• Accused of murder, Wyatt Earp fled, moving first to Colorado, then to several boomtowns in the West, and eventually to California. (bajabound.com)
  • abundant late-season rains spread carpets of green across rocky hillsides in the Mojave Desert, which spans much of southern California and Nevada as well as nibbles of Utah and Arizona. (hcn.org)
  • At the height of the boom, he made up to $1,000 a night in profit. (bajabound.com)
  • So I graduated primary school in Abuja, where my parents worked as part of the economic boom building Nigeria's new capital city. (drexel.edu)
  • The whole county has been enjoying an economic boom. (cis.org)
  • He left Dodge City in 1879 and moved with brothers James, Morgan, and Virgil to Tombstone, Arizona where a silver boom was underway. (bajabound.com)
  • If there's any place in Arizona that is filled with tales of the Old West, Tombstone would have to be it. (onlyinyourstate.com)
  • From the late 1870s to mid-1880s, Tombstone, Arizona, enjoyed impressive growth and prosperity as a result of the discovery of major silver deposits nearby. (rowman.com)
  • Avangrid also runs Amazon's giant wind farm on farmland near Elizabeth City, the state's first wind project. (wfae.org)
  • In 2015, UNESCO proclaimed Tucson a City of Gastronomy, a venerable nod to its unique regional cuisines, abundant farmers markets and. (visitarizona.com)
  • Photo via the City of Tucson. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Downtown Tucson, AZ is undergoing a revival, and smart growth strategies are a major factor behind it according to Mayor Jonathan Rothschild. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Benson's about 45 miles southeast of downtown Tucson, with a sizable swath of open desert between Tucson's urban fringe and the planned development, making it classic, Arizona leapfrog-style sprawl. (hcn.org)
  • Yuma is usually a sleepy town on the way to San Diego, but a bridge collapse of nearby Interstate 10 sent detoured traffic through the town. (logos.com)
  • One afternoon last April, I took a walk down Pima Street, the main drag that runs through Gila Bend, Ariz., linking the state highway from Phoenix with Interstate 8 to Yuma and beyond. (hcn.org)
  • The Brewers departed Compadre after the 1997 season and began Cactus League play the following year at the newly built Maryvale Baseball Park on the west side of the city of Phoenix, where the team holds spring training to this day. (wikipedia.org)
  • These old west cold cases continue to attract researchers and investigators to the town too tough to die. (rowman.com)
  • Buckeye, Arizona, a once-tiny alfalfa-farming town some 40 miles west of downtown Phoenix, expanded its boundaries to cover more than 250 square miles, and approved two dozen developments to someday house 300,000 people. (hcn.org)
  • Workers at the Agua Caliente Solar Project install some of the three-and-a-half miles' worth of panels near Dateland, Arizona, about 50 miles west of Gila Bend. (hcn.org)
  • the DDT left the Gila River so poisoned that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers declared the reservoir behind Painted Rock Dam just west of town a health hazard and banned humans from its waters. (hcn.org)
  • It was the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1997 and the home field of the Chandler Diamondbacks of the Arizona Fall League from 1992 to 1994. (wikipedia.org)
  • A new cemetery was created on another side of town in 1884 so most residents opted to have loved ones buried there afterwards and some were even disinterred to be moved to the new location. (onlyinyourstate.com)
  • Today, the cemetery has become a tourist attraction for those looking to learn more about those who lived rough lives in this infamous town. (onlyinyourstate.com)
  • Eerie and unexplainable sounds and sights have been associated with Boot Hill, the famous cemetery, as well as the New City Cemetery. (rowman.com)
  • From the desert to the mountains, the Arizona Trail touches five distinct biomes over 800 miles. (visitarizona.com)
  • A retired U.S. Army veteran says his missing geologist son Daniel Robinson may be the victim of a crime based on evidence uncovered by the family's private investigator after police found his wrecked Jeep abandoned in a remote Arizona desert. (fox10phoenix.com)
  • A proposal to build Villages at Vigneto , a Tuscan-inspired, mixed-use development containing some 28,000 homes slated for the desert south of Benson, Arizona, is currently going through the permitting process. (hcn.org)
  • Small towns are better than inner city and inner city is better than the suburbs. (theoildrum.com)
