second annual event
The city of Apache Junction is hosting its second annual Building Safety Month Expo on Saturday, May 3, in celebration of Building Safety Month, a nationwide initiative by the International Code …
Environment
The city of Apache Junction is holding a household hazardous waste event 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 22.
The event at the public works yard, 575 E. Baseline Ave., provides residents with a …
Things to do
"Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," based on the popular 1988 MGM film, will be performed March 7-29 at Zao Theatre in Gold Canyon.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays; and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at …
Field trip conference
One or two East Valley Institute of Technology staff members are to attend a conference in Texas May 11-14.
The EVIT board voted 6-0 Feb. 24 as part of a consent agenda with other items to …
First responders
The Apache Junction Police Department took the following reports of driving under the influence incidents Feb. 27-March 5:
Driving under the influence, reported at 6:01 p.m. Feb. 27 in the …
Education
East Valley Institute of Technology is preparing an updated manual for students and staff that lays out who to call and what to do in a variety of crisis situations.
A 39-page draft version of …
Things to do
The Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department’s free March Movie in the Park is “The Good Dinosaur.”
The feature film will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at …
Water
Recoating and other work at two arsenic-treatment backwash tanks used by the Apache Junction water district is costing nearly $130,000.
Cost of the recoating and a beam replacement at the …
Road to Country Thunder
Country Thunder 2025 will be rolling into central Arizona in the next few weeks, but first, country music fans can enjoy the “opening act.” Florence is the long-time home of Country …
Licenses
There were 49 business licenses issued in February 2025 in the city of Apache Junction.
The following business licenses are listed by name — including doing business as or dba; city; …
Things to do
The 2024-25 Canyon Sounds Performance Series hosted by the Gold Canyon Arts Council continues in March, with Delerium Musicum at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28.
The council’s nonprofit mission is …
Field trip conference
A total of 95 East Valley Institute of Technology students are to attend a state leadership conference in Tucson March 17-19.
The EVIT board voted 6-0 Feb. 24 as part of a consent agenda with …
Things to do
The Superstition Mountain Museum in Apache Junction presents a celebration of fine art from Mexico at a free three-day event March 14-16.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the museum grounds, patio and …
Government
Apache Junction City Council members met recently with city employees for a strategic planning retreat to discuss topics such as police operations, equestrian issues, utilities, and marketing and …
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