Like most kids her age, 11-year-old Gracee Gallegos loves dogs and horses, enjoys gaming, bike rides, horseback riding, boating trips to the lake and she’s a talented artist. And now, she can add young business entrepreneur-in-the-making to her ever expanding list of talents. When her dad Michael Gallegos bought the local donut shop, Desert Donuts…
Author: Karen Goveia
New North Valley Crossing in City’s 5-Year Plan
The highly-anticipated addition of a bridge at the crossing point of the Sonoran Wash over North Valley Parkway is in the City of Phoenix’s future plans. During heavy rains, Norterra area residents are quick to post updates on the road conditions along North Valley Parkway when the Sonoran Wash begins to flood the roadway. When…
NVCA Plans January Opening for High School
Construction on North Valley Christian Academy’s new high school is moving along with a targeted completion date of January 2024. The new 13,700-square-foot building will be located on the north end of the existing parking lot on its current campus. Building plans include a STEM lab, science lab, theater, lecture halls and classrooms. The school…
Voters to Decide DVUSD Dollars
No-Tax Increase Bonds Would Fund New High School and Elementary School Voters in the Deer Valley Unified School District will have a say on two important ballot questions in the Nov. 7 election. Following a recommendation by a Bond/Override Citizen Advisory Committee, at its May 9 meeting, DVUSD’s Governing Board agreed to place the bond…
Explosive Growth Prompts Need for New DVUSD High School and Elementary School in North Phoenix
In preparation for the wave of residential growth about to sweep the North Valley near Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s silicon chip plant under construction, Deer Valley Unified School District is putting the plans in motion to build another high school and an elementary school. With more than 4,000 new multifamily units in the construction pipeline…
Self Storage Proposal Stymied by City Advisory Committee
A proposal for a 3,000-unit self storage facility bordering the Sonoran Commons neighborhood at the corner of Sonoran Desert Drive and North Valley Parkway, was shot down by the North Gateway Village Committee, an advisory board of the City of Phoenix, at its June meeting. Neighborhood concerns voiced through letters of opposition sent to the…
Fast Track to a New Career in Semiconductor Manufacturing
TSMC Partners With Maricopa Community Colleges to Prepare Students for Hire Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is bringing thousands of jobs to Phoenix with its new chip facility under construction in North Phoenix. And, with a new fast-track program designed through a partnership with Maricopa Community Colleges, a path to a new career in the semiconductor…
Half-Built Sports Arena And Hotel Now Under New Ownership
After four years of limbo, and two near foreclosures during the quest to secure funding, the former Legacy Sports Arena & Hotel, now known as Fire N Ice Arena & Hotel, near I-17 and Sonoran Desert Drive, has new owners with a promising plan to finish the vision created by former owner and local resident…
New Restaurants and Businesses Commit to North Gateway
A handful of new restaurants, retailers and other businesses have recently signed leases to join a new commercial development slated to begin construction soon as North Phoenix’s future urban village begins to take shape on 500 acres east of I-17, between Sonoran Desert Drive and Dove Valley Road. Joining Oreganos and Twisted Sugar cookie shop, announced…
Norterra Gets Lively: 2 Entertainment Centers Opening
First came the dining, now comes the entertainment. If virtual reality games and escape rooms are your jam, along with bowling, arcade-style games and yard games, the Happy Valley/Norterra area will soon have all of this. As part of its plan to bring a livelier scene to North Phoenix area residents, two new entertainment centers…