By Linda Milhaven Raoul Zubia has the facts about our water and understands the importance of moving forward with water investments without delay. We will be safer with Raoul on City Council. Barry Graham and Michelle Ugenti-Rita, the other two candidates vying for City Council seats, are compromising our water security by denying reality and/or outright lying about our water … Read More
Op-Ed: Zubia Too Friendly with Developers
By Mark McCurdy A longtime concern in Scottsdale has been the tight grip special interests hold on City Hall. Think about what still frustrates you: unwanted high-density apartments, strain on water from overdevelopment, neglected street maintenance, short-term rentals, sweetheart contracts, and road diets. Those are the results of years of special-interest control. Things changed in 2024, when residents elected a … Read More
London: Greatest Hits and B-Sides
By Bedouin Bourdain London does not ask to be liked. It simply plays its set, and you either know the words or learn them fast. This time the occasion was the Sun Devils, an Arizona State football weekend an ocean away from Tempe. However, the game was only the opening track. The rest of the album belonged to the city. … Read More
Alamar Celebrates Fall With Three October Events Connecting Avondale Families, Local Businesses and Community Partners
October Lineup Includes Debut of Homegrown at Alamar, Return of Avondale’s Annual Barks & Treats and Creepin’ Candy Crawl From pets and pumpkins to local vendors and Halloween fun, Alamar is filling October with three free events that bring Avondale families, businesses and community partners together. The month-long celebration includes two returning City of Avondale favorites and the debut of … Read More
Scottsdale Hall of Famer: Carla
Some people need two names. Carla has never needed more than one. Decades ago, the South Scottsdale native legally dropped her last name as a personal declaration of independence. It suited her. After all, the woman who refused to be ordinary helped give Scottsdale the most extraordinary thing it owns: the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Today the Preserve protects about 30,500 … Read More
Olga de Amaral’s “Moon Basket 15” Headlines Latin American Offerings at Larsen’s Oct. 17 Fall Art Auction
A major work by Colombian artist Olga de Amaral will head to the auction block at the Larsen Fall Art Auction in Scottsdale Oct. 17, giving collectors a chance to bid on a $400,000-$600,000 work by an artist whose profile and prices have climbed dramatically over the past two years. Olga de Amaral, “Moon Basket 15,” 1988 Larsen Gallery will … Read More
Scottsdale Is Letting a Toilet Joke Drown Its Best Water Plan
By Vanessa Rogers Scottsdale made national news this week, and not in a way worth celebrating. An Associated Press report that ran from Houston to Las Vegas told how “poop water” attacks helped kill the city’s plan to purify recycled water for drinking. The headline in some outlets was blunt: a wealthy suburb dropped its recycling plan over election-year claims. … Read More
Brief Against Unconstitutional AXON Law Filed With AZ Court of Appeals
TAAAZE Takes Fight Against Axon Law to Arizona Court of Appeals Opening Brief Maintains Controversial Law Is Unconstitutional Special Legislation Appeal Seeks to Restore Scottsdale Voters’ Say on Massive Apartment Complex (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) The fight for voters’ rights and against Arizona’s controversial “Axon Law” has moved to the Arizona Court of Appeals. Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions (TAAAZE) has … Read More
Olga de Amaral’s “Moon Basket 15” Headlines Latin American Offerings at Larsen’s Oct. 17 Fall Art Auction
Rare 1988 Work Comes to Scottsdale as De Amaral Draws Record Auction Prices, Increased International Attention A major work by Colombian artist Olga de Amaral will head to the auction block at the Larsen Fall Art Auction in Scottsdale Oct. 17, giving collectors a chance to bid on a $400,000-$600,000 work by an artist whose profile and prices have climbed … Read More
Guest Editorial: Please Read the Council Packet on Paiute, Mr. Zubia.
By Councilman Barry Graham It is difficult to believe Raoul Zubia would purposely mislead voters about events at the Paiute Neighborhood Center. But while Raoul is entitled to his opinion, I believe residents deserve to know the facts about the effort to locate a homeless shelter on the center’s campus. Raoul took issue with my recent video in which I … Read More