Cecily Maniaci got her taste for the food business early in life. She grew up in Tusayan’s Yippee-Ei-O! Steakhouse, owned by her family. Now, the owner of two Flagstaff restaurants, The Toasted Owl Café and The Toasted Owl East Side, is opening a … [Read More...] about Toasted Owl Restaurateur Opening Plantasia in The Cottage
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Field Day Helps Recruit Foresters
There are a lot of easy ways to apply for jobs these days, but sometimes taking the hard road just might be the best road, especially in the forest restoration industry. In an effort to procure prospective personnel and meet employers in the forestry industry, Ironwood Forestry and The Practicing Foresters Institute (PFI) sponsored the […]

Big Bottling in Camp Verde
Now that Verde Valley has been designated an American Viticulture Area (AVA), the Town of Camp Verde has racked up another achievement: Bottling more than 150 different wines, more than any other Arizona municipality. Town of Camp Verde Economic Development Specialist Crisi Clark has validated this claim. “After researching several avenues in the viticulture industry, I […]

Highgate Senior Living Celebrates Grand Opening
Highgate Senior Living at Flagstaff is open and serving residents. The new senior living facility celebrated its grand opening March 3, with an evening of tours and a lavish spread for its 160 guests and community leaders. “We were so excited to have such a successful grand opening,” said Highgate Senior Living at Flagstaff Executive […]
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Going the Distance
The time it takes most of us to get ready in the morning is just about the time Flagstaff professional runner Stephanie “Steph” Rothstein Bruce ran this year’s Boston Marathon. At 2:28:2, Stephanie placed 12th overall and was the 2nd American at the Boston Marathon 2022. In the last eight years, she has been ranked among the […]

Stoney Ward Teaches Hydroponic Gardening Through Spirit of the Canyon
“Changing lives one plant at a time,” is the heart and goal of Spirit of the Canyon owner Stoney Ward, who has had a vision for hydroponic gardening since moving to Grand Canyon Junction (also known as Valle) four years ago. “I want to show people, especially school children, how to be healthier and how […]

Public Health Champion Receives the Flagstaff ATHENA Award
Amanda “Mandy” Guay is committed to improving public health. As director of community health at North Country HealthCare, Guay is recognized as the organization’s lead public health champion who protects vulnerable populations by securing resources for Northern Arizonans. In her role, she oversees and develops community health and behavioral health programming for specific target populations. […]
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Taking Action to Protect Flagstaff
There is a lot going on these days. Wildfire season has started early and my heart goes out to those who have been afflicted by the Tunnel Fire. Thirty homes were lost. Despite the tragedy, I saw our community come together to help those in need, providing homes for evacuees, giving food and clothing, and […]

Moonshot Expanding Reach, Offerings
As always, let me start by thanking the City of Flagstaff, our local sponsors and our entrepreneur community for partnering with Moonshot and the campus of NACET over the past 22 years. Your commitment to bettering the lives of Northern Arizonans is greatly appreciated and we are humbled by your continued support. Judging by the […]

NAU Working on Mutually Beneficial Community Engagement
NAU is also on a bold mission to expand access to higher education and close achievement gaps throughout our state.In this, my inaugural column, I want to tell you what a privilege it is to serve as president of NAU and live every day in this beautiful community. Since my arrival nearly a year ago, […]

Realtor Lori Anna Harrison Honored as Nation’s Fastest Growing Agent
Zion Realty Flagstaff Area Manager Lori Anna Harrison has been honored with the National Fastest Growing Agent Award from Homesnap, the company that built the industry’s top-rated real estate app. The award recognizes Harrison as the fastest growing sales agent out of more than a million agents across the country in a 12-month period. In […]

Spring Cleaning: A Different Take
When it comes to spring cleaning, most of us think of purging clutter from our homes or getting out in the garden to clean up and get ready for the growing season. But I’d like to present a different spin on spring cleaning. What if you used springtime as the time to clean up the […]