Scottsdale Approves Almost $2 Million for Social Services
July 9, 2021 City Council approves nearly $2 million to social service agencies and programs The Scottsdale City Council recently approved just more than $1.9 million for nonprofit agencies that provide programs and services to assist thousands of residents at risk and in need. Funds help organizations like the Phoenix Rescue Mission through the Scottsdale Works Brick by Brick program. It provides jobs and...
July 10, 1964. Scenic Drive Gets Go Ahead
June 30. 2021 Introduction Our organization, Friends of the Scenic Drive, with the support of the City of Scottsdale and area residents launched an effort in late1994 to preserve and enhance the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive along the norther reaches of Scottsdale Road, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The article below appeared in the Black Mountain News celebrates a major milestone in the creation of the scenic drive that was announced 56...
Reminiscing: Getting Around was Both Good and Bad News
By Liz Stapleton-Ogden From A Peek at the Peak, April 1989 Editorial Note. Liz Stapleton-Ogden is the founding editor of this publication. She typed the first edition at her kitchen table in February 1983. She was studying English at ASU at the time and went on to have a successful career as an English teacher at Saguaro, High School in Scottsdale. As teenagers she and her husband came to Scottsdale and found work in the Pinnacle...
CCUSD Names Rodriquez CFO Beginning 2021-22 School Year
June, 2021 Marcie Rodriquez named CCUSD’s Chief Financial Officer beginning the 2021-2022 School Year At their June 15, 2021, Governing Board Meeting, the Cave Creek Unified School District’s Governing Board approved Marcie Rodriquez as CCUSD’s Chief Financial Officer beginning the 2021-2022 school year. Marcie Rodriguez has over 20 years of experience in Arizona school finance and operations. She started her career...
AZ Game & Fish: Nearly 3 Million Gallon Release for Wildlife
July 22, 2021 Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish Department ” “PHOENIX — Water is the essence of life, and it’s just as precious for Arizona’s wildlife.” “As drought conditions continue to worsen across the Southwest, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is preparing for another record-setting year of delivering lifesaving water to thirsty Arizona wildlife. ” Click below for more...
Desert Les At Large: Pirates Wet & Otherwise
June 14, 2021 Desert Les At Large: Pirates, Wet & Otherwise Howdie Pardner, Yup. It’s good to see you again. Desert Les is back. Not because them Peak readers demanded it but because the fool editor told Desert Les to fill this here white space with interestin’ doings and seeings. YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM. Pardner, Pirates once wreaked havoc across vast wet spaces. Today’s pirates do their pillaging and plundering in your...
Maricopa County Elections Department: Just the Facts.
June 17, 2021 Courtesy Maricopa County Elections Department Click below for updates from the Maricopa County Elections Department about elections operations in the country’s second largest voting jurisdiction. Election Department Update
From Plans to Move-in, Scottsdale Can Move Fast
June 17, 2021 or immediate release Michael Clack, chief development officer, 480-312-7629 From plans to move-in, Scottsdale can turn things quickly for businesses. Scottsdale continues to be a top city for business, and the recent move of Lifestance Health to Scottsdale is a prime example. The company, a national provider of behavioral healthcare services with operations across the country, had a full-floor tenant improvement project...
Scottsdale July 4th Events, Activities & Information
June 15, 2021 City announces July 4 events, activities and general information Most city offices will be closed Monday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day (Fourth of July). There is no change in garbage or recycling collection. Preserve closes early on July 4 To reduce the threat of wildfire, Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve will close at noon Sunday, July 4. All trailheads into the preserve will have...
Scottsdale Proudly Celebrates Pride Month
June 11, 2021 Scottsdale proudly celebrates Pride Month Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (one’s sexual or gender identity) Americans. In honor of Pride Month, the rainbow flag, a symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, will be flown from Monday, June 14 to...
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