History & Culture

**Reprint from 2013, when the business had just turned ten years old.   Today the Pickle Barrel Trading Post is still going strong - and is open 7 days a week 11 am - 5 pm. And the couple did launch a website which offers online shopping here: https://picklebarreltradingpost.com/ You Won’t Believe What's Inside! The old warehouse that sits alongside the railroad tracks at the …

San Carlos Middle School’s princess and Apache club keep traditions alive 

Bullion Plaza’s Second Friday Lecture Series features author and historian Bob Bigando with “Copper 101,” a look at how mining shaped the community.

Robert Wilson, a flute player at Apache Jii for more than 20 years, submitted photos of his mother, Hyacinth Wilson, a San Carlos Apache basketweaver who passed away this year.

For more than a decade, the local theater ensemble Copper Cities Community Players and the Globe Downtown Association have produced this walking tour as a means of both honoring those interred at the cemetery and educating tour-goers about Globe’s history.

Memorabilia from The Sang Tai restaurant in Globe dates back to the 1930s ...

This October, the Chamber will host the 42nd Annual Apache Jii in downtown Globe, celebrating the San Carlos Apache culture and contributions to the region and representing a broad array of Native …

Tribal sovereignty, communication breakdowns and jurisdictional issues under scrutiny after teen’s death By:  Caitlin Sievers   - May 16, 2025 Emily Pike’s mother found out that her …

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 …

Being part of Arizona’s “Copper Triangle,” most people only think of copper when they think of mining in Gila County. But there was another mineral that was heavily mined here—the notoriously …

“The dean of Arizona travel writers” is making a stop in Globe-Miami, coinciding with this year’s AZ Poppy Fest, a celebration of spring and its flowers throughout the entire month of April in …

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 …

Big plans are in the works for Miami's historic 155-step Keystone Stairs , as the first phase of extensive renovation plans takes shape. It is a project intended to draw more visitors to the area and …

Swing into the Past: Share Your Family’s Globe-Miami Baseball Memories (1900–1950) Globe Miami Times and the Cobre Valley Arts Center are excited to host a gallery exhibit of local baseball …

The closure of a small-town radio station may not come as a surprise to young generations or those living in large cities, but for a small community like Globe-Miami, the end of local radio station …

We used to be quick to say, “Sign me up!”—whether for the local bowling league, the newly formed chess club, or established organizations like the Elks or Rotary Club. But now, more often than …

By Paul Wolterbeek: Gila County Government In December 2024 , KIKO AM / FM Radio   signed off for the last time , concluding an extraordinary chapter that began in 1958. Under the visionary …

There are moments in a business or organization that you can look back on and think we wouldn't be here today if not for moments like this.  Inflection points that completely alter the …

Local attorney and longtime Globe resident Tom Thompson estimates he has owned upward of 40 buildings in Globe and Miami over the course of his half-century in the community. Some of them more than …

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 …

We’ve all experienced someone telling us we ought to do something we’re already in the middle of doing, or that we ought to do it a certain way when we already know perfectly well how to get it …

In 1901, Arizona was a perilous place to be. Law and order had not yet arrived, and cattle rustlers, horse thieves, stagecoach robbers, and smugglers were making life – and business – difficult. …

Trick Roper and Rider Nancy Sheppard Tells Her Story The year must have been 1947 when a dazzling 17-year-old brunette adorned in orchids was entertaining a crowd at what was considered the largest …

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