It’s not just the staff that’s bustling at The Turquoise Room at La Posada Hotel. There’s plenty going on behind the scenes that will, down the line, yield more of the delicious treats that diners have come to expect there. For starters, the staff is moving its office to a new area of the … [Read more...] about Winslow Restaurant Gaining More Acclaim
Valentine Diners – A Slice of History
Nothing captures the romance of Old Route 66’s heyday like its roadside stops – tiny trading posts and hole-in-the-wall diners that fed travelers as they crossed the country from Chicago to Los Angeles – and nothing embodies that romance more than a Valentine Diner. The tiny prefab diners that … [Read more...] about Valentine Diners – A Slice of History
Winslow’s Evolving Art Scene
Route 66 travelers have long admired the kitschy murals scattered around Winslow, but few know about the developing fine arts scene simmering underneath. The owners of La Posada hotel, known for its painstaking restoration and co-owner Tina Mion’s huge, avant garde canvases inside, are working on … [Read more...] about Winslow’s Evolving Art Scene
Winslow’s Route 66 Plaza Moving Forward
Plans for a showplace park in Winslow celebrating the history and car culture of Old Route 66 are a step closer to reality, but the city still has miles to go before the tourist destination becomes a reality. Visitors from all over the world already flock to tiny Standin’ On the Corner Park to … [Read more...] about Winslow’s Route 66 Plaza Moving Forward
New Prison Could Benefit Regional Economy
A renewed proposal to add a 1,000-bed private prison adjacent to the existing state prison facility in Winslow is getting community support at a time when residents of some other cities are coming out against similar proposals. While some people oppose building on the city’s prison economy, many … [Read more...] about New Prison Could Benefit Regional Economy
Market Enduring for Traditional Rugs
The RB Burnham Trading Post exists in two worlds. There’s its home in Sanders on the Navajo reservation. Then there’s the outside world, the one that passes through in a trickle of tourists, the one that five generations of Burnhams have greeted, and more recently, traveled out to meet. The … [Read more...] about Market Enduring for Traditional Rugs
Foreclosure Intervention Options for Troubled Borrowers
When President Barack Obama announced help for struggling homeowners in April 2009, millions of homeowners facing foreclosure or payment resets breathed a collective sigh of relief. What most of them didn’t expect was how much time, effort and paperwork would be involved, and how difficult it … [Read more...] about Foreclosure Intervention Options for Troubled Borrowers
Wind Sidelining Truckers in Northern Arizona
Ah, the weather. Everybody talks about it, but nobody ever does anything about it. That old joke has a bitter edge for truckers crossing I-40 during Northern Arizona’s windy season. Though the area has always been prone to spring and fall winds, it is only over the last two years that … [Read more...] about Wind Sidelining Truckers in Northern Arizona
