The magazine's November/December issue delves into Paradise Valley to examine how this town almost became a farming district and,...

The Jul/August issue takes readers over the Colorado River and under railroad lines, spotlighting Arizona’s bridges and underpasses....

The May/June issue spotlights Harold Hart's extended family and the many transfer, storage, and rigging companies that started with his...

The Mar/Apr 2024 issue spotlights the neon-lit path that once guided motorists to Phoenix, a city that once had the world at its...

An iconic chapel designed by a legendary architect is under threat of desecration by the University of Arizona. The Arizona Preservation...

Signs have the power to represent places that hold great meaning in our lives, including reminding us of where we had our first dates,...

By Aaron Gilbreath When my family moved down the street from Big Surf in my fifth grade year, I became a regular, spending countless warm...

By Aaron Gilbreath Before my dad died at age 81 in 2020 — before age eroded his legendary memory — he told me the full version of a story...

Our recent March/April issue spotlighting vintage restaurants was such a hit that Arizona Contractor & Community magazine decided to...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine makes the case that a couple of “L” words, logging and lumber, could be added to the state’s...

Doug Sydnor, FAIA The Carnegie Public Library has been an impressive edifice on the State government mall fronting Washington Street...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine takes readers for an exciting ride down the Colorado River in our just-released May/Jun issue,...

Billy Horner Long before contractors had the luxury of hydraulic ripping options to loosen soil, humans opted for animal-driven plows for...

Billy Horner You know that someone was born into a profession when you see baby pictures of them on the job with their father. Joe Guinn,...

Donna Reiner Few visitors to the Arizona State Capitol Museum venture to the former home of the State Library on the third floor of the...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine spotlights Phoenix's iconic restaurants in its just-released Mar-Apr issue. These eateries range...

Michael Cady It is doubtful that when the second mayor of Phoenix, Francis Shaw, purchased a section of land on the outskirts of west...

James Logan Abell, FAIA Fred Weaver established an architectural firm in Phoenix in 1949 that grew into one of the most prolific and...

Billy Horner Contractors have a knack for understanding and operating all sorts of equipment, whether it’s a vintage cable-operated blade...

by Don W. Ryden AIA BISBEE – THE QUEEN OF THE MINING CAMPS Mining is a gamble, as is everything akin to it. Success teeters on the...