LIK USA announced the sale of the most expensive photograph in history by world-renowned fine art photographer, Peter Lik. "Phantom" sold to a private collector for an unprecedented $6.5 million. The purchase also included Lik's masterworks "Illusion" for $2.4 million and "Eternal Moods" for $1.1 million. With this $10 million sale, Lik now holds four of the top 20 spots for most expensive photographs ever sold. He already has a position in the ranking with a previous $1 million sale of … [Read more...] about Photo of Slot Canyon Most Expensive in History
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Southside Transforming Into Flagstaff’s Eclectic Urban Hot Zone
New businesses and renovations have San Francisco Street’s Southside energized with a chic urban revival buzz. “It’s a pretty exciting part of town,” said Kevin Heinonen, co-owner, with cousin Scott Heinonen, of The Tourist Home Urban Market. “It’s coming alive right now. We made a commitment in 2009 to Southside,” Kevin Heinonen added, noting that commitment has taken shape in three tangible places. Since 2009, the Heinonens opened Tinder Box, the Annex and now The Tourist Home Urban … [Read more...] about Southside Transforming Into Flagstaff’s Eclectic Urban Hot Zone
Help Comes Up the Hill for Holiday Hungry
Many of the holiday tables of those most in need in Northern Arizona will have benefited from regular deliveries up the hill from Phoenix of staple food items in semi trucks from St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance. The destination for trucks is the Flagstaff Family Food Center warehouse on East Huntington Drive. “From Havasu across through Snowflake, we handle everything north of that,” said Dan Rogers, who has been a driver for 14 years, including 17 months with SMFBA. “Each driver makes four … [Read more...] about Help Comes Up the Hill for Holiday Hungry
North Leupp Family Farms Exploring Blue Cornmeal Production
North Leupp Family Farm, located less than an hour drive northeast of Flagstaff, is positioning itself to be a supplier of milled blue corn to Northern Arizona businesses. The 100-acre farm has been awarded a USDA Value Added Producer grant that would fund a feasibility study and development of a business plan for producing blue cornmeal from Navajo blue corn (a traditional crop also used in Diné (Navajo) ceremonies. But first, matching funds must be raised as part of the grant’s … [Read more...] about North Leupp Family Farms Exploring Blue Cornmeal Production
Happenings on Fourth Street
This spring, look for the new Fourth Street Gateway that will be installed at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Route 66. Developed with substantial public input, the Beautification and Public Art Commission and the City Council, the project incorporates key principles of redevelopment and will serve to highlight the corridor for motorists along Route 66 and Fourth Street. The site is located on a city-owned parcel between the Walgreens store and the intersection. Currently covered … [Read more...] about Happenings on Fourth Street
Snowbowl Now Part of Southwest Mountain Collective
Arizona Snowbowl’s terrain, advanced snowmaking system and Forest Service-approval for future improvements were positive factors in the decision to purchase the resort, according to James Coleman of Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort and Pajarito Mountain Ski Area of New Mexico. On Oct. 29, Arizona Snowbowl announced they had entered into an agreement to sell 100 percent of the ski area to Coleman and a group of investors. The same day, Colorado’s Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort made a similar … [Read more...] about Snowbowl Now Part of Southwest Mountain Collective
The Changing Face of Southwestern Forests and Forest Products
Signs of Forest Restoration In the foothills of central New Mexico’s Manzano Mountains, Phil Archuletta has seen the signs of the future. In fact, he has seen many signs since he founded P&M Signs in 2009. His business plan is to turn small diameter ponderosa pine trees, which few people want, along with plastic milk containers, which have already been thrown away, into signs and home building materials. He calls the compound he has created Altree, because it uses the whole tree – the … [Read more...] about The Changing Face of Southwestern Forests and Forest Products
Employing the Unemployable
Reputedly the most famous restaurant in Los Angeles, The Original Pantry at 9th and Figueroa, was a frequent Sunday breakfast destination for my family when I was growing up. Stacks of piping hot pancakes pleasantly soaked in gooey syrup and dripping with butter are my most prominent recollection. Incidental to the memory is one of my parents talking about how the place employed only ex-convicts who did everything from managing the restaurant to flipping the hot cakes. While the restaurant’s … [Read more...] about Employing the Unemployable
Eddie Passov is Planning Holiday Family Feasts for Hundreds
Volunteers at the Sedona Community Food Bank are gearing up for the holidays. They need cash to buy turkeys for Thanksgiving and hams for Christmas. For these two dinners, a bag of all the trimmings will be included, so they are needed as well. Eddie Passov, executive director of the food bank, says 120 families, or about 300 people, will be able to have a holiday dinners though the program there. He says that many people are embarrassed coming in and many volunteer so that they can feel … [Read more...] about Eddie Passov is Planning Holiday Family Feasts for Hundreds
2014 City Manager’s Employee Excellence Awards
The employees of the City of Flagstaff strive to provide excellent customer service in every program and service we provide to each other and to our community. While customer service is expected of each of us, there are some employees that go beyond our expectations and achieve the extraordinary in service delivery and customer satisfaction. Last week City Manager Kevin Burke and the City Council recognized these extraordinary employees with a “City Manager’s Excellence Award”. The awards … [Read more...] about 2014 City Manager’s Employee Excellence Awards