Kip Culver, Globe’s Mainstreet Director for 19 years, preserved, protected and promoted our historic downtown district in Globe. His work included saving the old Globe Cafe from demlolition, adding an elevator to the Center for the Arts, adorning...
My sister sent me a meme which showed three little characters sitting around a campfire. One says “I feel underwhelmed.” The second one pipes in, “I feel overwhelmed.” The third says simply, …
Wherever you land on the recent dust up on full display at the Miami Town Council meetings, it might be worth noting that every person who has ever sat on the Miami Town Council does so because they …
Few projects give me greater satisfaction than producing the Annual Community Guide to Globe-Miami each year. It's a mini showcase of the businesses, industries and organizations that make our …
Miami's recent election came down to a choice most small towns face without ever naming it: insider legitimacy versus competence legitimacy. Voters chose the insiders by a large margin in this …
This week, a time capsule was opened dating back 50 years to 1976, so it feels fitting to reflect on that year. The Broadway musical Annie opened, and its signature song has resonated …
When someone new moves to a small town like ours, something interesting often happens. They want to meet people, so they talk to everyone. They want to contribute, so they get involved. They notice …
WE ARE A MINING COMMUNITY. The ground beneath our towns has always held both promise and peril — jobs and prosperity on one hand, and real impacts to our water, our land and our way of life on the …
Last week, Harrison Ford stood at Mountain America Stadium just down the road and told ASU's graduating class something worth repeating: "Stand up for someone who can't stand up for themselves. Bring …
"Not my son. Over my dead body." — Marjorie Taylor Greene, April 2026 Donald Trump came into office calling himself a peace president. "We will measure our success not only by the …
Recently, I reconnected with family and friends I hadn't seen in years while attending my brother's funeral in Texas. And the thing I'm still turning over in my mind is how big a life my brother had …
Last weekend, rodeo came back to Gila County, and it was worth the wait. Bringing the Arizona State High School Rodeo Association back required real investment. The …
Baseball is in the air, Round Mountain Park is blanketed in purple flowers, and poppies are strutting their stuff on every hillside and sidewalk crack. It must be spring. We are breaking …
This excerpt came from a book project my brother undertook at the age of 68 with the assistance of Storyworth, an app that provides weekly prompts for writing down life’s memories, lessons and …
THE CHINESE CALENDAR heralds the arrival of the Fire Horse this month. It is a rare occurrence, which happens only every 60 years, the last one being in 1966. So it begs the question: Have you ever …
On Valentine’s Day, 1912, President William Howard Taft signed the proclamation making Arizona the 48th state. We entered the Union with one of the most citizen-driven constitutions in …
This last weekend we saw another outpouring of support for our local community businesses when the Pontiac Club of the Valley drove up to present checks to 4 …
To help start the new year, I’m sharing a piece by my friend Ellen Schneider, who has taught the principles of feng shui for more than three decades. Whether we’re dealing with a chaotic world or simply a house full of clutter, there always seems to be a feng shui principle that speaks directly to the moment.
As this year wraps up and we head into Christmas week—and the final days of 2025—I hear a collective sigh. It has been a tough year.
When floodwaters swept through our community this fall, word traveled quickly beyond our borders. What followed was an extraordinary wave of encouragement, donations, and heartfelt messages that reminded us how deeply our town is cared for.
Patricia Sanders, author of this week’s op-ed, wrapped up my thoughts perfectly as we head into Thanksgiving week. She quoted a Benedictine monk who said, “It is not joy that makes us …
I had my car serviced at 60’s Motors this week. They’ve been my go-to auto shop since I moved here in 2001. Located just down the street from me—a short hop and a skip past Broad …
Oct 15 - As we went to press this week, we were feeling thankful that the severe thunderstorms predicted for our area never quite materialized. And then came Sunday morning, when the skies once again …
What this new format offers is more than just frequency. It gives us a more immediate connection to the people who live, work, and play in this region.
We have shifted all our efforts to producing a high-quality community paper which will come out every other week. Here you will find not only arts, entertainment and stories about people, culture and events in the area you’ve come to associate with us, but also local sports, business, education, police/fire and coverage of local government.