New Poll Shows 70% of Voters in Scottsdale Want to Reduce the Sales Tax, Improve Parks, and Protect Open Spaces (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Two measures on the November ballot in Scottsdale get high marks from voters according to a new survey from pollster Data Orbital. The company was Arizona’s most accurate pollster during the last presidential election. The “To Protect and … Read More
Scandal in the Scottsdale City Attorney’s Office
Any city attorney office is typically a boring one, insofar as the public goes. The crimes that they prosecute are relatively inconsequential by nature, it is rarely a politically polarized position, and it generally flies under the radar. Except when it doesn’t. And the Scottsdale City Attorney’s office is learning that in a big way with one of the most … Read More
April’s Expanded Scottsdale Jazz, Blues & Brews Festival Breaks Single-Day Attendance and F&B Records
The New Orleans Themed Event Brought Top National Artists Together to Celebrate International Jazz Day at Scottsdale Civic Center’s East Bowl Taking center stage for the ultimate combination of cool jazz and blues, The Molina Fine Jewelers Scottsdale Jazz, Blues & Brews Festival Presented by Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale proved a record-breaking music festival when it hit Old Town Scottsdale on … Read More
Goodyear’s Canyon Trails Towne Center Reports Highest Sales Growth Yet With 6 New Retailers Open, Plus New Multi-Family Project and More Expansion Planned
Among the New Tenants Now Open for Business – Michaels, Five Below, Chipotle, Starbucks, Freddy’s Steakburgers and Denny’s Further proof the West Valley continues to surpass all population and retail estimates, Canyon Trails Towne Center, a West Valley Great Recession success story is pleased to announce 6 more popular retailers are now open for business and thriving at the 90-acre mixed … Read More
Axon has Enough Money to Acquire Drone Company, Still Strong-Arming City of Scottsdale
Axon is in the news yet again. We have been covering their absurd plans to plop nearly 2,000 apartments into an area of Scottsdale that doesn’t want them, and the bullying that they’ve been doing to try to ram their plans through against the wishes of essentially all local stakeholders (get up to date here). This time, it’s good news … Read More
Scottsdale One of the Most Attractive Cities for Millionaires
Most of our readers almost certainly are aware of the Great Migration: the Covid-era phenomenon of people taking advantage of work-from-home policies and leaving major overcrowded cities for new destinations. The reasons and locations are varied, but typically surround a few key concepts, primarily leaving high cost-of-living and high tax areas for locations which are more affordable in both arenas. … Read More
Addendum: The Congressional District 1 Democratic Primary Just Got Stranger
This blog typically has pretty good takes. We’re not 100% correct, but we have a solid track record. So when attack ads against three of the top four challengers in the Democratic primary to unseat Representative David Schweikert go out but we can’t find one against the fourth (and that fourth is VERY well funded), well…it’s not hard to point … Read More
Longtime Radio Broadcaster Mark Jeffrey Joins Team at Dave Pratt’s Marketing Agency Star Worldwide Networks
Jeffrey to manage the growth of the agency’s podcast network and consult with clients on advertising and digital campaigns Since founding Star Worldwide Networks in 2009, Dave Pratt has continued to grow his marketing agency by producing hundreds of top-streaming podcasts and assisting clientele with media advertising, digital campaigns, social media management and influencer outreach, and has most recently brought … Read More
Our Inspiration of the Week: Alfredo Gutierrez
For those of us who are a bit more advanced in life, we’ve often had the thought…it would be great to do something, but it’s too late. Too much time has passed, time to move on from that dream and embrace reality. But an Arizona icon recently demonstrated that it’s never too late to pursue a dream. Enter Alfredo Gutierrez; … Read More
Out with the Old (and affordable) and In with the New (and upscale) in Scottsdale
Scottsdale is a city of incredible amenities, but of course that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. One complaint that many residents have around the Old Town area is that it’s a relative food desert; as in, there are relatively few supermarket issues in the area. Therefore it was rather disheartening to hear that one of the few options, the Fry’s at … Read More