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Scottsdale Police Chief Alan G. Rodbell was one of several panel members at the Scottsdale City Bridge Forum. (Courtesy Scottsdale Police Dept)
The Scottsdale Police Department will implement 29 initiatives in 2018 based on feedback from the community and law enforcement leaders. The initiatives will tackle a broad range of issues from policing methods to behavioral health. The department developed the initiatives with help from feedback provided at the Scottsdale City Bridge Forum that took place last January. A wide range of individuals and organizations attended the forum, including Scottsdale Police Chief Alan G. Rod-
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On January 19, Scottsdale residents attended a town hall forum about the city’s bike share program, which launched in November. While the upsides of the fledgling program were mentioned, many residents had complaints about the dock-less system, which has led to bikes being left on their lawns and Ofo bikes can be left anywhere after riders are done using them. (Photo by Joe Mabel) other less-than-ideal places. The bike share system riders tend according to Scottsdale Transportato rent the bikes for a short period tion Planning and Transit operations of time while riding to work or run- manager Lisa Johnson. There are two ning errands. The average length of a types of bike share programs active in ride is about 1.35 miles or 10 minutes,
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Desert Awareness Committee to host workshop on desert edibles By Alexandra Whitten If you live in Scottsdale, one could assume you love, or at least tolerate, the Sonoran Desert that surrounds us. Many locals’ interaction with the desert involves hiking, marveling at saguaros and landscaping yards. But what if you want to learn more about our beautiful desert? Meet the Desert Awareness Committee (DAC), an education team that has been in the Valley educating its residents since 1974. The program is a part of the Foothills Community Foundation, and is a resource bureau and advocate for the Sonoran Desert. Their goals are to reach all ages with their message of living sustainably with the plants and animals within the Sonoran Desert. “It was evident people moving into the area did not understand the balance of nature including flora and fauna,” said Diane Vaszily, a volunteer at DAC, on why it was founded. “Our work helps save wildlife, plant life and the integrity of the desert ecosystem upon which both depend.” DAC has been presenting workshops about desert edibles and food since 1994. This March, they will be hosting an ethnobotany workshop. The workshop will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11 at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, 27026 N. 156th Street, Scottsdale. Ethnobotany is the study of a re-
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Police...continued from page 1 bell and other police chiefs from around the Valley. The forum also featured information from national groups like the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, Center for Public Safety Management and deployment data from Corona Solutions and a national report on Ferguson Police Department. Many of the initiatives appear to address the national conversation over policing tactics and increasing dialogue between police and the communities they serve. “This Bridge Forum demonstrates what can happen when people talk directly to each other and not past each other,” former Arizona legislator Art Hamilton said in a press release. “It gives hope that whatever chasms remain between us can still be bridged.” Hamilton moderated the Bridge Forum, which featured panelists Governor Doug Ducey, Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Secretary of State Michele Reagan, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane. Of the 29 initiatives Scottsdale Police Department adopted, 15 focus on policing methods, social justice, or outreach and engagement, according to information provided by the department. “There is nothing more important to any community or our country as a whole than the rule of law and the fair and equal enforcement of those laws,” Lane said in the press release. The policing methods initiatives cover a broad range of reforms, including ensuring the department is hiring the right candidates. It also deals with communication training, de-escalation training and analyzing department deployment data by culture and community. One initiative also deals with the “Guardian vs Warrior Philosophy.”
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That means the department will make efforts to “Institutionalize the concept of the officer being a guardian of the people, including their civil liberties and constitutional rights, and not a soldier from an occupying force…” according to information from the department. The justice category includes a focus on establishing a dialog with minority communities, recognition of cultural and generational differences and enhancing department training for implicit and explicit biases. The department also has three initiatives that focus on building engagement with youth in the community. The outreach and engagement initiatives generally deal with developing partnerships and increasing engagement between the department and all segments of the Scottsdale community. That may include hosting informal outreach events. The department also adopted three initiatives aimed at improving the way Scottsdale police officers respond to behavioral health situations and how the department can establish resources for officers dealing with trauma. In addition to those initiatives, the department addressed ways it can share information accurately and expeditiously with media, and how it can capture and share data to increase transparency.
By Nancy Norman, SUSD Spelling Bee winner Omkar Bharath (third from left) with the five runners-up. (Photo courtesy SUSD)
When it came to spelling the championship word, Redfield Elementary School 5th grader Omkar Bharath didn’t blink. “Ontological. O-n-t-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l. Ontological.” With that, Omkar successfully defended his Scottsdale Unified School District Spelling Bee (SUSD) title on January 19, out-spelling 23 other school Bee winners for the third year in a row. Omkar says he used a different approach to studying for the
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The Old Adobe Mission: A team effort during hard times From the earliest decades of Scottsdale’s existence, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were recruited to work in Scottsdale to provide essential skills and labor for emerging industries in the community, including ranching, cotton farming and the maintenance of irrigation canals. In the 1920s, Scottsdale’s Mexican-American community became large enough to require a permanent Catholic mission to serve the town. Building the mission’s physical structure – known today as the Old Adobe Mission – in the midst of the Great Depression required collaboration between a very large number of people in Scottsdale. The Brown family, operators of multiple Scottsdale businesses that employed Mexican-Americans, donated the land for the church. Robert Evans, a designer and builder of posh resorts and an employer of Mexican-Americans, donated his time to designing and building the church. Catholic communities in Arizona and beyond sent funds for construction, and members of Scottsdale’s Catholic community made and laid the
Architect and developer Robert T. Evans was a major proponent of stylish adobe architecture in Scottsdale. His projects employed many in Scottsdale’s Mexican-American community, and Evans donated plans for the Old Adobe Mission.
