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Volume 4 Issue 25 Mesa, AZ
January 2, 2022
Mesa’s Dyana Hesson expands to home goods BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Tribune Staff Writer
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yana Hesson is expanding her artistic reach with the launch of glassware in conjunction with Tempe’s Refresh Glass. The set of four limited-edition drinking glasses are etched with Hesson’s four favorite native Arizona cactus bloom sketches: the saguaro, claret cup, prickly pear and cholla. Made in Arizona from rescued bottles from community businesses, the glasses are sturdy, dishwasher safe and approved for everyday use. They come in teal, green, gold and amber glass. The set of four is $55. “Ray DelMuro of Refresh Glass rescues wine bottles from Valley restaurants and people also drop them off for him to use,” Hesson said. “He’s created several products and has recently gotten into this engraving thing. We were talking about collaborating and doing an artist series that was specifically Arizona related. I’m super excited. I hate putting things in a landfill. They did a beautiful job and I’m really pleased with that.” The botanical artist recently released “The Art of Wildflowers,” a 40-page hardcover book ($14.99), that she published with Arizona Highways. “I handpicked a sampling of my favorite works and their stories to include,” she said. “It’s doing really great so far. It’s under $20 and that’s such a great price point for so many people. Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2022 East Valley Tribune
The set of four limited-edition drinking glasses are etched with Hesson’s four favorite native Arizona cactus bloom sketches: the saguaro, claret cup, prickly pear and cholla. (Special to the Tirbune) “The glasses are like those old Blakely glasses you’d get at the gas station.” The Northeast Mesa artist was a “creative kid” growing up in Northern California, she said. Hesson admits she did not have direction and was not “good at anything except talking out of turn in class.” A trip to Arizona with her husband, Randy, changed her life. “I wasn’t sure about Arizona,” Hesson said. “He brought me on a trip to the Grand Canyon and camping. Then I transferred and enrolled in ASU. That’s where I figured out what I wanted to do. With his encouragement, I took art classes, and a lightbulb (USPS 004-616) is published weekly
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went off. ‘Where has this been all my life?’” A 1991 ASU graduate, Hesson hit the ground running and has been a professional artist for nearly 30 years, here and in South Lyon, Michigan, northwest of Detroit. “I plugged in and got involved in the art community there,” she said. “Then I moved back to Arizona and my career exploded. When we first got here, it was so exotic — everything that grows here and the lifestyle. “I don’t run out of inspiration. I challenge myself at this stage in my career.
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New apartment complex coming to downtown BY DANA TRUMBULL Tribune Staff Writer
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nother new housing project is coming to downtown Mesa. Located on a 254-acre lot spanning 2nd Avenue between S. Robson and S. MacDonald streets, The Commons of Mesa will comprise 12 three-story buildings with 144 residential units, a pool, dog park and outdoor gathering spaces. With monthly rent anticipated to range between $1,235 and $1,935, CaliberCos Inc. describes the units as “affordable workforce quality housing at a reasonable price.” The buildings will contain 48 one-bedroom and 96 two-bedroom apartments. “We are proud that Caliber’s Opportunity Zone Fund is leading the effort to redevelop Downtown Mesa,” said John Hartman, the company’s chief investment officer. “This will further attract residents and workers to the downtown area.” Caliber, a vertically integrated alternative asset manager and fund sponsor, began acquiring properties in and around downtown Mesa in 2017 and owns 20% of the frontage on Main Street. The Scottsdale firm runs a number of investment funds – including one focused solely on properties located within opportunity zones. Essentially, opportunity zones allow individuals to temporarily defer taxes on capital gains and potentially avoid taxes on new gains if they invest capital gains in specific areas approved by states and the federal government. Often those areas have been considered under-developed or run-down and in need of some government help of some kind to spur investment in them. If a qualified investment is held for five years, there is a 10 percent exclusion of deferred gain. That goes up to 15 percent if the investment is held for seven years, according to the IRS. “Selecting winning opportunity zone projects requires much more than a discerning eye and reliance on the federal program’s tax advantages. It requires careful strategy,” explained Caliber CFO Jade Leung.
