It started with three friends, a few beers, and a crazy idea to spread some holiday cheer. The year was 2002, and Billy Mata, Al Nader, and Bobby Pena – the ‘three amigos’ of the Independent Riders – set out on a mission to help local families in need. For …
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She fell in love with his sense of humor. He loves how she loves what he loves. “I’m blessed that she loves history so much,” he says. “He makes it so relatable,” she replies. They both love roads and maps. Twice retired, they explore the countryside, looking for hidden pieces …
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One morning in late March, almost exactly two years ago, in a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., a man named Neil King kissed his wife, stepped out the front door of his house, turned right, and kept walking. And kept walking—for three weeks. He walked all the way to New York …
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In 1901, Arizona was a perilous place to be. Law and order had not yet arrived, and cattle rustlers, horse thieves, stagecoach robbers, and smugglers were making life – and business – difficult. Two of the territory’s largest cattle owners were seriously considering moving to other ranges. And the level …
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Blue and Lisa Saiz have built a thriving automotive business in Globe, atop a steep dirt hill and a lot of hard work. “You take chances,” says Blue Saiz. “I’ve lost, yeah. But I’ve gained more than I’ve lost.” Patti DaleyA traveler, Patti Daley came to Globe in 2016 to …
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Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to develop more calmness, clarity and concentration? Or maybe to improve your physical fitness, or to work on your boundaries with people? Help is at hand, and his name is Master Chand Hee Kim. He’s a ninth-degree black belt, and for more than …
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In July, Aja Dezeeuw joined Cobre Valley Institute of Technology as the school’s first counselor. Dezeeuw is excited to work with the students in Globe, Hayden, Miami, Ray, San Carlos, and Superior, as well as online and home-schooled students, for whom CVIT provides specialized vocational training – commonly called career …
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While COVID-19 presented numerous challenges for most Americans, for Globe’s Jim Lindstrom, the pandemic also launched a new passion: restoring old sewing machines. A modern-day Renaissance man of sorts, the Pickle Barrel Trading Post manager was already a gifted graphic designer, gardener, and photographer. But about a year ago, when …
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Reid Burrows, 27, an ultramarathoner from New Brunswick, Canada, has run all over the U.S., and for two weeks in March 2022, he ran around Globe. “Globe is a hidden gem for the trail community,” he says. “It’s a hidden gem in Arizona.”Reid came to Arizona to train for the …
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George W. P. Hunt got his start in life when he came to Globe in 1881 – first waiting tables in James Pascoe’s restaurant, then working as a mucker in the Old Dominion Mine. By 1892 he’d won a seat representing Gila County in the territorial legislature. In 1900, taking …
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