A Simple Plan

Ready, Fire, Aim….

When I had a furniture business in Tucson many years ago, I made a business plan – after four years into the business. Up to that point I had simply proceeded from one happenstance to the next, growing from an idea I shared with my partners to re-cycle office furniture into what became a large warehouse operation. Originally we simply wanted to inventory companies’ furniture assets and give them an idea of re-sale value so they could make better decisions about either trashing an item or re-furbishing it. This proved to be a good service, but one which was hardly profitable. What turned out to be profitable was helping clients re-sell the furniture they no longer needed, to folks who were happy to save money and get a great value on second-hand furnishings. And here is where a good business plan could have helped from the beginning. It is not enough to have a good idea. Even one that somebody likes and is willing to pay for. It has to be profitable to survive. … Continue Reading

Boomtown Spree

By: Larry Brown

The 2011 Miami Boomtown Spree was considerably different than those of years past.  The major difference was the moving of the event from Sullivan Street to the Bullion Plaza property.  This decision was one that was met with mixed feelings by most local people I talked to.

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Fellowship At First Friday

By Laura Stennerson

There is a feeling I get when I have a moment of acute awareness. My breath catches, I tingle, and sometimes I even giggle. Well that is exactly how I felt as I got in my car to leave Vida E Cafe 157 W. Ceder Street, Globe, Az. I had just attended their First Friday Open Mic, and I was a bit jittery from my triple shot latte, which might account for the catchy breath, tingling, and even the giggling. Yet, I knew I was on to a dawning realization of why I so enjoy the open mic events in our community. It is not just those individuals who fearlessly go forward to perform, it not just the delicious coffee and food that I crave, no, it is the fellowship, the camaraderie, it is the love that keeps me coming back. The erasing of imaginary boundaries between young and old, genres, styles, words spoken or sang. On this First Friday, I watched as musicians exchanged ideas, equipment, stories, and a deep appreciation for each others musical endeavors. I watched as family and friends, and musicians and poets not performing came to support the evening’s performers in a delightful attitude of fun. A sense of joy swirled around the room, intermingling with music and the warm reassuring scent of coffee. … Continue Reading

Hanging on to History: Home Tour showcases Globe March 5-6

By: LCGross

Several years ago I spent time in Alaska hiking the Resurrection Trail which stretches through 43 miles of wilderness and makes you forget all civilized notions of comfort and human-scale.

This is nature on a grand scale in all it’s glory. The trail head ends up just outside of Seward, Alaska, which is where my friends and I spent the last several days before flying back to sunny Arizona. The landscape everywhere you look in Alaska is breathtaking. That is, until you arrive in Seward, a town which was devastated in the ’60’s when a tsumi rolled in and sucked everything which man had built for the last hundred years back into the sea. … Continue Reading

Globe Miami Times & Copper Spike brings Visitors

The Conductor calls Aaallll Aaboaard! for the afternoon train

The Globe Miami Times has teamed up with the Copper Spike Excursion Train and Cable One advertising to film a commercial for the new 2010-2011 Train Season. Thursday, Dean Seyfferle with Cable One was in town and spent a good part of the day shooting in the Depot, on the Train and North of Globe where the train winds its way through low desert scenery.

The 30-sec commercial is scheduled to run on CNN, Fox News, A& E for the next 5 months and will be seen by audiences from Apache Junction to Safford. It is part of GMT’s year-long ad campaign featuring the tag line :

“GlobeMiamiTimes and GMTeconnect  bringing Globe-Miami to you!” The Copper Spike ad will rotate with GMT’s latest testimonial ad: Community_2. … Continue Reading

Good Junk Bakery serving up piping hot cinnamon rolls daily

By: Linda Gross

The name, Good Junk Bakery ,stems from all the other “good junk” businesses Sam Palmer has owned , including a recycling business in Miami and a used furniture store in Globe. He has always been able to turn a profit on offering “Good Junk” for sale. So, he kept the name when he decided to open the Bakery. Nothing pretentious or oversold here. He simply wants to ‘make a living’ as he says, and produce fresh, baked goods to go with his freshly ground coffees. He starts his days at 4:30 am now when the skies are pitch black and not a soul is stirring on Broad Street. By 6:45 am Sam is pulling out piping hot cinnamon buns, and 20minutes later, he is pulling out hot loaves of bread. … Continue Reading

Pod-Camp Again: The best non-conference event you will attend this year

By: Linda Gross

Last year I  discovered Pod-Camp Phnx and am signed up again this year to go. If all this tech stuff tweaks your interest, then this is the place to be on November 14th and 15th. It is where you can learn about blogging, podcasts, makin’ videos, facebook, twitter etc. Maybe these things have application for your business. Maybe, you’re just curious. Here’ is the best part:  It’s FREE!

It’s also engaging, educational and the most creative brain-dump of ideas you’ll get in 48 hours.  … Continue Reading

DarinLand: Age is Only a Number

By Darin Lowery

Have you ever stood in line at a store, patiently waiting for the geezer in the ‘I WANT MY SENIOR DISCOUNT!’ ball cap to pay up and get out? You know the guy I’m talking about- he’ll try to negotiate the price of a package of Tic-Tacs just for sport. Somewhere along the way he’s assumed that because he’s reached a certain age the world should shift on its axis and eagerly entertain his wildest demands. A septuagenarian on a mission is a man sometimes to be avoided. … Continue Reading

Gila County Property Tax takes a Dive

By: Contributing writer, LeeAnn Powers

Gila County property owners received a bit of shock this last week when their property tax bills came in the mail. Due to an error in calculation,  the Globe Unified School District portion of the bill was calculated at $4.88 per $100 of assessed value, or almost double the $2.80%  that it was expected to be. … Continue Reading

The ’52 Fire Engine Comes Home

By:  Linda Gross

Many of you will remember the cool restored Fire Engine which participated in many Globe events over the last several years. It led the parade when Channel 3 came to Globe several years ago. It has been in Homecoming Parades, Light Parades & the Gila County Rodeo Parade. What many don’t know is that it started it’s illustrious career right here in Globe in 1953.  Built in 1952, the American LeFrance Engine was used by the Globe Fire Department fro 1953 to 1991 before being retired. … Continue Reading