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We at Macy’s would like to thank the people of Flagstaff for 37 wonderful years of serving you.

We wouldn’t be here today without you, the most beautiful customers in the world!

We always wanted Macy’s to be a microcosm of the way the world will be some day. People coming together of different backgrounds, races and creeds in the spirit of unity, fellowship, and love.

We are all so blessed to live in this wonderful town. It’s been a great journey over the years. We look forward to serving you for many years to come.

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Contents PUBLISHER DON ROWLEY EDITOR SETH MULLER 928.913.8668 ADVERTISING DIRECTOR COLLEEN BRADY 928.556.2279 ART DIRECTOR KEITH HICKEY SALES MANAGER ZACHARY MEIER SALES CONTRIBUTORS KIM DUNCAN SAVANNAH BARLOW BEN ZELLER SHAYNE CAFFREY LYDIA SMITH GRAPHIC ARTISTS CANDACE SHIPPER KELLY LISTER

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Home Grown Vintage: The Magic of the Flagstaff General Store Shoes ‘N’ Such Always a Right Fit Bottom Floor on Top: Basement Marketplace Wins Sweeping Majestic: Convenience Store Turned Marketplace a Favorite

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or the 2016 Best of Flag, we jump full on into our new and exciting approach to this contest that we began last year. We started in 2015 publishing the first place, second place and honorable mention winners in each category— this, after more than 25 years of only announcing the top winner. We also launched a full-color glossy winner’s edition with more stories, more backgrounds and more exploration of the winners compared to previous years.

We’re back with our second edition of this robust approach.

With the three tiers of winners, what we’ve found is that the different possibilities showed how all kinds of businesses, events and people could find added recognition.

And it opened the possibilities. As an example, places such as LaFonda, Cottage Place and Flag Face & Body turned up in multiple categories this year.

In our Best Artist section, we saw not only two celebrated and longtime artists win first and second place, but a Northern Arizona University Student, McKenzie Dankert, was named Honorable Mention in this highly

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For the readers and community at large, Best of Flag serves as a reminder of the quality of businesses, organizations, attractions and people that have come to populate and enrich our mountain town. We hope that everyone will take the time to get to know the ones that are not familiar and return to those old favorites.

Congratulations to all of our winners from top to bottom.

Best wishes!

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ne of our favorite “We believe the Mayor is fun categories to watch new twist on an old classic that all each year with ages can enjoy,” shared co-owner Best of Flag is Best New Brian Terpay, who operates The Restaurant. This category often Mayor as one of a handful of 1 THE MAYOR is a great signal of the growth of restaurant properties. “It reminds 2 GRIMALDI' S business and commerce in one of people of being in a neighborhood 3 SHIFT Flagstaff’s key sectors. And our backyard with friends and family restaurants shape the culture and that you can hangout for hours vibe of the town. and hours. The food is simple, but For this year, the Best of Flag voters chose nostalgic and takes you back to your childhood The Mayor for this category. The retro-themed … The restaurant has ‘70s and ‘80s throwback décor and accessible menu—not to mention decor that transforms time. It’s open spacious proximity on South San Francisco Street south patio is great for group gatherings of all kinds. of Butler—has made the establishment a big The music is fun and upbeat.” favorite among Northern Arizona University He added, “We wanted to create a simple students. However, locals also are making a visit menu that would have something for everyone to the quirky hotspot. and is easy to eat at all hours of the day. The

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cafeteria lunch has been popular from the beginning and the homemade pizza rolls are a late night hit. We really tried to engineer the menu to stay within a lower price point.”

The Mayor capitalizes on retro in many ways. With velvet lounge seating, shag carpeting and burnt orange accents, they aim to be a portal in time. Better than the garage setting in That 70s Show, The Mayor’s lounge, with Skee-Ball and a wall of vinyl and boom boxes, includes a bar and invites folks to hang out.

In the enormous patio area, an elliptical, silver Airstream stands as the muse. Taps, handles and liquor outfit the converted trailer turned tavern. Beyond, strung with bulbs for all-night appeal, the living yard of couches offers unlimited sprawl space. Come in for the Happy Hour $8 burger and beer, but linger for a round

of cornhole or large-scale Jenga.

The Mayor’s “glass from the past” cocktails draw on inspiration from old movies.

J.L.’s Red Rocket combines Burnett vodka, SOCKO ginger beer, orange bitters and fresh lime in a glass rimmed with pop rocks for childhood kicks.

Or top off the night with XXX snow cones, loaded with fruit flavors and booze.

To sop up the sipping, the establishment’s executive chef keeps the pub-grub coming. Snacking among friends is easy with pizza roll-ups. A standard pie is rolled and sliced for handholds of cheese and pepperoni to smother in extra sauce. Wedge fry nachos shame chips with a base of chunky potatoes. These are seasoned before and after frying, and then, bathed in sour cream, guacamole and jalapeños plus a sidecar of beer cheese sauce.

The Land Yacht does its namesake proud—a behemoth burger with cheese, greens,

tomato and hand-cut waffle potato chips within a griddled bun and a pickle spear. The sloppy Josephine with turkey and the Jenny, a quinoa burger, provide no-bull options.

Relive school days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a cafeteria lunch served on a vibrant, nostalgic tray, so nothing touches. Half a sandwich, wedge fries, salad, and of course, a rice krispie treat create the lunch we once loved.

Everyone has dreams, and at The Mayor, you can run for office. Based on social media and revenue, the elected Mayor for a Month chooses a handle, a sandwich and celebrates with a gratis party for 10.

The Mayor keeps each day interesting with an event, a drink and a food special. For example, Monday is Movie Night with boxed meals, beer and popcorn; Tuesday is Trivia Night; and Trailer Park Night offers homage to High Life beer. It’s a portal in time where people can meet today.

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Coppa Café Wins Over Readers with Its Desserts | By Seth Muller

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lagstaff has have taken notice of turned into one of these gems, a fierce Coppa Café, located foodie destination. in a shopping plaza 1 Coppa Café From east to west, off Milton Road the town supports 2 Cottage Place near the Discount dozens of independent Tire Co. Restaurant and unique eateries, Husband and 3 Oregano’s funky food trucks wife team Brian and everything from Konefal and Paola burgers to the highest in haute Fioravanti, who run Coppa Café, cuisine. are mixing a bit of Flagstaff with For this reason, it’s a trick for a taste of Europe to make the some of the hidden gems to shine. gourmet dining experience more But Arizona Daily Sun readers approachable to residents and

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visitors alike. For this reason, they’ve tempted the taste buds of many, and have been honored as Best Dessert, a highly competitive category.

“People say it all the time— they really love the diversity and uniqueness of our offerings,” Konefal said in a recent interview on the Best of Flag win. “Paola is always surprising us with something new, whether it’s French desserts like macaroons, creme brûlée and fruit tarts, or Italian treats like seven flavors of gelato or a tiramisu. Classics to innovations, she’s got it covered and that’s why people come back again and again to her pastry case.”

While Fiorvanti gets the spotlight for the sweets, Konefal has been celebrated for his cooking creations—even to the point that Phoenix Magazine named the café the best place to eat in Flagstaff.

“We’re a husband and wife, owned and run company,” Konefal said. “I cook, she bakes. We came back to Flagstaff after years of cooking in Europe and the big cities of the U.S. With a forest to table approach, we’re constantly inspired by our surroundings.”

For Konefal and Fioravanti, the praise received locally and beyond is the culmination of five years of hard work in a town they love. The couple met in culinary school in Italy and spent the next two years working for free at various one- and two-star-rated Michelin restaurants.

“If you want to work for the best restaurants in Europe, that’s how you do it,” Fioravanti said.

“It’s like an unpaid internship.”

The working conditions are harsh. Employees are expected to work long hours, are often yelled at for the smallest mistakes and have maybe one day off every two weeks, Konefal said. The reality TV-show Hell’s Kitchen may seem unreal to Americans, but it’s just another day in the life of a chef in Europe.

There are some perks: apprentice chefs are usually provided an apartment or place to live near the restaurant and eat with the other staff at the restaurant. They also get the experience of learning some of the finest techniques of gourmet cooking.

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the two returned to the U.S. and settled in San Francisco, where Koenfal worked with one top chef and then moved to New York to help the chef open his own restaurant. The couple then partnered with a group of investors to open a new restaurant in Boston in 2008, but the economic conditions weren’t right.

They left the business and started the long cross-country trip back to San Francisco, stopping in Flagstaff, Konefal’s hometown, to visit his brothers. Fioravanti, who grew up in Brazil, fell in love with Flagstaff.

“How can you not fall in love with this place? It’s beautiful,” she said.

