NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
Anthem’s dog park project is tentatively slated to start by early next year and open in late 2019. Anthem Community Council plans to consider two proposed locations at its monthly meeting June 27.
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The first storms of the 2018 monsoon dumped 1.73 inches of rain in Cave Creek Sunday and set a record for the date in Flagstaff with 0.38 inches. But North Phoenix got skunked.
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A large-scale new master-planned development in North Phoenix finally got a name: Union Park at Norterra. The upscale community, on USAA property along I-17 between Happy Valley and Jomax roads, will combine architecture harkening to the 19th Century with territorial-style homes — and even models inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright — all for a look and feel unlike anything else in NoPho. Amenities will range from a community swimming pool to pickleball courts. We’ve got new details on who the builders are and what the amenities will be.
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The low temperature so far today at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix is 90 degrees. Barring a surprise dip in temps during the day, that will set a new record high minimum for the day, trouncing the previous high of 84 degrees. Get used to the warmer nights, which are part of a long-term pattern.
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Yeah, that wasn’t in the forecast. Thunder and brief showers in and around North Phoenix today—just a few drops in the proverbial bucket—arrived more than 24 hours ahead of the official forecast.
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For homeowners bordering washes and other open space in the I-17 corridor from Norterra through Sonoran Foothills, Tramonto, Anthem and northward to Black Canyon City, the rules for fire prevention are complex and vary by jurisdiction. We sort it out.
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Sales of existing homes across NoPho, the I-17 corridor from Norterra to New River, bounced back from a lackluster April to 206 in May, a 31 percent month-over-month jump and a 19 percent increase over May 2017. Ongoing tight inventory in most zones, along with the brisk sales, continued the years-long upward pressure on prices.
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At last count, three brush fires had started Friday afternoon along I-17 from Table Mesa Road north to Black Canyon City, affecting southbound traffic.
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Anthem Country Club Community Association will add a fee to the sale of all homes in the club. The new HOA-imposed fee, a quarter-percent of the sales price, will come atop an existing fee of the same amount applied to the sale of all homes in Anthem by the Anthem Community Council.
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Chains dragging on the road started the 377 Fire in the mountains well north and east of Phoenix. While no threat to the Valley, the wildfire illustrates the risks this year as the statewide drought deepens after a dry winter and with no rain in sight.
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Anthem Community Council appointed Parkside resident Darrin Francom to fill a board seat. The leadership is now set, after in earlier meetings new officers were selected and Anthem’s new CEO and COO were chosen.
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