The Arizona State Library’s “Center for the Book” has chosen a young-adult biography to represent the state at Saturday’s National Book Festival of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

The Show kicks off a new series called Back Story with Hank Stephenson covering all the highs and lows of Arizona politics.

Hundreds gathered on the lawns of the Yavapai County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to memorialize the legacies of the 19 elite Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives in the violent, sudden firestorm that fell on them a decade ago.

Millions in federal grant money will go to help revitalize historic neighborhoods west of Sky Harbor that were hurt by airport expansion. The grant for more than $10.2 million will pay to add miles of sidewalk that is compliant with federal disability law.

In Tempe, the Arizona Historical Society hosted its annual Juneteenth Community Celebration on Sunday to honor African American history and culture.

Last month, Architectural Digest published a list of the world’s 11 most beautiful post offices. The list included what one might expect — ornate buildings found in international cities like Algiers and Mexico City — but it also included a post office one might not expect.
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The Show spoke with Lynn Downey, an archivist, historian, and author of the book "American Dude Ranch: A Touch of the Cowboy and the Thrill of the West." In it, she traces the long and storied history of the dude ranch, America’s original western vacation.

A new exhibit by art students at Hamilton High School in Chandler has opened at the city’s museum. The project is a direct response by students to an existing installation of documentary photography capturing Dust Bowl migrants on their journey from the central plains through Arizona and on to California.

The patio dress is an icon in Southwestern fashion history with its light cotton fabric and three-tired flowing skirt. These 1950s-style dresses or sets feature bright colors, Southwestern patterns and fancy rick-rack trim. Two Arizona designers made them popular midcentury when Southwestern tourism was booming and Western styles abounded.