Ray Torres and the Apartment Republic

I’ve lost count of how many “My Turn” columns from Jim Lane henchman Ray Torres have been published in the Scottsdale Republic, but there have been at least three just in the first quarter of this year. Meanwhile, opinion editor wunderkind Grant Martin appears to have engaged spam-blocking on my emails, because I can’t get […]

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Luxury Apartments

I guess there probably are such things as “luxury” apartments, but I’m not sure this is it. Reminds me of a George Carlin schtick about “jumbo shrimp,” and “military intelligence.” (Yes, I am a veteran). I’ve been meaning to take a picture of this new high-density housing project on the northwest corner of Lincoln and […]

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Doing the Wright Thing 2

The Phoenix Business Journal last week published a nice photo gallery of the David Wright home (designed by his father, Frank Lloyd Wright) that was recently rescued from demolition by an anonymous buyer. The Scottsdale Republic published a few reports on this situation, but never really made clear that the home is actually in the […]

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