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Fountain Hills Artists’ Gallery supports Dark Sky …

8/27/2024
The Fountain Hills Artists’ Gallery has announced its 4x4 Mini Project, created to support the International Dark Sky Discovery Center. Currently on display at the gallery is a collection …

Maricopa County provides money for Dark Sky Center in …

7/26/2024
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved $100,000 in funding for the International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) under construction in Fountain Hills. The money was the largest …

Dark Sky Discovery Center construction set to begin in …

6/26/2024
Building permits have been issued and McCarthy Construction has moved in an office trailer and fencing around the site has been installed. The vision for the International Dark Sky Discovery …

International Dark Sky Discovery Center breaks ground …

4/9/2024
It was the confluence of two major astronomic events that drew a crowd estimated at more than a thousand people to the Civic Center and Centennial Plaza in Fountian Hills on Monday, April 8. The …

Date announced for Discovery Center groundbreaking

3/28/2024
The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) has announced the groundbreaking for construction of the estimated $25 million educational facility in Fountain Hills will take place Monday, April …

Date announced for Discovery Center groundbreaking in …

3/5/2024
The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) has announced that the groundbreaking for construction on the educational facility in Fountain Hills will take place Monday, April 8, coinciding …

Lease approved for Dark Sky facility in Fountain Hills

2/22/2024
The Fountain Hills Town Council has approved an agreement with the International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) for the lease of town-owned property for the construction of the planned 23,000 …

Discovery Center set to break ground in Fountain Hills

11/28/2023
Development of a nonprofit STEM-based International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) will soon be underway in Fountain Hills. “We are over-the-top happy” said Joe Bill, IDSDC …

Council hears plans, Economic development update

11/14/2019
Recent changes in staff and department reorganization have prompted town staff to take a new look at the Economic Development Plan for the Town of Fountain Hills. Economic Development Director …

Women's Club welcomes Dark Sky Talk

11/13/2019
The International Dark Sky Discovery Center (IDSDC) is the featured topic at the Fountain Hills Women’s Club meeting Wednesday, Nov. 20. IDSDC President Joe Bill is guest speaker. He will …