PGA golfer Notah Begay III to host clinics at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes

Notah Begay III, current NBC Sports and Golf Channel commentator and a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, will host two, free one-hour golf...

Historical Society presenter offers ‘base camp’ for Vietnam vets

Located down a winding, county road and bunkered beneath a small mountain in Thunderbird Farms is a hidden haven for Vietnam veterans.IF YOU GO What:...

Copa Shorts Film Fest goes COMEDY!

Copa Shorts Film Fest’s 5th Annual & ALL COMEDY-festival will be available via stream Nov. 6-7. There will be 15 new short comedy films, plus...

MAC Farm hosts Desert Ag-Ventures in February

Maricopa Agricultural Center is set for a busy February. The MAC Farm hosts its annual Desert Ag-Ventures Tours for senior residents and winter visitors on...

The real story on growing peppers in Maricopa

By Al Brandenburg Did you know that peppers have genders? As an example, three-lobed bells are considered males and are best used for frying. Four-lobed bells...

Art therapist: Meet 15-year-old Lexie of Art for the Heart

For the second year, students at Maricopa High School are hosting Art for the Heart, Maricopa’s community art festival selling creations to benefit the...

Catch ‘Your Man’ Josh Turner at Harrah’s Ak-Chin

Josh Turner, MCA Nashville recording artist, will be bringing his rich bass/baritone and distinctive sound to The Events Center at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino on...

Shamrock Farms spreads holiday cheer at ‘Joy to the Herd’

Shamrock Farms will be transforming its working dairy farm and tour into a winter wonderland as they host their annual “Joy to the Herd” holiday...

Local enthusiasts envision future of cycling in Maricopa

By Janet Buckwalter Bicycle riders come in every size and configuration – fit or fluffy; fast or incredibly slow; one, two or three wheels; fancy...

Review: ‘One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ at SPA high school

When one of fiction’s most memorable screwballs is hauled into an insane asylum in Sequoia Pathway Academy’s production of “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s...

Maricopa Taste the Arts to raise funds for local group

Maricopa Friends of the Arts (MFOTA) is celebrating its first fundraising event, Maricopa Taste The Arts, to be held at Global Water July 23....

Copper Sky part of ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’

Copper Sky Aquatics Center is now part of a Guinness World Record after participating in the “World’s Largest Swimming Lesson” Thursday morning. Nearly 100 participants...

Veterans Day: Women at war, at home during WWII

At War: Fresh-faced WAVES recruit did her part After the United States declared war on Japan in 1941, Mary Francis Holmes Abrahams was just 16....

Maricopa Artists: Woodworker demonstrates his craft (video)

Steven Portrey is a craftsman of segmented woodwork in the City of Maricopa Arizona. For more than 15 years he has been sculpting bowls,...

Small-goal soccer league looking to grow

For Maricopa athletes looking for an interesting side-sport, the soccer fields at Copper Sky Regional Park may just be home to their next big...

Arts Council awards prizes to winning slam poets and abstract artists

Frankie Marchi of Maricopa took top honors in the All-Arizona Poetry Slam Championship and Cortney Gayer was first-place recipient in the 2023 Abstract Art...

Maricopa firefighter on reality show

City of Maricopa Fire/Medical Department firefighter Jared Hobson will compete on the History Channel's reality show "Forged In Fire" on July 24. This show selects...

Review: MHS ‘Narnia’ adaptation fun theater for the whole family (gallery)

Maricopa High School Theatre Company is taking a trip to “Narnia” this week with its interpretation of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and...

New owners of Yogurt Jungle plan open house

Yogurt Jungle is getting a new owner. When the Maricopa shop opened in 2011, it was Sharilynn Hewitt’s second store (the first in Queen Creek)....

Maricopa club team hosts softball tournaments

A new club softball organization is hosting two first-time “friendly” tournaments in August dubbed “Maricopa Mayhem.” Maricopa Sandlot fields fast-pitch 12-under and 14-under girls’ teams....

Turkey Trot 5K returns for 10th Thanksgiving

Maricopans can lessen their Thanksgiving dinner guilt this year by getting some exercise that morning during the 10th annual Maricopa Turkey Trot. The 5K/1-mile fun...

MHS dance students in dynamic show (GALLERY)

Maricopa High School Performance Company performed its spring dance concert, "Choose Your Own Adventure," Friday night and will take the stage again tonight at...

Shamrock Farms combines Cupid, cows for Valentine activities

Shamrock Farms Farm Tour is in the “moo-d” for love this Valentine’s Day with special edition tours on Saturday, Feb. 9. Guests will learn...

2nd Saturday Market returns a week early at new location

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

MHS Theatre presents ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ this week

IF YOU GO What: Peter and the Starcatcher Who: MHS Theatre Company When: Oct. 24-26, 7 p.m., matinee Oct. 26, 2 p.m. Where: MHS Performing Arts Center, 45012...

Golf booms in Maricopa during February

The weather is idyllic — 72 degrees. The fairways are a lush green. By late afternoon, the winter sun splashes a rosy finish on your...

SPA student actors get weird in ‘Absurdity’

  Ask kids to delve into the “weird and absurd,” and you never know what you’re going to get. In his second year of teaching at...

Merry Copa to bring snow, ‘ice,’ running Santas to holiday festival

The third annual Merry Copa Holiday Festival is Dec. 3 at Copper Sky. Popular features are back, like the Snow Zone, cookie decorating, a gingerbread...

Chef: Ratatouille a healthy tradition – with no rats involved

By Chef Neil Magbnua This month’s recipe is for you vegetarians out there, or those of you who are trying to eat more vegetables but...

Naturalist photographer to present at Arts meeting

Maricopa Friends of the Arts announces an exciting photography presentation and display by local photographer Richard Sovis. Slovis will present during MFOTA’s next general...
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