It’s January and that means it’s time to get your New Year’s resolutions in line. Did you resolve to: Improve your health? Be smarter about your finances? Give back to others? Most resolutions involve healthier, happier living. You want to feel healthier and live your best life. Yet for many people in our community, there’s...
We’re only a few hours away from officially saying goodbye to 2014 and ringing in the New Year. Tonight is one of the biggest party nights of the year. It’s a night to let go of the mistakes, problems, and challenges of 2014 and embrace the possibility of 2015. While you’re searching for the best place to clink champagne glasses...
This year marked the launch of GetVailAZ.com. With that launch came the series, “Faces of Vail” that highlights various people in our community who are doing amazing things. Some of these people are well-known, others are not. No matter whether the face is one that you’re used to seeing at local networking events, or a completely...
The holidays are officially over and now it’s time to start planning your one last hurrah before 2015 – New Year’s Eve! New Year’s Eve is notorious for being a sparkling, glittery, champagne filled evening. Friends get together to imbibe a few delicious beverages before the clock strikes midnight and everyone can partake in...
It’s a tradition loved by folks all across the Southwest – Christmas Tamales. While the rest of the country is digging into green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and ham, Arizonans are reaching for corn husks and masa. There are plenty of places to buy pre-made tamales for your family’s Christmas dinner. In fact, there’s...
I first heard about Marc Moeller from his wife Audrey. As I got to know more about his background, I was excited to interview him. He’s another winemaker in our area and a member of the air force! As I learned more about him and his accomplishments, I became proud to have him as a resident in our area. Now it’s your turn to meet...
The other day I was at Hacienda del Lago enjoying the holiday party for the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce. At one point during the evening, we started talking about New Year’s Eve plans. Bonfires, cocktails, and midnight celebrations got plenty of us giddy with excitement but that’s where the conversation stopped. This time of...
Have you made your gift-giving list and checked it twice? Now, how about giving a gift to yourself! The Holiday Giveaway From GetVailAZ GetVailAZ.com is a shiny new website designed specifically for people who love the town of Vail. Whether you live here year-round, visit during the winter, or just stop in on your way through Arizona, we want to...
It’s that time of year again. Your relatives flee the cold and head South for the winter. When they arrive, chances are one of the first things they’ll want to do is find an authentic Mexican food restaurant. With our little town settled so close to the border, that shouldn’t be too hard, right? But there in lies the...
Have you ever been to our local Nascar race track, Tucson Speedway? Chances are you have seen one of our local rockstar drivers, Mariah McGriff. Mariah’s story is deeply rooted in Vail. With an education in the Vail Unified School District and Andrada Polytechnic High School as birth spot for her first Nascar race car (which she built...
