By Stacey Wittig / Vagabonding Chica – Travel Writer Pale pink, lighter than the color of ballet slippers, is not a color that I expect to find in a Mexican restaurant. Yet I am sitting outdoors at a table dressed…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Men and women who have successfully adopted healthy lifestyles know full well that combining exercise with a healthy diet is the key to getting and staying healthy. Simply visiting the gym won’t work if it’s…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) When colder weather arrives, many people stay indoors and fight the harsh weather with hot chocolate and heating systems. It’s no surprise, then, that most homes accumulate quite the amount of clutter over the course…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Auto insurance is necessary for anyone who drives. Though some places allow motorists to drive without insurance, doing so is an unnecessary risk, one that could prove costly should an accident occur. When purchasing auto…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Thanksgiving holds different meanings for different people. Some feel it is a day for being generous or giving thanks through unselfish deeds. Others feel it is a time to sit around with family sharing stories…
FLAGSTAFF — Residents of the Arrowhead Village trailer park will hold a celebration / protest at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at 703 So. Blackbird Roost, Flagstaff. “The homes of residents in Arrowhead Village are being threatened by a development…
FLAGSTAFF — MEChA de NAU will hold a Día de los Muertos procession and celebration starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Murdock Community Center, 203 E. Brannen Ave., Flagstaff. The procession will then move to the NAU Student…
WINSLOW — Snowdrift Art Space, Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces, and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce will present a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at 120 W. Second St., downtown…
FLAGSTAFF — Coconino Community College will hold its final Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 to provide information on the upcoming tax override vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The meeting, to be held at Coconino High School,…
FLAGSTAFF — Sean Arce, former director of the Mexican American Studies (MAS) Program at the Tucson Unified School District, will talk about his role in challenging the ban on Ethnic Studies in Arizona at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at…
AmiogsNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — A community meeting to discuss the proposed Arrowhead Village development will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. A meeting previously scheduled with the developer at the…
AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — Members of Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces will be busy late this week setting up their family altars / ofrendas, stringing papel picado and getting everything ready for the 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente, which will begin…
FLAGSTAFF — The commemorative poster for the 10th anniversary of Celebraciones de la Gente will go on sale starting the evening of Friday, Oct. 25 at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff during the member-only reception. The 8.5 by…
FLAGSTAFF — Katia Cardenal, formerly lead vocalist of the world-renowned Nicaraguan New Song group, Guardabarranco, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at Northern Arizona University, Ashurst Auditorium, Flagstaff, concert organizers reported in a media release. Cardenal,…
FLAGSTAFF — Artists associated with Border Songs — a double CD of music and spoken word, in English and Spanish — will give a benefit concert for the southern Arizona humanitarian group, No More Deaths / No Más Muertes at 7 p.m. Friday,…
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival (Oct. 9-13) will feature some entries with a Latino flavor. The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival’s mission is to provide a cultural alternative to the mainstream commercial film experience and to celebrate, promote, nurture and…
FLAGSTAFF — The Northern Arizona Interfaith Council invites community members to attend a comprehensive immigration reform resolution meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at West Sedona Elementary School, 570 Posse Ground Road, Sedona. The meeting will provide an opportunity for…
FLAGSTAFF — The audience was treated to a creative mixture of contemporary Andean music by the Colombian musical trio Hojarasca, which performed on Oct. 1, 2013 at Gathering Room of the Native American Cultural Center at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. The…
Supporters hope 6-1 vote will spark other cities in Arizona to follow their lead FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council, by a vote of 6-1, approved a resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform during a meeting held on Oct. 1 at…
Celebraciones de la Gente returns to Museum of Northern Arizona on Oct. 26-27 By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ As Armando Gonzalez and Theresa Thomas tell it, about a dozen years ago Flagstaff’s Latino community seemed on the verge of…
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ The strangest thing Cynthia Seelhammer has seen so far in her brief tenure at Coconino County is the organization’s timesheets. They are churned out on a dot-matrix printer complete with those old-fashioned sprocket hole…
The Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) is helping young adults and teens to quit using tobacco products by utilizing “The CIGNAL,” Arizona’s latest effort to curb tobacco use, county officials reported in a media release. Modeled after the…
By Patricia A. Garcia / CCC District Governing Board member As an elected official on the governing board of Coconino Community College, I believe it is critical for CCC to continue to be able to fulfill its core functions. As a…
By Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Archuleta / Coconino County District 2 Supervisor There are many things that tie communities together. They can be the strings of family, friendship, or even just common interests between neighbors. Like the first domino falling that starts…
Coconino Community College seeking funding to maintain existing programs By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ When educators first started to talk about opening a community college in Flagstaff, they envisioned an overall enrollment of about 500 students the first year.…
An interview with Dr. Eric Henley, chief medical officer, North Country Health Care By Star Hunter / AmigosNAZ The next step of the Affordable Care Act ~ the Health Insurance Marketplace ~ became active Oct. 1, to the confusion of…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Every person in the country is unique and has an identifying name and numbers assigned to him or her that help regulate aspects of his or her professional and personal life. When some form of…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Celebrating Hispanic heritage is a tradition for many families. One of the most anticipated aspects of those celebrations is the food. Hispanic cuisine is beloved by Hispanics and non-Hispanics alike, and Hispanic Heritage Month (through…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) No celebration of Hispanic heritage is complete without a meal. Hispanic cuisine is as versatile as it is beloved, and people of all backgrounds list Hispanic cuisine among their favorite foods. Southern California chef Hugo…
FLAGSTAFF — Ballet Folklórico de Colores — Flagstaff presented a free performance by Grupo Folklorico de Oaxaca Asociación Civil, directora Teresa Ochoa, and Compañía de Danza Regional de Puebla, director Jorge Armando Castenada, on Sept. 19, 2013 at Sinagua Middle School Auditorium…
