Join the Scottsdale Fire Fighter Association at Scottsdale Stadium for Its 20th Annual Fire Fighter Charities Dinner –“World Series Salute and Dinner on the Diamond” Sunday, October 25th Starting at 5:00pm Enjoy Ball Park Cuisine & Cocktails on the Diamond While Raising Thousands for the Scottsdale Firefighters Charities In A Creative Social Distancing Set-Up (SCOTTSDALE) – After an unprecedented 2020 … Read More
The High Court
By Gilbert Guru Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, died Friday, September 23. The tragic death of a woman who shattered glass ceilings for all women in America, relates more to Arizonans than one may have originally thought. Specifically, in relation to our own Senate Race in November. The death of RBG affects us through response. Martha McSally tweeted 90 … Read More
Best Scottsdale Political Move Of The Week
Scottsdale City Councilman Guy Phillips got pummeled leading up to the August primary for insensitive comments, to put it politely. But were his anti-mask comments – “I Can’t Breathe” – seemingly mocking a dying George Floyd the sign of a dark heart or just a stupid attempt at humor? We believe the latter. One can be against new social agendas … Read More
Special Feature: Most Read Stories From This Week
Staff Report – A recap of the top three stories on Arizona Progress & Gazette from the past week. Stockdale Capital Partners Continuing Major Scottsdale Investments Despite Pandemic Challenges While the effects of the pandemic have brought a halt to various developments and investments throughout the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Stockdale Capital Partners LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm with … Read More
Impressions on Scottsdale’s Council Candidate Debate – Part II
By Scottsdale Pinetop With early voting starting in a couple of weeks for the November 3rd General Election, the political attacks are flying more frequently. And yesterday’s city council candidate debate was no exception. Moderated by Chris Haines from Scottsdale Community College, here are key impressions and highlights: *Development, density and economic growth continues to be the #1 issue in … Read More
Sam Campana: Scottsdale’s First Woman Mayor
By Scottsdale Pinetop Known for her dedication and passion for the arts and environment, Sam Campana has been a leader in many quality of life issues in Arizona and a trailblazer for Scottsdale women in politics. She served on the Scottsdale City Council for 12 years and Mayor from 1996-2000, becoming the first female Mayor in Scottsdale history. She previously … Read More
Good & Faithful Servant
Working in government these days can be difficult, whether it’s in Washington, D.C. or closer to home in Arizona. It seems there is a scandal a day seeking to besmirch decent, public servants – all because of political games or, in this world we now live in, where one mistake is treated as a kiss of death. Fortunately, there is … Read More
Guest Editorial: Political Joke Gone Too Far?
By ScottsdaleBlogger With cancel culture as cutthroat as it is, many people need to be even more concerned about the things they may have said in the past. Arizona Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly is continually under the spotlight as a political figure and nevertheless made this mistake. Two years ago, Mark Kelly was speaking at the Boy Scouts … Read More