church’s 14,000 adobe bricks, which weighed about 50 pounds each. The finished building, Our Lady of Perpetual Help church, served as a focal point of Scottsdale’s MexicanAmerican community from 1933 until 1978, when the parish moved to a larger parish building on Miller Road. Today, the Old Adobe Mission church still serves as a reminder of Scottsdale’s Western heritage and what can be accomplished when a community comes together.
Grades 2 and 3 at the Little Red Schoolhouse pose for a class photo in 1948. After Scottsdale opened a second elementary school building in 1928, the Loloma School, Mexican-American students were segregated in the early grades, attending school at the Little Red Schoolhouse before being transferred to Loloma.
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the Scottsdale community: the dockbased system and the dock-less system. The dock-based system run by Grid Bike Share, which is the most widely known and used, requires users to rent bikes at a station or bike rack, and return them to another station or bike rack. The dock-less system functions differently than the traditional dockbased bike share program. “The dockless bikes require no public funding and are privately operated,” Johnson said. “So there is no partnership with the City of Scottsdale with these companies. They manage all of their maintenance and operation costs as well as the infrastructure that is required to operate.” While the dock-less systems of companies ofo and LimeBike require no bike racks or kiosks, in order to rent a dock-less bike, users must download an application to their smartphones. The ability to legally park the bike virtually anywhere once the final destination has been reached gives users more flexibility on their rides. But it has also caused a diaspora of dockless bikes around Scottsdale neighborhoods, which makes some residents unhappy. “I generally support the concept of the bikes; however, the execution has been kind of troublesome,” Scottsdale resident John Mann said. “We had a bike left in front of our house and it stayed there for 10 days. We made multiple calls to LimeBike. One of my major issues is that they are unresponsive. It finally took me putting the bike in the middle of the street before they actually came and picked it up.” “It is becoming a bit of an eyesore in the parks; perhaps there are a bit too many of them,” John King added at the public forum. “I spend a lot of time every day in El Dorado and Vista Del Camino Park. The lack of bike racks is part of what is causing that eyesore problem. There is nowhere to put the racks so they end up in unsightly heaps sometimes.” The dock-less bike system was successfully introduced in Europe and Asia in the mid-2000s, but has only recently made its way stateside. Johnson wants to assure citizens that the City of Scottsdale is working with other cities to find the best practices. Mobike, which is based out of Beijing,
China, uses a scoring system in which riders rate previous riders’ parking jobs. For example, if the previous rider leaves their bike in a lake or other poor location, their next ride will cost more. Chinese cities are also moving toward creating parking zones for dock-less bikes. One of the citizens in the community, Caryl Peters, who owns sporting goods store Big Red of the Desert, believes the dock-based system would be a solution to the surplus of bikes everywhere. “We park our cars in parking stalls,” Peters said. “If we have hubs, we wouldn’t have these problems. I just think that it needs to be organized better. If we are trying to keep Scottsdale beautiful with pretty flowers, well, with the bikes we aren’t doing it. This looks like China.” Johnson went on to explain why the dock-less program could be appealing to Scottsdale citizens. “The dockbased program requires public funding,” she said. “That funding is twofold. There’s a startup cost and that is to purchase the infrastructure such as the bikes themselves, the kiosks, the stations and the technology. There is ongoing funding, too, for operations and maintenance. Some (cities) budget it in their operating budget and some allow the operators of the bike share companies to either advertise or get sponsorships to help offset those costs.” Keen on hearing the complaints of the citizens, Paul Vidal, general manager of ofo bikes, was in attendance during the forum. Ofo has only been in Scottsdale and the broader Phoenix area for a little over a month, and Vidal was there to learn how his company can work with the residents of Scottsdale. “Scottsdale has been our biggest market in terms of ride per bike in the entire United States,” Vidal said. “The overwhelming response is the highest it’s been in the United States, even higher than Seattle. I don’t want the bikes to get in the way or be an obstruction. I want to make sure we get this right because we are a part of this community. You have my assurance that if you email or call, I’ll be the one that answers. We’re going to hire more people and we’re going to get better at this.”
