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Surprise adaptive recreation program earns big award

The Dysart Special Education Parent Teacher Student Association recently awarded the Surprise Parks and Recreation Department’s Adaptive Recreation Program the Ginger Lee Francia Community Champion of the Year Award.
Community

Surprise art group hosting annual golf fundraiser

Surprise-based WHAM Art Center is hosting its annual fundraiser, “Swing Fore The ARTs,” at Top Golf Glendale this weekend.
Public Meetings

Pair of community district meetings among those in Surprise this week

Here are upcoming public meetings held in Surprise.
history

Recorded Recreational Reading for the Blind celebrates golden age of radio for fundraiser

Recorded Recreational Reading for the Blind recently celebrated a fundraiser.
Things to Do

Grand Drama & Comedy Club to present ‘Young Frankenstein’

Insisting his name is pronounced “Fronk-en-steen,” Dr. Frederick, the grandson of the infamous Baron Von Frankenstein, suddenly inherited his family’s Transylvania estate and must go there immediately.
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Committee considers another school bond attempt in Surprise

The bus and the buck stops here as Dysart Unified School District considers another attempt to get community support for a bond to fund necessities ranging from replacing aging school buses to maintaining safety.
Things To Do

Talent show preparations continue in Surprise

Surprise is preparing for its upcoming talent show at The Vista.
Business

Surprise hits the Target with opening of 2nd store

Target has officially opened its doors on a second store in Surprise.
First Responders

Surprise landfill employee finds dead body

Police in Surprise are investigating human remains that were found at the regional landfill on April 17.
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Surprise buys more land for public safety

A couple months after buying 30 acres of land in northwest Surprise for a new public safety facility, the city council signed off on purchasing an additional 40 acres right next to it.

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The city of Surprise is one step closer to taking over operations of the McMicken Dam to create a large nature park on 3,500 acres after the City Council voted to accept an intergovernmental …
The city of Surprise is one step closer to taking over operations of the McMicken Dam to create a large nature park on 3,500 acres after the City Council voted to accept an intergovernmental …
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Surprise braces for DEI changes at state level

Arizona voters may soon decide if they want to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion measures in schools and jobs across the state.
Community

Surprise mayor leads roundtable on City Center plans

Surprise Mayor Kevin Sartor continued his Mayor’s Business Roundtable earlier this month, featuring a forum on the City Center master plan.
Business

Apprenticeship Fair coming to Surprise library

The city of Surprise and ARIZONA@WORK Maricopa County are celebrating National Apprenticeship Day by hosting the inaugural West Valley Registered Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Fair.
Community

Surprise salutes veterans, families at Vet Fest

With hundreds of people expected to attend the Surprise Vet Fest, the city planned for more vendors, activities, and resources available at the event.
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Surprise approves regional park plans

The city of Surprise is one step closer from taking over operations of the McMicken Dam to create a large nature park on land that’s bigger than the city of Litchfield Park.
The cast of “The Neverending Story” work on lines during a recent rehearsal at the Actors PLAYground.

Youth actors tell story that never ends in Surprise

“The Neverending Story” is receiving a Surprise adaption at the Actors PLAYground theater this month.
The Surprise Senior Center will host a full day of Easter activities on Friday, April 18.

Surprise Senior Center to host Easter activities

The Surprise Senior Center will host a full day of Easter activities on Friday, April 18.
The Grand Music Club is presenting James Hersch and the second annual Songwriters Showcase.

Grand Music Club showcases its songwriters in Surprise

The Grand Music Club is presenting James Hersch and the second annual Songwriters Showcase.
Surprise Fireman bringing in the win for the First Place in the First Responders Trophy category at the 2024 “Swing Fore The ARTs,” event at Topgolf Glendale.

Golfers swing for WHAM art in Glendale

WHAM Art Center of in Surprise invites the community to join its annual fundraiser, “Swing Fore The ARTs,” to champion transformative art programs that make an impact across the West Valley.
The Arts HQ Gallery is calling all ceramic artists, glass artists, welders, encaustic artists, wood-burning artists and more who transform materials under heat into fine works of art.

Surprise art gallery looking for hot artwork for exhibit

The Arts HQ Gallery is calling all ceramic artists, glass artists, welders, encaustic artists, wood-burning artists and more who transform materials under heat into fine works of art.
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