The recent Diamond Fire in North Scottsdale struck serious concerns, if not outright fear, into many area residents. It is entirely contained at the time of writing, but many residents still can’t claim to be completely out of the metaphorical woods yet when it comes to emotional damage. Widespread fires are not an issue that plague the Valley very often, … Read More
Scottsdale is for Lovers? Apparently, According to New Top 10 List
We know that Scottsdale is a great place to retire, raise a family, golf or party. You may have never thought of it as an ideal place for a romantic getaway for couples, but apparently we also rank highly for that, at least according to a new survey. CuddleNest, a website that appears to be a travel deal website focused … Read More
The Epitome of Modern Luxury: A Contemporary Masterpiece Now Listed for Sale by Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty
Conceived by famed architect Wendell Pickett, the home could eventually become one of highest sales in the history of the exclusive Grey Fox community in Desert Mountain Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty has earned its reputation as Arizona’s leading luxury real estate brokerage for good reason. It consistently brings to market some of the most spectacular luxury estates, homes known … Read More
Your Property Taxes are Going Up, Scottsdale. Is It Justified?
Uhh ohh Scottsdale homeowners…your taxes are about to go up. And it’s not just because your home values have risen quite a bit in value either. Indeed, your property tax rate will rise as a result of a 4-3 vote in city council, with Betty Janik against joining Barry Graham and Kathy Littlefield in forming what seems to be an … Read More
Guest Editorial: SB1432 – A Win for Scottsdale, Rio Verde Foothills Residents, and Arizona
By Councilmember Solange Whitehead This past week, Governor Katie Hobbs signed SB1432 into law with an emergency clause. The bipartisan bill creates a path to water security for Rio Verde Foothills residents. I discussed the new law with Mark Brodie on KJZZ’s The Show this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8w7hlBdFg In passing the law, the State ends a water crisis created in part by … Read More
The Road Diets Debate is Getting Spicy in Scottsdale
Municipal politics is generally a practice of the mundane and the relentlessly boring for the typical outsider (and many insiders). Meetings are often inundated with procedure and are full of subjects such as zoning details; not exactly Mr. Smith Goes to Washington material. But sometimes even the mundane, such as the topic of bike lanes, can get spicy in its … Read More
Tickets & Tables Now On Sale! America’s Most Attended Polo Event – The 12th Annual Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships Announces Date for 2023 — Saturday, November 4th Plus New Teams From Around the World, More Events Within the Event and A New Sunset Concert!
New Elements Fuse With Old Fan Favorites For A Day Of Polo and Partying Like No Other In The World With a little more than four months to go — The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort, is proud to announce the return of America’s most attended polo event to WestWorld of Scottsdale on Saturday, November 4th with a new lineup of … Read More
Do We Still Need Proposition 400?
Proposition 400 is the sort of item that has been there for as long as many of us have been in the Valley, but few of us think about it. The one-half cent sales tax has been instrumental in facilitating the growth of our area since its inception in 1986 and continuance in 2004. It will be expiring in a … Read More
In Memoriam to One of the Lions in the History of Scottsdale: Bill Schrader
All of us owe something (if not most things) to those who came before us, and the same goes for cities. The cities we know and love obviously didn’t magically appear as-is; they were founded, formed by the desires and initiative of those founders and others who came later, and evolved over time into the municipalities that we call home. … Read More
Guest Editorial: STR’s By the Numbers
By Councilmember Betty Janik We have come a long way since the 2021 Short-Term Rental Working Group (which I co-chaired) identified opportunities for Scottsdale to establish and enforce regulations to reduce nuisance short-term rentals (STR’s). All were adopted by City Council. Fast forward to July 2022, SB1168 provided additional opportunities to rein in unruly STR properties that cause disturbances in … Read More