| New categories, more winners for Best of Flagstaff 2007
Rush-hour traffic. Smoke from prescribed burns. And, of course, marvelous mountain views. Nothing says Flagstaff quite like our beautiful Peaks to the north. Whether they're glowing in the sunlight, covered in snow, or speckled with yellow aspens, the San Francisco Peaks are a sight to see.BEST CHEAP THRILLPeople-watching in downtown FlagstaffPark yourself on a bench in Heritage Square, in the middle of historic downtown, and you'll see the world pass by. In the summer there are free concerts, family movies and art installations. Year-round you may see lawyers, hippies, college students, tourists, musicians and the occasional naked PETA protester.Best Elected OfficialAl WhiteFlagstaff City CouncilmemberThis two-term city councilmember is quick with a smile and is readily approachable on any issue.
Online at the Trade Deadline
Inquirer staff writer and NBA columnist David Aldridge will be blogging as tomorrow's 3 p.m. trade deadline approaches. To read the blog, go to: http://blogs.phillynews.com/inquirer/live/ A sampling: Who's next? Now that Jason Kidd is a Maverick, who's the next major shoe to drop? Jermaine O'Neal? Well, the Pacers have told people that everyone on their roster except for Danny Granger is available. But O'Neal's big bucks ($21.3 million next season; $23 million in 2009-10) are prohibitive for most teams, and his injury troubles of late only make things worse. Still, it wouldn't shock if the Nets took a flier on him for, say, Vince Carter, as has been written about for weeks by reputable people. Ron Artest? Denver, as any sentient being knows by now, is interested.
From farm to table
Sweet treats » 'Puttering gourmet' raises the bar » Sharing her love of food » Baking's always in season » Smidgen of Southern » Eager to entertain » Open heart, open door » Cookie comrades » Wheaton dad sings, sells, cooks » Wheaton woman went organic » Cook keeps mealtime exciting » Cook adds meat to mother's Friday recipes » Once fussy, now a foodie » 89-year-old cook blended work, family More from Laura Bianchi .
'Tis the Mardi Gras season in Yuma
It's time for a Mardi Gras. In French, "Mardi Gras" literally means "Fat Tuesday" because it falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, the last day before Lent — the 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations. Mardi Gras, a party-time atmosphere, can be celebrated during the entire month of February, and one on Friday in Yuma is a block party hosted on Main Street by the Fort Yuma Rotary Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. This party is ahead of the most famous one in New Orleans on Feb. 5 and won't have the massive parade. The festivities may not be as elaborate, but the family-oriented event promises fun and, just as importantly, food. The event is to raise funds to support the club's numerous youth and philanthropic projects. Rotary members will be serving chicory-flavored coffee and beignets, or French-style doughnuts, at their Café Ole.
Britney Taken Back Into Psychiatric Care After Dramatic Night
What we should all try to understand is this woman has a real disease and should be given some slack here. She did not ask to be bipolar. It takes a lot for some people who are bipolar to come to terms with it and get help and some never do. Or they get help and start feeling better and think they can go off meds. Its a lifelong thing to deal with. What makes it worse is she is in the public eye. .
Advocate sportswriter
Johnson and LSU (9-15, 2-8 SEC) jump back into action at 7 p.m. today against Arkansas (17-7, 6-4) at Walton Arena. For Johnson, the next game couldn’t have arrived quickly enough. In the Tigers’ 67-63 loss to Kentucky on Saturday, Johnson’s resurgent rise since coming back from a broken hand hit a gulley. The 6-foot-11 junior missed seven of nine field goals — basically everything outside of a point-blank stickback — and produced only four points. When interim LSU coach Butch Pierre designed a play for Johnson to take a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds, the shot came up well short, as did the Tigers’ upset bid. "Coach Pierre told me that Kentucky should show me just how important it is for me to have an impact as a scorer," said Johnson, whose 11.6 points a game rank third on the team.
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