Linda Gross
July 1, 2012
Business, The Visitors View
The Apache Gold Casino and Resort sits just 5 miles outside of Globe on land owned by the San Carlos Apache Tribe and has played a key role in the economic health of the region since it’s inception in 1994. So in 2009 when the Casino announced that due to …
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Linda Gross
October 2, 2011
Living, The Visitors View
Cities outgrew them long ago and towns have over looked them in a rush to attract box stores and strip malls. Yet memories of a time when the main streets of our childhood literally held the lifeblood in the community is one reason why nearly 30 years ago the National …
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Linda Gross
July 6, 2011
History, The Visitors View
Historical Museums play an important role in communities across America. They are the repositories of local lore, and family histories. They share a common desire with the community to preserve what has gone before and make it available to future generations. Our own Historical Museum has been called “an exceptional …
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Linda Gross
May 5, 2011
Attractions, Outdoors, The Visitors View
In an age where shopping malls and super highways rule our lives, the downtown district of Globe, with its “Main Street” of small shops, walk-able sidewalks, park benches and local traffic is something locals may take for granted, but visitors find charming. It’s more human scale satisfies the senses. Since moving to …
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Linda Gross
May 1, 2010
Arts & Entertainment, The Visitors View
” menu_order=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Linda GrossWriter, photographer. Passionate foodie, lover of good books and storytelling. Lives in Globe. Plays in the historic district. Travels when possible.
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Linda Gross
April 27, 2010
The Visitors View
This coming weekend, the Globe community will host one of the largest community events in recent history. A Tex-Mex Festival in celebration of Cinco de Mayo will be held at the Globe Community Center both Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. The City of Globe and Los Vecino y …
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Guest Contributor
April 15, 2010
Outdoors, The Visitors View
If you love the outdoors as much as we do, there is no such thing as time wasted in the Pinals. However, spring IS an opportune time to see all kinds of birds, from black-chinned sparrows to Lucy's warblers.
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Guest Contributor
July 4, 2008
Outdoors, The Visitors View
It looked like a great party. Folks kept arriving. The late afternoon warmth was perfect. Picnic tables were spread with barbeque fare. Big coolers held drinks that would quench thirst. Lively music played. But the small group gathered nearby, at the Besh Ba Gowah parking lot, was not invited. Would …
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Darin Lowery
January 1, 2008
Living, The Visitors View
Our world would look much different, perhaps with a lot less plastic, had it not been for the advent of Bakelite in the early 1900s. In 1907, Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland of Belgium was experimenting with a new form of insulator when he created the compound now known as phenolic formaldehyde resin... He called it Bakelite. From then on, it was all the rage.
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