Ryan Companies US, Inc., Diamond Ventures and the city of Tucson gathered today for the groundbreaking of three retail stores at Houghton Town Center; Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx and Petco. Ross, T.J. Maxx and Petco will open in the fall of 2017 at Houghton Town Center, a 60+ acre community shopping center, which caters to the residents of Rita...
Local Vail Resident Climbs High to Support Our Veterans This coming May, local Vail resident, Chris Cobb, will be attempting to climb to the top of North America’s highest mountain peak to raise funds for the Arizona Fisher House. We checked in with Chris to get an update on how things are going. Since the interview last month how has your...
Tucson Water Quality Monitoring Program by Heidi A. Lytle When we hear public service announcements about water in our desert communities, the message is generally about water conservation and minimal usage. In the wake of the tragic water situation in Flint, Michigan in recent years, municipal water departments nationwide are increasingly aware...
Houghton Road Needs Attention by C. West Houghton Road has over 12,000 cars that travel it daily and yet this road is literally crumbling away, in many places. Some sections of the road have been washed away clear to the solid white line, where deep trenches have been formed. Often, storm conditions may make it difficult to see these trenches...
Back in August, the Union Pacific Railroad started a project right behind our property line; first a shed and then a 200 foot tower. Let me first say that we bought this house in July of 2015 because of the views from our backyard, the fact that we had no neighbors directly behind our property line, and the privacy from neighbors, since it sits on...
The Autism Society of Southern Arizona will host the 11th Annual Autism Walk & Resource Fair on Saturday, April 1st, in Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium at Kino Park Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, Arizona. Registration is at 7:30am and the Walk and Resource Fair is from 9am – 1pm. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk...
Monday, the 16th of January, 2017, at the Cienega Boys Basketball game played at McKale Center, for the annual Coaches for Charity MLK Basketball Classic. Lucretia Free, the publisher of the Vail Voice, was celebrated as the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Honoree during the halftime celebration. As the Vail School District noted on their Facebook...
My neighbor, Sharon Fields, who lost her husband a year ago, yesterday, put out a table in front of her home with homemade cookies, Lemonade, and (if you can believe it) a birdseed ornament she made all herself! The note on her Facebook page read: “You, my friends and neighbors, have been so kind and generous over this painful last year. Your...
Church Youth on Mission Trips by Trent Thomas Dozens of young adults in our area recently received notifications they were selected to serve on a mission trip. They will join around 74,000 others that are currently serving locations in the United States and around the world. All of these young adults are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Vail, Rita Ranch, and Corona Construction Updates by Tom Howard Road Construction Update Houghton Rd/Over Union Pacific Railroad. This project had its bid opening on November 30, 2016. As of writing the City of Tucson has not yet awarded the project. The preliminary low bidder was Pulice Construction out of Phoenix. Projected start dates are...
