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Downtown Surprise Just Beat Prasada North to Dinner
Three blocks from Surprise City Hall, a five-year-old Phoenix Italian restaurant has been pouring wine and pulling fresh pasta since February. Meanwhile, off Loop 303 and Waddell Road, the Target sign that's been up for a couple of years now...
Why Every Peoria Errand Keeps Landing on 83rd Avenue This Fall
A year ago, a Saturday in Peoria meant picking a side of town. Barbecue and history downtown near Grand and Washington. Dinner and a stroll at P83 by the Sports Complex. A fast food run up on Happy Valley Road. Those were three separate trip...
Why Trader Joe’s Opened On Time At GSQ, and Fogo de Chão Still Hasn’t
Drive down Bullard Avenue past McDowell Road today and you'll see the same thing you saw six months ago on one corner: a chain-link fence, a rendering board bolted to a post, and a footprint of graded dirt where a Brazilian steakhouse is sup...
Community Spotlight: Surprise, Arizona
West Valley Living with Space, Sunshine & Room to Grow Surprise has become one of the West Valley’s most appealing communities for those looking for a little more space, everyday convenience & a relaxed Arizona lifestyle. Locat...
Scottsdale STR Investment Property? Check HOA Rules First
An investor closes on a house in McCormick Ranch, pulls the Scottsdale short-term rental license application, pays the $250 fee, lines up $500,000 in liability coverage, and lists the property before the ink on the closing documents has full...
Cholla Trail Is Closed Again, and Arcadia Isn’t Surprised
Walk up Invergordon Road this week and you will find orange fencing where the trail crossing used to be, a City of Phoenix crew truck parked where hikers usually queue before sunrise, and a printed notice zip-tied to the gate. If you have li...
New Restaurants in Chandler Arizona for 2026: What’s Open
Drive from the lakefront restaurants at Downtown Ocotillo to the patios of Downtown Chandler to the food court at Chandler Fashion Center, and the trip takes about fifteen minutes. In that stretch of road you'll pass through three separate r...
Kierland Commons & Scottsdale Quarter New Openings in 2026
For a decade, the block bounded by Scottsdale Road, Greenway Hayden Loop, and Kierland Boulevard has been treated as one destination with two names. Kierland Commons on the west side of Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Quarter on the east. Both o...