Sedona, AZ - May 7, 2008 - The May 20th Sedona mayoral run-off is almost upon us, everyone should have received their write-in ballots, and final election decisions are being made.  In recent days, there has been much discussion about the city's financial position.  Are we in dire straits?  Is the city's debt too big?  Have we over committed to capital projects?  Are we covering our costs? Carl Jackson, editor of Sedona.biz, tries to sort it all out in his weekly video blog. [more]

Free environmental workshop with eco-psychologist, Shayna Tovah, in Sedona on May 17

Sedona, AZ - May 6, 2008 - Let's take a moment in our current place in time/evolution to stop, think and explore how those before us, the ancients, accomplished the things they did. In these times of ecological and personal imbalance, everyone and everything is crying out for peace, justice and balance. All of life is inconvenienced by modern humanity's disconnection from our environment. [more]

Sedona Mago Retreat is an ecotourist’s dream

Sedona, AZ - May 6, 2008 - In striving to create harmony between humanity and the Earth for the past decade, Sedona Mago Retreat Center (www.SedonaMagoRetreat.org), out Bill Gray Road from Highway 89A in the center of Coconino National Forest, has become a model of ecotourism and sustainability. [more]

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Ochser pleads “Not Guilty” to misdemeanor charges

By Tommy Acosta, Sedona-Verde Valley times

Sedona, AZ - May 6, 2008 - Flagstaff attorney Bruce Griffen entered a “not guilty” plea this week to a misdemeanor complaint filed April 9 against Clifford Ochser in Sedona Municipal Court by Sedona City Attorney Mike Goimarac. [more]

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Sedona city officials to attend 2-day lecture on form-based codes

by Cyndy Hardy

SEDONA, Ariz., May 5, 2008 – Sedona residents concerned with growth and development should familiarize themselves with a relatively new term to local city planning: form-based codes. [more]

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Sedona Mago Retreat Center to Host 10th Anniversary Festival, May 25

Sedona, AZ - May 3, 2008 - Sedona and Verde Valley residents and tourists are invited to Sedona Mago Retreat Center’s 10th Anniversary Festival, highlighted by Ilchi Lee’s “Brain Education for Successful Aging” lecture, May 25 (Sunday), 2008, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Memorial Day weekend).

With its unique natural beauty and vortex-energy amid Coconino National Forest, the 160-acre Sedona Mago Retreat Center in its 10 years of operation has created an ideal environment for the renewal, training, and healing of its more than 3,000 guests from all over the world visiting annually.  [more]

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EDITORIAL

Sedonans go green, stop reading newspapers

by Carl Jackson, Editor | Sedona.biz

Sedona, AZ - May 4, 2008 -  If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times:  Sedona can become a world wide model for economic sustainability by employing green practices. [more]

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"Encounters at the End of the World" makes Arizona premiere in Sedona on May 13

Sedona, AZ - May 3, 2008 - The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Arizona premiere of “Encounters at the End of the World” at the May installment of the Second Tuesday Cinema Series. There will be two screenings of the film at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on May 13 at Harkins Sedona Six Theatres. [more]

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ADOT SR179 construction update for the week of May 5

Project 2 - Sedona City Limits

Sedona, AZ - May 03, 2008 - A two-week period of night work will occur between the Y and Hillside (except for the area between Portal Lane and the Oak Creek Bridge). The crews will be placing storm drain “laterals,” which are pipes that cross under SR 179 to convey storm water to the newly installed storm drain system. The start date of this work is not yet finalized. When the date is set, ADOT will provide notice to the community.  [more]

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Grand Canyon painter Bruce Aiken at the Sedona Library on May 16

Creating abundance with rainwater and greywater in Sedona on May 13

Sedona, AZ - May 3, 2008 - Utilizing rainwater and greywater in our landscapes are two of the most effective forms of water conservation in our area. Turning these wastes into resources turns a water scarcity mentality into a water abundance mentality, while lowering our water bills considerably. Learn methods of this conservation process at the Sedona Public Library at 6:30pm on Tuesday, May 13 in the Si Birch Community Room. [more]