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SCOTCHDALE Pair ready to launch 'most livable whisky'

The Residential Real Estate Issue

Celebration of Fine Art

March 2019 contents FEATURES 22 | Movin’ on Up Deluxe apartments in the sky are going too high, some say 26 | Welcome to Scotchdale An Airpark pair quench their thirst with new spirit

SPOTLIGHT 16 | Meet Your Airpark Neighbor Chad Barnett aims to change children’s lives here and abroad

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18 | Airpark Buzz Caesars is banking on success of first nongaming hotel 20 | 5 O'Clock in the Airpark Loco Patron Brewery’s food is as crafty as its beer 30 | Fly-In Vacation Foodies and outdoor fun seekers will enjoy this winter wonderland 35 | Making a Difference Dr. Lorrie Henderson transitions from touchdowns to touching lives 37 | Shopping in the Airpark Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry carries on family traditions 40 | Arts in the Airpark Space mission, Old West merge in new exhibit, Jake Potje and Susan Morrow Potje connect artists and collectors 46 | Remember When Events celebrate art throughout history

50 | Airpark Events Celebration of Fine Art, Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and more 53 | Dining Destinations Thai Express, Le Macaron, Starfire Grille and The Sicilian Baker

COLUMNS 61 | What’s Cooking Sausage and peppers: The perfect Spring Training dish 62 | Tourism Talk Public relations is the key to Scottsdale’s tourism success

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64 | Insurance and Benefits Noom App – ‘Not A Diet’ On the cover: 4 | Editor’s Note 6 | Business News 65 | Business Directory

68 | Advertiser Index 70 | Business Horoscopes 71 | Scottsdale Airpark Map

Scotchdale's John McConnell and Travis Ranville are set to introduce the spirit to the Valley. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

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Editor’s Note The Airpark – Scottsdale’s Economic Engine

he Scottsdale Airpark was a mystery to me 20 years ago when I met my buddy Alex for lunch. Back then, I was an accountant. I’d also grown up in the Valley, and had heard about this unique business community, but understand it? Not by a longshot. Alex spent the length of lunch walking me through what made the Airpark special – its special zoning, its high concentration of businesses and that there were more professionally employed people living in this area than any other in the Valley. He even pulled out a copy of the Airpark News, with the explanation, “This place is so cool, it even has its own magazine.” I’ll be honest: I didn’t really get it. Not back then, though I absolutely get it now. The Airpark is one of the most unique business communities in Arizona and the country. And the Airpark News is both a point of pride for the area and a media outlet that produces its share of respected journalism and useful content Steve T. Strickbine for its more than 25,000 readers every month. Publisher Life works in strange ways. About a month after that fateful lunch, I decided I was tired of my downtown commute and that I wanted to put my accounting education to more practical use. That led me to a “2.0 career” in the publishing business. About 10 years later, a business opportunity presented itself and I very fortunately became the proud owner of this magazine. A whole lot has changed around here since Diana and her husband, former City Councilman David Smith, bought the magazine in the early 1980s, when it was just a few short pages. Diana’s hard work and dedication forged it into a formidable, well-respected publication in every publishing circle of the Valley. I’ve heard the criticism that the Scottsdale Airpark has lost some of its charm over the years. I respectfully disagree. Time after time, I have attended events and gathering within the borders of the Airpark. Each time, I have come away with a feeling of pride and optimism for the future of what has become the City of Scottsdale’s economic engine. Likewise, I can’t pick up a copy of the Scottsdale Airpark News and not come away feeling inspired by the vision, fortitude and passion of the people within its pages. It’s an honor to be a part of it. I know that hindsight is 20-20, but I’m thankful for Alex’s introduction to the Airpark and the Airpark News two decades ago. He’s never said, “I told you so,” but he certainly did. “This place is so terrific, it even has its own magazine.” Making that happen is a tremendous point of pride for all of us at Times Media.

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Scottsdale Philharmonic nominated for Governor’s Arts Awards For its contribution to Arizona’s arts and culture preservation, the Scottsdale Philharmonic was nominated for the fourth consecutive year for the 38th annual Governor’s Arts Awards. The Scottsdale Philharmonic has been performing free concerts for the community since 2012. It did not make it to the finalist round. “Our mission is to bring classical music to people of all ages in the community,” says Joy Partridge, president and co-founder of the Scottsdale Philharmonic. “Last year, our organization

The Scottsdale Philharmonic aims to perform free concerts for the community. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Philharmonic)

expanded its mission to include developing an annual children’s concert and a youth orchestra as well as giving music scholarships for underprivileged youth

through Rosie’s House.” The winners will be honored at a gala dinner on March 7. For more information, visit azcitizensforthearts.org.

