NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
In a series of public meetings, the community group New River/Desert Hills Water will explain a proposal to develop a Domestic Water Improvement District (DWID), a not-for-profit entity that could work with government agencies and utilities to secure water rights and deliver water to residents.
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Anthem residents who use the community center should re-register before the end of April, Anthem Community Council advises. On May 1, a new system will require new account information, and anyone trying to get in will have to provide the new membership information in person before they can enter.
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The part-time temporary Fire Station 55, run out of a hotel, will become operational on a full-time basis, officials announced today. Plus see details on when a new permanent station will be built in North Phoenix.
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Developer De Rito Partners is asking residents to take a brief survey on what they’d like to see at the Norterra Fiesta commercial plaza, near CVS Pharmacy and Kerry’s Car Care along North Valley Parkway.
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A new ranking of the best places to live in the greater Phoenix area includes a region from Tramonto through Sonoran Foothills down to Fireside at Norterra, along with Anthem. Find out what kept these communities out of the topmost slots.
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Christ’s Church at the Crossroads is celebrating its unique new outdoor space nestled between two buildings that mix worship, business and fun.
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The water utility serving Anthem’s east side aims to consolidate its 11 Arizona districts and create a new rate structure that would spike rates for the average Anthem customer 42 percent in the first year then drop each of the next four years, ultimately to a level roughly 12 percent below today’s rates. If consolidation is not approved, the alternative proposal would cost Anthem residents a lot more.
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Residents in Norterra, Sonoran Foothills, Tramonto, Anthem and other parts of NoPho are frustrated by cell phone coverage that is bad and getting rapidly worse. This 4-part special report explains what’s going on, what you can do, and how 5G may (someday) solve it all.
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5G stands for 5th generation wireless technology, the next leap after 2G, 3G and 4G. 5G promises to be so fast it’ll just about solve all the world’s problems. Yet while Arizona leads the way in regulations encouraging 5G, there are many hurdles to deployment. Find out just how fast 5G will be, and when we’ll see it.
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There are some solutions to wireless woes short of switching carriers, including adjusting your phone settings or installing in-home boosters. But customers report mixed results and shortcomings with the methods.
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In an informal survey via Facebook and newsletters, NoPho residents were asked to name their carrier, describe performance and note locations. As of this writing, 130 people have responded. A representative sample of those responses is here.
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