The year was 1997 and the retail giant, Woolworths, Master of the Five and Dime, the inspiration behind all the others who have come since; Wal Mart, Target, Home Depot, Costco, was closing its last store in the United States. It was located on Broad Street in Globe, Arizona and …
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Globe-Miami Mexican Restaurants: A Tale of Four Sisters
The Globe-Miami area is legendary for its’ Mexican food There is even a Facebook page called I love Globe-Miami Mexican Food with a following of 1,381 members and counting. So what’s the magic all about? It can largely be found by tracing the roots of family recipes back to four …
Read More »Globe’s Cinco de Mayo Festival Aims High
The Tex Mex Festival 2010 held in conjunction with Cinco de Mayo and hosted at Globe’s Community Center did not have a shortage of great entertainment during the two day event. From Javier Reynoso’s performance with his dancing horses, to the powerful performances by three Mariachi bands from Phoenix and …
Read More »Photo Gallery of Tex-Mex Festival
” menu_order=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Linda GrossWriter, photographer. Passionate foodie, lover of good books and storytelling. Lives in Globe. Plays in the historic district. Travels when possible.
Read More »Passenger Train Arrives In Miami, AZ
This morning passengers flooded the Old Depot in downtown Globe, Az to board the Copper Spike for a special VIP trip to Miami and back. Over 150 people, made up of mostly local media, area merchants, and political and community leaders found seats throughout the train’s five passenger cars. The …
Read More »Tex-Mex Festival in Globe this weekend!
This coming weekend, the Globe community will host one of the largest community events in recent history. A Tex-Mex Festival in celebration of Cinco de Mayo will be held at the Globe Community Center both Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. The City of Globe and Los Vecino y …
Read More »Fiddler Bill Bell returns to his roots in Miami
Fiddler and hometown boy, Bill Bell has returned to his roots in the Miami-Globe area to make a music video for his CD “Vicar’s Son.” The scenes from the music video have Bill walking along familiar terrain for anyone who has lived or visited this area. Some of the most …
Read More »United Jewelry: A Family Tradition in Globe, Arizona
In 1908 the future looked bright indeed for Globe, Arizona. With nearly 35 mines operating in the area, people were flocking to this mining town from far and wide. But for at least one young man, it was neither the mines nor the business opportunities in the area which brought Abe …
Read More »A Day at the landfill
Hall closets and Landfills have much in common. They store things we don’t want to think about. You know. Everything we don’t want company to see. Or you just can’t deal with at the moment. “Things” like the VCR we’re going to have fixed one day, the winter coats we …
Read More »The Mighty Vandals: take center stage at Herberger Theater
There are storied moments in history which shine light on those who made history and those who remember it. The 1951 basketball team made up of mostly Mexican kids from Bullion Plaza created a tidal wave of storied moments and led to one of the greatest basketball seasons ever. They …
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