Category Archives: Greater Phoenix
Members Mixer Recap: Cactus Flower Glendale
Our April mixer helped kick off Spring amongst the beautiful floral arrangements at Cactus Flower Glendale. Though we met at their West side location for this month’s meeting, we learned that Cactus Flower has six different locations, all over the Valley! Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix
Tagged cactus flower, Local First Arizona, member mixer, mixer, networking
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azcentral.com Picks Best Local Businesses
azcentral.com has announced their sixth annual critics “best of” picks for their favorite people, places, businesses, and things to do in the Phoenix metro area. Looking through the top picks, it seems that the crew behind azcentral.com simply browsed through the Local First Arizona directory to find the best of Arizona! Continue reading
Posted in Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement
Tagged 2012, azcentral.com, best of, critics choice, winners
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Phoenix Adopts “Buy Local” Policy
Just last week, the City of Phoenix adopted a new policy for its purchases: for goods and services costing less than $50,000, Phoenix must first offer the contract or job to a company based in Maricopa County or Arizona before offering the work to an out-of-state company. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Economics, Greater Phoenix, In The News
Tagged buy local, economy, Greater Phoenix, mayor stanton, phoenix city council, policy, procurement, stanton
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LFA Member Seminar not to miss – “Leveraging Your Localness” with Kimber Lanning
So, you’re a proud member of Local First Arizona, and you may be wondering to yourself, “How can I really get the most out of this membership?” You may have already attended a member mixer or two, you display your LFA window sticker in your storefront, and you already have your directory listing. What other options exist for you out there? Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix
Tagged educational seminar, Kimber Lanning, leveraging your localness, members
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Local eateries get new locations at Phoenix Sky Harbor
Are you bored with the typical restaurants and food vendors that you find at the airport? Well, you won’t be for long! As Chow Bella (food blog of the Phoenix New Times) reports, some of the Valley’s best eateries are installing locations in Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Terminal 4. Continue reading
Posted in Businesses, Greater Phoenix
Tagged airplane, airplane food, airport, airport food, food, local restaurants, phoenix sky harbor, restaurants, terminal 4
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Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
A Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson, shift arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Indie Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, shift arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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Sowing the Seeds
Much of our youth was spent beside our mother, tending a backyard garden of lemongrass, chili peppers, tiny eggplant, holy basil, mint, and other “strange” crops that we never saw at the neighborhood market. Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Greater Phoenix, local food
Tagged co-op, CSA, farm, gila farm, gila farm cooperative, local farm
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Favorite boutiques for holiday shopping are Local First members!
The Phoenix New Times recently highlighted their favorite boutiques in the Valley for holiday shopping, and most of the stores that made the list are members of Local First Arizona! Continue reading
Going Loco Trying to Find This Local: Planners
Many people use day planners and appointment books to keep track of their busy lives, and now that 2011 is nearing its end, you’re probably hunting for a fresh planner for 2012! Think about stopping by one of these local businesses to pick yours up before the end of the year… Continue reading
Posted in Greater Phoenix, Local First Movement
Tagged appointment book, bookstore, day planner, going loco, hard to find, organize, planner, where can I get this
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Ring in the new year locally!
It’s hard to believe, but 2011 is coming to a close! Have you made plans yet to celebrate the beginning of 2012? If you still haven’t figured out what to do on December 31, 2011, consider ringing in the new … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Greater Phoenix, Restaurants/Dining
Tagged 2012, december 31, Greater Phoenix, local, new year's, new year's eve, party
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