Does decluttering feel like a huge project that always gets put off for another day? It doesn’t have to be that way, and you can do some good in the process. At our house, we use something I call the Give It Basket. It’s a simple solution to...
Want to Know What’s Happening in Vail, Arizona?
Never miss a thing! Bookmark The Vail Voice and check back often for hot spots, featured faces, news, and events in Vail, Arizona. Sign up for The Vail Voice Mini to get a mid-month e-mail newsletter with everything happening in Vail. Or, if you’re looking for real-time updates, follow us on Facebook!
How old were you when you first started writing? In second grade (at Acacia Elementary) we were given a creative writing assignment. I can’t recall the prompt, but what I wrote was an exploration of the motivations of the snake in the movie...
Bee Safety Tips by Charlotte Herdliska, Fire Marshal of the Corona de Tucson Fire Department Check your property regularly for bee colonies. Honey bees nest in a wide variety of places, especially Africanized honey bees. Look for bees in work...
Walter Vail stepped out of a stagecoach onto the dusty streets of Tucson in 1876. Twenty-four years old, with a keen sense of purpose, Walter intended to become a successful businessman and rancher. Walter had left New Jersey soon after turning...
The U.S. Department of the Interior is conducting a review of certain National Monuments designated or expanded since 1996 under the Antiquities Act of 1906 in order to implement Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017, and to formulate...
The year was 2010 when a group of 33 greater Vail area leaders began meeting in the community room of the Rincon Valley Fire District’s newly constructed second fire station on Sands Ranch Road. The charge to the members, each of whom...
Are you or your child ready to begin piano lessons? In order for the venture to survive, there will be several vital ingredients regarding your attitudes and life circumstances. This checklist should serve as a helpful guide to evaluate your...
Park University’s Lackland Air Force Base (Texas) Campus Center and Randolph Air Force Base (Texas) Campus Center held a combined commencement ceremony on August 5th at the True Vision Church Northeast Campus in San Antonio, Texas. Tina M...
When analyzing our personal dreams, it is important to always bear in mind that we are the experts. Dream specialists can guide us, offer us insight, and provide examples of possible symbolism—but, ultimately, we are the authorities on the...
In 1954, the Arizona state legislature designated palo verde as the state tree. Back then, palo verde trees were in the genus Cercidium. The genus was later revised to Parkinsonia and two species, florida (blue palo verde) and...