Cultural Vultures

There’s a joke that goes, “The mayor, the city treasurer, and the Cultural Council all go into a bar…” I haven’t figured out the punch line yet, but it will certainly be a laugh at the expense of the taxpayers. You see, every time the Scottsdale Cultural Council gets into trouble, they circle the wagons […]

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Splurging on Gershwin

Even when money is tight, we often find room for a splurge. We mentally shuffle around finances in our head, proposing things like “If I pack my lunch for the next week, I can justify buying those shoes.” Or maybe for you it’s something like “If I put off buying that car for six more months, we […]

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