Elevate Flagstaff announced that the Coconino County Recorder has verified enough valid petition signatures to officially place the Sustainable Wages Act on the ballot in the next Flagstaff election. Nearly 9,000 signatures from Flagstaff voters were submitted to the County Clerk last month -- almost two times the required amount needed -- petitioning the City Council to grant a May special election to amend Prop 414 with the Sustainable Wages Act. Prop 414, the unsustainable Flagstaff minimum … [Read more...] about County Clerk Verifies Signatures for Flagstaff Initiative to Amend Minimum Wage Hike
Local Author Addresses Racial Inequality in Latest Novel
Flagstaff author Eugene (Gene) Munger recently released his sixth book. In his new novel, “Greyhound North,” Munger utilizes his experience as a Shell Oil executive to tell a story about racial inequality. When Munger was transferred as a white District Sales Manager to the South Chicago territory in the mid-1970s, his eyes were opened to the realities of segregation and racial prejudice. The novel, although based on the romance of a 15-year-old white boy and a young African-American girl, … [Read more...] about Local Author Addresses Racial Inequality in Latest Novel
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the Weatherford Hotel
The Weatherford Hotel, along with Canyon Moon Theatre and Theatrikos Theater, is presenting “My Big Fat Weatherford Wedding,” and promising “the crime of your life!” The performance involves the wedding of Francisco Peaks and Meadow Riordan. Promoters say the bride is drop-dead gorgeous and the groom is terminally handsome. It is being touted as the social event of the year: the wine is flowing, the gifts are on the table, the cake is covered with flowers. But all is not as it seems and soon … [Read more...] about Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at the Weatherford Hotel
Accomplished Surgeon Retires After Nearly Three Decades
Growing up in rural Michigan, Donald Hales, M.D., was thrilled to be teaching and practicing medicine at the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center. After earning his medical degree at Johns Hopkins University, Hales chose the West Coast and a big city to pursue his career in orthopedic surgery. It was a dream come true, yet he longed to live in a more rural setting like where he grew up. Fortunately, at the same time he was considering relocating to a smaller … [Read more...] about Accomplished Surgeon Retires After Nearly Three Decades
Commit to Fit: Steps to Keeping Your Fitness Resolutions
All of the gym treadmills are full, everyone’s posting pics of their healthy meal-planning conquests and you’ve purchased the latest heart-rate measuring, sleep-monitoring, calorie-counting wearable thing out there. A few weeks into the New Year and all of this can only mean one thing. Like millions of others, you made a New Year’s resolution to get fit. Though there aren’t a lot of hard numbers floating around on just how many of us vow to lose weight, eat better or just get in better … [Read more...] about Commit to Fit: Steps to Keeping Your Fitness Resolutions
Mayor Evans—Funding Road Maintenance
Here in Arizona, the state leverages a gasoline tax and collects fees when we register our cars. These monies are deposited into a fund known as the Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF). By state statute, 49.5 percent of those funds are to be distributed to towns, cities and counties for road maintenance. However, the state has been continuously and steadily draining the fund and cutting monies distributed to local governments. We have gone from $722,000 in 2008 to only $389,000 this year, almost … [Read more...] about Mayor Evans—Funding Road Maintenance
County Addressing Sale of Tobacco, Vapor Products
To keep tobacco and vapor products out of the hands of youth under age 18, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors last year adopted an ordinance that requires all tobacco and vapor products to be placed, stored and displayed in a manner that is inaccessible to the public without employee assistance in a retail setting. The ordinance amends a previous Coconino County ordinance that pertained only to tobacco products to include all vapor products, e-cigarettes, electronic smoking devices and … [Read more...] about County Addressing Sale of Tobacco, Vapor Products
“Ask the CEO”
Honesty Should Be the Policy in a Family Business As many of you know, I am fortunate enough to teach at Northern Arizona University. One of my courses is Management 300i where we teach students the basics for starting a business. They learn about writing a business plan, understanding the market, finding funding, staffing and the importance of business communication. We have actually had several students start businesses as a result of this class. At a minimum, I get to know the students … [Read more...] about “Ask the CEO”
NAU Intercollegiate Athletics Vice President Honored
Northern Arizona University Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos is on "Flagstaff's 20 Under 40" list. The award, presented by the Arizona Daily Sun and Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, honors local business and professional leaders who have achieved success and excelled in their field before the age of 40. "I am very honored to have been selected for this award and humbled to be among the other recipients who represent the strength of this community," said … [Read more...] about NAU Intercollegiate Athletics Vice President Honored
2017 Viola Nominee Showcase Feb. 10
The Flagstaff Arts Council is excited to present the 2017 Viola Nominee Showcase Friday, February 10, 2017. The Showcase will feature 12 live performances, as well as a number of displays from various nominees. The Showcase will be held at the Coconino Center for the Arts, doors open at 7pm, show begins at 7:30pm. The Viola Nominee Showcase gives the community an opportunity to experience and celebrate nominees’ work prior to the Viola Awards Gala. Many Viola Awards nominees will be in … [Read more...] about 2017 Viola Nominee Showcase Feb. 10