arizona mountain community: Ahh, the Monsoon Is Here - 07/07/07 12:16 AM
In many parts of the world, "monsoon" means disaster. In Flagstaff, it means heavenly weather. After the long-dry, and hot, Spring, somewhere around the 4th of July, the big thunderheads begin to form and most afternoons we have heavy rain showers. It started yesterday and today we're in full monsoon season. After
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arizona mountain community: Things to Do This Weekend in Flagstaff - 06/01/07 11:21 AM
Things to Do This Weekend in Flagstaff Friday Evening: First Friday Art Walk, 6:30-9:00 p.m., free. Browse the downtown galleries, meet local artists and enjoy live music and refreshments. Be sure to stop in at Tom Alexander Photography at 427 S. San Francisco Street to catch the amazing new exhibit - starting
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arizona mountain community: Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Flagstaff - 05/25/07 09:16 AM
Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Flagstaff The weather may be cool, but there will be hot nights in the old town this weekend: Friday May 25th:SunsetMovies on the Square Presents: Shrek Saturday May 26th:2-4pmHeritage Square Trust's Summer Concert Series Presents:Traditional BlendSunday May 27th:2-4pmHeritage Square Trust's Summer Concert Series Presents:The Gypsy ChicksMonday May 28th:2-4pmHeritage
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arizona mountain community: Why I Gained 20 lbs. When I Moved to Flagstaff . . . - 05/12/07 07:32 PM
and why the NAU parking garages are a good thing. Some of my very good friends are quite upset at the "loss" of parking at NAU. What's really happening is the parking lots scattered throughout campus are being eliminated and new garages are being built at the perimeters of campus. So,
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arizona mountain community: Remember as You Listen to Panic on the Radio - 05/09/07 09:15 AM
"All real estate is local, despite the headlines," says Lawrence Yun, the senior economist for the National Association of Realtors. Nationwide, the median existing-home price fell 1.3%, to $212,800 in February from $215,700 in February 2006, according to preliminary NAR statistics. Quoted in the Wall Street Journal today. Watch our statistics locally
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arizona mountain community: Nothing Like the Vibe! - 04/20/07 12:28 AM
We know it. Now readers of Kiplinger's Personal Finance know it. Flagstaff is one of the five choices named in Kiplinger's May 2007 issue on best college towns. In Kiplinger's words: "Nothing matches the vibe of a college town.... There is something about living near a campus that stimulates the mind
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arizona mountain community: Three Cheers for the Flagstaff City Council - 03/07/07 06:39 PM
We often hear complaints about the City Council -- and I'm not the least of those among the grousers. But, this time I think they got it right. We're going to have a new Marriot hotel at the site of the chain-saw massacre at Beulah and Woodlands Village Boulevards, which has
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arizona mountain community: Things to Do in Flagstaff for March 2007 - 03/01/07 09:32 PM
•1. March 1-3 Still Life With Iris, NAU Clifford E. White Theatre, 8:00 p.m., $8 students, $10 staff/seniors/faculty, $11 general public. A magical story about a young girl's search for the family she once knew. •2. March 1-10 Lysistrata, Theatrikos Theatre Company, 11 W. Cherry, 8:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. matinees, $14. First
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arizona mountain community: What's Great about Flagstaff (in summary) - 02/04/07 07:17 PM
Flagstaff is a great little city in Northern Arizona -- about 2.5 hours north of Phoenix. We're at 7000 feet in elevation, so we have one of the best four-season climates. Total population is between 60,000 and 70,000, depending upon which adjacent unincorporated areas you'd like to include in the count.
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