Interestingly, the front yard often is the sunniest spot in a landscape, and although vegetable gardens thrive in lots of sun, we rarely install what is basically a working farm in the front yard. With careful planning, edible plants can become parts of a striking front yard design. “Hide them in plain sight” is the secret to a great-looking landscape that also can add to your harvest. Artichoke plants are the superstars of the front yard edibles. These attention-grabbing plants make quite a … [Read more...] about Edible Plantscapes
Minimizing Anxiety in Medical Testing
Your health concerns aren’t big business to us, they are your business and you’ll want them handled professionally and with confidence. MedWise offers a hometown feeling, combined with knowledgeable and compassionate staff, state-of-the-art equipment (completely digital in all modalities), and expertly trained radiologists. Medical testing can be an anxious event, that’s why at MedWise we strive to make it as comfortable and painless as possible. We have designed our practice around meeting … [Read more...] about Minimizing Anxiety in Medical Testing
One-Year Memorial for Granite Mountain Hotshots
June 30th will be the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss of the nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots. Our community will observe the anniversary honoring the memory of these men, who had such a profound impact on all of us, in various ways. Further information is available at www.CityofPrescott.net or Remembering our Fallen, One-Year Memorial. Proclamation – The City issued an anniversary proclamation on June 24, 2014, designating June 30th in memory of the nineteen Granite … [Read more...] about One-Year Memorial for Granite Mountain Hotshots
D-Backs Dedicate Brad Ziegler Field in Prescott
The Arizona Diamondbacks have dedicated Brad Ziegler Field, the first to be dedicated this year and the first in Prescott. The 34th “Diamonds Back” Field, was presented by APS. “Last year was one we will never forget and we understand our responsibility to the community and state of Arizona,” said D-backs President and CEO Derrick Hall. “Brad brings leadership to the clubhouse and the bullpen and comes in every day with ideas on how to make our team better, our organization better, and our … [Read more...] about D-Backs Dedicate Brad Ziegler Field in Prescott
Curves: More than Machines, Movement and Music
A woman’s fitness center should involve more than a facility with fitness, strength training, stretching equipment and loud thumping music for ritualized exercise says Julie Smithers about the Curves franchise she owns and manages in Prescott. “It should be a social experience, a community where women can feel comfortable in a non-threatening, non-judgmental environment. It should be a place that is safe, designed and engineered just for women – and a place where they can feel positive about … [Read more...] about Curves: More than Machines, Movement and Music
PV Book Sale
June 14th. 9-2 at the Prescott Valley Library. Friends of the Library Corner are hosting this book sale in PV. … [Read more...] about PV Book Sale
Prescott Awarded Municipal Airport of 2014
The City of Prescott has long been recognized as one of Arizona’s premier spots for travel and tourism — a getaway during the heat of summer in the desert and a destination when the snow falls in the winter. The city’s airport is essential to the flourishing tourism industry, and is now being recognized for its outstanding service and accomplishments over the past year. The Arizona Department of Transportation has named the Prescott Municipal Airport/Ernest A. Love Field as the 2014 … [Read more...] about Prescott Awarded Municipal Airport of 2014
Quad Cities Business News reached out to Ray Sola, owner of Prescott's Man at Leisure. Sola says he loves working in retail because it connects him to the community in a meaningful way. The store owner also appreciates the downtown business community who works together to support the health of the region's business and support one another. 1) How did you come up with the idea for Man at Leisure? When the menswear store in Prescott closed many years ago, it left the men of Prescott without … [Read more...] about
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Growing Reputation as Film Festival City
It is called film festival tourism and it is what Prescott Film Festival founder Helen Stephenson projects businesses can bank on with its fifth annual festival in July. Film festivals attract filmmakers, their friends and family and cinema tourists who generate ticket sales and naturally will have lodging and restaurant needs; in turn, bolstering business revenues. Some of the most popular and longest-running festivals generate revenues in the millions of dollars, with vivacity and … [Read more...] about Growing Reputation as Film Festival City
Deadline Approaching for Disaster Loans
Robert J. Blaney, Director of the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Arizona District Office, is announcing that small businesses have until June 13, 2014, to apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL). "These low-interestfederal disaster loans are available to small businesses for working capital needs as a result of the Yarnell Hill Fire. Small businesses in Yavapai County and the neighboring Arizona counties of Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa and Mohave are eligible to … [Read more...] about Deadline Approaching for Disaster Loans