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UPDATED PHOTOS, Links: Protesters pack downtown Flagstaff on Oct. 18 for nationwide ‘No Kings Day of Action’
FLAGSTAFF — With a crowd easily exceeding the 3,000 protesters on the previous No Kings Day protest in June, northern Arizona residents and visitors loudly shared their emotions about the state of the nation’s Democracy during the “No Kings Day of Action” rally on Oct. 18 in front of Flagstaff City Hall.
Organized locally by Indivisible Northern Arizona and supported by a variety of local groups, opponents of the Trump administration crowded the sidewalks from Wheeler Park and Humphreys Street along Route 66 around the curve to Milton Road, filling the grassy area up to the Flagstaff City Hall sign.
United Way of Northern Arizona — YES! Empowering Teens to Lead with Purpose
What does leadership look like when you’re just starting high school?
For 17 ninth graders from Joseph City, Holbrook, and Grand Canyon schools, that question came to life earlier this month during United Way of Northern Arizona’s Youth Experiencing Success (YES) Leadership Summit — a pilot event designed to help students explore their strengths, understand their potential, and connect with local role models.
The NAU Review — Meet the Benjamin Button of academia
In 1976, Lumberjack William Alger was two classes away from graduating from NAU when an acceptance to pharmacy school whisked him away to California. The retired health executive, who first earned his doctorate then master’s, always vowed to return and finish his bachelor’s degree. Fifty-two years later, he’s finally ready to cross that commencement stage with the Lumberjack Class of 2025.
CCC&Y Spotlight — Families gather information at Flagstaff Mall’s 2025 Health and Wellness Fair
FLAGSTAFF — With more than two dozen community health providers, children and family services and other nonprofits signed up to attend, the Flagstaff Mall provided families with a variety of information during its annual Health and Wellness Fair on Oct. 18, 2025 held on the westside of the mall.
A variety of organizations arrived early to set up information tables at the mall, before parents and children arrived for the opening at 10 a.m.
Kaibab National Forest prepares for prescribed fires near Tusayan and Williams
WILLIAMS — The Kaibab National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations on the Tusayan Ranger District beginning Friday, October 24, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the weekend and may begin operations on the Williams Ranger District next week as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
Prescribed fires planned for the area include:
City and County residents invited to share feedback through library community survey
FLAGSTAFF —The Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library invites residents of Flagstaff and Coconino County to share their thoughts, feedback and ideas on library services by participating in a community survey. The survey is open now through Dec. 31, 2025.
Library staff are soliciting feedback from residents about how they use, find out about, and feel about the Library’s services and collection. Data from this survey will convey what the public values most about the Library and help us identify areas for improvement.
Flagstaff City – Coconino County Public Library — Book distributor closure likely to cause delays
We would like to keep you informed about a recent development impacting the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library. Baker & Taylor, a U.S. – based company that supplies books to schools, libraries, and bookstores – including the Flagstaff Public Libraries – has gone unexpectedly out of business after a failed merger. Baker & Taylor plans to fully cease operations by January 2026.
City of Flagstaff — Cedar Avenue and West Street to be repaved
FLAGSTAFF — Asphalt paving operations along sections of Cedar Avenue and West Street (as shown in the map) are set to take place the week of October 27. Work will occur along half of the roadway at a time, with the other half used to maintain one lane of traffic in each direction. Access to side streets and driveways may be temporarily restricted during asphalt paving operations; however, our crews will work diligently to restore access as soon as the new asphalt has been placed and conditions allow. Following asphalt paving operations, crews will return to perform utility valve and manhole adjustments and striping operations. This work is highly weather dependent and subject to change.
22nd annual Celebraciones de la Gente returns to the Museum of Northern Arizona
Tickets sold out for popular Celebraciones de la Gente Sugar Skull Decorating workshops Oct. 25, 26.
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Arizona Daily Sun — Flag’s Día de los Muertos celebrations invite the community to honor traditions
Arizona Daily Sun — Celebraciones de la Gente returning to Museum of Northern Arizona this month
FLAGSTAFF — Experience the vibrant traditions of Mexican heritage during the 22nd annual Celebraciones de la Gente (Celebrations of the People) at the Museum of Northern Arizona Oct. 25-26.
