Closure of Zuni School Pending

Parents who send their kids to the Zuni school were surprised to learn that the School Board may close the north Scottsdale campus and merge students into other nearby schools. If the change goes through, students will be moved to different schools in the fall, presumably placing more burden on existing schools and educators.

Does closing schools lead to better educational opportunities? Stay tuned.

Cost of Living in Scottsdale Going Up

As if energy, food and housing costs weren't rising fast enough, the City of Scottsdale is actually considering raising a number of fees on its residents and county island refugees. Want water, sewer or trash services in the West's Most Western Town? Prepare to pay more. Raising fees on vital municipal services is short-sighted and hurts long-time residents and businesses.

Doesn't the City Council want to take the summer off anymore?

W Hotel Scottsdale Delayed Until August 1

This is one time when we want W to come to Scottsdale. Unfortunately, those folks waiting for the legendary hotel line will have to wait a little longer. Under construction for about 2.5 years, the facility is now scheduled to open on August 1. Not soon enough for many of us.

South Scottsdale Stabbing

Partying in Scottsdale? Stick to the downtown area. As violence overtakes South Scottsdale, you'll hear a lot more stories like this one - a stabbing at a bar on McDowell Road. Bottom line, who wants to party with someone who looks like the dude in the picture? Not me.

Polluted Scottsdale Water Adds Up to Half-Million Dollar Fine

Some of Scottsdale's water has been polluted for decades. The culprits are the ones responsible for the cleaning up their mess, rightfully so. Today, it was announced they would pay a penalty of $500,000 for causing contamination of Scottsdale's water with an industrial solvent known as TCE or trichloroethylene. Yummy!

DMX Drives 100+ MPH, Gets Busted in Scottsdale

Scottsdale is crawling with celebrities every night. Usually, they saunter in, eat, drink then make their way back to the airport. Not DMX. He cruises through town going over 100 miles per hour and is then busted by Scottsdale PD. AND, he doesn't even have a valid driver's license.