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SkySong launches new health and innovation campaign By Marilyn Hawkes When SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center broke ground in 2006, the master plan for the 42-acre mixed-use project emphasized sustainable building practices, community involvement and collaboration. Twelve years later, SkySong’s original vision remains the same, but the center will add some new health and wellness features as part of its “Culture of Health and Innovation” campaign. The idea is to generate an atmosphere that’s good for business as well as beneficial for the mind and body. “We want to create an environment where people want to come to work,” says Sharon Harper, president and CEO of Plaza Companies, SkySong’s master developer. At SkySong that means innovative office spaces, outdoor gathering spots, public art installations, restaurants and connectivity to the greater neighborhood. SkySong has close to 3,000 employees and upwards of 5,000 visitors each month, Harper says. In addition to being a hub for technology and innovation, SkySong is also home to SkySong Apartments, a luxury apartment development with 325 units, a resort-style pool and clubhouse with a state-of-the-art gym. Some of SkySong’s health and wellness features have already been installed, including a one-mile fitness path; extensive shade features; community park where events like Food Truck Thursdays take place for employees, residents and neighbors; and a garden that supplies produce to the development’s restaurants, Harper says. Currently, there are two eateries on property: Bitters, a craft cocktail and beer concept with light food offerings; and New York Bagels and Bialys. Another restaurant concept will be announced soon, Harper says. In keeping with SkySong’s healthy
focus, many of its employees cycle to work. They can stow their bikes in the indoor bike center located in SkySong 3, which features bike lockers and bathrooms with showers. Employees also have access to the City of Scottsdale’s numerous walking and biking paths. Recently, SkySong representatives worked with the City of Scottsdale to enable residents and employees to take part in the city’s bike-sharing program. “You can go all the way to Participatory arts classes for those 60+ Papago Park and up to Old Town,” Harper says. “It’s a very bike-friendly SkySong is launching a “Culture of Health and Innovation” campaign. (Special to Nearby News) location.” Jewish Family In mid-2018, SkySong 5 will break Participatory arts classes for those 60+ & Children’s Service ground and the project will include a Jewish Family Participatory arts classes for those 60+ & Children’s Service new outdoor public art installation by artists Norman Lee and Shane AlbritJewish Family Participatory arts classes for those 60+ & Children’s Service ton, Harper says. They will create a suspended sculpture titled “Sunburst,” Stay engaged, have fun, made from three steel rings housing & meet new people glass panels that will project different colors and patterns as the sun crosses the sky. engaged, fun, Stay engaged, have fun, As Stay with other SkySong have buildings, Stay engaged, have fun, SkySong& 5 will be constructed to meet & meet new people meet new people & meet new people LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards for green building practices New Sessions beginning the week of March 26. New Sessions beginning the week of March 26. and will have air quality systems that promote a healthy work environment. Also in the works: a 148-room Element hotel that will also feature green Story Dance Congregation StoryTelling Telling building practices, a natural saline Valley Of the Sun JCC,Israeli Dance Tuesdays:10 10 am-noon am-noon pm swimming pool and other health-inTuesdays: Tuesdays: 2 pm-3 pm-310460 pm N 56th 12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale spired amenities. “Element is a very Congregation Beth ValleyOf Ofthe theSun SunJCC, JCC, Congregation Beth Israel, Israel, Valley contemporary, edgy and cool hotel, 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale 12701NNScottsdale Scottsdale Rd, Rd, Scottsdale Scottsdale 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale which is perfect for Sun SkySong, ” Harper 12701 Congregation Beth Israel, Valley Of the JCC, says. Element is part of the Marriot Story Telling Voice Lessons 10460 N 56th St, Scottsdale Story Telling Distinctive family of hotels. Rd, Scottsdale Voice Lessons 12701 N Scottsdale Thursdays: 10 am-noon Wednesdays: 10 am-noon SkySong’s project team includes Thursdays: 10 am-noon Temple Beth Wednesdays: 10Chai, am-noon Temple Temple Beth Shalom, master developer Plaza Companies; Temple Chai, Temple Shalom, ASU University Realty, an affiliate Temple 12202 NBeth 101st Ave, 12202 Sun City N 101 4645Rd, E Marilyn Rd, Phoenix, AZ 4645 EChai, Marilyn Phoenix, AZ of the ASU Foundation; the City of 12202 N 101st Ave, Sun City 4645 E Marilyn Rd, Phoenix, AZ Scottsdale and Holualoa Companies. Temple Beth Shalom, Temple For moreChai, information about SkySong, visit skysong.com.
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A garden in the desert grows children’s curiousity Story and photos by Crystal Lewis Brown When we got home that Saturday evening, my kids excitedly told my husband about their day. “We saw six heads!” they exclaimed, much to his (understandable) confusion. Let me explain: The heads are actually one of several Jun Kaneko sculptures on display at Desert Botanical Garden through May. Scattered throughout the garden, the colorful pieces struck a bright contrast to the surrounding plants. Plus, to the kids, they just looked cool. When we first arrived, the kids looked a bit like I’d fooled them. “I thought we were going to a garden?” And I admit, the first time I heard about the Desert Botanical Garden, it sounded to me a little bit like an oxymoron. It’s a desert. Gardens are about
Cameron Brown, 9, crushes dried mesquite pods for the garden’s squirrels to eat.
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One of the Jun Kaneko sculptured heads provides a striking figure against the beautiful desert landscape.
flowers. How could the two possibly marry up? Turns out, they don’t have to. With about 50,000 desert plants (including, yes, colorful flowers), this garden is its own unique place of beauty, which actually seems to change depending on what time of day you go. But whether you go midday or dusk, it’s an interesting visit. Armed with our map and fitness trackers (we all got new ones for Christmas), my two boys and I plotted out our route. The garden is separated into a series of loops that range from 1/10th of a mile to 1/3rd mile, each with its own unique focus, which makes it easy to plan your trip: Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Loop Trail; Sonoran Desert Nature Loop Trail; Center for Desert Living Trail; Desert Discovery Loop Trail; and Desert Wildflower Loop Trail. Scattered between and around each trail are several other points of interest, including the Agave Yucca Forest, Boppart Courtyard and the Cactus and Succulent Galleries, among others. The garden also boasts an onsite restaurant, Gertrude’s.
