You had to be living in a bubble within the Valley to have not heard of the Cinderella season that Arizona State football has been having (read our coverage here). And it would probably be from the confines of a similar bubble to have not heard of the Sun Devils’ heartbreaking double-overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in their college … Read More
The Slipper Fits: Arizona State’s Cinderella Season Becomes Even More Magical
The Valley of the Sun has been a success desert for football recently, best typified by the performance of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Two straight seasons of 3-9 records and sanctions left extremely little reason for hope, and the preseason expectations demonstrated that. Preseason polling had Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Sun Devils at the very bottom of the Big 12 … Read More
The Slipper Fits: Arizona State’s Cinderella Season Becomes Even More Magical
The Valley of the Sun has been a success desert for football recently, best typified by the performance of the Arizona State Sun Devils. Two straight seasons of 3-9 records and sanctions left extremely little reason for hope, and the preseason expectations demonstrated that. Preseason polling had Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Sun Devils at the very bottom of the Big 12 … Read More
Has the Tide Completely Turned for Football in the Valley?
For Arizona football fans, this life has not been an existence that has been flush with success. It has been a full decade since both the Arizona State Sun Devils and Arizona Cardinals have exited the regular season with a winning record, an outcome that statistically speaking is quite unlikely. It seems as though the tide might finally be turning … Read More
HonorHealth named primary clinical affiliate for new ASU School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering | ASU News
Repost from news.asu.edu Arizona State University and HonorHealth, a locally owned nonprofit health system, announced today that they have finalized an agreement for HonorHealth to serve as the primary clinical affiliate for ASU’s School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, a central component of ASU Health. Driven by a mutual desire to advance health care through technology and humanity, this … Read More
Arizona State Football is Back, and the Entire Valley is Better Off
It’s been a rough few years for Arizona State football; the promise of a big-name coach in Herm Edwards injected optimism into fans of the Sun Devils for a few years, until 2022 brought in a nine-loss season followed by scandal in the way of recruiting violations. The subsequent probation, ineligibility for a 2023 bowl game, and forfeited scholarships led … 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
Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association Announces Honorees Receiving C.A.R.E Award This Sunday, Sept. 22 at Annual Behind the Flames Charities Dinner
After Receiving the Historic Donation of $25,000 From Cardone Ventures, Scottsdale Fire Fighters Gather to Celebrate the Accomplishments of Four Arizonans The 25th Annual Behind the Flames Scottsdale Firefighter Charities Dinner returns Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, at 5 p.m. to honor and celebrate the work of firefighters and others to improve and protect the community. This year’s honorees and recipients … 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
Reversing Climate Change Locally – Scottsdale Looks to Make City Cooler
Let’s be honest: in the midst of worsening climate change, Maricopa County might not be the ideal place to be. We have spoken at length about the worsening water crisis perpetuated by the current megadrought; combine that with the fact that 110 degree days in the summer are already difficult enough, and it starts to turn into an existential crisis … Read More