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Welcome to the Gun Show

By Alisha Brewer Get your protein shakes ready! This month we’re talking all about those robust lizards (with the BIG personalities) that you see in your front yard, on your rocks and around your walkway doing push up after push up at record pace. (Why in the world do they do that?) Desert spiny lizards are stocky lizards. The males have a...

Picklin’ for a Cure

By Khevin Barnes Finding the “fun” in fundraisingThe game of Pickleball, a hybrid of tennis, badminton and ping-pong has been touted as “The fastest growing sport in America”. Evidence of that claim can be seen in and around Vail with many communities adding new playing courts to accommodate the sport. In October of this year players from around...

Wandering the World in Wonder: A few Pages from a Backpacker’s Journal

By Khevin Barnes In recent days, as the Covid travel bans have been cautiously lifted, many of my neighbors here in Vail have eagerly booked vacations, cruises and other travel plans. A few of my friends are aware of the fact that I have been fortunate to visit 50 or so countries on our planet, and I’m sometimes asked what my favorite places were...

The Wave of Light 2021

Parents should never have to deal with the loss of a child no matter what the reason- through miscarriages, still births, birth defects, SIDS, diseases or accident. But sadly, a lot of parents go through this. In October of 1988, President Ronald Regan proclaimed that October was National pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. A woman by the...

Extended Hours at Bavilon Salon

By Chuck Colbath Lessons learned over the past decade have helped us to be our very best. John and I are truly committed to always providing the highest level of service from friendly, experienced stylists you will want to see again. Over the years we have searched the country for the best folks to serve you. Until the pandemic, hiring was not...

Do I Need a Permit?

By Catherine Hallberg Some homeowners don’t think they need a permit to enclose an AZ room, convert a garage or make part of their home a guest quarters. They believe that since they can do the work themselves, why bother? When they go to sell their home they may have trouble getting the square footage included with the main dwelling. Pima County...

Tucson Rezones 1,290 Acres of State Land for Atterbury Trails along Houghton Corridor

The Tucson Mayor and Council approved zoning changes of 2,590-acres of State Land for a Planned Community Development (PCD) called Atterbury Trails. The site is located between the Harrison Road alignment and Houghton Road, extending from Irvington Road, south to Valencia Road; and east of Houghton Road, north of Valencia Road and south of...

Pet Parlor for September

Introduce your pet! Send us an email at editor@thevailvoice.com with a pic of your pet, your pet’s name, and how they found you. We’ll publish your pet in the paper! My dog Ranger came to our home in 2018 from Arizona Border Collie Rescue. My husband and I play chess – we finished a game and turned around to see him intently...