From the Communications Chair

From the Communications Chair

From the Communications Chair Sunshine and Warm Temperatures Whew! It looks like we made it through another winter. With nighttime temperatures dipping down into the 50’s and with daytime temps only getting to the mid 70’s, we also have the onslaught of that growing...
25 Years of Progress

25 Years of Progress

25 Years of Progress By Mike Martin The Desert Ridge story begins in the late 1980s when the nation was struggling out of a long economic downturn.  A local real estate broker came to our office at the Viehmann, Martin Company to pitch a couple of developable sites. ...
Rising from the Desert and Still Soaring High

Rising from the Desert and Still Soaring High

Rising from the Desert and Still Soaring High Terrance Smith Community General Manager Desert Ridge Community Association     What once was an arid desert of 5,700 acres has evolved over the past 25 years into the majestic oasis community of Desert Ridge. In...

Pioneers with a Vision

Pioneers with a Vision The bold pioneers of early Arizona shared a vision of a better Arizona in the future. Desert Ridge has captured the trailblazing spirit of these pioneers. Its master plan explores new ideas in community development. Concern for preserving the...
WHAT’S IN A STREET NAME?

WHAT’S IN A STREET NAME?

What’s in a street name? Did you know that the Desert Ridge Major Collector and Residential Street Names have a storied and historic significance that runs as deep through the chronicled past of Arizona’s early explorers, pioneers, settlers, founders, citizens and...