1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 12/2001 Arcadia News is sold to Greg A. Bruns, who started at the paper as a writer. The first issue under Bruns is March 2002. 11/1994 The 2nd annual Great Arcadia Picnic is held at Arcadia Park, benefiting Arcadia Pride. 11/1994 Arcadia News is sold to Locomotive Enterprises, which is owned by a husband and wife team, who will run the paper for the next eight years. 06/1997 Scottsdale Fashion Square starts expansion project. 06/1998 Arcadia High’s baseball team goes to state finals for the first time since 1961. 06/1998 team goes to state finals for the first time 06/1998 Freelance writer, Greg A. Bruns, is hired to write Straight Up with a Twist, a new humor column featured in the paper. 09/1998 Phoenix Swim Club is pictured on a Team Cheerios cereal box. 09/1998 Phoenix Swim Club is pictured on a Team Cheerios cereal box. 10/1995 Hard Rock Café opens at 24th Street and Camelback. 04/1993 Arizona Parenting partners Greg Stiles and Ken Mattern create a new community newspaper for the area. Called Arcadia News, the first edition is light at 16 pages, but it does turn a profit. 07/1995 The 48th Street Crosscut Canal project begins with plans for a greenbelt path for walkers and bikers. 07/1995 03/2000 Councilman Greg Stanton is appointed, and begins authoring a column in the Arcadia News . 01/1999 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art opens. 01/1999 03/1999 Construction starts on Citrus Plaza, a new retail strip on the southeast corner of 48th Street & Indian School. 02/2004 Safeway Center at 48th Street & Indian School gets an overhaul. 03/1999 02/2004 04/2002 The paper gets a cover makeover by new owner, Greg A. Bruns. 04/2003 A new logo for the paper and the business. 04/2002 08/2002 Arizona Falls, Arcadia’s first hydroelectric facility, is unveiled at 56th Street and Indian School. 08/2002 Arizona Falls, Arcadia’s first hydroelectric facility, is unveiled at 56th Street and Indian School. 04/2001 Craig and Kris DeMarco open their first venture in Arcadia: Postino Winecafé. Set in the former Arcadia post office building, the successful wine bar is a welcome new neighbor. 04/2001 03/1994 Arcadia News moves from a tiny office at 61st & Indian School into its new home at 48th and Thomas. 05/2 Organ Arcad Heed Camp 05/2 Arcad its fir Al Ha High on to Geor 05/2 10/2004 AJ’s Fine Foods opens at 44th Street and Camelback. 06/1995 Arcadia News updates its image with a new cover and logo. 03/1994 Crowds mingle with celebrities as Planet Hollywood opens its doors at Biltmore Fashion Park. mingle with 07/1996 Arcadia’s popular 4th of July Parade tradition begins. 07/1996 06/1997 02/2004 President Bush dines at the Tee Pee. Arcadia News is there to capture the moment. 02/2004 01/2004 Arcadia News moves into its own building at 3850 East Indian School Road. 01/2004 05/2 12/2005 An update to the iconic tree completes the logo. Arcadia News 25 YEARS

01/2006 Valley Sports Ledger begins reporting on youth sports in Arcadia, forming the paper’s first official sports section. 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 10/2008 Editor Dale Messmer initiates an Arcadia News intern program for journalism majors at ASU. 05/2005 Organized by Arcadia neighbors, Heed the Speed Campaign kicks off. 05/2005 Arcadia News awards its first scholarship to Al Haddad, an Arcadia High student who will go on to graduate from Georgetown. 05/2005 11/2007 Arcadia News launches Arcadia Home , a new publication focusing on the “distinctive homes in this distinguished community.” 11/2007 s . 03/2008 Arcadia News goes primetime and launches its first full-color issue. 2/2009 The Arcadia News building goes Hollywood when America’s Most Wanted transforms the office into a Wyoming sheriff’s station for an episode about Ben Bradley, whose killer is still unknown. 12/2009 Arcadia News wins first awards from the national Association of Free Community Papers. 01/2011 Arcadia News is nationally recognized by the Andrew E. Shapiro Foundation for breast cancer coverage in October 2010. breast cancer coverage in ush s he ws its g st ol 05/2005 10/2006 Arcadia High School’s massive transformation showcased on the cover. 10/2006 07/2009 The historic R&G Ranch is sold to MidFirst Bank, future uncertain. 07/2009 12/2009 Arcadia News wins its first Arizona Press Club Award – a unique award from news peers. 