Six additions to the Scottsdale History Hall of Fame The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce announced six inductees for the 26th annual Scottsdale History Hall of Fame event on May 9. During the past 25 years, 135 individuals and 25 organizations have been

inducted into the Scottsdale History Hall of Fame for their contribution to the legacy of the city since its founding in 1888. For this celebration, five individuals, Ken Harder, Jeff Meyer, Bob and Renee

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Parsons and Jim Wellington, Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will be honored for their contributions to the community. For more information, visit scottsdalechamber.com.

A one-day business etiquette workshop will be taught at Orange Tree Golf Resort by certified instructor, Sue Ann Brown, on Saturday, March 9. For business professionals, small business owners, executives, soon-to-be college graduates, entrepreneurs and fundraisers, this workshop builds interpersonal skills in a professional setting. This class will offer guidance on professional image, dining etiquette, business m e e t i n g p ro t o c o l , professional office etiquette, professional ways to dress, learning the art of small talk and Sue Ann Brown leads etiquette workshops body language. The for businesses and young adults. (Photo courtesy Sue Ann Brown) workshop package also includes an etiquette training manual, a four-course lunch and a workshop training certificate. The price is $475 and requires pre-registration. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit itsallaboutetiquette.com. …continues on page 8

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Scottsdale Rodeo Museum now open Scottsdale Rodeo Museum launched its grand opening on February 8. Parada del Sol attendees could mosey over to the museum during and after the parade to learn the event’s history. The museum features historical memorabilia like original Parada del Sol Rodeo posters from 1953, bull ropes and rodeo champions’ saddles. These pieces of the rodeo were collected and displayed to promote excitement for the 66th annual Rodeo Scottsdale (formerly Parada del Sol Rodeo), which will be held Thursday, March 7, to Sunday, March 10. The museum is located at 3806 N. Brown Avenue, Scottsdale.

Scottsdale Public Teen Safety Academy applications open Teens ages 14 to 18 are invited to apply for the Scottsdale Public Safety Teen Academy. The Scottsdale Police and Fire departments will teach teens about careers in law enforcement and fire services from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 3 to June 7 at the Tom Honts Training Facility. Teens will learn about topics that include firefighting skills, hands-only CPR awareness, basic first aid and triage, and police riot control techniques. The application deadline is April 12, but the academy suggests applicants submit early due to high interest in the program. For more information, visit scottsdaleaz.gov.

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Scottsdale-based ‘people-sharing’ app launches ZINKN, an app that finds and requests personal assistant services in the user’s area, was launched earlier this year, and already has over 500 downloads. Michael Vogler, the founder and CEO of ZINKN, trademarked the phrase “People Share Providers” will give the app users access to held with a variety of every day errands and tasks. “My family has a long history within the care industry, a legacy that I’m excited to carry on,” Vogler says. “Ask most people how they’re doing these days, and they’ll usually say, ‘good, just so busy.’ I felt it myself and saw it within everyone I knew. There’s a growing need for working adults, especially parents with school-age children and often with senior parents they’re caring for, to have one easy place to get help with their lists of everyday to-dos. That’s how ZINKN and the concept of ‘People Share’ were born.” Vogler expects the app to create more than 500 jobs in Phoenix within the year by hiring contracted providers in the area, and the company is already looking to expand to California. …continues on page 10

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Golf course, clubhouse and homes set for spring This spring, Desert Mountain Club will open its seventh golf course, aptly named No. 7, a private par-54 course. It is the second one in the country. “The concepts behind No. 7 at Desert Mountain are an extension of Desert Mountain’s overall vision,” says Desert Mountain Club CEO Damon DiOrio. “Not only does No. 7 maintain the high standards of golf we embrace throughout Desert Mountain, it provides even more experiences enabling golfers to reimagine how they play the sport.”

