AZ Briefing: See inside $8M Scottsdale mansion; what's planned for Tanger Outlets expansion; menus to try during Arizona Restaurant Week

A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

A Mediterranean mansion with a deck fireplace in north Scottsdale's posh Silverleaf neighborhood sells for $8M. Take a look inside.

Tanger Outlets bought 7 acres adjacent to the outlet mall near Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue. Here's what's planned.

Arizona Restaurant Week is back. Here are the 18 best menus to try during the spring event and when the event happens.

Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 103 degrees. Clear at night, with a low near 73 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this date in 1898, Arizona barbers raised their prices to an unheard of high for a shave — 25 cents.

  • In 1910, Edward Hughes, one of the original locators of the Helvetia mines, died.

  • In 1916, the town of Pima was incorporated.

  • In 1929, high winds toppled the new Somerton Junior High school under construction at Somerton, south of Yuma. One workman was killed and another seriously injured.

  • In 1930, outlaws set fire to the railway trestle between Miami and Globe in an effort to wreck the Southern Pacific train but the engineer opened the throttle and raced through the flames.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Look inside a Scottsdale mansion that just sold for $8M