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Old Town Stalker Took Obsession to a Whole New Level — Armed With a Slingshot Most breakups end with awkward grocery store run-ins or a passive-aggressive playlist on Spotify. Jaime Rodriguez allegedly took the post-divorce era in a considerably more destructive direction — and Old Town Scottsdale's Envy Condos paid
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A Quiet Mesa Neighborhood, a Late-Night Walk, and Unanswered Questions The southeast Mesa subdivision near Ray and Ellsworth roads is the kind of place you picture when you think of a calm, family-friendly East Valley community — bougainvillea-lined streets, kids on bikes, neighbors walking their dogs. That image shattered in the
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Old Town Scottsdale has seen its share of themed festivals, but few have the sheer briny audacity of the Scottsdale Pickle Fest. The beloved celebration of everyone's favorite fermented cucumber returns to Wasted Grain on Saturday, March 7, kicking off at noon and running all afternoon for guests
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There is something deeply wrong with a system in which the people who run into burning buildings are more likely to die from what they breathed inside than from the fire itself. That is the reality Scottsdale City Council decided to do something about. In a unanimous vote on February
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A Blood Moon is Coming Tuesday Morning Valley skywatchers, set those alarms now. A total lunar eclipse — one of the most visually stunning events the night sky offers — is happening in the predawn hours of Tuesday, March 3, and the Phoenix metro could not be better positioned to see it.
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Valley Movers Turn QuikTrip Stop Into Heroic Rescue Most people stopping at a QuikTrip on a Saturday morning are thinking about coffee and snacks. The crew from Camelback Moving had those same priorities on Feb. 22 — until a gas station security guard changed everything. Foremen Ralph Vollmert and Kevin Place
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ASU Is About to Print Its First Building, and It's Pretty Wild Arizona State University has always had a thing for doing things first, and 2026 is no exception. The university is moving forward with plans to construct the Valley's first 3D-printed building on its Polytechnic
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Tempe Tavern Takes City to Federal Court Over Raid "Smear Campaign" If you've spent any time near Arizona State University's campus, you probably know Tempe Tavern — the cobblestone-walled bar on the corner of McClintock and Apache Boulevard that's been pouring drinks since
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WestWorld Is More Than Horse Shows — But the Books Need Work If you've ever driven past WestWorld on Pima Road and wondered what goes on inside that sprawling 386-acre complex beyond Barrett-Jackson weekend and the Arabian Horse Show, you're not alone. Turns out, Scottsdale city leaders
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ASU's 2026 Building Boom Is Changing the Valley If you've driven past Arizona State University's Tempe campus lately and noticed cranes popping up like saguaros after a monsoon, you're not imagining things. ASU is in the middle of one of its most
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Old Town's Gem Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger If you have ever spent a couple of hours wandering through Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West and walked out wishing there was more to see, your prayers have been answered in a very big way.
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Scottsdale Water Bills Headed Up Again — Sound Familiar? If your Scottsdale water bill has been climbing lately, brace yourself — it may not be done yet. The City Council voted this week to give formal notice of intent to raise water rates again, with a final hearing and vote set for