Sedona city view Sedona AZ  – The RunSedona Half-Marathon, 10K and 5K events will be held February 2, 2019, beginning at 8:00 a.m. with road closings and restrictions in effect for Sedona residents and visitors. Mark your calendars now.  The marathon course begins on Navoti Drive near Bristlecone Pines Road, heads eastward to Calle del Solle, enters SR 89A heading east, then turns north onto... 

Sedona AZ (August 20, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: A recent ADOT traffic study found the majority of Sedona traffic backs up for miles only to drive through the city limits on its way north to the Grand Canyon or south to Phoenix. I remember my first trip to Sedona from Paradise Valley in 1961. Long drive by when the family saw the Red Rocks from a distance……we... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (March 15, 2018) – Traffic has probably been the #1 hot topic over the course of the last several years, and certainly during the last city election cycle. The need to actually “do something” to address Sedona’s traffic issues was one of the primary reasons I and my fellow city councilors were elected. There is no quick fix or silver bullet,... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock takes another look at Sedona past and prophetic headlines. Sedona AZ (August 28, 2017) – Revisiting our catchy headline journey, let us begin with a guest column by Pat Pomphrey, Member, Sedona City Council, RRNews 11/07/90:  And What Can We Expect Here in Sedona? City creates ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’. And it gets better with its insert... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock Sedona AZ (June 3, 2015) – When the Sedona City Council voted approval for the purchase of the Brewer Road Property for $650,000 ($130,000 above appraisal), Mike Ward and John Martinez cast the two dissenting votes. During the discussion prior to voting, concerns were expressed about future funding for improvements. Sources other than potential public/private... 

Samuel Lee Williams arrested Sedona AZ (April 6, 2015) – On March 30, 2015, security personnel for the Enchantment Resort on Boynton Canyon Road, Sedona, reported to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office a case of employee theft and fraud. Resort accounting personnel had uncovered a significant use of petty cash receipts for unauthorized expenses. Over time, the receipts had been falsified... 

Sedona AZ (October 27, 2014) – This weekend we visited the Saltrock Southwest Kitchen at the Amara Resort in uptown Sedona, Arizona, a Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant which recently underwent a $1 million redesign. Amara’s new look is comfortable contemporary. Its Saltrock Southwest Kitchen outdoor eating area offers unspoiled Oak Creek red rock or starry sky views. We chose outdoor seating... 

Donna Joy, owner of Sedona Sweet Arts discusses the proposed bed and sales tax increases and other issues facing Sedona businesses Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – In a letter to the Sedona City Council and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, businesswoman Donna Joy writes an open letter addressing City of Sedona business issues: Dear Mayor Rob Adams, City Council, City Manager Tim Ernster, Ed Conway,... 

Sedona Arizona golf course A rebellion is brewing in the Village of Oak Creek as growing numbers of homeowners discover that VOCA (Village of Oak Creek homeowners Association) is quietly transforming itself into a glitzy golfers country club—at our expense, and without our approval. And they want to raise our assessments to pay for it. At a time of  rampant job loss, bankruptcies and foreclosures,...