NEWS

To the blood donors I’ll never meet: Thank you

In the summer of 2023, I underwent 14 surgeries to treat a rare condition I’ve lived with since childhood. Complications with healing kept me bedridden ...

Good neighbors help Blossom Rock bloom

National Good Neighbor Day is Sep. 28, but neighborly kindness never goes out of season. The everyday choices we make can have a big impact ...

The antidote to loneliness might live next door

We can have hundreds of social media connections, a group chat that never stops buzzing, and nearly anything delivered without opening the front door. So ...

Good food, good company, better days

There’s something special about gathering around a table. Maybe it’s the food. Maybe it’s the conversation. Maybe it’s finally finding someone who agrees that appetizers ...

Before Blossom Rock

Stories from the city beyond the Superstitions Before Blossom Rock began blooming, before Apache Junction became a city, and long before prospectors went looking for ...

Prostrate spurge: The tiny weed that can take over your yard

If you’ve noticed a low-growing, brownish weed creeping across your landscape this summer, chances are you’ve encountered prostrate spurge. While it may look harmless at ...