By Bob Littlefield, Former Scottsdale City Councilman and TAAAZE Chairman Scottsdale, The Apartment Capitol of Arizona. Wait, no! That can’t be true. Doesn’t that dubious honor belong to Tempe, or maybe Phoenix? Sadly, no. If the massive Axon apartment project – nearly 1,900 multi-family units near Hayden and the 101 – is built it would appear to create the largest … Read More
Where Elation Crashed Into Despair: Arizona State’s Season Ends with Heartbreak and Hope
You had to be living in a bubble within the Valley to have not heard of the Cinderella season that Arizona State football has been having (read our coverage here). And it would probably be from the confines of a similar bubble to have not heard of the Sun Devils’ heartbreaking double-overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in their college … Read More
Potential Civil War with Arizona Democrats Brewing? Governor Hobbs May Have a Serious Primary Challenger
By Alexander Lomax All’s fair in love, war, and politics, but there are typically a few axioms that keep people in line and keep order in what can otherwise be a cutthroat, back-stabbing industry. One of those is that when your party holds a significant seat, you do not give them a tough primary. Sure, you can prevent some fringe … Read More
Scottsdale-Based Business in Trouble with the Feds: Is it Warranted or Not?
Most of you have likely heard of Zelle; they are a payment processing company on par with CashApp or Venmo, making payments between individuals or small businesses extremely easy and generally at no cost. It boasted over 140 million users as of this year. It’s a giant. You probably didn’t know that it’s powered by a Scottsdale company however, … Read More
What I Wish for the New Year
By Ronald Sampson Here we are yet again…another trip around the sun, another year of wins and losses, of mistakes and corrections, or joy and regrets. I prefer not to make resolutions, because I don’t want the accountability and expectations put on myself. I don’t need anyone reminding me of what I thought I should be doing months before. I’m … Read More
Scottsdale’s New Iconic Annual Event? What to Expect at This Year’s Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week
Scottsdale is defined in part by truly iconic events. Barrett-Jackson, the Waste Management Open, the Scottsdale Polo Championships, the sort of events that many will travel from across the state to see and some from across the country to inject money into the Scottsdale economy. One more event is showing enough promise to insert itself into that conversation. The Scottsdale … Read More
You Are Invited: Scottsdale Inauguration Celebration
Scottsdale, this is your first opportunity to become engaged with the new iteration of Scottsdale leadership.
What a Year: Arizona Progress & Gazette Hits New Heights Thanks to You
Friends, another year has come and gone, and with it new personal records. This humble little blog which is primarily focused on Scottsdale and Paradise Valley events, politics, and lifestyle has gone around the sun one more time, and what a great year it’s been! We have once again set a new record in our readership with over 121,000 readers! … Read More
As Kyrsten Sinema Prepares to Leave the Senate, What Should We Think About her Legacy?
By Alexander Lomax In politics, “one and done” is almost universally a negative. Never in my lifetime has a President chosen not to run for re-election after their first term save the emergency scramble to pressure Biden not to, so a “one-term President” means electoral failure. A one-term Congressman barely has enough time to ditch a map of the building … Read More
Suns Owners Compensating for Disappointing On-The-Court Performance with…Cheap Hot Dogs?
We are about to roll into the 25 portion of the 2024/25 Phoenix Suns season, and so far, this season has been a gigantic Mehhhhhhh. The season started with serious hope; it had better after all, with the biggest payroll in the sport. In the NBA when you have a few mega-stars, anything is possible, including a championship. Yet at … Read More