Life + Culture

The Voices Shaping Scottsdale

Stories From the People Who Know it Best Article by Michelle Glicksman | Photography by Danielle Muccillo As Scottsdale celebrates its 75th birthday, there’s no better moment to reflect on the people who have helped shape the city’s past, present, and future. For our Love Local issue,  Scottsdale City Lifestyle  sat down with several of our top leaders, visionaries, and community champions—from longtime public servants and cultural stewards to business icons and creative entrepreneurs—each...

Local Services

Leading Scottsdale Forward

Scottsdale Leadership is 'Like Getting a Ph.D. in Scottsdale' Article by Michelle Glicksman | Photography by Courtesy Scottsdale Leadership For four decades, Scottsdale Leadership has quietly shaped many of the leaders who help guide the city forward. At the helm today is Executive Director Lee Ann Witt, whose passion for community, connection, and stewardship reflects the organization’s founding spirit—and its future vision. Scottsdale Leadership began with a simple but powerful idea. As...

Food + Beverage

Still Cookin'

Scottsdale’s Most Iconic Restaurants and Dishes Helped Define a City and a State Article by Alison Bailin Batz February is a month of celebration in the Sonoran Desert. As Arizona marks another year since achieving statehood on Feb. 14, 1912, Scottsdale celebrates a milestone of its own, honoring its 75th birthday since incorporation. Together, the anniversaries offer a fitting moment to reflect on how food, hospitality, and gathering around the table helped transform a once-sleepy desert...

Life + Culture

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show

A 70-Year Scottsdale Tradition Article by Joan Fudala, Scottsdale community historian Scottsdale’s Arabian Horse Show has been a much-anticipated signature event since 1956, celebrating the community’s long-time love affair of everything equestrian. The show has generated tourism and a significant economic impact for over 70 years, serving as a global gathering of Arabian owners and aficionados. Scottsdale’s horse history dates back at least 12,000 years. During excavation of a lake for the...