Linda Gross
Writer, photographer. Passionate foodie, lover of good books and storytelling. Lives in Globe. Plays in the historic district. Travels when possible.
Linda Gross
August 6, 2013
Attractions, History
This fall, Globe’s Apache Drive-In will close its gates on September 28. As the state’s last drive-in, with a capacity of just 200 cars, it has outlasted most. Within the last 25 years, Arizona has had all but two of its nearly 50 drive-ins close one by one. The Apache …
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Linda Gross
May 27, 2013
Living
Cities outgrew them long ago and towns have overlooked them in a rush to attract box stores and strip malls. Yet memories of a time when the main streets of our childhood literally held the lifeblood in the community is one reason why nearly thirty years ago the National Trust …
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Linda Gross
May 13, 2013
Attractions, History, The Visitors View
If you are like many people, you might enjoy visiting old cemeteries even if you don’t have relatives there. They are a tangible link with the past and as you stroll the grounds of any old cemetery and read the headstones you can’t help but wonder about the lives lived. Linda GrossWriter, …
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Linda Gross
May 6, 2013
Outdoors, The Visitors View
So I brought along an old camera that wasn’t so sensitive to dust and met a passel of people in front of The Huddle Sports Bar for my adventure to the top of the Pinals and beyond. Owners, Steve and Tracy Quick moved here in 2003 and Tracy says one …
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Linda Gross
May 4, 2013
Attractions, The Visitors View
You know that old saying about putting the cart before the horse? Well, actually Cows came first. Then horses. And now Ore Carts. They all represent a large scale public art event intended to draw attention – They Do! And in the cases of the Cow Parade and Painted …
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Linda Gross
April 1, 2013
Business, Health&Spirit
You wouldn't expect to find cutting-edge technology in a rural town, and Globe-Miami is no exception. Nonetheless, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center offers some of the best facilities and equipment around the state. See for yourself what a day inside the hospital looks like.
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Linda Gross
January 7, 2013
Arts & Entertainment, Business
"We've been lucky." They say the most gratifying aspect of the evolving enterprise is the sincere pleasure that thousands of visitors have expressed. "The genuine compliments bestowed upon our shop and toward our employees, from folks who have travelled far & wide is very special," Kelly remarks.
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Linda Gross
July 15, 2012
Education, Videos
This month we are featuring a video clip from the The Tiziano Project who came to San Carlos two years ago along with MAX: Media Arts Exchange, to teach an arts program that showed kids how to use the tools of “New Media” (digital photography, video and digital graphics) to tell …
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Linda Gross
July 1, 2012
Business, The Visitors View
The Apache Gold Casino and Resort sits just 5 miles outside of Globe on land owned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and has played a key role in the economic health of the region since it’s inception in 1994. So in 2009 when the Casino announced that due to …
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Linda Gross
May 4, 2012
Living
Growing up in the Midwest or on the East Coast you could easily believe in your innate ability to grow things. Everyone back East it seems is blessed with a green thumb. Homes are filled with healthy house plants and prolific back yard gardens. Gardening it seems takes little skill …
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