Neighborhood Info

Neighborhood Message Board

Visit the neighborhood Message Board at Groups.io. Find out how to join here.

Welcome Packets

Get a Story Welcome Packet and be listed in our neighborhood address book.

Are you new to the neighborhood? Or just dropped off the radar? Add your name to the neighborhood address book. It's a handy way for neighbors to stay in contact and is only available to residents of Story. Contact the Welcome Subcommittee.

Property Tax Reduction Program

One of the benefits of living in a historic district is the property tax reduction. Learn more here. 

Bulk Trash Pickup

A new, appointment-based collection system for bulk trash items replaced the current quarterly collection program on September 30, 2024. Due to the outspoken voices in the neighborhood, the new process to move the pickup location from the alley to curbside was overturned, keeping pickup in the alleys.

To schedule a bulk trash collection click to learn more.

Report illegal dumping by calling:
     - Police Department at 9-1-1 (emergencies)​
     - Crime Stop at 602-262-6151 (non-emergencies)
​​     - Otherwise, contact Public Works at 602-262-6251.

729 W Lynwood St

April Visual Award

There's something about the trees and the home at 729 W. Lynwood.
The stately 1928 English Tudor has a history of tree removal - whether wanted or not.

Most recently, owner Dennis Haase had to replace a tree in his front yard after a botched planting job by a local company. Today, a Chinese pistache tree stands proudly in the yard, ready to produce its signature canopy of bright red leaves.

Years earlier, Haase sacrificed a street-facing tree in the name of art. Promoters of the Arizona Lottery picked Haase's home as the setting for a perfect advertising shoot.. .. except for that tree. It was in the way of a perfect shot, so it was removed (with owner permission). But proving that art imitates life, the Lottery crew brought in a fake tree and placed it in a different location that fit with the ad's vibe.

Here's hoping that this month's winner of the Visual Award will see long life for the newest addition to the landscape that graces his historic home. 

Six Points Hardware is the sponsor of the F.Q. Story Visual Award. The monthly winners get a $100 gift certificate to the store, which sits at the western edge of our neighborhood.

The Story steering committee welcomes nominations for the monthly Visual Award, which recognizes the efforts of residents to improve the look of their home’s exterior or for their work in maintaining it. Send nominations to Diego Delgadillo at 738-0669 or e-mail to (diego3@cox.net) or Mary Jo Pitzl at 495-9202 or e-mail to (mary-jpitzl@cox.net).