X-Nico

56 unusual facts about Phoenix, Arizona


A. J. Fike

He finished runner-up in USAC Midget Copper World Classic at Phoenix in 2001.

Alberto Callaspo

Callaspo was arrested at his home on Thursday, May 10, 2007 by Phoenix police for domestic violence, but the charges against him were later dropped.

Andrea de Cesaris

At the season's first race in Phoenix de Cesaris selected the wrong gear in the short pre-qualifying session, buzzed the engine and was out.

Andrew Kiss

Extensive travels around North America have allowed Andrew to exhibit in such places as Florida, South Carolina, Las Vegas, Montana, Phoenix, Seattle, as well as all across Canada.

AniZona

The inaugural convention, also the first full-scale anime convention to be held in the state, occurred between March 25 and 27, 2005 at the Embassy Suites in Phoenix.

Anna Maria Chávez

Chavez is of Mexican-American heritage, she grew up in small town of Eloy, Arizona and joined the Girl Scouts as a child; her family later moved to Phoenix, Arizona.

Anna Prosser

She is currently residing in the EG team house in Phoenix, Arizona, and is married to StarCraft II player and EG captain Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson.

Arizona State Route 587

The entire highway is just six miles (10 km) long, traveling entirely within the Gila River Indian Reservation, and serves as a shortcut from the far southern suburbs of the Phoenix metropolitan area to Interstate 10.

Arrows A11

It was raced to reasonably good effect by Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever in 1989, Warwick finishing in the top six on five occasions and briefly challenging for victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, and Cheever finishing third in the United States Grand Prix, held in his home town of Phoenix, Arizona.

Art Edwards

He attended Black Hawk College in Moline in 1988 and 1989 before moving to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1990 to live with a high school friend, play original music in the Tempe scene, and complete his degree at Arizona State University.

Aukai Collins

He also claimed that he warned the bureau (FBI) long before 9/11 that Hani Hanjour, one of the September 11th hijackers, was using a Phoenix flight school as his training ground for terrorism.

Barney's Colorful World

The video of the stage show was taped at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona and was released in September 2004.

CAE Global Academy Phoenix

The same year, it was decided to carry out practical training in flight to Phoenix in the U.S.A because the weather in Arizona allows flights 365 days per year in a high and complex air traffic.

Cameron Mizell

Chango Studios is now two studios, with Chango A located in Phoenix, Arizona, and Chango B located in Orlando, Florida run by Shawn Christmas.

Cecilia I. Martinez

From 2000-2002, Ms. Martinez served as Executive Director of the Clean Elections Institute (CEI) in Phoenix, Arizona.

Chinese Cultural Center, Phoenix

The Chinese Cultural Center is a complex of buildings in Phoenix, Arizona.

Clay Puett

Puett's company, True Center Gate in Phoenix, Arizona, still manufactures gates for the racing industry, and an award bearing Puett's name is given to innovators in racing by the University of Arizona's yearly Symposium on Racing.

Closing In on the Fire

"Best Friends of Mine", an autobiographical song, is a tribute to Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Jr. and one of Jennings' close friends from his days in Phoenix.

Eddy Sidra

On April 2, 2011 FC Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League announced they had signed Sidra en route to their pre-season tour in Phoenix, Arizona.

ElimiDate

Episodes were filmed in over three dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, Little Rock, St. Paul, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Raleigh and Sacramento, and the syndicators usually received strong support from their affiliate stations to find contestants for the series within their cities through casting calls.

Elio Motors

Elio Motors is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and is preparing to manufacture its vehicles in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, using a portion of the former General Motors Shreveport Operations plant.

Essential Pebbles, Volume 1

Their final comment – "The Miles Ends from Phoenix are a personal favorite" – is evidently an opinion held by Greg Shaw himself.

Frederick Andresen

After education at Colorado State University and service in the U.S. Army, he married Betty Palmer of Phoenix, Arizona, and then entered Thunderbird School of Global Management on a Monsanto Scholarship.

Gil Meche

He has two other children, Landon and Ella, who live in Phoenix, Arizona with his ex-wife, Robin.

