NoPho Neighborhoods, Schools & Events
The public is invited to a town hall Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Outlets at Anthem, to hear from Republican and Democratic candidates for Arizona State Senate and Arizona House of Representatives, District 1.
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The New River/Desert Hills Water group will be hosting a community meeting regarding the formation of a Domestic Water Improvement District (DWID). Wate-rights attorney Steve Wene will address questions.
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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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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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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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Anthem Community Council picked the location for a dog park, slated to open in late 2019. See map and details behind the decision.
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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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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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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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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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