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council will vote on Tuesday, Oct. 1 on a resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff. Nearly…
FLAGSTAFF — A concert of contemporary Andean music by the Colombian musical trio Hojarasca will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Gathering Room of the Native American Cultural Center (building #14), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. This trio,…
PBS to broadcast Latino Americans: “War and Peace” at 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The film by Daniel McCabe and John J. Valadez focuses on the Latino contribution in World War II and the birth of civil…
Click on the image to see a slideshow from the 2013 Fiesta de Independencia. Pause on photo to see a caption. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — Sprinkers going off in the early afternoon almost watering the public address system and…
Click on the image to see a slideshow from Camp Moreno at Sunset Crater. Pause on photo to see a caption. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — A brief rain and hail storm hit the O’Leary Group campground at Sunset Crater…
FLAGSTAFF — The Flagstaff City Council will discuss a resolution in support of comprehensive immigration reform at its next work session meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at the Flagstaff City Hall, 211 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff. Supporters of…
FLAGSTAFF — NO DREAM DEFERRED will present a “Deferred Action Application Drive” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Killip Elementary School, 2300 E. 6th Ave., Flagstaff. Held in collaboration with Arizona DREAMers in Action. Contact 810-373-2691 if you have questions about…
FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces, in cooperation with other community groups, will present a “Community Historic Family Photo Scanning Day” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center — “The Basement,” 224…
FLAGSTAFF — Ballet Folklórico de Colores — Flagstaff will present a free* dance performance by Grupo Folklorico de Oaxaca Asociación Civil, directora Teresa Ochoa, and Compañía de Danza Regional de Puebla, director Jorge Armando Castenada, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,…
FLAGSTAFF — The Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC) will hold a special meeting to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the under renovation Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center — “The Basement,” 224 So.…
Have a great meal and support a good cause For every meal purchased through 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, Someburros! will donate 20 percent of the proceeds to the Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces Heritage Fund for use in the renovation of…
Click on the image to see a slideshow from the CollegeAmerica Fall Resource Fair AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — The first impression that something was going on at the CollegeAmerica campus on east Route 66 were the two radio remote…
Click on the image to see a slideshow of 50 photographs taken during the 9th annual Route 66 Days Charity Car Show. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — The website of the www.route66carclub.com club said “Rain or Shine,” the 9th annual Route 66 Days Charity…
Click on the image to see a slideshow of 50 photographs taken during the 9th annual Route 66 Days Charity Car Show. AmigosNAZ staff report FLAGSTAFF — The website of the www.route66carclub.com club said “Rain or Shine,” the 9th annual Route 66…
Click on the image to see a slideshow from the performance. Hover over each image to see a description. By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ With half the band stuck in a major traffic jam on Interstate 40 near Holbrook,…
Renovation begins at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cultural Center — ‘The Basement’ By Star Hunter / AmigosNAZ It started out as a casual comment during a meeting: “The Father wants to see if the group wanted to help renovate the…
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ It was Aug. 21, nearly one month after the start of school and the annual W.F. Killip Elementary School open house was in full swing in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Flagstaff. It seemed like…
Following a thorough review and input from community stakeholders, the Coconino County Public Health Services District (CCPHSD) will continue to offer dental clinic services for the public, Coconino County officials reported in a media release. The CCPHSD Dental Clinic offers…
By Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Archuleta / Coconino County District 2 Supervisor Coconino Flood Mitigation: It’s a sunny day in Flagstaff and the soft crunching of sand is heard along with the humming of truck engines and the chatter of volunteers at…
By Stacey Wittig / Vagabonding Chica – Travel Writer Discovery is what I love most about traveling. When I have a tentative agenda, I have time to stumble upon new places. Once on foreign soil, I seek out events or…
Por Metro Editorial Services (MS) Because children spend most of their time in classrooms, schools are an ideal setting for healthy behaviors to be taught and modeled. Therefore, parents are speaking up and getting involved in an effort to improve…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) There have been a number of must-have trends throughout history. While in years past the hottest commodity was the in-demand toy or gaming system, today people cannot seem to get enough of their technological gadgets,…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) When a weather emergency occurs, the effects can prove devastating. Natural disasters like hurricanes have turned cities upside down, floods have caused the deaths of thousands and snowstorms have shut communities down for days. A…
Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces presented its annual “Hispanic Pioneer Reunion” on Aug. 24, 2013 at Fort Tuthill County Park, following by a dance featuring Tejano Music Award nominees Grupo XS at the American Legion in Flagstaff. Click on the image to see…
Organizers say much work remains to keep area heading in right direction By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ Maybe it’s a case that success breeds complacency — that the hard work has already been done and there is no urgency…
By Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ We must provide all young people with the tools they need to succeed in school along with career opportunities so they can become a key part of the region’s vibrant economy. Part one of…
The Coconino County Public Health Services District will host Back to School Vaccination Clinics from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 7 and 14 at the Coconino Public Health Services District, 2625 No. King St., Flagstaff. All required vaccinations for…
By Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Archuleta / Coconino County District 2 Supervisor Make sure to make the most of your summer by going out and enjoying what our county has to offer! Here are some fun and healthy events for all ages.…
By Stacey Wittig / Vagabonding Chica – Travel Writer When the long-anticipated Cars Land opened in June 2012 at Disney California Adventure Park, avid fans waited six to seven hours to experience new, exciting rides at the 12-acre theme land.…
By Metro Editorial Services (MS) Millions of people regularly take one or more vitamin supplements daily. Many perceive vitamins as the way to combat nutritional deficiency from a poor or inadequate diet. With so many in the population leading busy…
