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Surprise celebrates another year by looking back

Past and future focus of State of City event

Surprise never properly got the chance to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But the 2023 State of the City event March 30 at City Hall felt more like that anniversary party that never happened.

“The Story of Surprise” was the theme of the night, with a video premiere in Council Chambers that highlighted the beginnings of Surprise — and the growth that’s taken it from a few dozen people in the 1940s to more than 150,000 people today.

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