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Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream is scheduled to open October 15 at 1505 N. Verrado Way, Suite 105, in Buckeye. The West Valley Regional Chamber lists a 4 p.m. ribbon cutting that Thursday and opening celebrations through October 17. The shop’s listed hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Confirm the latest details with the store before making the trip.
Source: West Valley Regional ChamberBuckeye ·
Verrado Marketplace keeps filling in, AZ Big Media reports. After SALT, Handel's and Shake Shack open with The District on Oct. 15, November brings Emersa, a speakeasy inspired by observatories with 4K VR displays and projection mapping, plus a 63,500-square-foot Safeway. Harkins Verrado Theatres and BackLot, OHSO Brewery & Distillery, BJ's and Tropical Smoothie Cafe are slated for the end of 2026.
Source: AZ Big MediaBuckeye ·
Updated October 9: the West Valley Regional Chamber lists Handel’s Verrado opening for October 15 and Shake Shack’s grand-opening celebration for October 20, 2026, at Verrado Marketplace. Our earlier headline grouped the restaurants under October 15; that should not be read as a confirmed opening date for every tenant. These are scheduled celebrations, not confirmation that either shop is serving now. Check each restaurant’s announcement before visiting; any earlier soft-opening service remains unconfirmed.
Source: West Valley Regional Chamber
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Cactus Gaming Lounge at 726 Monroe Ave. opened in May, run by Drilon Kaba and Russ Sirois. It has 10 computers, four PlayStation 5s, two Xbox Series X consoles, retro systems, board games and snacks, with titles from Doom and Sonic to Fortnite. Kaba told InBuckeye his goal is a place where gamers feel safe.
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The city's events calendar lists six fall Movie in the Park nights, all 7 to 9 p.m.: Oct. 3, 9, 14 and 30, and Nov. 7 and 14. Before that, the Fire Department holds an open house with car seat checks 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. The 86th Halloween Carnival lands Oct. 24, 5 to 9 p.m., and the holidays start early with Cotton Fest and the Holiday Light Launch on Nov. 28. Check the city calendar for each night's park and film.
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Buckeye is planning a new library and community center in the Festival area of north Buckeye and is asking residents to shape it. A community open house runs Thursday, Sept. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Festival Foothills Elementary, 26252 W. Desert Vista Blvd., where you can drop in, see preliminary concepts and talk with city staff. The online survey at surveymonkey.com/r/buckeyelibrary stays open through Friday, Sept. 25, and the city says results feed directly into planning, design and programming.
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EMERSA plans an immersive cocktail bar at Suite 101, 1503 N. Verrado Way in Verrado Marketplace, with 4K displays and projection mapping that shift the room from celestial skies to deep oceans, InBuckeye reports. The target is late 2026. Its bar liquor license sits on the City Council's Sept. 15 consent agenda after every required city department signed off.
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Buckeye's 86th Annual Halloween Carnival takes over downtown on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 5 to 9 p.m. with carnival-style games, food vendors and nonprofit booths, a tradition the city says dates back more than 80 years. Costume contests run every half hour from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in scariest, cutest, most original and homemade categories, with sign-ups on the day. The city calendar also starts Movie in the Park on Oct. 3, with more dates on Oct. 9, 14 and 30.
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Arizona artist Bekah Unsworth was chosen to design the mural in Buckeye's Downtown Library programming room, and she turned it into a game. After talking with library staff, patrons and a STEAM class, she learned people wanted the art to be interactive, so she hid Sonoran animals throughout it as Eye Spy elements. The central image is a feminine tree holding a child who is reading, a nod to librarians, teachers and caregivers. Look for the Buckeye touches too: cotton fairies in the bottom left, a cowboy kid riding a rainbow fox in the bottom right. The city is also commissioning 16 banners for light poles at Town Park, eight along the west approach and eight along the north, on the theme Light in the Park.
Source: City of BuckeyeBuckeye ·
Fitness in the Park is back in Buckeye with classes starting Sept. 14, 2026. The city says every class is free, open to ages 18 and up and to all experience levels, and runs 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with certified instructors.
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The Landing is a planned 2,100-acre mixed-use hub just south of the Verrado community that will integrate Buckeye Commons, the under-construction Verrado Marketplace, and future retail, entertainment and health care developments. It is rolling out in phases over the coming years.
