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Jackie Dishner

Jackie Dishner, author of Backroads & Byways of Arizona, lives in northeast Phoenix. She writes about relationships, travel and wellness for outlets such as American Way, grandparents.com, and Wine Enthusiast.

PHX Stories: Bootmaker David Espinoza

By Jackie Dishner on Sep. 27, 2021

Local bootmaker stitches colorful, custom leatherwork in his Central Phoenix storefront. By Jackie Dishner Truth is, I’ve never owned a pair of cowboy boots, but a guy in our party of 20 at the…

PHX Stories: Artist and Sculptor Kevin Caron

By Jackie Dishner on Sep. 27, 2021

Phoenix sculptor forges scrap metal, railroad spikes and more into memorable works of art. By Jackie Dishner I never knew the imaginative power contained in precarious piles of scrap metal, not…

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PHX Stories: Bootmaker David Espinoza

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