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Compassionate Care. Exceptional Services.
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HOSPITAL & 24/7 ER Maricopa’s State-of-the-art
LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 4 Contributors 4 HISTORY
This month in history 6 Miss City of Maricopa 8 GOVERNMENT Permits 10 BUSINESS The DIYer behind the counter 12 Restaurant inspections 16 Business briefs 18 HEALTH & WELLNESS Forget the 12-step regimen 20 Falls aren’t inevitable 22 FOOD & BEVERAGE GUIDE
PATIENT TESTIMONIAL
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What new restaurants are coming to town? 24 Readers share their favorite restaurants 26 Mapping every Maricopa restaurant 30 Where do you like to get breakfast? 32 THINGS TO DO Events 34 Building an ofrenda 36 Mysterious Mansion Mayhem returns 37 High school football schedules 38
HOME Saguaro cactus 101 40 Buying a home later in life 41
TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 55
PARTING SHOT Rooted in Maricopa 56
How much should you charge for rent? 42 Cake inspired by Grandma Josephine 43 Extreme home sales 44
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ON THE COVER Victor Moreno captures a photo of Maricopa High School varsity football players Travis Leftwich, Alexander Nelson and Matt Barnett, all seniors, inside Ram Stadium.
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