We then headed past more colorful sculptures until we reached the Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert, where the fun really began. We stopped by a desert oasis where they looked at the browning cattails swaying in the breeze (did I mention it was an exceptionally beautiful day?). They also had the opportunity to walk inside of an Akimel O’odham household as well as a Western Apache household. The boys also took turns crushing dried mesquite pods on a stone for the garden’s hungry squirrels to eat. In addition to its regular plants and exhibits, the garden also hosts a variety of events all year long, including Music in the Garden and their Spring Plant Sale. They also offer family programs and tours. Back to the aforementioned fitness trackers – not only did we get a chance to look at the desert beauty we don’t usually find time to appreciate, but we also all reached our step goals for the day. I don’t know about you, but with a kid duo that would usually rather play video games, I call the visit a success. Plus, they’ve already made me promise to come back for the butterflies. The Butterfly exhibit runs February 24-May 13 and features hundreds of butterflies, including painted ladies, zebra longwings and giant swallowtail.
We started our trip on the Desert Wildflower Loop Trail, where we met IF YOU GO a couple searching for butterflies in the What: Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Garden. While we spotted Where: 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, one flutter off, we were actually about Phoenix a month early for one of the garden’s Hours: Open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; yearly exhibits – their Spring Butter7 a.m. for members Wednesdays fly Exhibit. Instead of the one little and Sundays Cost: Adults, $24.95; children guy we saw, once the exhibit opens on (3-17), $12.95; free for garden February 24, visitors can get an upmembers and children 3 and under close-and-personal look at hundreds Info: 480-941-1225, dbg.org from across North America. As we continued through the loop, my oldest son pointed out and named the many desert plants we’d learned about in school. My kindergartener, on the other hand, didn’t seem quite as excited as his thirdgrade brother rattled off several species of cacti. Jordan Brown, 5, looks into the desert oasis.
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Backyard Marble Maze Have you ever gotten stuck for hours in the golf ball maze room of the Phoenix Children’s Museum or watched your kid become mesmerized by the kinetic sculpture in the Chase Field plaza and thought to yourself, “If only I had something
like this at home, the kids would never get bored and never fight with each other!” Unfortunately, I can’t give you that kind of peace and quiet. I can, however, show you how to create a marble maze that will bring a little bit of zen to your backyard.
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• 1 Pegboard • 2-3 boxes of mixed pegboard mounting hardware • Plastic bottles of various sizes or funnels
Step 3: A) Punch or drill three holes in an inverted triangle near the top of the bottle or funnel. B) Pick out one of the pieces of pegboard mounting hardware and insert the hook end into the tip of the triangle. C) Thread a zip tie through the other two holes and tighten to secure the hook against the plastic.
Dollar Store sound tubes 1 bag of marbles Zip ties Drill or Dremel tool Hole puncher Scissors
Alternate: I also tried using the plier hanger hardware by wrapping it around the sound tube and securing it with a zip tie. While this resulted in a slightly more secure mounting to the pegboard, it was also really hard for my kids to do by themselves.
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Step 1: Cut the sound tubes into different lengths. You will want some short, some full length, some in between. If you use recycled bottles, cut these in half. Save the closed ends as “catchers” for the marbles. Step 2: You will need to attach a funnel or bottle to the end of each tube so that they can easily receive marbles. I tried two different approaches in creating the opening of the tubes and both have strengths and weaknesses. The strength in the upcycled bottles is that the openings are always wide enough to fit a marble. The weakness is that drilling a hole through the threads isn’t the easiest thing in the world. If you go the funnel route, you end up cutting part of the spout off and even then the marbles don’t always fit without some extra 2b help. That being said, attaching either the bottle or the funnel to the sound tube is the same: A) Use your drill or Dremel tool to put a hole in opposite sides of the spout of the bottle or funnel. Use the hole punch to put holes in opposite sides of one end of the sound tube. B) Thread a zip tie through the hole in one side of the nozzle, then through the hole in one side of the tube, tightening to secure. Repeat with the other two holes.
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Step 4: Stand the pegboard horizontally against a wall. I had to show my kids how the pegboard hangers worked and once I did, they linked all sorts of tubes together. Use the discarded ends of bottles to catch the marbles when they come out of the tubes.
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Street Eats Food Truck Festival Hundreds of hungry people headed to Salt River Fields on Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11, for the 2018 Street Eats Food Truck Festival. More than 60 of the Valley’s best eateries on wheels served food to a soundtrack of live bands, and guests also enjoyed lawn games, eating contests, cooking classes and a kids’ zone. 1. Hunter Holtz and Jeanette Monge share food while waiting for Some Dark Hollow to come on stage. 2. Paisley Lasouski, 6, enjoys a bouncy house. 3. Some Dark Hollow plays at Street Eats Food Truck Festival. 4. Gabriel Whitehead, left, and Rashon Johnson, right, pose for a photo. 5. Crêpe samples being prepared. 6. Adel Aqua of Mr. Mesquite Taqueria grills chicken. 7. People wait in line for food.
