It’s a common story in the home improvement industry: homeowner watches HGTV, homeowner attempts home improvement themselves, mayhem ensues.
Last spring was memorable, and I was feeling anxious as I squeezed into my chair at a day-long medical conference in a local hotel. My sister and brother-in-law were coming to stay with us for a week and I felt unprepared. There must be over 400 people stuffed in this conference hall, I thou…
MARICOPA -- It’s all about the details for Maricopa artist Herman Zelig Neuberger.
MARICOPA -- Perhaps unlike anywhere else, Maricopa residents are keenly aware of the real estate market. They have to be, as so much of the local economy is based on housing. That is how the city rose so quickly in population, as houses were built by the thousands. And it’s how everything ca…
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MARICOPA -- Housing trends in Maricopa are built on the foundation laid by Mike Ingram’s El Dorado Holdings. Ingram is El Dorado’s founder and chairman.
As I begin my first column for Copacetic, I want to thank Maricopa Monitor for the opportunity to present a superintendent’s column to inform readers about the MUSD programs, promise and potential and offer insight on educational issues impacting our communities. I am happy to contribute and…
MARICOPA — In much the same way that a bodega or corner store remains a central part of urban city culture, Water and Ice stores have made their way into the storefronts of the Southwest, serving the same purpose of providing necessities through warm community charm.
MARICOPA -- In most communities in the United States, the farm is far removed from the table. Food can travel thousands of miles from the farm to the grocery store before ending up in people’s refrigerators, and growing food from scratch has become something of a rare skill.
MARICOPA -- Area pool builders say the past year has had record-breaking demand for new pool construction and backyard improvements and they expect the trend to continue.
It’s easy to think of Maricopa as a brand new city. In many ways, when comparing its lifespan to everywhere else, this is true. But whether it feels this way or not, it is now approaching 20 years since the big subdivisions started moving into what was just a small farming town with a couple…
MARICOPA -- If Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino blackjack dealer Agnes Gabica was told in 2009 she would be running a successful plant nursery and landscaping business in just 12 years, she would’ve laughed.