Disqualifying David Ortega For Mayor

The Scottsdale Charlatan Led The Opposition To The McDowell Sonoran Preserve In 2004. There aren’t many things nearly everyone in Scottsdale can agree on.  Good weather.  The Indian Bend Wash.  And the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.  The Preserve came about because of a courageous vision in the 1990s to increase the city sales tax to set aside the city’s most beautiful … Read More

Gloves Are Off In Scottsdale

With early voting starting in about three weeks for Arizona’s August 4th primary it’s about that time when the attacks start flying.  And, Scottsdale is no exception. Intruding on the orthodoxy of not attacking another in a multi-candidate field, Scottsdale City Council candidate Betty Janik took aim at former City Manager and fellow candidate John Little in this Scottsdale Independent … Read More

Masks Mandatory in Scottsdale as COVID Cases Rise

By Recker McDowell — Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane has issued an emergency proclamation requiring masks or other face coverings be worn in public places, restaurants, bars, fitness centers and stores to help curtail the rise in COVID-19 cases. Businesses that serve the public will also have to require employees to wear masks. There are exemptions for children under 6 years … Read More

Important Scottsdale Lessons Learned

Politics and development can both be important aspects of life. And, like most everything else, it helps when you live and learn. That certainly appears to be the case for a recent redevelopment proposal, tentatively labeled The Scottsdale Collective, for an area of largely non-descript buildings east of Scottsdale Road and south of Camelback. It’s mostly known today for numerous … Read More

Guest Editorial: The Economics of Masks and COVID

By Recker McDowell — The debate over masks and the rise in COVID-19 cases in Arizona has become very political. It shouldn’t be. The motivation for wearing a mask (if it is not about protecting the health of seniors and your neighbors) should be about the economy and jobs. We get that the lectures and pushes for mask mandates from … Read More

See The Top States Sending Buyers To Arizona As Cullum Homes Opens On-Site Sales Office

(NORTH SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.)  Scottsdale based and National Custom Home Builder of the Year, Cullum Homes is pleased to announce that the building process has begun on several move-in-ready homes and the new model home that will showcase the Cullum’s greatest collection of golf estates located in The Village at Seven Desert Mountain. To accommodate interested buyers, a new on-site sales … Read More

Signs in Scottsdale: The Best & Worst Campaign Ones So Far

Best Phoenix Suns Look: Becca Linnig Best Photo:  Scottsdale Marlboro Man John Little Best Glam Shot:  Lisa Borowsky Best Dropping Of First Name To Help People Think It Is My More Popular Wife Running For Mayor:  Bob Littlefield Worst Design That Looks Like It Was A Cocopah Middle School Student Council Sign:  Michael Auerbach Best Sign By Worst Mayoral Candidate:  … Read More

Iconic Arizona Estate Goes Up for Auction

(SEDONA, Ariz.) Located just outside of Sedona, in the town of Jerome, 300 Upper Bell Road—known as The Little Daisy—will auction online this month via Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Luxury Agent Donna Chesler of Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty. Previously offered for $5.9 million, the property will sell with No Reserve to the highest bidder. Bidding will be held June 26-30 via Concierge Auctions’ online marketplace, ConciergeAuctions.com, allowing … Read More

Guest Editorial: Real Change on Racism and Police

By Recker McDowell — The town of Gilbert and Gilbert Police are holding a series of ‘listening sessions’ with residents and business owners about race and policing. The Chandler Chamber of Commerce will join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as part of a national effort on the ‘inequality of opportunity’ and how to fix that. These are good moves and … Read More