The Oro Valley Council Chambers was packed with residents last Wednesday, Nov. 7, as new Mayor Joseph Winfield and councilmembers Melanie Barrett, Joyce Jones-Ivey and Josh Nicolson were sworn into office and conducted the first council meeting of their four-year terms.
One of the last Oro Valley Town Council actions before leadership changes hands was to give the town manager a $20,000 raise, approved unanimously on Oct. 3.
It’s almost Halloween, and you’re probably almost as excited as your kids. Parties, costumes, trick-or-treating…it’s one of the holidays most looked forward to by children and parents, alike. But even as you’re putting the finishing touches on costumes and making that last candy run to the s…
Restaurateur Sam Fox is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of Wildflower this month. Since opening Wildflower, Fox has launched Fox Restaurant Concepts, which now runs nearly 50 restaurants around the country in eight different states, including Tucson’s Blanco, North, Culinary …
The students of Oro Valley are leaving their mark across town in more ways than one.
Did you know that the Town of Oro Valley’s diligence in securing, managing and conserving its water resources has been so successful that the Water Utility delivers less total water resources per year than it did over a decade ago?
Chief Daniel Sharp of the Oro Valley Police Department never planned on being an officer. But 40 years later, he’s now the mentor and leader of an entire police fleet.
It all started a few years back. October in Oro Valley used to be just like any other month, calm and peaceful. Sure, we had the regular run-ins with the common spine-tingling desert dwellers like rattlesnakes, scorpions, tarantulas and other creepy crawlies. But the things that inhabit Oro …
Oro Valley Public Library is taking a new approach to getting kids excited about reading. It has to do with even bigger kids.
According to Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath, the state of the town has never been stronger.
Four incumbents in Oro Valley were swept out of office in favor of a new mayor and three new council members last week.
Nineteen of the 33 store lots at the Oro Valley Marketplace are empty, and a new one is clearing out soon. Dick’s Sporting Goods in set to close its Oro Valley location on Sept. 12, with plans to relocate to the Tucson Mall.
The second-quarter campaign finance reports for this year’s Oro Valley mayor and council election show that Mayor Satish Hiremath and council members Lou Waters, Mary Snider and Joe Hornat have raised more than two-and-a-half times as much money as their challengers.
Environmental conservation has always ranked high as a community value in Oro Valley. Community surveys conducted as part of the last two state-mandated general plan updates positioned public safety and the environment as the two highest priorities.
Alongside incumbent mayor Satish Hiremath, three other members of Oro Valley’s Town Council are seeking re-election this year.
While Joe Winfield faces off with Satish Hiremath for the fate of Oro Valley’s top spot, three town residents are on a mission to bring a new vision to the dais. Josh Nicolson, Melanie Barrett and Joyce Jones-Ivey are in the midst of their campaigns to unseat the incumbents and believe they …
Last Monday, July 23, construction crews began hacking away at the tile roof of the Oro Valley Police Department’s southern substation. The building, located at 500 W. Magee Road, will receive a $5.3 million expansion extending to the south and the east, along with a brand new second story.
Instead of spending her Fourth of July holiday playing games with her friends and hanging out with her family, one Oro Valley youth decided to do something a bit more patriotic—gathering funds for veterans. Already this is impressive, but even more so when you find out she’s not even in midd…
Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath first set foot in Oro Valley as a young man in dental school when, in 1988, he visited the tennis pro at the then-Sheraton, Don Dickinson.
Joseph Winfield’s path to the Aug. 28 primary traces back to his Eagle Scout project.
The word “growth” is one that always stirs strong opinions and intensive discourse in Oro Valley. This has been a constant in my 19 years of planning service, and the high level of community involvement has served the town very well. A direct result is that travelers along North Oracle Road …
While the summer might still be scorching, the recently revealed lineup for the 2018 Oro Valley Music Festival is sweet enough to make us want to get outside and listen to some live music.
High school students from Oro Valley are busy creating an art installation at the Oro Valley Community Center.
I began working for the Town of Oro Valley in late May, and I am thrilled to serve the Oro Valley community as the new director of community and economic development. It hasn’t taken long to validate my initial positive impressions, having already met with hundreds of people who have helped …
The towns of Marana and Oro Valley once again brought together their respective communities to celebrate Independence Day, complete with games, activities, live entertainment—and plenty of fireworks. Marana hosted its most well-attended signature event, the Star Spangled Spectacular , at Cro…
While the Oro Valley Stormwater Utility continues to be proactive in managing washes and addressing potential flood issues, the Town of Oro Valley will still be providing free sandbags for residents who may need to protect areas of their homes from storm runoff.
