Williams News Logo
Grand Canyon News Logo

Trusted local news leader for Williams AZ and the Grand Canyon

Business Beat
A look at what's new in the Williams business world

Dara Thai Café serves up authentic fair

Williams residents now have the chance for a taste of real Thai food, thanks to the Dara Thai Café, located at 145 West Route 66, halfway up the block from the corner of Route 66 and Grand Canyon Boulevard, behind the Grand Canyon Hotel and facing Second Street. A number of locals have already discovered the cozy restaurant, open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and for dinner from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Owners Don Grosvenor and Chada Tirakuc, along with manager Jarunee Krathinthong, invite both locals and visitors alike to stop by and sample their menu. With a wide variety to choose from, including vegetarian meals and a number of other unique menu items, such as the popular "Evil Jungle Princess" dinner entrée, fans of Thai cuisine are sure to find what they are looking for at the Dara Thai Café. For more information on the café or for a copy of their menu, call (928) 635-2201.

"We want to be a neighborhood restaurant for locals and tourists as well to come to enjoy food, meeting friends and (to) relax," Krathinthong said.

Clips on Route 66 Salon news

You're invited to "get your clips on Route 66" thanks to Rachel Haynes and Clips on Route 66, located at 321 E. Route 66, between Wild West Junction and Rod's Steak House along Route 66. Offering "friendly staff and great service" in a comfortable atmosphere since 2005, the salon is open Monday through Friday each week and is also open every other Saturday, according Haynes. Besides being the owner of the Salon, Haynes is also a hair color specialist and stylist. The Salon is also an authorized Bedhead and Catwalk retail outlet. Tanning Services are also offered.

Recent news at the Salon include the addition of Lyndie Marrufo, Stephanie Tollefson and Amanda Orozco to the "Clips" team of specialists. Marrufo brings 32 years of experience to the salon as a hairstylist and hair color specialist, specializing in highlights and lowlights. Tollefson, a nail tech at the salon, offers acrylic nails, gel nails, pedicures, manicures, nail art, paraffin wax and hot oil. Tollefson is available Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hairstylist Amanda Orozco offers a number of choices for clients at the Salon as well, such as color, cuts, highlights and lowlights, updos and facial waxing.

For more information, call Clips on Route 66 at (928) 635-3092.

Yoga, massage in Williams

Got Stress? Get rid of it at two health alternatives under one roof, located at the Canyon Vista Mall at 117 East Route 66, Suite 170. Paradise Touch Massage and the Yoga Studio brings Swedish, deep tissue, myotherapy and tapotement, relaxation and stress release, pilates and Yoga stretches to the Williams area. Paradise Touch Massage is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After hours appointments are available by appointment only. The Yoga Studio is open two mornings and two evenings per week. Call Instructor Ginny Dean at (928) 814-8425 for more details.

Paradise Touch Massage owner Maryellen Calley first became interested in massage after visiting a massage therapist in the local area. Realizing there was a need for massage in Williams, Calley encourages everyone to try massage for the relaxation component. She said clinical massage has been proven to remove toxins, release tension, stress and increase mobility. Calley offers gift certificates, punch cards and reasonable rates. Call (928) 814-8290 for an appointment.

Dean said the exercises in her Yoga Studio are primarily from the discipline of Hatha Yoga, and also includes some pilates and somatics - a form of biofeedback therapy. As an Arizona teacher for 20 years who worked with adults, children and people with physical disabilities, Dean said Yoga offers a number of physical and mental health improvements.

"The class is laid back and suitable for the experienced and the not-so experienced. The stretches we practice in class are meant to strengthen and relax the body. There is absolutely no standing on the head or twisting ourselves into pretzels," Dean said.

Yoga postures, she said, use every muscle in the body and the practice helps increase strength from head to toe. Dean said Yoga also helps improve body alignment and the exercises also help to reduce muscle tension, which ultimately reduces stress.


Donate Report a Typo Contact