Culture
Anthony Blum: The Man Who Conned a Priest
Have you heard the one about how Anthony Blum's deathbed confession kept him out of jail? It happened more than a century ago. In ...Cecil Cresswell: Arizona’s Lady Rustler
Up in the high desert around Winslow, there's still talk of Cecil Cresswell. Despite the name, Cecil was a woman and also Arizona's first ...Arizona Hotspots & Leisure Trivia: Can You Pass?
Test your knowledge of Arizona hotspots and leisure activities with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down ...The Bird Cage Poker Game that Went On — and On — and On
TOMBSTONE -- The Bird Cage Theater here was originally built as an opera house - The Elite - but it didn't serve in that ...Gail Gardner: Arizona’s “Poet Lariat”
On a cool summer afternoon during the year of our Bicentennial, a large crowd gathered in Payson for the Old Time Country Music Festival ...Walter the Bus is One Huge Gas Guzzler
SCOTTSDALE -- Some days, while driving east on Thomas Road near 64th Street and the canal, you might see Walter the Bus sitting in ...Unusual Grave Marker for an Ajo Teacher
AJO -- During his lifetime, Louis Conde was known as a teacher with unusual ideas, particularly for the early years of the 20th century. ...Giovanni Vigliotto: A Conman with 105 Wives
Vigliotto was on trial because he was a marryin' man of the highest calibre. By own calculations, he wooed and wed 105 women. This ...Walter Swan Created One Unique Way to Sell Books in Bisbee
BISBEE -- Long after his death, the folks in Bisbee still talk about Walter Swan and his One Book Bookstore. Swan became sort of ...Featured Artist: Dog of the Moon
Once a month, Arizona Oddities features a Q&A with a talented Arizona artist who is influenced by our state’s people, places and history. This ...
