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LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 6 Contributors 6 HISTORY This month in history 8 Where Maricopans used to get their fix 9 COMMUNITY A guide to surviving the annual fly-pocalypse 13 15 years later, we catch up with a mom who survived a horror-movie-like crime 16 How the city celebrated America’s birthday 22 HEALTH & WELLNESS Lip filler or lip flip. Which one should you choose? 24 GOVERNMENT Permits 26 SENIORS Couple, collectively aged 175, show it’s never too late to say ‘I do’ 28 BUSINESS The cautionary tales of claustrophobic Maricopans 32 Mapping business news 37 Restaurant inspections 39 Mandy’s menu moves online and more exciting wine bar updates 40
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SPORTS Little League made history this season 42 HOME The state of the city’s real estate market 44 Tips to elevate your backyard birdwatching 50 Extreme home sales 51 Debunking new-build myths 52 How to protect your investment when tenants don’t pay 53
EVENTS Calendar 54 TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 63 PARTING SHOT Sonoran Creek Sunset 64
ON THE COVER Victor Moreno captures Butterfield Elementary School student Calliope Begonja boarding the bus on her first day of class.
InMaricopa.com | August 2025
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