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KAYAKS AT FRY’S OCTOBER
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A tropical storm turned Fry’s parking lot into a shallow lake — and Maricopa turned it into entertainment. When floodwater pooled across the commercial strip, a group of kids grabbed kayaks and pad- dled straight through the lot, creating the city’s most viral moment of the year. The clip exploded on Facebook, drawing 1.2 million views, more than 10,000 reactions, 2,600 shares and hundreds of comments from residents who declared the scene “Peak Maricopa.” What could’ve been just another monsoon washout became the lightest moment of the summer — and a reminder this town knows how to make the best of anything, even a flooded grocery store parking lot.
With more than 45,000 total likes, the story about former Pinal Coun- ty Sheriff Mark Lamb calling for a Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway in Arizona became the most reacted-to post of the year. Lamb’s com- ments to InMaricopa followed his visit to Florida, where a highway had just been named for the conservative activist, and immediately touched off a wave of local reaction. Readers quickly began floating ideas for where such a designa- tion could land in Maricopa, with much of the discussion focusing on State Route 347, the city’s main corridor and one of the only major state highways in metro Phoenix without a formal nickname. Lamb stopped short of endorsing any specific road, but the suggestion un- leashed widespread debate, humor and speculation that pushed the story to the top of the year’s engagement list.
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