The couple had just enough money to open Coppa Café on Milton Road. The mission of the restaurant is to bring a piece of Flagstaff’s outdoor culinary delights inside and pair it with European cooking techniques and flavors. The couple seeks out ingredients that are unique to Flagstaff and Arizona, such as pine buds, wild mushrooms, cactus, yucca buds, ferns, fruits, pinon nuts and Arizona beef.

They grow a number of fresh greens and herbs in raised beds in the small patio at the back of their restaurant. They cure a number of meats and cheese and pickle a number of

other items, such as local fruit and ferns, in storeroom next to the dining area.

Koenfal has been known to forage for some of the more exotic local items from Flagstaff’s surrounding forests and catch trout for the restaurant.

At the same time, the couple features more familiar items such as salads, meatballs, steak and fries, and fresh fish on their menus in order to reach those diners who might not be ready to try something so different as a clay baked duck egg with risotto.

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People sometimes have a fear of gourmet food—they expect tiny portions with wild artistic flairs and high prices, Koenfal said.

The couple tries to make sure Coppa’s seasonal menus include some dishes that have familiar ingredients and filling portions for customers who may not be in the mood or are not as adventurous for something so exotic.

Seating is limited, so reservations are encouraged. You can reserve a seat on their website, www.coppacafe.net, on the app OpenTable or by calling the restaurant.

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ne of our newer categories in Best of Flag is Best Food Truck. The food truck trend has grown into a major kind of business, and Flagstaff has been blessed with trucks serving it up in all kinds of cuisines and styles.

The winner this year is GringoDillas, which has been a hot choice for many looking for a quick bite to eat.

They also are turning into a downtown favorite and are on a roll as a regional food truck favorite. “We provide people 1 GringoDillas with a fun, lively and artistic Food Truck ambiance,” said GringoDillas 2 La Fonda owner Mike Godina. “Our food is 3 3's in the Trees fresh, delicious and made to order.

We purchase all of our produce from the local farmers market, and we make all of our sauces and salsa from scratch.”

He added, “We think people really like our concept because we created an array of really unique hot dogs and quesadillas, with fun names and flavors that take your taste-buds on a wild journey.”

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open until 3 a.m. serving up patrons who are out on the town. “We constructed a menu that enables us to make gourmet quesadillas and hot dogs in a timely fashion, while still focused on high food quality and artistic presentation,” Godina said.

“We also serve gluten-free tacos and smoked pork sliders. We offer vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free options for people with food restrictions.”

As for the trend of food trucks, Godina shared a few thoughts on its growth. “It’s much cheaper to build a food truck than a restaurant.

With a declining economy, and lack of bank loans, it makes sense to start a food truck. It’s mobile, so you can go to where the people are, instead of having the people come to you.”

He also noted, “Technology has played a huge role with the popularity of food trucks.

Marketing and advertising has never been easier, and you can access young people with a push of a button.”

The inspiration behind the food truck was “becoming our own bosses and trying to make a small change in the choice that people have when it comes to food,” Godina said. The business started up three-and-half years ago and has since evovled to include a Drive-Thru eatery known as GoGo’Z, on East Route 66 east of Enterprise. But the truck still drives a lot of business.

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hen he was only six weeks old, Gary McElfresh passed through Flagstaff with his family on the way to San Diego from Springfield, Ill. The family was moving, and they followed a good length of Route 66 to head to the West Coast and make a new life.

These days McElfresh has seen more than 40 years of business ownership on the Mother Road with his Route 66 Dog Haus. And the fastfood eatery on the corner of 1 Dog Haus Route 66 and Switzer Canyon 2 Tacos Los Road is also famous for its Altos, East Side 3 MartAnne's numerous Best of Flag wins.

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The Dog Haus story begins in 1973, when McElfresh decided he wanted to get out of San Diego and raise his four boys in a smaller town. They ended up in Flagstaff and he bought the Weinerschitzel, a fast-food hot dog franchise. McElfresh even had to attend the corporation’s “Hot Dog School” to become a franchisee.

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the hot dog stand on the corner as a Weinershnitzel. Then, around 15 years ago, a series of events led McElfresh to go independent, and it became the Route 66 Dog Haus. This gave him freedom with the menu. He even found the chance to create his own chili recipe.

The Dog Haus primarily operates as a drive-thru, where cars follow a small passage

carved out of the long, red building. The business also has a walk-up window and tables with umbrellas. At certain times of the day, the line for the drivethru can be five or six cars long.

A notable amount of the Dog Haus’s business happens before 10:30 a.m., as people line up for their famous breakfast burritos. For lunch, patrons chow on the hickory bacon dog,

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the slaw dog and the Haus’s classic chili cheese dog. Brats, Chicago dogs and corn dogs also show up on the weiner lineup.

The Dog Haus has a long list of hamburger options as well.

McElfresh prides himself on keeping the prices reasonable while also maintaining quality.

“We always make things fresh,” he said in a past interview. “We do our hot dogs made to order.

We don’t make it until you order it … with the breakfast burrito, people like the size of it and that it’s so fresh. We use quality bacon and sausage. Our eggs come from the shell and not from a carton.”

Along with being locally famous for its dogs and morning-time burritos, the Dog Haus — primarily as its former incarnation as Flagstaff ’s Weinerschnitzel — has had a few brushes with greatness.

During the filming on location in Flagstaff of the 1981 film

“National Lampoon’s Vacation,” Chevy Chase became a regular at the hot dog stand, as he needed a quick lunch during set breaks.

More famously, inspiration for the line from The Eagles song “Take It Easy” that goes, “… it’s a girl my Lord/In a f latbed Ford/Slowing down to take a look at me” happened at the Weinerschnitzel. Jackson Browne noted in an interview with Flagstaff concert promoter Matt Ziegler that the girl he wrote about was actually driving a Toyota past the Weinerschnitzel while he was hanging out there. In this sense, Flagstaff shares a hand with Winslow for the “Standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona” line in the famous song.

The moments of fame aside, the Route 66 Dog Haus remains a Flagstaff icon in its own right—a classic business along one of the great American highways.

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Bakery 1 Sugar Mama’s Bakery 2 Biff’s Bagels 3 Brandy’s Restaurant & Bakery

Coffee Roaster 1 Late for the Train 2 Macy’s Coffee House 3 Fire Creek Coffee Company

Bar Food 1 Lumberyard Brewing Company 2 The Annex Cocktail Lounge 3 Beaver Street Brewing Company

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Japanese Food 1 Karma Sushi Bar Grill 2 Hiro’s Sushi 3 Sakura

Sports Bar 1 Sportsman’s Bar & Grill 2 Majerle’s Bar and Grill 3 Buffalo Wild Wings

Deli Sandwich 1 Crystal Creek Sandwich Co. 2 Proper Meats + Provisions 3 Jitter’s Lunchbox

Late Night Snack 1 GringoDillas Food Truck 2 Primo’s Deli 3 SoSoBa

Steakhouse 1 Horseman’s lodge 2 Outback Steakhouse 3 Black Bart’s Steakhouse

Bartending Staff 1 The Annex Cocktail Lounge 2 Uptown Pubhouse 3 Lumberyard Brewing Company

Dessert 1 Coppa Cafe 2 Cottage Place Restaurant 3 Oregano’s

Lunch Food 1 Jitter’s Lunchbox 2 Mix Flagstaff 3 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant

Sushi 1 Karma Sushi Bar Grill 2 Hiro’s Sushi 3 Tepan Fuji

BBQ 1 Bigfoot BBQ 2 Satchmo’s 3 Hickory’s Smokehouse BBQ

Dive Bar 1 Monte Vista Cocktail Lounge 2 Gopher Hole 3 Sportsman’s Bar & Grill

Mexican Food 1 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant 2 Salsa Brava 3 Martanne’s Burrito Palace

Tacos 1 Tacos Los Altos Westside 2 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant 3 Criollo Latin Kitchen

Breakfast 1 MartAnne’s Burrito Palace 2 Brandy’s Restaurant & Bakery 3 Northern Pines Restaurant

Family Dining 1 La Fonda Mexica Restaurant 2 Himalayan Grill 3 Bigfoot BBQ

New Restaurant 1 The Mayor 2 Grimaldi’s 3 Shift

Thai 1 Pato Thai Cuisine 2 Dara Thai Restaurant 3 Swaddee Authentic Thai Cuisine

Breakfast Burrito 1 Dog Haus 2 Tacos Los Altos East Side 3 MartAnne’s Burrito Palace

Fine Dining 1 Cottage Place Restaurant 2 Brix 3 Tinderbox Kitchen

Outdoor Dining 1 Lumberyard Brewing Co. 2 Oakmont 3 The Toasted Owl

Vegetarian Selection 1 Red Curry Kitchen 2 WHyld Ass 3 Mix Flagstaff

Brewery 1 Mother Road Brewing Company 2 Lumberyard Brewing company 3 Historic Brewing Company

