From azcentral.com. They got their wish. The City Council, in a 6-1 vote, adopted the ordinance that excludes some streets, including the last-minute additions of Via de Ventura and Doubletree Ranch Road. Trucks are not allowed on those streets between Scottsdale and Hayden roads. See my earlier post here.

You can assume that any bees you see are the very aggressive Africanized bees. A large swarm of bees stung several residents and at least two firefighters Tuesday as they responded to an active beehive in a pine tree at a Scottsdale home. The beehive, which was comparable to the size of a trash can, [...]

A pipe bursts in the wall of a condo. Is the HOA or condo owner responsible for the resulting damage? When a broken pipe flooded several McCormick Ranch condominiums in June, causing massive damage, homeowners figured they could count on the insurance they purchased through their homeowners association dues. They were wrong. Not only did [...]

From the azcentral; • ZMC Hotels is planning to tear down the 33-year-old Pima Inn and Suites, 7330 N. Pima Road, to build a three-story, 100-room hotel. As planned, the new hotel would be a Cambria Suites, an upscale, all-suites brand that Choice Hotels International Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., launched about two years ago.