2023 December InMaricopa Magazine

CONTENTS

LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 4 Contributors 4 HISTORY A sign that served as a landmark 6

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This month in history 6 GOVERNMENT City unsure if music festival made money 8 Sex offenders in your neighborhood 12 Permitting 14 COMMUNITY Fake war hero leaves a trail of devastation 18 Winter is a perfect time for treatments 24 Kenyans find ‘harambee’ spirit 26 Documentary draws Snoop Dogg to Maricopa 32 In 2024, take time to focus on you 34 SPORTS Archers reach for their quivers, take aim 36 Gallery: As seasons change, so do sports 40 BUSINESS InBrief 42 Vitiello Primary Care a fountain of youth for the city 43 Restaurant inspections 44 A new face at Maricopa Foot and Ankle 45 HOME All about cacti 46

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SENIORS Province band finds joy in entertainment 50

TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 63 PARTING SHOT Bristletoe 64

EVENTS Calendar 54

Most, least expensive homes 47 The problem with sulfates 49

ON THE COVER Victor Moreno captured this shot of Jennifer Feickert aiming an arrow at a target. For more on archery, see Monica D. Spencer’s story on page 36.

InMaricopa.com | December 2023

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