12/2009 05 nic go. YOUR SOURCE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS SINCE 1993 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX ARIZONA PERMIT NO. 3644 POSTMASTER: Requested in-home delivery date between 02/26 and 03/01. Page 20 Page 3 Page 21 Discover Arizona’s colorful history in a hands-on atmosphere at the Papago Museum, where learning is fun. Bring the kids and visiting snowbirds so they can enjoy learning about their state. Ingleside has many important alumni, but how many of them have been nominated for four Grammy awards? Read the story of Dierks Bentley and his passionate climb to country music fame. If given the power to design a city, where would you put the schools, hospital, airport and shopping malls? Hopi students were given this opportunity and learned how to work together to design a livable space. Vol. 15 No. 12 March 2008 www.arcadianews.com PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX ARIZONA PERMIT NO. 3644 POSTMASTER: Requested in-home delivery date between 02/26 and 03/01. FREE STOKED FOR A NEW SEASON! Arcadia Little Leaguers Matthew, Sam and Max are ready to play ball! Photo: Christine Johnson Photography 04/2017 New masthead featuring 25th Anniversary logo created to commemorate milestone. 03/2010 Arcadia News Photo Contest begins, which leads to some great photos from our readers. Some are good enough to be used for the cover. 02/2010 Atlas Sculpture unveiled at Arcadia High School. 08/2010 Arcadia News sponsors new “Pink Light District” for breast cancer research and support. 09/2011 The Arcadia News Teachers We Love campaign is born. This program offers a way to publicly recognize those teachers who make a difference. 04/2012 20 th Anniversary cover with faces of all the people who have appeared in the Arcadia News. 06/2012 Historic Resorts makes its first appearance. 06/2013 Special Kids Corner features “Paper Boat” pullout project, a cool way to bring newspaper to life. 12/2013 Essence Bakery arrives in Arcadia. Two doors down from the Arcadia News office, our staff is soon smitten with their French macarons. 07/2014 Arcadia High School track team wins first state championship after 30 years. 11/2014 Katie Mayer’s photo of Double amputee Army Veteran skateboarding wins award. 04/2015 Titans basketball makes it to first ever title game. 05/2015 Frank Lloyd Wright in Arcadia - previously unattributed photo discovered by Arcadia News. 06/2016 Arcadia News picks up 11 awards at AFCP Conference in San Diego, continuing streak of seven years. 05/2016 AZ Oddities – 9 Unique Pitstops – award-winning illustration from designer Gabe Turner. 02/2010 03/2010 Arcadia News begins, which leads to some great photos from our readers. Some are good enough to be used for the cover. 04/2012 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX ARIZONA PERMIT NO. 3644 POSTMASTER: Requested in-home delivery date by Tuesday April 3, 2012. See your face on the cover? Visit our Facebook page (facebook.com/arcadianews) and tag this photo! The first 20 to “Like Us” or tag themselves in the photo, get an Arcadia News “Eco-Cup” – just in time for summer! Page 14 You are invited to join the newspaper for a good book each month in the new Arcadia News Book Club. Twenty years of reporting the neighborhood news generates a lot of photos. These are just some of the faces of Arcadia we found while researching this special celebratory issue. See your photo here? Go to facebook.com/arcadianews and tag yourself! See our 20-year historical timeline on pages 38-39. ARCADIADAILY.COM April 2012 Vol. 20 No. 1 AWARD WINNING NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS SINCE 1993 06/2013 07/2014 04/2015 05/2016 PHOENIX FLAGSTAFF TUCSON From the Hood If a restaurant that proclaims “You kill it, we grill it!” perks up your taste buds, add the Roadkill Café in Seligman to your short list. The restaurant opened in 1997, but contrary to its slogan, it does not allow patrons to bring their own meat, though a few have tried. The eatery serves steaks and burgers, and also features a local wildlife collection and “roadkill” souvenirs. (Roadkill Café, 928-422-3554) Roadside-Rex If you have a love for lizards, take iconic Route 66 toward Holbrook to get your fill. At exit 303 off Interstate 40, Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop and the Painted Des- ert Indian Center boast a variety of homemade dinosaurs and con- crete beasts to gaze at or purchase. (Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop, 1-800-414-8533) Meteor Mayhem About 50,000 years ago, an asteroid traveling at 26,000 miles per hour collided with Earth. The collision created Meteor Crater near Winslow. The crater is 1 mile across, 2.4 miles around and 550 feet deep. Visitors can enjoy an Interactive Discovery Center, outdoor observation trails, a gift and rock shop, and more. Admission is $18 for