The Cathy Sanchez-Cañez Memorial Foundation’s five Little Free Libraries have brought over 10,000 books to the children in the Globe-Miami region in honor of Cathy’s life. As the fifth anniversary of her passing in a flash flood approaches, her mother was asked how Cathy’s family and friends turned such a …
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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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Press Release by San Carlos Apache Tribe. May 2 San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz. —The San Carlos Apache Tribe has petitioned the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) to call upon the United States government to withhold the transfer of sacred Oak Flat for the proposed Resolution …
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A contest for young artists is bringing new color to the Copper Corridor in the form of mining-themed murals. Artists under age 30 were invited to submit designs, and the winning murals will appear on walls in Globe, Miami, Superior, Kearny, Hayden, and Winkelman. The artists were allowed to use …
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After WWII at the outset of the Cold War, the production of atomic weapons and dreams of a future powered by nuclear energy led to a boom in the uranium market that set off a mining craze in Arizona reminiscent of earlier booms of gold, silver, copper and other rare …
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Miami High School recently capped off its campus overhaul with a celebration dedicating the refurbished sports facility—the newly renamed Vargas Family Gym—in honor of longtime basketball coaches Richard “Dickie” Vargas and his son Ken. The December 16 celebration was made even sweeter by the Vandals varsity basketball team getting its …
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“Art can tap into something… It can stop you in a moment and make you feel something.” Carrie Curley At age 33, Carrie “CC” Curley left life on the reservation with her spray paint, brushes, and Xacto knife, intent to bring light to community struggles. Patti DaleyA traveler, Patti Daley …
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Live music is the heartbeat of many community events in Globe-Miami – marching bands in the parades, pep bands at football and basketball games, community theater, indoor sit-down concerts, and dancing in the street. “We have fun,” says Neto Vasquez, bandleader for Neto and Imagine, a favorite local dance band …
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Finding teachers has become increasingly difficult in rural Arizona, particularly in the past decade with waves of retirements and with enrollments in teacher certification programs dropping precipitously, but Miami High School has tapped into existing pathways for potential teachers and offered alternatives for established professionals seeking changes. MHS has survived, …
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The building at 110 Broad Street was the first two-story brick building in town. It stood alone for years. Built by the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) in 1898, the second floor was then, and remains today, the meeting hall of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Globe-Miami. “There’s …
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