Good Hearted Woman

The original liner notes by Willie Nelson describe the first time Jennings and Nelson met, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Grey Dog Software

Grey Dog Software is a computer games development company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, and specializing in sports text simulations.

Herman Barron

On February 8, 1942, Barron became the first Jewish golfer to win an official PGA Tour event by winning the Western Open by two strokes over Henry Picard at Phoenix Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona.

International Staff Band

They travelled to North America in March 2004 for a two-week tour that included visits to Toronto, New York and Chicago and again in 2010 for a ten-day tour that included visits to Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Sacramento and Seattle.

JJ Horner

In 2010 he created a Converse shoe insole for professional skateboarder Nick Trapasso and was listed as part of the Creatives, cultured superheroes of Metropolitan Phoenix.

Johnny Moore's Three Blazers

Johnny Moore (who was not related to the singer named John Alfred Moore with The Drifters) and his younger brother Oscar grew up in Texas and then Phoenix, Arizona, where they both started playing guitar and formed their own string band.

Keith Tkachuk

The Jets moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1996, where Tkachuk became a member of the new Phoenix Coyotes.

Kiana Brown

Kiana Brown (born April 3, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist currently based in Phoenix, Arizona.

M. C. Burton, Jr.

Burton currently works at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona as director of the ambulatory surgical center.

Mick Parsons

He’s somehow managed to create a comfortable – if shaky – bubble of comfort in Phoenix after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

MidFirst Bank

MidFirst Bank is an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based bank, concentrated in the state of Oklahoma and Phoenix, Arizona.

Octobass

In addition to the Paris instrument, another octobass is in the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

Patrick K. Porter

He also had a television show called "Positive Changes" in Phoenix, Arizona.

Phoenix First Assembly of God

Phoenix First Assembly of God, or simply Phoenix First, is an Assemblies of God megachurch in Phoenix, Arizona.

Playbill

Outside New York City, Playbill is used at theatres throughout the United States, including in Birmingham, Alabama; Boston; Chicago; Cincinnati; Columbus, Ohio; Dallas; East Lansing, Michigan; Houston; Indianapolis; Los Angeles; Miami; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; St. Louis; San Diego; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C..

Preeti Chandrakant

During this period, Chandrakant was invited to the International Conference on Thinking held in Phoenix, Arizona titled 'Creating the Future: Paradigm Shifts in all Disciplines'.

Princess Irina of Romania

Irina married John Kreuger (born in Solna, Sweden, 3 August 1945), on 4 October 1983, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States in a civil ceremony, and on 11 February 1984 in a religious ceremony at Holy Trinity Church in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

Randy Exelby

In 1994, he started a chain of hockey equipment shops in the Phoenix, Arizona area called "Behind the Mask".

Reuben's Accomplice

Reuben's Accomplice (styled Reubens Accomplice) is an American band from Phoenix, Arizona.

Richard and Maurice McDonald

The McDonald brothers began franchising their successful restaurant chain in 1953, beginning in Phoenix, Arizona with Neil Fox.

Rick Murphy

Murphy is a native of Phoenix and lives in Peoria, Arizona with his wife, two adopted children and several foster children.

RioStar Corp.

Greyhound Financial Corp., a firm from Phoenix, Arizona, loaned $4 million to RioStar to allow it to acquire Atchafalaya River Cafe.

Sexy Love

There is also a remix to the song that features rapper Joe Budden as well as a version that features rapper Juelz Santana done by multi-artist deejay also Phoenix rapper himself City Boy.

Sicmonic

Sicmonic (stylized as (Sic)monic) is an American heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, consisting of Taylor Hession, Ray Goodwin, Ryan Gero, Jason Williams and Zack Sewell.

Spud gun legality

In Glendale, Arizona and Phoenix, Arizona combustion spud guns are not considered firearms.

Starting gate

Clay Puett began another company, True Center Gate, in 1958 based in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

;"This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona": After Victor's father has died, Victor travels to Phoenix to collect his father's remains with the help of Thomas Builds-the-Fire.

The Stiletto Formal

The Stiletto Formal was a self-proclaimed "eccentric rock and roll" band from Phoenix, Arizona, and were one of the few rock bands featuring a cello and other exotic instruments and effects as an integral part of their sound.

