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Cardinals fall to Giants 36-34 after late interception

The Arizona Cardinals (1-3) came up just short against the Giants (3-1), 36-34, Sunday in East Rutherford. This was the third straight game in which the Cardinals have given up 30 or more points. …
Growth

Surprise growth still strong despite yearly slowdown

Fiscal year 2026 was a busy one for Surprise, even if the yearly rise in residential and commercial permits stopped.
community

Freedom Traditional Academy families play bingo together

Playing bingo on a Friday night is just one of the many ways the Freedom Traditional Academy Parent-Teacher Association keeps families engaged and connected to the school in Surprise.
things to do

Dysart inclusive Halloween event is Oct. 10

Dysart Special Education Parent Teacher Student Association invites children and families of all abilities to an inclusive Halloween event 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Dysart Support Services Facility, 13825 W. Desert Cove Road, Surprise.
Science

Surprise wants exhibitors for upcoming SciTech Festival

Applications are now being accepted for event exhibitors and sponsors for the 2026 SciTech Festival in partnership with Ottawa University Arizona.
Business

Flash mob greets Spark Surprise's official opening

Surprise Economic Development Director Jeanine Jerkovic has always wanted to be part of a flash dance mob, where a group of people arrange to gather suddenly in a public place to perform a dance act.
education

Valley Vista students cook up leadership skills

Five Valley Vista High School Culinary Family, Career and Community Leaders of America officers represented the school at the Arizona FCCLA Chapter Leadership Camp.
Neighbors

Surprise youth in Athlete of the Year contest

From quarterback to quarterfinalist, 10-year-old Zachary represents Surprise in an online competition for votes as he hopes to be named Youth Athlete of the Year.
The city of Surprise invited residents and visitors to explore public art and get creative during a series of free outdoor art sketching tours offered monthly from October through April.
Things To Do

Surprise bringing back outdoor sketching tours as weather cools

The city of Surprise invited residents and visitors to explore public art and get creative during a series of free outdoor art sketching tours offered monthly from October through April.
Kamarata Ranch is a built-to-rent development on the southwest corner of Happy Valley Road and 147th Avenue.
Growth

Surprise home permits trended down last fiscal year

New residents have not stopped moving to Surprise, but single-family home and commercial permits showed a downward trend in fiscal year 2026.

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OPINION — New teachers, new classes, new notebooks and, increasingly, new conversations about artificial intelligence. With the school year underway, before we tell students how AI will transform their education and their future, perhaps we should listen to what they are telling us.
OPINION — David Livingston entered the Arizona Legislature as a conservative voice. Fourteen years later, his record has moved beyond traditional conservatism toward extremism. His positions on disability services and reproductive rights — and his use of a term-limit loophole — show why Legislative District 28 needs a change.
OPINION — Long before a home is permitted or built, someone has imagined a life inside it. Sometimes that dream arrives at 28. Sometimes at 68. It may mean a first set of keys, a smaller home for retirement, a few quiet acres or remaining in a house that has grown unsafe without becoming any less loved.
August in Greater Phoenix and the West Valley continues to be slow in the housing market, but overall the area outpaced the rest of the country, according to data from Phoenix Realtors.
housing market

West Valley residential real estate round up

Closed residential sales were down throughout Greater Phoenix in August, but experts say the dip fits the season as one of the slowest months in Arizona real estate.
Thompson Ranch Elementary students gathered outside for a past veteran's event.
education

Dysart Schools avoid Thompson Ranch PTSO issue

Two El Mirage parents asked the Dysart Unified School District governing board to investigate why the Thompson Ranch Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Organization president was removed.
Miss Israel 2025 Melanie Shiraz will be part of the festivities at the West Valley Jewish Expo in Surprise.
Things To Do

Miss Israel part of next Jewish Expo in Surprise

Jewish Surprise and CJP will be hosting the second annual West Valley Jewish Expo to commemorate the Oct. 7 attacks.
Surprise City Council Chambers at City Hall.
City Government

Surprise P&Z to approve 2027 meeting dates

The Surprise Planning and Zoning commission is expected to sign off on its meeting dates for 2027 at its next meeting.
ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Olive Avenue improvements start soon in western Glendale

On Oct. 12, the Maricopa County Department of Transportation  will begin construction of improvements on Olive Avenue, from just west of State Route (Loop) 303 to just east of Reems Road in …
The Surprise Water Education Center, 16126 N. Civic Center Plaza, is hosting a tour of the city’s xeriscape garden.

Surprise giving tours of its xeriscape garden

The Surprise Water Education Center is hosting a tour of the city’s xeriscape garden.
Surprise announced a series of upcoming United States Tennis Association championship events at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex.

Surprise tennis center to host several USTA championships

The Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex is set to host United States Tennis Association players from across the country as they make their way to Surprise for a full lineup of championship tennis.
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Surprise storytelling event to extend 250th celebration into November

The Surprise Public Library System invited the public to help bring history to life with “Reflecting America: A Semiquincentennial Living History,” a special America 250 program celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary.
The city of Surprise is hosting another water efficiency workshop this weekend, focusing on irrigation maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.

Surprise to host workshop on basics of irrigation maintenance, repair

The city of Surprise is hosting another water efficiency workshop this weekend, focusing on irrigation maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
Just before the city’s Surprise Arts division starts its first full season of producing shows, the city announced a revamped speaker series with four talks scheduled for The Vista Center for the Performing Arts.

Revamped Surprise speaker series heads to The Vista

It is not just music concerts, comedians and magicians coming to The Vista Center of the Arts over the next year.
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