by Ronald Sampson Many times history won’t judge you based on how you act after you win, but how you react to a loss. It’s easy to be gracious after a victory, but after a bitter, grueling effort that results in an unfortunate outcome, do you offer best wishes for your opponent or do you claim malfeasance and attempt to … Read More
Is a Massive Scottsdale Company’s Success Fraudulent? A Prominent Short-Seller Believes So
Carvana has become a bit of a local success story. The Scottsdale-based company had one of the most novel, moonshot ideas of our time: what if we sold cars in a vending machine? An idea that seems crazy on its face has been a wild success, with its car towers facilitating car sales all over the country. But what if … Read More
BREAKING NEWS: New Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky Names Long-Time Northeast Valley Media Personality and Digital Free Press Editor Terrance Thornton as Chief of Staff
An unorthodox, savvy move by someone who may be making more surprising announcements soon.
Lighting The Way Home: Greenlight Communities Helped Alleviate Arizona’s Rental Housing Shortage by Creating 696 New Attainable Workforce Housing Units in 2024
The Valley-based Attainable Workforce Housing Provider Also Made Record-Breaking Donations to Community Causes This Year Greenlight Communities, a leader in high-quality, privately funded affordable rental housing, celebrates a record-breaking 2024. The company constructed 696 new attainable rental units and surpassed its previous benchmarks for community giving, donating over $50,000 to charitable organizations that uplift Arizona communities. Since its launch in 2016, Greenlight Communities has … Read More
Repost: Scottsdale Inauguration & Big Achievements!
Scottsdale City Council Inauguration Ceremony – Jan 14 Attend the Scottsdale City Council Inauguration Ceremony on Tuesday, July 14, at 3:00 PM at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. This important event marks the beginning of a new term for our city’s leaders. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend and witness the swearing-in of … Read More
Immigration as a Strength: Another Lesson Learned from November’s Elections
Immigration is always a hot-button issue in Arizona, and this year it dominated as a national issue in the election as the current administration’s inability to meaningfully stem the tide of migrants from south of the border turned into one of the primary hot-button issues of the year. Even after the election it is continuing as a major issue, as … Read More
The State of Scottsdale Tourism? STRONG
The common refrain within the United States in 2024 has been something to the effect of “times are tight”, and when that’s the case often vacations are amongst the first items to be sacrificed. But you wouldn’t know that if you looked at Scottsdale. According to a recent report from Scottsdale’s Tourism and Events Director, the city will likely see … Read More
They Can’t Be Serious
Fascinating was this recent article in the Phoenix Business Journal about Axon’s comments and challenges to the Scottsdale referendum challenging its hugely unpopular apartment proposal there, you can read the piece here. Basically, Axon’s beleaguered CEO said that if the new Scottsdale Mayor and City Council taking office January 14th don’t schedule a special election in 2025 rather than hold … Read More
Thomas Galvin Elected Chairman: Outlines Bold Vision for 2025 in Speech
Hello Friends, Yesterday, my colleagues elected me as Chairman of the Board. It’s a tremendous honor. My focus is increased prosperity and enhanced safety for all Maricopa County residents. The link to video of my speech is below. Thank you, -Tom Chairman Galvin’s Speech Highlights: Aims to bring increased prosperity and safety to Maricopa County. Advocates for more support for … Read More
Huge New Signing for the Diamondbacks: Are They Following the Suns Trend of Overpaying for Underproduction?
One of the defining features of the Phoenix Suns has many splurging on contracts, as we have written about recently. Rolling out the Brinks truck for Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal should have led to title contention, but instead has led to relative mediocrity matched with expensive tickets. Well it looks as though the Arizona Diamondbacks might be … Read More