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ADOT schedules overnight restrictions on Grand Avenue

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This week the Arizona Department of Transportation began widening U.S. 60 (Grand Avenue) in Surprise. Crews will widen Grand Avenue to three lanes in each direction and make intersection improvements to ease traffic flow from 99th Avenue to Loop... Full story

Grand slam

Photos by Joy Slagowski

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SCROLL DOWN TO TAKE OUR POLL Surprise Denny’s general manager Fabian Pereda said last year that location served 1,400 free Grand Slams and expected to serve about as many today. The event continues until 2 p.m. "This is our way of giving... Full story

College baseball classic marches into Surprise

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The eighth annual Coca-Cola College Baseball Classic will return to the Surprise Recreation Campus March 4 - 7, as a part of Surprise’s 8th Annual Celebration of Baseball. The Coca-Cola College Baseball Classic will be co-hosted by Arizona... Full story

Wheelchair tennis exhibition to feature US Open Champ

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A wheelchair tennis exhibition, featuring former US Open Singles and Doubles wheelchair tennis champion Nannette Oatley and former United States Junior Doubles Champion Rick Carter, has been added to the lineup of the Symmetry Software Women’s... Full story

ADOT touts new signage as easier to read

Mitchell Vantrease

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When work crews are finished with construction on Grand Avenue from 99th Avenue to Loop 303, motorists will notice new signs with larger letters making them easier to read. The signs are the result of study through the Arizona Department of... Full story

Radio-controlled jets storm into SpeedWorld

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RC jets are back, bigger and better than last year. The fifth annual Desert Jet Storm is coming to SpeedWorld R/C Flyers at 19421 Happy Valley Road Feb. 12-14. Gates open at 7 a.m. There is a donation for parking. Families can enjoy... Full story

Westcor, Surprise business owner at odds over ‘Prasada’ trademark

Joy Slagowski

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A Westcor vice president said she is happy that Dr. Brian Young has brought a pediatric clinic to Surprise. She is happy about the quality care it promises to bring to the area. She is happy to support Young and his work. She is not happy about the... Full story

Feature film speaks to teens

CLAUDIA SHERRILL

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At 11 a.m. Thursday, 60 students from Imagine Prep School in Surprise watched a movie their principal, John Buzzard, said “speaks to issues they already talk about.”“To Save a Life” is a feature film now playing at Ultra Star... Full story

State, county ink agreement to restrict encroachment around Luke AFB

Agreement ends long-standing dispute between factions

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Gov. Jan Brewer, Attorney General Terry Goddard and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors adopted an agreement Thursday to resolve a long-standing issue involving residential encroachment around Luke Air Force Base.“I’d like to thank... Full story

Police seek suspect in armed bank robbery

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Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect who they believe robbed two banks since Jan. 21. At 10:52 a.m. Feb. 5, officers responded to an armed robbery at the Credit Union West in the 16700 block of North Litchfield Road in... Full story

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