Dear Heather, I have worked at my job for about ten years. I have a great team, and through the years have formed many relationships with my coworkers. At times, I feel like we are a big family that has grown up together. Recently, however, one of our team members has become increasingly difficult. It seems that this individual is at the...
by Kimberly Crossland, Owner of Savvy Copywriters A quick glimpse into my day so far: It’s 12:45. I’ve just picked up both boys from daycare. This morning, while they were gone, I knocked out two video scripts for clients and content for a workshop I’m building. After the noon pick up, I loaded my youngest into the baby carrier and my oldest into...
Thinking back on my time at The Vail Voice is so bittersweet. I’ve grown so much as a person, community member, and journalist. I’ve learned from Lucretia in all three of these areas. Additionally, my writing skills wouldn’t have evolved as a writer were it not for all the insight and perspective from Mike, our editor. Throughout all the articles...
by Kimberly Crossland, Owner of Savvy Copywriters As I write this, I’m sitting in one of the massage chairs at ONE Nail Salon. The stars aligned and I was able to sneak out for an hour to get a much needed pedicure. On my way out the house, I grabbed my laptop to take with me to the nail salon because that’s what I do. I multitask, for better or...
by Kimberly Crossland, Owner of Savvy Copywriters I’ve written for The Vail Voice for several years now and love the publication, as well as the team behind it. My life behind-the-scenes has changed quite a bit since we started working together. When my first article was published, I was a budding businesswoman who was building a marketing agency...
What’s the secret to finding the one? For Christa and Mert Reynolds, it was an invitation on a blind date. Mert was an American airman stationed at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany at the time and Christa was a Berliner who was born in Nazi Germany. It was an unlikely matchup and one that almost didn’t happen. In 1958, Christa’s friend had to drag...
If you’ve driven between the tracks recently, you’ve noticed quite a bit of hustle and bustle. The ReSources food bank recently opened its doors. The Depot thrift store that supports that food bank and the Vail Education Foundation has firmly planted its roots as a new storefront along Colossal Cave road. Paving work has finished, but development...
A century ago, Anglos first heard about a magnificent natural bridge shaped like a rainbow and larger than the Capitol Dome. In 1909, through serendipity, an archaeology Professor and a government surveyor, contacted southwest explorer, John Wetherill to lead an expedition to find the bridge. With the aid of native guides, the Cummins-Douglas...
There’s a new organization coming to give Southeast Tucson a voice and you’re invited to be a part of it. The South East Regional Council (SERC) is taking root to give a previously underrepresented community a coordinated way to reach local and state government, as well as business, groups, and organizations that have an impact on the...
by Kimberly Crossland of Savvy Copywriters When someone asks you where you live, how do you respond? Do you say, Vail? Corona de Tucson? Rita Ranch? Regardless of which part of the southeast region you’re in, one thing has probably frustrated you at one point – there is a lack of a unified voice representing the area. When District 4 Supervisor...
