Good morning, Scottsdale.
An extreme heat warning runs until 8 PM Wednesday, with afternoon highs between 108 and 113. Push errands and outdoor time to the early hours.
- 🗳️ Whitehead wins in Saturday's city primary. Four other candidates stay alive and move on.
- 🏠 Median sale price is $932,500. Up 4% from a year ago, with homes taking 76 days to sell.
- 🍽️ A Michelin-starred chef's path to the Valley. The Independent traces it from a nomadic youth through a Las Vegas kitchen tenure.
- 📚 Library programs run Monday and Tuesday. Papa Hugs at Civic Center, teen D&D;, and a Game and Fish talk at Mustang.
- 🍺 Three trivia nights on the calendar. The Rack on Tuesday, Arena Sports Grill on Thursday, House Rules on Sunday.
- 🎭 Scottsdale Arts posted its fall dates. Marty Stuart in September, a first-run film screening in October, North Mississippi Allstars in November.
- 🎟️ Four Valley shows worth the drive. The Fray tonight, Silverstein and Flyleaf on Tuesday.
Whitehead wins a council seat, four candidates advance
Saturday's city primary settled one council seat outright and left four candidates still in the race.
Key facts
- Whitehead won outright in Saturday's primary
- Four candidates advance and keep running for the remaining seats
- Results were reported Sunday, July 26
What to watch: the four remaining candidates now run in the general election, and official canvassed totals follow once the county finishes counting.
Around Scottsdale
- 🏠 Median sale price is $932,500. Up about 4% from a year ago, with homes taking a median 76 days to sell, for the period ending May 31. Details.
- 🍽️ A Michelin-starred chef's route here. The Scottsdale Independent profiles a chef whose influences run from a nomadic youth through a tenure in Las Vegas kitchens. Details.
- 🎬 A Scottsdale native making horror films. The Progress profiles a hometown filmmaker doing it on her own terms. Details.
- 🗣️ Resident Q&A;: Emily Hinchman. The Independent's running series of conversations with people who live here. Details.
- 🏈 Coronado football tryouts start today. The Dons open at 2:30 PM, in the middle of a heat warning week. Details.
- ⛽ Cheapest gas in the city. The Independent keeps a running list of the lowest prices in Scottsdale. Details.
The week ahead
Nearly all of it is indoors and air conditioned, which is the correct programming instinct for the last week of July.
Monday
- 🎥 Mustang Mystery Movie. This month's unnamed pick turns out to be "Atonement" (2007), 1:30 PM at Mustang Library on North 90th Street. Rated R, 123 minutes. Details.
- 🧵 Sew Basic. Hand-stitching basics for ages 6 to 11, 4 PM at Civic Center Library. Pick up a ticket from staff 30 minutes early. Details.
- 📖 Family Storytime. Ages 0 to 5, 6:15 PM at Arabian Library on East McDowell Mountain Ranch Road. Same ticket rule. Details.
Tuesday
- 🎶 Papa Hugs. A Grammy-nominated kids' performer doing 45 minutes of jump-and-clap, 1 PM at Civic Center Library, all ages. Details.
- 📚 Bring Your Own Book Club. No assigned reading, just whatever you are already reading or watching. 1 PM at 7377 East Silverstone Drive. Details.
- 🦎 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy PastFinders. Arizona Game and Fish Commission Chair Marsha Petrie Sue on how the state protects more than 800 wildlife species, 5 PM at Mustang Library. Details.
- 🐉 Dungeons & Dragons at Knowasis. Drop-in campaign for ages 12 to 18 with a staff Dungeon Master, 5 PM at Civic Center Library. Beginners welcome. Details.
- 🍺 Trivia at The Rack. Weekly, 3636 North Scottsdale Road. Details.
Later this week
🌃 Old Town & nightlife
Scottsdale Arts put its fall calendar out. Nothing here happens for two months, which is exactly why it is worth reading now.
- 🧶 Open Spaces: Fiber Arts Addressing the Landscape, closing reception. September 24, 5 PM at Civic Center Library. Details.
- ✨ ArtSpark#1 opening reception. September 25, 5 PM at Center Space. One closes, the next opens the following night. Details.
- 🎸 Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives. September 27, 7:30 PM at the Virginia G. Piper Theater. A good room for this band. Details.
- 🌙 "Underneath the Glittery Moon" first screening and reception. October 15, 7 PM at the Piper Theater. Details.
- 🎻 North Mississippi Allstars. November 8, 7:30 PM at the Piper Theater. Details.
Around the Valley
A few picks worth leaving Scottsdale for this week.
- 🎤 Silverstein & Story Of The Year. Tuesday, 7 PM at Marquee Theatre in Tempe. Two mid-2000s bills on one stage, in the right-sized room. Tickets.
- 🎹 The Fray & Dashboard Confessional. Tonight, 7 PM at Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix. An unusual co-bill. Tickets.
- 🔊 Flyleaf & Lacey Sturm. Tuesday, 7 PM at The Van Buren in downtown Phoenix. Tickets.
- 🎧 Riff Wood. Tonight, 7:30 PM at Crescent Ballroom. The smallest room on this list, and usually the best sound. Tickets.