Source: Hotel & Leisure AdvisorsBuckeye ·
KTAR reports Buckeye Commons West has signed lease deals with In-N-Out Burger, Raising Cane's, Oregano's, Valvoline and Super Star Car Wash. The center sits near Interstate 10 and Verrado Way, directly across from Buckeye Commons. All of them are expected to open at Buckeye Commons West in 2026. No individual opening dates have been announced.
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AZ Big Media reports OHSO Brewery, Paris Baguette, BJ's Restaurant and Chili's Grill & Bar are the newest restaurants signed at Verrado Marketplace, joining Salt Tacos + Tequila, Shake Shack, Sourdough & Co., Handel's, Einstein Bros, Nekter, Thai Chili and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. OHSO takes 5,300 square feet and Paris Baguette calls it a first for the West Valley. The 500,000-square-foot Vestar center is anchored by Target, Harkins BackLot, Safeway, Marshalls, Ross and HomeGoods. No individual opening dates have been announced.
Source: AZ Big MediaBuckeye ·
AZBEX reports NexMetro Communities is opening Avilla Marigold at 19765 W. Thomas Road later this month. The 19-acre gated community has 214 build-to-rent homes, described as single-level, mostly detached one-, two- and three-bedroom rental homes with private backyards.
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InBuckeye reports Walmart picked up roughly 80 acres in Buckeye across two sites about five miles apart, about 39 acres near State Route 85 and Southern Avenue and about 40 acres near the southeast corner of Apache and Maricopa roads, for $21.4 million combined. Walmart has not announced what it plans to develop on the land.
Source: InBuckeye
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InBuckeye published a rundown on August 22 of where Buckeye goes for board games, miniatures and card play, covering gaming shops through miniature and hobby stores in town. The short version is that the drive into Phoenix is no longer the only option for tabletop players out here.
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The city has posted the date for the 86th Annual Halloween Carnival: Saturday, Oct. 24, from 5 to 9 p.m. at 6th St. Plaza and Monroe Ave. in downtown Buckeye. Expect carnival games, food vendors and booths run by local non-profits, plus a costume contest you can sign up for the day of. The city calls it a tradition that goes back more than 80 years here.
Source: City of Buckeye
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The Little Red Barn at 29920 W. Pierce Street started with farm-fresh eggs and now carries weekly sourdough, jams and salsas, cake pops, cookies, banana bread and seasonal garden vegetables, plus goods from three vendor partners: Desert Hooligan, Donkey Creek Ranch and Desert Diva Designz. It is self-serve and always open. Owner Linda Whitehead on building it: "built from scratch with love and lots of screaming, blood, sweat and tears."
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Buckeye is commissioning 16 banners for 16 light poles at Town Park, eight along the west approach and eight along the north, on the theme "Light in the Park." The call asks artists to reflect the park's character including the Aquatics Center and Museum. It runs through the West Valley HOLA Collaborative, which also includes Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Surprise and Tolleson. Submissions close Oct. 1, and an artist networking night and HOLA Q and A is set for Sept. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Source: Culturalyst (West Valley Arts)Buckeye ·
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has more than 100 non-releasable Sonoran desert tortoises waiting on adoptive homes. Adopters have to live in Arizona, the tortoise can never leave the state, and the backyard enclosure and burrow have to be finished before the application goes in. Applications are accepted throughout the year.
Source: InBuckeye
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Hope Weaver, 4, took first place in the Tiny Miss division at the All-American Girl Pageant, held in Las Vegas on July 17. "It's been amazing to see her blossom," her mother Savannah told InBuckeye.
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ADOT, the City of Buckeye and the Maricopa Association of Governments are starting Phase 1 of the Interstate 10 and Jackrabbit Trail interchange rebuild this month. The work widens interchange ramps, adds turning lanes, rebuilds the I-10 bridges over Jackrabbit Trail, and expands Jackrabbit Trail to three lanes in each direction from south of McDowell Road to south of I-10. The overall budget is about $176.26 million and Phase 1 is expected to take roughly two years. ADOT has tentatively planned to close the I-10 ramps the weekend of Sept. 12 to 13.
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The city's calendar has free Fitness in the Park classes beginning Sept. 14. Movies in the Park then runs five nights across five parks: Earl Edgar Park on Oct. 3, Town Park on Oct. 9, Festival Foothills Park on Oct. 14, Tartesso Sports Park on Oct. 30 and Sundance Park on Nov. 7.
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Harkins is bringing its first BackLot concept in Arizona to Verrado Marketplace. The 75,000 square foot complex is planned to hold a luxury theater, a restaurant and bar, sports viewing, an arcade, bowling and event spaces. No opening date has been announced yet.
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