ASU, Amazon open Smart City Cloud Innovation Center in Scottsdale
Photo Maggie Rome / ASU / KTAR KTAR Arizona State University and Amazon Web Services partnered to open the Smart City Cloud Innovation Center in Scottsdale last week. Arizona State University and Amazon Web Services partnered to open the Smart City Cloud Innovation Center in Scottsdale last week. “It’s storefront property at our Skysong campus […]
Read More →Element Hotel at SkySong expects to open in June
AZBigMedia A key new addition to Scottsdale’s hospitality market has hit some key milestones on its way to a projected June 2019 opening, including selection of its operating company and general manager. Jackson-Shaw has selected local hotel industry veteran Jesica O’Connell to serve as the General Manager for the new Element Hotel at SkySong. […]
Read More →Vision of a sustainable WestWorld operation emerges at Scottsdale City Hall
By Terrance Thornton | Scottsdale Independent A formal evaluation of business practices, leadership and approach to management at WestWorld of Scottsdale is beginning to percolate in an effort to find a sustainable approach for the community’s crown jewel event center. The event center, which is at 16601 N. Pima Road, is home to keystone events […]
Read More →Museum Square fuels love-hate reaction
By Wayne Schutsky Though heralded by many as a needed shot of vitality to downtown Scottsdale, Museum Square still has detractors with serious concerns about the development’s potential impact on the surrounding community. At a meeting hosted by Scottsdale Councilwoman Solange Whitehead and former Mayor Mary Manross, dozens of community members filled the former […]
Read More →Japanese restaurant ShinBay now open in Scottsdale, omakase only
By Dominic Armato | Arizona Republic There is a stage of the long-term waiting game — beyond anticipation, impatience, frustration, dread and resignation — when the object of your affection starts to drift to the edge of consciousness and a reminder is more likely to be greeted with “Oh, yeah, whatever happened to that?” […]
Read More →Is Scottsdale really ‘the West’s Most Western Town’?
By Lorraine Longhi | Arizona Republic Scottsdale leaders are considering replacing the city flag, which features its iconic seal of a mounted cowboy on a white background. The move has been controversial, as many see the cowboy as emblematic of Scottsdale’s roots. The city was dubbed “the West’s Most Western Town” decades ago, and a ride through Old Town […]
Read More →Scottsdale CIP subcommittee seeks community input on unfunded projects, potential bond
By Josh Martinez | Scottsdale Independent A general obligation bond election may be on the horizon for Scottsdale as the city is pushing forward in its community outreach phase regarding a potential bond. The city, at the behest of the Capital Improvement Program Subcommittee, is hosting five open houses regarding 67 unfunded CIP projects. There […]
Read More →Quad co-developer reveals details for latest Phoenix office reboot
Complex was purchased in January by George Oliver Cos. By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal George Oliver, the Phoenix-based co-redeveloper of the Quad in Scottsdale, has $17 million worth of renovations planned for its latest project, a Phoenix office complex formerly known as Catalina Terraces. The 181,188-square-foot project, which will be renamed CASA, […]
Read More →South Scottsdale may get its first cannabis dispensary; Justin Brandt, Rose Law Group litigator, highlights city’s setback requirements
By Wayne Schutsky | Scottsdale Progress An Arizona-based cannabis company has plans to open up Scottsdale’s first medical marijuana dispensary south of Camelback Road. Sunday Goods, which offers a range of marijuana and marijuana-related products at dispensaries throughout Arizona and Southern California, plans to open a dispensary at 4255 N. Winfield Scott Plaza in […]
Read More →Pricing Up
Metro Phoenix is getting more expensive for homebuyers. By Christianna Silva | Phoenix Metro Phoenix, once a haven of affordable housing for folks fleeing rising realty prices, is sliding down the list of the most affordable big U.S. cities for homebuyers. According to the city’s latest ranking from national mortgage industry expert HSH.com, a typical […]
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