Food Truck 1 GringoDillas Food Truck 2 La Fonda 3 3’s in the Trees

Overall Restaurant 1 Cottage Place Restaurant 2 Criollo Latin Kitchen 3 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant

Waitstaff 1 Cottage Place Restaurant 2 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant 3 The Annex Cocktail Lounge

Burger 1 Diablo Burger 2 Mama Burger 3 The Annex Cocktail Lounge

Hole in the wall Restaurant 1 Bigfoot B-B-Q 2 Aloha Hawaiian BBQ Restaurant 3 Burritos Fiesta Fresh Mexican Grill

Pizza 1 Fratelli Pizza 2 NiMarcos Pizza 3 Pizzicletta

Wine Selection 1 FLG Terroir 2 Majestic Marketplace 3 Vino Loco

Candy Store 1 Sweet Shoppe and Nut House 2 Flagstaff Chocolate Company 3 Flagstaff Nut House Chicken Wings 1 Buffalo Wild Wings 2 NiMarcos Pizza 3 Lumberyard Brewing Company Chinese Food 1 August Moon 2 Hunan West 3 Golden Dragon Bowl Coffee House 1 Macy’s Coffee House 2 Late for the Train 3 Wicked AZ Coffee

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Hot Dog 1 Dog Haus 2 Primo’s Deli 3 Sam’s Club Ice Cream/ Frozen Yogurt 1 Cultured 2 Cold Stone Creamery 3 Baskin-Robbins Indian Food 1 Delhi Palace Cuisine of India 2 Himalayan Grill 3 India Palace Italian Restaurant 1 Fat Olives 2 Mamma Luisa 3 Oregano’s

Salad 1 Mix Flagstaff 2 Oregano’s 3 Wildflower Bread Company Salsa 1 Salsa Brava 2 La Fonda Mexican Restaurant 3 Tacos Los Altos Westside Seafood 1 Karma Sushi Bar Grill 2 Red Lobster 3 Hiro’s Sushi Soup 1 Wildflower Bread Company 2 Mix Flagstaff 3 Jitter’s Lunchbox

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n this fast-paced, tech-heavy inspired readers to choose world, the need for Arizona Tech Advisors: First, my computer and gadget repair teammates and I strive to provide has become significant. When an amazing customer experience a computer or smartphone goes to anyone who walks in our door,” 1 ARIZONA on the fritz, it threatens to throw said Drake Louks. “Our reviews TECH ADVISORS some of us out of orbit and remind will back up that statement, as all 2 BOSS us how reliant we’ve become on of our reviews on websites such as COMPUTERS technology.

Google, Facebook, and Yelp are 3 BEST BUY For this reason, the Best five stars.”

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The growth of the company also is tied in with landing a coveted Apple Service Provider status.

“Apple Authorized Service Providers can work on products covered by warranty or AppleCare, so that means no more trips out of town just to go to an Apple Store. As Apple does not sell parts to the general public or non-authorized providers, us being able to order parts directly from Apple also brings our customers peace of mind.”

He added, “Besides the Apple portion, I think the large variety of products we work on is also something else that is different about us. Obviously, we work on Apple products, but we also work on PCs and networking hardware, and we’ve even helped people with their GPS systems and cameras before. I think customers knowing they can walk in with most in product and get help definitely sets us apart.”

Louks and Nathan Poirier, both Flagstaff natives, opened Arizona Tech Advisors as in indie company with big services. Louks got the idea for a computer repair and consulting business while f lying home from a vacation.

“I had stopped by a Best Buy and checked out their Geek Squad prices,” he said. “It was like $75 to $100 to connect your TV to your DVD player.” Louks figured he could do something similar for a lot less and provide better service. A number of his friends and family laughed at the idea of him starting his own business, but one high school friend, Poirier, said he wanted in on the idea.

Poirier was working at Flagstaff Medical Center at the time and Louks was a deputy at the Coconino County Sherriff ’s Office.

On the side, the two started Teach Me Tech in the Phoenix area, which focused mainly on setting computer systems, networks and training for local businesses. As the two worked to expand their reach, they became an Amazon Home Services Partner and Louks continued to work on his degree at Northern Arizona University.

A family emergency drew Louks back to

Flagstaff. When he arrived, he was surprised Apple also has to be accepting to find that Flagstaff didn’t have an Apple applications at the time you want to apply, Store, the ultra-modern, glass and whitewhich it wasn’t when Louks first walled shiny storefronts where customers can looked at the purchase nearly anything made by Apple. requirements. That There wasn’t even an Apple authorized didn’t deter Louks, who service provider in town. called Apple and explained Louks and Poirier decided why Apple needed to look into adding Apple a service to their growing list of provider in "I think there are a few things services. Apple has a Flagstaff. very stringent list Apple called that inspired readers to choose of requirements back and asked Arizona Tech Advisors: First, my before you can if they could send teammates and I strive to provide someone out the even apply to an amazing customer experience to next day. become a service provider for Despite anyone who walks in our door. Our them, Louks the fact that reviews will back up that statement, said. For example, Arizona as all of our reviews on websites a business has to Tech such as Google, Facebook, and Yelp be open for at least Advisors two years, financial was in are five stars." records have to be a small — Drake Louks, Co-founder of Arizona audited by Apple and the storefront Tech Advisors businesses employees have and had been to pass a background check. in business less The entire review took about six t h a n a ye a r, Apple granted Louks and months.

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through 30 hours of training for Apple’s Macintosh computers, 15 hours of training to work on iPads and iPhones and six hours of testing before they could even touch a customer’s Apple device.

Apple requires that its service providers have grounded anti-static f loor mats and worktop mats in a locked work area, he said. Techs are also required to remove any watches, electronics or phones they may have on them and ground themselves with a special wristband before working on any Apple products.

Apple places a high priority on customer service, Poirier said. Currently, Arizona Tech Advisors has a 100 percent customer service satisfaction rating with Apple. They service any Apple products with an Apple Care warranty.

In most cases, the crew can turn around a repair in less than 24 hours. This is because Apple will f ly parts overnight by FedEx to the shop. Items that can’t be fixed at the shop are shipped directly to Apple or

the customer is given a replacement product.

Louks said one of their most common repairs is cleaning up damage from liquid that has been spilled on a laptop or computer. In some cases, the damage is minor and a few tweaks are needed. In other cases, the logic board of the computer must be replaced.

Louks recommends that if you do spill a liquid on your computer that you shut it off and take it in immediately. Do not turn it back on.

Arizona Tech Advisors also repairs PCs that run Microsoft Windows. They can install and make on-site repairs to business computers and offer private training courses. They also provide consultation services for smart home/ office device installation, computer networks and website design.

“We post our prices up front,” Poirier said. “We don’t like to be surprised by prices and we don’t want our customers to be surprised either.”

Pricing depends on the type of fix and the cost of the parts.

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think our patients appreciate and value that we practice by that. We have been told we create a unique environment.”

She added, “We have had a growing number of patients share they’ve never been more excited to go to the dentist until now. That is so meaningful for us to hear. Voting for us was a way of saying ‘thank you.’ But really, the thank you goes to our dental family, our patients, for supporting us.”

While all dentists are about care, Collins said her office puts extra emphasis on the importance of service and helping their patients as best as possible. “We are a service-oriented office that sets ourselves apart from most all offices. I took the oath as a dentist to take care of my patients. To us that means to work around their schedule. We open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday and one Saturday a month—and occasionally Sundays—to accommodate our patients.”

She continued, “We also strive to balance continuing education and technology and advances in dentistry. Very few of us are willing to put in years of continuous education, and I do that to provide the best and most comprehensive care I can possible to our patients. More importantly by learning more of each specialty it lets me know when it is appropriate to send you to a specialist.”

The officer provides comprehensive dental care and services to children and adults. These services include cleanings, fillings and crowns, tooth removal or extractions, root canals, dentures, implants and mild orthodontic cases. They also educate children and the community by

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“We also set up shadowing experiences for students to come to the dental office and observe,” Collins said. “We volunteer at local community events including Flagstaff ’s Give Kids A Smile, the NAU Hygiene Dental Programs annual Kiddie Clinic and Mission of Mercy in Central Arizona.”

Dr. Collins moved to Flagstaff for an optional dentist residency. She later worked as an associate dentist and part-time for the NAU Dental Hygiene Program and worked full time at the Coconino County Public Health Services District Dental Clinic position as their full time dentist director.

“I have always wanted to own my own practice, and I was introduced to a dentist transitioning into retirement,” she said. “I then took over his patient load and started my own practice.”

