Construction workers were raking flat mounds of gravel Tuesday afternoon where 75th Street used to run just east of Scottsdale Stadium. It may not be pretty right now, said Ted Stately, construction manager for renovations at the stadium. But in the coming days, the gravel lot will be green and the San Francisco Giants’ new practice field will be born.

On its face, an idea now preferred by a majority of the Scottsdale City Council to build a new San Francisco Giants baseball practice facility next to Scottsdale Stadium solves a couple of significant problems. But it could create a couple of new ones.

Here it is just a short time before Halloween and the unofficial beginning of the fall holiday season. It’s the time of year for “clearances” and a great time to be in the market for a new car! Saturn of Scottsdale, 15250 N. Hayden Road, is having just such a deal with a 0% financing sale on all remaining 2007 Saturn Ions!

GLENDALE - Trish Chappell, wearing a red No. 7 Cardinals jersey, stood at the pump at the Circle K on Val Vista Drive in Mesa at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, filling the pickup truck with gas while her husband, Mike, was inside paying the cashier. We can deduce two things from this scene: One if live in the East Valley, you better gas up before you go to Arizona Cardinals home games from now on.

GLENDALE - Trish Chappell, wearing a red No. 7 Cardinals jersey, stood at the pump at the Circle K on Val Vista Drive in Mesa at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, filling the pickup truck with gas while her husband, Mike, was inside paying the cashier. We can deduce two things from this scene: One if live in the East Valley, you better gas up before you go to Arizona Cardinals home games from now on.

If you’ve been anywhere near downtown Scottsdale the last several days you’ve observed that an entertainment army has swarmed the streets, setting up large arrays of equipment, posting sentinels and unfurling banners declaring the territory beneath them to be undeniably theirs.

A Scottsdale official who is leading negotiations to expand spring training operations for the San Francisco Giants said it will be another 45 days before a final plan is brought forward for a vote.

October 23, 2004

Pack your knapsack and tent for the Stadium Starlight Sleepover at Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Road.

Need a quick rundown on the drive to Cardinals Stadium from the East Valley, places in the area to grab a drink, bite to eat or tailgate, or where to catch a move afterwards? If so, keep reading!

March 24, 2005

Scottsdale has hired an environmental company to remove a cesspool and contaminated soil from a property that will be a future parking lot for spring training games and city buildings.

Scottsdale has hired an environmental company to remove a cesspool and contaminated soil from a property that will be a future parking lot for spring training games and city buildings.

In 1956, George Zuverink was a member of the Baltimore Orioles, the first major league team team to hold spring training in Scottsdale.

In 1956, George Zuverink was a member of the Baltimore Orioles, the first major league team team to hold spring training in Scottsdale.

All that will be missing are the games. The Scottsdale City Council approved an agreement Monday that will require the football teams, starting with the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and the new national championship game, to stay at Scottsdale or Paradise Valley.

All that will be missing are the games. The Scottsdale City Council approved a 20-year agreement Monday that will require the football teams, starting with the 2007 Fiesta Bowl and the new national championship game, to stay at Scottsdale or Paradise Valley resorts.

For the first time in years, Scottsdale won’t have a fireworks extravaganza on the Fourth of July.

For the first time in years, Scottsdale won’t have a fireworks extravaganza on the Fourth of July.

From behind the counter of his downtown Scottsdale leather goods shop, Ron Smith said he doesn’t recall seeing unusually high numbers of tourists wandering through the past year.