Melissa, Author at Pinal Partnership

Florence ‘Freedom Fest,’ with more food and live music, is back on July 4

by Melissa | Jun 2, 2021 | Events/Things to do, Florence

Florence ‘Freedom Fest,’ with more food and live music, is back on July 4 Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune Today, the event is called Freedom Fest, but the town’s patriotic traditions harken back to 1894. The party begins this year at noon at the Aquatic Center...

West Side Story: Wave of development drives city forward

by Melissa | Jun 2, 2021 | Development, Maricopa

West Side Story: Wave of development drives city forward by Jay Taylor | inMaricopa It is impossible to miss all the construction activity in Maricopa. Graders and bulldozers moving earth on vacant land. Road crews improving and widening streets. Structures sprouting...

6 key projects west of SR 347

by Melissa | Jun 2, 2021 | Development, Maricopa

6 key projects west of SR 347 by Jay Taylor | inMaricopa The new community hospital is rising quickly south of the overpass. Photo by Ian Roberds There is a long list of active and planned residential and commercial projects on Maricopa’s west side. Here are six that...

New ALA high school coming to Florence

by Melissa | Jun 2, 2021 | Development, Education, Florence

New ALA high school coming to Florence by Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade Tribune American Leadership Academy Anthem South, a new, tuition free 7-12 public charter school, will be located on the same footprint as ALA Anthem South K-6 campus in Florence....

Biden Administration Says Oak Flat Land Swap Should Proceed Despite Lawsuit

by Melissa | Jun 2, 2021 | Environment, Organizations, Superior

Biden Administration Says Oak Flat Land Swap Should Proceed Despite Lawsuit by Josh Kelety| Phoenix New Times Oak Flat Campground The Biden administration recently argued in federal court that a controversial land trade in the Oak Flat region for a copper mine...