Though she loves her profession, Stephanie has another exciting interest that keeps her connected to the Flagstaff area.

“Rock climbing is one of my greatest passions,” she said. “My husband and I chose Flagstaff because there is endless rock climbing in northern Arizona but also in Arizona itself. It is a short driving distance from other world class climbing areas. We also wanted to find a community with potential for personal, spiritual and professional growth and a great community to live in. Flagstaff is it!”

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ne of the most daunting PrimeLending started in the life experiences comes 1980s in Texas but grew to become with the purchase of one of the top mortgage companies a new home and the signing of in the country. In 2009, Conigliari that big stack of loan documents joined partner Erin Moore (both to secure the mortgage. So, who have risen to the top 1 percent 1 PRIMELENDING our Best Mortgage Company of the best lenders in the country, 2 WALLICK & VOLK category is one that calls for great according to Mortgage Executive MORTGAGE communication and customer Magazine) in creating the Flagstaff 3 ACADEMY MORTGAGE service. For the branch manager of branch of the company. The office CORPORATION this year’s winner, PrimeLending, of fifteen work to secure loans, and those are two areas where he feels all of the loan officers are what’s the office excels. called “certified mortgage planning specialists.” The “Each of our loan officers is there to make loans are processed in-house, which helps move the sure the people we work with understand the plan, process along faster. what direction we’re heading and why,” said Paul The work of mortgage companies, in Conigliari in a recent interview. “They need to particular to explain and find the best loan for know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it … the homeowner, the situation and the property, We meet face-to-face. I have a white board and use becomes especially important in Flagstaff. The cost it to go over the loan in detail, and people appreciate of real estate is higher and tends to put financial that.” pressure on the borrower. “One of the biggest

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We try to utilize the products we have to soften the blow. There are some three percent down programs, for example, and that makes it easier to create availability.”

Along with the pressures of the local market, big challenges in providing mortgages have arrived following the housing crisis and recession that followed. But Conigliari mostly sees them as positive developments. “The responsibility of a lender doing due-diligence has grown. Pre-recession, we didn’t have that same due diligence. People have to be reasonably qualified in order to receive the loan … We divide the table into four areas. One is the credit profile, another is income, the third is asset requirements and the fourth is the property itself. All of it has to pass its due diligence.”

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or most people, the selling and buying of 1 COLDWELL BANKER DALLAS a new home is one of properties REAL ESTATE the biggest transactions they’ll on the market.

2 RE/MAX PEAK PROPERTIES ever make. The usually sixMcBride said the focus 3 VILLAGE LAND SHOPPE figure deal is one that involves is to bring a personal a lot of trust, relationships, touch to the often and mental and emotional navigations. This makes emotional and overwhelming process of home the category of Best Real Estate Agency another sales. crucial one in our Best of Flag contest.

“We’re very relational,” she said. “And we try This year’s winner is Coldwell Banker Dallas to provide the best support systems possible …

Real Estate. Dallas also won for Best Property (Buying or selling a home) is the biggest experience Management. With its office in the Continental a lot of people will have in their life. So, there’s one Country Club area, this agency has been around phrase that I think about that really sums up what Flagstaff since 1972. For more than 40 years, it we do. ‘Home is more than what we sell. Home is operated as Dallas Real Estate. But in January who we are.’”

2015, it added to the front of its name Coldwell According to McBride, the shift in local Banker. “The brand itself has the most to offer,” home sales to a stronger seller’s market has had said Associate Broker and co-owner Becky an impact on real estate agents. “The growth in McBride. “The platforms they come out with Flagstaff has been incredible” in terms of home in terms of services they can provide agents and sales and real estate, she said. “And Coldwell clients are really built to help the consumer. They Banker has always been a seller’s brand. So, we feel have an amazing amount of tools and support.” like we have a lot to offer home sellers. Our digital The office is home to 48 agents and three platform goes a long way toward improving the support staff. The agency works most prominently seller’s experience … and it gives them a chance to with sellers to help them get their homes and express themselves.”

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While the market itself has grown and evolved, agents at Coldwell Banker Dallas have also seen how much has changed in terms of people educating themselves about home-buying and how the market works. Some of this comes from information on the Internet, while others pick up on ideas and expectations watching reality shows like House Hunters and similar programming on HGTV. And as far as trends? “The smart home technology is going to be increasing over the years,” McBride said. “Whether it’s the Nest Thermostat (controlled remotely through WiFi) or keyless homes, we’re seeing more of an interest in this new-home technology … More of the younger generation buyers are interested in it.” She added that Coldwell Banker will soon have a new program that will allow sellers to purchase a special package to convert their residence into a smart home before putting it on the market.

No matter what changes come down the line in the market or the trends, McBride and company look to focus first on relationships and on giving their clients all the tools they need to have the best experience and the strongest result.

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lagstaff is a city with hotels from east to west and north and south. The tourism draw of our region means accommodations are all over the map, which makes it a highly prized category. And, for another year, Little America wins Best Hotel. It comes in a year when the facility has seen major renovations and upgrades, including the remake of its restaurant, rechristened the Silver Pine.

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stage of our improvement project is evident in the materials we selected, the menus we curated, and the local businesses we partnered with,” said Fred Reese, Little America Hotel’s General Manager.

The Main Lodge and Silver Pine Restaurant & Bar showcase a careful selection of Arizona products and artwork, including Canyon Diablo Spirits, handmade copper mule mugs, ceramic art work, and photography.

A fireplace adorned with chrysocolla stone, excavated in Morenci, Arizona, welcomes guests upon entry to the historic hotel. “With our updated meeting areas, our tradition of hospitality and our proximity to the Grand Canyon, Sedona and other Arizona attractions, I am excited to welcome meeting goers and vacationers to Flagstaff,” Reese said.

The change is immediately obvious upon entering the lobby. Turquoise, wood and brown stone accent the space and the fireplace has been reimagined to a grander form. The renovation, which started in January, required the hotel to close the lobby, the restaurant and the gift shop.

Those areas reopened Mother’s Day weekend, while the remainder of the project wrapped up in June.

The restaurant renovation included

changing the name of the restaurant from Western Gold to Silver Pine, a change that Reese said signifies a change in appearance and menu selections. During the renovation, a gable was added to create a lofted look and bring in more natural light, doubling the size of the windows in the back of the restaurant, Reese said.

An outdoor seating area was also added, along with a waterfall feature, small pond and fire features. The outdoor dining space can accommodate about 50 diners. The hotel also added a separate buffet room to accommodate diners at breakfast.

Little America favorites will still be available in the restaurant, like the French

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onion soup and the turkey dinner, but Reese said the revamp also brought new dishes to the menu, like peppercorn crusted filet mignon and chipotle salmon. Reese said he wants Flagstaff residents to see Little America as a dining destination, where people can get high-quality food and drinks at an affordable price. “We want to see the locals eating in here.”

The restaurant offers local beers on tap, including beers from Lumberyard, Beaver Street

Brewery, Historic Brewing and Mother Road Brewing. The restaurant has also been making use of local produce purchased at the farmer’s market, including fruits that can be preserved and used for desserts. While the renovation interrupted some of the hotel’s traditional holiday banquets, now that it is complete, the holiday banquets have been in full swing.

The renovations to the lobby and restaurant are the first major ones since the hotel opened in

Flagstaff in 1973. The hotel is currently rated a three-diamond hotel by AAA. The hotel will continue to partner with the North Pole Experience and continue its famous holiday light display. This year, North Pole Experience participants are assembling in a newly-created meeting room, rather than the front lobby.

The hotel added new meeting rooms and a board room in an area that used to be staff offices, and it redesigned existing meeting rooms and ballrooms to fit the new theme. The restrooms have also been upgraded with new mirror fixtures and color scheme.The gift shop has also been condensed after the renovation, and offers a variety of items, including Swarovski crystals, gourmet candy and a wide range of toys and stuffed animals.

“We want people to still feel like it’s their home away from home,” Reese said. “Since the beginning we have always put an emphasis on providing outstanding customer service to all our guests and treating them as if they are family. This is why our motto is ‘A tradition of hospitality.’”

Some portions of this article first appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun.

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up cars and helping people have made him a continual favorite among Best of Flag voters. In a highly competitive category with lots of options out there, Heath’s Auto Service has won Best Auto Repair-Mechanical (Latham’s Collision won for Best Auto RepairCollision).

“We believe that clients are deserving of the most courteous and attentive treatment we can give them,” Harris shared in a recent interview. “Clients are the ones who bring us their needs and it is our job to fill those needs. We believe that clients are the lifeblood of our business and every other business.

They are deserving of the best experience possible.”

Harris started working on cars professionally while in high school in Pennsylvania. “I had a job at the local gas station pumping gas,” he said. “I went through trade school in high school.”

