Guest Editorial: Entrepreneurs in Training

By Gilbert Guru In the happy news of the day category, we present to you the 4th Annual Shark Tank Competition: Hosted by Quartz Hill Elementary. Home of the “Trailblazers,” the school saw 7 teams pitch their business ideas to a panel of “Sharks” on March 24th. 26 fifth-graders, pulled on their best business professional attire and took to the … Read More

Scottsdale’s Most Powerful & Persuasive Pol And The City’s Very Good Week

We’re not sure how certain even she was of victory when she ran for Scottsdale City Council in 2018.  But when you are relentlessly positive and have a wave issue like opposition to the Desert Discovery Center to ride things can, and did, turn out well for Solange Whitehead. Two years later, after smartly and deliberately taking her time to … Read More

Guest Editorial: 3 Out of 4 Ain’t Bad

By Alexander Lomax So I know that I have been known to rant quite a bit about the state of our politics here in Arizona. But with our state’s robust vaccination rates front of mind and my recent stimulus check in my back pocket, I can’t help but look ahead and be positive. And I gotta say, Arizona’s sports future … Read More

Consequences

If the nation is struggling with a housing affordability crisis, and it is, Scottsdale is one of its cauldrons. Few columnists have better described the costs and predicament than Jamelle Bouie in the New York Times. Bouie offers a key observation contributing to the crisis:  “onerous burdens on new housing development.” While Scottsdale’s new City Council majority proudly touts caution … Read More

The Empire Strikes Back

Throughout the pandemic, liberal City of Phoenix leadership has constantly sniped at Arizona Governor Doug Ducey for just about everything.  “Where are masks?” “Don’t open up too early!”  It quickly devolved from understandable concerns to gratuitous political grandstanding. Though surely tempting to fire back, Governor Ducey has maintained his decorum and decency.  Has he done everything great?  Of course not.  … Read More

NEWS: Best Arizona Kentucky Derby Event Announces May 1st Details Including Tents, Tables, Ticket Options and Protocols

Arizona’s Premier and Only Kentucky Derby Event with Live Horse Racing and Betting — The Bulleit Bourbon Derby DayClub: Presented by Sanderson Lincoln Returns Better Than Ever Saturday, May 1st to Turf Paradise The Expanded Event Now Includes 3 Separate Areas Including Air-Cooled Scottsdale Polo Style Tents, Winner’s Circle and Pavilion Experiences with VIP and Front Row Tables; Tickets Now on … Read More

Guest Editorial: AG Mark Brnovich March 2021 Update

By Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General With April now upon us, it’s time to reflect on the Spring season and its classic themes of rejuvenation and renewal. Over the course of the past year, the Attorney General’s Office has never wavered in protecting and serving Arizona citizens through the challenges we’ve all faced, and we will certainly continue in our … Read More

Guest Editorial: Thousands Of Jobs Are On The Way

By The Office of Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego The ongoing pandemic has generated a lot of speculation about what the future of our workforce looks like in Phoenix. That’s why we are so excited that after years of negotiating and planning, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) has given us the answer: higher wages and advanced manufacturing jobs. Fortune recently covered Mayor … Read More

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty Represents Both Buyer and Seller in the Sale of Famous Interior Designer David Michael Miller’s Paradise Valley Home

The Modern Hillside Estate Sold for $4.4 Million on the Edge of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty, Arizona’s leader in luxury real estate, is proud to announce the sale of award-winning interior designer David Michael Miller’s Paradise Valley estate. The hillside contemporary estate was designed by acclaimed architect Ned Sawyer. This exclusive … Read More