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Celebrate Nat’l Travel & Tourism Week in Southern Arizona May 4-12, 2013
TweetTravel and tourism in Arizona brings more than 37 million national and international visitors to our state each year. Those visitors spend over $18 billion throughout the state. In Tucson and Southern Arizona tourism generates nearly $2.6 billion in direct … Continue reading
Vote for Local First Members in Slow Money’s National “Entrepreneur of the Year” Contest!
Tweet Two Local First Arizona members have been nationally recognized by Slow Money as outstanding leaders in the local food movement and stand to win a cash prize of $50,000. Hayden Flour Mills of Tempe mills organic grains and also farms more … Continue reading
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Encouraging Tourism In Arizona
Tweet Local First Arizona is partnering with the Metro Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau to celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, May 4th-12th. Listen for the Did You Know? radio campaign May 6th-10th on KHYT 107.5FM and KIIM 99.5PM during … Continue reading
Win Great Prizes with our Annual Holiday Shift Contest!
Here at Local First Arizona, we like to spread some holiday cheer around wherever we go. And one of our favorite ways to do so is by giving away great prizes from unique local businesses! Continue reading
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Tagged buy local month, contest, holiday, holiday shift contest, prizes, shopping
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Fit My Family to arm one lucky family with the tools to lead healthy lifestyle
Arizona families, do you struggle to get the right amount of physical activity into your routine? Is it impossible to find the means or the time to make sure your kids are eating healthy meals every day? Reports show that adopting a healthy lifestyle is difficult for many families to achieve, and some are projecting that 44% of Americans will be obese by 2030. Continue reading
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Tagged balanced body bootcamp, contest, exercise, family, fit my family, health, healthy, nutrition
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Happy 100th Birthday, Arizona!
February 14, 2012, marks Arizona’s 100th birthday as the 48th state of the United States. On this day, we hope you take a moment to reflect on Arizona’s extensive history, and think about what you can do to continue our state’s legacy. One easy action you can take is to support and advocate for the unique local businesses that make Arizona a great place to call home. Continue reading
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Tagged 100th birthday, Arizona, arizona's birthday, centennial, centennial trivia, legacy
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Thanks for shifting this holiday season!
Thanks to all of you who shifted your spending this holiday season! We offered the challenge to keep your holiday expenses local, and many of you eagerly accepted. And you all succeeded with flying colors! We were so happy to hear from so many of you all over the state, telling us how you shifted your holiday spending to support local businesses and the local economy. And from what it sounds like, you were all extremely happy with the personal customer service and the quality and unique items that you were able to find! Continue reading
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Tagged contest, holiday shift contest, Holiday shopping, prizes
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Tips for shifting your HOLIDAY spending and CONTEST!
It’s still November, yet they’ve already begun playing holiday music on the radio! And we all know what that means… it’s that special time of year where we’re all frantically trying to make sure that we’ve checked off our neighbors, friends, family members, and loved ones off of our holiday shopping lists. Most of you are probably still putting your lists together, while some of you may have already kicked off your holiday shopping at Local First Arizona’s Certified Local Fall Festival this past Saturday! Regardless of where you stand with your holiday shopping, Local First Arizona wants to make it easy for you to support your local economy while you spread the holiday cheer. Continue reading
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Taco Festival Trivia Answers!
Thanks to all of you who played Taco Trivia with us at the 2nd Annual Arizona Taco Festival this past Saturday! We know many of you are just crazy to know the answers to our tricky questions, so here they are! Continue reading
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Tagged America's Taco Shop, arizona taco festival, largest taco, lettuce capital, SanTan, taco, taco festival, taco shop, taco trivia, tacos, yuma
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SalsaFest in Safford!
Tweet September 23rd, 2011 5:00PM-9:00PM & September 24th, 2011 8:30AM-4:00PM Safford, AZ Town Square 717 W. Main St. Next Friday & Saturday head over to Safford, AZ for the 5th annual SalsaFest! This family-friendly event is the sort of event … Continue reading