Whether scaling an icy spire, hiking in a snowstorm or running into a grocery store on a wintry Flagstaff day, Kahtoola has been providing packable traction of varying degrees to help outdoor enthusiasts stick their steps. The Flagstaff-based company, famous for MICROspikes and known worldwide for its “stretch-on traction” products, is marking 25 years in business this month and founder/inventor Danny Giovale is every bit as excited as the day he saw his KTS Hiking Crampons displayed in Mountain … [Read more...] about Kahtoola Celebrates 25 Years of Adventure
All Systems Go
“What do you think of this place?” asks Charlie Chotabtim, mastermind of Go Sushi and Thai, as guests enter his newest creation, RiceThings Vs. Ramen N Boba, a candy-colored Asian emporium across Milton from Go Sushi in the Target shopping center. Besides the rice bowls, ramen and boba (Taiwanese bubble tea) drinks, there are snacks from seven different countries, including Japan, China, Malaysia and the Philippines. A cold case houses mochi, macaroons and rare sweets like Hokkaido milk bread … [Read more...] about All Systems Go
Clarkdale Kayak Offers Cool Summertime Heat Relief on the Verde
The personality of the Verde River springs to life through the stories, musings and history recited by Clarkdale Kayak Company owner and founder Scott Buckley on his daily river tours. A kayak cruise down Arizona’s only free-flowing river offers a wonderland of cascading ripples and gently flowing waters that casts a spell on visitors as they ramble down the 3.5 miles from TAPCO (The Arizona Power Company) to Tuzigoot. With herons cautiously eyeing you while hunting for food and clusters of … [Read more...] about Clarkdale Kayak Offers Cool Summertime Heat Relief on the Verde
Librarian Books After 43 Years at NAU
On a 1966 family trip to Arizona, Sean Evans’ parents took a photograph of him at age 8 outside the new library at Northern Arizona University. Little did they know how prescient that photo would be. NAU hired Evans 15 years later and he worked in the university’s library for more than four decades. This fall semester, starting Aug. 26, will be the first time in 43 years Evans will not be at his desk in the Cline Library. “I will miss it on one hand – miss what I did,” he said. “I always had … [Read more...] about Librarian Books After 43 Years at NAU
Keeping the Heart of Downtown Beating
It often feels like Christmas in July for mountain town businesses when refreshing high country temperatures lure locals and tourists to Flagstaff’s historic downtown. “There’s a reason summer seems so vibrant and hectic,” said Lisa Lamberson, owner of Mountain Sports Flagstaff and Bright Side Bookshop, both on North San Francisco Street downtown. “We see sales that rival the busy holiday season, and it’s a crucial period for the survival and success of any independent business in Flagstaff.” … [Read more...] about Keeping the Heart of Downtown Beating
Women To Watch
Six months ago, seven highly driven, businesswomen gathered in Sedona during an epic blizzard for a five-day workshop called SHINE. Their charge was to clearly state their goals and message, boldly step into the spotlight and unapologetically inspire more people with their story, soul and style. Flagstaff Business News caught up with these powerful women to hear their successes including influencing opportunities, exploring ancient wisdom to calm and heal the world, pivoting in the … [Read more...] about Women To Watch
Flag Store’s Main Product Revered, Never Out of Style
Robert Newman has the kind of store that attracts vexillologists, that is, people who study flags. It also appeals to just good, patriotic Prescottonians and Americans. Newman owns Flags Galore and More just off State Route 69 at Diamond Drive in between Prescott and Prescott Valley. The store sells flags of all stars, stripes and colors: American, Arizona, other states and nations, military branches and sports teams. A 3-by-5-foot polyester American flag, made in the United States, costs … [Read more...] about Flag Store’s Main Product Revered, Never Out of Style
In Step with Greg Secatero
Greg Secatero is a quiet Navajo Nation lawman of extreme patience and perseverance who may well have covered more miles of the Four Corners Region on foot than any other human, past or present. With a reputation for knowing every location, every draw, every canyon where bad guys hide, hikers get lost or animals look for water, Secatero uses intuition, decades on the land and a natural understanding of people and animals to guide himself and others. Today, that combination of determination, heart … [Read more...] about In Step with Greg Secatero
Babbitt Ranches Offers Western-Style Respite at Colt Sale
They are police officers, social workers, ranchers and rodeo competitors from all over the Southwest – like Rough Rock, Cottonwood, Tuba City, Flagstaff, Chino Valley, Kingman, Prescott Valley and Albuquerque – who gathered in Northern Arizona on the second Saturday of July. One group of relatives drove from Ohio. Some came to buy, many came to watch but most came for the fellowship and experience of this traditional summertime gathering at a Western working ranch in the serenity of Northern … [Read more...] about Babbitt Ranches Offers Western-Style Respite at Colt Sale
Snowbowl Installing New Quad Chairlift
Arizona Snowbowl, in partnership with the Forest Service, plans to install and realign the Aspen chairlift this summer and fall, and have it operating by ski season. The bottom terminal will be moved 190 degrees north of its current location, to improve the overall skiing experience. The new chairlift will service new lower intermediate and beginner ski terrain all within Snowbowl’s current Special Use Permit. It is part of several projects that were approved by the Forest Service in 2005. … [Read more...] about Snowbowl Installing New Quad Chairlift