Tony Tripoli

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Tony has a younger sister and a younger brother.

Universidad Latinoamericana

In 2007, it was purchased by the Apollo Group Inc.,a corporation based in the Phoenix, Arizona.

Vegas 96

The Yodeling Cowgirls, from Phoenix, Arizona, are Heather August and Anamieke Carrozza, who had met Phish at their Phoenix concert days earlier.

Wayne deck

It is named after a video engineer Wayne Stockton based in Phoenix, Arizona.


Alberto Ríos

At the request of Governor-elect Janet Napolitano, Ríos wrote and delivered a poem at Arizona's gubernatorial inauguration in 2003.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

The title was later used by Tucson, Arizona industrial rock band Machines of Loving Grace, formed in 1989, and in its full form by British musician Martin Carr as the title of a 2004 album, as well as a 2011 television series by documentary maker Adam Curtis.

Andrew J. Weaher

He was one of 34 men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in several engagements against the Apache Indians, specifically in the Black Mountains of Arizona, from August to October 1868.

Andrew Leo Bettwy

Bettwy did not particularly enjoy the practice of law, but he loved Arizona and knew its history and every inch of its territory, having traveled it many times over with his father.

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbirds are found along the western coast of North America, from southern Canada to northern Baja California, and inland to southern Arizona.

Arizona State Route 564

State Route 564, also known as SR 564, is a state highway in northern Arizona serving Navajo National Monument.

Bertrand Berry

In August of 2011 Berry began hosting a radio show on The Fan AM 1060 KDUS in Phoenix called "The Bertrand Berry Show" with Mike Grose every weekday from 1:00 to 3:00.

Chinoiserie

While classical styles reigned in the parade rooms, upscale houses, from Badminton House (where the "Chinese Bedroom" was furnished by William and John Linnell, ca 1754) and Nostell Priory to Casa Loma in Toronto, sometimes feature an entire guest room decorated in the chinoiserie style, complete with Chinese-styled bed, phoenix-themed wallpaper, and china.

Chris Wells

Beanie Wells (born 1988), also known as Chris Wells, Arizona Cardinals football player

Christopher Asher

Asher has coached professional athletes Derek Knight (top-5 USA ranked 110mHH), Sergio Santos (1st round MLB pick for the Arizona Diamondbacks), Reuben Droughns (NFL-Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants) and Trevor Ariza (NBA- New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, L.A. Lakers).

Discography of the Ace Attorney series

Gyakuten Saiban 3 Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album featuring music from the Game Boy Advance version of the video game Gyakuten Saiban 3 (known internationally as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations), composed and arranged by Noriyuki Iwadare.

Draft Goldwater Committee

The Draft Goldwater Committee was the organization primarily responsible for engineering the nomination of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater for President of the United States on the 1964 Republican Party ticket.

Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess

Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess received positive reviews from critics and viewers, receiving an average of "4 out of 5 stars" from fans on Japan Yahoo! Movies.

Fort McDowell

Fort McDowell, Arizona, (also known as Camp McDowell), a community that started as a US Army fort established in 1865 on the upper Salt River in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Garrya

Garrya wrightii – Wright's Silktassel; Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.

GBU-10 Paveway II

Raytheon production of the Paveway II is centered in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.

Hans-Walter Rix

He was Hubble Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton 1991-1994, then returned to the University of Arizona, and has been director of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg since 1999.

HMLA-775

To enhance the squadron's readiness and demonstrate its versatility, HMLA-775 also participated in anti-drug and Border Patrol operations in support of Federal Agencies in locations such as Key West, FL, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Nassau, South America, California, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Jamaica.

Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon

She also revealed the album cover, in which she is seen from behind in the desert of Tucson, Arizona.

John Irwin

John N. Irwin (1847–1905), American politician, governor of Idaho Territory, 1883–1884, and Arizona Territory, 1890–1892

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Both these pueblos and missions were on the California side of the Colorado River near the mouth of the Gila River but were administered by the Arizona authorities.

KDTP

See KDPH-LP for the Daystar station on channel 48 in Phoenix and KDTP-LP for the JTV station on channel 58 in Phoenix.