The course and clubhouse will be the centerpieces of the surrounding community with 190 custom homes designed by Cullum Homes, Desert Mountain's course and clubhouse will be the centerCamelot Homes and Family pieces of the community. (Photo courtesy Desert Mountain) Development. One hundred The 18-hole golf course and community and eighty-seven of these 2,300- to 6,500-plus-square-foot homes will will be on a 90-acre enclave west of Cave sit directly on the golf course. The homes Creek Road. For more information, visit desertwill be priced from $1 million to over $3 mountain.com/seven. million.

Meetings to address Scottsdale construction projects A list of 67 potential city construction projects that includes rebuilding several city parks, adding new bridges, improving roads and storm drainage, and modernizing the fire and police training facility is available for public review online and at open house meetings scheduled through mid-March. Scottsdale’s City Council Capital Improvement Program Subcommittee asked staff to conduct the outreach on the unfunded projects that are considered needs

by city staff, but without funding to move from concept to construction. These projects are presented for public review and comment. Residents can visit the city’s website at scottsdaleaz.gov and search “unfunded projects” to find an interactive map of the projects, with links to provide feedback. Scottsdale is also hosting open house meetings where people can ask questions and learn more about the proposals. The final two meetings are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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New Sanctuary Elevated package helps lift travelers to new heights Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa will help travelers reach new heights with its new Sanctuary Elevation package. This package includes accommodations at one of Sanctuary’s seven newly renamed villas and will offer guests a choice of two additional activities with a minimum two-night stay. Activities include a private guided hike, $500 resort credit, unlimited access to championship tennis courts and four new pickleball courts, as well as two yoga options to promote relaxation. The private aerial yoga class gives guests the opportunity to practice postures while being suspended in the air, helping to relieve bone and muscle tension while strengthening core muscles. The private yoga nidra class creates a supercharged feeling of connection and wellbeing through sleep-guided meditation. For reservations, visit sanctuaryaz.com or call 855-245-2051 and use promotion code: ELEVATED.

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Desert Highlands recently unveiled Graeme Baxter artwork of the club’s signature 14th hole as part of its 35th anniversary celebration on February 5. Baxter, deemed one of the world’s most highly acclaimed artists of golf landscapes, is known for his work with The Ryder Cup, The Open, The Presidents Cup, The Kraft Nabisco Championship, as well as the PGA Tour and European Tour. When asked about the piece, Baxter says, “The 14th hole exemplifies the beauty and challenge found throughout Desert Highlands’ exceptional golf course.” The signature course will undergo extensive renovations this summer. These renovations include a new irrigation system, updated cart paths as well as bunker renovations and minor changes to the 13th hole. The work will be completed by Nicklaus Design. In terms of personnel, Desert Highlands added several to its team. Desert Highlands welcomed chief operation officer Monty Becton and chief financial officer Lisa Hutcherson to the executive team. Joan Sykora is the newly appointed director of member relations and sales, chef Todd Alison and assistant general Manager Ron Koohbanani. For more information on Desert Highlands, visit deserthighlandsscottsdale.com. …continues on page 14

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Ground breaking event held at The Palmeraie Five Star Development recently broke ground on its $2 billion master-planned community, The Palmeraie on February 13. They were joined by city leaders, future tenants, The Ritz-Carlton Residences homeowners and partners. The event officially kicked off the project’s initial retail and restaurant phase, which has been touted as “one of the world’s most desired, experiential shopping and dining destinations in North America.” The Palmeraie, previously called The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley, spans 122 acres and is l on the border of Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. The project has brought together global leaders in fashion and culinary and is slated to open by the end of 2020. A future phase of development is expected to include luxury residences, gourmet grocery store, food emporium and boutique hotel.

The images are renderings of The Palmeraie's initial retail phase that is expected to open by the end of 2020.

Dickinson named to National Real Estate Power List Russ Lyon Sotheby’s designated broker and president, Deems Dickinson was recently named to the 2019 Swanepoel Power 200 list for the fifth consecutive year. The SP200 is considered to be the United States’ definitive ranking for residential real estate brokerage industry leaders. When asked about this achievement, Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty Chairman Jim Lyon said, “Deems has devoted his career to our company and

the service he provides to our agents is renowned. We can’t wait to see what else he will accomplish.” Dickinson’s career stretches four decades. He oversees more than 900 agents in his role at Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty. He was recently elected to his third term as the large firm director for the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service, which is also the state’s largest MLS.

