Native American students...

One of the first curiosities Alexandra Stahl noticed on becoming the theater teacher at Maricopa High School this year is the affinity the MHS...

Opportunities to get oriented for the new school year, big steps in business development and important community meetings are part of this week's activities...

Sheepherding for wool and meat has been an Arizonan occupation since the mid-1800s, and if the Native Americas are included, the date can be...