A one-of-a-kind e-commerce site showcasing the most unique products and experiences from Arizona’s local businesses and standout entrepreneursPhoenix AZ (November 18, 2020) – Just in time for the holiday season, Local First Arizona, in partnership with local marketing firm Ideas Collide, will launch Arizona’s go-to online marketplace for discovering and shopping directly from local businesses and makers across the state. In response to a hard economic year and the need for safe, holiday shopping, the Shop Arizona Marketplace will help small businesses from all industries compete in a digital world and reach new customers now and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.You’ll…
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Arizona will receive more than $5 million in settlementPhoenix AZ (November 18, 2020) – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a $113 million multistate settlement with Apple, Inc. regarding Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle consumers’ iPhone speeds to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. General Brnovich, along with Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, led the investigation of Apple by more than 30 states.
Sedona Spirit Journeys and Vortex Tours is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Conservationist/Bronze level from the Sustainability Alliance.Sedona AZ (November 18, 2020) – Sedona is known in part for its metaphysical opportunities. Laurie Hutchinson (whose chosen name is Crystal StarrWeaver) runs Sedona Spirit Journeys and Vortex Tours. With her background in teaching science, she blends knowledge of energy, geology, and Native American heritage with the history of Sedona. Her company is only the second USFS Red Rock Ranger District outfitter/guide permit holder to get certified.
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(November 18, 2020)When Trump fired Chris Krebs because Krebs told the world that our presidential election was the freest of foul play in all time, Trump admitted he had nothing to support his claim that Biden stole the election. When inept people like Trump blast the messenger without any substance of proof and all 20 or so law firms Trump has hired to conduct his case in court have quit mostly because his case is without any merit you have to conclude that Trump is feeble minded like his niece has told us.
Yavapai County AZ (November 18, 2020) – The Yavapai Reentry Project, a project of MATFORCE, works with community members returning from incarceration. One of the programs the Yavapai Reentry Project (YRP) offers participants is the opportunity to be paired with a Community Coach. These coaches are trained volunteer mentors that offer the opportunity for community support, to help create hope for their future, and to restore and rebuild participants’ lives.
Sedona AZ (November 18, 2020) – Local nonprofit and civic organizations will have something special to look forward to when we are able to dispense with Zoom meetings and go back to business as usual. Thanks to local woodworking artist, Mark Morris, and photographer, Larry Kane, the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona, was able to re-vamp its conference room for use by local groups. “There is a shortage of professional meeting space in our community,” states ACF Regional Director, Jennifer Perry. We started the project before the COVID outbreak and hoped that we would be back to in-person meetings by the time…
Sedona AZ (November 18, 2020) – To kick off this holiday season, Emerson Theater Collaborative presents Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!), a play written by Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald and John K. Alvarez, at the Sedona Arts Academy and Community Center, December 4-6 and 8-13, 2020. This show will be available for limited in-person attendance as well as a worldwide virtual production.
By Ted Grussing… I go through periods where subjects I have not shot before, or for a long time tweak me and say lets do a lot of shooting of them. Then I lose interest or something else pulls me away in a new direction. For a couple of years Mesquite pods were my thing and here is one I found from a number of years ago that I particularly like … red pods against the foliage of the tree. I think I shot this one in the wild area of the golf course off our back deck. Hope you…
By Elizabeth CateSedona AZ (November 17, 2020) – Sedona Public Library (SPL) director Virginia (Ginny) Volkman is retiring at the end of this year, after serving over a decade in the position. She had previously held the job from 1979 to 1985, when the Library was located on Jordan Road.During her 11 years as director, Ginny has transformed SPL into the modern, accessible, award-winning library it is today. Here is a partial list of her achievements:
Know Snow by reviewing, practicing safety tips Phoenix AZ (November 17, 2020) – When snow begins to fall, trained Arizona Department of Transportation snowplow operators will work around the clock to keep the roads safe. Ever-evolving technology incorporated into the snowplows help give the operators a leg up during their 12-hour shifts.This year, 25 of ADOT’s snowplows have been equipped with new cameras that can stream a live feed back to district offices. These new cameras are another technological innovation to help ADOT be more aware of road conditions along different stretches of highway. They will help decision makers like…
By Ted Grussing… the golf course does some watering before the course opens and when they do it while the sun is at a good angle you can capture some pretty neat effects. I took this shot from our back deck whilst enjoying a x4 shot espresso latte. A little cool in the morning now, so I’m staying inside and enjoying the beauty from there.
Sedona Film Festival hosts big-screen presentation of art series at Mary D. Fisher theatreSedona AZ (November 16, 2020) – Sedona International Film Festival presents the Great Art on Screen series with “Dinosaurs”. The event will show in Sedona on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Great Art on Screen is a series of documentaries featuring an in-depth look at the most extraordinary and groundbreaking art masters of their time.Everybody knows the T-Rex and the other dinosaurs we normally hear about and see on exhibition in natural history museums. But where do they…
Cottonwood AZ (November 16, 2020) – Detectives from the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) task force developed information regarding the sales of illicit drugs by 25-year-old Adrian Campos of Cottonwood. Campos was linked to a residence in the 4500 block of E Silver Leaf Trail, Cottonwood. Based on the information obtained, a search warrant was requested. On November 11, 2020, just before 8 PM, a YCSO deputy conducted a traffic stop near the residence on a maroon Toyota 4 Runner driven by Campos who was detained pending search warrant approval. While temporarily housed at the Cottonwood Police Department, Campos was found…
“There’s Hope! Innovative Ways to Fix America’s Broken Political System”Sedona AZ (November 16, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic cannot stop us from learning! Join the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College in Sedona•Verde Valley (OLLISVV) Online for special post-election program: “There’s Hope! Innovative Ways to Fix American’s Broken Political System. “ This timely and thoughtful program will feature Dr. Paul Friedman, retired university professor, author, popular OLLI teacher, award-winning leader/collaborator and Neal Simon, author of Contract to Unite America: Ten Reforms to Reclaim Our Republic and a 2018 Independent candidate for U.S Senator from Maryland.
A Scaled-Down, Safety-Driven 27th FestivalSedona AZ (November 16, 2020) – The 27th annual Sedona International Film Festival will combine both live and virtual film experiences underscored by strict CDC safety protocols in a scaled-down but still incredibly entertaining 10-day deep dive into all things independent film from Feb. 20-28, 2021.It still means a diverse range of full-length features, shorts, documentaries and foreign films sure to have something for everyone. It also means health and safety protocols and social distancing applied to every aspect of the Festival.“The coronavirus pandemic has changed our world on so many levels,” said Festival Director Pat Schweiss.…