Route 66 Gets Its Flagstaff Birthday Bash
Route 66 is turning 100, and Flagstaff is celebrating the Mother Road with the kind of mountain-town party only a 7,000-foot, pine-lined, dark-sky city can pull off. On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Discover Flagstaff will host the Route 66 Centennial Celebration from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Flagstaff and at the Flagstaff Mall. […]
NAU Is Building Arizona’s Next Big Builders
Arizona’s future skyline, roads, bridges, and big-deal infrastructure projects may have a new talent pipeline, and Northern Arizona University is putting serious muscle behind it. With support from Beavers Charitable Trust and construction power players Granite Construction, Haydon, Kiewit Corporation, McCarthy Building Companies, and Sundt Construction, NAU has established the Beavers Endowed Distinguished Professorship of […]
Mesa Just Scored a World Cup Flex
Mesa is getting a serious global glow-up. Arizona Athletic Grounds, together with Visit Mesa and the City of Mesa, has been selected as the official Team Base Camp training site for the Türkiye Men’s National Team during the FIFA World Cup 2026. Translation: one of the world’s biggest sporting stages is bringing a little international […]
Princess Cheddar’s Second Act
In September 2021, a rare orange lobster arrived at Nobu Scottsdale in a seafood delivery. She could have gone straight to dinner service. Instead, the team gave her a name and called OdySea Aquarium. Bright orange lobsters are often described as a one-in-30-million rarity. Their color makes them striking to humans, but easier to spot […]