By The Southern Arizona Beekeeping Association Tragically, each year in the United States and beyond, several people are killed due to unintentional disturbance of honey bee colonies. We are both saddened and very concerned when this occurs. A...
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By Charlotte Herdliska With spring on its way in Southern Arizona, bees will be busy gathering pollen, and, occasionally forming giant, somewhat alarming clusters which are often found on tree branches. This swarming behavior can...
By Article Author “Our Sweet Lil Cakery” is opening in Civano, across from the coffee shop. They will sell cupcakes individually or by the dozen, and also birthday cakes and drip cakes. Their address: 10501 E. Seven Generations Way, Suite 131...
Dear Claire, In my dreams for the last two weeks, I keep smoking cigarettes. But I don’t smoke, and I have never smoked. The place where I am smoking is a cross between work and school. Sometimes, it will seem more like a school, but then it...
By Elizabeth Smith Tomatoes are one of the gardens biggest treasures and, not surprisingly, the most popular summer vegetable (actually a fruit) to grow. Tomatoes thrive in the heat as long as they have excellent soil, consistent watering, and...
By Stacy Winstryg Arizona continues to face a teacher shortage even after Governor Doug Ducey announced his plan to raise teacher salaries 20 percent by 2020. And earlier this year, he made a proposal to restore $68 million of the $116 million...
by Katherine L. George This month marks the 20th anniversary of Civano, a master-planned community that was conceived as testament to environmental sustainability. Located on the west side of Houghton Road between Irvington Road and Drexel...
By J. J. Lamb Florence and Cleaveland Putnam wed in July 1931. The Arizona Daily Star reported on the wedding saying, “one of the many popular University of Arizona girls to be wed this summer is Miss Florence Margaret James, who was married...
By Susan Summers A 1950’s sock hop was the theme for the March 4th luncheon honoring the many volunteers who have supported Greater Vail Community Resources during that past year with their work at the ReSources Vail Food Bank or Vail Depot...
To the editor: Arizona is a diverse political environment, which is a good thing. However, when people are elected to be our representative whether in the House or Senate, we should expect to be able to communicate with them and if we write...