# Sun City Scoop > The best of Sun City, Sun City West & The Grand, delivered to your inbox every week This file provides information about Sun City Scoop to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Summer is hot and I don't like it](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/summer-is-hot-and-i-don-t-like-it): What you need to know this week in the Sun Cities - [Before It Was Scottsdale...](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/before-it-was-scottsdale): The famous Phoenix suburb was supposed to be called something else. - [Happy Independence Day](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/happy-independence-day): Have an amazing holiday week - [Arizona's Mystery Castle ](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-mystery-castle): The Desert Home Built as a Father's Final Gift - [Beaver nuggets & fireworks](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/beaver-nuggets-fireworks): Everything you need to know about local firework shows in the Valley - [Arizona's Mountain of Telescopes](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-mountain-of-telescopes): The Story of Kitt Peak National Observatory - [Summer farmer's markets ](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/summer-farmer-s-markets): Plus election info & the best events happening this week - [Arizona's Islands in the Sky ](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-islands-in-the-sky): The Remarkable Mountains That Rise Above the Desert - [Charcuterie & a morning rocket launch](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/charcuterie-a-morning-rocket-launch): What you need to know, now hitting your inbox on Wednesday! - [Arizona's Giant Scar: One of the World's Best-Preserved Impact Craters](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-giant-scar-one-of-the-world-s-best-preserved-impact-craters): One of Arizona's most incredible natural wonders was created in a matter of seconds. - [The Scoop is back](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/the-scoop-is-back): Newsletters will hit your inbox on Wednesday now! - [Arizona's Forgotten Big Cat: When Jaguars Roamed the Desert](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-forgotten-big-cat-when-jaguars-roamed-the-desert): The story behind the industry that built modern Arizona - [Take 5 construction & a famous Sun City resident turns 100](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/take-5-construction-a-famous-sun-city-resident-turns-100): Another great week in the Sun Cities - [How Arizona Became the “Copper State”](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/how-arizona-became-the-copper-state): The story behind the industry that built modern Arizona - [Summer activities are kicking off!](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/summer-activities-are-kicking-off): The beginning of summer in the Sun Cities - [Phoenix Has More Mountains Inside City Limits Than Any Major U.S. City](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/phoenix-has-more-mountains-inside-city-limits-than-any-major-u-s-city): The Alps of the US???? - [Happy Cinco de Mayo](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/happy-cinco-de-mayo): Everything you need to know this week in the Sun Cities - [Unofficial sales lot comes to an end](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/unofficial-sales-lot-comes-to-an-end): The corner of 99th & Union Hills is no longer home to the many cars, boats & RVs for sale by owners. - [🌊 Wait... Arizona Has More Shoreline Than California?](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/wait-arizona-has-more-shoreline-than-california): No ocean, but miles of shoreline - [New Book from a local author, a Smoky Surprise & a home with a pool](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/new-book-from-a-local-author-a-smoky-surprise-a-home-with-a-pool): Everything you need to know this week in the Sun Cities - [🌴 The Community That Changed Retirement ](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/the-community-that-changed-retirement): How Sun City Pioneered Active Adult Living - [Loop 303 closures & end of season events](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/loop-303-closures-end-of-season-events): Everything you need to know this week in the Sun Cities - [💧 The Ancient Canals Beneath Phoenix](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/the-ancient-canals-beneath-phoenix): Is it more than just a tourist attraction? - [Local author wins an award & the history of the Sundial Rec Center](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/local-author-wins-an-award-the-history-of-the-sundial-rec-center): Also learn how the London Bridge ended up in Arizona. - [How London Bridge Ended Up in the Arizona Desert](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/how-london-bridge-ended-up-in-the-arizona-desert): Is it more than just a tourist attraction? - [Moon pics & what should go in the old Basha's?](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/moon-pics-what-should-go-in-the-old-basha-s): Fresh images of the moon are out of this world 😎 🌙 - [What Comes Next for the Former Bashas’ in Sun City West?](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/what-comes-next-for-the-former-bashas-in-sun-city-west): Does Sun City West need a third grocery option? - [🌲 Arizona’s Hidden Giant: The World’s Largest Ponderosa Pine Forest](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/arizona-s-hidden-giant-the-world-s-largest-ponderosa-pine-forest): Who would've thought this about Arizona - [Happy Easter](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/happy-easter): A week full of events & celebrations - [🏜️ From Trails to the River: The History Beneath Your Feet at the Grand Canyon](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/from-trails-to-the-river-the-history-beneath-your-feet-at-the-grand-canyon): A bit of history about the Grand Canyon - [French pastries & Midwest ice cream](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/french-pastries-midwest-ice-cream): There are some great new options for your sweet tooth! - [🌵 The Story of the Saguaro: Arizona’s Most Iconic Cactus](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/the-story-of-the-saguaro-arizona-s-most-iconic-cactus): The Saguaro cactus has become a symbol of the Southwest and a defining part of life here in the Valley. - [Will Take 5 Oil Change actually be built?](https://www.suncityscoop.com/p/will-take-5-oil-change-actually-be-built): The corner of Bell Road & Boswell remains a bit of an eye sore