The Greater Vail area is home to a wonderful cultural asset in The Vail Chorale, a non-auditioned community chorus that has been entertaining local audiences since 2011 with Fall and Spring concerts featuring jazz, pop and folk arrangements, Broadway tunes, Renaissance madrigals and classical gems. The ensemble includes high school students along...
by Paul Lorenz At the bottom of my ad reads “Committed Inquiries Only.” What do I mean by that? The short answer is you really are ready to start lessons when you inquire. You have worked out the ramifications and logistics and have confirmed intent of either your child or yourself to begin. Yet, from time to time, I get callers with unfinished...
by Heather Redmon, DVM, of Madera Veterinary Hospital Although we live in the desert, water safety is an important concern for everyone. From swimming pools to lakes and creeks, water hazards are a ubiquitous concern during outdoor activities. Many dogs enjoy swimming and playing in the water, but not all dogs are good swimmers. Due to...
By J.J. Lamb of The Vail Preservation Society Streaks of red, green, silver and blue soared upwards towards a star studded sky in Vail on July 3rd. Collective oohs!, ahhs! and wows!! filled the night air as residents celebrated country and community during A Colossal Fourth Block Party and Fireworks. Why fireworks on July 3rd? We wanted only the...
by Tom Howard Road Construction Update Houghton Road/Over Union Pacific Railroad Much progress is being made on the bridge span. Piers can now be seen from the old bridge. Once crews finish the piers and bridge supports they will install the bridge girders. Work continues on the utility relocations. Flagman will be in the area to assist with...
by Angela deVesty Treasure hunting. For many, this conjures up images of pirates with eye patches and missing teeth boldly maneuvering a boat through choppy waters in search of gold coins. For me, this means a trip to Vail Depot. The ever-changing inventory allows for a new find every visit, and the potential for uncovering something truly...
by Elizabeth Smith The Hacienda Del Oro (HDO) Park off of Paseo Juan Tabo and Via De Las Palmeritas has an open area where we have proposed creating an “Edible Food Forest” with several low-maintenance trees. We still need about 50 more homeowner signatures, (required by the HDO Board). If you live between Rees and Esmond, and Rita Road and Paseo...
By Kelsey Thomas I clearly remember my drive to the Tucson airport on the day I left the U.S. to spend a year in Denmark. I listened to the radio, trying to soak in the pop music blasting through the speakers for what I thought would be the last time for a long time. I was nervous thinking of a world where the pop culture was unrecognizable to me...
by Trent Thomas Along our roadways, it is hard not to notice the numerous signs on display. I’m not referring to the official department of transportation signs that identify speed limits, railroad tracks, and crosswalks. Actually, I am referring to the “other” signs that are temporarily hammered into the ground advertising everything from window...
By James Shaw Keep in mind that just because something can be recycled, it doesn’t mean that it can be recycled economically. And if it can’t be recycled economically (or profitably), it probably shouldn’t go into your curbside container. There are other ways to recycle things – or to re-use them, in some fashion. (We’ll discuss this in future...
