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Author: Karen Goveia

DVUSD Integrates Hundreds of TSMC Students into Schools

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Over the past year and a half, Deer Valley Unified School District has welcomed 311 students from Taiwan at 19 of its 41 campuses in the growing North Phoenix region along the I-17 corridor where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s silicon chip plants are under construction.  The students relocated with their families from Taiwan directly due…

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DVUSD Celebrates Chinese Culture With Free Camp

Posted on May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Hosting events celebrating the culture of Taiwan has been an ongoing part of DVUSD’s mission as the district is known for its Mandarin immersion programs, and has now welcomed hundreds of students from Taiwan into its schools.  This summer, Deer Valley Unified School District is partnering with the Taipei Chinese Culture Summer Camp of Arizona…

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ADOT Lays Out Plan for Loop 303 Improvements 

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Project Funding in Voter’s Hands on November Ballot The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the midst of designing a number of freeway improvements to alleviate congestion and accommodate future traffic in the growing I-17 corridor near the TSMC chip factory, but project funding ultimately depends on voter approval in November. In a virtual meeting…

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Fight Spring Allergies

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Karen Goveia

From over-the-counter products to needle-free at-home immunotherapy treatment options, here are some helpful tips from Carefree Allergy to find relief this Spring.  Following a relatively warm winter, comes the desert bloom. As temperatures are warming up, allergy sufferers are feeling stuffy, itchy, drippy noses. Tree pollen typically kicks off the start of spring allergies, and…

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Homebuilders Vie for State Trust Land Near Chip Factory 

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Pulte applies for 6,000 acres south of Loop-303 for master-planned community. Homebuilders want in on thousands of acres of coveted vacant desert land along the west side of I-17 near Loop-303, where the building boom has shifted since Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) claimed its stake in the area with its $40 billion chip factory,…

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Union Park at Norterra

New Home Construction Updates in the North Valley

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Valley Vibe reached out to area home builders to compile a guide with the status of active and soon-to-be-built residential projects in the fast-growing region of the North Valley along the I-17 corridor near the TSMC chip factory. 1 The Foothills at Arroyo Norte (William Ryan Homes) Southeast corner of Frontage & Circle Mountain roads…

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Self Care: The No Failure New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by Karen Goveia

For many, the beginning of a new year signifies an opportunity for change, growth and new habits. The traditional vows of losing weight, eating healthier and exercising more are, more often than not, abandoned by February simply because they are too broad. Perhaps a change in mindset can help.  Enter self-care. Instead of focusing on…

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Large Retail Developer Eyes I-17 & Carefree Highway Land

Posted on January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 by Karen Goveia

Retail industry leader and developer of Desert Ridge Marketplace, Happy Valley Towne Center and Lake Pleasant Towne Center is eyeing up the corner of Carefree Highway and I-17 for the future site of a large open-air retail center. Phoenix-based Vestar Development, LLC, has a pending application with the Arizona State Land Department for a 127-acre…

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Jettie’s Leather Goods

Young Entrepreneurs: Shop Local Handcrafted Leather Goods Made in Anthem

Posted on December 1, 2023November 27, 2023 by Karen Goveia

If personalized leather gifts are on your shopping list this holiday season, a local leather artisan designs, creates and sells handcrafted wallets keychains, bracelets and other accessories in his Anthem workshop.  The young artisan behind Jettie’s Leather Goods is 15-year-old Kaleb Jettie, a sophomore a Boulder Creek High School. At the age of 12, Kaleb…

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Third Grader Hosts Holiday Toy Drive

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Karen Goveia

Norterra Canyon School third grader Carter Cunnius knows first-had how a new toy can make a child’s day a little brighter during a lengthy hospital stay.  At age 8, Carter is already a cancer survivor and he’s on a mission to bring a smile to kids facing health battles by hosting a toy drive for…

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