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Around Town

Historic Scottsdale–A Walking Photo Tour

by Dru Bloomfield on May 25, 2011

I’ve had this copy of the “Historic Old Town Scottsdale: A 60-minute Self-Guided Walking Tour ” map on my desk for the past couple days, thinking I’d like to share it with you.  Every time I looked at the 4-page paper, I wished that it some photos, so I got my camera out and headed [...]

Downtown Scottsdale: Soleri Bridge

by Dru Bloomfield on May 7, 2011

The Soleri Bridge in downtown Scottsdale was completed and dedicated December 2010.  If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look the next time you are down at the Waterfront. Located on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Camelback Roads, the bridge is definitely distinctive. From the Scottsdale Public Art web site, I learned: The [...]

- It’s that time of year again. The Sunday night concert series has started, and the free concerts will be held weekly through July 3rd. Here’s the line up for Summer 2011: Sunday Band Type of Music May 1, 2011 Otis and the Beat Classic Rock to Today’s Hits May 8 Furious George Current Rock [...]

Easter Geese

by Dru Bloomfield on April 24, 2011

Got out on my bike with camera in tow this evening, and headed to Chaparral Park. The park was full and being enjoyed. These little guys caught my attention. Cute, huh?

From the Scottsdale Police Department:   The Scottsdale Police Department presents… Document Shredding & Drug Collection for Disposal Event Scottsdale Rd/Grayhawk (Near Basha’s) Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:00am—11:00am Event to benefit Scottsdale Explorers Shredding: Don’t be a potential victim of Identity Theft. Bring personal documents to be shredded on site! (Suggested donation of $2 per [...]

Scottsdale: It’s time to clean your garage!

by Dru Bloomfield on April 7, 2011

photo credit: DRB62 Several times a year, the City of Scottsdale hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. It’s an easy way to clean our your garage and properly dispose of items that should not go to the landfill. The next event is this Saturday, April 9th, from 7:30 am to 2 pm, at the [...]

Scottsdale, Arizona: Some Quick Facts

by Dru Bloomfield on April 5, 2011

The City of Scottsdale has some great information on their web site.  I’m always finding something new. Yesterday, I found this report — City of Scottsdale: Quick Statistics Some of the data is from 2008, and there may be some updates coming now that the 2010 Census data is available. Other info is fairly static, [...]