By the time Eric Ramsey steps onto the stage Wednesday at the Musical Instrument Museum alongside Arizona music icons Hans Olson and Chuck Hall, he’ll have spent decades proving that some of life’s most rewarding journeys don’t follow a straight line.
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Courtney Frazier, founding Principal of Belen Soto Elementary School, was named the 2026 Arizona Middle Grades Administrator of the Year by the Arizona Association for Middle Level Education.
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On Saturday evenings, the Desert West Night Market transforms the Peoria Sports Complex into a gathering place where food trucks sizzle, local artisans display handcrafted creations and families stroll from booth to booth in search of something new.
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Gilbert-based nonprofit The Undie Chest provides new underwear to students facing hygiene poverty, working with Arizona school districts to help keep children comfortable, confident and in class.
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In an effort to create a stronger sense of community, the Daily Independent is asking residents to share a little about themselves with some standard questions. Here are Mary Manross’ answers.
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The centerpiece of the Peoria city logo is farmland in lines flanked by a Saguaro Cactus and the sun, with rays in lines extending the farmland into the sky.
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Queen Creek’s first chief of police, Randy Brice, is striving to create a police force that works for and with the community.
A life-long East Valley resident, Brice started working in Queen …
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