HISTORY
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5 years ago Rockstar Cheer brought a national championship back to Maricopa after its “Journey” squad won the Senior Level 3 co-ed division at the All-Star World Championships in Orlando. The 19-member team, coached by Beth Mundell and Jam Davis, had overcome pandemic closures and Zoom practices to earn the title. The championship marked the program’s first win at that level after 10 years in business.
Ak-Chin Indian Community leaders and Caesars Entertainment executives broke ground on a $100 million Harrah’s Ak-Chin Hotel & Casino expansion. The project added a spa, conference center with multiuse ballroom space, parking garage, additional restaurants and more than 200 rooms, doubling the hotel’s capacity. 10 years ago
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A welfare call led Maricopa firefighters to a debris-filled home where an 83-year-old paraplegic man was found lying on a floor covered with feces. Pinal County Animal Care & Control removed nine dogs and seven cats, though Director Kaye Dickson said officers likely weren’t able to recover every animal inside. The man survived after recovering in the hospital.
One of Maricopa’s O.G. restaurants, On the Go Bistro, tried to answer the city’s breakfast drought, adding pancakes, French toast, eggs and a $3.99 breakfast burrito while switching to full-service dining. But two weeks after the move, the family-owned restaurant served its last meal, undone by $4,000 rent, thin customer traffic and a suddenly crowded restaurant scene.
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InMaricopa.com | June 2026
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