The Gold Spot, at Roosevelt Street and Third Avenue in Phoenix, is shown in 1925, the year it opened. | THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC VIA NEWSPAPERS.COM
History

The Gold Spot

Newspaper writers in the 1920s were known for hyperbole, but sometimes, their enthusiasm ended up being prophetic. That was the case in September...
A female pyrrhuloxia perches in the foreground as a female cardinal prepares to land in the background. By Jack Dykinga
Nature

Pyrrhuloxia

The pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), or desert cardinal, is a small bird native to the desert Southwest and northern Mexico. Keen on nesting in...
The gas-powered riverboat Aztec passes through a movable bridge at Yuma in 1902. The Aztec moved cargo on the Colorado River between Yuma and Needles, California, until 1905, when a severe sandstorm caused it to wreck a few miles downstream from Needles. | THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY
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Rollin' On The River

Behind the moored steamboat Gila, a bridge used by the Southern Pacific Railroad spans the Colorado River at Yuma in a photo from the late 1870s...
Clyde Tombaugh peers through a 6-inch telescope at the University of Kansas, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. This photo was made in 1936, six years after Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto at Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory. | New Mexico State University
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Staring Into Space

Looking through a hand magnifier, Clyde Tombaugh could barely see the stars on the image in front of him at Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory. “My hand...
Described by some as eccentric, Wilhelm Smith had connections to many better-known figures in the history of the American Southwest. | SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM
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She’s a Relative Unknown

Sedona’s newest park honors the city’s history, and one of the city’s oldest buildings is its focus. But just beyond the borders of Ranger Station...
John Peasley stands near large vats at the Grand Canyon Brewing Co.

Grand Canyon Brewing Co.

Bowl of pasta with tomatoes and seafood with meatballs in red sauce, bread and red wine. By Steven Meckler
Dining

Pizzeria Mimosa

The parking lot is likely to be full when you arrive at Pizzeria Mimosa in Hereford, southeast of Sierra Vista. And inside, the brick and wood accents of the Tuscany-inspired setting welcome a...
Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a Hopi farmer, and his dog gaze out over farmland in Northeastern Arizona.
Around Arizona

Michael Kotutwa Johnson

Coming up through the Painted Desert from Flagstaff, we pull into the Kykotsmovi Village convenience store, where Michael Kotutwa Johnson greets us....