By Amaya Gayle Gregory I’ve been home sick since Friday, filling the hours with writing, reading and watching the tv. Not a lot of energy – not covid – some other unnamed virus. Today I celebrate the 5 acres Sophia and I live on, without which my 19-month-old girl would be going stir crazy. It’s so out of the ordinary to not walk for three days in a row. We get our daily 2 miles in regardless of weather – rain, sun, wind, cold, heat — we’re out there. Missing so many days hasn’t happened in years, probably since my…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore return of “Love Gets A Room” showing July 10-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. “Love Gets A Room” premiered at the recent Sedona Film Festival where it played to rave reviews and received some of the highest audience ratings in the festival lineup. Inspired by true events during the 1942 Nazi occupation of Poland, “Love Gets a Room” is the story of a Jewish stage actress who must make the gut-wrenching decision to follow her heart or to escape the Warsaw ghetto. Told in real time…
By Tommy Acosta — Sedona, AZ — Violence is the final arbiter between one wishing to take something from another and the other wanting to keep it. This is especially true between nations when negotiations and talks bear no fruit and war is the only way to go. As we celebrate Independence Day in our country this weekend it’s important to understand that if our founding fathers had not made the decision to kill or be killed to take our country away from the English, we would all most likely be speaking with British accents. Plain and simple. King George…
By Steve Segner Sedona, AZ — Let’s sit down and Talk about Brewer Rd. Park. I have yet to talk to anyone who understands Brewer rd park’s mission. Just another local park? An art-themed park, a Sedona history park,? How will the buildings be used? Locals have been asking the same questions for over ten years. Process has overtaken function at this point. A park showcasing Sedona’s history and offering unique features can be a valuable addition to the community. I’m not asking for design changes, just a “Vision” . Engaging with talented individuals and leveraging their resources can significantly…
Sedona News – On June 28 at 1 p.m., the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Big Park Representative, Mary Morris welcomed VeggiEat of Sedona to the Village of Oak Creek. The owners, Victoria and Danny Plourde and Ron and Katelyn Cook created an amazing restaurant. VeggiEAT is the first plant-based, organic, full vegan restaurant in Sedona and has been open for the last few months. More people are beginning to embrace a sustainable, healthy lifestyle and their menu caters to that. This family-owned restaurant serves Asian fusion food which includes appetizers, vegan salads, signature burgers, vegan meat bowls, soups and…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “The Mattachine Family” showing July 7-13 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Thomas (Nico Tortorella) and Oscar (Juan Pablo di Pace) have spent a year as foster parents to a wonderful child, a calling that’s shown them new dimensions of what “family” can mean. However, when the young boy is reunited with his birth mother, the couple’s differing views on what the experience meant comes into focus. As Oscar’s career as an actor picks up and sends him out-of-state for months, a bewildered Thomas embarks on a journey to…
Sedona News – On June 27 at 11 a.m., Michelle Conway, president and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau and County Supervisor Donna Michaels were honored to celebrate the opening of the Sedona Juice Company in the Village of Oak Creek. Owners, Joe Markman and Ronnie Crawford’s mission is to build healthier communities and offer an array of cold-pressed organic juices, superfood smoothies and delicious food curated by chef Jordan Rhode. During the pandemic, Joe spent a lot of time with his son, Kroy, and learned about his son’s food habits. Deciding to take matters into…
By Robert Albrecht, Former Board Member Sedona News – Are your kiddos looking for something to do during the summer and you are running out of ideas? No problem, how about a fun week of activities that are entertaining as well as educational. The Humane Society of Sedona has one more week left in our “Kids & Kritters” Summer Camp series. The first two camps have been a tremendous success and there remain openings for the third camp which will run from July 10-14, 2023. Campers will enjoy learning about animal care, behavior learning activities, all carefully monitored hands-on interactions…
By Michelle M. Burchill Yavapai County Recorder Yavapai County Recorder, Michelle Burchill would like to address the contents of the AFPI Report dated June 26, 2023. The report does not contain the original data that we provided in response to the FOIA request received on March 7, 2023. We provided to Local Labs the following information: The total number of non-secure voters who voted in the 2022 General Election 124,766 The total number of secure voters* who voted in the 2022 General Election 105 The total number of all voters who voted in the 2022 General Election 124,871 The total…
Sedona, AZ -It looks like another great musical treat this July 4th weekend at Bella Vita Ristorante hosting three top-notch music acts on its outside patio stage and a guest appearance by Sedona’s own Green Light band. On Friday, June 30, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., its Jerry McFarland once again weaving his musical stories and wooing his audience with songs everyone can relate to. He is a seasoned professional singer/songwriter with a plethora of songs played and sung with the poise and confidence. He covers a wide array of styles from soft Latin inspired Jazzy Bossa Nova to soulful…
… another one of “those” days and it all turned out well … spent a lot of time visiting with friends and one of my soaring buddies and I were reminiscing about some of our more memorable flights and land outs and other aviation experiences … being humans and relying on machines that we build to do our soaring we are not quite as graceful or uniquely capable of accomplishing the beautiful flight our feathered friends do … still it is pretty cool to tuck into a mountain slope and run the ridge lift. The top photo is an adult…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Biosphere” showing July 7-13 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity. Billy (Mark Duplass) and Ray (Sterling K. Brown) are lifelong best friends, brothers from another mother — and the last two men on earth. Their survival is largely due to Ray, a brilliant scientist who designed a domed structure with all the systems necessary to sustain life on a planet that could no…
Sedona News – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $46,424,232 from the RAISE discretionary grant program to two different infrastructure projects across New Mexico. The RAISE grant program, expanded under the president’s infrastructure law, supports communities of all sizes, with half of the FY2023 funding going to rural areas and the other half to urban areas. The grants are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda that is growing the American economy from the bottom up and middle-out—from rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, to driving over $470 billion in private sector manufacturing…
… today was one of those rare days that come along once in a while … things did not go along quite as expected, but as always, issues were resolved again, it was a terrific day! This brought to mind a little confusion that can occur when getting a look at raptors in flight and wondering which of several different species we are looking at. One source of confusion can be in putting an ID on black raptors. Above we have a photo of a Zone Tail hawk that I shot as he was flying down the fairway towards our…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Revoir Paris” showing July 7-13 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. After an idyllic date night full of red wine and a late-night motorcycle ride home, Mia (Virginie Efira) stops at a Parisian bistro to take shelter from a downpour. Her reprieve is shattered when a gunman opens fire. Three months later, with a frustratingly hazy memory of the attack, Mia finds herself numbed and unable to resume her life. Her friends and partner seek something from her that she can no longer…