The Cobre Valley Foundation is a local non-profit organization that helps provide equipment and amenities at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center that align with the mission of the hospital. According to Fernando Shipley—who serves on both the foundation’s board and the hospital’s governing board—“These are items that improve the overall …
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Steve Shapiro started Superior Organics because of a friend. He was healthy, young, wildly athletic—one of those guys you suspect might be invincible—until he got cancer and died in his early forties. In the end, one of the few things that provided him any relief was medical marijuana. The experience …
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When Bill Holmquist was hired to work on the 1997 Oliver Stone film U Turn, he lied and said he knew where Superior, Arizona was in where the film was set to be shot. “I had no idea and I had lived in Mesa for about 15 years,” he says …
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Mike Montiel’s descriptions of his mushrooms fall somewhere between a good scotch and an alien lifeform. He calls oyster mushrooms “earthy and nutty” and speaks endearingly about the lion’s mane’s “pillowy, long tendrils. Each one of the tendrils grows out and as they grow out they grow together,” he says. …
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I am thankful for a big family, close friends and a community to call home. I am also thankful for this wonderful time of year that brings us all closer together. My heart and belly warm as I think of food cooking in the oven and a fresh cut log on …
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Tortilla Factory and Restaurant in Mammoth serves up fresh, hand-stretched tortillas. It takes a lot people to make Maria Torres’ hand-stretched tortillas. “It’s a lot of labor” says Torres, the owner of Mi Pueblito Mexican Food and Tortillas Mi Pueblito in Mammoth. “My product, it’s a good quality. I use …
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Bert Archer has always been a craftsman and artisan of sorts. As a general contractor in California for nearly 30 years, he designed, built and installed custom kitchens and cabinetry. However, a heart attack several years ago left him unable to return to the demands of that job and ultimately …
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*Originally published in the Summer of 2010 and reproduced for web in 2012. “ Frank Woolworth won a fortune, not by showing how little could be sold for so much but how much could be sold for little.” New York Times 1919 The year was 1997 and the retail giant, …
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"We've been lucky." They say the most gratifying aspect of the evolving enterprise is the sincere pleasure that thousands of visitors have expressed. "The genuine compliments bestowed upon our shop and toward our employees, from folks who have travelled far & wide is very special," Kelly remarks.
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In 1908 the future looked bright indeed for Globe, Arizona. With nearly 35 mines operating in the area, people were flocking to this mining town from far and wide. But for at least one young man, it was neither the mines nor the business opportunities in the area which brought Abe …
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