Enrollment for Upcoming Semester Open Now The new year is already looking bright as Arizona’s Gateway Academy has open enrollment and is eager to welcome new students to the Valley’s top school serving students diagnosed with High Functioning Autism for the upcoming semester beginning Monday, January 3rd. Gateway Academy is an established leader in educating students with High Functioning Autism … Read More
Slacktivism Strikes Scottsdale: Very Few People Actually Turn Up to Comment on Old Town Character Plan
By Ronald Sampson There is an old adage about government, that people get the government they deserve. The implication is that a general lack of interest or attention will lead to sub-optimal governance results. And the more things change, the more things stay the same, as Scottsdale residents have shown recently. For a bit … Read More
Inspire Awards to Recognize Arizona’s Top Leaders at Arizona’s Top School for Autism
Gateway Academy To Honor Astronaut and Arizona’s Largest Locally Owned Fitness Founder (PHOENIX) Gateway Academy, the Valley’s top school serving Twice-Exceptional students (academically capable and diagnosed with a level 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder), is hosting its Inaugural Inspire Awards on Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 at 11:00a.m. Gateway Academy has been serving students on the spectrum since 2005. For the … Read More
Kissing Goodbye to 2021: Our New Year’s Resolutions for Scottsdale in 2022
I don’t know that there are too many people on this earth who will look back fondly on 2021. Much like its predecessor, it will be remembered for the pandemic that has harmed or killed so many, repeatedly ruined our plans, and has further divided our nation. While 2022 may be plenty more of the same, we have hope; hope … Read More
To the Moon and Back: Innovative Rose Law Group Raises the Bar Again This Time Creating New Space Law Practice
The Scottsdale-Based Law Firm Represents a New Company Facilitating Deep Space Missions Innovative and always forward thinking, the state’s largest woman owned law firm, Rose Law Group pc, is pleased to announce a new Space Law practice. This revolutionary new practice is a first for Arizona and it will involve assisting clients in the space and satellite arena. As part … Read More
Still Not Sure What To Do for New Years? Experience Scottsdale has Ideas for You
Are you ready to exit 2021 and enter 2022 with hopes of a better year? Perhaps the better question is, who isn’t?? If you’re ready to celebrate, you may already have plans, but maybe not…or maybe you’re on the fence, and you need a bit of a prompting. But let’s be honest: you live in or near one of the … Read More
Menzel Proving His Value Again at Performance Pay Meeting: While Progressive Areas Decry Importance of Math, He Prioritizes It
Scottsdale Unified Superintendent Scott Menzel was recently on the hot seat in his recent assessment, where his performance pay came under light fire by board members perhaps trying to look tough in the face of potential recall elections and re-election campaigns. Superintendent Menzel recently showed why he deserves the benefit of nearly any doubt, and how he plans to help … Read More
The Absurdity is Over: All 4 SUSD Recall Attempts Fail
By Alexander Lomax Could it be? Common sense reigns over irrational anger? Someone get the fainting couch, I am getting the vapors! Yes, it is with a certain degree of jubilation and relief that I can announce that the four attempted recall elections of Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board members have all failed, None of them got the nearly … Read More
Unger Family Sells Southbridge Real Estate Holdings In Old Town Scottsdale To Creation RE For $38 Million
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) Unger. Southbridge. They are names that conjure best-in-class thoughts involving real estate and development. Indeed, the Unger family led by Fred, who passed away in 2018, is best known for its highly acclaimed work redeveloping The Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley and Royal Palms in Phoenix before assembling substantial commercial acreage immediately south of the Scottsdale Waterfront, along and … Read More
Open ICU Beds in AZ at their Lowest Since Beginning of Pandemic; It’s Not Too Late for Common Sense Though
By Alexander Lomax So you’re over Covid? Same here. I’m pretty confident that the only thing that isn’t sick of Covid yet is the virus itself, which seems to be reinventing itself down the Greek alphabet. We segued smoothly from Delta to Omicron, and while the deadliness of this particular strain seems to be lesser than the last, the cheerful … Read More