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
January 22, 2020
Breaking News
After a day of steady rain on January 21, the mountain pass between Globe and Superior let loose a large cascade of rocks and boulders that tumbled onto Highway 60. Rock slides are common in this pass after a soaking rain, but this one brought with it a boulder the …
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Linda Gross
January 15, 2020
Announcements, Health&Spirit, Living
United Fund of Globe-Miami held their annual meeting on January 14th at Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum. The event included a luncheon and a special presentation for the winners of the 2020 YEAR of YES! projects. Three projects received a $10,000 grant to carry out their vision: Shelter Buddies,Helping …
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Linda Gross
December 9, 2019
Government, Op-Ed/Letters
Have you ever complained about the streets, or the blight, or the state of housing…or any other number of infrastructure needs facing Miami? Miami is just one week, and 141 surveys short of receiving nearly a quarter of a million dollars in federal funding from HUD. The deadline for getting …
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Linda Gross
November 16, 2019
Arts & Entertainment
2019 has been a very good year for Tim Harmon, cowboy turned bronze-artist from Globe. Harmon, who was always good with his hands – he tinkered with spur-making and other artistic endeavors while earning a living building homes – picked up sculpting in 2004 after he took a workshop in …
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Linda Gross
October 14, 2019
Business
Working out of a small brick retail space on Broad Street, with little ventilation, no cooling, and a space barely large enough to fit his pizza oven, Paul Burkland launched his pizza business in downtown Globe. He used his middle name and called it Leonard Paul’s Pizza. It was the …
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Linda Gross
September 19, 2019
Breaking News, Government, Police
GLOBE_ Fire broke out in downtown Miami this morning, with the first calls coming in around 2:30 a.m. Fire departments from Tri-City, Globe, Payson and Tonto Basin responded and battled the fire for nearly 5 hours this morning before getting it contained. It is believed to have started at 417 …
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Linda Gross
September 14, 2019
Living
By Carol Broeder and Linda Gross This spring a perfect storm struck Globe. But it wasn’t weather. It was cats. Cats, cats and more cats. Cats and kittens—waves of them—washed into the Cat House shelter in Globe, operated by the High Desert Humane Society (HDHS). Volunteers had been instructed not …
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Linda Gross
July 26, 2019
Announcements, Education, Outdoors
The Tonto Basin Visitor Center invites you to join them on August 10th when they will be celebrating Smokey’s 75th birthday. Get your picture taken with Smokey Bear from 8 a.m. till 1 p.m. Cake and prizes will be provided for everyone and special Smokey Bear items will be sold …
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Linda Gross
May 28, 2019
Living
The CCYS Globe Miami Piranha Swim Team” kicked off the 2019 Swim season with an enrollment of 70 kids, nearly doubling their numbers from last season. Despite the unseasonably cold weather for May and water temperature in the low 60’s, there was little hesitation from the kids as they all …
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Linda Gross
May 23, 2019
Government
The Cobre Valley Collaborative, a group of community leaders and government officials met Tuesday morning at Dream Manor Inn to share in the results of a 3-month planning process. The work, which began in January, focused on bettering our community in three key areas; education, recreation and housing. The planning …
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