If you haven’t been watching Arizona Highways’ Emmy-winning TV shows you might not know that Queen Creek has an olive mill, Scottsdale has a renowned glass blower and Cave Creek has a motorcycle museum and a colorful character ready to take you on a tour of it.

Le Templar: So, how does it feel to live in the state with the best highway and transportation department in the country? That is definitely one possible conclusion to draw from last week’s announcement by the White House that Arizona’s Victor Mendez has been nominated as the next director of the Federal Highway Administration.  

The total number of crash deaths on Arizona highways hit a nine-year low in 2007, and highway officials credit the drop to increased patrols and fewer drunken drivers.

Drivers won’t face any freeway restrictions or closures over the Memorial Day weekend as the Arizona Department of Transportation is forgoing construction to make travel easier. ADOT is appealing to drivers to keep safety in mind this weekend, noting nine people were killed in fatal crashes during the previous Memorial Day holiday.

The 82-year-old Arizona Highways magazine will feature sponsorship advertisements for the first time since its inception.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety did not wait long before putting to work its newest weapon against speeding.

As a child, everything I knew about the Grand Canyon State I learned from a magazine called Arizona Highways. Sharp pictures rich in color captured breathtaking scenes from intimate hidden crevices above the Colorado River to the brilliant red rocks towering over Sedona to spring grasses waving in the wind under the classic outstretched arms of saguaro. Before I ever set foot in Arizona, the magazine’s feature stories led me to a special appreciation for the state’s culture.

For more than 80 years, Arizona Highways magazine has drawn tourists from around the world to visit the state with its iconic images of Arizona.

Many of us loved Arizona at first sight: The gorgeous sunsets, the craggy rocks, the long shadows falling across the stark desert. For many of us, that first sight came through Arizona Highways magazine.

In one of his best-known routines, the late comedian George Carlin famously questioned why the day's temperatures are recorded at the local airport - when nobody actually lives there.

In one of his best-known routines, the late comedian George Carlin famously questioned why the day's temperatures are recorded at the local airport - when nobody actually lives there.

A major rating agency has downgraded the ratings it gives to the state’s highway revenue bonds because state lawmakers and the governor keep raiding the source of dollars to repay the debt.

A major rating agency has downgraded the ratings it gives to the state’s highway revenue bonds because state lawmakers and the governor keep raiding the source of dollars to repay the debt.

A major rating agency has downgraded the ratings it gives to the state’s highway revenue bonds because state lawmakers and the governor keep raiding the source of dollars to repay the debt.

April 3, 2005