HistoryHattie Mosher’s Riches to Rags Story
Hattie Mosher was a progressive force in early Phoenix until construction debacles and frivolous tax protests over road improvements left her destitute.
Hattie Mosher was a progressive force in early Phoenix until construction debacles and frivolous tax protests over road improvements left her destitute.
A Great Depression-era government program launched a commercial fishing industry in the Salt River lakes that thrived for three decades.
The University of Arizona Wildcats’ unsporting demand before the 1968 Territorial Cup led to the inaugural Fiesta Bowl.
Kenect combines a social club with stylish apartments.
Four major highways coalesced in a neon spectacle to create Phoenix’s most exciting street. Then Van Buren went dark.
The African American experience in Phoenix has been a long battle against racial injustice involving school, housing and business segregation.
A disc jockey lived in a car atop a flagpole in Phoenix for seven months, seeking fame and fortune.
The 1918 Spanish influenza hit Arizona in four waves, shut down Phoenix twice and had striking parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A peculiar hum emanating from a data center torments Chandler residents.
Sky Harbor is rolling out the red carpet for more international flights.
Boxer Zora Folley fought Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title only to later die under mysterious circumstances while serving as a Chandler city councilman.
Valley residents flocked to drive-in theaters after World War II, but movies weren’t necessarily the main attraction.
The Grand Canyon State’s marriage laws once made Yuma a popular round-the-clock wedding destination for California couples.
The Phoenix Theatre Company celebrates its 100th anniversary as Arizona’s oldest arts organization with an enticing 2020 program.
The Winslow Elks Lodge led an effort to import elk from Yellowstone National Park in 1913 after Arizona’s native species became extinct.