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LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 6 Contributors 6 HISTORY Bird’s-eye view of the past 8 This month in history 8 COMMUNITY Why there’s pretty much a National Park in Maricopa’s backyard 12 GOVERNMENT The perplexing case of a springtime backyard stabbing death 20 Permits 26 BUSINESS Briefs 28 Restaurant inspections 32 HEALTH & WELLNESS Let’s talk toes 34 SPORTS Maricopa’s motocross wunderkind, 7, doesn’t need training wheels on his ‘training wheels’ 36 Compton coach who retired to Province recounts title team legend 40
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EDUCATION High schoolers can learn, do more with dual enrollment 44 Embattled charter school’s financial woes impact students, families 46 HOME Tomatoes are easy and fun to grow if you know how 50 Reality check for HOA buyers 51 Extreme home sales 52 The key to growing your property rental business 53
EVENTS Calendar 54 TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 63 PARTING SHOT Hop to it! 64
ON THE COVER Victor Moreno captures 7-year-old Sorrento boy Julien Almaguer clearing a corner on a motocross training track in the desert near Maricopa. Almaguer is the top-ranked 51cc rider in the country.
InMaricopa.com | February 2025
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