Prescott residents are so accustomed to earning accolades for their unique lifestyle – there were 16 last year alone – so when it was named fourth in the nation for well-being by a Gallup poll, that made city officials do a double take. “We were surprised by it. It is really quite a wonderful thing […]
Some of us are just getting used to the idea of electric cars. But electric airplanes? Yes. And possibly manufactured and marketed in Prescott. It might happen if two visionary entrepreneurs from Kadima Zoran, Israel can find support in the greater Prescott area, Arizona and elsewhere. Omer Bar-Yohay and Aviv Taidon, Israeli founders of Eviation […]
Surrounded by more than a million acres of National Forest, especially popular among mountain bikers, 16 parks and three lakes for kayaking and canoeing, Prescott has been named the best destination in the state for nature lovers by Expedia Inc. Prescott Downtown Partners Executive Director Kendall Jaspers calls Prescott the obvious choice in Arizona. “Just […]
Calling it the “elephant in the room,” Prescott Mayor Harry Oberg said solving the City’s $81 million shortfall with the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) is the foremost issue facing city government. “It’s bigger than anyone had imagined it to be,” he said. Currently, the Prescott City Council is analyzing various options to address […]
Real estate prices, jobs, restaurants and outdoor activities earn the city high marks Turn to page 56 in the February issue of Sunset magazine to see something that Prescott residents have always known. Prescott is great city in a desirable location. In fact, Prescott is named #4 in Sunset’s list of Best Places to Live […]
This is part three of a three-part series on hearing loss and the relationship of the three primary elements, or the Trinity of players, involved in facilitating hearing as efficiently as possible. This Trinity includes the family, the hearing-impaired person and the hearing health-care provider. “Blindness cuts us off from things; deafness cuts us off […]
To Christapher Freeman and Damian Rivas, recycling is not about freeing up landfills. It is more about saving the planet for children, grandchildren and the whole future bloodline. Freeman says the average couple throws away five pounds of trash a day. In a year, Americans toss 220 million tons of trash. “We can’t keep going […]
Prescott Mayor Harry Oberg insists that the Prescott Airport is a diamond in the rough that has impact far beyond commercial and general aviation. Oberg and Prescott mayor pro tem Jim Lamerson say the city is going to give high priority to not just expanding the aviation aspects of the airport but also to the […]
