Here’s a question for you: When was the last time you spent a whole day without using the Internet? A hard question to answer? How about this one: When was the last time you spent a whole day without watching a single second of video on the Internet? Maybe a small portion of you are actually able to answer that second question, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that the two questions are one and the same to most of you. This is simply because you can’t get away from … [Read more...] about The Future is Now for Small Business Videos
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Full Circle Announces Opening of 2016 Grant Cycle
Full Circle Trade and Thrift announced today that their 2016 grant cycle is officially open. The deadline for application is October 31, 2015, at 5 p.m. Application forms, instructions, requirements and restrictions are available on the website at www.fullcircletrade.net. Nearly all Flagstaff-based nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. From sales of gently used clothing and furniture, and from the proceeds of monthly auctions, Full Circle has awarded almost $300,000 to Flagstaff-area … [Read more...] about Full Circle Announces Opening of 2016 Grant Cycle
United Way Weekend Backpack Initiative Starts
The United Way of Northern Arizona, Coconino County Supervisor Liz Archuleta’s Office, Flagstaff Family Food Center, The Assistance League and Kinsey Elementary School are launching the third year of the Weekend Backpack Program. Under the initiative, chronically hungry children are sent home each Friday with a backpack of non-perishable food that can be prepared safely by the child. The backpack of food provides the nutrition needed for children to arrive to school ready to … [Read more...] about United Way Weekend Backpack Initiative Starts
Coconino Center for the Arts Announces New Artistic Director
Flagstaff Arts Council announces the hiring of a new Artistic Director, Erin Joyce, from Flagstaff, Arizona. Ms. Joyce is as an independent curator, developing exhibitions in New York, Texas, California, and London, with an upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Northern Arizona, You are on Indian Land in November 2015. Ms. Joyce’s other professional roles include being an art critic for Hyperallergic in New York, an arts writer for Canvas Magazine in Dubai, and faculty in the department of … [Read more...] about Coconino Center for the Arts Announces New Artistic Director
Girls 4 Good Volunteering as Friends
Almost 15 children are in the Flagstaff Family Food Center’s reading room on a Wednesday night. Hannah and Maia Mahanti, twin sisters and juniors at BASIS High School, both encourage kids like six-year-old Levi to pick out a book and read it with them. Afterward, Levi gets a sticker and chooses a prize. “They’re safe here in this area. I’d rather have them here than out on the streets,” said Levi’s grandmother, Annette Bobadilla. “I want them to learn respect, love and how to play nice with … [Read more...] about Girls 4 Good Volunteering as Friends
Historic Telescope Reaching for Stars Again
Lowell Observatory’s iconic Clark Telescope is returning to action after a 20-month renovation project. In early September, the instrument and dome that has punctuated Flagstaff’s skyline since 1896 became available for public daytime tours. Next month, the telescope will be back in full operation as nighttime viewing commences. The Clark had been a mainstay of the visitor experience to Lowell for decades, but the continual heavy use wore its parts out. By 2013, the instrument was in danger … [Read more...] about Historic Telescope Reaching for Stars Again
United Way Kicks Off New Campaign This Week
More than 300 community partners marked the formal kickoff of the annual United Way of Northern Arizona (UWNA) fundraising campaign today, living up to this year’s theme that “Great Things Happen When We LIVE UNITED.” Led by 2015-2016 Campaign Chair and Coconino County Manager Cynthia Seelhammer and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Rita Cheng, president of Northern Arizona University, the kickoff celebration illustrated the United Ways focus on Education, Income and Health and how goals in those … [Read more...] about United Way Kicks Off New Campaign This Week
Pickin’ in the Pines Promoting Tall Pines, Deep Roots and Pickin’
The sounds of banjo pickin’, bass slappin’, frenzied fiddlin', guitar strummin’ and foot stompin' will fill the air as Flagstaff becomes the center of the bluegrass universe at the 10th annual Pickin' in the Pines Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival, Sept. 18-20 at Fort Tuthill County Park. For three music-filled days and nights, bluegrass lovers will converge under the tall pines and cool temperatures to hear the legends and future-legends of folk music. From morning 'til after 10 p.m. … [Read more...] about Pickin’ in the Pines Promoting Tall Pines, Deep Roots and Pickin’
Volunteers Remove 347 Pounds of Litter From Oak Creek
As high recreation season ends, the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) and volunteer groups are out in full force working to clean up trash, pet and human waste from the Oak Creek Canyon. Partnering with the Coconino National Forest Red Rock Ranger district and with volunteers from Miller Coors, the Arizona Water Company, the Friends of Oak Creek and the Oak Creek Ambassadors, the first annual Oak Creek Canyon Deep Clean resulted in the removal of 248 pounds of trash, pet and human waste, and … [Read more...] about Volunteers Remove 347 Pounds of Litter From Oak Creek
NAU Reaches New Heights
On the first day of classes, Northern Arizona University is recording its highest total enrollment for the fall semester and the largest freshman class in school history. NAU’s overall student population is 29,035, up from 27,639, and the university welcomed 5,141 first-time freshman compared to 4,765 last fall. The overall GPA for incoming resident students on the Flagstaff campus is 3.42, up from 3.39 last year. “Our commitment to Arizona is represented in this outstanding incoming … [Read more...] about NAU Reaches New Heights