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Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

Buckeye's next chapter is 2,500 acres of manufacturing

Buckeye is targeting aerospace, energy tech, biotech and EV manufacturing as its next growth phase. Grand View Arizona is a 2,500-acre industrial campus built for large-scale projects, and developers project more than $1 billion in economic impact.

Source: InBuckeye
Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

There is a 12-hour night race in Buckeye on Aug. 22

The Jackrabbit Jubilee 12hr/6hr fixed-time race runs through the night at Nardini Manor starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. Food Truck Friday returns to S. Buckeye Rd on Aug. 14.

Source: AllEvents Buckeye
A Festival Ranch neighborhood entrance sign
Festival Ranch. Neighborhood context; the planned grocery store is not pictured. Image source: ABC15

Buckeye ·

Festival Ranch is finally getting a grocery store

Safeway will anchor Festival Ranch Marketplace, a 114,000-square-foot shopping center at Canyon Springs Boulevard and Sun Valley Parkway in Buckeye. The $45 million development is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Source: ABC15
Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

Two Buckeye city managers won statewide public works awards

The Arizona chapter of the American Public Works Association named Buckeye Fleet Manager Beth Casillas its Professional Manager of the Year for Public Fleet, crediting her with building the city's fleet division into one of the nation's top-performing municipal fleet programs, and named Environmental Services Operations Manager Robert van den Akker Professional Manager of the Year for Solid Waste.

Source: InBuckeye
Thai dishes arranged on a table
Thai Chili 2go brand food photography; the planned Miller Road restaurant is not pictured. Image source: Thai Chili 2go

Buckeye ·

Buckeye's Thai Chili 2go is 85% built out on Miller Road

Thai Chili 2go lists its Buckeye store at 4475 S. Miller Rd, Suite 101 as 85% complete on the chain's own location page, with the team saying an opening announcement is coming. No opening date has been published yet. The store sits in the 18-acre center at Miller and Broadway roads, whose tenant list also includes Taco Bell, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Barro's Pizza, Swig, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Jersey Mike's and Great Clips.

Source: Thai Chili 2go
Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

Buckeye wrote its first arts plan and wants residents to read it

Buckeye has released the draft Buckeye Arts & Culture Plan, the city's first comprehensive roadmap for supporting arts and culture, and is inviting residents, artists, businesses and community organizations to review it. More than 700 residents and community members took part in the planning process through surveys, interviews, focus groups and community events. The public review period stays open through August 15, 2026, and the draft is posted at buckeyeaz.gov/artsplan.

Source: City of Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

Four more restaurants are headed to Verrado Marketplace

AZ Big Media reported in March that OHSO Brewery, Paris Baguette, BJ's Restaurant and Chili's Grill & Bar are joining the lineup at Verrado Marketplace in Buckeye, with the new wave set for 2026. They join previously announced tenants including Shake Shack, Salt Tacos + Tequila, Handel's Ice Cream, Sourdough & Co., Einstein Bros Bagels, Nekter Juice Bar, Thai Chili and Tropical Smoothie Cafe. No individual opening dates have been announced.

Source: AZ Big Media
Verrado in Buckeye
Verrado in Buckeye. Area context photograph; the business or event in this story is not pictured. Photo: Adam Zaklikowski · CC BY 3.0

Buckeye ·

Panera and Starbucks just broke ground at Buckeye Commons

Buckeye Commons keeps growing past its original Costco anchor. A groundbreaking was just held for new Panera and Starbucks locations, joining a lineup that already includes Home Depot's first Buckeye store, Dick's Sporting Goods, Five Below and Barnes & Noble.

Source: KTAR News