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Coolidge
Coolidge is the commercial center of Arizona's cotton industry. In 1925, after construction of the Coolidge Dam transformed the flat desert into rich farm land, R.J. Jones laid out an…
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Buckeye
Nestled between the Sonoran National Monument and the White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a…
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"Is there really a place called 'Carefree'?" A few decades ago, people all across the…
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The City of Avondale is ranked one of the fastest growing residential areas of Maricopa…
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Cave Creek has a unique and colorful history, having been settled in the 1870s but…
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Apache Junction is a desert community at an elevation 2,070 feet above sea level as…
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Upcoming Events
May
1–2
Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Mesa
May
2–3
Annual Friends of the Rec. Golf Tournament
Litchfield Park
May
10
Way Out West Festival
Kearny
May
28–31
Annual Grand Canyon State Summer Games
Phoenix
May
31
SUMMER KICK OFF SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER
Tempe
Jun
13–14
Juneteenth
Chandler
Jun
16
Family Farm Day
Glendale
Jun
25
Five-Star Fourth Community Park Event
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Buckeye
Nestled between the Sonoran National Monument and the White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a quality of life as synonymous…
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