By Lynn Whitman Board President Partners for Paiute — Scottsdale voters have a great opportunity this November to help our community. That includes our kids, families and neighbors. I am endorsing Questions 1, 2 and 3. As Board President of Partners for Paiute and a graduate of Scottsdale High School, I know how important the infrastructure investments before voters will … Read More

By Brian Esterly  — Scottsdale’s sports fields cannot accommodate current demand from youth sports teams and leagues. Our community’s great swim teams and swimmers, including national champions and future Olympians, also experience space limitations at Cactus Pool. What a shame. The backlogs and wait lists are long and frustrating for soccer, lacrosse, softball, flag football, swim teams and other youth … Read More

La Paz County and the communities of Wenden and Salome have a prime opportunity to attract new jobs and business investments. New jobs that are needed. The jobs planned for those communities by Alliance Metals USA will also provide needed tax revenue for schools, community colleges and flood control. Alliance Metals USA wants to bring an aluminum manufacturing plant to … Read More

Facebook effectively reminds users of moments in time people may want to revisit or post anew. Kind of like this one we came across recently. Its poignancy remains. (Originally published October 2018) ScottSpite Not Scottsdale: Why Museum Square Makes Sense Not Scott Jarson Sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up. Scott Jarson is a local realtor. He’s one half of Jarson … Read More

(SCOTTSDALE) — As the Bond Market has shifted, this has become the perfect moment for Scottsdale voters to approve bonds and their investments in our community. Questions 1, 2 and 3 on this November’s ballot will expand senior centers, make overdue infrastructure repairs and improve public safety facilities for our first responders. The bonds also make smart financial sense for … Read More

By Recker McDowell — A few weeks ago, Kamala Harris was the emerging Democratic presidential candidate. She took on frontrunner Joe Biden over his past statements on busing and working with segregationists during his early days in the U.S. Senate. A few weeks later Harris is back in the crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls. The California U.S. Senator got … Read More

By Dr. Gerd Wuestemann President & CEO Scottsdale Arts Scottsdale is a world-renowned arts destination. Art and Culture are part of Scottsdale’s DNA, at the core of its brand and are major drivers for tourism and the local economy. Culture is a big part of what makes Scottsdale such a special place. The bonds on the November ballot in Questions … Read More

Why is a left-wing conspiracy theorist from New Hampshire who wants President Donald Trump to go to prison and attacks Evangelical Christians as Russian agents holding the bullhorn when it comes to a job creating investment in La Paz County, Arizona? Sounds very strange but it is true. Conspiracy theorist Patrick Simpson has taken a lead role in opposing Alliance … Read More

Earlier this week the largest gallery on Scottsdale’s Main Street, Legacy Gallery, wrote of their support for the proposed Museum Square, envisioned to replace Scottsdale’s abandoned transit station at the far end of Old Town, adjacent to the Museum of the West.  Here is a link. Like Legacy, we have written in support of the project too.  Click here and … Read More

By Recker McDowell — Tempe is still very much the center of economic activity and growth in the region. Tempe has a 2.8 percent office vacancy rate, according to commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE. It also has more than 1.1 million square feet of office space under construction. Tempe accounts for 45.5 percent of all the new office space … Read More