By Martie Maierhauser and Leslie Nitzberg Attention choral singers! If you have been missing the opportunity to sing in harmony with others during the past two years, you will be excited to know that The Vail Chorale is returning to in-person music-making for the Spring 2022 season! The Vail Chorale is the Greater Vail Area’s non-auditioned...
By Nina Corson Pima Community College – with East Campus right in Vail’s backyard – is open and ready to serve students! Spring classes start Jan 12 and are offered in-person, virtual and online. The college has enhanced our advising structure. Advising is now done by appointment instead of on a walk-in basis. We’ve found...
By Chuck Colbath Here at Bavilon Salon, our 11th year is coming to a close. We want to thank everyone who has visited us in 2021, and we look forward to 2022 being a better year for all of us. We are starting 2022 with a specialized color class by a master educator. This will be live in our store, with our stylists utilizing mannequins we have for...
By Barbara Russek I love beauty. Any venue that adds something beautiful to our topsy turvy world, especially in an ambiance that promotes a feeling of tranquility, has my vote. The long-established but newly named Foothills Art Galleries, 6420 N. Campbell Ave., just north of Skyline Dr., is one of those rare places.With one turn off the beaten...
Don’t let a mountain get in your way By Khevin Barnes Philosophers and poets have often compared our lives to mountain climbing. The best view comes after the hardest climb. Living in Vail we have some stunning mountains surrounding our Rincon Valley and a number of these peaks are accessible with proper preparation. Looking out my office window I...
Here is a picture of Milo. He is our COVID puppy we adopted. He has been a great addition to our family and loves to run, jump on our bed, snuggle and sneak in as many treats as he can.– Ana Sherman is a rescue German Shepard. He found us back in 2014 when we were visiting the facility and he casually walk over to us, looked up and you could...
By Rick Bass I believe our growing community has the potential to be the next “Blue Zone.” Blue Zones are locations throughout the world where people have eluded heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and several types of cancer. I know from my work as a crisis counselor and suicide prevention specialist, our health is our greatest wealth. Family...
“Strive not to be a success, but to be of Value.” – Albert Einstein By Christine Anderson Ferraris You don’t have to quit your job and go into debt to start a business. It’s often a good idea to start slowly to allow the freedom to experiment and learn as you go. Generally speaking, service businesses are the businesses that require the smallest...
Four saguaro cactus enjoy the Tucson sunset in this stunning photograph from Bel Coulson. View more of her work at photographybybel.com.
By John Simpson Very warm and dry summed up the month of November for southern Arizona. I only recorded 0.01” of rain (almost nothing), which is well below my 11-year November average of 0.62.” The Tucson airport also recorded 0.01” and it’s 30-year November average is 0.56.” Rainfall throughout the Vail area was pretty consistent with 0 to a few...
