Blockbuster at Gold Canyon Arizona Slated to Close Soon

October 28, 2009

Gold Canyon residents who have been used to getting their rental movies from the Blockbuster located in the Basha's shopping plaza at  5301 S. Superstition Mountain Dr will need to rethink their rental movie needs. A sign of the economic times is that this store is now  slated to be closing. According to media release [...]

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Gold Canyon Arizona-Real Estate Update-September 2009

October 26, 2009

For Gold Canyon residents, (or individuals interested in buying homes in Gold Canyon),
here is information about how the current Gold Canyon real estate market is doing.
(This data is for month end September 2009).

This information is provided by Benjamin Realty, your local Gold Canyon and East Phoenix Valley Realtors.

September 2009 -Real Estate Stats – Gold [...]

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Superstition Foothills Gold Canyon Arizona Trick or Treat Event

October 12, 2009

The Activities Committee of the Superstition Foothills HOA is planning a "Trick or Treat" event for the Superstition Foothill Community kids on the night of October 31, 2009.
Treating will begin at 6pm and last until 8pm.
Decorating for the event will begin at 4pm or earlier.
The committee needs volunteers to help. 
They need volunteers to help [...]

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Fall Plant Sale At Boyce Thompson Arboretum

October 5, 2009

If you live in Arizona you know that at times when you go to the "big box" stores in an effort to buy plants, but even the plants that are marked to do well in "sun", don’t because they come from locations where the "sun" is not as intense as Arizona.
Great plants that are oriented [...]

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Butterfly Tour at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

October 4, 2009

October 24, 2009 is the date to mark on your calender if you are anywhere near the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and you love butterflies. Scottsdale resident and tour guide Adriane Grimaldi will lead a butterfly walking tour teaching about the whimsical insects Oct. 24 at 9:30 a.m. Then there will be an afternoon slideshow and [...]

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Wellness Fair for Gold Canyon and Apache Junction Arizona

October 4, 2009

Mark your calenders now for Saturday November 7, 2009 to attend the Wellness Fair that will take place at the Apache Junction Multi-generational Center.
Members of the Gold Canyon, Apache Junction and other East Phoenix Valley cities health and wellness community, along with Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department are producing this fair.
Services and products that [...]

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Zip Code Changes Create Havoc For Some Arizona Residents

September 22, 2009

In an earlier post on Benjamin.com’s blog we posted information about a number of zip codes changing in the East Valley area beginning July 1, 2009. For a lot of people this change only meant they needed to notify their utility companies, or tell Aunt Susie or Uncle Tod, or maybe to get new business [...]

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Arboretum “BYE BYE BUZZARDS” Day

September 20, 2009

Resident "Vulture-ologists" at Boyce Thompson Arboretum have been counting the birds – and reports at least 50 turkey vultures are gathered for the annual "Bye Bye Buzzards" celebration of ornithology on Sept. 26 (Saturday).
Boyce Thompson Arboretum opens at 7 a.m. that morning — an hour earlier than usual so visitors have a chance to see [...]

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Gold Canyon Business Association Meeting- September 22, 2009

September 19, 2009

The Gold Canyon Business Association will met Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Best Western Gold Canyon Inn and Suites at 8333 E Sunset Drive. (Turn left off Highway 60 onto Kings Ranch Road – The Best Western is behind Walgreens.)
Networking begins at 6:30 pm and the meeting is at 7:00pm.
Featured Speaker for the September [...]

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Gold Canyon Arizona–Real Estate Update–August 2009

September 15, 2009

For Gold Canyon residents, (or individuals interested in buying homes in Gold Canyon),
here is information about how the current Gold Canyon real estate market is doing.
(This data is for month end August 2009).
This information is provided by Benjamin Realty, your local Gold Canyon and East Phoenix Valley Realtors.

August 2009 -Real Estate Stats – Gold [...]

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