Camp Verde News – The Town of Camp Verde has contracted with Traffic Safety, Inc. to complete its annual roadway striping project. Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and will continue through Friday, June 6, 2025. This project involves repainting all striping on Town-maintained roadways. Residents and businesses may experience brief periods of increased noise and minor traffic disruptions while work is underway in their area. Schedule Overview: May 27–30 (Daytime Work): Crews will repaint centerlines, lane lines, and edge lines. June 2–6 (Nighttime Work): Crews will complete stop bars, crosswalks, and turn arrows. During this…
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Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Rust” showing May 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q95B6Ys5h_8 “Rust” features an all-star ensemble cast, including Alec Baldwin, Frances Fisher, Josh Hopkins, Patrick Scott McDermott and Travis Fimmel. In 1880s Wyoming, recently orphaned Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott) accidentally kills a rancher and is sentenced to hang. In a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin), breaks him out of jail and takes him on the run toward Mexico.…
By Mark TenBroek Who uses Reservations? We all know the drill if we want a table at many of the more popular restaurants like Elote, Mariposa, and The Hudson. We make a reservation ahead of time and plan around that. Otherwise you are left looking for a restaurant that is not as busy (and probably not as good).The restaurants do this for a good reason. They can plan staffing and food for the anticipated number of tables that are reserved. With this approach, fewer people show up without a reservation hoping to get in at the last minute. This makes…
Residents and visitors are now able to drive on the newly completed Forest Road, a road that bypasses the “Y” roundabout if traveling to and from the Uptown area. The project consisted of constructing a new two-lane roadway that connects the old terminus of Forest Road to a new intersection on State Route (SR) 89A, just west of the post office. Additional work included the installation of new concrete curb and gutter, retaining walls, utility infrastructure, landscape improvements and a new shared-use path. The new intersection at SR 89A will allow vehicles to enter the new connection from both directions…
Sedona, AZ — Final film in ‘Heartful Living, Gentle Dying’ series will feature a panel discussion The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present “Tuesday” — the final film in a four-week ‘Heartful Living, Gentle Dying’ film series — on Thursday, May 29 at 4:00 at the Mary Fisher Theatre, followed by a panel discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvqyBWCN39o Join us for this thought-provoking journey and discover what it means to be alive and connected to humanity, and how we might die with grace and dignity on our own terms. This profound glimpse into life and death explores how we view our…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Sedona premiere of “The Wedding Banquet” showing May 23-29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWy_IzW04YM Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily…
Verde Valley News – The ranks of the world’s healthcare heroes grew by 59 new Yavapai College-trained future registered nurses and nurse leaders this spring, many of whom celebrated the milestone with their loved ones at a traditional pinning ceremony May 1. The 48 associate of science and 11 bachelor’s degree earners who studied at the Prescott and Verde Valley campuses are the latest to emerge from YC’s acclaimed nursing program ready to serve their communities and/or continue their education. An overflow crowd was on hand for the joyous pinning ceremony in the Jim and Linda Lee Performing Arts Center…
Yavapai County News – Since 2016, MATFORCE and over 35 other organizations and agencies have come together as the Yavapai County Overdose Fatality Review Board (OFRB) with the goal of determining recommendations to prevent accidental drug overdose deaths. Each year the OFRB compiles a report outlining overall findings on the cases that have been reviewed. This year the report reviews all overdose deaths for 2024, as well as trends for all overdose deaths from 2016 to 2024. For a fourth year, Yavapai County has maintained a 20% decrease in overdose deaths. But notable trends have appeared. MATFORCE Executive Director Merilee…
Arizona News – The Coconino National Forest is proposing changes to recreation fees at various recreation sites on the forest to help maintain highly-visited sites and standardize the recreation pass program for all forest visitors. Most recreation sites on the forest will not require a fee, with more than 67% of sites on the forest remaining free for general public use and enjoyment. The forest will continue to honor the suite of “America the Beautiful” Interagency Passes and Red Rock Passes at all standard amenity fee sites and provide several fee-free days throughout the year. Also, the Sedona Shuttle program,…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Bob Trevino Likes It” showing May 23-29 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Winner of an astounding 13 audience awards at prestigious film festivals, “Bob Trevino Likes It” — starring Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo — is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger in real life while looking for her father online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKtziqR0LI Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father, who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for familial connection. When…
Sedona News – On April 25, Keep Sedona Beautiful (KSB) presented its annual Awards of Excellence. This was the 53rd year that KSB has recognized businesses, organizations and individuals whose activities have contributed significantly to our communities. This year, awardees came from Cottonwood, the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona. The Ripple Effect Water Conservation Program received an environmental stewardship award for its collaboration between Arizona Water Company, Big Park Water, Yavapai County and the City of Sedona. The program educates residents and businesses about water conservation through social media and offers water audits to businesses. More information is available…
… Friday morning found me in Eric’s backyard, safely tucked in an enclosed blind waiting for the Lazuli Buntings and other travelers to show up. A large Yeti filled with espresso and tamed by an appropriate quantity of whole milk, sweetened by Stevia and vanilla extract provided the refreshments. The setups were only about thirty feet in front of me and over the course of a few hours I got 1500 shots … now reduced to 81 and here are two of them. Learn more about the Lazuli Bunting by clicking on the name. Amazing little creatures who pass through our area…
By Davy, S May is Mental Health Awareness Month—for 2025. May is also Stroke Awareness Month. Strokes, it can be assumed, are more approachable to treat than several serious mental disorders because the pathology of strokes are known, but those of several severe mental illnesses are not know. If therapy is applied at or around the source vessel[s] of a stroke, it is possible to have it treated, while recovery continues. However, it is different for many mental illnesses. For example, in a major depression, what is different, for what exactly, in the brain to result in the condition? This question…
SEDONA, AZ – May 11, 2025 — Good Day, Earthlings. Before we get into the digital confetti and self-congratulatory back-pats, a moment of heartfelt sincerity: Happy Mother’s Day to three incredible women—my mother Elaine, my radiant wife Donna, and every mom who’s ever juggled chaos with caffeine and a smile. You are appreciated more than a website refresh button during a Wi-Fi outage. Now, onto the news… Cue the fanfare and dramatically unnecessary drumroll: my new website, www.AllenElfman.com, officially launches Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. That’s right—I’ve entered the 2020s. I know, some of you are shocked I didn’t already have a personal site,…
By Tommy Acosta On September 7, 2021, my beautiful Mamasita, Aida, passed away peacefully at the age of 93. She loved Sedona and so many people here loved her as well. Charming, sweet, kind, engaging and loving, always poised and impeccably made up and dressed, blinged to the max, everyone immediately fell in love with her. She truly was a class-act lady. And carried herself with the dignity of a true Queen. Her strength of will was indomitable and she taught me to never give up, no matter what, no matter the hopelessness of any situation. When I was eight…