A few months ago the Scottsdale City Council approved plans for apartments to be built on the former Pitre Buick property on McDowell. Seriously, do we need more apartments? Scottsdale must think so as probably the ugliest apartments yet have just been built at Lincoln and Scottsdale Roads plus the Borgata will soon be razed for, that’s correct, MORE apartments!
"Skydiaper" in front of SkySong in Scottsdale
Then there is Skysong at McDowell and Scottsdale Road which replaced Los Arcos and was supposed to revitalize the area. When I drive by, it looks like a couple of dead box shaped office buildings with some sort of cloth artistry in front. As my friend Mike says, they ought to call it “Skydiaper.”Did I mention a bunch of new apartments are being built at SkySong? Yeah, more cookie cutter apartments. Many years from now probably the most memorable event that ever happened at that intersection won’t be SkySong but will be the 2005 shooting murder at a night club across the street in Papago Plaza.
There’s more but you get the point. However, there might possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel for McDowell in the form of something called the Scottsdale Gateway Alliance. The Scottsdale Republic reports that this group is working on a plan to revitalize McDowell Road and the surrounding neighborhoods. That sounds promising as long as the scourge of light rail isn’t dredged up again. With the current city council and the Chamber of Commerce being involved, one never knows if that monster’s head will ever be cut off.
Perhaps we will someday see a beautiful new AJ’s market spring up to join long time south Scottsdale entrepreneurs like Babe’s Cabaret and Zorba’s Adult Bookstore. Now, there’s a combination! As far as SkySong, I don’t know if I will ever accept it. I loved Los Arcos and think a remodeled version of it would have been a better use of the property. After all, where else could you get the “Lu Ann Special” at Luby’s Cafeteria and then walk next door to Sears and buy a new hammer?
Final note: By now everyone should know that November 5th is Election Day in Scottsdale. Citizens are being asked to vote on whether they want to tax themselves for the next 25 years to pay off four bond propositions costing $212 million bucks. Councilmen Guy Phillips and Bob Littlefield know the propositions are a boondoggle and adamantly suggest that you vote “NO” on all four items. I agree and if you click here you will see a note from Councilman Phillips in John Washington’s blog explaining why in simple language.
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Correct on MTM and Asner, especially Asner who is a dyed in the wool commie but doesn't mind making all that capitalist money.
I'm familiar with him because he was from KC Kansas where his brother owned a record store called Caper's Corner.
Asner came to town pretty often to visit. I think his brother was murdered in a holdup if I remember correctly.
I remember MTM and all her silly causes. Typical Hollywood rich bitch trying to push her ideas on the world through her celebrity status.
The only success she ever had in TV was her show from 1970-79. All her other shows failed and although Dick Van Dyke show did well from 1961-66 with her, it was Van Dyke who carried the show.
Middy,
she actually bought a lobster to free it back into it's natural environment..
LOL, what an airhead but add a couple squeezes of lemon into that butter for me if you please.
Come to think of it, I can't remember the last time I ate lobster. Barb and I quit the fine dining circuit a long time ago.
I used to love halibut steaks but they are about $20 buck a pound now, same with Alaskan King Crab legs.
Not often the local future brain surgeons not only blow out USC but actually get the head coach canned... haha.. UCLA trash calls USC the rich kids school..
USC trash calls UCLA high school..- they hate each other and with good reason.
your version wouldn't open for me Jim.- In fact it appears the only one left up is the one Proud put up..
they will pull it down soon.
as Walter might say.....
.."When you lose SNL you have lost 'Merica".- or as Barretta might say.. "and that's the name of that tune".
What... you don't get the lobster wraps at the Quickie market?
..four for five dollars makes it the best dining value in the valley.
Middy,
Try it again, it still comes up for me.
http://www.businessinsider.com/aaron-paul-on-snl-playing-jesse-pinkman-during-obamacare-sketch-2013-9
It runs about 7 min.
It won't open on my FF browser.. maybe because I have Java disabled.. I went to Chrome and it loads and runs.. more system mystery for me to obsess over.
Over.. and Roger Wilco..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq71cHeM2ok
..No safe place in the public any longer.. remember when seconds count the police are on the way sometimes only minutes later..
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/09/26/prayer-credited-for-preventing-mass-shooting-after-would-be-robbers-gun-behaved-in-very-mysterious-ways-at-mcdonalds/
..Ah but if little barky had only had a son... but then he doesn't really like girls either..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2436551/A-weatherman-breaks-tears-vows-NEVER-fly-grim-climate-change-report.html
The left has come completely unhinged.. read what this whackjob is crying in his granola about today..
I can't believe he's not from Clownafornia...
.."‘I just broke down in tears in boarding area at SFO while on phone with my wife. I've never cried because of a science report before. #IPCC,’ was his first tweet on around 2pm on Friday.
‘I realised just now: This has to be the last flight I ever take. I’m committing right now to stop flying. It’s not worth the climate,’ he tweeted a few minutes later"..
.."tweeted"- yeah I suppose it's a word now.. just like twerk and Al queda headquarters now located at 1600 Pennsylvania ave. Wash DC.
.. and headed up by John McCain while I'm at it.
Did you see where AlQueda went into a dorm at some college in Kenya and killed 50 students while they were sleeping.
What's their beef with Kenya? First the shopping center and now this.
It's sort of like when the crips have a nice game going on the yard, but then the white boys decide to cut in on the action, of course the white boys wouldn't try anything like that without the mexicans giving them the green light.. the crips know who runs the yard so they go to the mexican shot callers and get the green light to push back.. but it costs them a piece of the action.
I think this is just the lead up for that military action on the dashboard, funny thing is, if it were Al queda then I guess we are the ones responsible.. we backed the African gray rat and the African white rat resents it.. it's a build up Jim- the Saudi's are out for blood and they have their arm all the way up this man club queen's ass already.
Looks like the Japanese stock market gapped to open nearly 250 pts down.
.. going to be a bumpy month..
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-09-29/saudi-arabia-outraged-obamas-peace-overtures-syria-iran
this is that article on how the Saudi's are not taking the latest developments very well..
Ricky's leaving the blog. Best news I've heard all day.
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Jim, I see the red menace Paula was in the paper today taking up space. She's not happy that the conservatives are running the state. The funniest part is where she said the Democrat Party is the party of moderation. What a loon.
..damn yankee carpetbagger if you ask me..
Some people can't rest unless they are controlling or manipulating someone else..
She's all about power, and not very good at attaining it I might add.
guess I ought to look and see what she is complaining about this time.
.. as to the Republicrats that infest down town she might have a point.
Mike,
Did you notice who she was next to? Me! I keep all my tear sheets but I cut her out and shredded it. Now, I feel a lot better. Whew!
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