Proposition 479 will be on the ballot for Maricopa County voters in the November general election, asking for the approval of the continuation of an existing, dedicated half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County to fund transportation. Funding from successful passage of Prop 479 will go toward various transportation improvement projects, including Loop 303 widening to…
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School Board Candidates Touch on Top Issues
Eight candidates are vying for three open seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Board in the election, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Six newcomers are challenging incumbents Ann Ordway and Kim Fisher. Steve Bottfeld What qualifies you as the best candidate for the school board? My background includes being an educator, business owner and marketing…
DVUSD Celebrates 90th Birthday of Community Education
Ninety years ago in New River, Arizona, the Deer Valley Unified School District was born. The year was 1934 and started with a couple of families getting together to find a way to provide a formal educational path for their children. The local school ca. me to life with one objective: To provide educational opportunities…
City Rolls Out New Bulk Trash Appointment Program
The City of Phoenix is scrapping its quarterly bulk trash collection program with assigned dates to specific zones within the city to a new appointment-based collection system. Beginning on Monday, Sept. 30, customers serviced by the City of Phoenix can make an appointment online or by phone for bulk trash pick-up to their home. Each…
Ridgeline Academy Welcomes New Principals at Both Campuses
Minio Maldonado Elementary Academy Principal Last spring, Maldonado joined the Ridgeline Academy staff as High School assistant principal. Prior to that he served as a teacher and Dean of Students at Great Hearts Anthem for eight years. He is excited to begin his role as principal and brings extensive training and experience to the role….
Free Concerts in the Park: Music in May 2024
The Anthem Community Park comes alive with the sounds of country, soul, reggae music and more on Friday nights in May. The month’s festivities conclude on the 31st, starting an hour earlier, with a special evening to celebrate Anthem’s 25th anniversary full of fun karaoke with a live DJ. A fleet of food trucks will…
Tesla North Phoenix Sales/Repair Center Coming
Conceptual rendering of the new Deer Valley Tesla sales/service center.PHOTO COURTESY TESLA MOTORS, INC. Tesla Motors, Inc. is about to make purchasing or servicing its electric vehicles a whole lot easier for residents in the far North Phoenix Valley. Last month, at its Feb. 7 formal meeting, the City of Phoenix greenlighted Tesla’s request for rezoning…
TSMC Raises Last Steel Beam on Second Fab
TSMC raised the last steel beam into place last month on the company’s second semiconductor fab near I-17 and Loop 303. The semiconductor giant also completed the topping milestone on the second fab’s auxiliary buildings, which will supply the necessary utilities infrastructure to the fab clean room. “Today’s topping milestone of our second fab was…
A Thumbs-Up-Worthy Hike Awaits in McDowell Sonoran Preserve
The McDowell Sonoran Preserve consists of an enormous network of multi-use trails, and the hike up to Tom’s Thumb is perhaps the most alluring one. The protruding rock formation can be spotted from miles away, and may seem almost unattainable. But Tom’s Thumb Trail, which begins at the Tom’s Thumb Trailhead offers a very clear…
BASIS Charter School Announces North Phoenix Location
North Valley families will soon have another choice in tuition-free public charter school education in the growing North Phoenix/Anthem area. BASIS Charter Schools plans to open for the 2024-25 school year, initially serving grades K-5 in Caurus Academy’s elementary campus on Anthem’s west side at 41900 N. 42nd Ave. School growth plans include adding one…