Author: Tommy Acosta

Tommy Acosta is the publisher, editor, and lead opinion writer of Sedona.biz, the hyperlocal cyber magazine known as "The Voice of Sedona and the Verde Valley." He writes on local issues, politics, national affairs, culture, and personal reflection, often with a provocative or satirical tone.In addition to his work as a writer, Acosta is a working musician and reflexologist. He has written extensively about the challenges Sedona's musicians face, noting their low pay despite the town's vibrant music scene.Acosta describes himself as a "political actualist," rejecting strict party affiliations and instead focusing on how people are manipulated by political processes. His coverage spans local Sedona issues, tourism, short-term rentals, cultural events, community building, as well as national commentary and critiques of political figures, sometimes through imaginative pieces like "What Would Tommy Do?"Acosta is deeply engaged in Sedona's cultural and spiritual community, advocating for local musicians, artisans, and businesses, and writing about Sedona's unique identity as a spiritual and artistic hub.

Sedona AZ (June 21, 2013) – The City of Sedona offers another great community event that will bring people together for both fun and exercise. The Parks and Recreation Department has added Livin’ the Luau to their lineup of summer pool events. It takes place on Saturday, July 13 and tickets are only $5. This event begins at 9 a.m. but arrive early to purchase your ticket or register ahead of time at the Sedona Community Pool.

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Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – Summer brings warmer temperatures but there are still many opportunities for hiking and walking in the early morning or evening when the weather is cooler. In July at Red Rock State Park, there are guided hikes and bird walks as well as self-guided hiking and daily activities available. On Monday, July 22, 2013 join us for a Moonlight Hike. This is among the most popular interpretive hikes at the Park. Led by a naturalist, it gives hikers the rare opportunity to enjoy the sunset and moonrise from an overlook and return by the light…

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Camp Verde AZ (June 20, 2013) – White Hills Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition, “Sense of Place,” a group show focused on the visual story of geographical locations, on display from June 28th through July 29th. Located in downtown Camp Verde, at 325 S. Main St, White Hills Gallery invites everyone to the opening reception on Friday June 28th from 5-8pm. “Sense of Place” invited local and regional artists to submit works of art that tell their relationship and story to a geographical place, that could include concepts from rivers, landscapes, houses, etc . From mixed media works…

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Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – The Bresnan Blues Band rocks Studio Live on Friday, June 28th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 general admission, doors open at 6:30pm, beer and wine will be available for purchase. The Bresnan Blues band performs rock-inspired blues music with influences ranging from traditional blues, 50’s rock and roll, jazz, and classic rock. The band presents original material, traditional blues classics with a fresh perspective, and blues-ified songs pulled from other genres. The Bresnan Blues band brings together some of the most accomplished musicians in Northern Arizona and features Dan Bresnan on Guitar, Hutch…

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Sedona AZ (June 20, 2013) – Extra, extra read all about it, the Community Pool has new activities for kids. Parks and Recreation has organized Pool Time Extras every other Thursday during the summer months. Youngsters can enjoy the activities and yummy goodies associated with these new events held in conjunction with Open Swim.

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Work will continue through Tuesday, minimal delays expected Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – Motorists traveling on State Route 260, approximately 25 miles east of Camp Verde, need to be aware that maintenance crews will be repairing guardrail along mileposts 245-247 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, June 19 through Tuesday, June 25. The work will require alternating lane restrictions on the two-lane roadway during work hours to provide a safe work zone for crews.

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Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – On Monday, June 24th from 3:00pm to 4:30pm, the Yavapai Reentry Project will be hosting an educational community meeting on “Employment and Tax Credits.” The meeting will be held in the Founders Suite of the Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott AZ. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the results from a county wide employment survey, and to inform the community and private employers about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). WOTC is a federal tax credit providing incentives to employers for nine groups facing high rates of unemployment.…

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Clarkdale AZ (June 19, 2013) – The “College for Kids” summer program at Yavapai College is offering an exciting course in alternative energy. Titled “Nature’s Power Drive,” the course takes young students from reading about alternative energies to applying them. Students will gain an understanding of such alternative energy resources as wind, solar, tidal, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass using interactive alternative energy land solar labs.

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Verde Valley AZ (June 19, 2013) – Far too many families have lost a child due to an accidental prescription drug overdose. MATFORCE is helping find solutions to prescription drug abuse by offering a free webinar on this topic to help parents and families recognize the problem before it is too late. The webinar will be held on June 25, at 12:00 pm. It will be hosted by Shelly Mowrey, a Sr. Director for the Arizona Partnership at Drug Free.org. Mowrey will talk about the signs, symptoms and solutions for parents. Register online at . After registering you will receive…

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Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – Instrumental rock guitarist Grant Ferguson performs along with lineup of local Sedona musicians, including singer/songwriter Rob McMullen and blues guitarist Peter Zins for a great evening of high energy blues and rock music at Studio Live on Saturday, June 29th at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15 general admission, doors open at 6:30pm, beer and wine will be available for purchase. Ferguson released his second CD “Toward the light” on March 1st after many years of working in the corporate world.

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Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – Join Zenprov Comedy for their one night only, completely improvised show “LOVE: It’s Complicated” at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 29 at the Mary D. Fisher Theater in Sedona. According to Mr. Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director of the Sedona International Film Festival, “Zenprov is the funniest improv troupe in Arizona. People told me they were laughing so hard their cheeks were hurting.”

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Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – The City of Sedona and Diamond Resorts International are proud to present the second annual Fourth of July laser light show and concert on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at the Sedona Red Rock High School beginning at 6:30 p.m. “With over 3,000 participants last year, we have upgraded this year’s show with a new location and more music, lights, and entertainment. Bring the family to celebrate the Fourth of July, Sedona style!” stated Mayor Rob Adams.

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Sedona AZ (June 18, 2013) – The City of Sedona has been disbanding all the commissions that have been serving the community for many years. They are being reformulated with City Staff selecting issues and asking for citizens to volunteer to assist. This is opposite to the way commissions have operated in the past where citizens drove the issues and staff supported the commissions. The city cited costs of staff time as a primary reason for the disbanding. Now, the city is proposing to hire a new full time employee and an additional new part time employee to manage all…

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Sedona AZ (June 18, 2013) – Several Saturday shoppers at Webber’s IGA found a bargain they could not refuse: free books mailed to their pre-school kids every month until they turn five. Sitting at a table covered with books and balloons, was a friendly Rotarian ready to explain the Imagination Library. Some parents with children already registered in the program stopped to tell the Rotarians how excited their child is each month when a book comes in the mail addressed to him/her.

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Sedona AZ (June 17, 2013) – Shortly before 7:00 pm, Sunday, June 16, 2013, Sedona Fire District (SFD) emergency crews were called to the 100 block of Canyon Diablo Road in the Village of Oak Creek for a reported structure fire in a multi-unit apartment building. Upon arrival, the first fire crews found the fire had been extinguished by a single fire sprinkler head activation located in the kitchen of a one-bedroom apartment.

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