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Raising Arizona Kids magazine provides families with an “up close and personal” opportunity to learn about local day camps and overnight camps throughout the state. Staff members from various camps will be on hand to answer questions, and there will be hands-on activities to show kids what they can expect to do at camp. When: 10 a.m. Saturday, February 24 Where: Rancho Solano Prepatory School, 9180 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-991-5437, raisingarizonakids. com
Preteen Evan Goldman moves from New York City to a small town in Indiana after his parents divorce. Surrounded by simple-minded middle school students, Evan tries to become popular, or at least accepted. When: Various times Friday, February 23 through Sunday, March 4 Where: Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre at Fashion Square, 7014 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale Cost: Call for ticket prices Info: 480-483-1664, desertstages.org
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DogFest Phoenix celebrates Canine Companions, a company that trains and places assistance animals for children, adults and veterans for free. The festivities include graduate speakers, canine demonstrations, music, food and more. When: 9 a.m. to noon Where: Civic Center Mall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 512-538-8569
Native American Dancing Native American dancers perform the dances of their tribes – including hoop dancing, known as the “dance of life” – and share their culture. When: 5 p.m. Friday, February 23 Where: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-444-1234, scottsdale.regency. hyatt.com/en/hotel/home
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Flutterfest This new spring festival features tales about nature, a visit to the butterfly exhibit and live music. When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11 Where: Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix Cost: Included with general admission ($24.95, adults; $12.95 youth ages 3-17; free for kids younger than 3) Info: 480-941-1225, dbg.org
Park of Four Waters Tour This tour takes participants through undeveloped desert to the ruins of two Hohokam canal segments, where they will learn how the ancient people irrigated thousands of acres along the Salt River to farm corn, squash, beans and cotton. When: 10 a.m. Friday, February 23 Where: Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington Street, Phoenix Cost: $5 Info: 602-495-0901
Yard Games for Art: Spring Break Edition
Join expert speakers to learn about the wildlife of the Southwest in a shaded amphitheater with bench seating. When: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4 Where: Gateway Trailhead at McDowell Sonoran Preserve, 18333 N. Thompson Peak Parkway, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-998-7971, mcdowellsonoran. org
Compete in classic yard games for a chance to win one-of-a-kind artwork. Comedian Danielle Williams from AZTV Channel 7 will host the event. There will be a cash bar. When: 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 Where: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $10 Info: 480-994-2787, scottsdalearts.org
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The Giant Race Series kicks off in Scottsdale with a 10K and a 5K. The route runs through Old Town Scottsdale and finishes on the field at Scottsdale Stadium. When: 7 a.m. Saturday, March 3 Where: Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Road, Scottsdale Cost: $40-$60 Info: race-sfgiants.com/scottsdale
This event includes activities like balloon power cars, rocket launching, galaxy bottles, robots and computer coding, plus food, live music, raffle prizes and tours of the new Chandler campus of New World Learning Academy. When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Where: New World Learning Academy, 900 E. Pecos Road, Chandler Cost: Free Info: 480-248-6125, nwlacademy.com
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Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council has announced the return of its award-winning Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. For the fifth year in a row, chefs from some of the state’s most popular restaurants are using their culinary prowess to reimagine one of the beloved flavors of Girl Scout cookies – Do-Si-Dos, Samoas, Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Trefoils, S’mores and Savannah Smiles – into a custom dessert menu item. Each restaurant is featuring its dessert on its menu from February 1 to February 28, with a portion of the proceeds from each dessert sold directly supporting Girl Scouting in the community. “While I was clearly never an actual Girl Scout, we jumped into the Dessert Challenge in year one headfirst to support the girls and women in this community,” said Michael Rusconi, classifieds
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whose team at Rusconi’s American Kitchen created a Samoa dessert for the first four years, and this year took on Tagalongs. “All these years later, especially now with their ‘G.I.R.L.s’ mission, which is focused on fostering Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-takers, Leaders, we are doubling down with our support.” Rusconi’s American Kitchen, along with Olive + Ivy, The Thumb, and Lumberyard Brewery in Flagstaff, will be inducted into the Girl Scouts' “Five Timers Club” this year, commemorating their participation in the challenge each year since its inception in 2014. There are also several multi-year veterans and new contenders joining in the fun for 2018 – 15 of which are in the northeast Valley. All the chefs also hope to not only raise critical funds to support local girl scouting in the area, but to inspire home cooks across Arizona to buy an extra box or two this Girl Scout cookie season to create their own desserts, too. The participating restaurants in Scottsdale, and their creative
desserts, are: Aioli Burger (Tagalong “You’re It” Premier Milkshake, $6); Brat Haus (Trefoil Meyer Lemon Tart, $8); Grape Wine Bistro (Thin Mint Crazy Milkshake Food Coma Ride, $9); Market Street Kitchen (Claire’s Badge, $7); Ocean Prime (Savannah Smiles Vanilla and Lemon Raspberry Tart, $12); Olive + Ivy (Tagalong Gelato, $3.25 for one scoop; $4.25 for two scoops; $6.00 for three scoops); Proof Canteen at the Four Seasons Scottsdale Resort Troon North (Thin Mint Chocolate Brownie Pie with Thin Mint Cookie Ice Cream, $10); Rita’s Kitchen at the JW Marriott Camelback Inn (Samoa Trifle, $10); Rusconi’s American Kitchen (Banana Cream Pie in a Jar with Tagalong Crust, $8); Super Chunk Sweets & Treats (Pineapple Samoas Cheesecake, $4.99); The Covenant (Thin Mint Crème de Menthe, $7); Clockwise: Crème de Menthe at The Covenant, S’mores Fudge Pop at The Thumb (Photo by Joanie Simon), Savannah Smiles Vanilla and Lemon Raspberry Tart at Ocean Prime, Thin Mint Chocolate Brownie Pie with Thin Mint Cookie Ice Cream at Proof Canteen.
