Sedona City Council opined too many retirees, second home owners, lack of land for development, high costs of housing and living, residents opposed to change who love Sedona as it is, and grumpy opinionated residents and voters whose average census age is 57, all have adverse impacts on its plan to grow the City. Sedona AZ (February 14, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com... 

Sedona AZ (February 12, 2015) – During the evening of February 4, 2015, an alert Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a black Ford Mustang displaying an expired registration. Its driver provided a Colorado driver’s license with the name “Bill Benjamin.” A check of the license number revealed no corresponding record. Determining the license was likely a... 

Former Roman Catholic nun, Barbara Mayer, pays tribute to Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old American captured and murdered by Islamic extremists. Sedona AZ (February 12, 2015) – There is a saying in Zen that we keep becoming what we always were. Some of us take a long lifetime to reach any potential we may have, and some people die with a good part of their soul songs still unheard. Then there... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (February 11, 2015) – It is hard to believe the Citizen Engagement Program already has a year under its belt… and what a year it has been. For starters, we had nine work groups start and complete their work. In addition, fifteen other work groups are still in progress and meeting. These groups work through a variety of issues such as land use... 

Bell Rock is a formidable hike despite its ease of access. Planning is required for its safe traverse. Sedona AZ (February 11, 2015) – On February 8, 2015, at approximately 7:30PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call that two people were stuck near the top of Bell Rock in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona. The initial call came from a concerned citizen reporting flashing... 

Sedona AZ (February 11, 2015) –  The Coconino County Arizona Board of Supervisors has approved a license agreement with Northern Arizona University (NAU) that will create an artist-in-residency program at the county wwned Frontiere property – a 240-acre parcel located adjacent to Rogers Lake County Natural Area in Flagstaff, Arizona. NAU officials are expected to sign the contract this... 

Gray Wolf shot and killed in Grand Canyon, photo by Fred C. Bicksler Sedona AZ (February 11, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: It is with a heavy heart that I write to share the news – the Grand Canyon wolf is dead. DNA analysis confirms that the female wolf shot and killed on December 28th in Utah was the same wolf that some in the Southwest had nicknamed “Echo.”... 

Sedona AZ (February 10, 2015) – Arizona State Route 89A in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks (mileposts 387-390) was fully reopened this afternoon after crews repaired a sinkhole discovered in the northbound lane on Saturday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The southbound lane was reopened at 10:30 a.m. today. Both northbound and southbound lanes are now open. ADOT started... 

Sedona AZ (February 10, 2015) – Apple® will open an International Operation Center in Mesa, Arizona. As announced in a press conference last week with Governor Doug Ducey, State Senate President Andy Biggs and Mesa Mayor John Giles, Apple® wants to make one of the largest investments in its history – $2 billion for Arizona in the first 10 years, which would include 150 full-time jobs and... 

Sedona AZ (February 10, 2015) – The 21st annual Sedona International Film Festival will celebrate the 100th birthday of film icon and former Sedona resident Orson Welles with screenings of Citizen Kane, Othello, Touch of Evil, Falstaff – Chimes at Midnight, several documentaries about his life and career with post-film Q&As hosted by his daughter, Beatrice, including a discussion about...