When Advocacy Meets Enforcement: A Troubling Pattern in Scottsdale?

By Julia Moffett We always want to assume the best in our city’s management and employees, but politics often creeps in where it shouldn’t. While it’s sometimes tough to parse out intentions, sometimes it’s difficult to believe in coincidences. For instance, days after Cory Pilger publicly aired his frustrations about construction impacts devastating his Best Life Nutrition business, Scottsdale code … Read More

Data Provides the Playbook: How Democrats Can Win in Arizona

By Alexander Lomax As the cliche goes, success has many fathers but failure is an orphan, but in politics these days failure often seems to have many parents. Many on the political left have been looking for answers as to why Trump won yet again, and there have been a number of fingers pointed at intangibles. Many seem to believe … Read More

Property Managers Gone Wild: Scottsdalians Fined For…A Bad Review?!?

If you rent a property through a property manager, you’ve probably either heard horror stories or dealt with them firsthand. Between hidden charges, service requests gone unheeded, or rising rents, everyone’s got a story to tell. Few people read all of the fine print and are a target as a result. But a recent story is a new one and … Read More

Scottsdale Budget Concerns: Political Theater or Fiscal Reality?

By Ronald Sampson It has been quite the turbulent first half of the first year for Scottsdale’s new mayor and newest iteration of city council, and somehow the hits keep coming for this crew, with the latest point of contention being fiscal. Scottsdale’s 2025-26 budget has sparked significant controversy despite its superficial appearance of fiscal responsibility. While city officials tout … Read More

ASM’s Scottsdale Expansion: Growth Uncertainty Casts Shadow Over Arizona Operations

When ASM, the Dutch company that helps create the most sophisticated semiconductors in the world, announced that it was putting a major foothold in Scottsdale, it was yet another example of our city’s impressive corporate growth and an indicator that Scottsdale was truly open for business. The most recent quarterly earnings report of their close cousin is having a lot … Read More

Help Yourself. Help Your Community. Celebrating A Great Arizona Organization’s Dedication To Local Banking

By George Weisz Chairman Scottsdale Community Bank Weisz is also a Scottsdale resident The national bank advertisements and branches are everywhere. You encounter continuous solicitations by them on TV, cable, your laptop, iPad, and cell phone. While big banks certainly have a role in the financial eco-system, is there a better way for you to get enhanced personal service and … Read More

Repurposing History: A New Restaurant Demonstrates a Fantastic Reinvention

We love a good reinvention of an old space. For too long, our region has biased towards tearing down and rebuilding, and we have lost too much of our precious little history we had remaining as a result. So when innovators decide to preserve a piece of history and remake it into something beautiful and new, we stand up and … Read More

The Unfortunate End of an Era and Massive Artistic Loss in Scottsdale

The artist scene in Old Town Scottsdale is perhaps the city’s heart and soul. That said, being an artist is rarely a comfortable lifestyle, especially in an area that is as affluent and expensive as Scottsdale, and a recent development demonstrates how fragile this scene can be. The heart of Old Town Scottsdale’s arts community beats a little slower today … Read More