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Scottsdale Update – March 24, 2025

Mar 24, 2025, 16:30 PM by Office of Communications
Scottsdale news for the week of March 24.

HEADLINE NEWS

Paiute Neighborhood Center and Via Linda Senior Center will commemorate three decades of serving the community with events to honor the lasting impact they’ve made in Scottsdale. Paiute Neighborhood Center is a vital resource for Scottsdale residents – providing social, recreational and educational programs and services. Since its inception, the center has fostered a strong sense of community through youth programming, language classes and partnerships with local nonprofits.

Via Linda Senior Center has been a cornerstone for Scottsdale’s aging population since 1995 -- offering daily recreational programs and special events that promote an active and engaging lifestyle. Social services are also available for senior adults and their families including home delivered meals, wellness checks and consultations with social workers.

To commemorate their 30th anniversaries, both centers will host celebratory events in March:

  • Via Linda’s 30th Anniversary – Noon Tuesday, March 25, at 10440 E. Via Linda. Celebrate past and present staff and seniors who helped shape the center. The event is free to attend, but registration is required. *Note – the event is full, but room is available on the waitlist*
  • Paiute’s 30th Anniversary Spring Festival – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at 6535 E. Osborn Road. This free family-friendly event features music, interactive games, community resources, raffles and more. No registration is required.

For more information on these centers, as well as additional resources, visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “assistance programs.”

Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard closures: Loop 101 bridge construction. ADOT crews have started work on the Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard bridge, at street-level and up-top. Expect to see lane restrictions and closures on the mainline and on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Travelers should expect heavy congestion in the area; please consider taking an alternate route to avoid delays.

  • Full closure of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, March 28 to Monday, March 31

Stay in the loop, subscribe to ADOT Loop 101 Princess Drive/Pima Road to Shea Boulevard construction updates.

Scottsdale will closure two trailheads in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve for preventative maintenance of asphalt parking surfaces.

  • Brown’s Ranch Trailhead: Closed all day on Wednesday, March 26, and will reopen at sunrise on March 27.
  • Lost Dog Wash Trailhead: Closed all day on Thursday, March 27, and will reopen at sunrise on March 28.

During these brief closures, please take the opportunity to visit one of our other Preserve trailheads. Please visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov for maps of other Preserve access points.

Scottsdale’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission recently named Mary and John Garbaciak and Clayton Companies as the 2024 Spirit of Scottsdale Awards winners. Since 2019, this annual awards program has recognized the people and places that embody the “Spirit of Scottsdale,” particularly through neighborhood stewardship and the ways in which a person or organization contributes to Scottsdale physically, aesthetically or socially.

The 2024 Individual award went to John and Mary Garbaciak, who were nominated for their dedication to beautifying Scottsdale’s roads. John and Mary volunteer as part of the Scottsdale Adopt-a-Road Program, which asks groups to clean their assigned roadway at least three times a year.

The 2024 Business/Organization winner is Clayton Companies, a family-owned business that has been renovating and developing real estate in Old Town/South Scottsdale for almost 40 years. In 2024 they finished renovating a retail center located on the east side of Hayden Road just south of Osborn Road.

Learn more about the winners.

Scottsdale seeks feedback from local businesses on procurement and bidding process. Through an online questionnaire, business owners, operators and other key stakeholders are asked to identify any barriers they have encountered within the city’s procurement and bidding processes.

The insights gathered will allow Scottsdale to tailor its services more effectively and streamline interactions between vendors and the city’s purchasing department. All businesses in the greater Phoenix area are encouraged to take part in this questionnaire to help shape the city’s efforts to foster an even stronger business environment.

Participants who complete the questionnaire will have an opportunity to enter a raffle for $100 gift cards.

The questionnaire is open through Friday, April 18.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

Get a head start learning about city issues, projects and activities by attending or listening in on the many public meetings we host.

