Flagstaff Summer Festivals and July 4th Fun

Flagstaff summer festivals and July 4th fun are lining up for the next few weekends in Flagstaff, AZ. June 18-19, 2016 features the 15th annual Flagstaff Folk Festival by Friends of Traditional Music at the Coconino Center of the Arts.  This festival has been ranked as one of the top 12 best festivals in Arizona […]

McMillan Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ

McMillan Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ is a fun place to host birthday parties, hold lunch or dinner meetings or enjoy a good meal with family and friends.  This amazing restaurant opened two years ago and resides in the historic Flagstaff bank building of the 1800’s at the corner of Leroux and Historic Route 66.  The […]

Flagstaff, AZ Summer Events

Video by Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau Flagstaff, AZ summer events make Flagstaff the place to add to your summer itinerary.  The town comes alive with fun activities for people of all ages.  Here are a few activities for you to consider this summer:  

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Hickory’s Smokehouse BBQ in Flagstaff, AZ

Hickory’s Smokehouse BBQ Restaurant

Hickory’s Smokehouse BBQ offers jaw droppin’, finger lickin’ good barbecue that can satisfy the craving for good ole Texas barbecue.  Hickory’s was a place we often drove by but never stopped long enough to have a bite to eat.  Recently, this changed.  Four of us decided to try a place we had not experienced, and Hickory’s won the debate.  Not too long after my first bite, I knew that I needed to write a blogpost about Hickory’s.Continue reading

Cedar House Coffee Shop of Flagstaff, Arizona

This one of a kind internet coffee shop on Cedar Avenue in Flagstaff, AZ has combined a few businesses into one where profits go back into serving the community in one form or another.  Monies end up supporting community agencies like the Family Food Bank, Hope Cottage and Spring Fest – a Covenant Church hosted […]

Geocaching – A Worldwide Treasure Hunt

“Join the world’s largest treasure hunt” is the quote on the geocaching.com website. There are approximately 2.8 million geocaches worldwide. People from all walks of life, cultures and backgrounds enjoy finding and creating geocaches. A community of 10 million people worldwide enjoy this engaging sport. If you love games, exploring and adventure, you will probably want […]

Sosoba’s Restaurant – Flagstaff’s Noodle Shop

Sosoba’s is a fun and trendy noodle shop in downtown Flagstaff, AZ.  Joshua Riesner, one of the owners, says the restaurant was “started to fill a niche” and that the food is  “Japaneseish” and “unabashedly inauthentic”.  Kyle Hashashita, says that they serve “prefectural ramen”.  It has also been said that Josh and Tyler have “reinvented […]

Flagstaff Events in March, April and May 2016

Flagstaff is beautiful any time of year, but everyone loves Springtime in Flagstaff, AZ! It is the time when tulips and daffodils are showing their heads above ground and a time for spring planting!    The weather actually warms up; and even if there is an occasional snowflake or two, it does not last for […]

Flagstaff Spring Events

One thing I enjoy about Flagstaff, AZ is our spring season. Our bulb flowers usually arrive pushing themselves up through  snow.  Despite our frequent spring snow storms and unpredictable weather, Flagstaff blooms beautifully and maintains a variety of events in spite of the unique weather.  A wide range of events are being offered in Flagstaff. […]

Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange

Have you read any good books lately? Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange in Flagstaff provides a wide variety of books, magazines, movies, video games and music for your entertainment enjoyment.  The first Bookman’s opened in Tucson in 1976 after Bob Oldfather bought Livingston’s Used Bookstore and its inventory from his dad for $1.00.  Thirty five years later […]