Miami Loco Art Festival is a one of a kind experience of music, poetry, visual arts, performance art, body art, street art, and “open-to-suggestions” art. It combines a little bit of Loco, some heart and soul and enough of the unexpected to be worth a drive from the Valley or …
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A Look Back on Miami History through the “Great Carnack Q & A”
During last night’s Centennial dinner celebrating Miami’s 100th anniversary, Miami alum, Mike Terrill, presented the audience with a look back on Miami’s history through a Q&A session where he provided the answer and looked for the question. He titled his portion of the Centennial Dinner, “The Great Carnack Question and …
Read More »Miami, Arizona Celebrates its Centennial
Miami, Arizona will be celebrating its 100th anniversary this month and on Saturday, March 10th, the Miami Centennial Committee has planned a gala line up of events inside Bullion Plaza Museum‘s gymnasium to ring in the next 100 years. Activities will include a dedication of a new lighting project at the museum, …
Read More »The Evolution Of A Band: Miami’s Big Band Sound
This story first appeared in our summer 2014 issue It’s the first Friday of June, and the sun is beginning to set behind Miami. An eight-piece band plays a lighthearted ‘50s tune in front of Bullion Plaza as a woman dances her heart out in the empty street in front …
Read More »Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament celebrates 100th anniversary
One hundred years ago, the tiny town of Miami was bustling with new growth – its population, economy and spirituality. Not only was a J.C. Penney’s store, a YMCA, the hospital, the sewer system and Miami High School built, but the church known then as Our Lady of Mt. Carmel …
Read More »Artist Patty Sjolin of Miami: From Concept Artist to Muralist
“I always wanted to [create] a character that would live forever and ever, that everyone knows,” Patty Sjolin says. “I want it to give that feeling in your heart.” Sjolin is an artist who started out in a small town in Texas, but whose concepts have reached around the world …
Read More »Taliesin hosts 1st Annual Paint the Town 2016! in Miami
The first of four planned ‘Paint the Town’ events to take place every year wrapped up on Saturday. The event, which is part of a four-year studio collaboration between Taliesin and Globe-Miami, left Miami awash in color after this last weekend when over 100 local volunteers, service organizations and community groups …
Read More »Laying down Ink. How Ray Webb and NeoTat are changing the industry
When Ray Webb picks up a block of steel in his shop, there’s something about the familiar way he turns it over in his hand that tells you he knows everything there is to know about it—that he must have handled ten thousand blocks of steel like this one. And …
Read More »Spring 2016 Git Er Done Preview: Joe Sanchez
Today we’re sharing an excerpt of an article that will appear in our Spring print issue, on newsstands April 6th! We’re honored to tell the story of Mr. Joe Sanchez and highlight all of his contributions to our community for the Spring 2016 installment of Git Er Done. Read the …
Read More »Palmer Report March 9th
Spring is marching it’s way into the atmosphere. The cool, crisp mornings break away into warm days and shady evenings. Those beautiful poppies paint the desert hills in a way that is unique to our area. The rocky hills of Globe-Miami become rolling meadows for a short time, go out and …
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