By Scottsdale Pinetop Immortalized by the famous lyrics of Glenn Frey and The Eagles, everybody wants to stand on the corner of Winslow Arizona. Both the song and subsequent landmark pay tribute to the town’s unique character and is a point of immense pride for the small-town community along the historic U.S. Route 66. But this iconic Route hub just … Read More
Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale Selects GiGi’s Playhouse to Receive a $5,000 Donation as a Part of Its D.R.I.V.E Initiative
GiGi’s Playhouse is the Sixth Valley-Based Nonprofit to Receive a $5,000 Donation (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale is proud to announce GiGi’s Playhouse as the sixth Valley charity to receive a $5,000 donation, as a part of their D.R.I.V.E. initiative. This donation marks the halfway point of the D.R.I.VE initiative and $30,000 donated to Valley charities. The pandemic has wreaked havoc … Read More
Recently Released Rankings List Merit Partners As Phoenix Area’s Top Commercial Developer
(PHOENIX) Having recently developed more than three million square feet of local industrial square footage spanning seven projects, Phoenix-based Merit Partners has been ranked the Phoenix area’s top commercial developer by the Phoenix Business Journal. The recently released rankings reflect 2019 statistics. Merit expects to exceed last year’s numbers as 2020 concludes. From 2015 to 2018 Merit Partners has also … Read More
Michael Pollack Continues Yearly Tradition Treating the Community to Thousands of Lights On Display Outside Pollack Tempe Cinemas
(TEMPE, Ariz.) – The inside of Pollack Tempe Cinemas may be dark right now due to the current pandemic, but outside the theater and across the shopping center at McClintock and Elliot it’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday season has returned. Valley Real Estate Entrepreneur Michael Pollack continued his yearly tradition of decorating the center in thousands … Read More
Encouraging
There is more than an undercurrent in the business community, within and outside Scottsdale, as to whether future investments in the city are worth the perceived political challenges spawned by November’s election results. Some of the concerns are not misplaced, but as we have opined before the Scottsdale City Council that is seated on January 12th should be given more … Read More
Great Gratitude
There are few more decent people in Scottsdale than former Councilman and current Executive Director of the Scottsdale Charros than Dennis Robbins. In an appropriate and timely opinion piece in the Scottsdale Independent he spoke for many in saying “thank you” to outgoing Mayor Jim Lane and Councilmembers Virginia Korte, Suzanne Klapp and Guy Phillips. We echo the sentiments and … Read More
He Helps Paint The Scottsdale Picture: An Interview With Bob Pejman
By Scottsdale Pinetop Over the years, long-time Scottsdale resident Bob Pejman has become one of the city’s leading voices when it comes to reforming Scottsdale’s parking code and has even impacted some of Scottsdale’s significant development projects. Surrounded by art and culture from an early age, Bob Pejman is the son of an operatic composer and concert musician. He spent … Read More
Most Interesting Scottsdale Guest Column Of The Week
The Scottsdale Independent continues to be an invaluable source of local news. This week reminded us yet again as it published an interesting guest column by Mayor Jim Lane’s former Chief of Staff Tim La Sota. La Sota played a key role in objecting to the Southbridge II development proposal about a year ago. Yet, he now supports the proposed Scottsdale … Read More
Special Feature: Most Read Stories From This Week
Staff Report – A recap of the top three stories on Arizona Progress & Gazette from the past week. Guest Editorial: A New Field Of Dreams For Scottsdale? According to a tweet this week by Scottsdale Progress Editor Wayne Schutsky, Scottsdale Unified School District is in negotiations with Phoenix Rising Football Club to potentially lease the district’s property on 68th Street and … Read More
He Deserves More
This year has been a very tough one for many. Lost jobs. Lost loved ones. Lost moments. The observations below do not mean to shortchange any of this. Yet, we can’t help but lament for Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane. His last State of the City was canceled. So were many other opportunities to take a final, enjoyable lap in … Read More