Harris worked for a few shops in Pennsylvania, and then in the 1990s, a friend who went through trade school with him told him to come out to Arizona. “He told me that he was making good money out here as a mechanic. I came out on vacation and I’ve never looked back.

I fell in love with the sunshine.”

After working at few shops around town, Harris opened his own place.

“I just felt there was something missing. The customer service was missing,” he said. “I never thought I would be as busy as I am. When I first opened, I was doing maybe five or 10 cars a week and it was just me. Now, we handle 50 to 60 cars a week and I’ve got seven employees.

Two of my mechanics have been with me for 12 years.”

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may be more expensive than some other shops, but I really try to give people the best value for their money, things that I would want as a customer, like a clean car. We wash all of our customers’ cars.

There’s something about picking up your car from the repair shop and finding it all dirty. It kind of devalues the service.”

Harris also offers each customer a special seasonal gift and a national warranty on parts.

“We try to exceed expectations.

We try to make it as convenient as possible for customers because we understand how inconvenient not having your car is.”

Along with this, Heath’s Auto Service looks for ways to give back.

It has led fundraisers with Breast Cancer awareness during the month of October, has hosted food drives and looks for other ways to give back to local charities throughout the year.

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n Flagstaff, many of us are here for the view. So why let the view be cloudy or dingy? That’s the thought many local window cleaners have. Among our cleaning categories that have become 1 SQUEEGEE SQUAD voter favorites, Window Cleaning is up WINDOW CLEANING there. And this year’s Best Window 2 FLAGSTAFF WINDOW CLEANING Cleaning goes to Squeegee Squad.

3 BROTHERS WINDOW WASHING For the uninitiated, there are window washers and then there are window cleaners. Darren Mabe from Squeegee Squad is a window cleaner. “I don’t like to use an extension pole to clean windows,” he shared in an interview with the Arizona Daily Sun. “I know some window cleaners that say if it looks clean from the ground, it’s clean.

I’d rather climb a ladder. You need to be up close and personal with a window to make sure it’s clean.”

Mabe said he started cleaning high-rise buildings more than 15 years ago while he was in college and said it’s “like urban mountaineering.” He would repel down the side of the building, using suction cups to hold himself steady while cleaning. Once he finished one column of windows, he would take the elevator back to the top f loor and start down the next.

After graduating from college, Mabe worked as an engineer for a while before starting his own window cleaning business in Colorado.

About six years ago, Mabe and his family moved to Flagstaff.

Mabe said he is thrilled to be able to operate a local business.

He provides commercial and residential window cleaning services in Sedona and Flagstaff. The cost of a cleaning depends on the number of windows and how easy they are to access, he said. However, he Flagstaff for voting us gives free cleaning estimates and is willing to work with customers to Best Hair Salon and Barber Shop meet their needs.

From Barbie, Faith, Amanda, & Rhonda Rose The cleaning solution used is very gentle and environmentally friendly, he said. There are no harsh chemicals or solvents involved.

Mabe calls his customers the day before a cleaning is scheduled. “A lot of times they will schedule several weeks in advance, but by the time the appointment comes around, they may have forgotten.”

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Internet Service 1 Suddenlink Communications 2 Century Link 3 Verizon

Auto Repair - Collision 1 Latham’s Collision 2 Route 66 Auto Body Inc 3 Campus Collision Center

Day Care 1 Kingdom Kids Preschool and Play Center 2 Abundant Life Preschool 3 Rockhouse Playschool

Landscape Company 1 Warner’s Nursery and Landscaping 2 Agassiz Landscape Group 2 Morning Dew Landscaping Inc.

Property Management 1 Coldwell Banker Dallas Real Estate 2 928 Rental.com 3 RE/MAX Peak Properties

Day Spa 1 Flagstaff Face & Body 2 Massage Envy Spa 3 Spatique Day Spa

Mani/Pedi 1 Susan’s Pedi Spa 2 Aspen Nail Salon 3 Aveda Red 115

Dentist 1 Stephanie Collins DDS 2 Dr. Bacon & Dr. Lerud Flagstaff Downtown Dental 3 Dr. Bryan Shanahan

Martial Arts Training 1 Maximum Martial Arts 2 Sacred Mountain Fight and Healing 3 Sleeping Lion Martial Arts

Event Planning 1 Shadows Foundation 2 Getting’ Hitched 3 Kim Duncan Design

Massage 1 Massage Envy Spa 2 Flagstaff Face & Body 2 True Health Massage

Financial Services 1 Edward Jones 2 PrimeLending 2 Vora Financial Services

Mortgage Company 1 PrimeLending 2 Wallick & Volk Mortgage 3 Academy Mortgage Corporation

Fitness Club 1 Flagstaff Athletic Club 2 High Altitude Personal Training 3 Crossfit Flagstaff

Oil Change 1 Jiffy Lube 2 Valvoline 3 Planet Chrysler Dodge

Hair Salon 1 Salon Bloom 2 Gossip Girl Salon 3 Aveda - Red 115

Personal Trainer 1 High Altitude Personal Training 2 Paragon Athletics 3 New Roots Personal Training

Home Improvement Contractors, Builders and Services 1 JKC (Jeff Knorr Construction) 2 Loven Contracting 3 Capstone Homes

Pet Boarding 1 Kingsmark Kennels 2 Cinder Hills Kennels 3 Canyon Pet Hospital

Auto Repair - Mechanical 1 Heath’s Auto Service 2 Randy’s Downtown Garage 3 R & A Import Auto Parts & Repair Bank Services 1 Wells Fargo 2 Chase Bank 3 National Bank of AZ Barbershop 1 Salon Bloom 2 Kuttz Barbershop 3 Alley Cat’s Haircutting Salon Brake Service 1 Heath’s Auto Service 2 Brake Masters 3 Findlay Toyota Car Wash 1 Speedi Car Wash 2 Woodlands Village Wash and Lube 3 Sam’s Club Carpet Cleaner 1 Spot’s Carpet Care 2 Premier Property Restoration Services 3 Mammoth Restoration Catering 1 Simply Delicious 2 Bigfoot BBQ 3 Thornager’s Catering Chiropractor 1 Munderloh Chiropractic 2 Moseng Chiropractic 3 Dahl Chiropractic Clinic 3 Summit Chiropractic & Rehab Cleaning Services 1 Merry Maids 2 Mammoth Restoration 3 Ogden Cleaners

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Hotel Services 1 Little America Hotel 2 Drury Inn and Suites 3 DoubleTree by Hilton Insurance Company 1 State Farm 2 Allstate 3 Farmers Insurance

Photographer 1 Jake Bacon 2 Tangled Lilac 3 Tom Alexander Photography Print Shop 1 Print Raven 2 AEC Reprographics 3 Overdrive Media & Printing Services

Property Restoration 1 Mammoth Restoration 2 Premier Property Restoration Services Inc. 3 Superior Restoration Real Estate Agency 1 Coldwell Banker Dallas Real Estate 2 RE/MAX Peak Properties 3 Village Land Shoppe Tanning Salon 1 Tanning Time Salon & Boutique 2 Angies hair and nails 3 Flagstaff Athletic Club 3 Susan’s Pedi Spa Tattoo Parlor 1 Birch Avenue Tattoo Parlor 2 Burly Fish Tattoo 3 Tat Fu Tattoo Travel Agency 1 Avenues of the World 2 Journeys Around the World 3 All Star Grand Canyon Tours Veterinary Services 1 Canyon Pet Hospital 2 Kaibab Veterinary Clinic 3 Westside Veterinary Clinic Window Cleaning 1 Squeegee Squad Window Cleaning 2 Flagstaff Window Cleaning 3 Brothers Window Washing Yoga Studio 1 The Yoga Experience 2 ESenEM Yoga 3 Northern Arizona Yoga Center

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Flagstaff General Store a Best of Flag

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eet Flagstaff’s very own Joanna Gaines. For the uninitiated, Gaines is the star of HGTV’s runaway hit, Fixer Upper and the Magnolia retail empire, and recent People magazine cover gal. Heidi Kruger may not yet have a television show, but she is the owner and cofounder of the distinctive Flagstaff General Store. Both 1 FLAGSTAFF Gaines and Kruger are design GENERAL STORE dynamos who reimagine, 2 COST PLUS repurpose, refurbish and WORLD MARKET recycle furnishings for homes 3 P.J. CHILCOTTAGE and businesses. And along the way, inspire many others to do the same. It’s no wonder Arizona Daily Sun readers selected Flagstaff General Store for Best Home Accessories in this year’s Best of Flag.

