Evans Fish & Chips

This month at Evans, we are taking a closer look at Catfish. Photo by forgotton0001, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped and/or edited from the original. Catfish often carries a reputation that does not match its culinary quality. In some places, it is labeled as a “bottom feeder,” a description that has historically been applied to a wide range of seafood species without much distinction. That perception comes from older associations with how Catfish live in the wild,...

Honoring the labor, leadership, and community that helped build Flagstaff across generations. Juneteenth, observed each year on June 19, is a celebration of freedom, resilience, and the long-delayed end of slavery in the United States. It marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed the last remaining enslaved people that they were free. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. Today, Juneteenth is a federal holiday observed...

Photo by Randy Heinitz via Flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0 As Flagstaff marks the Centennial of Route 66, it feels like the right moment to look a little closer at the stories that sit just off the main celebration. Beyond the neon signs, road trips, and familiar stretches of highway, there are neighborhoods whose history is just as central to the Route 66 story, even if they are not always highlighted in the spotlight. The Southside is one of those places. What follows is a closer look at...