NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
The inventory of homes available for sale at the end of July declined in all five NoPho zones: Norterra, Tramonto & Sonoran Foothills, Anthem Parkside, Anthem Country Club and Desert Hills & New River.
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Two people died in an early morning small-plane crash on a Phoenix street about 1,500 feet from the Deer Valley Airport runway. Both were adults aboard the plane.
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With August only half over, many gauges in the region are approaching or exceeding seasonal norms. And yet, the fickle monsoon storms have left some spots well below average. See the totals for Norterra, Sonoran Foothills, Tramonto, Anthem, New River and Desert Hills.
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The annual Perseid meteor shower is one of the more reliable “shooting star” displays, delighting skywatchers each August. Some years are better than others. This is expected to be a good one. Find out when and how to watch from North Phoenix.
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The monsoon pulled its usual tricks this week, dumping here, dancing around there. Even within NoPho—the I-17 corridor from Norterra to New River—there was notable disparity between rainfall totals. Click to see what fell where.
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If Sun City residents have their way, Anthem east-siders will see water rates increase dramatically next year and stay high into perpetuity. And so far, Sun City is winning the battle of resident input. Anthem Community Council wants that to change. Find out what you can do.
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Between noon yesterday and midnight, 38,194 cloud-to-cloud lightning flashes were observed across the Valley, with nearly 6,000 cloud-to-ground strikes, according to the National Weather Service. Many parts of the Valley saw heavy downpours. But not NoPho.
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A proposal by the grassroots group New River–Desert Hills Incorporation Committee to include some Anthem businesses within a new town boundary doesn’t sit well with the Anthem Community Council (ACC).
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See the seven DVUSD schools in NoPho that received the A+ School of Excellence rating in recent years, and learn what the ratings are all about.
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A map illustrating a proposal to incorporate New River and Desert Hills into a town mostly jogs around Anthem―but notches into the southernmost commercial district along Daisy Mountain Drive to include Circle K, CVS, and the Anthem Crossroads Plaza, where Fry’s Marketplace is located.
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Monsoon whether is weird. Weather forecasting can be a little strange, too. Based on some reader questions, we reached out to a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Phoenix to explore some finer points of monsoon meteorology.
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