It’s just about this time of year heroes of America’s Pastime begin to refocus and dedicate themselves to being the best player they can be and — the really good ones — focus on making those around them better. [Read more…]
Civic Center Library heritage exhibit will define Scottsdale history
If you don’t know where you have been, you can’t figure out where you are going.
The Scottsdale Heritage Connection will emerge in future months at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library in an effort to showcase the rich and vibrant community history of “The West’s Most Western Town.” [Read more…]
Coronado Success Initiative begins to bear fruit at Scottsdale Schools
The school year is nearing its halfway point and Coronado High School’s students and faculty members appear to be adjusting to the number of changes that have come with the Coronado Success Initiative. [Read more…]
Education Innovation Partners: Scottsdale Charros, MLFTC and Scottsdale USD
The mission of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College calls for mobilizing people and taking action to improve education; two imperatives that can’t be addressed without partners outside the college. One partner — Coronado High School in the Scottsdale Unified School District — is currently hard at work on a major initiative made possible by another. [Read more…]
Scottsdale Charros Give, So All Boys and Girls Have a Chance to Succeed
For some of us, the memories of childhood represent a time of joy, play and a sense that we belong somewhere — for too many local children those ideas are figments of the imagination. [Read more…]
World Series Hero Luis Gonzalez to Help Celebrate Top Student Athletes
On December 4, 2017, the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) hosted the Fall All-District Athletics Awards Banquet to honor athletes from Arcadia, Chaparral, Coronado, Desert Mountain and Saguaro high schools. [Read more…]
Scottsdale Stadium getting almost $1M in upgrades
Scottsdale City Council approved the use of up to $900,000 from the Stadium Facilities Capital Improvement Fund for reconstruction of the Scottsdale Stadium’s outfield parking lot; expansion of the east practice fields; modifications to the existing half-diamond and bullpen; and the addition of an agility field with half-diamond at its Sept. 12 meeting. [Read more…]
Scottsdale Stadium Evolving to Foster Better Baseball, Downtown Prosperity
While downtown Scottsdale is made up of quaint shops, a robust gallery district and a vivid nightlife scene many say the true straw that stirs that economic cocktail has always been Scottsdale Stadium. [Read more…]
Phoenix Theatre expands Partners That Heal effort into Scottsdale
There are few universal truths we, as humans, understand during our time on planet Earth: the empathy felt for a sick child is one of those certainties. [Read more…]
After-School Program Sustains Scottsdale’s Western Spirit
For the past 16 years, Horsense has provided fourth graders with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take care of, and learn about horses — engaging the students in respect, responsibility and character development.