Category Archives: Around My Place

Personal stories, musings, points of view blog posts and more from Jacki Tait, Flagstaff Realtor

Tourist Home Urban Market

Tourist Home Urban Market is a family owned and operated restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ.  Driving north on San Francisco street, three companion restaurants are nestled in a row under the same family ownership.  As early as 1926, this building provided hospitality to Basque sheepherders.  Saving the Tourist Home from being torn down, the home was […]

Flagstaff June Events

Flagstaff June events are around the corner as May winds down.  Here are some of the June events you won’t want to miss.   Friday, June 2 is the Flagstaff art walk.  Enjoy the various art galleries as they open their doors at 5 p.m. for refreshments and  galleries full of art. Saturday, June 3 is […]

Holiday Activities in Flagstaff, AZ.

Holiday activities in Flagstaff, AZ provide an array of fun for the entire family.  Our town calendar is filled with fun activities, arts and craft shows, amazing holiday dinners at a variety of restaurants  and places to serve and volunteer this holiday season.  Review and mark your calendars for the things your family will enjoy. […]

Labor Day Weekend in Flagstaff, AZ

Labor day weekend in Flagstaff, AZ is the place to be.  Many events and activities to make everyone in the family happy.  Here are some events you can expect to enjoy – click on the blue words and get the details:  The Coconino County Fair – September 2-5.  There will be ample food and beverage […]

Busters Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ

Busters Restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ has been in business for 33 years.  With the original owner having sold last summer, the new owners performed a ‘surf and turf’ remodel this past winter.  In its updated style, Cassie, a manager of Busters, says that they call it a “steak and seafood house with ‘surf and turf’ […]

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 […]

Thanksgiving – My Favorite Holiday

The Attitude of Gratitude! I love the fact that our country has a holiday that celebrates the heartfelt attitude of thanksgiving and gratitude!  At least, that seems to be the intent of President Abraham Lincoln when he set aside a day during the Civil War in 1863 for our country to celebrate “Thanksgiving and Praise […]

Family Fun in Flagstaff – Naturally

Years ago we enjoyed having a second home in Flagstaff.  (Now we call Flagstaff home full-time!)  With hiking trails right outside our back door, we loved heading out for an adventure every chance we had.  Here’s a little blast from the past when the girls were little and discovering nature! HA! You never know what […]

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 […]

River Rafting & Hiking in the Grand Canyon

How do you put into words a once in a lifetime experience? Our 7 day, 6 night river trip down the 87 miles of Colorado River from Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch was an incredible bucket list adventure for my husband and I! Our guides revealed to us a few of the Grand Canyon mysteries […]