Guest Editorial: Scottsdale’s Future is Bright… But Not Guaranteed

By Scottsdale Mayor-Elect Lisa Borowsky By every significant measure, Scottsdale is ready for its tomorrow, from a solid tax base to government resources to tourist draws to open spaces, on and on. We should succeed; we will succeed. The question is: What form will that success take? As Election Day retreats to results, let’s pause for a moment and take … Read More

Cuatro Kudos

One of the best things that happened in Scottsdale Tuesday night was the decisive passage of Propositions 490 and 491 despite an odd conglomeration of opponents.  Both measures will meaningfully provide important funding of city parks, the spectacular Preserve, our great public safety and our significant “Central Park” that is WestWorld.   It will do so for generations. Though not as dramatic as … Read More

Scottsdale’s Least Favorite Bully Returns

By Ronald Sampson Just when I had hoped that it would be the end of it, that the city of Scottsdale would get a reprieve from the constant harassment, it persists. Like a woman at a club who keeps getting hit on by a guy that won’t take no for an answer, regardless of her friends and her beefy boyfriend … Read More

The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships Wraps Up 2024 With Longest Day of Polo in Event’s History – Including Record Five Matches

Winning Teams for the Day Included Wine Country Polo, Wales, Texas, New Orleans & Nashville — Scottsdale’s Polo Party Returns on November 8th in 2025 In front of another tremendous crowd of 10,378 attendees on a warm day and night, against the backdrop of the picturesque McDowell Mountains, The 13th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Gila River Resorts & … Read More

Maricopa County Assessor Miscue Leading to a Scottsdale Schools Crisis

Mistakes from the past will sometimes come back and catch up to you; they do to all of us at some point. A lie in the past comes back to haunt you, credit card bills come due, poor lifestyle choices in the past turn into health problems today. But rarely is it a result of someone else’s mistakes, and rarely … Read More

Thank You Councilman Durham! I’m Honored to be Cannon Fodder for You!

By Alexander Lomax For Scottsdale political wonks, it’s been a fun year regardless, but few developments have been as fun as Councilman Tom Durham essentially peacing-out of his re-election campaign and turning all of his efforts towards defeating Adam Kwasman in his race to defeat him. Rarely has an active candidate told everyone publicly, “Don’t vote for me, vote for … Read More

Guest Editorial: Only it ISN’T Monopoly money. It’s OUR money.

By Alan Bovi Let’s say you’ve budgeted 10K of your savings to do some home projects. You get quotes, you’re within 5-10% of your budget and you proceed. Only the contractor you’ve selected now says that project is 30K. Or what if it’s a large house remodel budgeted and quoted at 100K…oops, the contractor now says it’s 300K. Hmm, do … Read More

Scottsdale is Suing Itself?!? What’s Up with That?

No one likes it when lawyers get involved (except for lawyers themselves). Legal battles always lead to an incredible amount of money spent and rarely is anyone truly satisfied with a result (again, except for the lawyers). Thus when a recent headline hit the wire, it had us double-taking: the city is suing itself. Wait, what? Yes, put more specifically, … Read More

ASM versus Optima: Where Economic Growth Battles Quality of Life

We all want economic growth, and Arizona (and Scottsdale, more specifically) has been on fire in that regard recently. This has been optimized by the massive recent announcement by semiconductor-adjacent giant ASM, which recently announced an absolutely mammoth expansion in Scottsdale (you can learn more about it here). But as with anything mammoth, there will be winners and there will … Read More