REPUBLISHED FROM PINALCENTRAL.COM |January 3rd, 2026 FLORENCE — Site preparations are expected to begin, perhaps next week, for the new five-story Pinal County office building on Butte Avenue. Construction will continue for two years on the 125,000-square-foot building that will house offices including those of the assessor, recorder and [...]
SBINSIDER REPORTING JANUARY 3rd, 2026 SaddleBrooke residents benefit from the many talents of our own residents. One of those outstanding talents is Susan Kravitz (better known as Sonoran Sue). Besides her columnist duties, she is the producer, writer and director of a series of comedy skits that will premier [...]
SBINSIDER REPORTING| December 31st, 2025 This week the Sew And Cleaners dry cleaning operation that operated for many years in the Minit Market strip mall, closed it doors. The husband and wife owners told SBINSIDER that it was time to close as they were in their 80's. The couple [...]
NEWS\OPINION by DOUGLAS WOLF, Publisher and Editor | December 28th, 2025 The following is from a Politico column on recent polling. All polls are suspect but the trends are clear: While the economic data is trending toward lower costs, especially true for the most nefarious driver of all costs, [...]
Out here in the Sonoran Desert, we respect reality. We don’t hike at noon in August, we don’t argue with javelinas, and we don’t make New Year’s resolutions that tempt fate. Yet every January, perfectly sensible adults announce goals that have the life expectancy of a grocery-store poinsettia. Take I will [...]
SBINSIDER SPECIAL SCOOP! | December 22, 2025 According to sharp-eyed witnesses, a pair of "teenage drivers" drove a golf cart into a yard hitting a mailbox and cactus. The HOA Patrol was on-site taking a report. The incident was near Saguaro on Ocotillo Canyon Drive. No personal injuries were [...]
Submitted by a Loyal Reader: December 28th, 2025 While walking around SaddleBrooke, I discovered an ancient-looking bottle in the bushes. I opened it and out came an enormous Genie, who said I will grant you one wish. I replied that I wished for peace in the Middle East. The [...]
The board of HOA2 has voted to serve HOA1 board notice that it is contemplating executing the option to no longer operate under the shared facilities agreement (RUA) between HOA1 and HOA2. The vote was unanimous. The HOA2 board gave the HOA1 BOD until December 31, 2026 to have [...]
Pinal was the fastest growing Arizona county from 2024 to 2025, according to the Arizona Commerce Authority. Pinal leaders, both in and out of the government, emphasize preparation and acknowledge that the incorporation of San Tan Valley as a town will shift the population balance. According to the Arizona Commerce Authority, [...]
The stats below highlight current key market indicators for SaddleBrooke. This data is based on homes that sold and were for sale during the month of November, 2025. For November, 2025, there were only 16 homes sold, compared to 24 that were sold in October, 2025. In November, 2024, there were [...]
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