See Video, Photos & Hike Scottsdale’s Jane Rau Trail

Posted on Feb 14, 2017 | 1 comment

February 14, 2017 Easy, Scenic Trail for All Ages and Ability Levels The Jane Rau Trail is located at the Brown’s Ranch Trailhead area of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve in north Scottsdale, Arizona. The trail starts just east of the amphitheater. It’s a half-mile loop trail through a saguaro-studded, boulder-strewn area. The trail is wide, flat and has interpretive signs and shaded benches. The trail was designed for...

Arizona Wild Beauty: Patch’s First Steps Video

Posted on Feb 14, 2017 | 0 comments

By Laurel Strohmeyer Prologue Welcome to the second installment of our our Arizona Wild Beauty…series, an intimate journey into the lives of an Arizona Wild Horse family.  The first installment is entitled Arizona Wild Beauty: First Encounter.  Photographer/videographer Laurel Strohmeyer has spent the past four years studying many of the bands of wild horses along our Arizona rivers, but one family in particular captured her heart and...

Photos: The Great Horned Owls Behind Our Scottsdale Home

Posted on Feb 14, 2017 | 1 comment

 January 2017 By Bob & Roxie Pastore To The Peak,   We live in north Scottsdale near Happy Valley Road. We live in a relatively quiet neighborhood. There are no homes behind ours.  There is an  outcropping of rocks that gives these owls a place that is secluded and mostly safe. We have lived here for nine years. These owls  return every year. The male and female owls start nesting in February. The male is ever-present while...

The Peak: Happy Valentine’s Day. It’s a holiday!

Posted on Feb 11, 2017 | 0 comments

From A Peek at the Peak, February 1991 VALENTINE’S DAY A HOLIDAY Valentine’s Day is a state holiday in Arizona. Not because Arizonans are exceptional lovers (most think they are), but because the territory of Arizona was admitted to statehood on Feb. 14, 1912. Moving pictures were made of President William Howard Taft signing the statehood bill. It was the first time a moving-picture record was made of a White House event....

Scottsdale Update Newsletter, Thursday, Feb. 9

Posted on Feb 11, 2017 | 0 comments

Thursday, Feb. 9   HEADLINES Waste Management Phoenix Open sees record crowds. Throughout the week, 655,434 people headed to the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale, besting last year’s previous record of 618,365. The event also beat its record for Saturday attendance. This year, 204,906 people were on hand. The tournament generates more than $9 million annually for Arizona charities.  Police Chief Alan Rodbell named Arizona’s Chief...

Scottsdale P & Z Link Newsletter, February 9

Posted on Feb 9, 2017 | 0 comments

Thursday, Feb. 9  New Cases Near 78th Street and Northland Drive. The owner is requesting approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a carport enclosure to a garage. CASE#3-HP-2017  Near Shea Boulevard and 110th Street. The applicant is requesting approval of a 9-lot residential subdivision. CASE#4-PP-2017  Near 64th Street and Redbird Road. The applicant is requesting approval of a 6-lot residential subdivision. CASE#5-PP-2017...

MIM Upcoming Concerts, February 9th and Beyond

Posted on Feb 9, 2017 | 0 comments

February 9, 2017 The Winter Concert Series is underway at the Musical Instrument Museum’s Music Theater featuring a variety of genres performed in the acoustic intimacy of MIM’s 300-seat theater. For concert information, click below. MIM Upcoming Concerts (PDF) New shows are continuously added. For the current schedule visit http://www.mim.org. The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the...

Choose Scottsdale: Economic Development Newsletter – February 8

Posted on Feb 8, 2017 | 0 comments

February 8, 2017 Click below to review the February 8th issue of Choose Scottsdale: City of Scottsdale  Economic Development newsletter. You’ll find information about new business and educational initiatives and activities. Newsletter (PDF) The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. Your email address will not be published. All...

8th Annual Rock the District Concert Set for Sat., Mar. 4th

Posted on Feb 8, 2017 | 0 comments

February 8, 2017 Courtesy of Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation “Rock the District:” Cave Creek Teens Singing to Inspire Futures The Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation is excited to present the 8th Annual Rock the District Concert. The concert will be held at Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek on Saturday March 4th, gates open at 5:00 P.M. and the concert will run from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Rock the District, in...

All Things Senior Expo and Trade Show, Wed., Feb 15

Posted on Feb 8, 2017 | 0 comments