By Candidate for Governor Steve Farley To what lengths will Trump go to destroy Arizona? From the news that broke just a few days ago, apparently much further than we had ever imagined. The Hill recently reported that President Trump is considering lifting the Obama-era ban on Uranium mining in northern Arizona — a ban that was put in place … Read More
Ambulance Chasers
In years past “ambulance chasers” was a derogatory description that could find its way to certain lawyers or law firms. Here in the Phoenix area the term was often associated with the Goldberg & Osborns of the legal profession. But we appear to have a new gold medalist: The Frutkin Law Firm. In the great new age of social media … Read More
Setting The Pace For More Paradise Valley Preservation
Once upon a time people named Pettycrew, Carla, Korte, Decabooter, Rau, Drinkwater, Manross, Campana and others sat around a Scottsdale table. They had the audacity to not only dream of a McDowell Sonoran Preserve, but to make it happen. Today, it stands as the community’s greatest accomplishment. Paradise Valley is blessed to have similar landscapes. They, like Scottsdale’s, define its … Read More
Community Leaders Support the Desert EDGE
by Desert EDGE Advocates The Honorable Paul Messinger The Seven Wonders of this Great Community The accomplishments that separate Scottsdale from other Valley cities: 1. Modifying the Indian Bend Wash into a very successful flood control project and great open space and parks project 2. Scottsdale putting its electric utilities underground and requiring fire sprinkler systems in all buildings built … Read More
Kathy Littlefield’s Serve & Volley
We don’t typically commend things Littlefield. After all it’s been some 330 days sense Classless Bob Littlefield has failed to call and congratulate Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane on the latter’s landslide win last November. Humility following political humiliation might have even been cathartic. But the sins of the husband should not flow to Bob’s wife Kathy, a Scottsdale City Councilmember. … Read More
Odds & Ends To The Week
*According to The Phoenix Business Journal U.S. Senator John McCain is working on a plan with Valley leaders to extend the Salt River’s “Rio Salado” experience and environment from Tempe to the West Valley. If true and if successful it sure would be a lasting legacy to Arizona, and the man. *Uncertainty reigns in the lead-up to Scottsdale City Council … Read More
Some History of the Desert EDGE
By Scottsdale City Councilman David Smith Dear Friends… During the recent Council work study session on the Desert EDGE project, I summarized the history of events that has led to locating a Discovery Center in the preserve, at the Gateway on Thompson Peak Parkway. A few listeners asked me to share that chronology. It’s a long history, so hold your … Read More
Glendale Rising
Phoenix Rising is the name of the Valley’s dynamic new soccer team with major league ambitions. But there’s another rising of note, taking place in Glendale. Just a few short years ago the city was lying prone, left for dead, on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. Fast forward to just the past few months. IKEA is coming. So is Top … Read More
Nursing Homes & Other Nattering In Scottsdale
*After the Troon North HOA’s shellacking of a Motel 6 looking, timeshare-like development at its entrance along comes a nursing home proposal for the old Sassi restaurant site near Pinnacle Peak. Good luck with that. Apparently the initial community meeting was a blood bath. *Keep an eye on Scottsdale Planning Commissioner Christian Serena as a potential city council candidate in … Read More
Milhaven For Scottsdale City Council
In advance of the Iraq War and facing profound domestic opposition, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair shied away from no one, including his fiercest critic in the media. He stood his ground and defended his position. Whether one agreed with it at the time it showed confidence, command and leadership. We feel the same way about Scottsdale City Councilwoman Linda … Read More