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20-year-old dies in motorcycle crash

December 3, 2008 - 7:58PM

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A high-speed collision claimed the life of a 20-year-old motorcyclist Wednesday, Scottsdale police said.

Scottsdale council OKs taller hotels at Epicenter

December 3, 2008 - 5:40PM

Scottsdale could lose tourism dollars to other Valley communities if two planned hotels on Bell Road are not allowed to build taller than previous zoning permitted, city officials claimed Tuesday.

Cheyenne school to close; Aztec, Zuni to merge

December 2, 2008 - 9:10PM

By August, Scottsdale's Aztec and Zuni elementary schools will be merged, and Cheyenne Traditional K-8 School will be relocated to the site occupied by Aztec.

Northsight trail hearing delayed to Dec. 9

December 2, 2008 - 5:43PM

A decision on a potentially altering an equestrian trail in Northsight Park to accommodate adjacent residential development has been postponed until the Dec. 9 Scottsdale City Council meeting.

Scottsdale house fire ousts family

December 2, 2008 - 12:50PM

Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire in north Scottsdale that caused a family to be evacuated this morning.

Used-car showroom planned for Motor Mile site

December 1, 2008 - 6:08PM

A "dramatic" architectural change is in store for the former Scott Toyota site along the Scottsdale Motor Mile, according to one city planner.

Scarp: Fur protest fails to ruffle any feathers

November 29, 2008 - 7:30PM

The news release arrived in my e-mail box just after noon Friday. "Fur Free Friday," it was headed. "Anti-Fur Demonstration."

Scottsdale board set to discuss school merger

November 29, 2008 - 7:06PM

A decision on whether to merge Aztec and Zuni elementary schools and relocate Cheyenne Traditional K-8 School could come at Tuesday's Scottsdale Unified School District governing board meeting.

School with ASU program sees enrollment rebound

November 29, 2008 - 7:01PM

As declining enrollment and school consolidation remains a hot-button issue within the Scottsdale Unified School District, one of the city's elementary schools has seen a 13 percent climb in enrollment with the help of a science and math partnership with Arizona State University.

Scottsdale briefs: 'Empty Bowls' event to help fight hunger

November 29, 2008 - 7:10PM

Scottsdale Community College and local schoolchildren and their teachers will be selling dishes of pasta served in a handcrafted ceramic bowl, with proceeds benefiting Vista del Camino Food Bank.

Building height, rezoning key at Epicenter

November 28, 2008 - 9:19PM

A final decision is expected Tuesday on whether to rezone the Scottsdale Epicenter site to allow taller hotel buildings, but despite some compromises, a local watchdog group says the proposed structures are still too tall.

Scottsdale briefs: Latest left-turn red light camera installed

November 28, 2008 - 9:23PM

Starting Monday, if you're eastbound on McDowell Road waiting to turn left to northbound Scottsdale Road, that turn will be monitored by the city's latest photo-enforcement camera.

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