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Zinburger

All kinds of folks find Zinburger appealing, and it’s recently opened its doors in Phoenix, too. The burgers award-winning burgers have already been spoken for, but I’ve got 5 words for you : “zucchini fries” and “banana cream pie.”

Sausage Deli

And to anyone who says, “How different can a sandwich be?” I’ve got three more words : “the Italian Grinder.”

That’s all for this round, but I’ll report future finds as I discover them…

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So I’ve just entered the editing phase of this project, which means I’m traveling A LOT less – I’m completely stationary, in fact, until edits are approved and the project starts going up. It’s an opportunity, therefore, to catch up with post ideas that haven’t yet made it to press. For example, with all the time I spent in Tucson, I’ve got a few more restaurant suggestions – just step this way, there’s a table waiting for you at…

Rigo’s

There’s a reason I have no pictures of the food for Rigo’s – I didn’t think of anything except how good everything tasted until my plate was nearly empty. No problem, though, I’ll just have to go back and eat there again!

Trident Grill

Another option is Trident Grill, known for its crabcakes but also featuring great fish and chips, which are still kind of a novelty to this Kansas-grown girl.

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I’m working on a big project for one of my classes – one that’s been growing and growing and growing to the point where it’s spilled over into two other classes! The project involves many locations along the US-Mexico border and will have a number of media components to show different parts of the story and the data. There’s going to be a major mapping component, and I’ve started posting some of the locations with Google Maps since they can be embedded into the final website for one of the classes.

Google Maps does not have a layering feature, so I’m experimenting with simulating a layering effect through creating multiple maps. Each will have a different component of the story – cities, boundaries, etc. – and will go on the same section of the final webpage. The last map includes all layers from the previous maps. Here are the first two – let me know what you think, and if you have suggestions for what I should include, leave me a comment telling what and why!

Border Boundaries

American and Mexican states along the US-Mexico border.

Border Cities

Cities that play an important role in border policy and migrant travel routes.

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11 little things a girl from Kansas loves about living in Phoenix

- desert plants like cacti and palo verdes
– wearing my “summer clothes” year round
– amazing sunsets
– sounds of movement: traffic, light rail, and helicopters
– downtown is flat but surrounded by mountains
– biking to school
– seeing planes que up for landing at Sky Harbor- the tunnel on the 10
– being about 5 hours from both LA and Nogales
– desert driving gives me the big sky feeling of my Flint Hills
palm trees

From Phoenix (2010)

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