This was first published in print for our Winter Issue in 2011 and later published online, February 5th, 2011. I had heard about St.Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery (located just south of Florence) years ago, and I finally made the time to visit it in June 2011. Although I am not Orthodox, …
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1909 was a very good year for Globe
Before looking ahead at our own New Year quickly approaching, we wanted to take a moment to look back to 1910 when the local newspaper, the Arizona Silver Belt ran a full page article on Globe, with the bold headline: “Growth Phenomenal During Year Just Closed” Globe Outdistances All Rivals …
Read More »Miami Rotary gets Cath Lab Tour
If you are having a heart attack, time counts, so it’s best not to spend precious time driving to the Valley before you can be seen by medical professionals. Dr. Abdul Menom, who has recently been brought on board to head CVRMCs new million dollar cath lab, told a group …
Read More »Masons host annual Clothe a Child at Bealls Outlet
It was only 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning and already the parking lot was full and the lights were on at Bealls Outlet in the Walmart center. Select families with small children were arriving for their appointed shopping spree thanks to the White Mountain Lodge and a program they …
Read More »Shop Superior 2nd Friday celebrates a one year anniversary
In small towns it is not unusual to see the downtown business district close up at five and go home. Yet, for the last year, Superior merchants have been lighting up the downtown district and staying open late for Shop Superior 2nd Friday. There are deals to be had, as each …
Read More »From Pain Pills to Heroin: An epidemic
Heroin and opioid use in the Globe-Miami area has escalated to the point that no amount of arrests can slow its advance, and experts at a recent Town Hall meeting want the community to be aware and concerned. “We can’t arrest our way out of this problem,” Globe Police Chief …
Read More »Santa arrives in Globe and takes requests
Santa and his elves arrived in Globe this morning driven not by eight reindeer but the Globe Fire Department. They arrived on schedule at the train depot where a line of kids waited with anticipation to give him their requests for Christmas. Linda GrossWriter, photographer. Passionate foodie, lover of good books and …
Read More »Bending time to meet the needs of a modern railroad system. Creating Standard Time.
It’s time to turn the clocks back for many, but not for us here in Arizona. And while people still grumble about the inconvenience, the reason behind Standard Time solved a very big problem when it was first adopted nearly 150 years ago. The year was 1883 and railroads were quickly becoming …
Read More »Brownfields Grant now available to local property owners
This afternoon you are invited to hear about the latest grant money awarded in the Globe-Miami community to help assess environmental contamination in many of our old and/or abandoned buildings. The event is hosted by the Gila County Industrial Authority (IDA) and will include remediation expert, Tod Allwin who has …
Read More »Taliesin hosts 1st Annual Paint the Town 2016! in Miami
The first of four planned ‘Paint the Town’ events to take place every year wrapped up on Saturday. The event, which is part of a four-year studio collaboration between Taliesin and Globe-Miami, left Miami awash in color after this last weekend when over 100 local volunteers, service organizations and community groups …
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