Arizona History
This weekend commemorates a milestone for the Penjamo neighborhood that had been home to many laborers who worked on the Salt River Project canal system around the turn of the 20th century.
Nov. 3, 2023
The Show spoke with Jennifer Shaffer Merry, who is an expert on the historical aspect of cemeteries. She is an archivist at the Arizona Historical Society, Pioneer Cemetery Association board member and chair of the Arizona Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies.
Nov. 3, 2023
The Show spoke with Dbacks legend Luis Gonzalez about his historic win, Arizona sports, and how impactful a team like this can have on us all.
Nov. 1, 2023
The city of Globe celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Ghosts of Globe walking tour this weekend, but some residents say they see ghosts year-round.
→ PHOTOS: Bauler Family Lights and Scary Christmas House
→ PHOTOS: Bauler Family Lights and Scary Christmas House
Oct. 30, 2023
One of this year’s selfie entries features Flagstaff’s blue sky and orange foliage. Another was taken on a roller coaster by a woman with wide eyes and a big, open mouthed smile. She looks excited, if not a little nervous about dropping her phone.
Oct. 23, 2023
The Show continues it's Saguaro Land series with a conversation with Jen Urso and maps she creates.
Oct. 19, 2023
The Show spoke with Arizona State University professor and artist alejandro t. acierto about his new exhibition at ArtSpace West focusing on developments on the outskirts of the Valley.
Oct. 18, 2023
The Show went to the Tempe History Museum to check out a collection of signs from historic Tempe.
Oct. 17, 2023
On this episode, Word spotlights horror in numerous ways from banned books to a new novel about a murdered Indigenous woman, as well a murder satire of cozy mysteries. Guests include Carew Papritz, J.A. Jance and Chuck Palahniuk.
Oct. 15, 2023
The American buffalo was almost slaughtered into extinction in the 1800s before one of their biggest hunters turned caretaker and revived the species in Arizona. Hear the story of "Buffalo" Jones.
Oct. 15, 2023
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his latest PBS project, "The American Buffalo," with KJZZ News in an in-depth conversation about this iconic species and the Indigenous communities that share a traumatically intertwined history spanning hundreds of generations on this continent.
Oct. 15, 2023
A major makeover is planned for a 95-year-old hotel in downtown Phoenix. When Hotel San Carlos opened in 1928, the San Carlos was Phoenix’s first air-cooled, high-rise hotel.
Oct. 12, 2023
This year, the Arizona State Fair runs Sept. 22-Oct. 29, a little more than five weeks. So you might wonder: How do the winning items stay fresh in their cases at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum throughout the event?
Oct. 9, 2023
Years after the Interior Department displaced a traditional garden from a blight-infested site, NATIVE HEALTH of Phoenix hasn't forgotten about its roots.
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→ More tribal natural resoures stories
Sep. 28, 2023
President Joe Biden was in Phoenix on Thursday to give the fourth speech in a series of addresses warning that Donald Trump and his allies represent an existential threat to the country's democratic institutions.
Sep. 28, 2023
State fairs certainly didn’t start in Arizona, although the fair and the fairgrounds predates statehood. But if you visit the Arizona State Fair, you might see some things that are uniquely Arizona.
Sep. 28, 2023
Drivers in Phoenix are familiar with streets following a grid like structure. But a few stretches of road break that rule. Through our Q&AZ reporting project, a listener asked why Seventh Avenue is curved between McDowell and Camelback roads.
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→ More Q&AZ questions answered
Sep. 27, 2023
The Show spoke with Arizona Republic columnist Phil Boas and editorial page editor Elvia Díaz about the support for former Sen. John McCain's legacy coming largely from Democrats over Republicans.
Sep. 25, 2023
Turf Paradise in Phoenix will stop live horse racing at the end of the month. The racetrack at 19th Avenue and Bell Road is for sale, after a prospective buyer backed out.
Sep. 21, 2023
It’s the end of an era at Turf Paradise, the historic horse racing track in north Phoenix. The track’s owner, Jerry Simms, announced he would retire after 23 years running it and there would be no more live racing.
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Sep. 20, 2023
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