The Arizona Department of Transportation recently released its summary of highway projects that are either beginning, continuing or slated for completion this year. Three of those projects impact the greater North Phoenix area. 1. I-17 Improvement Project between Anthem Way & Sunset Point Completion is slated in late 2025. WorkContinue Reading
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 trashContinue Reading
Electric bikes and scooters have become an increasingly popular mode of transportation, but the rules on what ages are allowed to legally ride them are different, depending on where you live. Not knowing the rules in your city, community or town can come with a costly fine if teen ridersContinue Reading
Get Up to $225 back in City of Phoenix water rebates. If you’ve been waiting for a reason to swap out your old toilet fixtures or upgrade to a smart irrigation controller―the City of Phoenix is now paying single-family homeowners who receive city services to make the switch to moreContinue Reading
Moms English Friendship Group Supports International Families A language and friendship club at Sandra Day O’Connor High School created by a fellow Norterra area SDOHS mom in partnership with the high school aims to ease the transition into the local school community for moms who have relocated from Taiwan asContinue Reading
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 inContinue Reading
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 BoardContinue Reading
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 beginsContinue Reading
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 lettersContinue Reading
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 aContinue Reading
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