The Henry (Chocolate Fudge Brownie with Thin Mint Crème, $3); The Herb Box (Vegan Thin Mint Ding Dong, $8 on restaurant menu; $6 in bakery); The Market Restaurant + Bar by Jennifer’s (The Zesty Lemon, $7); The Thumb (S’mores Fudge Pop, $4.25). To share your own dessert creations – or shots of you and your family tasting any of the chefs’ creations – tag any social media posts with #dessertchallenge.
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art. Their works revolutionized how people approach fine art and the techniques used to create it. “They revolutionized and paved the way for artists like Banksy, who are really doing the same thing, just taking it a step further,” she said. Banksy, the mysterious artist with an unknown identity, is best known for his dry wit within his controversial, and often politically charged, stenciled pieces. Banksy was featured in the Oscarnominated documentary Exit through the Gift Shop. The documentary, shot by fellow artist Thierry Guetta, otherwise known as Mr. Brainwash, grabbed the attention of collectors. The documentary skyrocketed Brainwash’s popularity, making him one of the most famous contemporary artists. Visitors have a chance to view the documentary within the exhibit at American Fine Art.
One of the pop artists, Murakami, is known as the “Japanese Warhol” because of his vivid creations and kawaii (or “cute”) illustrations. His work parallels that of Warhol, as walls of the exhibit are lined with neon colors, pop culture references, and many iterations of the classic Campbell’s Soup Cans. As far as what to expect in the exhibit, Hood said guests can “expect the unexpected.”
IF YOU GO What: American Fine Street Art exhibit When: Viewing 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sunday by appointment-only through February 28th Where: American Fine Art, 3908 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Cost: Free admission Info: 480-990-1200, novaro.com
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The sights and sounds of the city are brought to life on canvas by a trio of artists in Bonner David Galleries’ current exhibition, “Within the City.” The show, which opened February 9 and runs through February 28, “promises to be unforgettable for anyone who’s ever yearned for city life,” according to Ben Chester, assistant marketing coordinator for Bonner David. Each of the three artists in the “Within the City” exhibition – Brad Aldridge, Francis Livingston and Joseph Lorusso – brings a unique vision to the show. Aldridge paints pastoral landscapes inspired by his travels abroad. The Brigham Young University-educated painter says he’s always been drawn to “small, private, untamed places” like the Arizona desert. “Chrome and Paint” by Francis Livingston
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Scottsdale Concert Band to perform free show at Coronado High School By Eric Newman The Scottsdale Concert Band continues its 40-year celebration on March 4, with a concert titled Heroes and Legends that includes Edvard Grieg’s “Piano Concerto in A minor” performed by Dr. Andrew O’Brien. The band, a 75-piece collection of highly skilled volunteer musicians, will play a collection that seeks to capture the high-energy spirit of adventure encapsulated in many Greekrooted songs.
Scottsdale Concert Band is a 75-piece collection of highly skilled volunteer musicians. (Photos by Eric Newman)
“Often, Greek music is very much about fantasy, and those characters, and that’s where I got the idea of the name for the concert,” band director Michele Kalo said.
Perhaps the concert’s biggest draw, though, will be the collaboration with Dr. O’Brien, who has played sporadically with the band for nearly six years, having first performed the popular piece “Rhapsody in Blue.” O’Brien, an adjunct faculty instructor at Scottsdale Community College, is excited for the chance to perform the concerto, comScottsdale Concert Band’s Heroes and Legends program posed in 1868, that he demands a variety of musical skills from the players. grew up listening to as a young music student. “It’s a piece lovely harmonies and melodies, very that I’ve been familiar with for a long listenable. There’s a lot of variety, too, time, and one of my old favorites. So, to engage the audience. It’s a lot of it’s fun to get to play it with this group,” fun,” he said. he said. The collaboration, and the overall He said the concerto should be rec- concert, serves as a unique opportuognizable to many audience mem- nity for both the band and listeners, bers. The piece has been utilized in as the piece offers a different style of popular culture frequently, including a music than is traditionally performed sample in the Broadway musical How by the musicians. to Succeed in Business Without Really “Piano and concert band don’t norTrying, and by popular comedian Bill mally cross, so this is a good opportuBailey. nity to get a faculty member involved, Even if the piece is unknown to and also get our band different experisome audience members, O’Brien be- ence playing a type of music you don’t lieves the changes of pace and creativ- get a chance to play as much,” Kalo ity of the concerto will be enough to said. have listeners hooked. “There’s a lot of The program will take an immense amount of work to perfect, as it demands a variety of musical skills from its performers, but Kalo believes her band is up to the task and will play beautifully when the time comes. “This is the most technical concert I’ve programmed for them so far, and they’re doing a really good job,” she said. “The last couple of years, the technical difficulty I can place on them has increased because I know this group can handle it.”
