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Data obtained from Santa Cruz County Assessors Website Red = AMI Purchases 2018-July 2019 Purple = Property under contract Arizona Minerals, Inc. has purchased several properties in the Harshaw Rd. and Red Rock Canyon area over the past year. Many residents of the Patagonia area are concerned by the recent acquisition of properties by Arizona […]

The Arizona Trail is scheduled to be rerouted to avoid the tailings and waste rock area planned for the Rosemont Mine project. Map courtesy Arizona Trail Assn. The Arizona Trail Association (ATA) is collaborating with the United States Forest Service and HudBay /Rosemont Mine Copper Project to reroute a section of the original Arizona Trail […]

Samantha Shore has recently opened SolFit, a fitness and holistic health center in Patagonia. Photo by Aisha Sander Samantha Shore, an experienced fitness and movement trainer with extensive experience, has opened SolFit, a fitness and holistic health studio located on Harshaw Road, opposite the Patagonia post office. When Shore first saw the house she said […]

The new management at the Vineyard Cafe offers breakfast and lunch Wednesday – Sunday. (From left) Imelda Carter, Roxann Valenzuela, Marla Valenzuela, Lynaya Valenzuela, Diana Valenzuela. Photo by Marion Vendituoli July 5th saw some new faces managing the Vineyard Café on Hwy 82 just past the intersection in Sonoita. Roxann (“without an E!”, she states) […]

Executive Director Anita Budhraja at her home office in Patagonia. Photo by Aisha Sander Anita Budhraja has recently started work as the Executive Director of Deep Dirt Institute (DDI). DDI is an accredited 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission, Budhraja says, is to use “hands-on demonstration and inspirational education to empower individuals and their communities to […]

Ron Robinson took over the office of Town Manager on July 1. Photo by Aisha Sander By Aisha Sander Ron Robinson was chosen by the Town Council to be the new Town Manager for Patagonia after a selection process that included interviewing five candidates. Robinson is a retired private businessman who moved to Patagonia from […]

Arizona Minerals, Inc. has purchased several properties in the Harshaw Rd. and Red Rock Canyon area over the past year. Many residents of the Patagonia area are concerned by the recent acquisition of properties by Arizona Minerals, Incorporated (AMI). AMI is a corporation registered in the U.S. and owned by South32, an Australian based mining […]