Week of March 24:

Week of March 31 – Check back next week for the full list:

Learn about the responsibilities of city Boards and Commissions and how you can serve.

Find more public meetings.

THINGS TO DO

To honor local Vietnam veterans, the city of Scottsdale is hosting a free lunchtime event at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29 — National Vietnam Veterans Day — at the Scottsdale Civic Center East Bowl.

Hosted by the Scottsdale Veterans Advisory Commission, the event is a public show of appreciation to those who served during the Vietnam era. This community gathering will feature complimentary lunch for registered guests, and special guest speaker, Vietnam veteran Frank Lambert.

Memory Lounge at Bove Neuroscience. Create art and make memories with Memory Lounge, an arts-based program for people with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners.

Books2Boogie with HeART. Share the joy of playful learning together! Children and their caregivers participate in music, movement, and song in this program that promotes bonding and highlights the natural rhythms in language.

  • 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library
  • Tickets are free

Emmet Cohen Trio. A dynamic and charismatic performer, multifaceted jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen possesses fluid technique and an innovative tonal palette.

Ongoing:

Get more events information.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Converting Grass to Xeriscape. Scottsdale Water Conservation staff will share best practices for removing grass and converting your irrigation system from sprinklers to drip. The city of Scottsdale’s grass removal rebate terms will be covered as well as a discussion on proper plants to include in your conversion project.

  • 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at 10101 N. 90th St.
  • Please register to reserve a spot.

Canine Safety Day. Tail wags and desert trails go hand-in-hand—but are you prepared to keep your dog safe in the Arizona heat? Canine Safety Day, hosted with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and Scottsdale Fire Department, focuses on essential pet safety for trail adventurers with four-legged friends.

Learn how dogs experience desert temperatures differently than humans, how to recognize signs of heat exhaustion, and what to do in case of a heat-related emergency. With on-site experts ready to help, you’ll gain practical knowledge to make every hike with your pup a safe and enjoyable one.

  • 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at multiple trailheads: Lost Dog, Gateway, Pima Dynamite, Brown’s Ranch, and Tom’s Thumb ( 18333 N. Thompson Peak Parkway).

For more information on the McDowell Sonoran Preserve visit ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “Preserve.”

FYI

From luxury travelers and wellness warriors to family units and sports goers. The city of Scottsdale’s 55 hotels and resorts offer more than 9,800 rooms that can be filled daily with visitors from both near and far. The visitors who come to Scottsdale help generate more than $3.5 billion in economic impact each year.

To help fill these rooms and generate business for our restaurants, attractions, retail stores and more, Experience Scottsdale promotes the community as a luxury destination for meetings, events and leisure visitors.

To ensure that we are targeting the right customers with the right messages, Experience Scottsdale – informed by myriad data sources – developed personas that focus on key interests, behaviors, social status, spending habits, travel motivators and more. The research led to the development of six personas, or audience groups, that Experience Scottsdale targets: Family Units, Foodies, Indulgent Individuals, Luxury Travelers, Sports Goers, and Wellness Warriors. Within each persona, Experience Scottsdale has identified an age range, household income, travel party size, and travel behaviors, as well as the best opportunities to reach each audience.

By promoting the destination to each of these unique audiences, Experience Scottsdale drives visitors to the wide range of attractions and amenities offered throughout the community, supports our local businesses, and ensures a healthy tourism economy year-round.

Learn more.

Job of the Week: Instrument and Controls Apprentice. As an instrument and controls apprentice, you will work under the direct guidance of the Utilities Technology Supervisor to perform a variety of critical tasks, including installing, maintaining, and repairing the sophisticated systems that measure and control processes in Scottsdale’s water and wastewater facilities. Your work will ensure the efficient operation of equipment that serves the community's most vital needs—clean water and proper wastewater treatment.

City employees enjoy competitive benefits while working in a supportive, high-performance organization focused on delivering on our mission – Simply Better Service for a World-Class Community. Learn more and apply.

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