I had hoped the Flagstaff Tweed Ride benefitting Habitat for Humanity would be the very first Tweed ride in Arizona but too late, we’ve been bested. Phoenix and Tucson got there before we did. Perhaps we can be the first Tweed Ride for a really good cause (other than recruiting more smartly dressed bike commuters, [...]
Our new Mallincam astrovideo system is a great addition to our evening programs. Thanks to the efforts of many staff, particularly Outreach Supervisor Jason Sanborn, this live video is a great complement to our regular telescope viewing and stargazing.
The Mallincam allows us to project various astronomical objects onto a monitor or screen, thus allowing [...]
I’m thrilled with the encouragement I’ve received from my fellow bike commuting bloggers about my hopes to organize a successful Tweed ride and fundraiser benefiting Habitat for Humanity Flagstaff. So far, I haven’t seen a ride organized in conjunction with a fundraiser so it’s possible we could be the first. The first planning meeting is [...]
On the first Wednesday Night of each month Lowell celebrates Flagstaff Night, highlighted by the Lowell Astronomer Series. Tonight astronomer Ted Bowell will discuss his research in the program Asteroid Impacts: How Often do They Occur and What can we do About Them?
In addition to Dr. Bowell’s program, guests may observe Mars, star clusters, nebulae, [...]
Lowell is pleased to announce the following programming changes, effective March 1:
Daytime guided activities:
*Tours – we are reducing the number of tours to 2 per day, given at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. We’ve rewritten the tours to better represent our organizational identity, specifically discussing more current research. Each tour is broken up [...]
I threatened some months ago to organize a Tweed ride and it is indeed moving forward as a “soft” fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity Flagstaff, whose Board I am a member. Our first planning meeting is schedule for Monday, March 8 at 5:30 p.m. at The Green Room. There, I’ve written it so I must [...]
After much editing and deleting, I’ll just get to the point. My husband registered some time ago for the Louisville Ironman this coming August. He just dropped some major cash on a Kestrel Airfoil Pro SL, a triathlon bike. Since many of us loose sleep over the question of how much is too much to [...]
Every city loves a headline grabbing lane dispute. Flagstaff’s latest lane dispute generated a lot of on-line comments, most of which seem to hold a grain of truth (except for those who opined that bicyclists have no business on the road). This one involved a city bus, a video camera and bike [...]
I had to include this macro shot of a blanket I crocheted for our soon-to-arrive bundle of joy. I like the texture and variety of color in the photo.
I think it came out pretty well considering it’s the first thing I’ve tried crocheting in 5 years. The wife liked it, anyway. [...]
A few weeks ago, Flagstaff got socked by a massive, 6-day snow storm. The second biggest in its history. We got approximately 55 inches of snow from Monday to Saturday. I heard the Snowbowl ski area got from 6-8 feet. For several of the days, most of the town just had to shut down (except [...]
