Facebook effectively reminds users of moments in time people may want to revisit or post anew. Kind of like this one we came across recently. Its poignancy remains. (Originally published October 2018) ScottSpite Not Scottsdale: Why Museum Square Makes Sense Not Scott Jarson Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. Scott Jarson is a local realtor. He’s one half of Jarson … Read More
Less Money. More Apartments. Genius.
Earlier this week the largest gallery on Scottsdale’s Main Street, Legacy Gallery, wrote of their support for the proposed Museum Square, envisioned to replace Scottsdale’s abandoned transit station at the far end of Old Town, adjacent to the Museum of the West. Here is a link. Like Legacy, we have written in support of the project too. Click here and … Read More
Wake Up Call For Scottsdale: PS
“PS” in this case stands for post script but also Pejman’s Siren. Or Prescient Statement. See what Scottsdale gallery owner Bob Pejman wrote to city leaders following a 2016 Phoenix New Times article even more disconcerting than the one we wrote about a couple of days ago. Simply put, it was time to do something then. It’s more than time … Read More
Wake Up Call For Scottsdale
There’s a movie out right now getting rave reviews. It’s called Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. And once upon a time in Scottsdale the city used to get rave reviews for its art scene. It had no Valley peer. Two great streets, and others, populated by galleries. A cozy center for performing arts. Even a cultural campus of sorts. … Read More
Smith announces that he will not run for re-election
FLORENCE – Pinal County Supervisor Anthony Smith announces that he will not run for re-election representing District #4. Smith said, “In 2008 when I was elected into my first public office, I had no idea I would have the pleasure of serving the people for twelve years. As I examine where I am in my life and what opportunities I … Read More
Guest Editorial: What Arizona has Been Doing to Tackle Gun Violence Since the 2011 Tucson Shooting
By The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Nearly $15 Million in Federal and State Funding Directed Towards Ensuring Accurate & Complete Criminal History Database/Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Individuals with Mental Health Adjudications Phoenix, AZ, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – Over the weekend our nation witnessed two more mass shootings—the first in El Paso, Texas and the second in Dayton, … Read More
The Other Side Of The Story
In Scottsdale and many other cities of late there is a rising citizen angst about proliferating apartment projects. We share some of these concerns. Look around. While art like architecture is often in the eye of the beholder most can agree what’s interesting and good. And what is not. Aesthetics aside this can miss a broader point in parts of … Read More
A Wise Investment and a Square Deal
The old saying “you have to spend money to make money” is especially true when it comes to real estate. The City of Scottsdale is learning that lesson and is considering spending wisely to ensure its ability to sell off a $27 million parcel in downtown Scottsdale. Right now the land is unused. It is home to a defunct and … Read More
Paradise Valley Mayor’s Report, June 2019: Town Council Works Toward Successes in First Six Months
Dear Friends and Neighbors: As Paradise Valley’s Town Council recesses for the summer, I wanted to express my thanks to everyone involved for a great first six months of this Council term. It has been an absolute privilege and pleasure to serve as your Mayor for the past six months. Your Council and Town staff, with valuable public input, has … Read More