Held in partnership with Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces, Celebraciones honors the spirit of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with heartfelt remembrances and joyful festivities.
Festival highlights include colorful ofrendas (altars) set in honor of departed family and friends, traditional dances, live music, and cultural presentations. Visitors can enjoy sugar skull decorating, face painting, Día de los Muertos crafts, calaveritas (short poetry), Mexican loteria (lottery) and authentic food from Arizona vendors. Mariachi Agave of Tucson and Ballet Folklórico de Colores of Flagstaff will fill the festival with vibrant sound and movement.
The NAU Review — Zines take the stage
In an era dominated by digital media, some professors at NAU are embracing handmade zines as creative projects, offering students a tactile, artistic way to synthesize knowledge. Now, efforts are underway to curate a Zine Fest showcasing students’ self-published works and highlighting how zines hold powerful stories that deserve recognition beyond the classroom.
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library Weekly Happenings 10/20/25
Sedona Arts Center — Just Added! 25 more tickets for (Oct. 22) Paint Out!
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Flagstaff, other Northern Arizona cities to participate in nationwide ‘No Kings Day of Action’ on Oct. 18
FLAGSTAFF — On Oct. 18, Flagstaff AZ area residents will come together with millions of Americans across the country in a nationwide day of peaceful protest at the second No Kings Day of Action. There are currently more than 2500 events nationwide. We expect 4,000 people at the Flagstaff protest.
WHEN: October 18, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WHERE: Flagstaff City Hall, 121 W. Aspen, Flagstaff AZ
PROGRAM:
2:00 PM: Lady Liberty (giant puppet) promenade, drum circle, flag waving
2:15 PM: The Resistance Choir
2:45 PM: (Giant) Flag Unfurling; singing of the National Anthem and America the Beautiful
3:15 PM: Local Stories – How Flagstaff has been affected by the Trump regime
3:35 PM: Music Program – music by Stephen Babcock and Rod Robinson
4:00 PM Event Ends
City hosts ‘Voices Unheard: Breaking the Silence’ event on Oct. 22
FLAGSTAFF — The City of Flagstaff is hosting an event entitled “Voices Unheard: Breaking the Silence – a Community Gathering for Prevention, Strength, and Healing” on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Coconino Center for the Arts (2300 N Fort Valley Rd). This event seeks to educate Northern Arizona residents on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives crisis and raise awareness of the possible precursors of violence, stalking and harassment.
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Discover Flagstaff — It’s Spooky Season! – Flagstaff Happenings
Autumn Elevated Eats & Music Series
Arizona Snowbowl
Autumn Elevated Eats & Music Series brings golden aspens, mountain dining, and live country music to Arizona Snowbowl this fall. 3:30 p.m.
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City of Flagstaff to begin demolition of former Montalvo Fire Station in preparation for new STEM education community center
FLAGSTAFF — The City of Flagstaff will begin demolition of the former Montalvo Fire Station Two, located at 2230 E. Spruce Avenue, on Oct. 27, 2025, with work scheduled for completion by Nov. 11, 2025. The demolition, performed by Loven Contracting, Inc., marks the first major step toward construction of the Montalvo Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Community Center.
County fills gap in WIC from federal government shutdown
COCONINO COUNTY — WIC recipients that rely on the Arizona Department of Health Services WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program will not go hungry in Coconino County due to the federal government shutdown.
“Good nutrition in the first years of life provides the foundation for a lifetime of health and learning,” said Patrice Hortsman, District 1 Supervisor and Board Chair. “The WIC program is vital for our most vulnerable residents and I’m proud that Coconino County can offer this temporary assistance.”
WIC is a federal program that provides healthy food for low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children. About 1,900 children in Coconino County count on WIC for daily nutrition.
Celebrate 100 years of Route 66 at Theatrikos!
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Route 66, Theatrikos Theatre Company has commissioned an original theatrical production, that pays tribute to the spirit, history, and humor of America’s most iconic highway. After months of creative development, we’re proud to announce:
Route 66 to the Grand Canyon
A World Premiere Comedy | Performances Throughout 2026
Tickets are on sale now at theatrikos.com
Early voting has started for Nov 4 Jurisdictional Election
Coconino County’s Nov. 4 Jurisdictional Election has begun.
