Flagstaff is the first and only destination in the country to enter the non-fungible tokens market with the original NFT collection, “A Night in Flagstaff.” The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, a non-profit organization in collaboration with Discover Flagstaff, is featuring “70 images for $700 each from 7,000 feet,” which dropped on the NFT calendar last month. Each image is a 20-second exposure, the first taken beginning at 19:53 Feb. 5, 2022, Mountain Standard Time (02:53 February 6, 2022, … [Read more...] about Capturing ‘A Night in Flagstaff’ with Non-Fungible Tokens
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Hungry for Plant-Based Options?
Toasted Owl restaurateur Cecily Maniaci is featuring an all plant-based menu in her newest restaurant, Plantasia, opening soon in Flagstaff. Vegan options will include Jonathan Netzky’s NexVeg product. Read more at FlagstaffBusinessNewsPlantasia Also hear from Jonathan about the regional foods and spices included in NexVeg, a product used in restaurants all over Flagstaff and beyond that doesn’t try to imitate meat, visit ZonieLivingNexVeg … [Read more...] about Hungry for Plant-Based Options?
Blazin’ M Ranch Builds on Entertainment
Several hundred people, including a lot of youngsters, attended the soft opening of the recently completed “Be Wild Family Fun Park” addition at the popular Blazin’ M Ranch Wild West dinner theater in Cottonwood. Owners Ryan and Leila Glass purchased the property more than a year ago from longtime owner Lory Mabery and her family. Expansion involved developing acreage on the east side of the property to include activities such as a nine-hole putt-putt golf course, a rock-climbing wall, a … [Read more...] about Blazin’ M Ranch Builds on Entertainment
From Earth to Space and into NightVisions
Sculptor Joseph McShane’s style might be considered other worldly. He has engaged outer space and the sun to co-create with him and is the first artist to have his work leave the planet and travel with astronauts on board the Space Shuttle. A photograph of his piece, S.P.A.C.E., will be part of NightVisions: Cultural Interpretations of the Night Sky. The exhibition runs May 21 to Aug. 27, at the Coconino Center for the Arts. In 1984, McShane worked with NASA’s Small Self-Contained Payload … [Read more...] about From Earth to Space and into NightVisions
Housing Market Expected to Remain Strong for Years
Arizona’s real estate market remains “ridiculously hot,” says Arizona Association of Realtors President Gary Nelson. “We are seeing tremendous increases in home values in the last two years, increasing about 25% year over year in localized markets and about a 12% to 13% per-year increase in median home prices.” A lack of inventory, Millennials and investors are playing a huge role in the home-buying frenzy, say the experts, especially in scenic tourism destinations. Flagstaff, Sedona, … [Read more...] about Housing Market Expected to Remain Strong for Years
Reinforcing the Path to Trail Preservation
It’s often said that the journey is as rewarding as the destination. Such may well be the case for visitors using the more than 400 miles of world-famous red rock trails in the Sedona Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest. Sedona trails serve about three million people each year. As the gateway to Red Rock Country, the trail system is designed to educate and thrill travelers by providing an outdoors experience and information about the vegetation, geology, wildlife and cultural … [Read more...] about Reinforcing the Path to Trail Preservation
Mill Golf Offers Indoor Facility for Year-Round Practice
Winters in Flagstaff can be challenging for golfers who want to keep their swing consistent and their handicap low, as golf courses typically close between October and March. For Steve and Kyle Palmer, an epiphany they had during Christmas dinner led them to open Mill Golf, an indoor simulation golf course using state-of-the-art software. “My dad and I were discussing the dormancy of golf during the winters in Flagstaff and the challenge of practicing and keeping our game on track,” said … [Read more...] about Mill Golf Offers Indoor Facility for Year-Round Practice
Celebrating Positive Economic Activity
Economic Development Week 2022 is upon us! The week of May 9-13 is a time to celebrate the efforts of many community members and partners that work to enhance economic prosperity for individuals and businesses alike; and who doesn’t like a celebration? Perhaps you wonder what economic development is anyway; after all, doesn’t the economy take care of itself? So, let us begin by answering the questions of what economic development is and how we celebrate it. Economics are known generally to be … [Read more...] about Celebrating Positive Economic Activity
Fans, Tourism Officials, Stadium Organizers Spring into Spring Training
For some, the arrival of spring is marked by budding trees, blooming flowers, singing birds and peeping peepers. For others, springtime means perfectly manicured carpets of grass, the aroma of hot dogs on the grill and the crack of a bat as it strikes a 5-ounce sphere covered in cowhide. For these people, known as baseball fans, spring arrived late this year because of a work lockout instigated by owners of the 30 Major League Baseball teams. The fans rejoiced when play finally resumed, but so … [Read more...] about Fans, Tourism Officials, Stadium Organizers Spring into Spring Training
Mother Road Archive Ale Benefiting NAU Special Collections
Like many great stories, this one began over beer. As Mother Road Brewing Company Storyteller Billy Miller tells it, brewery founder Michael Marquess was having a beer with Northern Arizona University Cline Library Special Collections Archivist Sean Evans. Afterward, Evans invited Marquess to visit the library to see the Fred Harvey Collection associated with Route 66. “Michael took an interest because that’s what Michael does. He’s dedicated to history.” So, what started as a playful … [Read more...] about Mother Road Archive Ale Benefiting NAU Special Collections