Scottsdale Resort completes $40 million renovation
What can $40 million buy?
Visit the Scottsdale Resort and Spa – and you’ll see.
The luxury retreat has completed a $40 million renovation “encompassing all guestrooms and public spaces,” including Luna Spa and the introduction of four new “dining destinations.”
This is the largest renovation in the property’s 50-year history, with new “residential-style guestrooms.”
An existing building was converted into the Stillman Villas, with 12 two-story villas – starting at $1,300 per night. The McCormick Ranch resort’s 3,200-square-foot spa now features nine indoor treatment rooms, a zen meditation garden, a sauna, a steam room, a co-ed tranquil room and “a refreshing cold plunge.”
Information: thescottsdaleresort.com.
Settlement, STR rules on City Council agenda
Scottsdale City Council will be presented the settlement of a $630,000 lawsuit for less than a third of that amount this Tuesday, May 7.
According to the meeting agenda, Nationwide Insurance filed the suit for water damage the company alleges was caused by the city.
Shortly after midnight on July 5, 2022, Scottsdale Police officers alerted the City Water Department of flooding near 75th Place and Thomas Road. Emergency workers responded to the area and located a city water main break within a condominium complex parking lot,” according to the report.
“At that time, water was already pooling about a foot deep and was flowing towards properties across 75th Place …The next morning, it was discovered that water had flooded a residential home located at 2913 N. 75th Place, causing extensive damage.”
Nationwide paid over $600,000 in damages and repairs, then filed a lawsuit claiming “negligence against the city.”
The city and the insurance company have agreed to a $190,000 settlement – pending council approval.
Council also will consider amendments to the city code designed to crack down on “nuisance parties” and short-term rentals, also known as STRs.
A proposed ordinance would make it “unlawful for a promoter to advertise, permit or organize a nuisance party or unlawful gathering” and give Scottsdale Police officers “authority to order persons to leave a nuisance party or unruly gathering.”
Another amendment would make “rental of vacation rentals and short-term rentals by juveniles prohibited.”
The nuisance party/STR amendments are on the consent agenda, but may be presented for public discussion at the request of any council members.
The regular agenda features a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership Funds – totaling nearly $2 million in housing assistance.
N. Scottsdale UM Church plans Mother’s Day fete
North Scottsdale United Methodist Church, 11735 North Scottsdale Road, will host a Mother’s Day Floral Bar and mission project at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 12.
Sunday School children in grades 2-5 will engage in a mission project supporting Southwest Human Development by assembling flowerpots for their Grow a Reader Program. They will create paper flowers and combine them into tin flowerpots that feature QR codes for others to be literacy champions by selecting books to purchase for families in need of books for their kids.
Children will have the opportunity to create personalized floral arrangements for their mothers while also contributing to meaningful mission work to support other mothers and their children in the community.
Families will have access to greenery, baby’s breath, bud vases, and a variety of flowers, attendees can craft bouquets with their mother’s favorite flowers and colors.
“At NSUMC, we deeply value the spirit of motherhood and recognize the profound impact that mothers and mother figures have on our lives,” said Pastor Rev. Leah Bergstrom.
The event is free and open to the public.
Information: 480-948-0529, nsumc.com.
Scottsdale Unified School District has a Flinn Scholar
Chloe Greetis, a senior at Chaparral High School, is one of 20 Flinn Scholarship winners who will attend in-state universities with merit awards providing each of them a “full ride.”
Chloe is the only one of four Scottsdale students who were finalists to make the top prize.
Flinn Scholarship finalists included: Saige Douglass, Arizona School for the Arts, and Nikhil Sethiand Jake Weiss, both Saguaro High.
Members of the Flinn Scholars Class of 2024 will receive a comprehensive scholarship package valued over four years at over $130,000.
It includes the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, and at least two study-abroad experiences.
The merit-based scholarship, the most competitive and prestigious in the state, is supported by the Phoenix-based Flinn Foundation in partnership with Arizona’s three public universities.
Scottsdale again gets ‘Tree City USA’ designation
For the 42nd year, Scottsdale was named a Tree City USA community.
The city celebrated with a tree and cactus planting ceremony at Earth Fest.
Having been recognized as a national Tree City USA community since 1982, Scottsdale holds the record for the longest designation in Arizona. The city said it is committed “to growing Scottsdale’s urban canopy,” with the likes of 100 trees added during the Civic Center renovation.
Certified city arborists and park maintenance professionals manage more than 21,000 city trees.
Scottsdale lawyer named certification board head
Scottsdale attorney Randy Nussbaum has been appointed president of the American Board of Certification 2024 Board of Directors.
The nonprofit is dedicated to serving the public and improving the quality of the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights law bars. ABC has certified nearly 1,000 attorneys in consumer and business bankruptcy and creditor’s rights law nationwide. ABC certification serves the public by allowing potential clients to make an informed decision in choosing bankruptcy and creditors rights counsel.
Nussbaum, a lawyer with Sacks Tierny, has maintained the certified specialist designation since 2005 with the American Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in business bankruptcy law. The Arizona Board of Legal Specialization also certified him as a bankruptcy law certified specialist beginning in1997.
