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Local First ARIZONA — Flagstaff Local Insider

FLAVOR, the Northern Arizona Food & Wine Festival is on Sept. 14 Join us for wine and bites as we make our debut in Flagstaff and celebrate Arizona’s independent vintners and restaurants from 1 pm – 7 pm on Warner’s…

Flagstaff announces Labor Day closures

FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff’s City Hall offices at 211 W. Aspen Ave. will be closed Sept. 2, 2019 in observance of Labor Day. City Hall offices will reopen Sept. 3, 2019. City of Flagstaff facilities that are also closed Labor Day include:…

Coconino County Health and Human Services awarded national accreditation through the Public Health A

COCONINO COUNTY — Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) has achieved national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The national accreditation program works to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing and ultimately transforming the…

Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau — Plan all your Labor Day events with Flagstaff 365 Happenings

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   This Week’s Happening Highlights Discover Flagstaff publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and storefronts,…

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — Ticket sales brisk for Kevin Campbell’s presentation on ‘Self-Healing Communities’ on Oct. 29 in Flagstaff

Click here for the entire e-newsletter     Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 Connections Spotlight   Ticket sales brisk for Kevin Campbell’s presentation on ‘Self-Healing Communities’ on Oct. 29 in Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF — Ticket sales are off to a strong…

District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler — Coconino County offices closed for Labor Day

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   August 27, 2019 Please take a moment to read some of the latest news and upcoming events within Coconino County and it’s surrounding areas. Feel free to share this e-newsletter and encourage others to sign up!…

Coconino County offices closed for Labor Day

All Coconino County offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. While the administrative offices at the Sheriff’s Office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, records will remain open with limited staff from 8 a.m.…

Sedona Arts Center — Explore your own creativity! Through Classes and Workshops: Specialized in Mixed Media, Ceramics, Painterly Painting,  Photography and much more!

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   Classes & Crash Courses at Sedona Arts Center Taking classes on our campus in Uptown Sedona affords the opportunity not only to explore the arts, but also to meet new neighbors and immerse…

City of Flagstaff Sustainability Section is hiring!

FLAGSTAFF — The City of Flagstaff Sustainability has an open position!  The Community Stewards Program Assistant is a part time position that opened today and we will be taking applications through August 30, 2019. If you’re interested in working to make…

Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update — Have you gotten your copy of theFamily Handbook?

Follow SMS PTO on Facebook Here Have you gotten your copy of the Family Handbook? The Family Handbook has everything you need for the upcoming school year: academic calendars, important event dates, school contact information, and information on upcoming events…

Alejandro’s Mexican Food comes to CCC

FLAGSTAFF — Carne Asada Fries. Mini tacos. Breakfast burritos. And so much more. Beginning Aug. 23, Alejandro’s Mexican Food will move out of the food truck and onto the Coconino Community College Lone Tree Campus. “Good eating promotes learning and better…

Consulado General de México en Phoenix: Eventos de Interés Para La Comunidad

Boletín Semanal / Click Aquí   Información de Interés para la Comunidad 320 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Teléfono (602) 242-7398 Emergencias: (602) 330-3642 Entrevista al Director General de Protección a Mexicanos en el Exterior, Julián Escutia, en Telemundo Arizona:…

Sedona Arts Center — 15th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival is October 12–19, 2019! Enjoy paint-outs, exhibitions, a keynote, workshops, free demonstrations & more!

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   15th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival October 12–19, 2019 Sedona Arts Center Come see artists painting in the Shangri-La of the Southwest! Sedona is a sublime environment with stunning beauty and the Sedona…

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus

Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials found mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in an area south of Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff. This is the first positive WNV in mosquitoes in Coconino County this…

Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau — Experience music, art, and celebrations with Flagstaff 365 Happenings

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…

Second annual Community Welcome event to be held Aug. 26

FLAGSTAFF — The city of Flagstaff and Northern Arizona University are teaming up for the second annual Community Welcome event. The Community Welcome is designed to help foster a sense of community and build positive connections between NAU students and Flagstaff…

