Good food, good wine, good conversation

Yumans savor gourmet foods in monthly gatherings

MARA KNAUB - YUMA SUN

Good food, good wine, good conversation.This is what makes a special evening for a group of friends who are so passionate for fine dining and preparing fine foods that they have formed their own gourmet food club.These Yumans have been meeting monthl... Full story

Love Wine

For Yuma couple, vino becomes a passion and a business venture

By Kerry Leonard

BY KERRY LEONARDSPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVINGWearing a black apron embroidered with the words “Love Wine,” and her hair pulled back in a ball cap, Mary Earle stood at the kitchen, poised to prepare the night's cheese trays for her fellow vi... Full story

‘Terroir’

Rich soil in Yuma's winery reflected in each glass

CHRIS MCDANIEL - YUMA SUN

A good glass of wine conveys the spirit or “terroir” of the land where the grapes used to create it were grown.That holds true for the wines produced at Miraflores Winery, owned by Dr. Victor Alvarez, a pathologist at Yuma Regional Medica... Full story

Winemaking, Arizona style

BY DARREN DARONCO - SUN STAFF WRITER

BY DARREN DARONCOYUMA SUNWhile the average Arizona oenophile may wax poetically about the wine-producing regions of Bordeaux, France, Tuscany, Italy and the Barossa Valley in southern Australia, many remain blissfully unaware of the myriad wineries t... Full story

An Arizonan in more than name

Zona, Born on the day of statehood

BY PAM M. SMITH/SPECIAL TO SOUTHWEST LIVING

Arizona changed its status from territory to statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, and a child was born in Yuma to William Peter and Carolina Cooper on the same date.Her name was Valentine Arizona Cooper.In news interviews throughout the years, this “Mis... Full story

No creature comforts in Yuma in the early 1900's

MARA KNAUB - @YSMARAKNAUB

Frank Cooper was born in 1914, two years after Arizona became the Union's 48th state. It was also the year his parents arrived in Yuma from Salinas, Calif. Attracted by the irrigation project, they purchased 80 acres at the corner of Somerton Avenue ... Full story

Family ties to Yuma

Family history closely linked to Education

JAMES GILBERT - @YSJAMESGILBERT

The Yuma area has a long and storied history, filled with many colorful characters and events, but you can't tell that story without telling a big part of Karen Johnson's family history, since they arrived here in the early 1950s.In a recent intervie... Full story

From A to ... Yuma

A collage of photos of Yuma landmarks

BY JOHN VAUGHN - SOUTHWEST LIVING

The English alphabet is the foundation for our written and spoken language, but Teri Ingram also is using it as the basis for a work of art that showcases prominent places around Yuma.The longtime Yuma artist has created “A to Yuma,” a co... Full story

From Yuma to fame

Famous area residents

CHRIS MCDANIEL - @YS_C_MCDANIEL

Many people who have gone on to achieve great success in their lives once lived in the Yuma area. They include NFL stars, politicians, journalists and activists.Former Los Angeles Mayor Thomas Bradley lived for a few years near Somerton as a child.Br... Full story

The original Yumans

Cocopah, Quechan tribes make lasting contribution

MARA KNAUB - @YSMARAKNAUB

The local Native American tribes have contributed a large part to the area's economic growth, noted Quechan tribal member Vernon Smith.“I know for a fact, the Quechan Tribe helps the economy in Yuma. We shop there for everything. All our needs ... Full story

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