Early voters that are on the Active Early Voting List (AEVL) and have not received their ballots by Wednesday, Oct. 15 should call the Recorder’s Office at 928-679-7860 or 800-793-6181 to check their voter registration status and mailing address.
Flagstaff City Council Adopts Regional Plan
On Thursday, October 9, the Flagstaff City Council voted to adopt the Flagstaff Regional Land Use Plan 2045 with a list of Conditions of Approval and an Errata document.
The Conditions of Approval and Errata direct staff to make several edits to the plan. City Council discussed and modified the recommendations by the Planning & Zoning Commission, which first reviewed and refined these lists. Click the links below to access these documents.
The NAU Review — A stylish way to give back + recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Give back at Sharon’s Attic
Looking to use some of your NAU volunteer hours this fall? Check out Sharon’s Attic Thrift Store, a nonprofit whose proceeds support transitional housing for people and families experiencing homelessness. Whether you’d like to exercise your creative muscles setting up a display or channel your inner Marie Kondo by helping to organize the store, your Axe of Service are appreciated at Sharon’s Attic.
Reservation still available for popular Celebraciones de la Gente Sugar Skull Decorating workshops Oct. 25, 26
Workshops fill quickly. Get your reservations in now!
FLAGSTAFF — Join us for Sugar Skull Decorating during Celebraciones de la Gente (Oct. 25-26) and take part in a cherished Día de los Muertos tradition. Sugar skulls (calaveras de azúcar) are colorful, whimsical confections that celebrate the lives of loved ones who have passed. Made from sugar and decorated with bright designs, they symbolize the sweetness of life and are often placed on ofrendas (altars) or shared as gifts. Far from somber, these joyful creations bring warmth, memory, and celebration to the season.
Master decorators will be on hand to help you adorn your own sugar skull to take home. The Sugar Skull Decorating workshops are perfect for kids and adults. You must purchase a $10 ticket in advance for each participant.
Admission to Celebraciones de la Gente is an additional fee.
Coconino Community College to present course on ‘Exploring Flagstaff’s Latino Heritage and Community’ with Eva Barraza on Oct. 23 and 30
FLAGSTAFF — Dive into the rich and diverse stories of the Latino communities — Mexican, Basque, Spanish, Chicano — that have shaped the vibrant tapestry of Flagstaff. This interactive course offers a dynamic introduction to the people, traditions, industries, and historic sites that have played a vital role in the city’s development.
This course meets on four Thursdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.: Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30. $40 registration fee.
Forest Service announces fire positions for 2026
The Kaibab National Forest of the USDA Forest Service is hiring! We are looking for dedicated individuals to support fire operations. These positions are vital to wildfire preparedness and disaster response across federal and state agencies.
Jobs include dispatchers, equipment operators, fire engine operators, fire prevention specialists, forestry aids and technicians, handcrew members, helitack crew members, hotshot crew members, prescribed fire and fuels specialists, smokejumpers, and more.
Friends of Flagstaff’s Future (F3) — City Council rejects harmful last minute changes to Flagstaff’s Final Regional Plan
F3 is happy to report that on October 9 City Council unanimously chose to reject two Conditions of Approval that would have had negative impacts on the Core Priorities of the Regional Plan and render the Plan out of compliance with Flagstaff’s 2021 Carbon Neutrality Plan.
Your action in response to F3’s October 5th Action Alert resulted in the City receiving 80 letters of concern from the public about these two issues! Many thanks to NAZCCA and Dara Marks Marino for sending alerts to their contacts as well.
Culture Connection AZ announces Fall Festivities
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New Art Classes and Workshops at Sedona Arts Center
From ceramics and painting to photography, encaustics, and more — our upcoming classes and workshops offer something for every artist. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to expand your skills, join us in the studio or online and be part of Sedona’s creative community.
The NAU Review — What does your tattoo say about you?
How to think about ink
From ritual to rebellion, tattooing has been used across cultures and centuries to mark identity, tell stories and challenge norms. An anthropology class at NAU uses social science to think through what tattoos say about us and the worlds we come from.