Repost: Finally, an Arizona politician does the right thing. He quits.

By EJ Montini (original article can be found here) Scottsdale City Council member Tom Durham did something Thursday night that anyone who follow politics on any level would find to be shocking, even bizarre. It’s called … the right thing. I know. I had a hard time believing it myself when I read the article by The Arizona Republic’s Sam Kmack. Durham … Read More

Why I Oppose Prop 490

By Bob Littlefield In the 20+ years I have been involved in Scottsdale politics I have seen many outrages come out of City Hall. But the recent political maneuverings by the City Council majority to put a deceptive sales tax hike on the November ballot may have been the most shocking of all. Imagine if you were about to make … Read More

Scottsdale Firefighters Association Breaks a Record and Raises More Than $104,000 Following the 25th Anniversary of Annual Behind the Flames Charities Dinner

The Night of Celebration Celebrated the Firefighter of the Year and Commemorated the Accomplishments of Four Arizonans The 25th Annual Behind the Flames Scottsdale Firefighter Charities Dinner was held on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, and set a record for the most amount of money raised at the event with nearly $104,755 in charitable contributions. The non-profit organization is staffed by firefighters from local 5050, and all … Read More

Leaving an Unfortunate Legacy: What Bob Littlefield has Wrong About Prop 490

By Alexander Lomax For those of you who have followed Proposition 490 and Scottsdale politics as a whole, you probably have noticed some familiar teams shaping up. Where absolutely anything related to tax dollars comes to a vote, the Goldwater Institute will pipe up and go to war against it, no matter how much it’s in the best interests of … Read More

The Gloves Come Off In Scottsdale Mayoral Candidates Forum

By Miller McCormick He accused her of being a zoning attorney with a habit of approving massive apartment projects. She accused him of being a reckless spender of taxpayer dollars. The two candidates for Scottsdale Mayor, incumbent David Ortega and challenger and former councilwoman Lisa Borowsky, traded punches during a candidates’ forum at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts … Read More

Beautiful Tribute To Beautiful Man

NOTE: Repost – original story is here.   If you ever walked with Richard de Uriarte through a downtown Phoenix convention hall filled with all the big names — the newsmakers, the businesspeople, the celebrities — you knew to set aside a good hour or so. Because he knew everyone. If you were with him, you saw eyes and teeth … Read More

Massive Corporate News: Scottsdale Will Now Be Production Center for Tech Giant

Scottsdale has long been amenable to the needs of the business community, save for the spare corporation that attempts to threaten the city and hold it hostage (looking at you, Axon). A recent announcement demonstrates precisely this ethos and acts as a very positive harbinger of the economic future of our city. Tech giant ASM recently announced that it will … Read More

Cardone Ventures President Natalie Dawson Releases The Secret Of Duplicating Yourself In the Workplace: “Start the Work”

As the Bestselling Author of Teamwork, Dawson Shows the Next Steps to Break Free from the Grind and Start Building Your Business  Passionate about helping entrepreneurs achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals through specific scaling strategies, President and Co-Founder Natalie Dawson of Scottsdale-based Cardone Ventures is proud to release her second book titled Start the Work this month. Dawson’s guide to making time in … Read More