Our “Town between the tracks” inspires a Train Yard Tale By Khevin Barnes One of my fondest childhood memories are of those few weeks around Christmas time when my brother and I were permitted to set up the big, Lionel electric train around the...
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In Vail we have several creatures that are unique and not commonly found most other places in the U.S. One such insect that we commonly get questions about is the desert centipede, which many people who aren’t from here refer to as the small...
Health TipsIf you forgot to make a New Year’s resolution, don’t worry… it’s not too late. In fact the later you make your resolution, the easier it can be to keep and can create a feeling of great accomplishment. Think of...
By Robert Samuelsen The desert is binary, survive or perish, depending on one critical factor – the presence of water! If you have it, you survive, if you don’t, you perish. For centuries, the early O’odham, explorers, and missionaries safely...
By Chuck Colbath At Bavilon Salon you can expect great care, as we do everything possible to make sure we have happy, loyal clients and stylists. And while there is a lot of uncertainty in the world, you can count on Bavilon to continue to...
By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith Many of you know that the land where the Rita Ranch Community Garden resides has now been sold and that our last day is April 30th. We do have a temporary location where we will be able to store all of the garden...
The DAR is a non-profit, non-political, worldwide service organization devoted to Historic Preservation, Education & Patriotism and family history. Any woman, 18 years or older, who can prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who...
On Saturday, April 23rd, in support of the Vail School District, the Rotary Club of Vail, AZ is having a Recycling Event Fundraiser. Waste Management will be providing recycling service for the event. Join us from 9a-12noon at the “Between the...
This is Cara. (Cara means dear in Italian) Cara is a recued dog, as all our dogs have been since 1981. I was 6 years old when I had my first dog and have had one or two ever since. All our dogs have been very loving and gentle, but Cara is the...
By Lizzy Barrett I recently had the opportunity to interview local radio host and civil-rights self-defense activist Charles Heller on the air during Liberty Watch, one of the weekly shows he hosts and produces for KVOI AM 1030 in Tucson. Our...