Patti Daley
A traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to face the heat, follow love, and find desert treasure. She writes in many formats and records travel scraps and other musings at daleywriting.com.
Patti Daley
June 5, 2025
Announcements, Attractions, Living
The Globe-Miami Farmers’ Market opens Saturday June 7, from 8-11 a.m. at Globe City Hall Veterans Park at 150 N. Pine St. Then every Saturday. Same place. Same time. Until the end of September. The outdoor market features longtime vendors and a few new ones. Mary Hysong, of Hysong Grows, …
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Patti Daley
April 29, 2025
History, Living
FamilySearch International, the genealogical arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), is dedicated to helping people preserve their family history. LDS supports 6580 FamilySearch centers worldwide and a database with over 19 billion searchable names. “It’s valuable to know who you are and where you came …
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Patti Daley
March 22, 2025
Attractions, History, Living, Outdoors
Wes Sukosky maintained Central Field for 12 years before he was offered part-time pay. “This was all dirt. Weeds. Trees – not the beautiful kind,” says his son, Jonathan Sukosky, surveying the pristine field and practice area at 529 Mayss Street in Globe. Today he is Head Groundskeeper for the …
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Patti Daley
December 30, 2024
Education, Health&Spirit, Living
“Read On Express” has become a downtown Christmas tradition. On December 14, the historic depot decked the halls and people came from Globe, Miami, San Carlos, Payson and the Valley to enjoy the festivities and support early literacy. “The main goal of the event is to get a book in …
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Patti Daley
November 16, 2024
Culture, Health&Spirit, Living
For the second consecutive year, the High Desert Middle School football team won their division championship, undefeated. Miami Jr. High was runner-up. The foundation for this regional success, according to many in the game, is the CCYS Punchers Tackle Football and Cheer program. The organization involves youth from Globe, Miami, …
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Patti Daley
October 26, 2024
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Living
Just past the turn of the millennium, Douglas Miles took his teenage son to buy a skateboard at a mall. “He was skating a lot and starting to crack them,” he recalls. Douglas didn’t have the money to buy his son one of the designer brand boards on the wall. …
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Patti Daley
October 23, 2024
Living
A house fire. Flooding after a massive rain. An unexpected illness. The need for temporary housing catches most people by complete surprise. And yet, when the need arises, Gila House is there. Since January 2010, GILA House, a 501(c)3, has offered General Interim Living Assistance (GILA) to families facing life-altering …
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Patti Daley
September 28, 2024
Health&Spirit, Living
Blue and Lisa Saiz have a lot to celebrate. Blue’s Shop is 5 years old and Lisa is 10 years cancer-free. “Every day is a surprise,” says Lisa. “We started from dirt.” Blue’s Kustoms, the custom body shop at 106 West Ash Street (Highway 60), atop a hill overlooking Globe, …
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Patti Daley
September 20, 2024
Business, Living
Note: A reprint from this year’s Community Guide, we have updated the information to include the newly opened whiskey-tasting room and ax-throwing lanes. Along with the new phone number to the Flats: 480-594-8030 Miami Flats, a family-owned, family-friendly tavern at 406 Sullivan Street, opened its doors on October 14, 2023. …
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Patti Daley
July 23, 2024
Attractions, Culture, Living
La Luz del Dia café served breakfast and lunch in Globe-Miami by the same family for more than half a century. The large coffee cup above the sidewalk at 304 N. Broad Street is a downtown landmark. Last year, the business went up for sale. “Once I got the picture …
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