Your Saturday plans just got wings! Sedona, AZ — Head to Sedona Airport for Airport Day: Wings & Wheels 2026—a day of high-flying fun, food trucks and spectacular red rock views! Saturday, October 10 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission • Free parking Bring your friends, family, bring your appetite and bring one nonperishable food item per person to benefit the Sedona Community Food Bank. Presented by Red Rock Balloon Adventures. Tag your adventure buddy and make a day of it! Details: SedonaAirport.org
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Sedona, AZ — The city of Sedona invites all residents, business owners, and employees to participate in the Uptown & Arts Community Focus Area (CFA) planning process by sharing feedback at www.engage.sedonaaz.gov. The Uptown & Arts planning began last month with biking, walking, and transit tours in late Sept. The next step is to get more community feedback through Engage Sedona to keep the momentum going. Engage Sedona is a website that is an easy, convenient way to get involved and give input that will help shape future community decisions and improvements. Everyone is encouraged to visit the site and…
Wecom Fiber and Greater Sedona Chamber celebrate upcoming citywide fiber broadband build for Sedona at Enchantment Resort SEDONA, Ariz. (October 8, 2026) – Wecom Fiber marked its upcoming fiber broadband build in Sedona with a ribbon cutting on October 1 at the 2026 Sedona Innovation Summit. The first phase will bring world-class internet service to roughly 5,500 homes and businesses. Wecom Fiber, the Summit’s Presenting Sponsor, was joined on stage by leaders from the Greater Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, Vice Mayor and Mayor-elect Brian Fultz, and Darren Glatt, a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners and Sedona resident.…
Sedona, AZ — There’s lunch—and then there’s lunch the Italian way. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., BV’s Italian Kitchen is inviting Sedona diners to slow down, loosen the belt a notch, and discover what happens when Chef David Noraga gets his hands on some beautiful Italian ingredients and lets his imagination go to work. The result? Three lunchtime creations that prove you don’t need a white tablecloth, a special occasion, or a plane ticket to Italy to enjoy something extraordinary. Chef David’s Burrata Prosciutto Pinsa is almost too beautiful to eat. Almost. A golden, crisp-yet-tender pinsa is layered with…
Annual community event brings aircraft, classic cars, and family fun to America’s Most Scenic Airport SEDONA, Ariz. — The Sedona Airport has announced the return of its annual community event, Wings & Wheels ‘26. The open house and family fun day will take place Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., located atop the scenic Tabletop Mesa at Sedona Airport. The long-standing event features a wide array of attractions for all ages, highlighted by extensive static aircraft displays. Visitors can get an up-close look at a diverse lineup of aviation history, including vintage airplanes, warbirds and cutting-edge, high-tech aircraft.…
By Tommy Acosta The botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike presents us with a strange legal, moral and philosophical question about the death penalty. What happens when the state executes you — and you don’t die? Pike was sentenced to death for the brutal 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. On Sept. 30, Tennessee attempted to carry out that sentence by lethal injection. It didn’t work. According to Pike’s attorneys, she was given two doses of pentobarbital. She survived both and was eventually transported to a hospital, where she has remained unconscious, critically ill and on a…
SEDONA, Ariz. — Red Rocks met Rocky Mountains this fall as golfers from Sedona and Canmore, Alberta, came together for the inaugural Sedona Sister Cities–Canmore Sister Cities Golf Exchange, a week of friendly competition, outdoor adventure and international friendship. Held September 12–19 in Canmore and appropriately dubbed the “Red Rocks vs. Rocky Mountains Tournament,” the exchange brought 12 Sedona golfers representing Seven Canyons Golf Club and Oak Creek Country Club, along with several spouses, to the Canadian Rockies. The centerpiece of the exchange was a two-day tournament at the spectacular Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club. The Canmore Rocky Mountains…
