As Globe City Council works to update its Strategic Action Plan in preparation for setting the 2025/2026 budget, Council has prioritized creating a sustainable model for the future. One important aspect of future fiscal sustainability is updating the City’s fee schedule for everything from administrative costs to development to utilities …
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Wildfires have become an increasingly devastating force across the western United States, with California recently bearing much of the brunt. But the impact of increasing wildfire risk doesn’t stop at state lines. For communities like Globe, evolving insurance industry assessments are reshaping the home insurance landscape, leading to excluded coverage …
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Blue and Lisa Saiz have a lot to celebrate. Blue’s Shop is 5 years old and Lisa is 10 years cancer-free. “Every day is a surprise,” says Lisa. “We started from dirt.” Blue’s Kustoms, the custom body shop at 106 West Ash Street (Highway 60), atop a hill overlooking Globe, …
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Note: A reprint from this year’s Community Guide, we have updated the information to include the newly opened whiskey-tasting room and ax-throwing lanes. Along with the new phone number to the Flats: 480-594-8030 Miami Flats, a family-owned, family-friendly tavern at 406 Sullivan Street, opened its doors on October 14, 2023. …
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As the summer draws to a close, the City of Globe’s relationship with the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) continues to grow and strengthen, thanks to increasing community investment and entrepreneurial training. Thanks to a grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), RCAC returned over the summer to host …
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Arizona native Thomas Lopez was going about his business fixing municipal pools when he noticed a two-story building—Gramma’s House Antiques and Treasures—beside one of Miami’s five historic bridges. “I fell in love with that particular building because it was next to one of the Luten Arches, which are cool-looking, and …
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The City of Globe has made significant economic progress in the past six years, and empty storefronts are beginning to fill with a variety of new businesses and restaurants, creating a sought-after destination and giving residents access to a wider range of goods and services. Efforts to clean up blight …
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Every day, Mike Shirley walks or drives up the hill from his house to Golden Hills Nursery & Feed – an oasis of plant life in the middle of the desert. He’s been running the nursery for 50 years. Now 83, he continues despite health woes. “I get up here …
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Anyone in Globe who has tasted Anthony Puskaric’s food already knows what’s in store when he opens his Gila Hogs BBQ restaurant within the next few months: great barbecue with a strong foundation in family. “I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for my mom, but also …
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There’s a sense of anticipation in the local business community, as the calendar turns to the new year and buildings that have sat idle begin to fill with new signs of life. From restaurant chains expanding into Globe to hometown entrepreneurs turning their dreams into reality, 2024 will usher in …
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