WHAT HAPPENS IN BISBEE

We've done many stories on Bisbee, and most of them have been focused on the history of the copper mine. It's an interesting subject, but there's a lot more going on down there. Cafés, art galleries, small-town quirkiness, larger-than-life characters ... To capture a snapshot of what's happening on a typical weekend, we sent one of our favorite new photographers on the road. We didn't give her any specifics. We just wanted her to walk around and start shooting.

A PORTFOLIO BY JILL RICHARDS

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RIGHT: Susan Flaherty studies a menu at the Bisbee Breakfast Club while her children, Katie, 7, and Kyle, 3, goof around. “On any given weekend in Bisbee, you can bet there will be a wait at the Breakfast Club,” Richards says. A popular item is the Wingdinger—hash browns, cheese, eggs and spicy sausage gravy, all served in a skillet.

BELOW: Motorcycles line Brewery Avenue outside St. Elmo. The bar opened in 1902, and while it once had a reputation as a rough-andtumble saloon, Richards says it’s become one of the best places in town to get to know the locals.

LEFT: Jay Allen, the owner of the Broken Spoke Saloon chain of “biker bars,” restored this yellow taxi, which sits on Erie Street in the town’s historic Lowell neighborhood. Allen owns several buildings on Erie.

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RIGHT: No two rooms are alike at the Bisbee Grand Hotel, and Richards says no room at the bed and breakfast is as grand as the Victorian Suite, which features a red-velvet-canopied four-poster bed, a chandelier and an antique, clawfooted bathtub. The B&B was built in 1906 and restored in 1986.

BELOW: The Courthouse Plaza Miners' Monument pays tribute to Bisbee's long history with copper. The statue, which stands 9 feet tall and weighs 2,000 pounds, is made of concrete but is coated with copper.

RIGHT: The window of the Copper Shop reflects Main Street. Richards says Bisbee is "a treasure of a town, steeped in rich history and filled with characters."