  • Lately, demand has slumped, and the the boom-and-bust cycles have pushed towns such as Farmington to diversify. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
  • As a reminder, personal fireworks are prohibited in Kenmore city limits. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • Eric Fitzer, planning and economic development director for Gila Bend, stands among the transmission lines within the city limits. (hcn.org)
  • A 60-mile trip roughly following the Hassayampa River upstream from Wickenburg to Prescott rightly begins at what's left of Vulture City, an authentic ghost town where thousands of souls once lived. (truewestmagazine.com)
  • Boasting a colorful boom-town history and a landscape of cliffs, lakes and rolling meadows, the mountain town of Prescott seems like a. (visitarizona.com)
  • Flint mayor Dayne Walling, a member of Smart Growth America's Local Leaders Council , knew the city needed a new comprehensive plan that would update city policies and guide future public investments in a way that acknowledged these changes. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Jerome, AZ was once a gold, silver and copper mining boom town. (travelchannel.com)
  • According to Levy, the Chicago episode highlights the bike-friendly features that earned our city a silver rating with the League of American Bicyclists advocacy organization, as well as visiting some of his favorite local hangouts. (newcity.com)
  • Head east of the city lines, and you'll find a swath of Greater Phoenix where bustling communities celebrate their agricultural roots and. (visitarizona.com)
  • I also hope to hold town halls or group meetings with students because they are really why I came here for, as did my colleagues. (drexel.edu)
  • Continue to live in a downtown area instead of the suburbs - consider moving to a small town with higher levels of civic participation if things get bad. (theoildrum.com)
  • Levy, forty-eight, has a passion for long training rides up the lakefront and cross-country bike touring, and in 2002 he organized a charity ride from Seattle to San Francisco to New York City to raise college funds for children who lost parents on September 11. (newcity.com)
  • Zak, Nick and Aaron arrive in a town called 'Ghost City' and try to mollify angry spirits terrorizing residents and visitors. (travelchannel.com)
  • Meet the spirits that roam Arizona after dark. (visitarizona.com)
  • You can read about one particularly spooky town that is filled with restless spirits by clicking this link . (onlyinyourstate.com)
  • Arizona has cherished landscapes to explore and fun destinations to discover in every area of the state, from urban favorites to rural surprises. (visitarizona.com)
  • Arizona is the 6th largest state in the U.S., so there are a lot of places to experience. (visitarizona.com)
  • Arizona is a state of abundant natural resources, with diverse elevations and microclimates all within some of the best-known national. (visitarizona.com)
  • Second, is the beauty of the city, its history and the diversity that forms its many neighborhoods. (drexel.edu)
  • Discover the rich history and traditions of the native communities in Arizona, where art and culture continue to be a major influence throughout. (visitarizona.com)
  • The boomtown turned ghost town has seen an incredible number of characters walk its streets over the decades and it is even the final resting place for some 300 former residents. (onlyinyourstate.com)
  • The Villages at Vigneto, meanwhile, will pull water from an aquifer that has connections to the ecologically-rich San Pedro River, potentially impacting the river or a nearby wetlands, the only one of its kind remaining in the protected watershed, according to the Arizona Daily Star . (hcn.org)
  • Businesses in Yuma, Arizona took advantage of a boom of travelers passing through their town. (logos.com)
  • An NPR analysis based on modeling from the National Hurricane Center for three critical regions - New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami-Dade County - found future sea rise alone could expose about 720,000 more people to flooding in the decades to come. (wuwf.org)
  • They headed for San Diego in 1887 to take advantage of the real estate boom there. (bajabound.com)
  • A blend of new development and historic preservation has resulted in growth for this city. (clevelandmagazine.com)
  • As the previous Chair of the city's Economic Development Authority , DeMarco is focused on smart growth and development for his city of 6.3 square miles and just under 25,000 residents. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Now, for the first time in over 50 years, Flint has a comprehensive plan to guide future growth that accurately reflects the opportunities and challenges facing the city today. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? (omnicomic.com)
