by Debra A. Perry Mrs. Andrea Mozolik, a 10-year Corona de Tucson resident, established “Passion 4 Paws” in July, 2018 to help rescue dogs and cats from imminent euthanasia. What brought Andrea to this point in her life to create Passion 4 Paws? According to Andrea, she and her husband traveled to Kanab, Utah, in early 2016, to visit the Best...
Hughes Federal Credit Union, recently named Arizona’s top-rated credit union in Forbes 2018’s “Best-In-State Banks and Credit Unions” list, is bringing its personal brand of financial services to the Vail area. The new branch is now open and conveniently located at 9036 S. Houghton Road, near Old Vail Road in the Houghton Town Center. “As new...
by Jared Free Lee Chang Dong, one of my favorite directors of all time, and certainly the one that has exerted the most influence over my artistic thinking, has released a new movie after eight years. And I don’t love it. I certainly don’t hate it, either though. Burning features some of the most stunning use of framing that I have seen in recent...
By Larry Fuller This month, the Roadrunner Theatre Company (RTC) presents Inspecting Carol, written by Daniel J. Sullivan. Think A Christmas Carol meets The Inspector General meets Noises Off in this hilarious holiday hit! A man who asks to audition at a small theater is mistaken for an informer for the National Endowment for the Arts. Everyone...
by Kerri Flores and Brad Adams Each year United Way coordinates a Day of Caring in October and brings in thousands of volunteers around the country to support local organizations. This year, Sycamore Elementary, in the Vail School District, participated by involving community members to help with the first phase of an inclusive garden that will...
by Cody Hedges It is often the possession of manifold talents which make a figure like Johann Goethe so fascinating. After his first literary success, he became a civil administrator; shortly after writing Faust, he wrote a psycho-scientific treatise on color theory; he reformed the state, nurtured friendships with gifted individuals, sketched and...
When the stores decorate for Christmas before the pumpkins come down, it’s easy to lose the awe and wonder of the Advent/Christmas Season because the season just lasts too long. This December, why not experience the anticipation of Advent, the time of waiting before the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child? On December 2nd at 4:00...
Specialty craft coffee comes to Tucson’s east side. Coffee is fuel for our lives, and we love to love it. Andrea Walker remembers trips to a local coffee shop in the 90’s with her mother. Years later, when she and her husband Kelly moved their family to Rita Ranch, followed by parents Cheryl and Richard Dunker, the love of coffee came with them...
Army veteran Irma Campuzano of Vail, was one seven veterans who won a free travel franchise from Dream Vacations as part of its annual contest, “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General.” The annual “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” contest is open to former military members of any of the five branches of the U.S...
by Sophia Caporale Everyone experiences stress, whether it be from work, bills, or even now for many people, school work. In the Vail school district all seniors are required to do the Senior Exit Project, commonly called among students SEP. The SEP, in a nutshell, is to get students to have a working adult mentor them so the students can get job...