A series of improvements to Oro Valley’s parks is on the way, with the venerable James D. Kreigh and Naranja Park both receiving support.
A local memorial project honoring the community’s most recognizable heroes recently gained a significant ally in its fundraising efforts: the Arizona American Legion.
I was I was born practically on the banks of Darby Creek, in a hospital up slope from the stream, and it’s only a slight exaggeration to say that its meandering waters drew the map of my suburban Philadelphia childhood.
Glen Frey in the ’80s said it best: “The heat is on!” and for those of us in Southern Arizona, we can definitely feel it. 2017 was record-level hot for Oro Valley, and all indications are that 2018 won’t be any cooler. Now I don’t have to tell you that one of the best parts of living here ar…
The Town of Oro Valley is now accepting applications from residents who are interested in serving as a representative to the Regional Transportation Authority’s Citizens Accountability for Regional Transportation Committee.. Interested Oro Valley resident can contact the Town Clerk’s Office …
Who teaches the teachers? When the subject is how to prepare students for the scientific world of tomorrow, it makes sense they could use a little help. Luckily, a local teacher was up for the challenge, and started the STEMAZing Project, a Pima County School Superintendent's Office program …
Every year, Americans across the nation celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 in many ways, all of which could be described as truly American. Barbecue, sports games, family gatherings, live music—and of course—fireworks, it’s a longstanding tradition to share i…
The Town of Oro Valley’s fiscal year is coming to a close next Saturday, June 30, and with it, some significant accomplishments achieved for the community. Major capital projects were completed on-time and under budget, including Lambert Lane widening and safety improvements, two additional …
I think I’ve found my new favorite band: Quadrant 44, a bunch of grade-school kids playing covers of your favorite classic rock hits. Q44 sure knows how to bring the house down.
From spa treatments to yoga classes, even the color scheme of the walls, everything at The Beauty Spot in Oro Valley is meticulously designed to induce relaxation.
The Town of Oro Valley will move into the new fiscal year next month with a finalized spending plan after Town Council unanimously passed its next budget on June 6. The $142.9 million budget constitutes a roughly 11 percent increase over the current year.
Oro Valley’s mayor will openly admit he’s a little behind on the times when it comes to using social media, but he’s starting his Facebook career with a strong message aimed at his challenging candidates: stop being so disingenuous.
It may be the jobs story of 2018, and beyond, in Oro Valley.
The Old Glories that have traditionally hung outside Oro Valley veteran posts were retired into traditional triangles and put to rest under the midday sun as the military bugle melody “Taps” played in the background.
With cheers of joy and pride, the graduating girls of Camp Fury 2018 celebrated the completion of their five-day program earlier this month at The Angel Charity Place for Girls here in Tucson.
A decade of planning and a year of construction came to a halt at the end of last month when the Nakoma Sky Board of Trustees determined its Oro Valley project was no longer viable.
Jeff Scurran tucks a full head of silver hair beneath his trademark white Nike visor on a blustery late May evening. The larger-than-life figure in Arizona high school football looks out over a practice field tucked between two softball diamonds at Catalina Foothills High School.
Oro Valley resident Shirl Lamonna has been photographing a family of great horned owls. Send your photos to readerphotos@tucsonlocalmedia.com. Include your name, contact information and details about the photo, including who took it, where it was taken and the subject. Not all photos can be …
June has arrived in Oro Valley! Aside from the intense heat, no school, and anticipation for upcoming summer vacation plans, what else is there to look forward to in the month of June? How about spending quality time with dad and the entire family right in your own backyard? Just because Fat…
The Marana Police Department and several of its community partners are conducting a Dispose-A-Med event this Saturday, June 9 at the Target located at 3901 W. Ina Rd.
A swarm of players line up on a parched practice field on a cloudless summer afternoon in the shadows of the imposing rockfaces of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
A fourth challenging candidate has filed paperwork with the Town of Oro Valley to place his name on the upcoming August primary—and he’s looking to bring a sense of youth and some new perspectives to the dais.
The Nakoma Sky Board of Trustees recently determined that the Nakoma Sky project is "no longer feasible" for the foreseeable future, according to a press release sent Wednesday, May 30.
The 2018 graduating classes from each of the region’s public high schools marched onto fields last week amidst screaming parents, metallic balloons—and giant replicas of their own faces—to mark the end of a major chapter in their young lives.
Jeremiah Pate refuses to be stopped, whether it’s while researching a cure for Parkinson’s disease, starting a business for mining satellites or climbing a mountain in Israel at sunrise with a group of the world’s best and brightest—and youngest—minds.
