Updates on Saturday Coffee With the Chief, the safety of Elgin Bridge, and recent amendments to the fire code.

Dottie Farrar
PCAA Plans Community Mural
A coalition of local nonprofits are planning a history-inspired, 100-foot mural on a house’s wall abutting Richardson Park in Patagonia.
Fire Chiefs Discuss 2022, Anticipate Challenges Ahead
The Patagonia and Sonoita-Elgin fire services both had a busy 2022, and anticipate more of the same in 2023.Â
Writing Into the Dark
She had none of the qualifications for being a writer, but she’s done it anyway: how civil engineer Karen Riggs became author K.C. Riggs.
Winemaker Carries on Family Tradition
The Elgin-based Najar Cellars winery is inspired by the vintner Alan Sanchez’s winemaking grandfather—and an underlying philosophy of biodynamic viticulture.
Museum Hosts Youth Art Exhibit
Thirty attendees of the Patagonia Creative Arts Association Summer Art Camp are showing their work.
Biscuits for Breakfast in Sonoita
Chef/owner Jaime Chavez ‘s new eatery is now serving breakfast and brunch daily. The most popular menu item by far is the peach danish.
Local Student Wins Prizes at Regional Science Fair
Julie Rodriguez holds one of her Rhode Island red chickens that she has fitted with radio frequency identification (RFID) bands. Julie Rodriguez, 8th grade student at the Elgin School, won two awards at SARSEF, Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair held in Tucson on March 5. She was given the First Place Middle School […]
New Winery Opens in Elgin
Brooke Lowry Ide has opened Vino Stache Winery, encouraged by local vineyard owners and mentors. “These are my people, my tribe,” she says.
Donor Gifts Building to PCAA
Longtime Patagonia arts advocate Molly Phinny passes the Arts Center building on to the active local arts nonprofit.