Barney Oldfield in his car at Steinfeld’s Race Track in Tucson in 1915. | Arizona Historical Society
History

Barney Oldfield

Sure, the drivers in this month’s Indianapolis 500 are the best of the best, but more than a hundred years ago, Barney Oldfield was the man in racing...
A concrete obelisk in Bisbee marks the Continental Divide, but it’s off by more than 100 miles. The southern end of the actual Divide is in New Mexico. | Arizona Highways Archives
Around Arizona

Off the Mark?

The road to Bisbee follows the feet of mules. Old photographs show ore-laden wagon trains crawling over the steep mountain pass. In the 1880s, mule...
Draped in a layer of snow, Pueblo del Arroyo’s massive stone walls stand deserted in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico. Early Southwestern dwellers left behind many clues that help historians understand ancient cultures. | George H.H. Huey
Culture

Delight or Defense?

WE AMERICANS ARE, at heart, a romantic people. Give us a choice and we’ll take the mysterious over the mundane, the poetic over the pragmatic. And...
Four Canyon novices huddle inside their tent during a cold night at Mather Campground on the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. By Peter Schwepker
In Depth

Maiden Voyage

I’m on Facebook, one of many social networking Web sites, when I come across a checklist. I think, I’m from Arizona! and open the page. The list...
Portrait of Gary Ladd with 4x5 camera against a backdrop of red rocks is by Renee Roundtree.
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Hall of Fame 2026

Gary Ladd BORN 1947   People sometimes describe a moment of clarity descending like a bolt of lightning. Gary Ladd’s was more literal...
Spartan residences line Tempe’s unpaved First Street in the 1920s. This view is looking east toward the Hayden Flour Mill and Tempe Butte, better known today as “A” Mountain. | Tempe History Museum
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Pillar of the Community

On a warm day, the grounds of the Elias-Rodriguez House in Tempe feel surprisingly cool. Surrounded by a forest of apartment buildings housing...
Gloria Martinez-Granados’ work often incorporates mesh produce bags — a nod to the artist’s heritage, and to the identity she’s worked her entire life to find. By Adriana Zehbrauskas
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It's In The Bags

Most mesh produce bags are made from polypropylene, which is known for its strength.The compound’s crystalline fibers, when woven together, can hold...
A building in Tucson's El Presidio barrio shows off a brightly-painted window frame flanked by two large light green ceramic pots housing prickly pear cactus. By Steven Meckler
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoods

The barrio is a miracle. It is wind and dust put to work. It is water poured out on a browning ice plant yesterday, bursting fuchsia tomorrow. The...