A fixture since the mid-1960s, Coco’s Bakery in downtown Scottsdale closes forever this afternoon at 2 p.m. Sandwiched between Fashion Square anchor tenant Barney’s of New York and the most architecturally redeeming high density condo project in town, Optima Camelview, Coco’s was also trapped between generational demographics. It was right across Scottsdale Road from the […]
Nuts, Bolts, and Beans
Many years ago I met an automotive journalist and racing driver named Denise McCluggage. In the course of an all-too-brief conversation Denise made a comment to the effect that you can tell a lot about a town by its hardware store. As a guy who’d rather hang out in a hardware store than just about […]
Barrio Queen
I’ve never before posted about a restaurant I haven’t yet tried, but this article in USA Today this morning has me salivating. And national recognition like this is newsworthy all by itself! Barrio Queen is located at 7114 E. Stetson Drive (480-656-4197). I would take small issue with the writer Larry Olmsted ‘s assertion, Redeveloped […]