Scottsdale News

Scottsdale officials could earmark $10 million in next year’s budget to “send a message” to Arizona American Water Co. that the city is serious about confronting the private utility over two recent drinking water contamination scares.

Dozens of East Valley residents and visitors got more than just a ride when they boarded a red trolley in downtown Scottsdale on Saturday. They were treated to a free, three-act play.

VIDEO: Learn more about the play

SLIDESHOW: See more photos from the trolley

Tour downtown with City Council members

Residents are invited to join the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and Scottsdale City Council members Thursday for a free tour of downtown Scottsdale to learn about the role tourism plays in the community.

The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ long awaited makeover is under way. Scottsdale, the owner of the cultural facility, is funding the $14 million project.

Galina Mihaleva wasn't supposed to be here. Not "here on Earth" here, but here in a Marshall Way arts district boutique dressed wall to wall with couture garments. This inviting, loft-style space wasn't supposed to bear her name on its window.

SLIDESHOW: See Galina Mihaleva and some of her designs

Scottsdale has agreed to settlement negotiations with the developer of the stalled Main Street Plaza condominium project, one month after declaring the six-year agreement ended because of missed deadlines.

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross left me a phone message Friday morning (May 9) before I arrived at the office regarding the day’s column on whether her re-election chances are possibly jeopardized by what I saw are her lapses in public accountability.

A former Scottsdale Chaparral High School science teacher has pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual conduct with a minor for a sexual relationship he had with a female former student in the early 1980s.

The long-awaited W Scottsdale is pegged for a June 30 debut, according to the official Web site. But Katie Brashear, the hip hotel’s marketing director, pegs the opening date as a generic “summer 2008.” So more delays may be in the cards.

Car sales in Scottsdale are slipping by double-digits, and construction is slowing down, but restaurant sales and bed taxes, a hotel surcharge paid by tourists, were up slightly for the last nine months.

Kerr Cultural Center in Scottsdale is finally on its way to receiving historic status.

A north Scottsdale activist group hopes the city will crack open its pocketbook to buy land adjacent to Pinnacle Peak Park for a new parking lot at a June 30 State Land Department auction.

Because she's generally liked and respected and life in Scottsdale is comparatively great, the Sept. 2 election for mayor is Mary Manross' to lose.

A high-ranking Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn hospital executive could face sanctions from the Arizona State Board of Nursing for failing to report an alleged sexual assault in a timely manner.

Manross announces four endorsements

Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross, seeking re-election to a third term, has received four endorsements from civic leaders and well-known residents, according to a Thursday announcement from her campaign.

Motorists traveling the stretch of Scottsdale's Loop 101 lined with photo speed enforcement cameras slowed by 9 mph and were less likely to be involved in collisions.

State authorities have arrested rapper DMX on suspicion of driving at speeds exceeding 100 mph on Loop 101 through Scottsdale.

Scottsdale will spend up to $125,000 on outside lawyers to represent the city against the Hualapai investment company in a case over a disputed land lease signed by Mayor Mary Manross.

A law that dissolved a north East Valley school district because it would have bused 550 students to other districts for classes is constitutional, according to a court ruling filed Wednesday.

Although like many people who run for school board, Molly Holzer had experience as a dedicated parent activist, she brought to the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board the big-eyed, big-smile enthusiasm and bubbly personality of a high school cheerleader. Of course, merely because one has a decidedly upbeat countenance does not mean that one is incapable of serious and poignant views on issues.