Scottsdale’s Excellence in Hospitality: Yet Another Example

We all know that Scottsdale is a haven for tourism, and along with the weather and the golf, a measure reason for that is the city’s hospitality industry. The hotels, the restaurants, clubs and bars all make for an exemplary destination for those from around the country. But as with any place that is focused on hospitality, it’s the people … Read More

Handicapping the November Elections: the County Sheriff’s Race

As you know, for the last few weeks we’ve been highlighting some of the more interesting local races of note and how they may play out in the November election, and few are more interesting than the race for Maricopa County Sheriff. The role got national prominence and later a degree of shame through the bombast of long-time Sheriff Joe … Read More

The Facts on Prop 490

By the Coalition of Greater Scottsdale Information by : Former Scottsdale Mayor and Prop 490 PAC– Mary Manross and  Carla– Campaign Coordinator & Preserve Pioneer Prop 490 is one of Scottsdale’s most publicly vetted, legally protected ballot measures. Time for some facts about 490, a ballot measure, created by residents to benefit our entire city. It will improve and better … Read More

Guest Editorial: Preserving Paradise Valley – Waymos and Paradise Valley Streets

By Councilmember Julie Pace Waymos have been operating on Paradise Valley Streets and two issues arose this summer that resulted in resident complaints. First, Waymos were staging and waiting on certain streets in the community. For example, many Waymos were regularly sitting and waiting on Stallion street and other streets. As you know, the Waymos have a certain whir with … Read More

Support For Prop 490 Holds Firm Despite Lawsuits, Odd Opposition

Despite lawsuits from the Goldwater Institute and opposition that oddly advocates for property taxes to fund Scottsdale’s Preserve, parks, and public safety rather than sales taxes, Scottsdale’s Proposition 490, the To Protect and To Preserve measure on the November ballot, still enjoys solid support. The measure would take the place of an expiring Scottsdale city sales tax but at a … Read More

A Salute for a Job Well Done: Stuart Graff

If you ask most Americans who our country’s most famous architect was, they will tell you Frank Lloyd Wright (if they have an answer). If you ask Arizonans where Frank Lloyd Wright cut his teeth and made some of his most famous, landmark creations, they will tell you that it is right here in our state. Taliesin West, the Arizona … Read More

Tiny Homes in Scottsdale: Is This the Future of Development?

The price of housing has skyrocketed across most of the country since COVID, and Scottsdale has not been exempt; far from it. As we have stated many times, the best way to push down housing costs is to build more housing (as anyone who has taken Economic 101 will tell you), but with an active NIMBY activist community and a … Read More

Handicapping the November Election: The County Recorder’s Race

The July primaries in Arizona had a lot of predictable outcomes, but it did hold one big shocker: incumbent Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer became a victim of not towing the party line of stolen elections, and Republican primary voters chose state legislator Justin Heap to go on to the general election in November to face off against veteran and … Read More