Both are riding the current wave of design trends towards the rustic, industrial, farmhouse chic and cost-conscious DIY, which make clever use of reclaiming all kinds of wood, metal and fabric into re-imagined furnishings, decor and gifts. With heavy nods towards the vintage and the eclectic, Flagstaff General Store is an engaging and cozy retail space that thinks outside of the big box—this is not your grandmother’s thrift shop nor your mother’s Ethan Allen nor everyman’s Ikea.

“Our approach is hard-to-find items with a small-town flair,” Kruger explained. “We are very proud to be working with over 35 local artists who help to keep our inventory fresh. Each piece tells a story – many are handmade here in Flagstaff, with materials sourced here and by artists we appreciate. I also get some heirloom pieces in from estates and families, which come with their own backstories – a Hoosier hutch from the late 1800s that hosted a lot of wild parties or a bride’s hope chest that has been refitted as a coffee table.”

The store is a visual feast, loosely layered around collections of one-of-a kind light fixtures, scrap wood and metal wall art,

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repurposed lockers and crates, and reimagined tables, frames, and headboards, plus that perennial Fixer Upper favorite, mason jars. Some recent finds include a vintage water ski loaded with coat hooks, vintage gas cans repurposed as vases, and a knot-wood necklace sourced

from Flagstaff ponderosa pine. Holiday season brings playful ornaments (“don’t get your tinsel in a tangle!”), artisan candles, handcrafted gifts and local baked goods.

Current favorites around the store include clever vintage signs (“Eat-Drink-Ski”) by Misti

Welker of Illuminate Joy and the custom lighting fixtures Kruger commissions from JR Reid of Just Rustic, including one fashioned from bike spokes and license plates. “I’m kind of a light junkie,” she confesses. “I get attached to everything in the store. But I love it when pieces find their new home. I like to envision them there.” Except maybe the sassy 1966 royal blue Schwinn five-speed with its own light generators. “I might get sad when that one sells. Maybe I’ll just have to make that mine.”

Customer service comes naturally here.

Kruger and her team are clearly adept at recognizing whatever hand-holding a customer might need. A shopper recently hauled in a heavily-framed mirror, flummoxed by how to finish her remodeled fireplace mantle. After settling in the customer’s two small boys with crayons and stickers, Heidi cheerfully assembled flocked ribbons and laurel wreaths, demonstrating various motifs to play up the mirror. Toss in a few suggestions of stain color and how to safely hang it, and the customer and her boys were off, problem solved.

Kruger’s knack for repurposing and weaving together disparate design elements was the inspiration for Flagstaff General Store. “FGS

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was my mom’s idea. She grew up in a tiny town—Etna, Wyoming.

My grandmother actually rode a sleigh to school. They shopped for everything at the local general store which also served as the post office and center of town life. My mom is an amazing businesswoman and saw how I loved sprucing up rooms for friends and finding unique pieces to revamp. I just love to decorate— it comes naturally to me.”

With the help of her mother, Pam and Kruger’s husband, Sean, plus more family and friends,

the store was launched on Black Friday two years ago.

The back end of the store hosts a beverage corner, loaded with wines, craft beers and old-fashioned sodas, including a tap for filling growlers with local brews from Historic and Mother Road. Kruger’s husband, whose family owned a vineyard in southern California, is charged with selecting the vintages, which represent 30-plus wineries. “We try to carry wines no one else in town has, and Sean or I personally try every single one, so we

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Also popular are the custom sign-making and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® workshops that Kruger offers throughout the year for budding and advanced DIYers. On a recent Saturday, the parking lot was filled to capacity with crafters arriving for the popular “Make-n-Take” rustic sign workshop hosted by Misti Welker. Throughout December the store will be hosting several private workshops for corporate holiday parties.

As a Flagstaff native, Heidi is thrilled to add the Flagstaff General Store to the town’s flourishing independent business scene. “There’s so much support here for buying local. It’s a great place for something like this.

Other businesses have been very encouraging— like Real Deals, the Lite Company and Aunt Maude’s Antiques. We often send customers to each other. Flagstaff is great that way. We plan to be a part of the scene for a long time.”

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Always a Right Fit Best of Flag Voters Make Shoes ‘N’ Such a Fashionable Choice | By the Staff

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n the back left-hand corner of the store, Shoes ‘N’ Such hangs its wall of Best of Flag certificates, which date back more than 10 years and include a mix of winnings for Best Shoe Store and Best Clothing Boutique for the downtown Aspen Avenue locale.

The wins keep on coming, too, as 2016 also brings Shoes ‘N’ Such the Best Shoe Store. “We put our heart in to everything we do and we give our honest opinion, 100 percent, said manager Kristen Cornette. “When we are 1 SHOES & helping customers we make sure to work with them, ask SUCH BOUTIQUE questions, and make suggestions based on what it is that fits 2 DILLARD’S their lifestyle.”

3 BASEMENT She added, “It’s very common that people come in MARKETPLACE looking for one thing, but, as the conversation unfolds we discover that ‘ideal’ item probably isn’t going to be the

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best suit them long term—I’d rather see someone get a pair of shoes that they can wear 100 times than just for one particular occasion.

No one wants to spend money and then just see it sitting sadly in the closet waiting for another chance to see the dance floor.”

Cornette and company have worked hard to create an inviting space at Shoes ‘N’ Such, a place that feels both familiar to their returning customers, but also has something new and fresh to offer them and new customers. “It’s important to keep brand consistency while introducing new styles and vendors,” she said. “We stay consistent with brands that exhibit good quality and fresh styles. Over the years we have ‘broken up’ with many brands that don’t stand behind their product … We try to keep our brands consistent and dapple in new brands to test them out.”

Shoes ‘N’ Such, which has been a constant with its location on Aspen Avenue downtown for the past

14 years, is looking to maintain the joys of clothes and shoes shopping in an actual shop and not online— and help keep retail thriving downtown.

“Actual stores to shop in with actual people and actual product to touch, try on, and admire is so much more fun than shopping online,” Cornette said. “It’s really up to the locals to support the downtown stores they love … Retail shops downtown balance out the bars, restaurants and coffee shops and create a little something for everyone to do. I look at cities like San Luis Obispo, California, Asheville, North Carolina, and Durango, Colorado, where there is food and retail available, and it totally works.”

She added, “We have so many people traveling to or through Flagstaff that our downtown makes a fun destination for those to see what our little city can offer—great local shopping, tasty up and coming restaurants and fun little bars ad pubs to hang out at—a mix of it all in historic downtown.”

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he Old Town Shops are a cornerstone of retail in downtown Flagstaff. The two-level building with parking on top features clothing, funky gifts, sweets and multiple restaurants. Also, the shops are a gathering place and hotspot during the holiday shopping season.

And it features iconic elements such as its koi pond and the recently added Telepoem Booth.

This year, the readers of the Arizona Daily Sun selected one of the shops, Basement Marketplace, Best Clothing Boutique.

So, we took a moment to check in with John VanLandingham of Old Town Shops about the win.

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Basement Marketplace offers a fun shopping experience, where customers get to shop the latest trends and engage in genuine human interactions with our team. In an increasingly impersonal world, we try to make every interaction personal and fun. We value our community and are excited to get to know and build relationships with our customers.

Our goal is to be a bright part of everyone’s day.

What is the philosophy behind the business of Basement Marketplace? What age group or demographic do you cater to most? How is it distinct from Sagebrush Traders? Our philosophy in the Basement is to offer an ever evolving selection in a fun atmosphere with great personal genuine service. Our demographic is diverse. Our family of stores in the Old Town Shops covers all demographics ... We truly hope to have something for everyone!

What are your buyers for the lines and clothing you carry ultimately looking for? Do they try to follow trends?

Match trends to what they think would work in Flagstaff?

Some other approach or combination? Our buyers are excited by new trends and things that they haven’t seen before.

The goal is to continuously excite our customers. Our buyers

are in constant contact with our team on the floor and are always getting feedback on how styles are being received by our customers, both locals and visitors. It’s exciting to provide products that create excitement and help our customers leave feeling confident and beautiful!

What are some of your bestselling items and why do you think customers are so interested in them? Our bestselling items are constantly changing depending on what is new and exciting in the world of fashion! Our customers also love our mix-and-match 2 for $10 jewelry and 4 for $25 basics.

Do you see features such as the koi pond, and new additions like the Telepoem Booth, elements creating a kind of charm to the Shops that draws families and all ages alike? We love when families come down and bring their kids to visit the koi pond—a.k.a. the Flagstaff Zoo! When the fish are hungry, we love to let the kids feed them. Their excitement is contagious! We really enjoy the atmosphere that we have here in the Old Town Shops and love that people enjoy the unique additions we’ve added to an unconventional retail space, such as the Telepoem Booth, the Koi Pond and Dusty the Sage Brush bear. We love providing unique and fun experiences that friends and family can enjoy together ... That’s what the Old Town Shops are all about!

