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In tough environment for tourist businesses, it helps to stand out
SEDONA - Next to a sign promising red rock views from every room of an inn - walk-ins welcome - and down the street from a trolley service billing itself as "the best first thing to do in Sedona," Damon Anderson, six-shooter on his hip, marshal badge on his vest, twirls a lasso to lure tourists into Red Rock Western Jeep Tours.
Carrot-toting tourists making Arizona burros obese
FLAGSTAFF - There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town's single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don't blame them. They'll eat anything.
Fewer tourists, fewer dollars coming to Flagstaff
FLAGSTAFF - Blame it on the weather for lower than anticipated sales taxes collected by the city of Flagstaff. Store owners and even city officials say unusually cold and wet weather in May drove away some tourists who normally visit Flagstaff.
