History
Old school: When one playground served all of Maricopa’s students
Elias Weiss
June 7, 2026
![A dancer dressed in jingle dress regalia, dances during Maricopa Elementary School PTO's inaugural social powwow on May 2, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260502-spencer-mes-social-powwow-22-768x512.jpg)
City’s first social powwow in years drew dancers and families from across the Southwest
Monica D. Spencer, Senior Maricopa Reporter
June 2, 2026
Rite of passage
April 4, 2026
Maricopa celebrated its first birthday at The Duke in 2004
March 15, 2026
A family that helped pave the way
February 15, 2026
1973 photos document Akimel O’odham basket making in Stanfield
January 18, 2026
APEX Motor Club site once home to Storie family farm
December 25, 2025
How a 1922 railroad decision almost erased Maricopa’s name
November 9, 2025
We took the city’s $5 history tour and ‘found the heart’ of Maricopa
October 23, 2025
Historic images show Maricopa’s beginnings along the tracks
October 8, 2025