NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
What started out as a citizen group of Democrats who began meeting informally following the 2016 election to discuss results and issues, became the catalyst for the organization of an official Democratic legislative district in Northern Maricopa County, an area that has lacked any such organized or registered group for this party. The Republicans formalized their equivalent in 2012.
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A public meeting will seek community input on a proposed rezoning of 69 acres of vacant land east of Interstate 17 and north of Circle Mountain Road, for the construction of nearly 300 single-family homes.
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A pair of four-year-term seats—those held by Kimberly Fisher and Ann O’Brien—are up for election on the five-member board.
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A new public high school opens this fall in North Phoenix as Caurus Academy, an established K-8 charter school, launches grades 9 and 10 when school resumes Aug. 7.
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Six Flags is purchasing Arizona’s largest waterpark—Wet ’n’ Wild Phoenix, near 43rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road.
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This top-notch, low-cost facility, open to Phoenix residents and non-residents, is underutilized. It has an indoor basketball court, a walking track around the balcony, weight room, aerobics and dance rooms, computer lab, among other amenities.
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Some municipalities have cancelled their fireworks shows this year, while most are still on. Yet the extreme drought and fire danger has fire officials asking everyone to refrain from using personal fireworks. Find out what’s legal and what’s not.
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Six months after a fire destroyed Fireside at Norterra’s main playground, a new play structure officially opened yesterday. The December blaze became a catalyst for the formation of a temporary Phoenix fire station to better serve the Norterra area.
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To accommodate new students expected in the fast-growing area between Happy Valley and Dove Valley roads, Deer Valley Unified School District is considering a land exchange with USAA for a new school in the company’s Union Park at Norterra planned community.
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A new jiu-jitsu studio in Tramonto instructs on dealing with big problems, “so that a 130– to 140–pound woman can feel like a truck when she’s on you.”
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North Phoenix residents urge city leaders to allocate more funding to improve emergency response times. The city is listening.
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