“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” ― Hafiz We fear birth, death and everything in between. We believe in the worst of the lies we tell ourselves: that things are in our control and that we have power over the outcomes of our […]
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South32 Drops Permit Request
South32 VP of Corporate Affairs Greg Lucero answers a question from the audience at the March 26 Planning and Development Committee Open Hearing. Photo by Aisha Sander South32 has withdrawn their application for a use permit to build a 3.9 acre parking lot and staging area off Harshaw Road, having requested that the Town Council […]
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Donors Step Up to Save Pool
The old pool filtration system is being dismantled piece by piece in preparation for the installation of the new system, thanks to a donation from the Stark Community foundation. The Patagonia Pool will be able to reopen this summer thanks to donations from the Stark Community Foundation and from Patagonia benefactor John Kendall. The plight […]
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Milestones: Belonging
Years ago I had an experience of oneness and connection with all of life. I belonged to everything and everything belonged in me. I felt connected to life in all its forms, no longer separate from the wind, the air, the trees and the earth. In this expansive belonging my ego-based identity of being a […]
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Town Manager Resigns
David Teel is leaving Patagonia after eight years as Town Manager. Photo by Aisha Sander David Teel has resigned from the position of Patagonia Town Manager. Teal said that he hopes the next town manager is experienced and a professional. In the interim Isabel Van Nest will be the Town Manager. The challenge will be to […]
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South32 Seeks Use Permit From Town
On January 11, 2019 the Town of Patagonia received an Application for Use Permit from Red Mountain Ranch LLC, a subsidiary of the mining company South 32. Red Mountain Ranch owns a 27-acre property off Harshaw road, and proposes to build a concrete parking lot, mobile (non-permanent) restrooms and a guard shack. The proposal is […]
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Final Permit Issued for Rosemont Mine
Development of the Rosemont mine will dramatically alter these scenic views along Hwy. 83 leading to Sonoita. Photograph by Marion Vendituoli In a controversial decision on March 8, 2019, the South Pacific Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in San Francisco, California issued the last required permit to construct the Rosemont Mine in […]
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South32 Makes Use Permit Presentation to Town Planning and Development Committee
The Planning and Development Committee of Patagonia had an open hearing on March 27 to discuss the Use Permit application from South32 to build a 3.9 acre parking lot and staging area off Harshaw Rd. on their 29 acre property on Red Rock Avenue. Around 60 people attending the open hearing held by committee members […]
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Milestones – Death: An Invitation
Death is the door to illumination. As those of us left behind, struck with sorrow, disbelief, regret, and much more, we touch our own death by losing people we deeply love. Death is a reminder that we hold so much in our hearts, and when we swim in these deep waters, sometimes all we can […]
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Meeting Noam Chomsky
Aisha Sander visits with Noam Chomsky after their interview at the University of Arizona. Photo by Valeria Chomsky World-renowned linguist and political dissident Noam Chomsky moved to Tucson in 2017 to join the faculty in the department of linguistics at the University of Arizona. Chomsky’s previous visits to UA with his wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, […]