Scottsdale police officer Brent Patterson pulled his car into a parking lot at Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard and drove slowly up to a nightclub in full hip-hop swing at 10 p.m. on a recent Friday.

Martin Schram: While it is understandable that Democrats would be unable to conceal their glee at the RNC's Voyeurgate gaffe, one of the curious things about the way Washington works is that it is very easy to find Republicans who are every bit as overjoyed to see that Steele's team has put its foot in it yet again.

Ever since I was little, I’ve loved classic cars, especially Chevrolets.

Who's got the oldest car in Arizona?

Who's got the oldest car in Arizona?

If you use do-it-yourself carwashes, chances are you’re doing it wrong — which could be costing you money.

If you use do-it-yourself carwashes, chances are you’re doing it wrong — which could be costing you money.

The noise alone will raise your heart rate by 50 beats. Imagine a dentist’s drill playing through the speakers at rock concert and you get some idea of the sound of Callaway’s new C16 supercar as its supercharger shrieks to 10 on the volume. It’s the soundtrack of a 616-horsepower rocket that can match just about any car on the planet: zero-to-60 m.p.h. in 3.4 seconds, the quarter-mile in a mere 11 seconds. Keep the pedal to the metal and it won’t quit pulling until 206 m.p.h.

Even for one of TV’s most recognizable sports broadcasters, watching Tiger Woods at play in the splendor of the Monterey peninsula in California, the home of Pebble Beach, is rarely an easy assignment. “He’s just an amazing talent, with such extraordinary mental resolve, it’s often difficult to put captions on what he achieves,” says Jim Nantz.

From Russia, with horsepower

Pro basketball guard powers forward behind the wheel.

If our vehicles reflect our business success, then what does this elite collection say about this music man?

Quality versus quantity, the simple philosophy most automobile aficionados adhere to when assembling their collections. However, in the case of best-selling author Clive Cussler, no stranger to excellence or lofty num bers with more 100 million copies of his books sold, his car collection is the absolute embodiment of an oft-quoted Deion Sanders statement: “Both.”

Looking into the distance, designer Genevieve Gorder gazes upon the first car she has owed in a decade: a fully loaded BMW X3. While the perky sport-ute has much to do with her new weekend digs in upstate New York, she’s anything but snobby about her ride, afforded by her association with the hit shows Town Haul and Trading Spaces on The Learning Channel (TLC).

September 30, 2004

By 6 p.m. at the Chances Are Lounge in Scottsdale, Buicks and Lincoln Town Cars slowly fill the parking lot. Inside the Sixth Avenue club, Sister Sledge’s "We Are Family" gives way to Nat King Cole’s "Unforgettable."

Ask Nancy Johnson or Marilyn Dresden about the benefits of hiking, and the two Tempe seniors won't talk about physical fitness. They'll talk Gila monsters.

Pierson Hamilton had it made.

When Skin Cabaret owner Todd Borowsky was pulled over by Scottsdale police officers and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the charges had the potential to be headline-grabbing news.

With triple digit temperatures looming, Valley residents are preparing for a long and hot summer. One item that should be on every car owner’s summer preparedness checklist: preventative maintenance. That’s because over half of the roadside assistance calls AAA receives every summer could have been prevented with proper preventative maintenance. And unfortunately, neglecting to prep your ride for summer may not only have you stranded on the roadside, but it may also put a big dent in your wallet.

Welcome again to Scarp’s Scottsdale Sunday brunch, where there’s soooo much to choose

Mesa police arrested a 21-year-old man Saturday after he is accused of firing a pistol at a car, striking the driver in the leg, according to a court document.