I have been privileged over the last couple of years to have coffee and breakfast several times with the “Knights of the Round Engine Table.” They meet in the Silver Wings Bar at the Best Western Thunderbird Suites, across from the construction where Scottsdale Airport Terminal used to be. The Knights’ moniker derives from the glass-topped […]
Goodbye to Pinnacle Peak Patio
From Gary Holloway’s Facebook page this morning: Say goodbye to Pinnacle Peak Patio today, and goodbye to the last of what made Scottsdale the West’s most Western City. Tombstone reads, “They were fun, and cut my tie, but when you charge $30 for a $5 steak, it was time to die.“
Woe Hotel Scottsdale
A ScottsdaleTrails veteran reader forwarded me a link this morning to the Yelp review page for Shawn Yari’s W Hotel, epitome of Bar District lodging (i.e., ridiculously-priced for ho-hum amenities and customer service). I can’t imagine living anywhere within a half-mile of it (or anywhere else in the Bar District…fortunately, I’m just outside that radius), let alone […]