adults and $9 for children ages 6 through 17. Kids 5 and under are free. (Meteor Crater, meteorcrater.com) Wigwam Village At Wigwam Village in Holbrook, 15 concrete and steel freestanding teepees that were constructed between 1936 and the 1950s stand 28 feet high and 21 feet wide. Each wigwam has a bathroom, television and air conditioner. Vintage automobiles are parked throughout the property. Prices are $56 per night for one queen bed or $62 for two double beds. (Wigwam Motel, sleepinawigwam.com) Stuck on You Quartzsite resident Joanne Brunet began collecting wrapped chewing gum in the 1940s. Today, her collection sits in 200 display cases in Joanne’s Gum Gallery, a 600-square-foot museum in Quartzsite. The oldest piece of gum at the museum dates back to 1914. Admission is free, but appointments are required. (Joanne’s Gum Gallery Museum, 928-916-0905) Out of this World The Best Western Space Age Lodge is a Gila Bend landmark. It is home to Space Age Restaurant, which is a decent place on a long stretch of road to stop in and grab a bite – or take some pics of the flying saucer on the roof. (BEST WESTERN Space Age Lodge, 1-866-683-7722) Vintage Vacation What was it like to vacation in simpler times? Find out at The Shady Dell, a different kind of hotel that offers nine fully restored vintage aluminum travel trailers in Bisbee. Trailers are equipped with original kitchens and refrigerators. Some contain vintage radios and televisions that only broadcast in black and white. Prices range from $85 to $145 per night. (The Shady Dell, theshadydell.com) Paranormal Activity Bisbee is best known for being a booming mining town more than a century ago. Today, the town is a thriving arts community that continues to offer a glimpse into Arizona’s past, including several spirits. No, not the liquor kind – we’re talking about ghosts. Those seeking to experience paranormal activity can take a walking tour of haunted buildings. The cost of a 90-minute tour is $15 for adults, but if you book ahead online, the price drops to $13. (Old Bisbee Ghost Tour, oldbisbeeghosttour.com) If you have a love for lizards, take iconic Route 66 toward Holbrook to get your fill. At exit 303 off Interstate 40, Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop and the Painted Des- ert Indian Center boast a variety of homemade dinosaurs and con- crete beasts to gaze at or purchase. (Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop, If you have a love for lizards, take iconic Route 66 toward Holbrook to get your fill. At exit 303 off Interstate 40, Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop and the Painted Des- ert Indian Center boast a variety of homemade dinosaurs and con- crete beasts to gaze at or purchase. (Stewart’s Petrified Wood Shop, From the Hood Burros and Bucks Oatman is known for wild burros that freely roam the streets. The burros are descendants from gold miners, according to the local chamber of commerce. Oatman Hotel’s bar and restaurant is also known as the Dollar Bill Bar, where thousands of dollar bills signed by tourists and locals are pasted to the walls and ceiling. (Oatman Hotel, 928-768-4408) Quartzsite resident Joanne Brunet began collecting wrapped dollar bills signed by tourists and locals are pasted to grab a bite – or take some pics of the flying saucer on the Paranormal Activity Bisbee is best known for being a booming mining town more than a century ago. Today, the town is a thriving arts community that continues to offer a glimpse into Arizona’s past, including glimpse into Arizona’s past, including several spirits. No, not the liquor kind – several spirits. No, not the liquor kind – several spirits. No, not the liquor kind – we’re talking about ghosts. Those seeking we’re talking about ghosts. Those seeking we’re talking about ghosts. Those seeking ARIZONA ODDITIES UNUSUAL PIT STOPS AROUND THE STATE May your summer be filled with happy, and maybe some unusual memories. Burros and Bucks B Y M I C H E L L E D O N A T I  G R A Y M A N 10/2008 Editor Dale Messmer initiates an Arcadia News intern program for journalism majors at ASU. 10/2006 Arcadia High School’s massive transformation showcased on the cover. 10/2006 used for the cover. 08/2010 Arcadia News sponsors new “Pink Light District” for breast cancer research and support. 06/2012 Historic Resorts makes its first appearance. 11/2014 Katie Mayer’s photo of Double amputee Army Veteran skateboarding wins award. 06/2016 Arcadia News picks up 11 Arcadia News picks up 11 Arcadia News awards at AFCP Conference in San Diego, continuing streak of seven years. used for the cover. 11/2014 06/2016 ARCADIA NEWS