North Phoenix Blog

For more than 60 years, Turf Paradise has been an iconic horse racing facility in North Phoenix. The 1,400-acre facility is located near 19t...

Back in 2008 when I started this website, I wanted to write about news targeted to the hyper-local Deer Valley and Norterra region of North ...

I started North Phoenix Blog 12 years ago, in May of 2008. The Internet in 2008/2009 At the time, the Internet was becoming "Web 2.0&...

Four years ago, I wrote a post called The Mystery of Phoenix Northgate that explored the history behind a large, vacant parcel of land near...

I have noticed a trend in the North Phoenix area of hotels converting into senior living facilities. The first one was the former Embass...

One of the larger neighborhood parks in North Phoenix is Deer Valley Park, located at 19th Ave and Wahalla Ln., just south of the Loop 101 A...

If you work in North Phoenix near I-17 and Happy Valley Road or Pinnacle Peak road, you are probably aware of the long waits to get on and o...

You might think that North Phoenix, with its suburban tract housing and its shopping centers and strip malls, might not be a very interest...

On Saturday, May 25th, 2013, the Arizona Department of Transportation officially dedicated a new route that will allow drivers to connect ...

If you've driven on Interstate 17 in North Phoenix within the past year, you may have noticed the new pedestrian bridge that crosses o...

There are many reasons why people choose to move to Arizona today. The mild winters, safety from most natural disasters, and a lower cost ...

Regular readers of this blog may know that I have been keeping an eye on a very large office building under construction in North Phoenix f...

With Christmas just six weeks away, the Outlets at Anthem shopping center is getting into the holiday spirit. The outdoor shopping mall boas...

In a major city like Phoenix, it's common to have heavy traffic on arterial streets as well as freeways. 19th Avenue is one of Phoenix...

It wasn't that long ago that film crews from the Discovery Channel visited Exponent Systems in Phoenix to record a few segments for th...

Are you tired of fighting the stop and go traffic as you drive to work each day? If you live in North Phoenix and work downtown, those frust...

Earlier this year, we reported on the new FBI headquarters which is scheduled to be built in North Phoenix. Now, progress is underway on th...

Water has always played a critical role in man's ability to survive in the desert. One of the earliest water sources in central Arizona ...

There are a hundred reasons why this weekend was not the perfect time to go for a bike ride. It was 104 degrees outside. I didn't have a...

This month, we at the North Phoenix Blog are celebrating our second anniversary! For the past two years, we have tried to provide our reader...