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…
MEChA de NAU will hold a Día de los Muertos procession on Nov. 2
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…
Snowdrift Art Space in Winslow to present Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2
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…
Coconino Community College to hold final Open House on tax override on Oct. 30
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,…
Ethnic Studies ban discussion to be held Oct. 30 at NAU
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…
Community meeting to discuss proposed Arrowhead Village development set for 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at Killip
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…
Flagstaff Nuestras Raíces gets ready for 10th annual Celebraciones de la Gente starting Oct. 25
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…
Get your commemorative 10th anniversary Celebraciones de la Gente poster
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…
Katia Cardenal to perform in free concert on Oct. 24 at Ashurst Auditorium at Northern Arizona University
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,…
Border Songs / No More Deaths benefit concert, featuring Katia Cardenal, to be held Oct. 25
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 Mountain Film Festival (Oct. 9-13) to feature some entries with Latino flavor
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…
Northern Arizona Interfaith Council to attend a comprehensive immigration reform resolution meeting in Sedona on Oct. 9
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…
Hojarasca entertains audience at NAU on Oct. 1
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…
Flagstaff City Council approves resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform
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…
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October Cover Story / Portada: A celebration of culture, families
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…
Commentary / Comentario: County government in action
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…
Local / Locales
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…
Commentary / Comentario: CCC plays a critical role in educating first-generation college students
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…
Commentary / Comentario: Neighborhood groups strengthen area
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…
Education / Educacíon: Nov. 5 property tax vote critical to college
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.…
Health / Salud: Q&A: Insurance Marketplace
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…
Technology / Tecnología: Don’t have your identity stolen
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…
Food: Mexican bread for Hispanic Heritage Month
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…
Food: Smoky salsa to celebrate Hispanic heritage
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…
Folklorico dance groups from Oaxaca perform locally courtesy of Ballet Folklórico de Colores — Flagstaff, sponsors
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…
Flagstaff City Council to vote Oct. 1 on resolution supporting comprehensive immigration reform
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…
Bilingual report: Colombian musical trio Hojarasca to perform on Oct. 1 at NAU’s Native American Cultural Center
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,…
Reminder: PBS to air Latino Americans: ‘War and Peace’ on Sept. 24
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…
Sunnyside celebrates 10th annual Fiesta de Independencia
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…
Area residents enjoy the outdoors with return of Camp Moreno
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…