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LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 8 Contributors 8 PAST How did Buckeye’s roads get their names? We asked the people who know 11 Buckeye’s top headlines the day Al Capone left Alcatraz 14 The history of those who document history 16 There’s much backstory inside these walls, and outside 18 Without this, Buckeye would be named something else — or wouldn’t exist 20 PRESENT More in Buckeye leave city for work than anywhere in the state 23 Why city thinks fewer lanes support more cars in unpopular ‘new’ downtown 26 Most, lease expensive homes sold 30 The good, bad and ugly of Buckeye’s rep at State Capitol 32 Age of AI expands tech offerings at vocational school 37 This Buckeye builder became No. 1 in the Southwest for schools 38 They weren’t into ranching when they landed in Buckeye. Now, they’re not horsing around 40 How one Buckeye school district gets its students ‘future ready’ 42
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FUTURE Why Buckeye is about to lose most of the farmland it has left 43 Buckeye is the biggest city in Arizona, but that doesn’t mean it’s done growing 54 Events calendar 56
DIRECTORY Your guide to Buckeye businesses 62
PARTING SHOT Fall means football 64
ON THE COVER Photographer Caylen Haggard, a true Buckeye gal from a deep-rooted Buckeye family, captures 2024 Helzapoppin’ Rodeo Queen Kialyn Armstrong on a victorious horseback ride, regal sash donned, through downtown Buckeye Jan. 28. Like any big-time western event, the rodeo was held at the Buckeye Equestrian and Events Center, an exceptional equine arena and the West Valley’s premier rodeo venue.
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