Most civic structures and public places are relatively bland; after all, designing something truly different takes a different type of person and often a lot more money. It’s much easier to simply stand on the shoulders of those who have already done good work. No need to reinvent the wheel, after all…much easier to slap a couple small changes on … Read More
Founders of Scottsdale Community Bank Earn Dual Hall of Fame Honors
Scottsdale Community Bank Founders Frank Jacobson, Joe Garagiola, Jr., Recognized for Extraordinary Leadership, Contributions to Arizona’s Sports & Civic Legacies Scottsdale Community Bank today announced that two of its founders, Frank Jacobson and Joe Garagiola, Jr., are set to receive some of Arizona’s most distinguished honors. The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame will induct Garagiola into its ranks Thursday, April 10, … Read More
Should Scottsdale Be Forced to Notify Hotel Guests if the Homeless are Staying There Too?
Under the administration of former Mayor Dave Ortega, Scottsdale started using a small amount of vacant hotel rooms to house the homeless. More specifically, it worked with the Arizona Department of Housing and used a bit under $1 million in state funds through its “Bridge Program’, designed to be transitional housing for those who needed some help for a temporary … Read More
The Fight Against Axon Overreach Makes It to the Capitol
It’s been a long and winding road for Axon in its attempts to force its 1,900 apartment megacomplex (the biggest in state history) onto Scottsdale against its will. Once the people banded together, said “enough is enough”, and got enough signatures to put it to a public vote, Axon knew that it would lose (read our full coverage here). So … Read More
Scottsdale a Bastion of Happiness? Here’s What a New Survey Tells Us About Our City
Did you find yourself smiling for no particular reason recently? Well if you live in Scottsdale, it might not be because of no reason…it might be because you live in Scottsdale. Why do we say that? Because Scottsdale was recently ranked the 8th happiest city out of a survey of 200 cities according to WalletHub. Three Californian cities (Fremont, San … Read More
Arizona’s Biggest & Most Amazing Kentucky Derby Party Returns Saturday, May 3 With Old Favorites, New Features
Expanded Offerings, Live Performances by Honeygirl & Whiskey’s Quicker Adding New Energy to May 3 Derby Party at Turf Paradise Arizona’s most stylish and spirited Kentucky Derby celebration is raising the stakes this year with lower ticket prices, more viewing opportunities and live musical performances all happening just steps away from local horse racing. Set for Saturday, May 3rd at Turf Paradise … Read More
The Consequences of Acting First, Asking Questions Later
Whether or not we want to admit it, nearly all of us value action over words from our politicians. It’s why the first 100 days of a presidential administration are considered the most important: it’s a gauge of an elected official’s ability to DO after a year or so of talking about what they would do. We elect people for … Read More
REP. JOSEPH CHAPLIK CONDEMNS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF SB1543 – AXON’S ATTEMPT TO FORCE 1,900 UNWANTED APARTMENTS ON SCOTTSDALE
Representative Joseph Chaplik issued this statement after the House International Trade Committee passed SB1543. “I speak on behalf of Scottsdale residents in expressing our outrage and frustration at the committee passage of SB1543. This bill is a brazen attempt by one man to overturn the will of voters and retroactively force 1,900 unwanted apartments on the city of Scottsdale, using … Read More
Yet Another Fraud in Scottsdale…Are We Officially Fraud Central in Arizona?
It was only weeks ago that we had written about yet another fraud cause born out of Scottsdale was that had been prosecuted. And was had thought, perhaps naively, that it would be months and months before another similar case came to our attention…but we were wrong. Recently Christopher Galvin was convicted of defrauding an investor out of $100,000 as part of … Read More