By Khevin Barnes THE CACTUS SEED IS PLANTED Long before I moved to Arizona with my wife in 2015 I was mesmerized by the sight of those monoliths of the desert—the...
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Hello Vail!
Hello Vail! Recently, Lucretia Free, publisher and owner of The Vail Voice, met and chatted it up about the newspaper/journalism...
Read MoreThe Vail Chorale Welcomes You for the Spring 2024 Season!
The Vail Chorale Welcomes You for the Spring 2024 Season! The Vail Chorale is excited to invite new and returning singers to join...
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Love Vail!
By now, everyone in Vail should have noticed the Love Vail signs spread throughout our community. The Love Vail campaign and...
Read MoreIncorporation Is Not a Done Deal!
The silencing of Vail residents has been happening for months behind the scenes and will continue to happen if Vail is...
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Readying Your Home for Warm Weather
By Tamra Haase Seagel Service your air conditioner.Clean windows and screens inside and out.Inspect outdoor plumbing.Get summer tools ready.Inspect your roof to prepare for monsoons. Remove...
In Their Own Words
By Natasha Herzig My name is Natasha Herzig and I am speaking on behalf of the South East Regional Council as chair of the restaurant working group. I own Tay’s Brew House and Desserts and...
Social Distancing Brings Church Home and Families...
By Paige Vogt Last week I attended church on my living room couch. As news about the coronavirus swept across the country, weekly services at my congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ...
A Reminder for Preparedness
By Mike Lavelle Organizations as diverse as The Boy Scouts of America, the Center for Disease Control, and FEMA all recommend that Americans have a basic level of preparedness for...
Hope and Industry: Chinese Laborers in Vail
By J.J. Lamb, Vail Preservation Society Railroad Matters “In the Cienega a large number of Chinamen are engaged excavating, as they there encounter considerable elevation through which cuts...
Corona’s Little Free Library
By Ellie Abraham When Alison Berryman and her husband Adam moved into their Sycamore Canyon subdivision in Corona de Tucson in 2009, she thought it was wonderful. Friendly neighbors...
Thoughts on Teaching: A Career in Crisis
By Kristina Knauer (Grateful Child of God, Joyful Wife, Blessed Mother of 5, Substitute Teacher, Volunteer Librarian, Secretary/Board Member of FSEL (Friends of the Southeast Library)...
Pima County Public Library: We Recommend
From the Pima County Public Library What if Jane Eyre sent text messages? What if you gave a mouse an iPhone? What if your favorite characters from Pride and Prejudice were all guinea pigs...
Reflections on Valentine’s Day
by Kristina Knauer It’s that time of year again — Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This ages old, celebrated holiday captures the spirit of romance in all of us, encouraging us to...