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — CCC&Y announces updated Mission, Vision

Click here for the entire e-newsletter     Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019Connections Spotlight   Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth announces updated Mission, Vision FLAGSTAFF — The Board of the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth has approved new Mission and Vision statements for…

FUSD notifies impacted individuals of Pearson data breach

FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) has notified 6,597 students and 319 staff members that personally identifiable information was released during a recent data security incident via the Pearson AIMSweb 1.0 platform – a system that FUSD no…

District 5 Supervisor Lena Fowler — Supervisor Lena Fowler hosts the Northern Arizona Region Re-Employment Center Grand Opening

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   August 20, 2019 Please take a moment to read some of the latest news and upcoming events within Coconino County and it’s surrounding areas. Feel free to share this e-newsletter and encourage others to sign up!…

Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update — First PTO Meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 21

First PTO Meeting is Wednesday We hope to see SO MANY parents and teachers come out to the PTO meeting tomorrow night. You’ll have the chance to learn how the PTO will support all of Sinagua Middle School in the…

Five students in the CCC Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program visit Biosphere 2

FLAGSTAFF — A savanna. A desert. A rainforest. An ocean. All within walking distance in the same building? Five Coconino Community College students, part of an effort to attract minority students into the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields, took a…

Consulado General de México en Phoenix: Eventos de Interés Para La Comunidad

Boletín Semanal / Click Aquí   Información de Interés para la Comunidad 320 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Teléfono (602) 242-7398 Emergencias: (602) 330-3642 Columna Semanal del Consulado General de México en Phoenix Escucha nuestro programa Voces Consulares en la…

KNAU update for Aug. 16 — Arizona Encore, Endangered Species Act Revision, and More.

Click here for the latest KNAU news   KNAU Insider – August 16th, 2019 Arizona Encore An exciting series of performances from around Arizona produced by Central Sound at Arizona PBS. Sunday at noon and again Tuesday evening at seven, we…

Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau — Experience music, art, and celebrations with Flagstaff 365 Happenings

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — Stuff-the-Bus joins Fredonia annual Back-to-School Night

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019Connections Spotlight   Stuff-the-Bus joins Fredonia annual Back-to-School Night FREDONIA — For the first time, a yellow school bus with a STUFF THE BUS sign greeted visitors in the parking lot…

Tiffany Antol named Planning Director

FLAGSTAFF — The city of Flagstaff has named Tiffany Antol as the new Planning Director. Antol participated in an open and competitive recruitment. “Tiffany has been a strong leader during all of the transitions in Community Development, guiding the Planning and…

Sinagua Middle School Parent Teacher Organization update — First PTO Meeting Aug. 21

Stay up to date: “LIKE” Sinagua Middle School on Facebook Mark Your Calendar! Fundraiser for Sinagua Cross Country Apply Here Welcome back everyone! Hope everyone had a great few days back in school. We’re all looking forward to the first…

Sunnyside Longevity Project receives honorable mention for RWJF-CCPH Award

FLAGSTAFF — The Sunnyside Longevity Project has received an honorable mention for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) — Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Award, the organizations reported this week. The Honorable Mention was presented for the “Building Community Capacity…

Bilingual report: Gina Santi Photography — Whiskey Row — Yesterday and today

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   WHISKEY ROW, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES  YESTERDAY AND TODAY Monctezuma Street, the main street in Prescott, Arizona, United States, founded in 1864, became the town’s center of recreation during the early days of…

DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF receives two top honors: DMAP Accreditation and Governor’s Tourism Award

FLAGSTAFF — City of Flagstaff’s tourism bureau, DISCOVER FLAGSTAFF, received accreditation “with distinction” from globally recognized Destinations International through the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) at their annual convention and also received the 2019 Governor’s Tourism Award for Outstanding Tourism Partnership…

Museum of Northern Arizona — Upcoming events at MNA

These summer days are filled with fun, from dinosaur science on Saturday and a classical concert on Sunday to reggae-rock at Thirsty Thursdays and then an award-winning film about an international artist next weekend. Become a Member Museum Shop Donate…

Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau — Experience music, dancing, and theater with Flagstaff 365 Happenings

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — CCC&Y presents ‘Prevention through Resiliency: Impacting Community’ at Statewide Child Abuse Prevention Conference

Click here for the entire e-newsletter     Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019Connections Spotlight   CCC&Y presents ‘Prevention through Resiliency: Impacting Community’ at Statewide Child Abuse Prevention Conference PHOENIX — “Prevention through Resiliency: Impacting Community” was the subject of Virginia Watahomigie’s…

Coconino County Superintendent of Schools accepts new position at Tuba City Unified School District

Recruitment process has begun FLAGSTAFF — Dr. Risha VanderWey resigned as the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools. She has accepted a position as the new Superintendent for the Tuba City Unified School District. Dr. VanderWey started her new position on July…

The Comet — Coconino Community College’s Stellar Newsletter — New Faces at CCC

Coconino Community College’s Stellar Newsletter Sharing the news throughout northern Arizona about what’s happening at your Community College. Coconino Community College: Education that works for you. Visit our website A quick word from the President Summer is winding down, and we…

Erika Arlington appointed County Legal Defender

FLAGSTAFF — County Manager James Jayne has named Erika Arlington as the new County Legal Defender. The Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointment during the Aug. 6 board meeting. Arlington has been serving as the Interim Legal Defender since January. The…

Museum Fire neighborhood alert messages

FLAGSTAFF — Due to the Museum Fire, Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff are preparing the public for a possible flood event in Flagstaff neighborhoods. During this Monsoon season, Coconino County will issue emergency notifications when the U.S. National…

A Master Garden takes shape at CCC

Volunteer Day at the garden to be held Aug. 10 FLAGSTAFF — Four years ago, the space sat abandoned, with crumbling garden beds, invasive weeds and rocky soil, where few native plants thrived and pollinator insects rarely visited. That has…

TRAFFIC ALERT: Plan for daytime lane and ramp closures on Interstate 17 and Interstate 40 in Flagstaff Aug. 6 – 9

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   The Arizona Department of Transportation advises northern Arizona drivers to allow extra travel time and plan for daytime lane and ramp restrictions on Interstate 17 and Interstate 40 where the two freeways meet…

Sedona Arts Center update for Aug. 1 — Gallery Exhibition featuring over 30 staff and volunteer artists; Summer Member’s Co-op Exhibition featuring 29 artists; Ice Cream Social and more!

FINE ART GALLERY Artists Reception and Ice Cream Social! August 2, starting at 5pmThe Sedona Arts Center is hosting multiple exhibitions in their galleries throughout the month of August. In the Historic Art Barn in Uptown, the 2019 Summer Co-op…

Volunteer offers services to CCC’s veterans

FLAGSTAFF — Eric Eikenberry uses his experience in higher education and the military to assist Arizona Army National Guard soldiers at Camp Navajo with employment, education and financial counseling. Eikenberry works for Citizen Soldier for Life (CSFL), a program that “prepares…

Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau — Experience music, culture, festivals and events with Flagstaff 365 Happening

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   This Week’s Happening Highlights The Flagstaff CVB publishes Flagstaff 365 Happenings on a weekly basis to highlight local events happening in and around Flagstaff. It is distributed throughout Downtown Flagstaff, displayed in kiosks and…

Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — Families take advantage of resources at Page Back-to-School Fair. See more countywide Back to School events here

Click here for the entire e-newsletter   Weekly Newsletter Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Connections Spotlight   Families take advantage of resources at Page Back-to-School Fair. See more countywide Back to School events here PAGE — Hundreds of families took advantage of…

UPDATE: Plan for intermittent traffic shifts and ramp closures on Interstate 40 west of Flagstaff starting Aug. 7

Click here for the entire e-newsletter Northern Arizona drivers who use Interstate 40 should plan for daytime delays while the Arizona Department of Transportation completes roadway work on 17 miles of pavement west of Flagstaff.  Motorists should expect delays due…