Picacho Peak

Fight to remove Arizona’s Confederate monuments fizzle

All StoriesBrit Reid03/21/20180

For years, the East Valley branch of the NAACP fought to remove Confederate monuments throughout the state. Nothing happened. Fueled by momentum after the August 2017 Charlottesville riots and the toppling of many Confederate monuments throughout the South, East Valley NAACP president Roy M. Tatem, Jr. was hopeful that change would finally be made. But…

Picacho once again hitting its peak

All StoriesSkyler Brandt09/18/20151

Picacho Peak is back and booming. More than twice as many hikers, climbers, runners and even average Joes visited Picacho Peak State Park this year than they did last year, according to the Arizona Office of Tourism. In its Monthly State Parks Visitation Report, the Office of Tourism claimed that the park had 864 visitors…