X-Nico

58 unusual facts about Phoenix, Arizona


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.

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.

Audrey Kuchen

While attending college, Audrey was a reporter for the Arizona State Senate broadcast division in Phoenix, a sports intern for KVOA Channel 4 in Tucson and Creative Director for the Tucson-based Campus Magazine.

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.

Bob's Big Boy

The first Phoenix, Arizona, Bob's Big Boy (established in 1954), was a notable exception to the California-based architecture.

Burley E. Parke

Having made his contribution to American thoroughbred racing he retired in 1967 and moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona, spending summers in his beloved Idaho.

Byron Schlomach

Dr. Byron Schlomach (born September 24, 1961) is the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute, an independent watchdog group in Phoenix, Arizona.

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.

Case Study Houses

While not all 36 designs were built, most of those that were constructed were built in Los Angeles, and one was built 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.

Consumer Cellular

In June 2010 Consumer Cellular's continued growth led to an expansion and official opening of the company's second U.S.-based customer support center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dave Stetson

He lived in Vermont until 1962 and then, at the end of his junior year in high school, his father moved the whole family to Phoenix, Arizona.

Dianne Kay

Dianne Kay (born March 29, 1954, Phoenix, Arizona) is an American actress, best known for her role as Nancy Bradford on the ABC television show Eight is Enough (1977–1981).

Earl Krugel

On November 4, 2005, at the Federal Correctional Institution in Phoenix, Arizona, Krugel was murdered by another inmate, who used a concrete block to strike his head.

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.

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.

Furlong

Blocks in central Logan, Utah, and in large sections of Phoenix, Arizona, are similarly a square furlong in extent (eight to a mile, which explains the series of freeway exits: 19th Ave, 27th, 35th, 43rd, 51st, 59th ...).

Good Hearted Woman

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

Greg Sage

Since the demise of Wipers, Sage has also recorded several albums as a solo musician and operates his own label, Zeno Records, based 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.

Homicidal sleepwalking

In 1997, Scott Falater of Phoenix, Arizona was accused of murdering his wife of 20 years Yarmila (née Klesken) by stabbing her 44 times on the night of January 16, 1997.

Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov

In August 2005, three months before his death, he tied for eighth place at the U.S. Open Chess Championship in Phoenix, Arizona against some of the best players in the country.

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.

Irving Phillips

He taught cartooning and humor writing at Maricopa Tech and Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jean-Benoît Nadeau

In 2010, Nadeau and his family spent six months in Phoenix, Arizona, because his wife, Julie Barlow was granted a Fulbright fellowship to research their next book, The Story of Spanish.

Jim Waring

A Republican, he represented State Legislative District 7, covering parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Cave Creek and Carefree.

KIXI

In 2013, Sandusky Radio sold its radio holdings in Seattle and Phoenix, Arizona to Hubbard Broadcasting.

M. C. Burton, Jr.

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

Mar Aprim Khamis

Since 1994, he serves as Bishop for the Diocese of Western United States, with his see in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mars Hill Church

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

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.

Mike the Headless Chicken

In March 1947, at a motel in Phoenix on a stopover while traveling back from tour, Mike started choking in the middle of the night.

Nefesch

Nefesch is also an instructor of the Mentalism School in Phoenix Arizona in USA.

Paul Giblin

Paul Giblin is an American investigative journalist based 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.

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'.

Randy Exelby

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

Ray Krone

Krone was labeled "the snaggle tooth killer" (a feature which has since been corrected) and spent 10 years in prison, including two years on death row, after being found guilty of killing a Phoenix, Arizona bartender in 1991.

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.

Safe in New York City

The promo CD single contained a live version of the song, which was recorded at America West Arena in Phoenix in September of 2000.

Shanaze Reade

She won her first professional race in the Girls Pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona on 1 April 2006.

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.

Skip Rimsza

Anton "Skip" Rimsza (born March 31, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.

Starting gate

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

Stereotyperider

Stereotyperider is a post-hardcore/punk band from Phoenix, Arizona.

