Tacos at La Fonda Mexican Restaurant

SURPRISING!!!  Friends invited me to eat at La Fonda Mexican Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ last Tuesday night, and I was AMAZED!  The place was totally PACKED without a table to spare by 5:30 p.m. A waiting line zigzagged out the door like a impatient snake waiting to strike!  My friends had to wait 20 minutes […]

iHouse Flagstaff

HOW do you describe a modern day phenomena that shifts your paradigms and causes you to rethink how you have lived life to this point in time?  The international house of Flagstaff, commonly known as “iHouse“, is a unique family-like community consisting of a global heart and mind!  Located within walking distance of Northern Arizona […]

Shopping Anyone?

Did someone say, “Shopping”?   There is nothing quite like the Old Town Shops in Flagstaff, AZ.  This quaint shopping mall in the heart of the downtown area is the rave that attracts the summer crowd and is a great place to “hang out” in the evenings or when the monsoon summer rains come pouring […]

High Country Raptors at Bearizona

“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.“ William Blake   But  – what if the bird cannot fly – what if the bird wants to soar with his own wings but can’t – what if man or natural causes has prohibited this bird from flying – what happens next? Most […]

Bearizona

Bearizona was amazing this past Saturday!  We were taking guests, and got a late start.  With increasingly hotter weather, I was concerned the bears would not be very active.  Fortunately, I was wrong.  The bears were great.  We arrived about 8:45 a.m. and headed straight for the baby bears  

Bill Grafton, World War II Veteran

“My name is William Lamar Grafton but everyone calls me Bill.”  This is the first sentence in Bill’s autobiography titled:  “Before and After General Patton”, copyright February 28, 2008.  He is an amazing man who loves America, baseball and apple pie! Bill was born at home in Meridian, Mississippi on November 11, 1924.  He was the […]

How Flagstaff Got Its Name

  It was July 4, 1876 – the centennial celebration of our nation’s birth. A small group of emigrants from Boston camped at a spring in front of the majestic backdrop of the towering San Francisco Peaks. To celebrate this momentous occasion, they stripped a neighboring Ponderosa pine tree of its bark and branches, placed […]

Kelly Janecek, Art Walk Featured Artist

The June 3rd Art Walk in Flagstaff, AZ featured artist, Kelly Janecek, at Criollo restaurant. Ever since Kelly was a young child, she noticed color. She enjoyed seeing artists creating and displaying their art. Today, she continues being drawn to the creative side of the people around her.  Kelly’s growing passion for art and being […]

Diablo Burger – In Top 50

Rated as one of the top fifty burger joints in the United States, Diablo Burger has become a Flagstaff Heritage Square hot spot for gourmet burger lovers and tourists!! Located outside of the downtown shops, in a corner of Heritage Square, you will find Diablo Burger. A quaint, little restaurant that boasts one of the […]

2025 E. Creekside Dr – Flagstaff Home for Sale

Listed by Jacki Tait, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty. Call 928-714-7244 to schedule a showing of this 4 bedroom home with den/office and large bonus room.  Backing to Forest, this home is the perfect blend of being in the middle of the action yet away from it all!  View photos and virtual tour below