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Glamping has gone mainstream, according to a recent CNN Money Report and the hot trend in travel has found its way to Northern Arizona. Glamping – or glamorous camping – was born from the “Out of Africa,” Edwardian-style safari where canvas tents were decked out with mahogany writing desks, four-poster beds were adorned in luxurious linens and local chefs created the best cuisine. Nowadays, glamping includes its high-end cousin but also embraces backcountry yurts that furnish the bare … [Read more...] about Glamping – Catering to a New Breed of Campers

Space Shuttle Endeavor Commander Mark Kelly would have liked to have been the first person to walk on Mars. But during his career as a NASA astronaut, he has had no shortage of amazing experiences, including launching into space, which he shared with a Flagstaff audience on Saturday, June 7. “It is literally like the hand of God coming down and grabbing you and ripping you off the planet,” he said. The retired astronaut, former Navy captain and test pilot adds that seeing Earth from space … [Read more...] about Arizona Tourism Soaring to New Heights

Alliance Bank of Arizona, the state’s largest locally-owned and headquartered bank, is announcing the grand opening of its new Flagstaff banking center at 501 E. Butler Avenue in Aspen Place at The Sawmill.  The finished building was designed by one of the state’s leading firms, DAVIS Architects, with the support of local engineering firm Peak Engineering, and local contracting firm, Loven Contracting, and their subcontractors. As Flagstaff’s premier business bank, the new facility marks eight … [Read more...] about New Alliance Bank to Serve Region’s Growing Business

Northern Arizona Orthopaedics surgeon John Durham, M.D. – affectionately known as Bull— is a long-standing, respected hand surgeon in Flagstaff. Bull recently returned home from his sixteenth medical trip to Haiti; this time, following an invitation by an international medical foundation to be an educator for other medical professionals there.   The invitation came personally from Dr. Andrew Furey, who organized the event under the sponsorship of the AO Foundation. The AO Foundation … [Read more...] about Surgeon Training Haitian Doctors

Pull on the rubbery shorts, zip into the inner tube-like waste-high tent, start up the treadmill and leave gravity behind. The Alter G anti-gravity treadmill is taking world-class runners, overweight kids and people with spinal cord injuries to new places. Now located in the Physical Therapy Department at Northern Arizona University and near Flagstaff Medical Center at Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Fit Kids of Arizona, the high-tech treadmill was first designed by NASA to help astronauts … [Read more...] about Space-Age Treadmill Helping Athletes and Overweight Kids

This is a town whose residents pride themselves on their community spirit and their Old West history, which includes the legacy of Bill Williams, a trapper and guide who founded the first post office here in 1881. The historic timeline for Williams, located just 30 miles to the west of Flagstaff off Interstate 40, also encompasses a range of fascinating and somewhat quirky tales of logging, rodeos, steam trains, parades, saloons and, of course, outlaws. Today, the roughly 3,000 residents … [Read more...] about New Centralized Home for Williams Arts, Culture

Northern Arizona University officials formally broke ground for a $47.5 North Campus Athletics and Recreation Center recently. Outgoing university President John Haeger said the new facility will accommodate NCAA swimming, diving and tennis programs. It also will meet many campus recreational needs. It will replace the existing Wall Aquatic Center, which was opened in 1996. That building will be demolished when the new center is completed in two years. However, the new aquatic facilities … [Read more...] about New NAU Rec Center Will Serve Region