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Sedona Red Rock News Candace Carr Strauss, president and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, gives a presentation to the Sedona City Council about the chamber’s workplan and budget on Wednesday, April 28. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers The Sedona City Council is requesting that the Sedona Chamber of Commerce hit the pause button on destination marketing for the next year. Time will tell if it will have the desired effect that many in the area have been seeking. But even those on council are not so sure. “I’m in favor of a pause for one year ...

Sedona Red Rock News Candace Carr Strauss, president and CEO of the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, begins her presentation to the Sedona City Council by addressing falsehoods she had heard circulating throughout Sedona on Wednesday, April 28. Several people spreading these falsehoods later spoke during the call to the public. I don’t go to many Sedona City Council meetings for several reasons: I have staff journalists who go in my stead and report what occurs; I have a 2-year-old who has unrelenting storytime demands; and because I believe in data, math and logic...

Sedona Red Rock News During its April 13 monthly meeting, members of the Sedona Lodging Council discussed a resolution requesting that the Sedona Chamber of Commerce seek no advertising or marketing funds from the Sedona City Council for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The goodwill gesture to help reduce the current increase in tourism was met with opposition by many on the Lodging Council and failed to pass. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers A question residents have asked for several years in regard to Sedona tourism is, “When is enough, enough?” With the recent lifting of m...

Sedona Red Rock News Director of Horticulture Dan Smith stands in one of Sky Ranch Lodge’s lowwater gardens on Friday, April 2. Water-conscious gardens are one of the reason’s the Sky Ranch Lodge is “sustainable” certified according to the Sustainability Alliance. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers It is officially April, which means Earth Day is right around the corner. Rather than just celebrate Earth Day on April 22, the Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau launched an Earth Month initiative to engage residents and visitors in the drive to sustainability. “Our g...