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  • Natural SurroundingsOdd Observations
    By Sam Lowe
    April 16, 2015
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    Leo, the Lost Lion near Tonto Creek

    Charles Lindbergh once inadvertently caused a lion roundup in Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains. In the summer of 1927, MGM Studios hired a stunt pilot to fly Leo, the studio's trademark lion, on a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to New York...
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  • CultureDose of HistoryValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    January 14, 2011
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    The Story Behind Cudia Neighborhood in Phoenix

    Q: I recently moved to the area of 40th Street and Camelback Road and my new neighbors tell me it’s the Cudia neighborhood, but I can’t seem to find out the origin of the name. Can you help? A: Here at the gleaming research laboratories of Valley 101, teams of white-coated technicians pored over your ...
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  • CultureOdd ObservationsValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    March 5, 2010
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    Origin of Hollywood Sidewalk Stars in Downtown Phoenix

    Q: What is the meaning of the stars with the names of old celebrities in them on the sidewalk at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Monroe Street? A: This was a deeply disturbing question, not because of the stars themselves, but because we had to get up off our pert little butt and actually ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene
    By Sam Lowe
    November 5, 2009
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    Rex Allen: A Cross-Eyed Hero from Willcox

    Most fans of the old Western B movies watched Rex Allen fight the outlaws and rescue the heroines without ever realizing that he was once a cross-eyed country singer who performed at barn dances. Fortunately for everyone involved (Allen and fans alike), he had corrective surgery shortly after his singing career took off in Chicago. But ...
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