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  • CultureDose of History

    Arizona’s ‘Old School’ B&Bs

    By Sam Lowe
    November 23, 2013
    There was a time when sleeping in the classroom was strictly a no-no. But today, in some places, nodding off in the schoolhouse is ...
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  • CultureSmall Town Scene

    Requiem for an Old Arizona Heavyweight

    By Sam Lowe
    October 21, 2013
    KINGMAN -- Some of the old cowboy movie stars achieved fame for their ability to ride a horse, whup bad guys or strum the ...
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  • CultureFood & DiningSouthern Arizona

    A Stompin’ Good Time at the Harvesting of the Vine Festival

    By Sam Lowe
    September 21, 2013
    ELGIN - Deep within the souls of most human beings, there lies this urge to jump into a vat of freshly picked grapes and ...
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  • Arizona State Flag
    Culture

    Arizona Trivia Sampler 4: Can You Pass?

    By Andrea Aker
    September 4, 2013
    Test your knowledge of Arizona places, people and activities with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down ...
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  • Buford House in Tombstone
    CultureSouthern Arizona

    George Daves and Petra Edmunds: Tragic Tombstone Love Story May Not Be What It Seems

    By Andrea Aker
    August 14, 2013
    Have you heard of George Daves and Petra Edmunds? Legend has it these lovers took part in an attempted murder-suicide in front of the ...
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  • CultureValley of the Sun

    Wallace and Ladmo, Gone but Not Forgotten

    By Andrea Aker
    July 29, 2013
    Q: My husband and I moved here almost a year ago. We were at a dinner not long ago with three other couples and ...
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  • CultureNatural SurroundingsNorthern Arizona

    Time Stands Still in Supai

    By Sam Lowe
    July 19, 2013
    SUPAI -- This small village may be one of the few places left on Earth where time actually has stood still. It is the ...
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  • Culture

    Mattie Earp Gravesite, Vandals Spark Preservation of Historic Pinal Cemetery

    By Andrea Aker
    May 2, 2013
    The historic Pinal Cemetery, ca. 1880 to approximately 1920, served the residents of Pinal and the mill workers from Silver King Mine. Following the ...
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  • CultureNorthern ArizonaSmall Town Scene

    Winslow Chamber of Commerce Housed in Old Arizona Trading Post

    By Sam Lowe
    March 30, 2013
    WINSLOW -- Most Chamber of Commerce office buildings are just that -- office buildings. But the structure that houses the Winslow Chamber of ...
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  • CultureFood & DiningValley of the Sun

    Mighty Helmet Display at Max’s Sports Bar in Glendale

    By Sam Lowe
    January 19, 2013
    GLENDALE -- Max Beyer's original plan was to hang a few football helmets on the walls of the sports bar he opened in 1979. ...
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