The role of county sheriff has historically been one that never got too much attention, until former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio frequently made national headlines for audacious moves and a savviness for grabbing the media by the shirt collar. That savviness turned into a negative as court troubles and huge fines became his undoing. Those troubles led to Paul … Read More
Major Changes Potentially on the Horizon for Phoenix City Politics: Councilmembers Agree on Additional Districts
By Jessica Perez The city of Phoenix has exponentially grown over the last 13 years with approximately 198,000 new residents. Is it time to add more districts to the city of Phoenix? Last week’s Phoenix City Council meeting gave some intriguing insight as to where Councilmembers fall in the debate and foreshadow what is likely to become an important conversation … Read More
A Legacy of Service and Dedication to Arizona Continues for Terry Goddard
One of the positive aspects about living in an area with consistently rapid growth is that we have no shortage of new and shiny infrastructure and buildings. One of the negative aspects of it is just that: everything old is often shuttered in favor of the new and shiny. But one local icon is shifting his focus away from typical … Read More
Fall In Love with a New Home at the Eastmark’s Fall Home Tour Saturday, October 7th from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tour Model Homes From 7 Different Builders Plus Enjoy the Return of the First Friday Concert Series on October 6th at 7:00 p.m. Eastmark, Arizona’s premier master-planned community, is thrilled to announce a weekend of excitement and community spirit with its highly anticipated Fall Home Tour and the return of the First Friday Concert Series. Kickstarting the weekend of festivities, … Read More
One of the Country’s Biggest Motorcycle Rallies Rolls into WestWorld of Scottsdale Featuring Rock Band, GODSMACK. The 27th Annual Arizona Bike Week 2024 Runs Wednesday, April 3rd – Sunday, April 7th
GODSMACK will Headline Saturday’s Concert in Addition to other Nightly Concerts, Stunt Shows, Charity Rides, Contests, Camping, and World Class Vendors Throughout the Week. The Southwest’s largest bike rally, Arizona Bike Week returns bigger, better and badder for its 27th annual year to WestWorld of Scottsdale starting Wednesday, April 3rd through Sunday, April 7th, 2024. Arizona Bike Week just announced … Read More
**Let The Countdown Begin** Less Than A Month To Go Before the Season Home Opener…. The Arizona Coyotes Announce Festive and Spirited Theme Nights and Promotions For a Thrilling New 2023-24 Season at Mullet Arena
See the Coyotes and the Mullet Magic During 18 Promotional Nights Plus FREE Giveaways and Cool Swag For Every Ticket Purchaser, and Get In on New Weekender Ticket Plans Get ready hockey fans…Mullet Magic is back! The Arizona Coyotes are hitting the ice and gearing up for what might be the most action packed, thrilling and festive season yet starting … Read More
In a Major Sign of the Times, Governor Hobbs Retracts All Outstanding Appointees.What Does It Mean For Arizona?
Perhaps it is obvious, but it is something that had been easy to forget for years in Arizona…things are a lot easier for a governor when they have a friendly legislature that will push forward (or at least not oppose) their agenda. Governor Katie Hobbs is finding out what can happen with an unfriendly legislature and is running into perhaps … Read More
Superintendent Menzel Named Superintendent of the Year from a Partisan Source, Reinforcing Battle Lines
Scottsdale Unified Superintendent Scott Menzel has had a relatively turbulent time leading the helm at SUSD. District meetings have had disruptions regarding COVID-related mitigation and content, and he has been the target of activists (you can read more about it all here). When you have plenty of enemies, it’s always good to have friends that have your back, and a … Read More
Why is Banner Health Looking to Short-Change Arizona? A Story of Zoning Chicanery
The world of zoning rules and regulations can be arcane, byzantine, and frankly…boring. That said, there are times when it truly matters, as it can impact quality of life both locally and for the entire state. A couple of recent developments demonstrate exactly how, and how some of our potential business neighbors may not be the best of neighbors. A … Read More
Creepiness Alert: The Patch May Be Collecting and Selling Your Information Under the Guise of News…and Banner Health is Sponsoring it in Scottsdale
Articles from The Patch have been everywhere recently; for those who haven’t seen them, they are positioning themselves as a news aggregator that sells themselves as a hyper-local news source. They are aggressively using the Nextdoor app in order to get their stories out to a wider audience. No issues there…at the Arizona Progress & Gazette, we also consider ourselves … Read More