A Guide to Wine Tasting in Southern Arizona The world of wine is incredibly diverse. While most people have tasted wine, few have truly experienced the wide spectrum of wines out there or had the chance to discover a personal favorite. There are thousands of types of wine-making grapes (known as varietals) grown all over the world. In the grocery...
Hello Friends, As the late winter rains slow down, we find ourselves with many potholes and overgrown vegetation along our Tucson rights-of-way. Our crews have been working tirelessly to mitigate these problems and will continue working 6-day weeks over the next 2 months. If you see our amazing employees, please drive by them slowly and give...
A Look Back at Vail Pride Day VPD Celebrates 25 Years It is hard to believe, but it is true. It has been twenty-five years since the first Vail School District’s Vail Pride Day. It was 1999 when Rosemary McCain and Anne Gibson, the first co-chairs, began to weave the plan to develop a program that would keep Vail unified under the leadership of...
In Your Dreams: Nocturnal Interpretations Dear Claire, I have this repeating dream that I would like to know about. In this dream, I lose all of my teeth. They fall out one at a time until all of them are gone. I will try to catch them as they fall out, but they disappear. I wake up really shaken by it and will think about it for too long...
Washington’s Birthday, and Ours This time of year always reminds me of when we used to celebrate Washington’s Birthday. I was just out of high school and wanted to do something I liked. Like most boys, I loved cars. I wanted to sell them, so I went to a nearby Lincoln Mercury Dealer, and was offered a job! About a month later, we had our...
Rental Homes Unveiled at Rocking K Build-to-rent communities are the newest housing option in cities across the country that are giving renters an alternative to apartment living. MODERNE at Rocking K in Vail is one of the first rental home communities in Southern Arizona. The gated neighborhood of 224 single-story, single-family homes for rent is...
Vail Pride Day at Charron Vineyards Charron Vineyards is a family-run small business that was established in 1995. Charron is Vail’s ONLY vineyard and winery! Located just 15 minutes from downtown Vail and Corona de Tucson, Charron Vineyards offers wine tastings, wine by the glass, bottle, or ½ glass, yummy wine slushies and delicious, warm mulled...
Construction Zone Building a Better Community Sportsman’s Warehouse, Bass Pro Shop, and Home Depot Coming Soon to Tucson! Three new retail big box stores are coming to Tucson: Sportsman’s Warehouse, Bass Pro Shop, and Home Depot will soon have new stores, adding 271,000 square feet of new retail space to the area. Sportsman’s Warehouse has...
Best in the Class Pantano High School Ethan Mourreale, Valedictorian After high school my future plans are to go to college in order to explore my options and to help grow my potential. Since my freshmen year I had to overcome the challenges of having to get myself to be able to do homework as well as a long term illness which made school...
Neighbors and friends, As we welcome 2024, I wanted to share some updates on the projects that continue to shape and enhance our community on this side of town. These initiatives, under Tucson Delivers – Parks and Connections, are not just construction and improvements; they represent our shared commitment to creating a vibrant, safe, and...
