Upcoming Scottsdale Events Honor Cactus League, Baseball Greats Mays, Doby, Irvin and Banks
January 12, 2017 Mays, Doby, Irvin and Banks form an exceptional class for the Cactus League Hall of Fame They were not only exceptional players; the 2017 inductees into the Cactus League Hall of Fame were also pioneers who helped change the face of sport and society. Willie Mays, Larry Doby, Monte Irvin and Ernie Banks were African Americans who helped break baseball’s color barrier in the 1940s...
See Video, Photos & Hike Scottsdale’s Jane Rau Trail
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
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...
Scottsdale Update Newsletter, Thursday, Feb. 9
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...
MIM Upcoming Concerts, February 9th and Beyond
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...










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