This summer Patty Dodd and her husband, Doc, are going to close the doors of the little shop on S. Broad Street they’ve run for 16 years. The shop at the end of Broad with the red, white and blue sign has delighted local women with its sheer variety of …
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Miami Flyboy: Lt. Col. Hector Santa Anna
Lt. Col. Hector Santa Anna was with the Army Air Corps/USAF and entered service on July 1942. The following is an excerpt from the 2nd edition of ‘Arizona’s Hispanic Flyboys,’ by Rudy Villarreal. It is available at Bullion Plaza Museum and through Amazon.com. “Author Rudolph C. Villarreal has chronicled some …
Read More »Arizona’s Deadliest Gunfight: Draft resistance and tragedy 1918
TUCSON- On a cold winter morning, Jeff Power was lighting a fire in his remote Arizona cabin when he heard a noise, grabbed his rifle, and walked out the front door. Someone in the dark shouted, “Throw up your hands!” Shots rang out from inside and outside the cabin, and …
Read More »Miami, Arizona Celebrates its Centennial
Miami, Arizona will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this month and on Saturday, March 10th, the Miami Centennial Committee has planned a gala line up of events inside Bullion Plaza Museum‘s gymnasium to ring in the next 100 years. Activities will include a dedication of a new lighting project at the museum, …
Read More »Arts Commission hosts Globe event to gather ideas on Arts Education in Schools
PHOENIX- Globe-Miami will be the site of a state-wide community conversation to discuss arts education in Arizona schools. The event will be held in Globe at the Center for the Arts on March 22nd. The series is hosted by the Arizona Commission on the Arts along with Arizona the Arizona …
Read More »Six Myths of Buying Turquoise
The Smithsonian has called turquoise the most” important defining gem stone in Southwest jewelry,” and suggested in THIS article that turquoise is becoming almost more valuable than diamonds. Buyers who wish to make the most of their investment in turquoise should be aware of these six myths of buying turquoise. …
Read More »Youth theater excels in building skills and confidence
Learning music and theater in school correlates strongly with higher achievement in both math and reading, and brain research has shown that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, it also promotes creativity, social development, personality adjustment, and self-worth. The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is …
Read More »‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ gets high marks from readers
“How delightful that in an era as crude as ours this finely composed novel stretches out with old-World elegance.” —The Washington Post A Gentleman in Moscow shows what one can accomplish in a crumbling world with the right attitude about changing fortunes. The hero of the book, Count Alexander Rostov …
Read More »Sometimes The Blues. Susan Clardy’s Cultural History of Globe
Sometimes the Blues, the Letters and Diaries of Frank Hammon, a Lonely Frontiersman in Globe and Phoenix, 1882-1889, is much more than that. The book began when author Susan Clardy found her relatives’ letters, diaries, and photographs in her grandparents’ attic. Then Aaron and Ruth Cohen, owners of Guidon Books, …
Read More »Representative David Cook recognized as “Arts Champion” for his efforts in supporting arts & culture
Globe-Miami — Representative David Cook of Arizona State District 8 was recognized at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts Friday night as an “Arts Champion” for his efforts supporting arts and culture funding to nonprofit organizations across the state. The awards was bestowed Rep. Cook at a ceremony just prior …
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