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BISBEE OBSERVER HEADLINES 05-15-2025

Subscribers: The online issue for September 12th is available
Non-subscribers: Headlines and ads will be updated in the late morning

  • Permit Request Leads To Council Discussion Over Past Pride Event

    The Bisbee City Council addressed concerns about last year’s Pride event at a regular session of the mayor and council on May 6, as they were discussing approval of park facilty right of way use permits for the upcoming Pride Weekend events in June.

    Councilmember Mel Sowid and owner of Bisbee Bodega in Old Bisbee, said he received complaints from several local business owners after last year’s pride event about the decline of business that weekend as well as the lack of parking.

    Councilmember Sowid said, “This event is a traditional Bisbee event, a great event and people very excited but last…read full story (online subscribers only)

  • Goar Park Lunches Navigates Through Challenges

    As nonprofits all over the country are struggling to replace funding they’ve lost over the past six months, Goar Park Lunches, a food pantry that also provides health and wellness supplies at 89 Main Street, is no exception. It is a challenge that Liza Kovach, the chair and (unpaid) executive director of the board of directors, has embraced head-on.

    Goar Park Lunches was started by Dan Maldonado, serving lunch in Goar Park for the unhoused in the community, and gained 501(c)3 status in 2018. The number of board members has fluctuated from three to five since then; however, Kovach is confident the five current board members, including two new ones in the past year, can keep the doors open to continue serving those in need of a healthy meal.

    Originally from Indiana, Kovach lived in Phoenix for 18 years before moving to Bisbee three years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. When…read full story (online subscribers only)

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The Bisbee Observer serves an area of more than 10,000 residents in the communities of Bisbee, Douglas, Naco, McNeal, Double Adobe, and Palominas / Hereford, Sierra Vista, in Southern Arizona.

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