Stitching and sharing at needlework shop
Whether their fingers are nimble or a bit awkward, the stitchers who gather around the “stitching...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Mar 1, 2025 | Community
Whether their fingers are nimble or a bit awkward, the stitchers who gather around the “stitching...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Jan 1, 2025 | Features, Front Page
Helen Lincoln was a survivor. And wise. And a maverick. And she got stuff done. Just drive over to...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Nov 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page
They are a tradition in North Central Phoenix: parades are a way to gather and mark special...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Oct 1, 2024 | Community
Pamela White’s three-year-old daughter, Victoria, was sick – very, very sick – with stage 4 cancer...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Sep 1, 2024 | Business
A conversation with a certain North Central native will change the way you look at baseball...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Aug 1, 2024 | Features
They don’t talk about it much. But the stories are there. Just under the surface. Painful and sad....
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Jul 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page
This is what “local” looks like, clockwise from top left: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, Monsoon...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Jun 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page
It’s summertime in Phoenix and you wouldn’t think of walking down the street barefoot. Or even...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | May 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page, Unique North Central
Who is Fred and why is there a collection of shops named after him in North Central Phoenix? Wait....
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Mar 28, 2024 | Features, Front Page, Unique North Central
Gayle Shanks and her business partners know magic when they see it. Even if that magic is buried...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Mar 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page
Where’s the best place to get food and drink in your neighborhood? Just follow one of those...
Read MorePosted by Trudy Thompson Shumaker | Feb 1, 2024 | Features, Front Page
Need to find North Central Phoenix resident Kate Forbes? She’s not hard to track down. That is, if...
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