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LEADING OFF Editor’s letter 6 Contributors 6 HISTORY This recipe is The Crazy Octopus’ last vestige 8
This month in history 8 GOVERNMENT
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Animal Control by the numbers 10 Everything we know about the local rise in homelessness 13 Permits 18 COMMUNITY How the main road to Maricopa ruined this immigrant’s life 20 New tech enhances skin diagnosis 25 More people hopping on the dashcam trend 26 These tabletop gamers have a card up their sleeve, and they’re no jokers 28 Local podiatrist puts best foot forward 30 Why your child probably isn’t bipolar 31 Local talent sweeps Miss Arizona pageants 32 EDUCATION Last year for students, first year for graduation at Desert Sunrise 34 Nonprofit invests big in college scholarships 36 BUSINESS Briefs 38 New groundwater recharge facility on the way 40 Restaurant inspections 41 How Ace Hardware is beating its big-box rivals 42 Chicago transplants are many, and they want authentic pizza 44
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HOME In Province, it’s a mass hooting 46 Understanding the microclimates in your garden 48 How not to skewer your sewer 49 What we learned from this house cat’s misadventures 50 It might be time to raise the roof and tile in style 51 5 tips for self-managed landlords 52 Extreme home sales 53
EVENTS Calendar 54 TRENDING A look at what’s hot on InMaricopa.com 63 PARTING SHOT Riding the rails 64
ON THE COVER Gary Groh has experienced homelessness in and near Maricopa for decades. Here, Bryan Mordt captures the 62-year-old Phoenix native finding respite from the July heat at the Maricopa Pantry on Papago Road, the food bank that feeds Groh and 2,000 more in the area.
InMaricopa.com | August 2024
August 2024 | InMaricopa.com
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