USA Today 10Best chose 20 nominees for the "Best Small Town Weekend Escape", all in which have populations under 25,000 and are all within 150 miles of major metros, making them easily reachable whether you fly and rent a car or live nearby. Vote for Sedona to win the best weekend destination once per day until voting ends on Monday, April 25 at 12:00 p.m.Currently Sedona is in 3rd place out of 20! Please share with your fans, followers, subscribers, and guests. VOTE NOW!! … [Read more...] about Sedona is Ranked 3rd in the “Best Small Town Weekend Escape” Contest
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Climate Change Documentary in Sedona
On Thursday, August 13th, at 6:30 PM, The Inspiration of Sedona, will show part 4 of James Cameron’s, Emmy Award winning, nine-part “Years of Living Dangerously” documentary series. The remaining five parts of the series will be shown consecutively on the following 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. This groundbreaking event series explores the human impact of climate change. Along with its supporting website, www.yearsoflivingdangerously.com, it represents a milestone in raising awareness … [Read more...] about Climate Change Documentary in Sedona
The Changing Face of Southwestern Forests and Forest Products
Signs of Forest Restoration In the foothills of central New Mexico’s Manzano Mountains, Phil Archuletta has seen the signs of the future. In fact, he has seen many signs since he founded P&M Signs in 2009. His business plan is to turn small diameter ponderosa pine trees, which few people want, along with plastic milk containers, which have already been thrown away, into signs and home building materials. He calls the compound he has created Altree, because it uses the whole tree – the … [Read more...] about The Changing Face of Southwestern Forests and Forest Products
Russ Lyon Sotheby’s Sets Highest Residential Sale Ever in Northern Arizona
For Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, their 10-year anniversary is not the only thing worth celebrating this year. The company now takes pride in setting the highest residential sale ever recorded in Northern Arizona. Realtor Ed Pennington was already named the number one realtor in the Sedona market, and thanks to his $4.5 million luxury home sale this year, he is a shoo-in for the title again. After two years on the market, Pennington found a buyer for the 9,000-square-foot home on … [Read more...] about Russ Lyon Sotheby’s Sets Highest Residential Sale Ever in Northern Arizona
Sedona Broadening Dark-Sky Efforts
Long before Percival Lowell decided Northern Arizona's dark skies were worth his infusion of Eastern investment dollars, the region's star-filled, Milky Way-laden clear evenings awed gazers, be they Native peoples, Spanish conquistadors, or pioneer settlers. When larger settlements rose, awareness of natural resources including the valuable nighttime opaqueness gained momentum, led by the region's world-class professional observatories, Lowell Observatory and the U.S. Naval Observatory, … [Read more...] about Sedona Broadening Dark-Sky Efforts
Yavapai College, Sedona Cultural Park Finalize Agreement Celebration scheduled for Oct. 14 at YC’s Sedona Center for Arts & Technology
SEDONA -- Yavapai College and Sathcupa L.L.C., owner of the Sedona Cultural Park, have completed a land-swap agreement that allows the college to stay in its Sedona Center for Arts & Technology facility located in the Cultural Park. Papers filed with the City of Sedona and Yavapai County show that the two parties traded land parcels within the Cultural Park. The college received property contiguous to its facility in exchange for five acres the college owned elsewhere in the Cultural … [Read more...] about Yavapai College, Sedona Cultural Park Finalize Agreement Celebration scheduled for Oct. 14 at YC’s Sedona Center for Arts & Technology
Arizona Winemakers Boost Agriculture and Tourism
Sipping boutique blends in the tasting room at Cornville’s Page Springs Cellars and mulling over what to sample next, it is easy to grasp the magnetism of Arizona’s wine industry for the 70 percent of visitors who average $71 on food and merchandise and spend $70 more to walk away with 3.3 bottles of the red, white or sweet. Equally intriguing is the industry’s $37.6 million in direct, indirect and induced economic contribution, $5.9 million in indirect business taxes, 265 direct jobs and 140 … [Read more...] about Arizona Winemakers Boost Agriculture and Tourism
Recipe 4 Wellness Founder Finding Energy in Sedona
Catch up with Karen Russell on a Monday morning and she is baking cookies. Delicious cookies. Cookies with chocolate chips, walnuts and coconut. You might think, “This is the kind of nutritionist I want coaching me on healthy cooking!” “Here’s my whole philosophy,” she says. “When you eat a cookie, you should feel good after you eat it. It should taste good and you should feel good. With regular cookies, your energy goes down after awhile.” Russell’s cookies are gluten free, low in sugar … [Read more...] about Recipe 4 Wellness Founder Finding Energy in Sedona
Hilton Sedona Resort Celebrating Renovations
Officials at the Hilton Sedona Resort and Spaare announcing an open house July 16th. The event will celebrate the completion of phase one of the resort’s $7 million renovation, Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa invites the local community to experience its new lobby. The open house will feature live entertainment, complimentary tastings from the Grille at ShadowRock menu, and tours of eforea: spa at Hilton where guests can enjoy complimentary mini spa treatments including facial, massage, energy … [Read more...] about Hilton Sedona Resort Celebrating Renovations
Highway 89 Construction Underway
As firefighters mop up embers in Oak Creek Canyon's Slide Fire, road crews are working on Highway 89 through the Switchbacks. The previously-scheduled closure of the three-mile stretch of SR 89A between the Pine Flat Campground and the Vista scenic overlook south of Flagstaff will remain in place for several weeks while crews remove loose rocks above the switchbacks, complete other safety improvements and resurface the highway. SR 89A will reopen to traffic before the Fourth of July … [Read more...] about Highway 89 Construction Underway
