Zoning amendment approved for Marigold development near old drive-in After a public hearing, Council approved a zoning change allowing the Marigold development, near the drive-in movie theater, to move forward. The Marigold development is being proposed for land on the north side of Highway 60 from Holder Drive to the …
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Creating a lasting legacy and oodles of curb appeal
Possibly no Irish son left a more lasting legacy benefiting Globe’s historic downtown than Kip Culver, the community leader, preservationist, and creative visionary whose passion for his hometown led to more than a decade of work preserving, protecting and promoting its historical uniqueness. Serving as director of the Cobre Valley …
Read More »Bed Tax changes tabled after lengthy response from Bed Tax organizations
On Tuesday, February 13, Globe City Council received pushback from a packed house as members of Bed Tax organizations attended to speak out about proposed changes to the Bed Tax distribution outlined at a previous meeting. The changes involve funding cuts to four of the five organizations to add the …
Read More »Open letter to Globe City Council opposing Bed tax changes
City proposal ‘robs Peter to pay Paul’ as they cut funding to the Chamber and others to sustain First Friday The City of Globe has recently unveiled a proposal that essentially takes money away from the Bed tax organizations to support First Fridays. The plan involves channeling an additional $40,000 …
Read More »Council considers bed tax changes at January 23 meeting
Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilman Rios …
Read More »Ribbon cutting for new mural happening this Friday
Please join us on Friday, June 3 at 5 p.m. for a ribbon cutting at the newly completed “Welcome to Globe” mural painted by Myron Starr on the Diamond M Dental building. The artist will be present to cut the ribbon, as well as the project sponsor, Carol Hinderberger, and …
Read More »Community Players take the stage with new production
The Copper Cities Community Players will perform You Can’t Take It With You on April 28, 29, and 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 each with 2022 season tickets available for $65. Tickets are on sale at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts. Set in the 1930s, this …
Read More »Seed Library created at Center for the Arts
The Seed Library at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (CVCA) has a huge assortment of flower and vegetable seeds available free to anyone with an interest in growing. The library currently holds more than 300 packets of seeds, alphabetically sorted and located in an antique file cabinet in …
Read More »Bats and Broomsticks Bash! 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Historic Train Depot
A Halloween themed fun-fundraiser in family mixer style for the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, put on in partnership with the CVCA, the Globe Downtown Association and the City of Globe. Tickets are only $13 each and all ages will be wrist-banded at the door. After a full fun …
Read More »One Act Plays open this Weekend
It started out as a contest. A challenge to would-be script writers. Launched in June, the contest hosted by the Copper Cities Community Players invited would-be script writers to submit original one-act plays which would then be performed by the Players in a future show. Nearly a dozen scripts came …
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