Why We Have Zoning and a General Plan
Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale As published in A Peek at the Peak magazine, March 1999 issue Zoning, the legal classification ofproperty into certain land uses dates back to 1916 when New York City’s zoning ordinance segregated residential areas from more intense commercial and industrial uses for the health and well being of citizens. Currently, zoning and land use law addresses conflicts between private property rights and...
Huge Week: St. Andrews – The Home of Golf
Note from Editor This is a huge week for golf enthusiasts. From Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19, the world’s oldest major championship will be played at the world’s oldest golf course. We’re pleased to mark the occasion by showcasing “St. Andrews – The Home of Golf” by Peak contributor Dave Wells. Even if you don’t enjoy golf, you will find this an interesting and enjoyable read....
Scenic Sprawl Town!
by Les Conklin Much has been written about urban sprawl’s impact on our quality of life. The time has come for you to act, and embrace an exciting new life style: Sprawl Town! It’s time to give up our numerous retail centers, stores, houses, apartments and cars and move together into a single, humongous, all-encompassing, ever-expanding store. A place with all the merchandise, services and jobs that you can imagine, and...
Cave Creek Unified School District Superintendent Declines Performance Based Pay
July 2015 Courtesy of Cave Creek Unified School District Dr. Debbi Burdick, Superintendent of the Cave Creek Unified School District, respectfully declined her performance based pay at the June 23, 2015 Governing Board Meeting for the second consecutive year. In the agenda item, Dr. Burdick noted, “Due to the fact that CCUSD staff will only receive a 1.5% one-time increase, I respectfully decline the opportunity for Performance Based...
Yankee Doodle Quiz
By Desert Les Howdy, pardner. It’s good to see you again. Pardner, the dang editor has ordered Desert Les to test your knowledge of the American Revolution. Don’t be nervous. Pardner, just answer the questions. When you finish, scan down, careful like, and you’ll find the correct answers at the end of this here quiz. You’ll also be able to use the Desert Les’ Revolutionary Scorer to find out if you were “Awarded the Medal...
July is Educator Appreciation Month at MIM
Courtesy of the Musical Instrument Museum PHOENIX (May 29, 2015) – Teachers can beat the heat by spending the month of July at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)! During its fourth annual Educator Appreciation Month, current prekindergarten through twelfth-grade teachers, school and district administrators, registered student teachers, teacher’s aides and homeschool educators can enjoy the museum for free. To participate, educators...
3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza in Cave Creek
Cave Creek Restaurants & Merchants Team Up to Make “3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza” Spectacular Harold’s Corral, The Buffalo Chip Saloon, Roadhouse, Carefree Resort & Conference Center and Merchants & Events Association Are Co-Sponsoring Event By Sue Kern-Fleisher Celebrate Independence Day early at one of the Valley’s biggest parties! Cave Creek’s spectacular “3rd of July Fireworks Extravaganza” takes...
One Mile From Home: Conclusion & Lessons Learned
One Mile From Home ® By Gary Zalimeni One Mile from Home: Beginnings (Part One), Published March 2015 (Provides links to all previously published One Mile from Home Articles. Part Five. Conclusion & Lessons Learned The three month health study done by the Ohio Dept. of Health was conclusive, it determined that the instance of brain and central nervous system cancers within one mile of the RMI uranium extrusion plant were as...
Life Goes Faster!
Courtesy of Vineyard Views Blog Do you ever get the feeling that life is flying past, faster and faster? You’re not alone. This short video from Vineyard Views Blog captures the feeling. Visit Vineyard Views Blog: Watch Video
Calories: Count on ’em! by Marilyn Schletzer
I was browsing in the bakery section of the grocery store recently (oh, all right, I was ogling the key lime pies, but everyone in the world doesn’t have to know it) when I overheard two women at the counter ask for low-carb bagels. When the clerk informed them that the bagels were sold out, the women shrieked. I’m not kidding you, they actually shrieked. The poor clerk dashed into the back to search for more bagels,...
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