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  • Food & DiningNatural Surroundings

    Drink Like an Arabian Prince in Dateland

    By Sam Lowe
    February 19, 2014
    DATELAND -- It turns out that there is a definite connection between royalty and date milk shakes. Milk shake consumers from around the world ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern Arizona

    Sedona’s Damfino Canyon Named After Mix-up

    By Sam Lowe
    January 3, 2014
    SEDONA -- Many of the red rock formations that surround Sedona have earned their names by resembling such common items as a teapot, steamboat, ...
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  • Boojum tree
    Natural Surroundings

    The Legacy of Boojum Trees

    By Sam Lowe
    November 18, 2013
    People who have nightmares about being chased by giant parsnips should avoid contact with the boojum trees. Fortunately, boojums are quite rare and do ...
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  • Food & DiningNatural Surroundings

    The Making Of Olive Oil Slippery Job

    By Andrea Aker
    November 5, 2013
    Q: Being Canadian and never having seen real olive trees, I am delighted to find one on my daughter’s property in Paradise Valley. What ...
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  • Carob Tree
    Natural Surroundings

    Carob Trees Rank Among The Rankest

    By Andrea Aker
    October 27, 2013
    Q: Our neighbor has two carob trees. Every November in the late afternoon or evening, just when I go to relax on my patio, ...
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  • ArtNatural Surroundings

    Clapp is a Cotton-Only Artist

    By Sam Lowe
    October 17, 2013
    CASA GRANDE -- Carl Clapp's life and his art both revolve around cotton. He majored in art education in college and planned to ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsSmall Town SceneSouthern ArizonaWeather Talk

    Clifton Flood Gate (Almost) Put to the Test

    By Sam Lowe
    October 13, 2013
    CLIFTON -- The folks in Clifton have finally seen their flood gate in action, but nobody's certain even yet whether or not it will ...
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  • Orange Dog
    Natural Surroundings

    What’s an Orange Dog?

    By Andrea Aker
    October 3, 2013
    Q: Do you know what an orange dog is? A: An orange dog is the caterpillar of the giant swallowtail butterfly and feeds exclusively ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNatural SurroundingsNorthern Arizona

    Meteor Crater is One Big Roadside Attraction

    By Andrea Aker
    August 6, 2013
    NEAR WINSLOW – Just a short drive off I-40 between Flagstaff and Winslow, remnants of a 50,000-year-old collision are visible. “Visible,” I suppose, is ...
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  • Natural Surroundings

    Arizona Geography Trivia 3: Can You Pass?

    By Andrea Aker
    July 24, 2013
    Test your knowledge of Arizona geography with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The ...
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