A new retail store broke ground on the main street in Parker, AZ Thursday morning, with representatives of lots of agencies and organizations in attendance to celebrate the occasion. It marks the first step toward re-developing the old Alewine property, which has a storied history. Spanky’s RV & Marine is a business with a longstanding reputation for meeting the needs …

Amid all the attention being paid to the future of the Alewine property on Riverside Drive, we received this comment Thursday: “I’m really happy for the very nice addition to Parker. I personally feel it will bring more people to town and therefore shop, eat and have fun. But hey, how about a shout out to us small mom and …

From a reader: “on Friday there were parker police, sheriff officers that stop a black ford that had a reg california license plate but was fixed up to look like an under cover car. There was not an arrest of store employees . It all pretain to the black car that was located at the pumps. 2 young white males …

The story of an old furniture store, turned into a dirt lot, now with the potential to change the face of a community. An important piece of real estate on Riverside Drive, the ‘main drag’ in Parker, Arizona, is the focus of an unusual ‘election’ this coming week. The ‘Alewine property’ has undergone a dramatic change in recent times. It …

From the ashes of a property known for its mystery emerges a rare thing indeed: a building taken almost 70 years ago from a World War II Japanese internment camp and kept at this property in Parker ever since. The old Alewine property, site of the long-abandoned Alewine Furniture Store, was recently razed to the ground after a series of …

Aerial photography by Michael Collins. The La Paz County Fair carnival rides at Parker South. Motocross track at the La Paz County Fair. Ski races at BlueWater Resort & Casino. Construction on the new bridge over the Colorado River (just south of the existing one). Planes line up at Parker airport. Fire burned Alewine Furniture Store to the ground last …

9:40pm– A house on a property that was the center of attention several months ago when dynamite was discovered in it has been engulfed in flames, according to reports. No word on the cause of the fire or how long it may take to put it out. 9:00am– The Alewine Furniture Store burned to the ground last night. Photos to …

Police Chief Rod Mendoza tells Parker Live that the buildings at the center of drama yesterday – razed by fire departments after the discovery of old dynamite inside – were historical buildings from Poston Internment Camp, a U.S. camp for the Japanese during World War II. It was originally thought that the dynamite was found at Alewine Furniture Store, but …

Updates complete. 3:00pm– Parker Police Department has confirmed that several streets around the Desert/Eagle/Fiesta Avenues area of Parker are being evacuated as a precautionary measure at this hour after some “hazardous materials” were discovered at an old closed furniture store on that portion of Riverside Drive. One report says the discovery included dynamite which requires the attention of a Lake …