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“Stars of the Industry” Award goes to Hotel Valley Ho’s Executive Chef Charles Wiley

Hotel Valley Ho’s executive chef, Charles Wiley, was recently honored with the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association “Stars of the Industry” Award for Outstanding Manager of the Year for 2008.  Chef Wiley was awarded  for his outstanding leadership qualities, dedicated work ethic, and continual support to his employees in the category for medium sized properties [...]

Barrett-Jackson 38 Day Countdown

Barrett-Jackson recently held its 38th anniversary with a 38 day countdown celebration at the W Hotel in Scottsdale in partnership with 944 Magazine.  Hundreds of people showed up for this event.  There was no particular structure to the event other than to just have a good time and additionally to try some of Barrett-Jackson’s signature [...]

First Ever Fiesta Bowl Battle of the Bands

For the first time, both the Fiesta Bowl and Insight Bowl team’s bands will battle in the Battle of the Bands.
Marching Into Scottsdale. A Big Bowl Band Bash. Starring the University of Kansas and Minnesota Marching Bands
Date: December 30, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Waterfront in Scottsdale
Cost: $15 general admission and $25 VIP seating
Marching [...]

Kansas Jayhawks and Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Insight Bowl

Kansas
vs.

Minnesota

20th Annual Insight Bowl
December 31, 2008
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe AZ
Kickoff: 4:00 PM MST
Not only is Scottsdale the official host city for the Fiesta Bowl, we also host one of the Insight Bowl teams (we’ll find out later today, which team UPDATE: Kansas and their Alumni will stay in Scottsdale). While it still remains to be seen how this [...]

Ohio State and Texas in the Fiesta Bowl

Ohio State

vs.

Texas

38th Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
January 5, 2009
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale AZ
Kickoff: 6:20 PM MST
The Ohio State Buckeyes have won the Fiesta Bowl in 2003, 2004, and 2006. They look to repeat this success in the desert against the Texas Longhorns who must be a little dissapointed they aren’t playing for a National Championship [...]

BRAVO TOP CHEF COOKS AT DIGESTIF DECEMBER 17

BRAVO Top Chef Stephanie Izard will be coming back to Scottsdale!  As an alumna from the Scottsdale Cunlinary Institute, she was the first woman to win this reality show.  She will be making her appearance on December 17th to cook up an esquisite 8-course dinner at Digestif along with Chef Payton Curry and chef Tracy [...]

Scottsdale is Lighting Up

Holiday lights are beginning to sparkle through out Scottsdale. Here are a few photos to help get you in the mood.

Read about Scottsdale Holiday Events

What will 2009 Fiesta Bowl Bring? A Look Back at 2007

With the 2009 Fiesta Bowl team announcements on Sunday, I thought it might be fun to look back at what some have called the greatest college football game ever. It was the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, pitting the Boise State Broncos against Oklahoma Sooners. The game ended with the Broncos winning 43-42 in overtime. Here are [...]

Mastro’s New Year’s Eve Parties

Mastro’s three Scottsdale locations are offering visitors their New Year’s Eve parties - superb surf and turf, live music entertainment, dancing and tres chic ambiance. Invite friends and family to ‘meet me at Mastro’s’ to enjoy a private table reserved exclusively for your guests all evening.

Mastro’s Steakhouse: There will be no livelier place to be on [...]

Online Marketing & Social Media: Best Practices for Tourism

The Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau’s “Online Marketing & Social Media: Best Practices for Tourism” educational seminar will be held on Dec. 10 at Millennium Resort Scottsdale, McCormick Ranch. This seminar is for businesses in the tourism industry interested in using online marketing and social media. The presentation will focus on e-mail [...]