Editor’s Letter ELIAS WEISS
Gears, steers and pioneers
T HERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO UNDERSTAND BUCKEYE THAN BY GETTING TO know the people who make it tick. This month, that starts with our cover story on Councilman Curtis Beard. Councilman Beard grew up here, raised his family here and built not one, not two, but three businesses right here in town. He’s also a realtor, a husband, a dad — and, fun fact, our neighbor at the InBuckeye office. Councilman Beard wears a lot of hats, and we wanted to show you the man behind all of them. Of course, there's a challenge for every success story, and Buckeye is no exception. Michael McDaniel sat down with Councilman Jamaine Berry, who is in the middle of a fight to keep his water company above water, so to speak. The Arizona Community Foundation has filed a lawsuit, and Berry is pushing back.
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Michael also turned his lens on a moment that felt almost surreal: cows grazing in the middle of a Buckeye master-planned subdivision. It’s like watching two versions of Buckeye collide — the wide-open ranch town it was and the fast-growing city it is. Elsewhere in this issue, we profile a pair of veteran rally racers and the mountain-roving Jeep they’re steering toward a California competition in October. And don’t miss sharpshooting Buckeye photographer Andy Perez’s shots of the Union Hawks’ first win this season. Andy didn't miss a moment. And here’s the big news: InBuckeye is now bimonthly. That means you’ll see 50% more glossy pages hitting your mailbox and coffee tables. After this edition, we’ll be back in November, then
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January and onward from there. More stories, more photos, more Buckeye. See you in November, when we’ll be taking a very special look at Verrado.
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