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Defensive Driving Peoria Arizona Peoria is a suburb of Phoenix just north of the city. It is named for the city of the same name in Illinois. Two major league baseball teams do their Spring training in the Peoria Sports Complex, the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. Many of the original settlers were […]

Defensive Driving Kearny Arizona Kearney Arizona is north of Tucson and southeast of Phoenix. Kearney has several bars, grills and cantinas, and several fine restaurants and fast food joints. Whatever your culinary tastes or desire for nightlife can be found in Kerney. Kearney is a copper mining town. It was actually built by the copper […]

Defensive Driving Maricopa Arizona Maricopa, Arizona is just south of Phoenix and Mesa. It has great real estate prices, a small-town feel, and close access to big cities. It’s less than a 40-minute drive from Phoenix. One small minus for Maricopa is its downwind Cowtown which is home to over 50,000 cows so occasionally there […]

Defensive Driving Glendale Arizona Glendale is a suburb on the northwest side of Phoenix, Arizona. It’s about a 20-minute drive from the Phoenix airport in good traffic. Home prices are reasonable in Glendale causing lots of folks who work in Phoenix to make the commute. Glendale has hosted 2 Superbowls, in 2008 and 2015. Glendale […]

Defensive Driving Mammoth Arizona Mammoth, Arizona is a sleepy little town north of Tucson somewhat close to the middle of nowhere. You’ll find one hotel in Mammoth, the Lodge, and if you like quaint and economical with loads of atmosphere, make a reservation. If you want luxury with lots of amenities, you can find it […]

Defensive Driving Prescott Valley Arizona Prescott Valley is located in central Arizona, just east of Prescott, and was originally known as Lonesome Valley. Beginning in the 6th-century prehistoric Indian tribes lived in the area and many artifacts can be seen today at Prescott Valley’s Fitzmaurice Ruins In 1863 gold was discovered and the area exploded. […]

Defensive Driving Surprise Arizona Surprise, Arizona is located just northwest of Phoenix. It is the Spring training home to the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, both of whom work out at Surprise Stadium and have their own separate work out areas. The Digiplex Surprise IMAX.shows first-run movies on jumbo screens and you can […]

Defensive Driving Fredonia Arizona Fredonia is located in north Arizona right on the Utah border. The temperature ranges from a chilly minus 6 degrees in the winter to a sizzling 100 degrees in the summer. But it is a dry heat. With the permanent closing of the historic Juniper Ridge Bar and Grill the only […]

Defensive Driving Eagar Arizona Eager is located in west Arizona a few miles from the New Mexico border. The town covers a mere 11 square miles but is home to close to five thousand citizens. There are no bars in Eager, but several just north in Springerville. Funny Driving is a really great online driving […]

Defensive Driving Sahuarita Arizona From 200 to 1450 the area was inhabited by the Hohokam Indians, a peaceful and innovative tribe that brought irrigation into the area. Spanish missions and a fort were established in the 1700s and early 1800s. The area came under Mexican control in 1821 until it was sold to the US […]