Street Racing Comes to Scottsdale – City is Wisely Clamping Down on It

We all know that Scottsdale typically strikes a nice balance between being a quiet place to live and raise a family and having a robust party scene. When that robust party scene turns into streets being blocked off with street racing, and thus imperiling others, it has gone too far. Street racers recently took over the intersection of Camelback and … Read More

Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Promised and Scottsdale Delivered

By Co-Chairs Andrea Alley, Dana Close, Mike Norton, Dennis Robbins, Paula Sturgeon “For The Best Scottsdale”, a Political Action Committee “Early 2019, our group formed the Political Action Committee that supported our City’s efforts to approve General Obligation Bonds funding Capital Improvements in our City.   As we campaigned, we made some strong commitments to voters, as did our City Council … Read More

The Council of No Strikes Again – Ironwood 92 Forced to Withdraw

We had high hopes for Ironwood 92: a well thought out development that would have provided affordable housing for healthcare workers and helped drive down rent prices by increasing supply. We had high hopes, but they were dashed by the Council of No. Last week, the developers of Ironwood 92 asked for a simple continuance to help ensure that their … Read More

Litigious Greenburg Father Won’t Go Away, Again Showing Why He Should

Ohhhh, the Greenburg Family: as content creators, we must admit that they are fantastic muses when it comes to creating articles of interest, disgust, outrage, and general intrigue. But as Scottsdalians, we can’t help but be disgusted that they are still somewhat relevant. We have spoken at length about former Scottsdale Unified School District Board President Jann-Michael Greenburg, who while … Read More

Dembow Theft Case Stuck in Limbo – Will the Courts Hurry Up Already??

It shouldn’t come as a big surprise to regular readers that we are not particularly big fans of Paradise Valley Councilman Paul Dembow. From the unconscionable action of stealing a cross from a grieving family, to his entirely unnecessary decision to run for a 4th term, to general issues with demeanor and charges of improper dealings, we believe that he … Read More