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The Arizona-based clothing company, Athletes Brand, hosts its fifth annual event that features a 16-player Mario Kart 64 tournament to Crown “Baseball’s Best Mario Kart Player.” Expected to participate are Hunter Pence, Scooter Gennett, Liam Hendriks, Dee Gordon, Trevor Bauer, Jake Diekman, Yasmani Grandal and 13 other big leaguers. Local singer Christopher Shayne performs. When: 6 p.m. Thursday, February 22 Where: Brat Haus, 3622 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Cost: $45-$500 Info: kartsandguitars.com
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Spring Training Charity Poker Classic Celebrities, athletes and attendees compete to win a $10,000 seat to the World Series of Poker. When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3 Where: W Scottsdale, 7277 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale Cost: Pre-event buy-in starts at $175 Info: wscottsdale.com
Spring Vineyard to Table Supper Club This limited-seating dinner encompasses a wine-inspired yet casual experience that celebrates the vineyard-totable journey. Hosted by LDV Winery owners and winemakers Curt Dunham and Peggy Fiandaca, guests will enjoy a nibbling reception, and three courses along with three LDV wines designed to pair perfectly with each recipe. Meals include: classic cheese fondue paired with 2015 Sky Island Viognier; Mediterranean grilled flatbread with 2013 Sky Island Benache; boeuf bourguignonne with 2013 Grenache; and chocolate ganache raspberry torte with 2013 “The Signature” petite sirah. When: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 Where: LDV Wine Gallery, 6951 E. First Street, Scottsdale Cost: $69 Info: 480-664-4822, ldvwinery.com
St. Patrick’s Day Cooking Class Get a leprechaun’s leap on St. Patrick’s Day when Chef Amy Barnes demonstrates and serves an authentic Irish lunch at Lunch & Learn. When: Noon to 1 p.m. Friday, March 9 Where: Sweet Basil Gourmetware and Cooking School, 10749 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale Cost: $29 Info: 480-596-5628
Rend Collective with Mack Brock The Irish folk worship band teams with award-winning singer Mack Brock for a tour. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Where: Highlands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale Cost: $9.99 to $50 Info: extremefaithproductions.com/ rend-collective
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While many businesses tend to recession wounds, Alia Samady and Mark Houser, owners of Grand Canyon Business Solutions, still reap its rewards. In 2009, the copier salesman and accountant consultant at the time opened their business in a “strike while the kettle is hot” move. “Companies were closing their doors, leaving customers without service for their copiers and printers, so we came in and talked to those companies and said that we could take over the service if you want us to,” Samady said. Although the banks were dry on business loans and the economy was at the height of its recession, the partners in life and business grew the firm step by step. “We started from scratch and brought in new clients slowly but surely. And then we started running,” Samady added. They leveraged the new business as an opportunity to elevate the printer and copier world. “[Our clients] had not had good experiences with some of the other companies and so one of the things we wanted to do was to be transparent and be very local and just be a business partner that companies could trust for always being here to help them,” Samady recalled. In order to accomplish this, Houser explains, the financial piece of the printer puzzle was essential. “I would have never wanted to do this if it weren’t for Alia, because billing is such a huge part of it,” he said. “We always wanted to do things the right way.” Part of their strategy was to go back to basics. “I saw what happened when Hughes Callahin sold to a huge national corporation and everything became automated,” Houser recalled. Which is why to this day, the Grand Canyon Business Solutions phones are always answered by a local staff member. This is uncommon, the couple says. When the company opened, the Valley was home to approximately ten comm. spotlight
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locally based printer sales and service companies; however, current market conditions make local firms a rare breed. “The majority of what remains is the Japanese-owned companies,” Houser said, noting the local branch pullback of large companies despite the provincial nature of printer services and sales. “You can have a different service experience in here versus another market like L.A. or New Orleans, so it’s really a local decision.” Several large companies have attempted to acquire Grand Canyon Business Solutions throughout the years, but the owners declined. “Besides the fact that we both love to work and we both love our jobs, we don’t want to sell because we want to service our clients. We can’t do that if we have to go through a company out of Chicago,” Samady said. “We love to come to work, we love the company and everybody here is really good friends. It’s a great environment. We like to have fun and most of the people have been here for years. People just don’t leave because it’s a nice place to work.” Plus, Houser and Samady are driven to provide great local jobs. “We don’t want to have to lay someone off,” Houser said, “so we plan on staying in business for another 30 years and we plan on working. It’s the right thing to do.” And although printer sales and service is the backbone of Grand Canyon Business Solutions, the company has expanded over the years. It now offers full IT support, off-site back up, services, telephone systems, cloud-based phone systems, address printers, printer fleet management, and set up of cables, printers, computers, monitors, phones and more. The equipment software is HIPAA-compliant, and their Kyocera multi-functional products can print, copy and fax, and with the right software, can fulfill myriad functions such as secure scanning, document-toOCR (Optical Character Recognition) conversion, grading tests, creating hos-
pital bracelets and more. The firm works with everything from small-tomid-size law firms and dentist offices to schools and large corporations. “We treat them all the same,” Samady said. “They’re all important clients for us.” What drives them is the key ingredient that inspired the business in the first place, Houser em- Mark Houser and Alia Samady opened Grand Canyon Business Solutions in 2009. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo) phasized. “Our brand is service,” he said. “We want to page,” she said. “We’re not just in it provide the highest levels of service for for the money. We want to contribute our clients. We don’t have to remem- to society and to the community. We ber anything because we always tell want things to be right and just in the the truth. We’ve seen so many night- world. We’ve always been that way.” mare scenarios and we’re here to help For more information about Grand avoid them.” Canyon Business Solutions, call 480Samady agreed. 278-8380 or visit copiersphoenix.com. “We’ve always been on that same
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USTA Central Arizona selects Scottsdale residents to serve on board The USTA Central Arizona board, left to right: Nathan Brelsford, Taylor Allin, Bill Lucero, Laurie Martin, Carlos Rivas and David Bennett. (Courtesy HMA Public Relations)
Four residents of Scottsdale have been selected by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Central Arizona to serve on its executive committee and board of directors. On the executive committee, Taylor Allin will serve as 1st vice-president, and McCormick Ranch resident Nathan Brelsford will serve as treasurer. On the board, Karen Weir was named director of community ten-
nis committees, and Seth Korey was deemed director at large. “The entire team at USTA Central Arizona is thankful to have this experienced board of directors volunteering this year,” said executive director Matt Gleason. “The years of experience combined with their passion for tennis is sure to be a success for our organization.”
