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
Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Needs to Keep Economic Development, Jobs in Mind as City Charts Course
By Recker McDowell — Mayor Jim Lane and the Scottsdale City Council Jim Lane will hold an Economic Development Breakfast next month. Economic development, as in attracting jobs and getting businesses to locate in Scottsdale, should not be lost as the city navigates its growth and new development plans. Scottsdale is a very desirable landing spot for businesses and their … Read More
Guest Editorial: Invest in Our Teachers, Kids, First Responders and Neighborhoods by Voting for Scottsdale Bond Questions And School Override
By Andrea Alley Co-Chair For The Best Scottsdale Scottsdale voters have a unique opportunity in November to invest in public safety, infrastructure repairs and senior centers through Questions 1, 2 and 3. They can also help Scottsdale’s teachers and students by Voting Yes on the Scottsdale Unified School District’s override election. In a way, we can all be heroes for … Read More
59 For, 2 Against: Strong Support for Scottsdale Bond Questions Shows with Wave of Ballot Statements Backing Questions 1, 2 and 3
(SCOTTSDALE) — Community support has been deep and wide for the three Scottsdale bond measures on this November’s ballot. That strong support has shown itself again with a wave of backers submitting ballot statements to the city of Scottsdale advocating for Questions 1, 2 and 3. Supporters of the Scottsdale bonds have submitted 59 ballot statements in favor of the … Read More
Wake Up Call For Scottsdale: PS
“PS” in this case stands for post script but also Pejman’s Siren. Or Prescient Statement. See what Scottsdale gallery owner Bob Pejman wrote to city leaders following a 2016 Phoenix New Times article even more disconcerting than the one we wrote about a couple of days ago. Simply put, it was time to do something then. It’s more than time … Read More
Wake Up Call For Scottsdale
There’s a movie out right now getting rave reviews. It’s called Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. And once upon a time in Scottsdale the city used to get rave reviews for its art scene. It had no Valley peer. Two great streets, and others, populated by galleries. A cozy center for performing arts. Even a cultural campus of sorts. … Read More
Scottsdale’s Strange But Excellent Bedfellows
We are critics of former Scottsdale City Councilman David Smith’s legal broadside against Jason Alexander, the Scottsdale citizen perhaps single-handedly most responsible for the delightful deconstruction of the Desert Discovery Center last year. Yet, we were gratified to see Smith and Alexander working together, albeit indirectly, as they both submitted ballot arguments for Scottsdale’s upcoming vote to improve its infrastructure. … Read More
Guest Editorial: Kyrsten Sinema Shows Her Temperament and Moderate Path with Confirmation Vote
By Recker McDowell — The U.S. Senate has confirmed attorney Mike Liburdi to the U.S. District Court for Arizona. Liburdi is a conservative attorney who previously served as general counsel to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. Liburdi was confirmed by a 53 to 37 vote in the very divided U.S. Senate. But both of Arizona’s U.S. Senators Martha McSally, a Republican … Read More
The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley Prepares For Summer 2020 Opening
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. is excited to announce the expansion of its Arizona presence with the expected summer 2020 opening of The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley. Set in the coveted resort town of Paradise Valley, Ariz., within the heart of vibrant Scottsdale, construction on The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley is well underway for the luxury property that will span over 20 … Read More
Guest Editorial: What Arizona has Been Doing to Tackle Gun Violence Since the 2011 Tucson Shooting
By The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission Nearly $15 Million in Federal and State Funding Directed Towards Ensuring Accurate & Complete Criminal History Database/Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of Individuals with Mental Health Adjudications Phoenix, AZ, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – Over the weekend our nation witnessed two more mass shootings—the first in El Paso, Texas and the second in Dayton, … Read More