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City on track for new multi-use trail, connects P83 into Peoria’s system
The city of Peoria is planning for a new 1.75 mile multi-use trail called Stadium Trail along the north side of Skunk Creek from 83rd to 73rd avenues. more
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Leo Lew
Leo Lew appointed county manager for Pinal County
Interim County Manager Leo Lew was appointed permanent county manager for Pinal County at a recent board of supervisors meeting. Mr. Lew has been interim county manager since Louis Andersen left … more
K.J. Nelson hangs out in his new recording and mixing studio in Glendale.
New recording studio opens in West Valley
K.J. Nelson was already making music for himself. Friends also ask him to mix their work. more
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Meet Your Neighbor: Lawrence balances legal, gymnastics work
Meet Maria Lawrence, a Phoenix proprietor who is co-owner of a gymnastics facility as well as an attorney.  Name: Maria Lawrence Age (optional): 53 Occupation: Attorney & Co-Owner … more
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Scottsdale singers remain committed to supporting youth musicians
The Scottsdale-based Upscale Singers are still performing — just not in person this spring — but their commitment to musical opportunities for youth hasn’t changed. While … more
Ryan Patrick Olson was nearly 7 when he was diagnosed in the early 1990s with T-cell leukemia.
Goodyear man blends fantasy, reality in book about childhood cancer battle
A Goodyear man who turned his childhood battle with T-cell leukemia into a novel recently published an audio version of the book. more
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Wigged Out, Inc. gives the gift of dignity, confidence during time of crisis
A matriarch of a family is oftentimes the glue that holds it together, and just as cruel as the disease itself, a cancer diagnosis can shake a family to its core. Another reality of the … more
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Waterfall in the Superstitions, snapped Sept. 23, 2019 by Mesa photographer Steven Wade.
Scenic Arizona: Waterfall in the Superstitions
The Daily Independent at YourValley.net is publishing submitted photos that highlight the community and showcase Arizona’s beauty. Readers are invited to submit scenic pictures of desert … more
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Christ's Church of the Valley will be housed at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School until the permanent Queen Creek Campus is built.
Queen Creek gets new church
Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV) is opening a campus in Queen Creek next month. It’s one of 11 campuses CCV has throughout the Valley. The church’s first service is Sunday, March … more
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Queen Creek donor gives Scottsdale butterfly facility large collection
Butterfly Wonderland recently received a large, private donation of over 60 preserved butterfly, moth, dragonfly, spider, and other insect specimens from Queen Creek resident Della Johnson. The … more
Andrew Pavey
Meet Your Neighbor: UK transplant Andrew Pavey now 20-year Mesa resident
Name: Andrew Pavey Age: 51 Town/neighborhood: I live in the Alta Mesa neighborhood near the Higley and Brown Road cross streets in Mesa. When and why I moved here: I moved to the USA in January … more
Apache Trail Daughters of the American Revolution’s Chapter Regent Peggy Manseau, Arizona DAR State Regent Morgan Elliott, Apache Trail Chapter Conservation Committee Chair Sara Klug, Apache Junction Parks Supervisor David Butler and former Apache Junction City Councilmember Robin Barker dedicate a desert ironwood tree at Flatiron Park in Apache Junction on Feb. 24. The tree was planted on the edge of the Apache Trail.
DAR dedicates desert ironwood tree at Flatiron Park in Apache Junction
The Arizona State Society Daughters of the American Revolution continued its legacy of service to Arizona communities by dedicating on Feb. 24 a desert ironwood tree planted at Flatiron Park in … more
From left are Emra Palen, Barbara Palen and Rosie Portgual-Brastad, Project HELP coordinator.
34 desks built, donated for families of Apache Junction school district students
It had become part of Breanna Gann’s daily routine. Each day after school she’d take the two laptop computers off her kitchen table and store them away for the night so she’d … more
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Surrounded by family and fashion shoot crew members, Audrey Murphy poses for photographer Scott Foust during her Feb. 13 fashion shoot. “She wasn’t nervous at all,” said her mother, Lisa Murphy.
Litchfield Park girl strikes a pose in Make-A-Wish fashion shoot
For much of her young life, Audrey Murphy dreamed of having her hair and makeup styled by professionals, putting on beautiful outfits and striking pose after pose as a fashion photographer captured her in action, just like models in Vogue magazine. more
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A Vermillion Flycatcher was captured at Skunk Creek in this image by city of Peoria volunteer Adrian Reznik. The Skunk Creek Trailhead on 83rd Avenue, north of Thunderbird, is considered a birding hotspot due to the large number of different species that have been observed there, Della Killeen says, adding that the Vermillion Flycatcher “is quite rare in the low desert.”
Peoria calling on residents to help document bird population
The month of March brings Birding BioBlitz to Peoria, and the city is calling on residents to help. more
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The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation grants $665,000 to Arizona Girl Scouts
This year, more than 6,500 Girl Scouts across central and northern Arizona are practicing their entrepreneurial skills by participating in the Girl Scout Cookie Program. With COVID-19 precautions … more
A mariachi band performs during the 2019 Surprise Fiesta Grande celebration in the Original Town Site.
Study: Surprise ranked 221st for cultural diversity
A new study said Surprise has a long way to go to becoming one of the most culturally diverse cities in the U.S. — but it’s far from the worst. more
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Steve Edwards leads a cowboy church at Lost Dutchman Days in 2014.
Lost Dutchman Days canceled, but annual cowboy worship service Sunday, Feb. 28
A mainstay for Lost Dutchman Days — the cowboy worship service held the last day of the rodeo, on Sunday morning — will be held this year while the rodeo and associated events have been … more
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Pedaling towards perfection: nominations sought for Tempe’s next ‘Bike Hero’
A Tempe Bike Hero can be a Clark Kent or a Superman when it comes to promoting the bicycling way. What matters is making life better for Tempe’s two-wheeled community. So, whether … more
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Surprise is on a list of the 10 best places to live in the West for high salaries and a low cost of living.
Surprise: High pay, low cost to live
Surprise is ranking high in a new study that measures salaries compared to cost of living. more
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