SEDONA, Ariz. — Local high school students have an opportunity to see the world in an extraordinary way, while Sedona-area families can bring the world into their own homes through Rotary International Youth Exchange. Applications are now open for current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in studying abroad during the 2027–2028 school year. Rotary Youth Exchange gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in another culture, learn a new language, gain independence and confidence, and build friendships that can last a lifetime. One mother whose daughter spent a year in Brazil described the transformation she witnessed: “Your child…
Sedona,,AZ — The annual Sedona Heritage Museum Arts & Crafts Fair returns to the Sedona Heritage Museum on Saturday, October 24, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dozens of local vendors, artists, and crafters will \ offer some of the finest hand-crafted jewelry, home décor, gifts, clothing and more that can be found in the Verde Valley. Among the vendors will be places for visitors to purchase food. The Fair is free for all to attend. “I always look forward to this event at the Sedona Heritage Museum,” said Nate Meyers, Executive Director of the Sedona Historical Society and…
SEDONA, Ariz. – The city of Sedona launched the Northern Arizona Switch Together Heat Pump Co-Op, a group-buying program for heat pump purchase and installations that offers a 17% discount, based off the national average cost. More cost savings, for qualified Sedona homes, may also be found through Sedona’s Home Energy Retrofit Program and Arizona’s Efficiency Arizona Program. Traditionally, homes are heated and cooled by two different systems. A heat pump combines these two systems into a single electrical system that is more energy efficient, effective, and cheaper to run. They also make homes more comfortable year-round. This new co-op is a partnership…
Sedona, AZ – October 1, 2026 – Costumes, canines, and plenty of Halloween fun are returning to Tlaquepaque this October as the Humane Society of Sedona hosts its 6th annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade on Sunday, October 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Presented in partnership with Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village and BowWow Sedona, Howl-O-Ween brings together dogs and their people for a festive morning of creative costumes, community fun and friendly competition, all while supporting animals in need at the Humane Society of Sedona. Participants are encouraged to dress up their dogs, themselves or the whole family and…
By Rabbi Alicia Magal Sedona, AZ –All are invited to Erev Shabbat service on Friday, October 9 at 5:30 pm led by Rabbi Magal. Join in singing songs to usher in the Sabbath, prayers of healing for loved ones, congratulations for those celebrating a birthday or anniversary, and Kaddish, the Mourner’s prayer in memory of those who have passed away recently or around this date in past years. A selection will be read from the very first chapters of the Bible, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1 – 6:8) in which God creates the world. After Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit,…
Yavapai, Az –A day of gardening advice, live demonstrations & inspiration on Verde Valley Campus Oct. 7 If you’re a novice gardener, a seasoned horticulturist – or anyone with a love of plants looking to level-up their skills – expert speakers, hands-on demonstrations, creative ideas and more await you at Yavapai College’s 2nd Annual Horticulture Symposium, Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Yavapai College’s Verde Valley Campus. Presented by Yavapai College, in collaboration with the University of Arizona Yavapai County Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners, the Horticulture Symposium brings expert speakers and our community together to…
By Amaya Gayle Gregory Sedona, AZ — There has been resistance deep in my soul. I, like so many, have always found it agonizing when people are hateful to one another, when we act in ways that are beyond this sensitive’s ability to comprehend. It wounds me in ways no words could ever truly express when humans act like monsters, when my kind are not kind, when greed overcomes our humanity, when we are more animal than animals ever were. It’s like every cell in my body cries, but no tears escape. It feels like a revolt of my precious…
Yavapai County, AZ – MATFORCE, a primary prevention organization with a focus on stopping youth drug use before it starts, will offer a two-part Mental Health First Aid course in Sedona, presented in partnership with Community Library Sedona. Mental Health First Aid Training in Sedona Open to the public, this Mental Health First Aid training is ideally suited for community members who want to support someone facing a mental health crisis. Participants will learn how to identify common signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use, connect with those in crisis, and practice non-judgmental listening techniques. Scheduled for Thursday, November…