Valley Philanthropist Michael Pollack Teams Up With Child Crisis Arizona and Treats 20 Valley Families to a $20,000 Shopping Spree at Target Just in Time for the Holiday Season **Tuesday, December 20th** 8am – 10am Target Store Baseline & McClintock in Tempe Members of the Media are invited to Cover the Festivities and Meet the Families Enjoying Pollack’s Holiday Shopping … Read More
Political Party Reorg Time: Newly Electeds are Tipping Scales in the Race to be the Next AZ Dem Chair
By Alexander Lomax Now that midterm elections are out of the way, next comes the tradition of political parties having their “reorganization” meetings. What this entails is all of the dedicated party apparatchiks coming together to vote on who should be in their party’s leadership. At the county level, Precinct Committeepeople (PCs) come together to vote on county party leadership. … Read More
Arizona Takes a Leadership Position in Tech AND in National Security: What the TSMC Announcement Means for America
You may have heard about the recent announcement that Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC will be massively expanding their manufacturing footprint in Arizona. This naturally sparked the simplistic political conversations where those who support the current President will say it’s a great thing and those who don’t will find a way to deride it. But a look under the hood and … Read More
A Scottsdale Institution Puts Insight On The Menu
Most readers have heard of or been to AZ88, a local eatery of artistic and culinary ingenuity and reliability near Scottsdale City Hall. But during a recent visit it wasn’t either of those attributes that caught our attention. Instead, it was an observation by the restaurant’s long-time General Manager. When asked how business was going he said “terrific.” Why? We queried as such. … Read More
Featured Editorial: Taking Responsibility, Thwarting Misinformation, Advocating for Change
By Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin I’m proud that 1.56 million Maricopa County residents voted in the 2022 election. It’s the second-highest midterm election turnout for Maricopa County in the last 50 years. Here are some additional interesting statistics. 52% of the votes cast were sent in early by mail 22% of the early ballots returned were dropped off at … Read More
Sour Grapes from the City of Phoenix
As reasonable capitalists, or at the very least not communists, we hope for a government that is reasonably limited. We prefer that government doesn’t unduly hurt the business climate, as unreasonable red tape and bureaucratic nightmares are readily available one state to the west for those who want it. For the most part, Arizona has been a beacon of reasonably … Read More
A Politician, A Painter Of Icons, An Iconic Painter
The Works Of Three Arizona Trailblazers Featured In February At The Larsen Gallery (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Their life stories couldn’t be more different and their backgrounds more diverse, but all three create unique art and are genuine trailblazers who have made or continue to make Arizona history. The Larsen Gallery will be exhibiting for the month of February works by the … Read More
The Iron Lady
There once was a woman in England that had this nickname. It’s appropriate for Scottsdale City Councilwoman Linda Milhaven too. Next month will be the first time in 12 years the dais will not benefit from her determination, grit and smarts. Term limits are the culprit. Milhaven is the type of person every City Council needs. Learned. Unafraid. She has been an indefatigable proponent for … Read More
HonorHealth Goes Hard in the Paint, Says Hell No to Banner
We don’t typically focus too much on business moves on this blog, as there is so much in the local space of politics and culture. Besides, corporate battles rarely become public or are blatantly obvious in the public eye at the local level. Every once in a while, a move comes by that is such an undeniable power move to … Read More