Booths For Second Scottsdale Art Week Nearing Sell Out Five Months Before Spring Event

Second Annual Art Fair Set for March 19 – 22, 2026 at WestWorld to Welcome Global Galleries, New Elements The second edition of Scottsdale Art Week Presented by Scottsdale Ferrari won’t hit WestWorld until March 19, 2026, but it’s already on track to significantly surpass last year, with two-thirds of the fair’s 125 exhibitor booths sold out nearly five months ahead of … Read More

Leadership Lessons: When Maricopa County Stood Up to Corporate Power and What Scottsdale Can Learn From It

This week, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors delivered a masterclass in political courage. Led by Supervisor Debbie Lesko, the board voted 5-0 to reject Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad’s request to develop a massive 4,000-acre freight rail facility near the rural community of Wittmann. The decision wasn’t about opposing economic development; it was about standing up to a corporate … Read More

Scottsdale joins statewide coalition to safeguard Arizona’s water future

Under the leadership of Mayor Lisa Borowsky, the city of Scottsdale has joined the Coalition for Protecting Arizona’s Lifeline, a nonpartisan alliance of municipal leaders committed to advocating for Arizona’s continued access to Colorado River water and the Central Arizona Project, the state’s largest water delivery system. The Coalition, which includes mayors from across Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties, was … Read More

Tom Horne vs. SUSD: When Education Policy Meets Political Theater

By Ronald Sampson Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has once again trained his sights on Scottsdale Unified School District, this time criticizing a community flyer for a “Girls in Gear” cycling event that invited girls, nonbinary, and gender-expansive youth to participate. His diagnosis? SUSD is promoting “woke ideology” that’s driving families away and causing declining enrollment. Let’s be … Read More

Scottsdale Drivers Have It Good (Despite What Your Neighbor Says About the Roads)

Let’s be honest: in Scottsdale, complaining about the roads is practically a civic pastime. Right up there with debating roundabouts and grumbling about cyclists. But here’s a plot twist: Scottsdale just ranked as the fourth-best city in the country to drive in, according to financial website WalletHub. Yes, you read that correctly. Fourth. In the entire nation. Before you dismiss … Read More

Guest Editorial: Scottsdale Voters Win, Again

By Scottsdale City Council Solange Whitehead Last November’s resounding Prop 490 victory was challenged – yet again – by the Goldwater Institute. On Tuesday morning we prevailed in court. To be clear, voters in every Scottsdale precinct approved both Propositions 490 and 491 this past November. Despite frivolous legal challenges and an egregious misinformation campaign to defeat Prop 490, Scottsdale voters stuck … Read More

Laser Skin Couture Wellness Spa’s Expansion Backed by Scottsdale Community Bank

Partnership Enables Thriving Wellness Spa to Secure a Permanent Home, Accommodate Ongoing Growth What started in a small studio suite nine years ago has since grown into one of Scottsdale’s most in-demand wellness spas, and Laser Skin Couture now has a permanent home thanks to Owner Missie Madeja’s dedication and determination – and a helping hand from Scottsdale Community Bank The … Read More

Scottsdale’s Dope of the Week: Local “Influencer” is a Crappy Influence

Congratulations to 27-year-old Brett Carlin, who has earned this week’s prestigious distinction of being Scottsdale’s Most Embarrassing Export. In a city known for luxury cars and audacious flash, a city of peacocks showing off their feathers, Carlin managed to stand out…but not in the way his Instagram followers might have hoped. Our hometown hero was indicted this week on two … Read More