Repurposing History: A New Restaurant Demonstrates a Fantastic Reinvention

We love a good reinvention of an old space. For too long, our region has biased towards tearing down and rebuilding, and we have lost too much of our precious little history we had remaining as a result. So when innovators decide to preserve a piece of history and remake it into something beautiful and new, we stand up and … Read More

The Unfortunate End of an Era and Massive Artistic Loss in Scottsdale

The artist scene in Old Town Scottsdale is perhaps the city’s heart and soul. That said, being an artist is rarely a comfortable lifestyle, especially in an area that is as affluent and expensive as Scottsdale, and a recent development demonstrates how fragile this scene can be. The heart of Old Town Scottsdale’s arts community beats a little slower today … Read More

Arizona Fizzles with Job Growth: How This Will Impact Arizona Politics

It HAD been nothing but sunshine and roses when it comes to new jobs and incoming businesses in Arizona, and by extension Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. But new information shows that those good times seem to have ground to a screeching halt, with significant political ramifications attached to that. New data shows that Arizona has had a dramatic fall from … Read More

The Best-Paid CEO in America Still Demands Corporate Welfare

By Alexander Lomax 2024 was a good year to be Rick Smith, but not as good of a year to be a taxpayer in Scottsdale. The CEO of Axon earned the dubious distinction of being America’s highest-paid chief executive last year. Yet despite his astronomical compensation package worth $165 MILLION, Smith apparently still needs taxpayers to subsidize his corporate ambitions. … Read More

BS From BNSF. Railroad’s Bogus Email Campaign For Giant Western Maricopa County Rail Hub Goes Off The Rails

BNSF’s Attempts At Gaining Support For Unpopular Rail Hub in Western Maricopa County Backfire With Bogus and Sexually Suggestive Email Addresses From Zip Codes Far From Impacted Area (Wittmann, Ariz.) Raunchy or fake email addresses, so-called supporters far away from impacted areas, possible auto generated email addresses: That’s what an inspection of email addresses, from so-called supporters of a controversial … Read More

Lisa Borowsky Keeps Being Snubbed by Republicans. What’s Up with That?

By Ronald Sampson We are officially past the halfway point of the first year of Lisa Borowsky’s time as the Mayor of Scottsdale, which is enough time to reflect on how things have been going. The verdict? It’s been tough…very tough. But the obstacles haven’t come from where one would think. The obstacles are internal ones. The latest obstacle came … Read More

Scottsdale Yet Again Near the Top, This Time with Food

We love Scottsdale, as do you, and survey after survey continues to show that our city stands tall against everywhere else in the city. But we weren’t expecting the results of a recent survey… Once again, Scottsdale has proven that excellence isn’t just about pristine golf courses and luxury resorts. The desert jewel of Arizona has secured multiple spots among … Read More