Drewett Works wins trio of Golden Nugget Awards
By Christina | AZ Foothills Magazine Congrats to Scottsdale-based architect, Drewett Works! The talented design team earned three 2020 Gold Nugget Awards. The prestigious Gold Nugget Awards honor architectural design and planning excellence, and draws entries from throughout the United States and internationally. Additionally, Drewett Works was honored with an Award of Merit. READ ON:
Read More →Scottsdale mayoral hopefuls lobbing campaign grenades
By Wayne Schutsky | Scottsdale Progress Update: This story has been updated to include information provided by the Littlefield campaign about how it defined special interests in a campaign advertisement. Three Scottsdale mayoral campaigns have taken square aim at each other in recent weeks in communications with voters. The campaigns for Suzanne Klapp, Virginia Korte […]
Read More →Updated plans filed for development near Scottsdale Airport
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter Updated plans have been submitted in Scottsdale for development of a corporate offices, hangar facilities, and event space next to the Scottsdale Airport. The development plans also include warehouse space for a vodka distributorship. Tenacious Adventures LLC has filed updated site plans and designs for its building […]
Read More →Scottsdale candidates opine future of economic engines
By Melissa Rosequist | Scottsdale Independent As Scottsdale voters consider who to cast their ballots for this August, the nine City Council candidates discuss the topic of tourism in the final Independent Newsmedia question-and-answer installment. Tourism is a key contributor to Scottsdale’s bottom line, as the go-to city funnels millions through tax revenue each year […]
Read More →Scottsdale mayoral candidate’s past opposition to desert preserve resurfaces
By Lorraine Longhi | The Republic A Scottsdale mayoral candidate is pushing back against a PR firm that has resurfaced his past opposition to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. David Ortega is one of five candidates running for mayor in Scottsdale. Ortega served one term on the City Council from 2000 to 2004 and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2004 against incumbent Mary Manross. […]
Read More →Mayoral forum looks at affordable housing in Scottsdale
By Wayne Schutsky | Scottsdale Progress Scottsdale’s mayoral candidates are split on how to address the city’s lack of affordable housing, with most candidates opposed to the city taking a direct role in addressing the shortage. The candidates tackled the question during a forum hosted by Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce‘s Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals […]
Read More →Scottsdale allocates AZCares Fund
By Melissa Rosequist | Scottsdale Independent Nearly $30 million in federal funds have officially made their way through the municipal approval process, providing monetary assistance for Scottsdale community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 1, Scottsdale City Council accepted $29,628,014 from the AZCares Fund as part of the federal CARES Act with a unanimously […]
Read More →Infill apartments to be redeveloped in Scottsdale
By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter An infill apartment complex is slated to be redeveloped in southern Scottsdale. Pride 9 Properties & Investments has filed site and other plans with the city of Scottsdale for development of a 5-unit apartment complex at 3413 North Paiute Way. That is near Osborn Road and 64th […]
Read More →The Monday Morning Commute: Ask the traffic engineer: Scottsdale seems to have more right-turn arrows than any other city. Why?
By Paul Basha, traffic engineer, Summit Land Management Correct. In the late 1980’s, Scottsdale installed right-turn arrows for exclusive right-turn lanes at almost all of its major intersections. And their practice continues. Prior to the construction of the Pima Freeway in the late 1990’s; Scottsdale Road, Hayden Road, and Pima Road were the only north-south […]
Read More →Scottsdale to abandon road to nowhere
Photo by Arianna Grainey\Scottsdale Independent By Delarita Ford | Scottsdale Independent A portion of a public road no longer necessary is set to go nowhere as Scottsdale City Council consents to abandon an unimproved right-of-way in the area of north 86th Place and east Montello Road. Located within the Bellezza Da Stallone subdivision, according to […]
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