Contributed by: Al and Jean Batson Bella Monte Residents My hubby, Al, and I moved to Desert Ridge in 2004 from Scottsdale. We’d heard so much about this wonderful community and wanted to live here. A little history – the original Desert Ridge master plan was adopted...
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Lucky to Call Desert Ridge Home
Contributed by: Kathy Crawford Desert Ridge Resident Just north of Bell Road, Tatum Boulevard became a dirt road and single lanes each way. It was how I got to my little ranch on Dixileta. The year was 1995. As time went on it had become clear that it was time to...
A Decade in Desert Ridge
Contributed by: Debi La Rosa Desert Ridge Resident Time seems to me like water flowing through your fingers. I wish I could squeeze a little tighter to slow it down. Memories are bits and pieces of good times and bad, in chunks of a decade at a time. I moved in search...
2015 Neighborhood Statistical Information
By: Officer Timothy Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department In this brief article I have attached the crime stats for the Desert Ridge area. It contains Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics as compiled by our Crime...
Raise a Glass to Dad at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Celebrate Father’s Day with a Dram for Dad, a Sunday Beer Brunch or with the Gift of Golf Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 18, 2016) – The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa is offering a trio of treats for Dad this Father’s Day. Host Dad to a Father’s Day experience he will long...
Westin Keirland Summer Spa Treatments
Feel as Cool as a Cucumber with Special Summer Treatments at Agave, The Arizona Spa SCOTTSDALE, AZ (APRIL 20, 2016) — This summer, retreat from the heat to Agave, The Arizona Spa at The Westin Kierland Resort for treatments specially created to cool on hot summer...
Desert Ridge Proposed Strategic Plan & Town Hall Survey Results
Below are the links to review the proposed Desert Ridge Strategic Community Plan and Post-Town Hall Survey Results. "DRCA Strategic Community Plan - Proposed Final Draft" "DRCA Strategic Community Plan - Post-Town Meeting Hall Survey Results" Please note these links...
2016 Annual Membership Meeting Board Candidates
Desert City Church Easter Egg Scramble
Pankcake Breakfast & Easter Egg Scramble at Cashman Park. 10am - Noon, Saturday March 19. Hosted by Desert City Church.
Movie in the Park: Friday, May 6th
The Movie in the Park at Cashman Park scheduled for Friday, May 6th. 6:00pm - Food available for purchase 7:00pm - Movie will begin Complimentary popcorn, snow cones & face painting
April Farmer’s Market – CANCELLED
APRIL MARKET CANCELLED - APRIL MARKET CANCELLED - APRIL MARKET CANCELLED 2nd Sunday of the Month | 10:00am - 1:00pm | Cashman Park at Desert Ridge It's back....happening the 2nd Sunday of the month from February - April 2016. A unique farmers market celebrating life...
Keeping Up with PVCC Spring 2016
Where Education Meets Innovation By Candace Oehler Director of Marketing and Communications Get to know PVCC this Spring! It’s a great time to visit campus and attend one or more of our interesting, fun, educational, or entertaining events. And remember that summer...
Neighborhood Policing in Black Mountain Precinct
Officer Timothy Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department Happy New Year to everyone and while we are already a month into 2016 the New Year feel is still upon many. The Black Mountain Precinct officers are working very hard to...
Holiday Party
By Laura McConnell DRPG Hospitality Chairperson Thirty couples from DRPG got together to Eat, Drink, & Be Merry at the annual Holiday Party. This year Stephanie Kern (Facebook Admin, Bunco Chair, and former DRPG President) put together a fantastic event at...
Food Tidings
By Laura McConnell DRPG Hospitality Chairperson I never really understood how important it is to bring a meal to friends who’ve just had a baby until I had my first child. I always thought dropping off a meal was a nice gesture, but it’s actually a total blessing. ...
Keep the Giving Spirit Alive in 2016
By Melissa Gable Public Information Officer Maricopa County Animal Care and Control The holiday season may be over, but Maricopa County Animal Care & Control (MCACC) is asking the community to keep the holiday spirit alive by “pawing” it forward and performing...
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater Scottsdale Announces 2016 Youth Of The Year
Introducing the ‘Youth of the Year’ for the Vestar Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale: Gabriel Eastin! By Ty Davies Teen Development Specialist Gabe has been a member of the Vestar Branch for 4 years now, and is a great example of how the Boys...
Street Lights
By Dustin Watkins Compliance Coordinator Street lighting is important within the community, should you notice an APS light pole outage in the community or your neighborhood please report the location to the City of Phoenix so it can be repaired. Each light pole in the...
Medals Finally Presented
Loren Mellendorf, age 90 and resident of Sagewood, was a medic in WWII in the Rainbow Division which landed in France in late 1944. He was captured in early 1945 and held as a Prisoner of War for six months. As the war ended he was liberated but never received the...
Spring 2016: From the Communications Chair
I grew up in a Community just north of Chicago. The Community was incorporated almost 100 years before I was born. My friends and I played in parks that were built to entertain people of generations and times long before us. We drove down several streets that were...
DRCA Silent Witness Video Announcement
Youth Town Hall Meeting
Parents & Students are invited to attend: Youth Town Hall Meeting on Healthy Teen Dating February 24, 2016 6 to 8 p.m. Pinnacle High School 3535 E. Mayo Blvd, Phoenix AZ 85050 Featuring free dinner & raffle prizes! In an effort to bring awareness to dating violence,...
Proposed DRCA Strategic Community Plan & Survey
Dear Desert Ridge Community Residents, Members and Stakeholders, On behalf of the Desert Ridge Community Association Ad Hoc Committee, please click on the links below to view the “Proposed Desert Ridge Community Association Strategic Community Plan” that was presented...
March Farmers Market Cashman Park at Desert Ridge
Sunday, March 13 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | Cashman Park at Desert Ridge It's back....happening the 2nd Sunday of the month from October - April 2016. A unique farmers market celebrating life & food. For additional information please contact Mallory Peil at...