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Diane Hope

Divine Calling Serves Inmates and Artists

April 25, 2013 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

“I just want to say thank you for this good life!” This is how Jill Divine finished her acceptance speech after winning the Literature Award on March 2 in the Flagstaff Cultural Partners Fifth Annual Viola Awards. “I have lots of loves – I love art, poetry, wine and people.” In fact, it is the … [Read more...] about Divine Calling Serves Inmates and Artists

Filed Under: Community Profile Tagged With: inmates

Lowell Observatory’s Expanding Universe

December 30, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

It's not only with the new Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) that operations are getting bigger at Lowell Observatory. They've also been hiring new staff, revamping the website and expanding outreach activities. A lot of the money to fund the upswing in research activity at the observatory has come … [Read more...] about Lowell Observatory’s Expanding Universe

Filed Under: Tourism Tagged With: airborne observatory, funding, hubble space telescope, new horizons spacecraft, outreach, research, research astronomers, spacecraft rendezvous, Universe, work

The Increasing Popularity of Thrift Stores

December 16, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

In the midst of the season for peak sales at conventional retail outlets and in the current economic climate, you might expect that local thrift stores have been struggling, at least for donations. But a recent poll of thrift store managers across Flagstaff shows that sales are holding up well. … [Read more...] about The Increasing Popularity of Thrift Stores

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: cedar closet, economic climate, peak sales, peter craven, recent poll

Partnering for Watchable Wildlife

November 29, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

One of the great advantages of living in Northern Arizona is the chance to see all sorts of wildlife. Now, knowing where you’ll have the best chance to do that in the Flagstaff area should soon be easier. Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is developing a new Watchable Wildlife program for the … [Read more...] about Partnering for Watchable Wildlife

Filed Under: Business, Tourism Tagged With: arizona game and fish, arizona game and fish department, arizona wildlife federation, Coconino County, Federation, information, site, Watchable, watchable wildlife program, wildlife

A New Era for Flagstaff Telecom

October 27, 2011 By Diane Hope 1 Comment

Fueled by its takeover of Qwest, Louisiana-based CenturyLink has been growing like wildfire. But in a state that’s had more than enough wildfires recently, will this and Suddenlink’s recent acquisition of NPG Cable mean Flagstaff business and residential telecom customers will get an improvement on … [Read more...] about A New Era for Flagstaff Telecom

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: community, crossbox, download, line, link, main marketing, Mbps, nfl game, residential telecom, telecom customers

Green Energy Generators Reducing Wildlife Collisions

September 13, 2011 By Diane Hope 1 Comment

Almost everyone wants to see more renewable power generation, but the compromise between conservationists and power companies can be an uneasy one. Just recently, a prairie dog colony was evicted from a site in East Flagstaff, while turbines at the pending wind power generation site near Williams … [Read more...] about Green Energy Generators Reducing Wildlife Collisions

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: civil engineering firm, east flagstaff, location, power substation, prairie dog colony, site, Turbine, Williams, wind, wind power generation

Region Escaping Worst of Equine Virus

August 23, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

The recent outbreak of equine herpes across a number of western states, including Arizona, could not have come at a worse time in the season, according to Northern Arizona veterinarian Dr. Jim Maciulla. He explains that the scare over the virus happened during the middle of a series of major horse … [Read more...] about Region Escaping Worst of Equine Virus

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Business, desert heat, ehv 1, equine, equine herpes, Horse, National, phoenix metro area, quarantine period, virus

International Tourists Hungry For Route 66 Nostalgia

June 30, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

The Eaglerider store on west Route 66 has not been open long – but their Harley Davidson motorcycle rentals have bookings months in advance. A Harley rider for 33 years, store manager Jim Enenkel has been running things there for just a few months – and has come in handy that he is originally from … [Read more...] about International Tourists Hungry For Route 66 Nostalgia

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: attraction, biker bars, father, galaxy diner, harley davidson motorcycle, harley rider, riding route 66, shop, son, store

Revolutionary Road for Rangelands

June 4, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

We often take the landscapes around us and those who manage them for granted. But as resources become scarcer, they become more valued. Hence, the growing interest in Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES). PES offers financial incentives to farmers or landowners to manage their land to provide an … [Read more...] about Revolutionary Road for Rangelands

Filed Under: Business, Local News Tagged With: air quality regulation, climate change mitigation, Ecosystem, fundraising initiative, land, millennium ecosystem assessment, nonprofit effort, PES, Proposition, work

The Outlook for Pine Canyon

June 1, 2011 By Diane Hope Leave a Comment

There has been little in the news about the prestigious Pine Canyon development on the southern edge of Flagstaff since the developer, Lonetree Investments Inc., declared bankruptcy in September. Yet, security guards still staff the entrance gates and the adjacent realty office is still open for … [Read more...] about The Outlook for Pine Canyon

Filed Under: Business, Local News Tagged With: Canyon, course pool, debt, Development, entrance gates, golf driving range, hole golf course, home, Investments, spring snowfall

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