Mike Peabody, a resident of South Scottsdale and a parent with two children in the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD), announced his bid for the SUSD school board last month. The SUSD governing board consists of five elected members, and two seats will be up for re-election in the general election on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Peabody has been volunteering in Scottsdale schools for years, and said he decided to run for a board position after a civil suit was filed against SUSD in Maricopa County Superior Court. The suit alleges the SPED (special education) department at Desert
Mountain High School has been dismantled. Concurrently, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office is investigating the district’s use of outside contractors. “I don’t believe the school board has much objectivity when it comes to parents’ and teachers’ concerns when they come in,” Peabody told media in December. “Everything that’s being brought to light, the school board is acting like nothing is happening.” Peabody, who is president of Scottsdale Parent Council, said his primary goal if elected is to bring in and retain higher quality teachers. He said he plans to begin collecting campaign donations and signatures soon.
Scottsdale Philharmonic nominated for 37th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards
Caliber announces new hotel development at Tucson Convention Center Scottsdale-based Caliber Hospitality, a division of real estate investment firm Caliber - The Wealth Development Company, announced plans to build a new 125-room hotel anchored at the Tucson Convention Center (TCC). The planned hotel is the first and only attached to TCC. Slated to break ground in late 2018, the hotel development project supports the City of Tucson’s downtown revisioning plan and need for increased hotel accommodations near the convention center. Caliber Development will serve as development manager and designer/builder for the estimated $20 million project. Caliber Executive Vice President Roy Bade. (Photo courtesy Caliber – The Wealth Development Company)
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“We are excited to work with the City of Tucson and Rio Nuevo to develop the first, and only, hotel connected to the Tucson Convention Center where hotel guests and convention center patrons will have easy access between the two facilities,” said Roy Bade, Caliber Executive Vice President. “The hotel will fulfill the growing demand to accommodate guests from around the world visiting downtown Tucson and the many trade shows and events at the convention center. Exciting things are happening and Caliber is excited to expand its presence in Tucson while playing a role in the economic development and employment opportunities for its citizens.” Once the hotel at the convention center is completed, Caliber will own eight hotels with a total 1,333 rooms in Arizona and Alaska. The currently unbranded Tucson hotel, which will be located in what is now the east-side parking lot, is an asset owned by the Caliber Diversified Opportunity Fund II, LP, a fund that offers accredited investors the opportunity to invest in “middle market” U.S. commercial real estate assets to build wealth through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. Other projects currently participating in the Fund include The Eclipse in Scottsdale and The Roosevelt in Tempe.
For the third straight year, the Scottsdale Philharmonic was nominated for the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards. (Photo courtesy Cactus Creative)
For the third straight year, the Scottsdale Philharmonic was nominated for the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards for its substantial and outstanding contributions to arts and culture statewide. The group was nominated in the Community category, which recognizes an organization that has demonstrated significant support or participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to arts in the State of Arizona. Founded in 2012, the Scottsdale Philharmonic is a nonprofit with a mission statement to present free classical concerts for everyone to enjoy. The organization is funded by
donations from patrons, grants and sponsors. “We’re honored to again be nominated for this award,” Joy Partridge, president and cofounder of the Scottsdale Philharmonic, said. “We have over 120 volunteers, which includes 75 professional musicians, dedicated board members and enthusiastic volunteers who share their time and talent for each of our concerts.” Arizona Citizens for the Arts, in partnership with the Governor’s Office, announced three finalists in each category on February 6; the winners will be revealed at a gala dinner event on March 22.
City of Scottsdale website gets a makeover Scottsdale recently improved its Planning and Development Services website. The site is designed to provide information for companies launching commercial developments and citizens starting home improvement projects. The revamped site now includes more videos and detailed explanatory graphics, and is reportedly easier to navigate than it was prior to the update. Visitors to the retooled website can find quick links to the map’s city center, and three new sections – one on home improve-
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