Kelvin Jack

Kelvin Jack started his career playing in Trinidad and Tobago with hometown club Trincity United and Joe Public before earning a scholarship to join Yavapai College in Arizona.

Kurt Schemers

Schemers started his terrestrial on-air career in Phoenix, Arizona on 1190 AM, a NBC affiliate station.

KXXT

In January 2011, after the attempted assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords (see 2011 Tucson shooting ), KXXT National Talk Show Host Steve Sanchez of The Steve Sanchez Show offered 30 minutes of airtime to Westboro Baptist Church in exchange for the Church agreeing not to protest at the funeral of 9 year old Christina Green who was killed during the assassination attempt.

Markus Gygax

In 1973 he joined the surveillance wing flying the Hawker Hunter, and in 1978 underwent conversion to the F-5 at Williams AFB, Arizona.

Mars Hill Church

The church recently announced its plans to plant additional churches (likely in 2014) in Tacoma and Phoenix.

Mazda RX-792P

A quick rebound would see fourth and fifth places at Road America before the team once again failed to finish either car at Phoenix.

MSM/MMM

They will therefore administer the cities namely Port-Louis, Quatre Bornes and Rose Hill while the only city administered by the government will be Vacoas-Phoenix.

Murlan J. Murphy

Chief among the companies was Murphy-Phoenix Company, makers of Murphy Oil Soap, which was later sold to Colgate-Palmolive.

Nathan Murphy

Oakes Murphy, Nathan Oakes Murphy (1849-1908), fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory

Neil L. Andersen

On February 14, 2009, he broke ground for the construction of The Gila Valley Arizona Temple, located in the town of Central, Arizona.

Pacific Missile Test Center

Among the missiles developed and tested there include the Sparrow family and the Phoenix air-to-air missiles and the Regulus surface-to-surface missile in addition to numerous prototypes of military rockets and sounding rockets.

Paradise, Arizona

A fictional town named Paradise in Arizona is the main setting of the video game Postal 2.

Phil Hamer

Hamer had impressed at junior level with the Phoenix, and his opportunity came towards the end of the 2007-08 season, with Phoenix head coach Tony Hand's decision to release Rhys McWilliams from the Phoenix roster.

Progressive Majority

Public officials elected with the help of Progressive Majority include California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Washington House of Representatives Majority Floor Leader Larry Springer, Washington state senator and 2007 Humane Society of the United States state legislator of the year Brian Weinstein, and Arizona state senator Paula Aboud, one of Arizona's few openly gay elected officials.

Pterospoda nigrescens

It occurs at moderate elevations in arid scrub and open woodland habitat, ranging from south-eastern Arizona and the Edwards Plateau of west-central Texas south to at least Durango, Mexico.

Rice, California

The subdivision and siding are still in use, but have since changed hands and currently belong to the Arizona and California Railroad, a short line serving southeastern California from Rice to Cadiz, California and southwestern Arizona at Parker.

Richard D. Lines

Together with his wife Helen Calvert Lines, also a keen astronomer, he built a small observatory in Mayer, Arizona.

Richard Mille

Michelle Yeoh, Malaysian actress: Richard Mille developed the Richard Mille RM 051 Phoenix-Michelle Yeoh.

Sounds of the Universe

Sounds of the Universe was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards, but lost out to Phoenix's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.

Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains

In an interview with amazon.co.uk she reveals she began writing about a fat man doing yoga in the desert whilst studying on the UEA Creative Writing Course and then spent time herself living in the Arizona desert near Tucson.

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer says that the main setting of the story is in the vicinity of the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.

Tom Horne

Horne personally argued at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Arizona’s law that requires proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

Virgin spinedace

As of 1995, the Virgin spinedace were last officially observed by Bureau of Land Management personnel in 1991, where the remaining fish were caught and deposited at the Arizona State University Museum.

Wong Kew-Lit

In 2005, he was selected as one of five directors from various Asian countries to produce and direct a documentary for internationally acclaimed TV station Phoenix Satellite TV of China (Phoenix Television), in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.

Yellow-headed Blackbird

The only regions of the United States where these blackbirds are permanent residents are the San Joaquin Valley and the Lower Colorado River Valley of Arizona and California.