See “Save the Scenic Drive from MORE Commercial Development” Video
Courtesy of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association The State Land Department has proposed replacing the Scenic Drive’s exhibit and the neighboring open desert with new commercial and resort/tourism development. At a community meeting held on May 20th, the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association showed the video “Save the Scenic Drive from MORE Commercial Development” to a packed house that included more than 180 residents, plus...
Scottsdale City Council to Consider Plan for November Bond Election
City of Scottsdale NEWS RELEASE May 29, 2015 Contact: City Engineer Derek Earle, 480-312-2776, dearle@ScottsdaleAZ.gov Council to consider plan for November bond election Scottsdale voters could head to the polls in November to consider a variety of bond-funded civic improvements totaling nearly $100 million. The City Council discussed the proposed bond election plan at an April work-study session. Next Tuesday, June 2, members are...
Remembering Tony Nelssen
By Les Conklin With this issue, as The Peak officially kicks off its 2015 Summer Fun Tony Nelssen What’s Worth Preserving Photography Contest and the 2015 Summer Fun Write Stuff Contest. It occurred to me that many of our readers might not know who Tony Nelssen was and why the photo contest is named after him. It seems particularly appropriate to remember his tireless and often successful efforts to preserve the...
Harold’s: “Past Employees, Bands, Couples Who Met, Contact For 80th Anniversary”
By Sue Kern-Fleisherhttps://apeekatthepeak.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=6761&action=edit# One of the state’s oldest restaurants – where Western movies were filmed, Dick Van Dyke played the drums, and four Steelers Super Bowl parties were held – turns 80 in September In anticipation of its 80th anniversary in September, Harold’s Cave Creek Corral is reaching out to the public to re-connect with former employees for a special reunion,...
Thank You Pinnacle Peak Patio! – Part 2 of 3
Introduction Pinnacle Peak Patio, Front Entrance.On June 28, 2015 Pinnacle Peak Patio will close its doors. During the last two weeks of May, as a tribute to a special place and a special time, we are publishing an article that describes the early history of Pinnacle Peak Patio. This is the second of three parts. The article was originally published in the May 2000 issue of A Peek at the Peak magazine. Most of the photographs...










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