Linda Milhaven had what could generally be considered a successful time on Scottsdale City Council, and while her bid for Mayor wasn’t quite as successful, she has maintained a strong presence in the city, speaking up for issues that she feels strongly about. She has been an asset for this city and one of its best cheerleaders. However, a recent … Read More
Guest Editorial: Axon Apartment Update
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: The Axon apartment proposal has not been in the news much lately but a lot has happened behind the scenes in our efforts to prevent this from becoming a reality. To recap, here is a partial list of the outrages Axon has perpetrated so far in their effort to force the biggest apartment project (1875 units) ever … Read More
Target Projected to Open This October at Vineyard Towne Center
The Center Is Now Fully Leased Following the Final Addition of Pet Supplies Plus Vestar, the largest privately held shopping center owner and manager in the western United States, has announced that Vineyard Towne Center in Queen Creek is now 100% leased, with a strong lineup of new and upcoming tenants ready to meet the needs of this rapidly growing … Read More
Like It or Not (and You Probably Don’t) Lots of Development is Happening in Scottsdale
If there was one thing that the last election as well as the recent fight against Axon in Scottsdale have taught us, it’s that the electorate does not want overdevelopment in the city. It detests unnecessary traffic, it hates apartment complexes fit for thousands of people, and it is rather NIMBY by nature. They probably will not be happy then … Read More
ParkingGate Meets the Public, Silly Pseudo-Scandal Gets a Public Hearing
By Ronald Sampson When it comes to a city like Scottsdale, where there are precious few issues to complain about, the silliest and smallest things sometimes get elevated to crisis mode. We all need something to talk about, after all. And one of the silliest pseudo-scandals in recent memory is now getting new life and a public hearing. Behold, Scottsdale’s … Read More
How Do You Stand Up to a Bully? Scottsdale City Council is Showing Us
Anyone who has ever lived through their teenage years and had any sort of wise guidance from an elder knows the answer to the above question. When you are being pushed around and you want it to stop, do you say “Thank you sir, may I have another”? No, of course not, you stand up to them and take a … Read More
When You Don’t Have the People on Your Side, You Need to Pay Up
It’s not a secret that Axon has been pulling every single lever possible in order to force its massive, unwanted apartment megacomplex onto the people of Scottsdale. However, a recent development shows just how much it has been willing to pay up in order to do so; how only one aspect of this push has cost the company half a … Read More
Scottsdale’s Bully Taking Its Bullying National
Any occasional readers of this blog knows our feelings about Axon; that it will bully its way into getting what it wants, with the most recent and egregious case being its massive apartment megacomplex plans in the heart of Scottsdale. And while we’d prefer not to have to continue writing about it, the company just keeps on pushing more and … Read More
Whoa is King Rick the Bully: Axon Willing to Throw Arizona Under the Bus to Get Its Way
Axon’s egregious attempt to short-change Arizona’s schools and bully the electorate in order to construct its unwanted apartment megacomplex for its own benefit has been well-documented (read our coverage here), and yet somehow it manages to get worse and worse. It recently announced its quarterly financials and stop us if you’ve heard this before, but the stock soared 15% to all-time … Read More