Photo: Jason MarranoOne person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Or perhaps their house, as was the case with a recently listed Tucson, Arizona, home made from thousands of glass bottles. According to Robb Report, the original owners and builders of the 2,700-square-foot abode collected countess tossed bottles from landfills, roadsides, and even the Pepsi corporation…
Anything-goes “solutions” from developers’ wish lists aren’t what Arizona needs to address the housing crisis in our state.It’s one thing to adopt commonsense and tailored approaches to reduce the housing shortages. It’s quite another to try to ram through zoning deregulation measures that trample local control by imposing top-down edicts by the state.Responding to the housing crisis,…
A custom home surrounded by a lake on three sides within the Ocotillo Golf Course Community in Chandler has sold for $2.755 million, breaking a 17-year record within the upscale community.The 6,4860-square-foot home at 3800 S. Clubhouse Drive is within the exclusive private community of Crown Point with 11 custom built homes on its own…
PHOENIX — “We didn’t think that a brand-new home would have anywhere near this many issues,” Jon Engel said, echoing a sentiment he first shared with us one year ago. Jon and his wife Jocelyn first invited us into their home in January 2023. They were having issues with their new home built by Lennar.”We’ve…
The Hotline is delighted to provide Pac-12 fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Jan. 31 …So, what did we miss?What a wild three weeks since we last addressed the West Coast…
After a pause in franchise development coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, when CEO Anita Adams said the focus was “all about cash preservation,” Black Bear Diner is fully in growth mode again. The Redding, California-based chain opened 10 new locations in 2022, added seven more last year and is set to open at least…
TEMPE — About three months into his career with Arizona State basketball, Jose Perez has shown why head coach Bobby Hurley wanted him so badly in the first place. The fifth-year college guard ranks second among the team in points per game at 13.4, right behind Frankie Collins at 13.7. He’s shooting 44.6%. In the…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. is planning to debut its budding national store concept — called Dick’s House of Sport — in Arizona in 2025, the company confirmed to sister publication, the Phoenix Business Journal Jan. 30.The new Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) concept combines the Coraopolis-based public company’s retail merchandise with sporting experiences such as…
Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma hopes that HB 2435 will crack down on the increase in organized retail crime in Arizona.At a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol, Toma, a Republican who is sponsoring the bill, emphasized “getting tough” and holding criminals accountable.The legislation, which is headed to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, sets up…
The Westin Tempe faces a potential foreclosure sale after failing to make its loan payments.The lender for the 290-room hotel near Seventh Street and Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe filed a notice of trustee sale earlier this week, according Maricopa County records. Such notices inform borrowers and property owners they are facing a potential foreclosure…