Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Club Policy Produces Calls of Discrimination – Does Old Town Have a Race Problem?

By Alexander Lomax APG readers almost certainly are aware of the brilliant nightlife that Scottsdale, and more specifically Old Town, offers both residents and tourists. We would like to think that said nightlife both walks the line between debauched and out-of-control (although recent spats of violence imply that maybe that line hasn’t been walked too effectively). One topic that is … Read More

The Breakdown – The Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Arizona Treasurer

In our new segment called The Breakdown, we pick apart one statewide race and see how things are lining up for all of the candidates that will make it on the ballot. Last week we highlighted what will be an unfortunately boring Mine Inspector race, We thankfully get a bit more intrigue for today’s subject, the State Treasurer race. So … Read More

Ironwood 92 is Back with Changes – What Happened?

We all could use a second chance or two in life. Often times when a development project is deemed insufficient within city councils, they don’t often get a good second chance. The cost of starting from scratch or making the changes necessary to please those in charge is too high and simply not worth it. We have written about Ironwood … Read More

DMB and Vestar Partner to Create Upscale Retails Town Center at Verrado

DMB Associates, the Master Developer of the Verrado master planned community, announced that it is partnering with Vestar, the largest privately-held shopping center owner, developer, and manager in the western United States, to create a dynamic retail center at the front door of Verrado, an 8,800-acre master-planned community in Buckeye, Arizona. The DMB/Vestar team is planning for a retail development … Read More

Highest Number of Attendees and Several Records Broken at Arizona’s 2022 Premier Kentucky Derby Party – The Bulleit Bourbon Derby DayClub: Presented by Sanderson Lincoln

Among the Festive Experiences were Live Horse Racing, 3 Food Trucks, 50/50 Raffle, Sponsor Activations and 8 TV’s On-Site Arizona’s most exclusive and only Kentucky Derby Event with LIVE thoroughbred horse racing and on-site betting wrapped up the 2022 event with the highest number of attendees on site and some new records when it came to food and beverage sales. … Read More

Cullum Homes is Building a New Industry With its Expanding Renovations Division

Cullum Homes’ Renovations Division has grown from half a million in sales in 2009 to $12 million projected for 2022 Cullum Homes has been building award winning homes since 1985 in the finest neighborhoods of Paradise Valley and Scottsdale. Led by Rod and Kim Cullum, alongside daughter Lindsay Cullum-Colwell and son-in-law, Paul Colwell, the Scottsdale-based builder is well known for … Read More

Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty Partners with Historic Phoenix Baptist Church and Donates 15 Person Passenger Van to Aid Critical Social Services and Programs

Wednesday, May 18th at 1:30pm First Institutional Baptist Church 1141 E Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85034 On Wednesday, May 18th at 1:30p.m. Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty will hand over the keys to a 15 passenger Chevrolet Van to the social services arm of First Institutional Baptist Church to help aid in the operations of providing to the needy in the community. Accepting the donation … Read More

The Breakdown – Arizona’s Idiosyncratic Jewel: State Mine Inspector

Us at the Arizona Progress Gazette take seriously our duty to provide for you well thought out and reasonable takes (not hot takes, but perhaps medium/mild takes), and we do love to talk local politics. We love to mix the quantitative with the qualitative and add a few dashes of insider baseball to figure out what’s really going on. In … Read More

Guest Editorial: Barry Graham is Wrong for Scottsdale

By Larry Kush When Barry Graham was first appointed to the Scottsdale Planning Commission eyes rolled in the Scottsdale Planning Department as staff was aware that Mr. Graham had exactly zero experience in the planning and zoning practice and policies needed to make intelligent zoning decisions.  He went on to prove their fears, by voting no on nearly every, much … Read More