The award-winning Elote Café has opened its new Sedona location and, for the first time, will accept reservations. Located at 350 Jordan Road and tucked off Sedona’s busiest stretch of Highway 89, the freestanding, 4,800-square-foot building underwent a $2.5 million renovation to achieve the authentic Elote Café look and feel. The new location is just 1.5 miles from the original Elote Café location. Because of the pandemic and guidelines from the CDC and local and state officials, the new … [Read more...] about Elote Café Opens New Location
Community Partnerships Key to Successful Academic Year
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on commerce, business, health, and access to goods and services. It has had a strong impact on business communities that are closely tied to Northern Arizona University. It is more important than ever for NAU to continue providing students, faculty and staff the opportunity to study, innovate, do research and use its collective creativity to imagine a new way of living. At NAU, we are devoted to our mission of providing a high-quality … [Read more...] about Community Partnerships Key to Successful Academic Year
Encouraging Yourself: Can You Go Three More Feet?
Kyle Maynard and his long-time friend and business partner, Joey Leonardo, know all about failure. Before becoming world-class mountaineers, they weren’t even campers. “We didn’t know how to put up a tent,” said Leonardo. Today, they have over-the-top memories of viewing the world from some of the highest peaks. But, getting there took a rocky path and a mountain of challenges. Their climb in every endeavor is strewn with seemingly insurmountable difficulties. Their success across slippery … [Read more...] about Encouraging Yourself: Can You Go Three More Feet?
Nebeker Selected to Sculpt Bronze Statue Honoring Fallen Officers
One of America’s most renowned Western artists, Bill Nebeker, was selected to create a bronze sculpture as a memorial to officers who have lost their lives in service of citizens of Yavapai County. Nebeker’s selection was announced by the Yavapai Law Enforcement Memorial Committee (YLEMC), chaired by Sheriff Scott Mascher. Nebeker, a lifelong resident of Prescott, said he was humbled and honored beyond his ability to express. Recognized as one of the nation’s most prominent sculptors of … [Read more...] about Nebeker Selected to Sculpt Bronze Statue Honoring Fallen Officers
Comparing Public School Models
Author and educator Deb Dillon has released a report: “Charter Schools: What They Are, How They Operate in Arizona, and How They Impact a Small Arizona City.” Dillon has a background in teaching, school administration and dropout prevention. She also is vice president of the Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) board, although she says that her report does not represent PUSD. She is proposing to state school boards, school administrators and legislators that Arizona schools, regardless of the … [Read more...] about Comparing Public School Models
ERAU Economic Impact Approaching $400 Million
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (ERAU) has grown in 42 years from a small campus with 264 students to what now is rated the world’s No. 1 aerospace and aeronautical university. In addition, the ERAU-Prescott campus is now estimated to have had an economic impact of $392 million across Arizona last year, a 41% increase in the past four years. The university provides about 3,000 permanent jobs, up 38% from four years ago. These data were supplied by Washington Economic Group … [Read more...] about ERAU Economic Impact Approaching $400 Million
Honoring Leaders in the First Prescott Athena Celebration
The prestigious ATHENA Leadership Award is making its debut in the Quad Cities this month as the teams at Quad Cities Business News and Prescott Woman Magazine join forces to recognize the contributions, successes and character of the region’s amazing women. Eight local leaders are being honored, women who have achieved professional success, provided valuable service to the community and actively assisted and supported others in their attainment of goals, excellence and leadership … [Read more...] about Honoring Leaders in the First Prescott Athena Celebration
Prescott Releasing CARES Funding to Aid Recovery
The Prescott City Council has released a portion of the nearly $5.1 million in reimbursements from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to support business tourism and technology incubation in downtown and North Prescott. The CARES allocation reimburses the city for COVID-related public safety expenditures during the last fiscal year. The council unanimously approved four motions to allocate the funds: 1) Approve $60,000 for business tourism and attraction … [Read more...] about Prescott Releasing CARES Funding to Aid Recovery
Beyond the Exterior
Forget career assessments or personality tests to determine your professional path; sometimes our names alone can hold the key to the employment door we should open. Such is the case with Janet Sweigart of SweigART, Designs, LLC, who began her career studying fine arts at Northern Arizona University and now specializes in custom interior architectural design for commercial and residential projects as well as new construction, remodels and design. Selecting NAU as her choice of schools was … [Read more...] about Beyond the Exterior
First-Time Gun Owners Driving Spike in Firearms Sales
Arizona native Stacy Speed, a vice president in the banking industry, has been working from her home during the pandemic and has found time to take on a new hobby. “I wanted to do something for myself. I love learning,” she said. “Also, intuitively, I knew coming into this year, an election year, the timing was good for me to learn self-defense. I want to know how to protect myself.” Speed has rarely picked up a gun before, but contacted Timberline Firearms and Training in Flagstaff, enrolled … [Read more...] about First-Time Gun Owners Driving Spike in Firearms Sales