  • Home to the largest reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, this town has nature on its side. (clevelandmagazine.com)
  • Martin was reporting from Charlotte, N.C., the largest city in Mecklenburg County, where the Hispanic population grew from 6.5 percent in 2000 to 12.7 percent in 2014. (cis.org)
  • Studios & BOOM Kids! (omnicomic.com)
  • s children publishing imprint BOOM Kids! (omnicomic.com)
  • Generational Change - The slow replacement of the highly participatory WWII "greatest generation" by the more individualistic Baby Boom and cynical Gen X & Y kids. (theoildrum.com)
  • A similar development in the same place was first proposed years ago, during the housing boom, but went dormant during the Recession. (hcn.org)
  • Then they joined a gold rush to Eagle City, Idaho where they owned mining interests and a saloon. (bajabound.com)
  • After the Brewers departed, some of the minor league practice fields on the site were taken over by the city of Chandler to create a local park, the Snedigar Recreation Center. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fireworks Show, Thursday, July 4, 10pm, at Log Boom Park as The City of Kenmore hosts a professional fireworks show over Lake Washington. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • The fireworks display blasts off at 10pm at Log Boom Park. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • Note that the Log Boom Park pier will be closed on July 4 for the preparation of the fireworks show. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • Safe viewing of public fireworks are at Log Boom Park or Lyon Creek Nature Preserve. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • In April 1985, the Brewers agreed to move their spring training camp from Sun City to Chandler where local authorities planned to build a 20-acre (81,000 m2) complex in exchange for the Brewers signing a 10-year lease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mixing local stores with national chains while preserving a small-town feel is no easy feat, but this town has pulled it off. (clevelandmagazine.com)
  • Around town, there's a growing frustration these days that the local Bureau of Land Management field office - which controls most of the land around Farmington - has only two full-time staff working on outdoor recreation. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
  • This city pays homage to its past with careful planning, detailed architecture and well-kept homes. (clevelandmagazine.com)
  • In 2004, I spoke with many of them in the Mexican town of Altar, Sonora, about 60 miles south of the Arizona border. (cis.org)
  • It is the peak of our season,' said Jeff Barbera, manager for RnR in Old Town Scottsdale. (fox10phoenix.com)
  • Frederick "Rick" Buss, town manager of Gila Bend at the Cotton Center solar field on the edge of town, just one of the projects he's been instrumental in bringing to the area. (hcn.org)
  • Downtown Gila Bend, Arizona, and some of its quirkier landmarks. (hcn.org)
  • However, the city of Chandler was only prepared for $9 million in renovations, half of which would have been paid for by Maricopa County. (wikipedia.org)
  • Colorado is the second most populous of the Rocky Mountain states (behind Arizona), and it is growing quickly -- its cities are sparkling, modern boomtowns. (ohwy.com)
  • An after school mountain biking club in Farmington, a town that's trying to diversify away from just oil and gas. (wyomingpublicmedia.org)
  • After newer stadiums such as the Peoria Sports Complex or Scottsdale Stadium were completed for other Cactus League teams in the early 1990s, the Brewers requested $12 to $14 million from the city of Chandler to improve the stadium. (wikipedia.org)
  • Philly has multicultural communities, is diverse, and international, is a city with all the issues and stories that are important with my work, in theatre, film, and performance. (drexel.edu)
  • Here in the Arizona Sonoran, it was a spectacular day: Clear and crisp, with a warm wind stripping clouds from the sky. (hcn.org)
  • City Councilmember Michael DeMarco may just be in his first term of elected office, but he has a strong vision for the future of the City of Fairfax, VA. (smartgrowthamerica.org)
  • Colorado Springs is a military town, with 30% of the population active or retired members of the US Armed Forces. (ohwy.com)
  • The city of Flint was a 20th century boomtown, but decades of job losses, disinvestment and population decline took a hard toll on the community. (smartgrowthamerica.org)