Jennifer Rolley and her team of chocolatiers and candymakers at the Sweet Shoppe Candy Store in Flagstaff's historic downtown district are cooking up fudge, caramel apples, brittle and all-things peppermint the old-fashioned way to make the holiday season so sweet, memorable, personal and full of … [Read more...] about Making the Holidays Even Sweeter
Bonnie Stevens
Navigating with Purpose
Lava Falls Rapid is white-water fierce. It is, by far, the most famous and daunting rapid on the mighty Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. It comes up after a nice calm stretch of laid-back, almost complacent, floating. Most wouldn’t even notice the distant spray and subtle splashing up ahead. But … [Read more...] about Navigating with Purpose
Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub
There’s an old Western romance novel, “Call of the Canyon,” by cowboy author Zane Grey. It is set in Arizona’s Northland in the 1920s, featuring Oak Creek Canyon and the high desert terrain surrounding Flagstaff and Sedona. Stunning, glamorous Carley Burch is the heroine who follows her fiancé from … [Read more...] about Grounded in a Calling Received in a Bathtub
Northern Arizona Business News Vodcast About to Launch
Business news seekers soon will be able to watch a fresh new program designed specifically for Northern Arizona, created to inform, engage and inspire. Zonie Living: Business, Adventure and Leadership is a television show or vodcast (video podcast) that will expand on Flagstaff Business News feature … [Read more...] about Northern Arizona Business News Vodcast About to Launch
Called to the Stage
Stage actress Robyn Allen has spent more than 30 years in the entertainment industry, but says she had to overcome her shyness to perform. “I was always very shy,” she said, “but if I had written a poem, I would just stand up and recite it in front of my relatives. I think that’s how they tricked … [Read more...] about Called to the Stage
Be Part of Someone’s Best Day
I met 7-year-old Maggie on the warm sands of Doheny State Beach in California’s Orange County. She arrived with her lovely family and upon our introduction, she hid her face behind her mom for a very long time. This tiny, beautiful, shy and frightened little girl did not look happy to be there. … [Read more...] about Be Part of Someone’s Best Day
FBN Author Unveils Spiritual, Walking Book
Flagstaff Business News reporter Stacey Wittig has launched her fifth book at a gathering of American Pilgrims on Camino at Notre Dame, Indiana. When airlines canceled Wittig’s flight and subsequent pilgrimage walk across France because of COVID-19 last September, the author decided to walk a … [Read more...] about FBN Author Unveils Spiritual, Walking Book
Five Pounds to Perfect
Do you ever hear yourself starting sentences with, “If only,” or “When I,” or “After I?” They sound like this: “If only I had a doctoral degree, I could get the job I really want,” or “After I make my first million, I can travel to exotic lands,” or “When I lose five pounds, I’ll reward myself with … [Read more...] about Five Pounds to Perfect
Hissing is Never a Good Sound
I once had dinner with a rattlesnake. It was an uninvited guest, but nonetheless, it showed up at suppertime while I was grilling. I did what any courageous Arizonan should do who doesn’t have a long-handled shovel or a pair of snake tongs. I called the fire department – which I’ve heard is the No. … [Read more...] about Hissing is Never a Good Sound
Life’s ‘Best Used By’ Date is Now
Humans are creative and resourceful, but sometimes it takes a transformative event to get us motivated. In the new movie “Grace and Grit,” featured at the Sedona International Film Festival, filmmaker Sebastian Siegel and spirituality guru and former U.S. presidential candidate Marianne … [Read more...] about Life’s ‘Best Used By’ Date is Now
