Sedona Chef Lisa Dahl, owner and executive chef of Dahl Restaurant Group, is expanding her restaurant concepts with the debut of a “couture-burger lounge,” Butterfly Burger, and a second location for her fast-casual, wood-fired pizzeria, Pisa Lisa. Both restaurants will be located in the Village of Oak Creek within Sedona Vista Village, a redevelopment project currently underway by Martin Aronson, who is transforming the former outlet center into a mixed-use destination with restaurants, retail … [Read more...] about Chef Lisa Dahl Expanding Culinary Empire with Two New Restaurants
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Wine Tour Benefits NAU Student
Some lucky Northern Arizona University transfer student will soon be toasting benefactors, thanks to a combined social and philanthropic wine tasting tour organized by the NAU Alumni Prescott chapter. Two dozen NAU alums and supporters visited the Southwest Wine Center (SWC) located on the Yavapai College Clarkdale campus last month. They took an educational tour of the modern viticulture and enology facility, getting to see the vineyards and the wine fermenting and bottling … [Read more...] about Wine Tour Benefits NAU Student
Subaru Expanding, Pledging to Give Back
Successful sales and increasing service requests are such that Subaru-Prescott is demolishing its old facility and replacing it with a contemporary 24,000-square-foot building at 3230 Willow Creek Road on the northeast edge of the city. General Manager Dave “Mac” Macfarlane says substantial population growth in the greater community and increasing demand for Subaru automotive products is driving the expansion. Sun State Builders, a major construction firm that builds throughout the … [Read more...] about Subaru Expanding, Pledging to Give Back
Mandalay Homes Anticipating Solid Growth
With new homes under construction throughout the Quad Cities area, officials with Mandalay Homes are optimistic about future home sales. Currently, Mandalay Homes has operations underway in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley, with its home office in Prescott. “What we think makes our homes unique is that our construction processes are designed to be energy efficient,” said Marketing Manager Jessica Walls. She notes the U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Mandalay Homes as … [Read more...] about Mandalay Homes Anticipating Solid Growth
Social Media Marketers are Promoting Video
One, one thousand… two, one thousand… three, one thousand: Time’s up. If you have not bonded with your audience in the first three seconds of social media viewing, you regrettably may have surrendered your immediate advantage to sway consumers’ hearts and minds. Local marketing experts recommend integrating video as your best play for attaining optimal impact on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and other web platforms. “Video is the easiest and most consumable type of content on … [Read more...] about Social Media Marketers are Promoting Video
Young Professionals Valuing Family, Community, Professional and Personal Growth
Young professionals are the future of the professional workforce. A Fact Sheet from the Department for Professional Employees (DPE) of the AFL-CIO labor union states they are more likely to be college graduates, work in fast-growing occupations and are racially and ethnically diverse. The DPE Fact Sheet presents analysis based on Current Population Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Those young professionals, defined as 24 to 34 years old, … [Read more...] about Young Professionals Valuing Family, Community, Professional and Personal Growth
Online Grocery Shopping Has Arrived in the Quad Cities
Extra busy? Too tired? Are family members or pets demanding your undivided attention? Missing a key ingredient for that favorite recipe? Just need a little longer to finish that work-at-home gig? Or, just feel like relaxing at home or doing anything besides buying groceries? Your Instacart personal shopper and home delivery person may not dress like Wonder Woman or Spiderman, but in your eyes he or she just might be forever immortalized as your favorite superhero. So blossoms hero worship … [Read more...] about Online Grocery Shopping Has Arrived in the Quad Cities
YRMC Celebrates 75 Years on March 1, 2018
On March 1, 1943, Prescott Community Hospital – now Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) – opened its doors to care for patients. By 9:00 p.m. on that date, Florence Yount, MD, had delivered the first baby born at the new hospital. “This marked the official launch of a 75-year relationship between YRMC and the community,” said John Amos, President and CEO of YRMC. “From the beginning, the people of this community understood the importance of creating a healthcare delivery … [Read more...] about YRMC Celebrates 75 Years on March 1, 2018
Tech Services Expert Targets Older Market
Recognizing that many older users of high-tech and new tech devices, including computers, tablets and telephones, are often frustrated with the complex operating systems that let such system function, Chris Watson founded Prescott Tech with the specific intent of helping individuals understand how to make such systems work. Watson, who earned an applied science degree from the Art Institute of Phoenix, has been in Prescott since 2013. He recently founded his company, saying that more and … [Read more...] about Tech Services Expert Targets Older Market
Golf Club Maker, ReStore Providing Clubs to Youth
The skill of a local golf club maker, coupled with the generosity of the Prescott Habitat for Humanity ReStore, once again have made it possible for local youngsters to have their own clubs and other golf equipment at no personal cost. Pat Shepherd, a Prescott resident, is owner of Shepherd’s Shillelaghs Custom Golf Clubs. He has been finding, making or rehabbing clubs for kids ever since he found out there was a need. He collaborates with Prescott ReStore personnel in re-gripping, resizing … [Read more...] about Golf Club Maker, ReStore Providing Clubs to Youth