The Artist’s Loft: Easy Street Galleria
Since I’m an artist, I like to write about art galleries, especially when I discover a new unprecedented one. I learned about the galleria through an email. I was fortunate to have been one of the local artists who received the announcement for a “call for artists” to fill the walls and space of the new galleria. I was excited to read about its location and manner of business. It’s located on Easy Street in Carefree and conveniently...
Scottsdale’s Don Pablo and the House of Relics
Based on the December 1997 A Peek at the Peak Article, “The Saga of the Last of the Mountain Men” by Don Schoenau Edited by Les Conklin Imagine a vast expanse of remote desert in Maricopa County separating the small farming town (Scottsdale) and the tiny village of (Cave Creek). Imagine present day Scottsdale Road and Pinnacle Peak Road as dirt tracks cutting through a saguaro-studded landscape populated by many more cattle and...
Photos & Directions: Watchtower Hike, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale
The January-February 2014 issue of A Peek at the Peak included an article by Bobby Alpert entitled “The Watchtower Hike.” Howard Myers, past chairman of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, has hiked in this area on numerous occasions and provided photographs that were published as an online supplement to the article. This updated article incorporates both Alpert’s article and the photos. Editor The Watchtower...
What Was the Scariest Thing About Halloween?
Well, I’m very glad you asked, and I will tell you. The scariest thing about my Halloween was PUMPKIN SPICE PEEPS. Dear God, is nothing sacred? Those horrifying little creatures with the demonic eyes are now officially everywhere all the time. No holiday is safe. And if there doesn’t happen to be a designated holiday on the calendar, the fine folks at Peeps HQ will force Jurassic Park Dinosaur Egg Peeps down our...
2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure Set for Sat., Mar. 5, 3-7 PM
Exciting family fun, fare for visitors, locals, just about everyone! The West, fun, food, prizes, pets, and wildlife combine for a great adventure. On Saturday, March 5th, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Headquarters Cookout Site at MacDonald’s Ranch, at 26540 N. Scottsdale Road in north Scottsdale, will be alive with western fun, games, wildlife, pets, farm animals, and delicious food and live entertainment for folks of all ages....
The Golden Eagle, King of the Raptors
By William Leroy for Wild At Heart Of all the states, Arizona is home to the largest number of species of birds in the U.S. These birds can vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Arizona to raise their young, migrants who pass through Arizona with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Arizona to escape colder conditions...
Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks food donations for the holidays
NEWS ADVISORY Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks food donations for the holidays November 14, 2014, Cave Creek, Arizona – Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center seeks crucial foodstuff for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The northern foothills food bank will feed more than 500 families each month in the community through the holidays. According to executive director Pam DiPietro, the items, known as part of...
Pinnacle Peak People: He Has Ink in His Blood
By Robert Rogers Never pick a fight with a guy who buys ink by the barrel. That’s Mark Twain advice that politicians have been heeding for ages. Indeed, it’s apt advice for anyone whose livelihood depends on favorable public opinion. And because of this adage public figures have long sought out and nodded in eager agreement with Pinnacle Peak-area resident Joe Smyth. Joe is a lifelong newspaperman,...
Rare Photographs: The Days and Ways of Don Pablo
By Les Conklin Last month, October 2015, a reader submitted a comment for an article in The Peak that immediately caught my eye. “Paul Voelker was my grandfather … Please call me.” The comment was written by Pamela Voelker. I called her the next day. Pamela, it turns out, is researching her family’s history. She wondered if I had any information about her grandfather. Fortunately, I do. I told Pamela that...
Stark Video: Everyday Life, Berlin, July 1945
The Peak thanks frequent Peak contributor, Dr. Claude Trottier, for linking us to this very interesting color film footage, The video shows the people of Berlin going about their daily lives in what is left of that city. The footage was shot by the U.S. Army, in color, more than 70 years ago. Having a difficult day? Things could be worse. Interesting Color Video – Berlin Over 70 Years Ago The Peak invites you to...
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