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🌱 Planning your trip to Bisbee Pride’s big June celebration?

Bisbee, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Bisbee! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning your trip to Bisbee Pride’s big June celebration?
  • Why Bisbee is billed as a luxury-feel getaway on a budget
  • How today’s Bisbee supervisors meeting could revive a county animal shelter

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 92 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 58.
  • Friday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. How to celebrate Pride Month in Phoenix (axios.com) — Bisbee residents can look ahead to Bisbee Pride, a full weekend of LGBTQ-focused festivities June 19–21, highlighted as one of Arizona’s most welcoming celebrations. The guide mainly spotlights Phoenix-area Pride parties, markets, sports nights, and a Tucson event, framing Bisbee as a standout road-trip destination for Pride Month.
   

2. Hidden Gem Destinations That Feel Luxurious for Less (cheapism.com) — Bisbee gets a shout-out as an affordable, character-filled getaway, spotlighting its mining-town roots, historic buildings, and mountain views as a lower-cost alternative to Sedona. The piece groups Bisbee with other U.S. “hidden gem” destinations where visitors can enjoy scenery, culture, and food that feel luxurious without big-city prices, potentially drawing more budget-conscious tourists to town.
   

3. Cochise County board set to vote on Huachuca City animal shelter (kvoa.com) — Cochise County supervisors are voting today in Bisbee on buying a former commercial building in Huachuca City to become the county’s new central animal shelter. The $3 million plan, partly funded by a USDA grant, would restore a local hub for lost and adoptable pets after years of relying on distant shelters in Douglas and Willcox.
   

4. Who is running for Arizona superintendent of public instruction? (azcentral.com) — Bisbee readers get a clear look at who’s running for Arizona superintendent of public instruction, a statewide office that shapes school funding and standards affecting local districts. The piece outlines Republican, Democratic, and independent candidates, noting Tom Horne’s past threat to sue Bisbee over its same-sex marriage ordinance and his positions on school policing and curriculum.
   

5. Bisbee's Copper Queen Library loses $650K federal grant after hosting drag queen story time event (kgun9.com) — Bisbee’s Copper Queen Library has lost a nearly $650,000 federal funding request that would have paid for crucial structural repairs to its historic building. The library manager links the cut to a 2024 drag queen story time, and staff are now scrambling to find new funding sources to protect the 1882 landmark and its many community programs.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Mining Tools and Supplies.
    Where can I find some old mining tools and supplies for my new Mile High Mine here at the Mile High Ranch? I'd like to build two display areas, one… (Nextdoor Bisbee)
  • County of Cochise Arizona posted a job opening for Public Safety Dispatcher Trainee - Sierra Vista in Bisbee. Apply here.
  • Arizona Staffing posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Bisbee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bisbee here.

Ok Bisbee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bisbee

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