Kanagawa and Wang Join the all Asian American and Pacific Islander Cast to Tell the Story of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protest with Contemporary Flourishes; The Announcement Follows the Decision of Zach Piser Quixote Productions and The Phoenix Theatre Company are proud to announce Broadway actors Kennedy Kanagawa* and Ellie Wang* will play the leading roles in Tiananmen: A New … Read More
New DACA Ruling Once Again Ignites Worries for Arizona Citizens
By Jessica Perez On Wednesday, September 13th a U.S. Federal Judge deemed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program illegal once again. Texas District Judge Andrew Hanen’s decision has not ended the DACA program but rather brought it back to the spotlight. Currently, the DACA Renewal process is still in full effect. Yet, initial DACA Applicants have been caught … Read More
Real Estate Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Michael Pollack Honored with Several Proclamations and a Lifetime Achievement Award: Pollack Real Estate Investments Owner Celebrates 50 Years of Revitalizing, Refurbishing and Redeveloping Shopping Centers, 33 of those years in Arizona
Pollack to Be Honored Later This Month At Large Private Celebration It’s not every day one celebrates five decades in business, much less 50 years of redeveloping some of the Valley’s biggest eyesores and turning them into landmark properties. This month Michael Pollack, the longtime real estate redeveloper and the Valley’s beloved philanthropist celebrates just that – 50 years of … Read More
Is Low Growth Here to Stay in Scottsdale?
It has been no secret that the current make-up of the Scottsdale City Council has been what could be called “growth hesitant”; that there is a concerted effort to focus on what are deemed to be unimpeachably high-quality projects to the detriment of overall growth. We have labeled them “the Council of No” before, where they sometimes seem to look … Read More
Arizona Coyotes to Face LA Kings in Historic NHL Global Series Down Under in Australia, in the First-Ever NHL Games to be Played in the Southern Hemisphere
This Thrilling Two-game Series Will Begin at 9 p.m. Local Time on Friday, September 22nd, and Saturday, September 23rd. The Arizona Coyotes are set to make history as the team heads to Melbourne, Australia, to take on the LA Kings in the first-ever NHL games to be played in the Southern Hemisphere. This event is part of the NHL’s ongoing … Read More
Alamar is Set to Host Two FREE City of Avondale Events This October and is Celebrating its Third Anniversary: A Triple Treat of Fun, Community, and Celebrations
Enjoy memorable events for the whole family while attending Barks & Treats and Creepin’ Candy Crawl! Award-winning master planned community developer Brookfield Residential is excited to present two FREE City of Avondale Parks & Recreation events at Alamar Park during October. These community events are dog and family-friendly, open to the public, and free to attend. First, the City of … Read More
Drought Update: Lake Mead Rise is Over for Now, Will We See a Reversal?
While we often are focused on the Rio Verde Foothills as the main water story locally, but in reality the drought supercycle that has impacted the Colorado River, and thus Lake Mead and Lake Powell (representing Arizona’s water supply) had been the preeminent local story in the run-up to the Rio Verde Foothills crisis. Now that the crisis in the … Read More
Pushes and Pulls in Scottsdale City Council as Water Delivery is Resumed to the Rio Verde Foothills
The water crisis in the Rio Verde Foothills has been the political football that keeps getting punted back and forth.(get up to date here). Politicians at all levels of government have weighed in, and the result has been slow progress. It now appears as though the stand-off is in its final stages, as the city of Scottsdale has voted to … Read More
Best Hospitals to Work For: Notable Scottsdale Appearances and One Notable Absence
It should be no surprise to any of our readers that healthcare is an incredibly important industry here in Arizona, and perhaps even most so in Scottsdale. The combination of Americans collectively living much longer than they have in the past and the fact that very many of them choose to live their golden years in our city has led … Read More
Phoenix/Ukrainian Gun Transfer: Legal or Illegal?
By Kamryn Sobel Illegal or not illegal? Earlier this summer, on June 28th, the City of Phoenix requested a Firearms Transfer Agreement to the National Police of Ukraine. The City of Phoenix selected approximately 500-600 unclaimed firearms to be agreed upon to transfer. This was approved and submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department. The question … Read More