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Rumors say California-based hardware retailer Harbor Freight will soon occupy the former 99 Cents Only store at John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road, which shuttered in May. The rumor was unofficially confirmed when Santa Rosa Crossing resident Amber Miller said last month her husband would manage the store, adding it would open in October. However, Harbor Freight spokesperson Donna Walker had a more tempered response. “I can’t confirm anything right now, but we are looking in the area,” she told InMaricopa , adding the company might make an announcement in September.

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Our predictions early this year were correct. German-owned Aldi submitted preliminary plans to build a grocery store in the South Bridge Shopping Center on John Wayne Parkway at Honeycutt Avenue. It will be the city’s fifth grocery store. The discount supermarket will

Kevin and Lori Riley sent Maricopa’s only airport shuttle service, Ride347, on its maiden voyage to Sky Harbor International Airport on Independence Day. “This town has been needing a dedicated bus route to the airport for the longest time and we’ve been waiting for someone else to do it,” he

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sit northwest of Lowe’s Home Improvement, which is under construction.

said. “No one has, so we took the initiative to go ahead and start it.” Ride347 has begun transporting travelers along a fixed route for a flat $38 rate multiple times per day, with rides starting at 5 a.m.

California-based Panda Express wants to build a second location in Maricopa, but this time away from John Wayne Parkway. Developers submitted pre-application paperwork to the city’s planning

Phoenix-based commercial real estate developer Viaone announced it will bring Baskin-Robbins back to Maricopa next year, this time at the Sonoran Creek shopping center at John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road. Conrad Wilkerson, retail advisory director for Viaone, said the Canton, Mass.-based ice cream parlor is projected to open in the first quarter of 2025 next door to Sprouts Farmers Market.

department for a 2,700-square-foot drive-thru restaurant just west of the new Home Depot near Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and Stonegate Road. A project narrative stated the restaurant would feature an updated architectural style with “composite wood finishes and modern designed metal canopies” designed to “embrace the culture with a modern twist.”

Maricopa’s future Trulieve cannabis store now appears to be marketed as Nirvana Center Dispensaries. InMaricopa asked city spokesperson Monica Williams if the name change will affect Trulieve’s controversial building permit. “At this time, the city has not received any requests to change the name of the Trulieve project,” Williams said. “The building permit has been granted and issued under Trulieve.” The Nirvana website states a dispensary is “coming soon” to Maricopa. Nirvana is a Colorado- based subsidiary of Trulieve, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

7-Eleven The Texas-based convenience store giant knowns for its Big Gulps and Big Bites submitted pre-application paperwork to the city’s planning department for a 4,600-square-foot convenience store, gas pumps and an “auto service pad” on the southwest corner of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue. Details on when the city may review or approve the application and a construction timeline have not been released. The closest 7-Eleven store to Maricopa today is 20 miles north at Kyrene and Warner Roads in Tempe.

Pasadena, Calif.-based Wetzel’s Pretzels has expressed interest in taking over the bygone Dickey’s Barbecue Pit inside Walmart. If approved, the pretzel purveyor plans to twist things up by renovating the 2,000-square-foot vacant restaurant space with new walls, floors and ceilings. Wetzel’s Pretzels

44360 W. Edison Road, Suite 100 Maricopa, AZ

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InMaricopa.com | August 2024

August 2024 | InMaricopa.com