White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Executive Director Scott Turner, center-right, met with Mesa Mayor John Giles, center-left, and representatives from Caliber and Arizona State University during a tour of Arizona opportunity zones in June 2019 to examine opportunities for revitalization and investment. (Courtesy of Caliber) He said the company considers regional growth and future potential, population trends, workforce pool, access to public transportation and healthcare facilities and that it works closely with local governments to identify needs. Caliber’s investment in Mesa’s opportunity zone includes 10 vintage 1940s buildings totaling 160,000 square feet that are being refurbished for local tenants with diverse types of businesses, including a farmers’ market, butcher, bakery, wine sales, small booths and restaurants. “It’s important to keep the downtown area interesting and walkable,” Hartman said. Downtown Mesa has experienced a renaissance in the past few years with the introduction of light rail service, redevelopment of its historic core, and the new Arizona State University Campus at Mesa City Center. “With more than a thousand students, faculty and staff expected to join our new facility in the city center, I am very excited to see new housing options like The Commons develop,” said Jacob Pinholster, founding director of ASU at Mesa City Center. “Downtown Mesa is such a vibrant and energetic place to be and I expect The Commons to help new residents live closer to the action.»
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The campus is set to open this year as home to the Sidney Poitier New American Film School and various programs within the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. “In addition to all the momentum occurring in Mesa, we are excited about the opportunity from an economic sense as the Phoenix Metro area currently leads the nation in rent growth 17% from June 2020June 2021,” said Hartman, adding: “Additionally, comparable rents within the Mesa area have risen to over $2 per square foot, and the city’s population is expected to grow 6% by 2026, making the prospect of multi-family development extremely attractive.” Future job growth in Mesa over the next 10 years is projected to be 47%, far outpacing the national average, Hartman noted, adding, “The Commons of Mesa is strategically located to attract this new workforce.” Caliber is raising equity for this project in the amount of $9 million. The company will take on a construction loan from HUD for $32.5 million. Caliber is co-developing this project with Cardinal Capital Management, a vertically integrated real estate development company that specializes in multi-family and workforce housing.
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Hesson...continued from page 1 You’d think at this stage, I would be painting faster. They’re actually taking more time. I feel more confident and there’s so much to explore. This is a fun stage of my career. I’m able to help other artists and I helped start the art program at the Phoenix Zoo.” Her works can be seen at Barrow Neurological Center, Phoenix Sky Harbor Interna-
tional Airpark, Rusconi’s American Kitchen and The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain honeymoon and master suites. Hesson enjoys mentoring and working with other artists so everyone can benefit from their works. “These projects like the glasses are a privilege,” she said. “It’s nice to have an idea and play it out and find other people excited about it and see where it goes. “I’m not the most talented painter out
there. I have a business mind and with the encouragement of one of my favorite professors, Henry Schoebel, I am confident now.”
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Hearing Notice: A petition for guardianship and conservatorship was filed regarding Jeffrie Janoe. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, January 31, 2022 at 10:45 am MST with the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. This hearing is scheduled by be held virtually. For further information contact the Clerk of the Court. Published: Gilbert Sun News/East Valley Tribune Dec 19, 26, 2021 and Jan 2, 9, 2022 / 43480
In the Matter of: Xavier Martinez, M.D. Case No. 21-CRF-0045 On October 14, 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio mailed an Order of Permanent Revocation to Xavier Martinez, M.D. via certified mail, return receipt requested, at his last known address of re-cord, 2323 E. Flower #124-B, Phoenix, AZ 85016. The Notice was returned to the Board from the postal service marked “return to sender, not deliverable as addressed, unable to forward.” A copy of the order is available on the Board’s website at www.elicense.ohio.gov. Dr. Martinez may be entitled to an appeal. Such an appeal must be commenced by the filing of a Notice of Appeal with the State Medical Board and the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The Notice of Appeal must set forth the Order appealed from
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