Phoenix-With an overall growth rate of 40% in the state during the '90s, nearly all cities in Arizona grew. New residents flocked to the outlying cities, however, and suburbs grew more than the established core.

LOS ANGELES-Government-mandated commission determines that an independent San Fernando Valley is financially viable, pushing the secession efforts closer to a public vote. Newly created city would be nation's sixth largest.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-The proposed deal for Bonaventure Country Club and its two 18-hole golf courses collapses over alleged environmental and title problems. Fort Lauderdale is 26 miles north of Miami.

OAK PARK, MI-The Detroit Artillery Armory, a former World War II production center, is now offered for sale through public bids. City officials thought they had a deal to buy the property for $2.5 million.