David Abbott
Journalist, writer and editor who has worked for community newspapers for more than 15 years. After four years at Davis-Monthan AFB and a few years living in Tucson, moved to California to find his fortune. He is happy to be back in Arizona, in the mountains he loves.
David Abbott
August 29, 2022
Living
Globe residents might be surprised what they can find at the City’s Active Adult Center and Public Library. Karaoke? Check. A tool lending library? Check. How about a cement mixer available to borrow? Check. The senior center and library, in partnership with the City of Globe, offer daily programs and …
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David Abbott
August 26, 2022
Living
Fiesta time is returning to Miami next month when the town will celebrate its heritage with a daylong festival returning for the second time since the pandemic. The event celebrates Mexican culture’s influence and the community’s rich mining history. This year’s Fiesta will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 at …
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David Abbott
August 3, 2022
Announcements, Arts & Entertainment, Living
The Town of Miami is revving up for a car show this September, and downtown will be lively with music, food, and activities – culminating in a show that will whet everyone’s appetite for Miami’s Second Saturdays to follow. “We just figured it’s about time to bring another car show …
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David Abbott
August 1, 2022
Government, Living
The City of Globe City Council is in the process of approving a far-reaching 2022-2023 budget that will include funds dedicated to providing citizens an improved quality of life with investments into City parks and a reimagined community pool. “This is a great moment in the history of our City …
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David Abbott
July 25, 2022
Government, Outdoors
Residents along Six Shooter Canyon Road have tangled with Gila County administrators and Supervisor Tim Humphrey’s office for the past few months over a project that is expected to remove a number of large trees from the wash that parallels the road. There may have already been 18 to 30 …
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David Abbott
May 25, 2022
Government, Living, Outdoors
Woodbury, Bush and Telegraph: The names of those fires will be branded on the memories of Globe-Miami residents for a long time to come. They burned nearly a half-million acres from the Pinals to the Superstitions and left a swath of scorched desert — and millions of dollars in property …
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David Abbott
April 22, 2022
Culture, Government
The organization that provided resources to help establish Globe’s Economic Development Department (EDD) is coming to town for its annual retreat this month, in an effort to show its members the results of their work and to highlight the successes of the Building Rural Economies (BRE) initiative in rural Arizona. …
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David Abbott
April 16, 2022
Living, The Visitors View
Volcanic activity and millennia of erosion from wind and water shaped east-central Arizona over the course of millions of years. Through this region runs one of southern Arizona’s most scenic stretches of highway – Arizona State Highway 77 between Globe and Tucson. Over the course of geologic history, natural forces …
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David Abbott
February 19, 2022
Business, Government
The crumbling shell of Hill Street School in Globe has new champions and if the process works out in their favor, the weedy eyesore with the broken windows at the southern entrance to downtown might soon become a senior affordable housing project, creating a fresh look for the entryway. “If …
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David Abbott
February 10, 2022
Politics
In our first installment, Talking Politics introduced Civic Engagement Beyond Voting (CEBV), a grassroots organization dedicated to helping progressive voters get involved in the legislative process. The organization was founded by Melinda Merkel Iyer, a Tucson-based activist, is bringing politics down to a local level, where citizen action can make …
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