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March 2013 • Vol. 5, No. 3
A publication of the DC Ranch Community Council
In This Issue “Board Report”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Arts and Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Community Updates. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Around Scottsdale. . . . . . . . . . 11
Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
By the Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. . 6
Around the Ranch. . . . . . . . . . 14
Community garden expert Jano Nightingale showed residents which vegetables to plant in their pots during a garden workshop at Desert Camp Community Center.
Get outside guide: Spring is blooming with events and activities for all ages
Horticulturist Jano Nightingale has developed nearly 30 community gardens in
Monthly Planner
New York and Arizona and has served as the Master Gardener Educator at Cornell
University. Her interactive workshop series on how to grow an edible garden has
Saturday, March 2
Run for Ryan House at DC Ranch
arrived just in time for the March weather. Find out which plants to grow in Arizona
7 a.m. | Market Street Thursday, March 7
and how beginners can get started on the path to a bountiful garden. | Page 8 Neighborhood Series
Passport to Art: Lucy Dickens
5:30 p.m. | Desert Camp Community Center Friday, March 22
Starlight Concert Series: Upper East Side Big Band 6 p.m. | Market Street Park Saturday, March 30
Eggstravaganza
9 a.m. | Desert Camp Community Center Community Calendar Pg. 7
Marketplace
Courtyards at Market Street’s NVM and husband are inspired by the neighborhood’s European feel
West Addison gets green for third annual St. Patrick’s Day block party
Residents Mercedes and John Boryzyskoski lived in London and Budapest before settling down in the desert surrounded by their Tuscan-inspired neighborhood. Maintaining that European feel of closeness and interconnectedness is what motivates Boryzyskoski to be actively involved in the community. | Page 12
From an outdoor grill master to live music, West Addison plans to knock the annual Irish event on Market Street out of the park with live bands, childrens activities, and green beer on Saturday, March 16. | Page 4
Photo: Jeremy Stevens
Karen Ginsberg began the DC Ranch Food Circle in 2011 with the hopes of donating non-perishables to help support others less fortunate. Ginsberg, last year’s philanthropist winner, hopes residents will nominate outstanding individuals who make a difference in the community for this year’s volunteer awards. | Page 5
Karen Ginsberg, founder of the DC Ranch Food Circle, hopes that community members will donate nonperishables to support her cause.
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Photo: Brighid Tomasik
Resident philanthropist encourages nominations for annual volunteer awards