If Scottsdale is Beverly Hills its next door neighbor in Paradise Valley is Bel Air. Two great communities in California, just as they are in Arizona. Bel Air has a superiority complex towards its better known proximate, not unlike Paradise Valley exhibits to Scottsdale. Yet, in one area there’s no doubt where Scottsdale shines far more: preserving its mountains. … Read More
Good graft’ runs up Phoenix cost of housing for the poor
By Sal DiCiccio 6th District, Phoenix City Council Do you know what modern government corruption looks like? In order to see it, you’ll first need to let go of many of the stereotypes you hold true. For example, many believe the government helps the poor. The truth, however, is a ruse as old as civilization: Government takes on a worthy … Read More
Not A Toy Surprise
It’s hokey. A little run down. The elements don’t always work. And it certainly looks a little odd amidst the nice shopping and large offices on Scottsdale Road. It is the Cracker Jax Family Fun Park. Birthday parties. Batting cages. A driving range. Race cars. Volleyball courts. Video games. Miniature golf. Bumper boats. The place is a throwback to a … Read More
We Know How This Ends
In 2012 Arizona Speaker of the House Kirk Adams was the unquestioned frontrunner to replace Jeff Flake in the United States Congress. Flake decided to run for the U.S. Senate that year. Adams had done a very good job as Speaker and had the backing of John McCain, retiring U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, his fundraising apparatus and even Sarah Palin. … Read More
Glendale Rising
If Phoenix Rising is capturing the Valley’s attention as its dynamic new minor league soccer team, it’s the notion of Glendale Rising that should be getting major league notoriety. That’s because it wasn’t too long ago Glendale, Arizona was considered too financially ruinous to succeed. It was even a municipality that considered bankruptcy. That was then. This is now. Look … Read More
Smell & Wilmer. The Plot Thickens
An interesting story just got more so. We’ve previously written about the public affairs debacle in Maricopa and the professional pugilists that have come to town to upend a popular plan for a private motorsports club called Apex. Here is the link. The project gained unanimous Planning Commission and City Council support despite their black arts, underscoring the Keystone Cops … Read More
Fore! Scottsdale Citizen Silliness
It’s where moms and dads teach their kids to play golf and seniors can find an affordable, accommodating place to enjoy the links. It is the beloved Coronado Golf Course, a jewel in southern Scottsdale. With its nine holes and driving range traversing the Indian Bend Wash, city property and some 7 acres of private land Coronado is a testament … Read More
Noblesse Oblige
Capitalism can break down caste systems. It can also build them up. When one is successful in technology, financial services or real estate, the latter which happens quite often in Arizona, a certain strata is achieved. But not everyone gives back. Not everyone chooses to deploy their expertise, riches or both. But in the case of SunBelt Holdings CEO John … Read More
What Took Everyone So Long
The Phoenix New Times champions itself as an advocate for the oppressed. It turns out the paper also has a history of oppression, or at least making money from it. At least according to prosecutors in California and a congressional investigation. The story is finally being told. It just took a while. Until recently, it was an underreported fact that … Read More
US News Ranking: 5 of America's Top 10 Public High Schools in AZ
By Team Ducey Friend – Arizona’s been in the national spotlight for educational excellence this month. This week, five Arizona high schools made the U.S. News & World Report top ten public high schools in the nation — more than any other state. We know how to educate a child in Arizona, and Governor Ducey is working hard to ensure … Read More