Sulem Urbina

Sulem Urbina is a Mexican amateur women's boxer, who currently resides in Phoenix.

Tanisha Harper

At the age of fifteen years old she was discovered in a shopping mall in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona.

Terry Markwell

Terry Markwell, born Teresa Markwell, is an American born actress, born 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.


214th

214th Reconnaissance Group, a group of the United States Air Force located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 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.

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 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 Summer League

All teams are based in the Yuma, Arizona, area playing all games at Desert Sun Stadium (home of the Scorpions) and utilizing the Ray Kroc Complex which used to house the San Diego Padres and Yakult Swallows spring training operations.

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.

Celeste McCollough

She worked on the role of colour in flight simulation displays for the Air Force Human Resources Lab at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona (e.g., Howard, 1992; Howard, 1994; Howard, 1996).

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).

Cyrene

Kyrene School District, a K-8 school district in Maricopa County, Arizona

Demsky

Danielle Demski, a Arizona beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.

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.

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.

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport

America West Airlines served Flagstaff as well with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 as a feeder for the America West hub in Phoenix.

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

John Joseph Tuchi

On September 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Tuchi to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, to the seat vacated by Judge Roslyn O. Silver, who took senior status on September 3, 2013.

José Joaquín Moraga

José Joaquín Moraga was born on August 22, 1745 at Mission Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi in the northern frontier region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (in present day Arizona).

Joseph Polchinski

He graduated from Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Arizona in 1971, obtained his B.S. degree from Caltech in 1975, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980 under the supervision of Stanley Mandelstam.

JurusDiction

Remixing tracks from, Diana Ross, Rob Roy, and others paved the way for his branching out to cities outside Albuquerque, including El Paso, Denver, and 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.

KTAR

KTAR-FM, a radio station (92.3 FM) licensed to Glendale, Arizona.

Kurt Schemers

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

KWSS

KWSS-LP, a low-power radio station (106.7 FM) licensed to Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Lewis Owings

Dr. Lewis Sumpter Owings (September 6, 1820-August 20, 1875) was a medical doctor and politician in the New Mexico and Arizona territories.

Maricopa County, Arizona

The county has no other passenger rail transport as Amtrak's Sunset Limited, which once served Phoenix, has its closest stop in Maricopa, Arizona in neighboring Pinal County.

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.

Murlan J. Murphy

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

Nikolai Khabibulin

On March 5, 2001, Khabibulin was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Mike Johnson, Paul Mara, Ruslan Zainullin, and the New York Islanders' second round choice (previously acquired, Phoenix selected Matthew Spiller).

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.

Paula Aboud

On January 3, 2006 she was appointed to the Arizona State Senate by the Pima County Board of Supervisors, following the resignation of Gabrielle Giffords, who stepped down to run for the United States House of Representatives.

Philip Campbell Curtis

He was also the founding director of the Phoenix Art Center, which became the Phoenix Art Museum.

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.

San Elizario Spy Company

On January 25, 1862 two NCOs and seven privates from the Company were detached to help form Sherod Hunter's Company A, Arizona Rangers, that were sent to occupy Tucson, Arizona.

San Luis High School

Germán Altamírano, a two-time Arizona amateur champion and an undefeated boxer signed to Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions

TGSCOM

TGSCOM was founded in Arizona in 1999 by Eric Thompson, and was based in Tempe, Arizona until October 2006 when the entire operation was moved to Green Bay.

The Cockpit

Cockpit Theatre, a 17th-century theatre in London (also known as the Phoenix)

The National Crittenton Foundation

The foundation is affiliated with 22 member agencies operating across the country in urban and rural areas, including Baltimore; Boston; Charleston, South Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; Knoxville, Tennessee; Orange County, California and Los Angeles, California; Peoria, Illinois; Philadelphia; Phoenix, Arizona, San Francisco, California; Sioux City, Iowa; Washington, D.C. and Wheeling, West Virginia.

Vernon Parker

Parker was the Republican nominee in Arizona's 9th congressional district for the 2012 election, although he did not live in the district at the time.

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.