We’re finally a big city! People are wearing t-shirts with our train on them!

From Brand X in Tempe.

A Valley businessman has taken to driving around in a superhero tackling street crime. (No kidding!)

The man goes by Citizen Prime and drives around in a Nissan X-Terra dressed up like this:

A couple of nights a week, this valley business executive named Jim (I agreed to conceal his last name) dresses up as his invented superhero character, and patrols valley streets. When you meet him, you can’t help but notice his sincere enthusiasm and his incredibly well-crafted costume. Half embarrased, he admits the outfit cost about 4,000 dollars to create. It includes a silk cape, leather mask, and a steel-plated upper body shield designed by a professional armor maker.

On a Tuesday night in April, I followed Prime on a shift. As part of a recent effort to interact with the community more often, he spent a couple hours in the late evening strolling Mill Avenue in Tempe, mingling with the crowds.

Source.

Here’s theCitizen Prime blog.

An an article from a Finish magazine.

The East Valley Tribune has profiled some of the more eclectic Valley museums in today’s Saturday paper.

My favorite museum in the metro area is the Arizona Wing CAF Aircraft museum. About six years ago I stopped in the museum on a Saturday afternoon on my way to the office to catch up on some work.

After about an hour I gave up on work and spent the rest of the day walking the museum with the enthusiastic docent. If you have any interest in aircraft or U.S. military history I’d highly recommend the AZ CAF museum.

Arizona Wing CAF Museum.
2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa
Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Monday – Sunday
(480) 924-1940

Other out-of the way museums include:

Superstition Mountain Museum
4087 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(480) 983-4888 or

Temple Beth Israel.
10460 N. 56th St., Scottsdale. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and Sunday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
(480) 951-0323

Arizona Railway Museum.
330 E. Ryan Road, Chandler. Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
(480) 821-1108

African American Multicultural Museum
617 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.
(480) 314-4400.

EvTribune.