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Published 20 hours agoPick a free bouquet, stay for the community at a flower garden on Butterfly Lane
Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. But after wildfires and flooding hit the area five years ago, she decided to give away her blooms instead.
State grants $2.66M to arts and culture
Verde Valley nonprofits receive $85,660 from public and private funds A one-time legislative appropriation of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts and culture sector is reaching communities throughout the state with today’s announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit…
School mountain bike clubs compete at Fort Tuthill kickoff races
The Sedona School Mountain Bike Club and Mingus School Mountain Bike Club were represented well at the Arizona Cycling Association’s kickoff event at Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff alongside 1,000 students representing 62 statewide teams on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday,…
Annette McGivney talks dark legacy of ‘shaman’ Ray
3 died at makeshift sweat lodge at Cornville retreat center in 2009 The quest for enlightenment left three dead in the wake of a 120-degree Fahrenheit self-constructed sweat lodge. Their deaths was the topic of the fall’s first Sedona Heritage Museum’s Speaker Series as author…
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Published 5 hours agoDeveloper’s latest hydropower proposal on Navajo Nation draws scrutiny
Supporters say the project would bring jobs to communities that need them. Critics are concerned about the environmental impact and the tactics used by the developer and his allies.
City of Sedona mulls interim manager
Council Oks building codes and approves tourism marketing strategies With City Manager Anette Spickard’s last day set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, Sedona City Council met in a closed-door executive session Tuesday, Sept. 22, to discuss two outside candidates for interim city manager:…
Sedona Arts Festival celebrates 35 years
The 35th annual Sedona Arts Festival will run Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11, featuring artists, live entertainment. Held on the campus of Sedona Red Rock High School, 995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road in West Sedona, the fine art festival showcases a lineup of more than 100…
ICE provides info on arrests
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency released an update late Tuesday, Sept. 22, about the two men arrested in West Sedona on Saturday, Sept. 19. Mexican nationals Gildardo Sanchez Sanchez, 44, and Salomon Nava Cosme, 52, were arrested by agents for allegedly…
City of Flagstaff
Published September 25Anthony Garcia Resigns From Flagstaff City Council
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Published September 25Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: A Flash Flood
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts an unusual encounter with a slow flash flood deep in the Grand Canyon.
Big Park closing date delayed
Maybe the third time is the charm, as the $10 million sale of the former Big Park Community School to buyer Basil Maher was extended for the third time following a unanimous 5-0 vote by the Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board on Sept. 16. Both the buyer and the…
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Published September 25Journalist Annette McGivney revisits the sweat lodge deaths near Sedona in 'Plastic Shaman'
In her latest book, McGivney recounts how a 2009 retreat led by rising New Age star James Arthur Ray ended with three people dead after hours in a haphazard sweat lodge.