Downtown Flagstaff businesses are decking the halls – and their windows – with festive flair this holiday season as they compete in the annual Downtown Flagstaff Window Decorating Contest. From beer-themed puns to tastefully designed winter wonderlands, the historic district has become a dazzling show of creativity and holiday cheer. Beaver Street Brewery has embraced the season with its playful “Hoppy Holidays” scene with multi-colored Christmas trees, while Lumberyard Brewing Company’s window … [Read more...] about ‘Hoppy’ Holidays: Downtown Flagstaff Lights Up with Window Decorating Contest
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Getting Spacey in Downtown Flagstaff
Flagstaff has long been known as a center for scientific research and education, and now it has its own science-themed store, Planet Science. Launched by Meteor Crater and Barringer Space Museum, the retail outlet – complete with meteors in the air, NASA gear and a couple of visitors from outer space – opened Friday, May 19 and carries a wide variety of science-themed items, including rocks and fossils, while also hosting interactive exhibits and a place for hands-on activities where people of … [Read more...] about Getting Spacey in Downtown Flagstaff
Coworking Space Serving Residents, Traveling Professionals
Da Vinci Realty Owners Mark and Leslie Belsanti expanded their quest for downtown Flagstaff office space when they located, and then transformed, a larger-than-needed building into a coworking hub for themselves and a community of remote workers. The Belsantis provide office space to about 20 companies (called members) operating from Click Co+Work, the facility they established in 2015 at 111. E Aspen Ave. Additional workspace is offered to day users and city visitors, and the Click Co+Work … [Read more...] about Coworking Space Serving Residents, Traveling Professionals
Flying Right
Fourth-generation Arizona Babbitt Billy Cordasco got a bit of a tear in his eye as he felt the significance of the moment – the majesty of the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks above the town on a brisk April morning, the deep meaning of a prominent flag staff back in service for a city bearing the same name and the glory of the American flag being raised atop the historic Babbitt Building where his family has conducted business since 1886. “This is what community looks like – joining together … [Read more...] about Flying Right
Dressing the Downtown with a Wee Bit of Fabric
There is a new shop in town, and when you visit, you will be inspired to grab some needle and thread. The doors at Wee Scotty Sewing and Craft Boutique on North Leroux Street opened in early February and the place has rapidly become a creative center. Wee Scotty owner Lynne Gallagher has dipped her toes into every part of the fashion industry, from product development to costume design, dressing actors in numerous theatrical productions and musicians in touring rock bands. At the new … [Read more...] about Dressing the Downtown with a Wee Bit of Fabric
Going with the Overflow
You’re like Space Mountain at Disneyland!” one customer exclaimed this summer after experiencing the popularity of the Sweet Shoppe Candy Store in downtown Flagstaff. “I am floored,” said Sweet Shoppe owner Jennifer Rolley. “It’s embarrassing. We have lines out the door every weekend!” Lines out the door and tables of patrons into the street are very visible signs that businesses are open and thriving in Flagstaff’s historic district. Shop owners say it has been that way since they … [Read more...] about Going with the Overflow