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Sweeping Majestic O Convenience Store on the Best of Flag Top Shelf

ne of the most honored of our Best of Flag winners year after year has been Majestic Mobil, a convenience store that has gone above and beyond in beer and spirits selection and more—along with an eye to customer service.

This year, Majestic Mobil relocated and transformed to Majestic Marketplace, a purveyor of top beverages across from Whole Foods Market in Aspen Place at the Sawmill. Our readers stayed with them in their move this 1 MAJESTIC MARKETPLACE summer, and gave them props 2 BUTLER CHEVRON again as Best Convenience 3 PAY 'N TAKE Store, even as they’ve become much more.

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ago. They had been running a Chicago-style deli, beer and wine and cigars, and more room for stock. wine shop in Fountain Hills, which they sold before moving “Our true success is all of our customers that to Flagstaff. Lynn said the decision to move to followed us to our new location,” Lynn said.

Aspen Place just made sense. The location “Every day we see all the people that have is double the size of the old shop, supported us over our journey. Our centrally located, which makes customers built this store, without it easier for customers, and the all of them we could not build developer was willing to work something special for Flagstaff. with their vision for the shop.

The Aspen Place Development “When we knew that for supporting our vision, our Majestic was no longer going image, and helping Majestic to be in the Mobil station, we find its new home. We are changed the name from Majestic humbled by the outpouring of Mobil to Majestic Marketplace,” love and support that our Flagstaff Lynn said in a recent interview. community has shown us.”

“Our name is not just a name. It is the They’ve also added a wine and Sam and Lynn Shulman foundation of our business, a Majestic beer bar with indoor and patio seating.

Marketplace of liquor, fine wine and craft beer.

The bar has up to 36 beers and six wines on Our core philosophy has not changed. Our store is your tap. No food is offered at Majestic, but customers are store.” welcome to bring their own. They also offer tasting The Aspen Place location nearly doubled the space events throughout the year with the proceeds going to of their old location on Milton Road—the new location local nonprofits. “The community has always supported has 4,200 square feet, while the Milton location had us and we love giving back to the community,” Lynn 2,800. Sam said the store will still carry local favorites, said. including microbrews, and the same selection of high end and regular liquors, beers and wines. But now they’ll Portions of this article appeared in an Arizona Daily have more space for even more varieties of liquor, beer, Sun article earlier this year.

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Antique Shopping 1 Full Circle Trade & Thrift 2 Flagstaff General Store 3 Carriage House Appliance Store 1 Sears 2 Home Depot 3 Best Buy Artist Gallery - Retail 1 Artists’ Gallery 2 West of the Moon Gallery 3 Artists’ Coalition Auto Dealer 1 Findlay Toyota 2 Findlay Honda 3 Terry Marxen Chevrolet and Cadillac Bike Shop 1 Absolute Bikes 2 Flag Bike Revolution 3 Cosmic Cycles Book Store 1 Bookmans 2 Barnes & Noble 3 Barefoot Cowgirl Clothing Boutique 1 Basement Marketplace 2 Rainbow’s End 3 Shoes & Such Boutique Convenience Store 1 Majestic Marketplace 2 Butler Chevron 3 Pay 'n Take Craft Hobby Store 1 Michael's 2 Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store 3 Bookmans Department Store 1 Dillard’s 2 Kohl’s 3 Target Electronic Store 1 Best Buy 2 Bookmans 3 Sam’s Club Fabric or Sewing Knitting Store 1 Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store 2 Odegaard’s Sewing Center 3 Purl n the Pines

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Floor Covering 1 Carpets of Dalton Flooring America 2 Home Depot 3 Highlands Floor Coverings

Native American Jewelry Store 1 Museum of Northern Arizona 2 Winter Sun Trading Company 3 Puchteca Indian Goods

Florist 1 Sutcliffe Floral 2 Floral Arts LTD of Flagstaff 3 Mountain High Flowers

Nursery Plant 1 Warner’s Nursery and Landscape 2 Viola’s Flower Garden 3 Flagstaff Native Plant & Seed

Framing Shop 1 Michael’s 2 Hidden Light LLC/The Framing Department 3 Aficionado Framing Furniture Store 1 Furniture Barn 2 Desgns West Home Furnishings 3 The Lite Company Gift Shop 1 P.J. Chilcottage 2 Flagstaff General Store 3 Zani Cards & Gifts Home Accessories 1 Flagstaff General Store 2 Cost Plus World Market 3 P.J. Chilcottage Home Improvement Store 1 HomCo Lumber & Hardware 2 Home Depot 3 Habitat for Humanity - ReStore Hunting Outfitters 1 Sportsmans Warehouse 2 Bull Basin Archery 3 Cal Ranch Jewelry Store 1 Jeff Karl Jewelers 2 Frederick Fisher Jewelers 3 Gold Wolff Jewelers Mattress Store 1 Mattress Center 2 Mattress Firm 3 Furniture Barn Meat Department 1 Proper Meats & Provisions 2 Randall’s Fine Meats 3 Sprout’s Musical Store 1 Arizona Music Pro 2 Bookmans 3 Custom Sounds Instruments

Office Supply 1 Staples 2 Office Max 3 Quality Connections Inc. Outdoor Shop 1 Peace Surplus 2 REI 3 Babbitt’s Backcountry Outfitters Pet Supply 1 Petsmart 2 Olsen’s Feed & Grain 3 Petco Pharmacy 1 Walgreens - South Milton 2 Walgreens - E. Rt66 3 Flagstaff Pharmacy at FMC 3 Safeway Place to find Cheap Gas 1 Sam’s Club 2 Fry’s Food Store 3 Speedi Gas & Car Wash Produce Department 1 Sprouts 2 Farmer’s Market 3 Whole Foods Retail BEER Selection 1 Majestic Marketplace 2 McGaughs Smoke & Bottle 3 Butler Chevron Retail LIQUOR Selection 1 Majestic Marketplace 2 Butler Chevron 3 Fry’s Food Store Shoe Store 1 Shoes & Such Boutique 2 Dillard’s 3 Basement Marketplace Skin Care 1 Flagstaff Face & Body 2 Winter Sun Trading Company 3 Angela Wyatt Dermatology

Smoke Shop 1 McGaughs Smoke & Bottle 2 High Mountain Health 3 Trader’s Outlet Specialty Store 1 Butler Chevron 2 Sage Brush Trading Company 3 Bookmans Sporting Goods Store 1 REI 2 Peace Surplus 3 Sportsmans Warehouse Thrift Store 1 Full Circle Trade and Thrift 2 Savers 3 Goodwill Tire Store 1 Discount Tire 2 Anderson General Tire 3 Big O Tires Western Wear Store 1 Cal Ranch 2 Boot Barn 3 Babbitt's Window Treatments 1 Flagstaff Custom Window Coverings 2 Home Depot 3 Heath's Paint Center

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Young Wonder Student Artist Breaks into Best of Flag | By the Staff

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ur Best Artist category again this year is dominated by two great Flagstaff painters who also are well-known and loved in the town’s artistic community.

Shonto Begay and Emma Gardner both found themselves in First Place and Second Place, respectively, in this year’s votes for Best of Flag.

Begay is a long-time Navajo artist whose paintings capture the spirit and essence of the reservation and its people, while Gardner is known for, among 1 SHONTO other themes, her approach to BEGAY Mexican folk-art traditions and 2 EMMA nods to Día de los Muertos.

GARDNER However, we were surprised 3 MCKENZIE this year to find a younger DANKERT artist, still a student at Northern Arizona University, on this list. Honorable Mention went to McKenzie Dankert, who beat out what’s likely dozens of possible best artists in town to make the list this year. So, we caught up with Dankert to ask her a few questions.

Local Artist

Walk us through your artistic journey so far. What first drew you to visual art?

What were some of your early interests and inspirations in terms of medium and theme?

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t drawing or making something. I am a visual learner, and I think what first drew me to visual art was the fact that it offered me a place to make sense of the things going on in my life and the world around me. I took art classes through middle and high school and started to take my artistic journey seriously my senior year, when I made the decision to pursue it professionally. I started in on my McKenzie BFA here at NAU with an emphasis Danker t in painting back in 2012, and I think that’s when I really started thinking about the content of my work and why I was making the things that I did.

For people unfamiliar with your work, explain what medium you work in primarily and how you approach that medium. What are some themes, images or elements that are common in your art? I tend to shift between painting and printmaking. I think each offers something different to the content I explore as an artist. Currently, I am most focused on

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demands of college life and an artistic pursuit? How do you stay focused? For me, the two are heavily intertwined. I think a lot of it comes from having the mentality that my professional life doesn’t have to wait until I have my degree. I’ve tried my best to take what I learn in school and bring it outside of the university; to make connections and pursue the start of a career while I am still here. Each opportunity I take as an artist keeps me driven and focused on the next. Selling art, really just sharing it with the world and having those reactions and interactions with people when I put my work out there is as humbling as it is fulfilling.

