The NFL Super Bowl is back in the Valley, and the big game will be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, February 12. Super Bowl LVII is expected to bring more visitors and traffic to the surrounding area and to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Talking Stick Entertainment District. Here are […]

In October 2019, the recycling facility operated by Republic Services at the Salt River Landfill burned down. Since then, some local governments across the Valley have faced tough decisions about how to move forward with their recycling programs. Now, Republic Services is rebuilding an updated and more advanced recycling plant on the same land. “Republic […]

The Arizona Travel ID driver’s license/ID card was most recently scheduled to go into effect on May 3, but due to circumstances resulting from what the Department of Homeland Security said are lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including state driver’s licensing agencies having to work through backlogs, the enforcement date for the card has […]

In January, 20 members of the Community Recreation Services Outdoor Recreation Program’s Adult Hiking Club headed to the “Wave Cave” at Gold Canyon in the Superstition Mountains for a 3-mile round-trip hike. The cave supposedly gets its name from the way that the rock formation inside the cave resembles a wave of water. Hikers often […]

On December 5, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community sculpture artist Jeffrey Fulwilder installed his latest art project, “Water Baskets,” at the Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River on tribal land.   Now on full display and well-lit with a spotlight, the artwork can be seen when you enter the hotel, just behind the booking registers. […]

Love is in the air, and so is the aroma of sliders being cooked over at the White Castle at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. White Castle’s beloved Valentine’s Day Dinner is back on February 14 from 4 to 9 p.m. after a two-year absence. The dining room will be transformed into a fine-dining […]

The Salt River Tribal Library has added a new club for young Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community patrons in grades 3-5 called the Crazy 8’s Math Club. With the newly formed Educational Division under Community Recreational Services, the library had a chance to bring a new club into the equation. “This [club] was something the […]

On December 18, the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) invited families to experience special holiday activities and meet Santa Claus at their traditional Winter Wonderland event. Four “Santas”—James Osife, Jeremy Hagar, Travis Cuch and Frank Perez—made appearances at different times in the classrooms and gave out gifts to students. While some children did not want […]