Activity Ideas Video for Scottsdale Visitors and the Rest of Us

Posted on Jan 18, 2015 | 0 comments

Coming to Arizona? This video, “Experience Scottsdale,” provides some ideas for things to see and do. Watch “Experience Scottsdale”

For Dennis, Condolences and a Photographic “Thank You”

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 | 0 comments

  We were saddened to learn that Dennis Liddell’s wife, Ann, passed away on January 14th. Dennis has been a true friend of The Peak’s over the years, generously sharing his time and many of his photos with us and The Peak’s readers. We’re confident that he also shared his best photographs and Peak covers with Ann.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Dennis and his family. We hope these photographs provide a...

Scottsdale’s Museum of the West Opens

Posted on Jan 13, 2015 | 0 comments

Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will open its doors to the public Thursday, Jan. 15. The museum is located at 3830 N. Marshall Way, in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale.  The museum will celebrate the art, history and culture of the American West. It will feature exhibitions of Western art, historic artifacts and compelling stories of the old and new West, plus exciting events.  The...

Mardi Gras Masquerade & Madness Set for Feb. 12th

Posted on Jan 11, 2015 | 2 comments

Courtesy of Desert Foothills Woman’s Club It may be Thursday, February 12, 2015, to be exact, but the Desert Foothills Woman’s Club invites you to think Fat Tuesday!  Don your beads and masks and join us for a lively afternoon of Mardi Gras fun, food and entertainment held at Grayhawk Golf Club’s Fairway House, 8620 E Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale. A toe-tapping, arm-waving musical review of Mardi Gras entertainment will...

Protected: Ginger’s Guide to Puctuation

Posted on Jan 6, 2015 | 0 comments

Seeing and Doing: Enjoying Snow Scenes at Tom’s Thumb Trailhead, Jan. 1, 2015

Posted on Jan 4, 2015 | 0 comments

By Howard Myers The new year came in with a dramatic snow fall that touched higher areas in the Valley of the Sun. Attached are some pictures that I took at the Tom’s Thumb trailhead in the McDowell  Mountains in north Scottsdale. As these photographs show, the McDowells Mountains, distant Four Peaks, and the Mazatzals got a pretty good dusting, even some on Pinnacle Peak. Snow, not what the chamber of commerce ordered, but a...

Don’t Miss Scottsdale’s Arabian Horse Farm Tours, Dec. 31st – Jan. 3rd

Posted on Jan 3, 2015 | 0 comments

Here is a tip from The Peak. If you don’t already know, an enjoyable way to welcome 2016 is to tour some of the local Arabian horse farms. Most of them are right here in north Scottsdale. The press release and website below provide the information that you need to plan your custom tour.  The ArabHorse Farm Tours December 31st – January 3rd Scottsdale, Arizona The Arabian Horse Network proudly invites you to attend the 9th Annual...

December 2014 Update: Scenic Drive Revegetation Scheduled

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 | 0 comments

  Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA December 19, 2014 You might have noticed that the project to underground utility poles and lines along the northern part of Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive, has been completed. Recently, Tim Conner, Manager – Office of Environmental Initiatives for the City of Scottsdale, sent Friends an update about the progress of landscape improvements. According to...

Desert Foothills Theater’s “Hairspray” Youth Production Runs Jan. 9-18

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 | 0 comments

By Sue Kern-Fleisher Desert Foothills Theater (DFT), a division of the Foothills Community Foundation, celebrates its 40th season with its second youth theater production of the season, Hairspray, set for Fri., Jan. 9 through Sun., Jan. 18 in the intimate Black Box Theater of Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th Street, in North Scottsdale.  Directed by Chris Hamby, DFT’s production of Hairspray features a talented young...

The Scottsdale Road Enhancement Project: A Brief History

Posted on Dec 30, 2014 | 0 comments

  Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive In January, you are likely to see evidence that work is being done to beautify the northern part of Scottsdale Road, i.e. Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive. Our  leaders deserve to take credit for the effort, because they and their predecessors since Herb Drinkwater have supported the Scenic Drive. To mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive and to...