That process and those feelings alone are so fulfilling to me that they ultimately keep me going in my artistic pursuit.

What are your long range plans for developing your art and staying on track to grow your artistic ambitions? After I graduate with my BFA this semester, I plan on taking the next year or so to participate in as many workshops and exhibitions as possible, while taking commission work and continuing to sell my work at local markets and festivals. I’d like to apply to the international art exhibition ArtPrize based out of Grand Rapids in the fall, and potentially begin applications for graduate programs next winter. I may also wait and take time to travel.

I think it’s incredibly important for me to let those cultural experiences help continue to shape my art and life.

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lithography printmaking. I draw a lot on themes about the fleeting nature of the human experience, and the connect and disconnect we experience with ourselves and the natural world. Typically, the imagery I create is a marriage of portraiture and other elements of the natural world, and I often fragment or create ghosts of the subjects … The body of work I am making right now includes my first textile lithography pieces, and largest lithographs to date which I am excited to share.

Where are you from originally and what brought you to NAU? How do NAU and Flagstaff fit into your artistic journey? What resources, support, passions or ideas do you draw from in this environment?

I am originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan and relocated to Phoenix, Arizona when I was 9 years old. I received an in-state scholarship and had the option to attend UA, ASU, or NAU. I toured the NAU campus in the spring of 2012, and really just fell in love with the town and the scenery overall. I consider myself heavily emotionally impacted by my surroundings, and I knew it was time to push myself out of my comfort zone. Being from the Midwest had me missing the season change, so that was a big factor in my decision to come up here as well. As an artist, I draw inspiration from my environment. Working in a studio with a perfect view of the pine trees and the peaks still feels like a dream to me.

How do you juggle the

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Shutterbug Sensations The Photographers on Top for This Year’s Best of Flag | By the Staff

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lagstaff is a mountain town blessed with a mountain of photographic talent. From internationally acclaimed photographers to top-notch event and commercial shooters, one does not have to look far to find a sharp camera pro. For this reason, the Best Photographer 1 JAKE BACON award in Best of Flag has become PHOTOGRAPHY both competitive and coveted.

2 TANGLED LILAC This year, Jake Bacon 3 TOM ALEXANDER Photography repeated as Best PHOTOGRAPHY Photographer, while Second Place went to Tangled Lilac, with its photographer behind the lens being Melissa Dunstan. Tom Alexander Photography was named Honorable Mention. To celebrate the great work of our pro shutterbugs in town, we invited the winners to share images for us to run here for readers to enjoy.

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ocated off of U.S. 89 north of Flagstaff, Second Chance Center for Animals has become a well-known and well-loved animal shelter that’s a major pet advocate. It’s among dozens and dozens of great advocacy groups in town, and this year the Best of Flag readers named it Best Pet Adoption and second place for Best Nonprofit in this year’s contest (Shadows Foundation, featured in last year’s winner’s edition, also won First in the category this year). So, we took the time to ask Second Chance Executive Director Sean Hawkins about the organization and the wins.

Second Chance Center for Animals won best Pet Adoption this year. Can you talk about why you think readers were so excited to vote for Second Chance and what you think might have played a role in the win? Second Chance Center for Animals is undergoing a transformation on how we care for animals and how we partner with the community in so many exciting ways to help more animals find homes. I think the community is becoming aware of our efforts, which include the new Open Paw training and education program, and people want to help us save more animal lives.

Can you talk about what’s been happening at Second Chance the past few

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years? Have there been any changes in services, approach or outreach? What has Second Chance been focusing recently? Our new vision is to create a Northern Arizona community where every dog and cat has a home. This year we have partnered with Coconino Humane Association to transfer adoptable pets from that organization when they are full to Second Chance Center for Animals. With this new partnership, no healthy adoptable pet has been euthanized in Coconino County since March, 2016. By August of this year, Second Chance had adopted more than 800 dogs and cats into new homes; that’s more animals than in all 12 months of 2015.

What are some facets that set Second Chance from other pet placement or adoption agencies? What are some aspects of what you do that set Second Chance apart? New programs at Second Chance Center for Animals include off-site adoption efforts. These programs include having cats for adoption seven days a week at Petco and at Canyon Pet Hospital. We have partnered with companies like Babbitt Ford and PetSmart to have dog adoption events on the weekends.

What challenges has the organization faced and what work has been done to

overcome them? Up until recently, Second Chance Center for Animals has largely been funded by the generosity of a private donor so the organization did not have a formal fundraising program. With the death of the private donor, Second Chance is now faced with raising its $1 million operating budget entirely with donations from the community and earned revenue streams like dog training. Our hope is that the community sees us creating a Northern Arizona where every pet has a home and wants to support our success.

What are some future plans for Second Chance? What do you see in terms of goals and long-term growth? One of the most exciting new programs at Second Chance Center for Animals is the implementation of the Open Paw training and education program. Open Paw is a program where the public is part of teaching shelter animals manners and skills to help the animals adapt to new homes. Every visitor to the shelter is part of the training with animal interactions, providing food and treats and even playing with toys. We have also opened a remarkable pet supply store in the shelter geared toward new adopters. We carry interesting interactive toys from KONG for dogs and cats, Purina Pro Plan diets and the full-line Ruff Wear outdoor gear for dogs.

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he Best of Flag category of Best Flagstaff Attraction has long been home to places such as Arizona Snowbowl and Lowell Observatory, and this year they won First Place and Second Place, respectively. The former is known for being a prominent regional skiing destination that attracts thousands to the slopes each winter and stays active in the summer and fall with its Scenic Skyride and multiple events.

The latter is a scientific institution that also invites the public to learn about astronomy. And, last year it was square in the eye of attention as New Horizons reached Pluto, the planet discovered at Lowell in 1930. Lowell also is home to many other discoveries, and people of all ages flock to Mars Hill to gain greater understanding of the cosmos and science. It’s a point of pride for Flagstaff.

New this year is voters turning out to support Historic Downtown as a Best Flagstaff Attraction, as it picked up Honorable Mention in this category.

The Flagstaff Downtown Business The Alliance itself is a Alliance and community leaders nonprofit volunteer group of have also put extra work in the downtown business owners. It last two years to help further advance has been in existence for a little 1 ARIZONA the downtown’s quality and spirit. over 10 years. Although the SNOWBOWL Terry Madeksza became the full-time special taxing district is a legal 2 LOWELL executive director of the DBA earlier and strictly defined boundary, OBSERVATORY last year.

Madeksza noted that she sees 3 HISTORIC The role of the DBA is tied into downtown as reaching beyond DOWNTOWN the Flagstaff Downtown Business those boundaries and including a Improvement and Revitalization larger tract of the Southside.

District. The FDBIRD is a special taxing district The downtown also has added numerous new was created by a group of 100 downtown property businesses over the past year or so. This includes owners and approved by the city in February restaurants such as The Commerce and Shift, a 2014. It became the first of its kind in the state of second independent bookstore called Barefoot Arizona. “There’s a lot of passion and pride around Cowgirl Books and continued growth on the downtown Flagstaff,” Madeksza said in a previous Southside with the eatery Root Public House. interview. “The downtown is a desired place.

Locals and visitors alike also have seen renovations People love coming down here, whether they live and improvements with landmark businesses such here or are visiting here.” as Hotel Weatherford.

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Annual Event or Festival 1. Farmers Market 1. Flagstaff Hullabaloo 2. 4th July Parade

Non Profit 1. Shadows Foundation 2. Second Chance Center for Animals 3. Full Circle Trade & Thrift

Public Agency 1. Flagstaff Police Department 2. Victim Witness Services of Coconino County 3. Flagstaff Public Library

Flagstaff Attraction 1. Arizona Snowbowl 2. Lowell Observatory 3. Historic Downtown

Pet Adoption 1 Second Chance Center for Animals 2 Coconino County Humane Association 3 High Country Puppy Rescue

Photographer 1. Jake Bacon Photography 2. Tangled Lilac 3. Tom Alexander Photography

Live Music Venue 1. Orpheum Theatre 2. Ampitheater at Fort Tuthill 3. The Museum Club Local Artist 1. Shonto Begay 2. Emma Gardner 3. McKenzie Dankert

Place to go Dancing 1. The Museum Club 2. The Green Room 3. Lumberyard Brewing Company Place to take Kids 1. Bearizona 2. Cabin Fever 3. Old Town Shops

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