By Douglas Towne There are many ways to illuminate a city’s history; Jude and Monica Cook’s version is resplendent. The couple’s...

By Douglas Sydnor Since World War II Tucson has developed a rich contemporary architectural heritage by creating an inspiring body of...

By Douglas Towne In Tucson these days, all eyes are on Tucson’s Broadway Boulevard. The street is undergoing a major transportation...

By Carlos Lozano Have you ever wondered why businesses end up where they do? Keep wondering, as sometimes no one knows for sure. In the...

By Cassie Anderson Walter Novak started a Tucson company with his contractor’s license, two partners, and a green and black pickup truck...

By Douglas Towne The name “San Xavier” is synonymous with the iconic “White Dove of the Desert,” the oldest European structure in...

By William Horner When the conversation turns to “Tucson construction,” there’s one company that is inevitably discussed: Karl Ronstadt’s...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine returns to Tucson for the first time since our Winter 2013 issue to focus on the charms of the...

By Tom Pickrell Andrew Jackson Womack was a gregarious and generous man who was quick with a joke and comfortable taking risks. He...

By Tom Pickrell Porter and Andy Womack were prominent residential and commercial builders for more than 40 years in Phoenix before and...

Fruit Crate Art

By Billy Horner A little backstory on my Facebook post from yesterday. The 1938 CAT blade belonged to the H.L. Royden Construction Co.; a...

The end of Prohibition in 1933 allowed liquor, wine, and beer to be legally available in Arizona for the first time in 18 years....

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Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine has just released the July/August issue, which takes a look at farming and construction in the...

The Silver Dollar Drive-In Theatre lived up to its name: the snack bar had silver dollars embedded in the floor and admission was $1 per...

Theodore Roosevelt was a busy man when he arrived in Phoenix in 1911 to dedicate the dam named after him. He had championed the passage...

Before Wayne Newton was "Mr. Las Vegas," he was a budding teenage star in Phoenix. He performed with his brother, Jerry Newton, as the...

The Desert Mission has been helping Sunnyslope families address their health and social needs for more than nine decades. Now a part of...

There’s nothing quite like working with family. At Preach Building Supply, it’s been a vital ingredient to a successful business for...