The Colorado River Is Running Out of Time. So Is Scottsdale.

By Ronald Sampson The seven states that share the Colorado River have now blown through two consecutive deadlines to renegotiate water-sharing rules. They missed November 2025. They missed February 2026. With the existing federal guidelines expiring this fall, the U.S. Department of the Interior is increasingly likely to impose its own interim framework on the basin, whether the states agree … Read More

East Valley Institute of Technology Reacts To Mixed Decision By Superior Court Judge On Satellite Career And Technical Education Programs. EVIT Board Expected To Evaluate Appeal

(MESA, Ariz.) The East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) will comply with a mixed ruling issued Monday by Judge Christopher Coury regarding Career and Technical Education (CTE) satellite programs operated by nine member school districts. The ruling does not resolve the issue of transportation for thousands of students who travel from their home campuses to EVIT’s Mesa campus. The court … Read More

Scottsdale’s New E-Bike Safety Zones Get It Right

Scottsdale is drawing some new lines in its parks, and they make sense. The city announced pedestrian safety zones that will prohibit e-bikes and other motorized devices in high-traffic sections of Chaparral Park, Mountain View Park, and Scottsdale Ranch Park. Signage and dedicated e-bike parking will mark the new no-ride areas, giving riders a clear place to park before walking … Read More

A Bald Eagle in Scottsdale: Just Too Perfect for the Summer of 2026

Someone in Scottsdale looked up at exactly the right moment. A bald eagle perched in Scottsdale on top of a wooden power pole, talons gripping the crossarm, framed against a flawless desert sky. No filter needed. No caption required, really, though the one on Reddit got plenty of attention anyway. It’s a simple photo. A bird, a pole, some wire, … Read More

Axon’s Political Gamble: What Shareholders Should Know

By Vanessa Rogers A Public Company Playing a Very Expensive Local Game Axon Enterprise is no stranger to big bets. But its latest wager may be the riskiest one yet: pouring money into Scottsdale city council races through a political action committee, while the company’s stock sits roughly 27 percent below where it started the year. That is not a … Read More

Students Come First. EVIT Is Willing To Make Critical Sacrifices To Transport Students And Save Educational Opportunity

By Dr. Chad Wilson, EVIT Superintendent Compromise and sacrifice for the greater good. That was the thinking behind the East Valley Institute of Technology’s (EVIT) decision to offer $4 million to the nine member districts suing EVIT for the entire cost of transportation, to help ensure high school students can continue accessing our central campuses next school year. We made … Read More

Scottsdale At Its Best: June 2026

June has been a good month to be in Scottsdale. Between new storefronts, a long-awaited dining announcement, and a couple of summer events worth circling on the calendar, there’s a lot to like about what’s been happening around town. Here are four highlights worth knowing about. New Faces at Fashion Square Scottsdale Fashion Square added three new tenants this month, … Read More

TAAAZE Addresses Axon’s Outrageous Scottsdale Election Spending

Statement from Axon Apartment Opposition Group, Taxpayers Against Awful Apartment Zoning Exemptions, About Current and Future Scottsdale City Council Elections (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Amid all the other rancor in Scottsdale, we had not intended to spend money to influence the outcome of the Scottsdale City Council elections in 2026. Unfortunately, Axon has ruthlessly decided to do the opposite. It is spending … Read More

Guest Editoral: Hey Scottsdale, We’re Buying Water

By Betty Janik At the June 23 Council meeting, Scottsdale is poised to purchase 15,000 acre-feet of long-term water storage credits for $8.25 M ($550/acre-ft) from the Vidler Water Company.  This equates to approximately 1 year’s worth of water for about 45,000 families (less than half our population) at a cost of $182 per family. The Harquahala Basin is the … Read More