Mesa OKs Rezone, Incentives for Planned Auto Mall

By Josh Martinez for Independent Newsmedia  The Mesa City Council hosted a public hearing before unanimously approving a series of resolutions and ordinances that will make way for the mixed-use development called Destination at Gateway in the city’s southeast corner.  The 89-acre site sits near the intersection of Signal Butte and Williams Field roads.  As part of the approval, a […]

SmokeTree Debate Begins in PV

By Terrance Thornton for Paradise Valley Independent Earlier this year the SmokeTree Resort property at 7101 E. Lincoln Drive changed hands for a reported $10M, and new ownership is eying a new chapter for the boutique resort on the edge of paradise. The original resort, established in 1966, is now under the guise of a […]