Everyone can visualize a spider: hairy or shiny, eight legs, eight eyes, might seem so large up close, still and waiting, or moving so fast – seemingly right toward you – fangs? Or, maybe you can visualize a snake: bright and colorful or dull and dusty, still and coiled or slithering, scaly, beady, unblinking eyes, big fangs, flicking tongue. Perhaps you can visualize sharks: they are down there, below the surface, just waiting to attack; rows and rows of triangle, razor teeth. You may be able … [Read more...] about Dealing with Fear and the Invisible Enemy
Four Ways to Support Local Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Right now, locally owned businesses are facing unique challenges unlike any they’ve encountered before. Even as Arizona gets back to business, many owners are finding that they need to quickly adapt to stay afloat in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep Arizona’s economy strong, it’s more important than ever to support Arizona-run businesses. After all, locally owned businesses recirculate more than 50% of their revenue within the local community. Here are four simple ways to keep … [Read more...] about Four Ways to Support Local Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Hearing Mythbusters
With the internet being ubiquitous, information is easier to access than ever. However, that does not mean that the information is necessarily correct. This sentiment is especially relevant when it comes to health advice. One might read that carrots help improve eyesight; in actuality, this was wartime propaganda to disguise radar technology. Given the daily onslaught of information, it can be difficult to determine what is factual. Cleaning Your Ears Earwax is not innately bad. In fact, … [Read more...] about Hearing Mythbusters
Capturing the Heart of Flagstaff
George Breed is an 82-year-old who spends his time spreading love and wisdom as he walks about Flagstaff. He captures little moments on camera, which develop into big statements about the essence of the town. His warm smile is a joy to come upon, and he seems to be friends with everyone from business executives to river runners, from doctors to artists. But don’t be fooled by this kind, grandfatherly exterior. George Breed knows how to take people apart. Breed has spent a lifetime … [Read more...] about Capturing the Heart of Flagstaff
Research, Classes, Community Engagement Going Strong
I’m grateful for the opportunity to provide an NAU update. Our students, faculty and staff – as well as NAU’s surrounding communities – have embraced the current reality and used their strong leadership, creativity and fortitude to make their way through the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges and opportunities it has brought. Many of our students are now navigating online summer classes, recognizing the importance of the long-term picture of pursuing a college education. Making … [Read more...] about Research, Classes, Community Engagement Going Strong
Creating Space for the New Normal
COVID-19 has been a horrific ongoing nightmare for many many people, and it is not my intention in any way to make light of its truly awful impacts that have caused such vast suffering. But there are some take-aways from this global experience that may help us as we move forward into the new normal. Cleaning Up, Clearing Out As many of us have been forced to remain mostly in our homes and make sense out of our office spaces, we’ve learned we can’t just close the door and go off to work or … [Read more...] about Creating Space for the New Normal
Businesses are All Aboard with Specialized Marketing Products
It is a good thing to have a business you absolutely love, but it is even better when you have people who work for you who love your business as much as you do and clients who are thrilled with your products and services. So is the case for All Aboard Marketing owner Deborah Taylor, who specializes in custom embroidery, screen-printing and corporate messaging promotional products, also known as “swag.” Taylor, who has a degree in manufacturing engineering, says starting her business was a … [Read more...] about Businesses are All Aboard with Specialized Marketing Products
Sedona Chef Launches ‘Dahl-to-Door’ Gourmet Meals
As restaurateurs looked for innovative ways to keep their restaurant operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s top female chefs and restaurateurs created her own e-commerce platform designed to deliver her signature gourmet dishes to homes across the country. With five Sedona restaurants that range from fine-dining concepts to a wood fired pizzeria, Chef Lisa Dahl, executive chef and owner of Dahl Restaurant Group, has always had aspirations to take her restaurants … [Read more...] about Sedona Chef Launches ‘Dahl-to-Door’ Gourmet Meals
Efforts Continue to Expand Flagstaff’s Tech Industry
Flagstaff’s technology infrastructure fuels entrepreneurial companies utilizing the mentorship offered by local think tanks eager to assist. “Building a larger technology sector in Flagstaff is ideal for our mountain town since it requires very little environmental impact on those things that we cherish as a city – dark skies, less traffic, less pollution – and at the same time, offering the higher paying jobs,” said Scott Hathcock, president and CEO of Moonshot at the Northern Arizona Center … [Read more...] about Efforts Continue to Expand Flagstaff’s Tech Industry
Babbitt Ranches Postpones Colt Sale
In an effort to keep spectators and participants safe this summer, the traditional western 2020 Babbitt Ranches Annual Colt Sale will not be held in July, for the first time in decades. Instead, organizers are planning an online auction in March 2021. “We want to thank everyone who joins us each year out at Spider Web Camp for the many years of friendship and support. We will certainly miss seeing everyone in the stands,” said Babbitt Ranches President and General Manager Billy Cordasco. … [Read more...] about Babbitt Ranches Postpones Colt Sale