Red Rock, AZ

Council approves parking rates for garage and surface parking The city’s Uptown parking plan is circling the block. The Sedona City Council voted 5-1 at its Tuesday, Aug. 25, meeting to move a residential permit parking program forward, with Councilwoman Kathy Kinsella opposed and Councilwoman Melissa Dunn absent. Council also unanimously set maximum parking rates […] The post Parking plan inches toward next steps appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

City commits $3.7M to water main upgrades and Forest Road sidewalk improvements to State Route 89A The money will continue to flow to support opening the delayed Uptown parking garage, which is now expected to open in December or January. Sedona City Council voted 6-0 on Aug. 25 — with Councilwoman Melissa Dunn absent — […] The post Uptown garage opening delayed ’til winter appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

At a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the Roseburg City Council in Oregon voted 7-1 to offer its city manager post to Sedona City Manager Anette Spickard. Spickard emailed a resignation letter to Sedona City Council on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 3 “Mayor and Council,“I am writing to formally notify you that I have […] The post Sedona City Manager Anette Spickard resigns, effective Nov. 3, for job in Roseburg, Oregon appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

The 10th anniversary season of the city of Sedona’s free Red Dirt Concert Series continues every Friday in September from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Posse Grounds Pavilion with free musical performances from an eclectic group of performers. “Just like the Friday, Saturday celebration that closed out the spring series, we’re opening the fall […] The post Red Dirt enters its 10th year appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

It’s been officially a quarter of a century since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. While most firefighters and first-responders working on that day have since retired, Sedona Fire District Governing Board Chairwoman Helen McNeal said it’s important to remember what happened and commemorate them, including the Sedona and Verde Valley firefighters who travelled […] The post SFD to commemorate 25 years since 9/11 appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

Public, private experts gather to talk numbers growth & future The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association met at Enchantment Resort on Aug. 20, to present the Northern Arizona Industry Forecast along with public and private partners in the tourism industry. Arizona Office of Tourism Director of Strategic Initiatives Kiva Couchon detailed her office’s recently released […] The post Public lands primary driver of Sedona tourism appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

Vacant building at 401 Jordan getting some use before being torn down to make way for new fire station Verde Valley Regional SWAT team, the Sedona Police Department and the Sedona Fire District helped the building at 401 Jordan Road go out with a flash bang throughout Monday, Aug 24, as law enforcement first-responders used […] The post Verde Valley Regional SWAT trains in Uptown appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

The world was saddened to learn about the death of Dolly Parton on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Tributes to her work, life and career are popping up all over the internet, transcending regional, partisan, class and ethnic lines as Americans collectively mourn one of the best of us. For far more authoritative and detailed biographies, I’ll […] The post Dolly Parton left a legacy of literacy, music and kindness appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

Walters’ exhibition shares from private collections and Sedona scenes There were paintings hanging on the walls and leaning against bookshelves in Sedona painter Curt Walters’ home studio in August, but the large easel he does most of his work on was empty. “It’s not like me at all,” he said. Instead of painting, Walters has […] The post Famous painter gets a FAMoS retrospective appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.

Mateo Tenbrink connects with Vaycion Lily for Scorpions’ only touchdown; team on the road for next 2 games Scorpion football’s season got underway in the 1A North on Friday, Aug 21, falling 34-8 against the Centurions of Cicero Preparatory Academy/North Phoenix Preparatory Academy with the game called in the third quarter with 3:23 left on […] The post Scorpions drop opener 34-8, but coach proud of new team appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.