Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

George W.P. Hunt served as Arizona's first governor and was elected six more times after that, setting a "national record," according to plaques on the tomb in Papago Park. Plaques on the tomb ...

Phoenix approved a full, half and 10K marathon Dec. 13. The event is produced by Brooksee, a Salt Lake City-based company.

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.