Jerome AZ (June 23, 2015) – First Saturday Jerome Art Walk celebrates the Fourth of July weekend in artistic style as galleries and studios open the doors for an evening of summertime enchantment. From the lively Old Jerome High School to Made in Jerome Pottery at the other end of town, delightful surprises abound in this artist colony high on Cleopatra Hill. Restaurants will be offering delicious fare and the charming hotels and Bed and Breakfasts will be welcoming visitors on this holiday weekend. Cool evenings at a mile high beckon guests from the steamy Arizona valleys and lovely art…
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By Ted Grussing There is something special about rivers and the sculpting of the earth they do … this is an aerial of the Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Arizona that I shot last week. The chocolatey color is the river flow which contains a lot of mud and downstream fifty or so miles it goes over Grand Falls and rather than the straight water mists characteristic of waterfalls, you get dust clouds coming up … wet ones perhaps we could call it mud mist? Oh well …
Sedona AZ (June 22, 2015) – The City of Sedona pavement repair work on SR 89A in Uptown Sedona, which began on June 15, is progressing on schedule. “While the Uptown Paving Project has presented some challenges, the contractor, J. Banicki Construction, has been very responsive to issues and kept the project on schedule,” states Assistant Community Development Director/City Engineer Andy Dickey.
Jerome AZ (June 22, 2015) – Gallery 527 in Jerome presents “Beaded Weavings on Paper” by Rhonda Zwillinger. The show continues on July 4th from 5 to 8pm during Jerome Art Walk. Rhonda Zwillinger began her stellar career in the early 80s in The East Village. She was part of a group of exceptional women artists who were on a trajectory to stardom. Rhonda’s body of work has been described as amazing creations of ornate beaded pieces, somewhere between furniture, sculpture, apparel, decorative and fine art.
Sedona AZ (June 22, 2015) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one vacancy on the City’s Historic Preservation Commission. This voluntary body is made up of seven citizens appointed by City Council. The Historic Preservation Commission was established by Sedona City Council to promote the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of properties and areas of historic, cultural, archaeological and aesthetic significance.
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) – On June 21, 2015 at about 12:04 AM, the Sedona Police Department responded to the area of SR 179 near the City limits regarding a possible vehicle crash. A resident had called 9-1-1 to report that the person had heard what sounded like a vehicle crash. Officers checked the area and found that a large commercial cargo type truck had gone off the roadway from the northbound lanes on SR 179 just south of the Little Horse Trailhead. The vehicle was found laying on its side at the bottom of a culvert on the…
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward(June 21, 2015) Last April I made another Public Records Request of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). I asked for all “smart” meter related emails and documents from January 1st, 2015 to the date of my request, April 28th. Since the lawless and scandal-ridden ACC has so much to hide, what I received last Friday was mostly redacted. However, there were a few noteworthy unredacted email exchanges. Below is one such exchange. This email exchange is between employees of the ACC Utility Division’s so-called “Consumer Services” section. Mike Buck works there, and Connie Walczak is…
Mary D. Fisher Theatre presents award-winning documentary for special one-night-only event Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) -The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the one-night-only Northern Arizona premiere of “The Seven Five”, an award-winning, thought-provoking new documentary. The film will show Thursday, July 9 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. In 1980s Brooklyn, the most dangerous gangsters were New York City cops. For Michael Dowd, being a police officer wasn’t a calling, it was just a job— and, assigned to the 75th Precinct in crime-ridden East New York, not an easy or lucrative…
Sedona AZ (June 21, 2015) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill one position on the Board of Adjustment. The term begins immediately and ends on December 31, 2015. The Board of Adjustment conducts hearings regarding requests for variances from the Sedona Land Development Code applicable to zoning regulations and hears appeals regarding interpretations made by the City’s Zoning Administrator.
The Sight Still Burns In My Soul By Barbara Mayer Today please allow a very personal sharing. I was just looking forward to eighth grade graduation when a friend came to my home in Cicero, Illinois saying something was happening a few blocks away. We rode our bikes together to a scene which has never stopped burning in my soul. A very large crowd of angry, shouting people had gathered in front of an apartment house. Some men with axes had broken into a second floor unit and shattered the front windows — only to allow them to throw pieces…
Sedona AZ (June 20, 2015) – The Oak Creek Canyon area is recovering well after the 2014 Slide Fire, but it’s not completely “back to normal.” After the fire, the Forest Service’s Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team treated over 2,100 acres with aerial mulching and seeding to accelerate regrowth of vegetation on burned slopes, slow down erosion and reduce sediment flow into Oak Creek. The team has been monitoring recovery and recently completed their assessment. Overall, the conditions have improved. Due to the treatments, favorable rainfall and good watershed recovery, the risk of erosion, runoff, flooding, debris flows, and…
Approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 24 Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – In preparation for the upcoming monsoon season, the National Weather Service, Sedona Fire District, Coconino County Emergency Management, and Coconino County CERT will test the emergency siren system in Oak Creek Canyon at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 24. This system is designed to notify Oak Creek Canyon and Uptown Sedona residents of severe emergencies that require evacuation. This test serves two purposes: (1) Officials are assured that the system is working well and will be available when needed; and (2) residents, businesses and visitors become aware of what…
New award-winning films make Sedona premiere at Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona AZ (June 20, 2015) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premieres of “A Little Chaos” (starring Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet) and “Manglehorn” (starring Oscar-winners Al Pacino and Holly Hunter) showing July 3-8 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Sedona AZ (June 20, 2015) – The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) announced that the City of Sedona has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2014-2015 budget. This is the second year the City of Sedona has received this award.
By Ted Grussing … wander and play with shapes, colors and patterns and then imagine yourself flying over one of the most incredible landscapes on the planet … look down and you will see this … a small portion of the Painted Desert within the boundaries of the Petrified Forest National Park located on either side of I-40 about twenty or so miles east of Holbrook, Arizona.