New location to offer new “Market Fresh” menu items and switch to Coca-Cola products. Irish Beef, the Tucson-area Arby’s franchise, will open the first new Arby’s location on June 25th at 10115 East Old Vail Road. This is the first Arby’s to be built in the greater Tucson area from the ground up in 10 years and will feature the...
PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the Empire Ranch is part of the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, a key component of the Pima County Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan; and WHEREAS Pima County supports the preservation of its cattle ranching heritage and culture and the role cowboys and cattle played as one of the 5 Cs of Arizona; and WHEREAS the Empire...
by Elizabeth Smith July usually marks the season of monsoons in our dry Sonoran desert. There aren’t a whole lot of things we can plant at this time with temperatures so high, but there are a few things that will grow very nicely once the monsoons kick in. The traditional “Three Sisters” gardening method is one example and it’s a great way to...
There were people in old RVs at the end of dirt roads with no running water. There were people in large houses on 40-acre lots in a gated community. Conservatives. Liberals. People of differing ethnicities and color. The small community of Vail that my family joined thirty years ago was diversity rich. Explosive growth occurred. New neighborhoods...
by Stacy Winstryg The Vail Parent Network is gearing up for election season with several candidate forums. These are great opportunities for the Vail community to come out and meet the candidates who will represent them next year in the house and the senate. Education is our primary focus and we encourage you to attend one of the events hosted by...
Dear Heather, I have a long time friend who has a child that is the same age as one of my children. We often get together and share stories about our kids, talk about their successes and struggles, as parents often do. Historically, we have had many positive things to share. Our kids are now high school age, and the tides have shifted some. My...
Author of “Cyber War Attack!” How old were you when you first started writing? I was nine when I wrote my first short story. What was your inspiration for the book? My inspiration for this book was Ted Koppel’s book, Lights Out. It was very informative, but dull. It made me think that the best way to get his message out would...
by Khevin Barnes Chuck Colbath, the co-owner (with John Chaisson as the operating owner) of Bavilon Salon in Old Vail Station, knows firsthand that as we age, our aches and pains can make for a “bad hair day.” But where else do women and men find the opportunity of having their physical selves reshaped and transformed than in the chair of a...
Most VPS projects and programs begin as ideas brought to us by residents. Those ideas are brought to life by hard working VPS volunteers. We focus on how our heritage and history can connect community members, serve today, and inspire a tomorrow that honors the values of residents, local entrepreneurs and businesses, and provide opportunities for...
This past June 15th, Justin T. Wollman of Vail received an Associate of Science Degree in Management and Management/Logistics and a Bachelor of Science in Management/Logistics.
