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Peaceful energy in Sedona

Reiki Center of Sedona and Peace Place Gifts sooth the soul and restore energy

By Carl Jackson, Sedona.biz

Sedona, AZ - Oct. 11, 2008 - It was a hectic day running errands before my interview with Reiki Center of Sedona and Peace Place Gifts co-owner Laurelle Shanti Gaia and her business partner and husband, Michael Baird. I zipped out of the house shortly before our 2:30PM meeting only to be stopped in a long line of traffic backed up from Sedona, Arizona's famous "Y" intersection. [more]

The Fondamenta of Sedona

News Analysis

by Cyndy Hardy
SEDONA, Nov. 28, 2008 – At first, Sedona’s dusty terra firma couldn’t seem more antipodal from Venice, Italy’s fluid notoriety.

Some similarities are apparent: both cities depend on a tourism economy; Venice has gondolas, Sedona has Jeeps. But a striking similarity appeared in a February 2008 article published on Drexel University’s The Smart Set:  [more]

Ochser harassment case dismissed

by Cyndy Hardy

SEDONA, Dec. 31, 2008 – Judge Pro Tem Kenneth Ray II dismissed the case against Sedona resident Cliff Ochser yesterday in a ruling on a Dec.12 motion by Sedona City Attorney Mike Goimarac.

The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning the city retains the option to refile charges.

Ochser was charged with harassment by communication, a class 1 misdemeanor; and sending a threatening anonymous letter, a class 2 misdemeanor; in connection with an anonymous letter he sent to then-mayoral candidate Matthew Turner during the 2008 election campaign. [more]

Sedona's Redevelopment Plan, boondoggle or visionary?

by Sedona Mayor Rob Adams

SEDONA, AZ - Dec 31, 2008 - In these challenging economic times, the City Council needs to be diligent in scrutinizing every dollar that is spent in our city budget. That being said, how can we possibly justify $450,000 for a Redevelopment Plan? Is this going to be another study that we don’t implement and gets put on the shelf to gather dust?

First of all, I need to give you a little background in order to understand the intent and purpose of this plan. [more]

Highway turnback won’t stop ADOT’s lights

by Cyndy Hardy

SEDONA, AZ – Oct. 16, 2008 – Owning Hwy. 89A may benefit the city in the long run, but it won’t happen in time to stop the 76 lights machine.

The Arizona Department of Transportation and the city have different ideas for what the highway should be. To the state, it is a people-mover. To the city, it holds a vision of small-town ‘Main Street’ potential. [more]

Chapel of the Holy Cross: A Legacy Set in Stone

by Cyndy Hardy

SEDONA, AZ – July 6, 2008 – Linda Yee and her mother, Mary Henshall, sitting on a polished bench overlooking the southwest views of Chapel of the Holy Cross on August 4, were nearly indistinguishable from the many visitors who came to touch the granite walls; or light a prayer candle for a loved one.

“This is a very special day for us,” said Ms. Yee, a long-time resident and recent past member of the Sedona Historic Preservation Commission. [more]

Saving Oak Creek

 by Tommy Acosta, SVVT

Sedona, AZ – December 27, 2008 -  Former Environmental Protection Agency Engineer and Consultant Ron Vernesoni, a Sedona resident, is on a mission – to educate the community on the environmental dangers posed to Oak Creek by the winter flooding and current-bridge construction near the “Y.”

For the last two days he has been standing in the cold near the “Y” holding a sign reading “Save Oak Creek” hoping motorists and pedestrians will take the time to recognize the potential-environmental disaster Oak Creek could face should the flooding intensify without proper safeguards in place. [more]

Sedona teen named Contributing Editor for International Beadwork Magazine

"Elevating the craft of beading to an art" is the heartfelt goal of Sedona luxury bead-weaver, Scarlett Lanson, age 18.

SEDONA, AZ - Dec 1, 2008 -  On Monday 11/17/08, Sedona bead queen, Scarlett Lanson, was formally introduced to the subscribership of www.BeadingDaily.com (Archived in the Blog section / Published Nov. 16th)) by Interweave Press of Loveland, Co. Interweave's Beadwork Magazine, an international beading publication launched Lanson as a Contributing Editor with her own department called "Scarlett's Style."   [more]

Latest Sedona Cultural Park plan: conceptual or chimerical?

by Cyndy Hardy

SEDONA, AZ – July 3, 2008 – Monty Fitch of Fitch Industries rolled out a revised conceptual plan for the Sedona Cultural Park at Tuesday’s Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission that had some residents wondering if the city is going too far to bend age-old community resistance to commercial use. [more]

Looking into our crystal ball

The Sedona Verde Valley Times looks at the stories likely to make the homepage in Sedona in 2009

by Tommy Acosta, SVVT

Sedona, AZ – December 26, 2008 - The real deal, the number one issue and story in Sedona for 2009 will be the devastating effect our global economy is going to have on our local businesses and what our local government is going to do about it.

The Ochser trial aftermath; the 76 lights or more for 89A battle; an NSA designation for Sedona and an alternate route through Red Rock Crossing will all take a back seat to this looming Leviathan of a problem.   [more]

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