Chefs from two of Flagstaff’s restaurants are joining chefs around the state in the Fifth Annual Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. Silver Pine Restaurant at Little America and Lumberyard Brewing Company are using their know-how to re-imagine Girl Scout cookie flavors into custom desserts. The … [Read more...] about Local Chefs Re-imagining Girl Scout Cookies
Making Your 2018 Financial Resolutions
The New Year is upon us, bringing a fresh opportunity to consider your goals. For 2018, we are taking a different approach to resolutions. Instead of giving you a laundry list of tasks to accomplish, we want to encourage you to make this the year you really own your financial life. Imagine fast … [Read more...] about Making Your 2018 Financial Resolutions
Addressing Affordable Housing, Cost of Living
Hello, Flagstaff! Now that the holidays are over, we at City Hall are back to work and 2018 looks to be a busy year. When the current council set our goals for this term, it was obvious that affordable housing had to be at the top of the list. The cost of living here is legendarily high, and … [Read more...] about Addressing Affordable Housing, Cost of Living
Heads Up on Preventing Brain Injuries
With the Winter Olympics on the horizon, many of us will be watching and celebrating these snowy, athletic feats worldwide. But, a downside of this popular event includes the head injuries that have been known to come with it. In the past, American Jackie Hernandez slid unconscious against the … [Read more...] about Heads Up on Preventing Brain Injuries
If These Walls Could Talk
Driving down Humphreys, do you find it hard not to notice the eye-catching traditional bungalow on the southwest corner of Cherry and Humphreys? Flagstaff has such a rich history and so does our real estate bungalow at 219 N. Humphreys Street. Built in the early 1900s, this bungalow was … [Read more...] about If These Walls Could Talk
Launching Visit.Discover.Grow. in Flagstaff
The City of Flagstaff and its partner ECONA (Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona) recently attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES is the world’s largest meeting place for global innovators. This year, more than 900 startups from over 40 countries exhibited in … [Read more...] about Launching Visit.Discover.Grow. in Flagstaff
Iconic Route 66 Dog Haus Still Taking it Easy
If the vibrant colors of the Dog Haus drive-though on East Route 66 in downtown Flagstaff seem friendly and familiar, it may be because they are the colors of ketchup and mustard. They are also the colors of another classic American fast-food empire, Der Wienerschnitzel, founded in 1961 in Los … [Read more...] about Iconic Route 66 Dog Haus Still Taking it Easy
Juniper Tree Pollen: The Most Allergenic Pollen in Northern Arizona
From mid-February to the end of March, copious amounts of Arizona’s most allergenic pollen billow out from juniper trees. Junipers are to the Southwest what fir trees are to the Northwest: widespread and represented by several species. While junipers define the landscape on the Colorado Plateau with … [Read more...] about Juniper Tree Pollen: The Most Allergenic Pollen in Northern Arizona
Is it My Fault That Company Morale is Terrible?
I have been extremely fortunate during my life to have had a wide range of jobs, from delivering newspapers to helping the poorest of the poor in Kenya to leading a $130 million public company. One of the greatest opportunities and challenges is being an executive director/CEO/president of an … [Read more...] about Is it My Fault That Company Morale is Terrible?
Tilling the Learning Landscape
John Taylor has always loved gardening. “Growing up, we had Hopi friends who were gardeners. I always enjoyed creating spaces. It was a form of play.” A native of Flagstaff, his career path always included some form of gardening or landscaping. He worked in nurseries and as a private gardener … [Read more...] about Tilling the Learning Landscape