Scottsdale’s Michelson – A Class Act Then, A Class Act Now
Let’s Talk Phil Mickelson And The Game Of Golf By Dave Wells It was in the early 1990s when I first saw a golfer named Phil Mickelson. More precisely, it was in the spring of 1992 after Nancy and I had moved to Scottsdale. I went to the Pinnacle Peak Country Club (PPCC) pro shop to introduce myself as a new member to the head pro, Hub Goyen. Goyen was a very good golfer who had spent time on the Champions Tour. Some PPCC...
Scottsdale October Sunset
I just walked out of our home in north Scottsdale, just west of Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive (N. Scottsdale Road), and there it was. A beautiful but rapidly changing sunset. It’s late October, monsoon season, when storm cells sweep in late in the day. It’s not unusual for the monsoons to create incredible scenery above. I ran back into the house, grabbed my camera, and took the images below. We invite you to share your...
Update: Summary of Scottsdale Planning Commission Outpost Meeting, October 28th
By Cindy Lee I attended with interest the two Open Houses and two Scottsdale Planning Commission meetings on The Outpost proposal to place a commercial planned neighborhood center designed by Vern Swaback Partners into a rural neighborhoods site at the northwest corner of Pima Road and Dynamite Boulevard. I listened with open mind to what was communicated by all parties involved: the applicants, Scottsdale citizens, City Planning...
Discover . Connect . Belong: November Events and Classes
Information for all events: Contact Dereth DeHaan or David Court, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, ddehaan@dfla.org, dcourt@dfla.org, www.desertfoothillslibrary.org Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85327 Cost: All events are free, except where noted. Library closed November 11 for Veteran’s Day AND November 26 for Thanksgiving *** November 3, Noon – 1...
Ted Talk: Stunning photos of the endangered Everglades
Protecting our limited water resources is an essential activity for those of us who live in Arizona. Tropical Florida has a very different natural environment but also is challenged by environmental changes caused by humans and development. “For centuries, people have viewed swamps and wetlands as obstacles to avoid. But for photographer Marc Stone, who documents the stories of wildlife in Florida’s Everglades, the swamp...
Vineyard Views Blog: Only Kids?
It’s hard to believe these two are children. We thank Vineyard Views Bog for sending the link. Vineyard Views Blog Video We invite 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 comments are reviewed based on The Peak’s Comment Policy prior to...
Scenic Drive Plant Guide
The Scenic Drive section of The Peak magazine includes introductory information about the plant species that are exhibited along the Scenic Drive. You can also take an optional Sonoran plant and animal trivia test. The photographs of the Scenic Drive plant exhibits are more than worth your click. These photos were taken in the late 1990s, after the plant exhibits were restored by Friends of the Scenic Drive. Look at the backgrounds...
SEE “Save Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive” Videos
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. The Greater Pinnacle Peak Association – Friends of the Scenic Drive has produced the three videos below to publicize its opposition to this proposal. View “Save the Scenic Drive from MORE Commercial...
Arguments Received by The Peak For and Against Scottsdale Bond 2015
Email Newsletter Received from Councilperson Virginia Korte, 10/15/2015 “VOTE YES FOR SCOTTSDALE BONDS On November 3rd the Citizens of Scottsdale will be voting for six bond questions, totally $95.5 million dollars. The projects to be funded are capital improvement needs within our city: transportation, public safety, community buildings and parks and technology infrastructure. The cost to the average homeowner is estimated...
SiriusXM radio star Seth Rudetsky performs Oct. 25 in “Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Show”
By Sue Kern-Fleisher, Courtesy of Desert Foothills Theater Special fundraiser for Desert Foothills Theater features Rudetsky’s trademark “deconstructions” SCOTTSDALE (October 12, 2015) – Desert Foothills Theater (DFT), a division of the Foothills Community Foundation, is bringing SiriusXM radio’s Seth Rudetsky to Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St., in Scottsdale, for a special one-night only “Seth’s Big Fat...
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