NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
When the lights go on at Illumination just east of I-17 in North Phoenix, it’ll fulfill a decade-long dream for Simon Kreisberger and—he hopes—it will herald the beginning of a new holiday tradition for the entire Valley. Illumination’s main event will be a mile-long, roughly 20-minute drive through a display of lights synched with music tuned in on car stereos.
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Filiberto’s opened recently in Anthem because, the manager said, there are too many restaurants downtown. During the lunch hour today, there was just one table available. Find out what’s good, and what’s planned for this Southwest chain’s newest franchise.
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On the verge of desperation, residents of New River and Desert Hills got tentative good news last night, when Anthem Community Council voted in a special meeting to negotiate a deal with EPCOR to supply trucked water to hundreds of homes that could otherwise go dry or face skyrocketing costs Dec. 31, when the City of Phoenix shuts them off. Council aims to serve existing homes only, not new construction. EPCOR said the proposal won’t affect water rates in Anthem.
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Co-owners Michael Morgan and Cole Knapp recognized the lack of a bike shop in Anthem, so they opened Freedom Cycles earlier this month.
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The water utility EPCOR called the City of Phoenix’s impending shutoff of a water supply to residents of New River and Desert Hills “an emergency situation” and asked the Arizona Corporation Commission to help it fast-track a solution. In a letter to the Commission, EPCOR provided new detail on the proposed location of a water-hauling station, the process and the pricing.
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A looming water crisis in New River and Desert Hills may soon be solved by the water utility EPCOR with an assist from Anthem. The company is seeking to buy a plot of vacant Anthem land that borders Desert Hills to install a water-hauling station that could serve more than a thousand homes that rely on trucked-in water. The City of Phoenix plans to shut off their current supply Dec. 31.
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With wells drying up and the threat of a shutoff of trucked-in water, residents of New River and Desert Hills formed a new group aiming to convince state, county and Phoenix city officials to offer short-term help while the group works on a long-term solution. The issue has reached the governor’s office, and several state and local officials are involved. EPCOR, the utility company that provides water to part of Anthem, is looking into whether it can be part of the solution.
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With well levels dropping and their supply of trucked-in water being cut off at the end of this year, residents in New River and Desert Hills face short- and long-term water problems that have no easy solutions. About 150 rural homeowners attended a sometimes contentious community meeting Sept. 19 to better understand their plight and hear about potential solutions.
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Hundreds of homes will be built in Phase 1 of a development just begun on USAA property in the Norterra area. As reported in February by North Phoenix News and In&Out Magazine, plans for the project harken to Kierland Commons or Scottsdale Quarter, with restaurants and shopping along a Main Street and lofts above stores.
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Sales of existing homes in August declined in North Phoenix and nationally, while prices continued an upward trend, according to two new reports.
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When Daisy Mountain Fire Department’s rebuilt Fire Station 145 opens on Desert Hills Drive later this year, there will be a community room available for public use, a larger parking lot, and improvements to the adjacent Anthem Equestrian Trailhead that connects to the 315-mile-long Maricopa Trail.
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