Vestar Led Pilot Project Several Years in the Making Now Permanent After Governor Ducey Signs Latest Legislation What started out as an idea at Vestar, the owners of Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix, Tempe Marketplace in Tempe and numerous other lifestyle centers throughout Arizona and the West, turned into temporary state legislation several years ago. Now it’s a permanent reality. … Read More
Caputi Takes On Ortega in a Friendly Crowd: Is It a Sign of What’s to Come in 2024?
Is it too early to look forward to the 2024 Scottsdale Mayoral race? Well we are confident that Mayor David Ortega is looking forward to his re-election campaign, and based on a recent post from Councilwoman Tammy Caputi it looks like we may have someone else who is similarly looking at that race with opportunity in their eyes. We found … Read More
Arizona’s Luxury Leader Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty Celebrates a Momentous Milestone – The Diamond Anniversary
75 Years of Selling the State’s Most Beautiful, Record-Breaking and Iconic Properties 2022 may have been another big year on record for Arizona’s luxury leader, but most importantly as the year comes to a close Scottsdale-based Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to celebrate its Diamond Anniversary, 75 years in business and the momentous milestone. During its 75-years in … Read More
‘Tis the Season to Give Back
Valley Philanthropist Michael Pollack Teams Up With Child Crisis Arizona and Treats 20 Valley Families to a $20,000 Shopping Spree at Target Just in Time for the Holiday Season **Tuesday, December 20th** 8am – 10am Target Store Baseline & McClintock in Tempe Members of the Media are invited to Cover the Festivities and Meet the Families Enjoying Pollack’s Holiday Shopping … Read More
Political Party Reorg Time: Newly Electeds are Tipping Scales in the Race to be the Next AZ Dem Chair
By Alexander Lomax Now that midterm elections are out of the way, next comes the tradition of political parties having their “reorganization” meetings. What this entails is all of the dedicated party apparatchiks coming together to vote on who should be in their party’s leadership. At the county level, Precinct Committeepeople (PCs) come together to vote on county party leadership. … Read More
Arizona Takes a Leadership Position in Tech AND in National Security: What the TSMC Announcement Means for America
You may have heard about the recent announcement that Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC will be massively expanding their manufacturing footprint in Arizona. This naturally sparked the simplistic political conversations where those who support the current President will say it’s a great thing and those who don’t will find a way to deride it. But a look under the hood and … Read More
A Scottsdale Institution Puts Insight On The Menu
Most readers have heard of or been to AZ88, a local eatery of artistic and culinary ingenuity and reliability near Scottsdale City Hall. But during a recent visit it wasn’t either of those attributes that caught our attention. Instead, it was an observation by the restaurant’s long-time General Manager. When asked how business was going he said “terrific.” Why? We queried as such. … Read More
Featured Editorial: Taking Responsibility, Thwarting Misinformation, Advocating for Change
By Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin I’m proud that 1.56 million Maricopa County residents voted in the 2022 election. It’s the second-highest midterm election turnout for Maricopa County in the last 50 years. Here are some additional interesting statistics. 52% of the votes cast were sent in early by mail 22% of the early ballots returned were dropped off at … Read More
Sour Grapes from the City of Phoenix
As reasonable capitalists, or at the very least not communists, we hope for a government that is reasonably limited. We prefer that government doesn’t unduly hurt the business climate, as unreasonable red tape and bureaucratic nightmares are readily available one state to the west for those who want it. For the most part, Arizona has been a beacon of reasonably … Read More