Local author and illustrator receives Caldecott Honor Local author and illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal was recently awarded the Caldecott Honor for her book, “Alma and How She Got Her Name” by the American Library Association. She received the honor at the Youth Media Awards. This follows a long list of awards and accolades for the book, which is also published in Spanish. In her author-illustrator debut, Martinez-Neal tells the story of one curious little girl’s name and the origins behind it. Juana Martinez-Neal received the Caldecott Honor. (Photo courtesy American Library Association)

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Lerner and Rowe helping Make-A-Wish Since 2015, the law offices of Lerner and Rowe have supported Make-A-Wish Arizona through their nonprofit Lerner and Rowe Gives Back. This year, that support takes shape in the form of a sponsorship for the Wishes in Bloom benefit ball on Saturday, March 30, at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa. Every dollar raised from sponsorships like LRGB, the silent and live auctions, one-time donations, or multiyear pledges goes toward granting wishes for critically ill children. This year’s goal is to raise enough funds to fulfill 450 wishes. “Year-after-year our outreach team is committed to helping make a difference in the lives of others,” says Lerner and Rowe Gives Back founder, Kevin Rowe. “Make-AWish Arizona shares that devotion daily as the organization works toward fulfilling the wishes of every eligible child in the state. It is our hope that by joining others, our combined show of support will help the organization reach their goal to grant 450 wishes.” To help Make-A-Wish Arizona reach its 2019 Wish Ball goal, Lerner and Rowe encourages others to give back by purchasing a ticket to attend and/or make a donation. Contact Anne Carman at acarman@arizona.wish.org for ticket information. 

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Chad Barnett aims to change children’s lives here and abroad By Alison Bailin Batz

t 6-foot-4 – and with a voice deeper than most radio personalities – Chad Barnett may m ay at first seem a looming personality. But in reality, the father of three is more teddy bear than grizzly. Even his career oozes family. “The only two careers I’ve had as an adult are in frozen yogurt and sandwiches,” says Barnett, who got his start working in his native Texas at TCBY at 19 years old. Newly married, he and his wife, Jeana, would move from Texas in 1993 to Arkansas, Chad Barnett surprising a local child through the Cycle then to Indiana and finally to for Success program. Arizona with the organization in 1997. In 2000, Barnett met Rick Ueable, who owned about a dozen Subway franchisees in Arizona under the business name Foods 2000 Inc. He and his partner were looking for someone to assist in operations management, and Barnett – who had fallen in love with the Barnett celebrating a coveted “resValley – jumped at the taurant of the month” win with one opportunity. of his local Subways. The traveling trophy is only awarded monthly to “Over the past 19 years, locations going above and beyond. we’ve worked together to

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expand the business to 48 Subway locations and counting, says Barnett, who serves as president of Foods 2000 – which is located in the Scottsdale Airpark – as well as chairman of the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT), which oversees marketing and advertising for the Subway brand in the market. Along the way, Barnett’s path has been littered with great kids – some of his own, and some he has had the honor of helping in any way he could.

Partners in Action “In 2005, Rick started to talk to me about his project of passion, Partners in Action,” Barnett says. “The nonprofit is focused on developing and funding orphanages, soup kitchens and women’s shelters in more than 20 underdeveloped countries worldwide.” At the time, Ueable was visiting Africa twice a year to lend a hand as well as ensure all program and projects were moving along appropriately. Barnett eventually joined Ueable in East Africa, including stops in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda to provide aid to women and children. “My life changed in an instant,” says Barnett, who provided 10 years of service to the organization. “While I am certainly proud of the help we provide, I would be lying if I didn’t say that I needed Africa and those great

A 2018 Subway Kids & Sports grant recipient giving Barnett and the organization a special thanks in recent months.

kids more than they need me by a longshot.”

Subway Kids & Sports of Arizona Eager to also help kids in Arizona, Barnett also began volunteering with Subway Kids & Sports of Arizona in the mid-2000s. The organization has been focused on to providing sports equipment, uniforms, registration fees and access to major sporting events for kids who might not otherwise be able to participate. “We raise money in order to provide grants to local kids’ sports organizations each year. But in addition, we work with partners on a program called Cycle for Success, which goes into schools and rewards children with new bikes, helmets, locks and a Subway-catered party for doing random

acts of kindness that might otherwise go unnoticed,” Barnett says. Last year, Barnett and his fellow board members awarded more than $60,000 to deserving kid-focused nonprofits across Arizona, including: Lion’s Camp Tatiyee: providing children with intensive special needs from rural counties a six-day, five-night summer camp experience focused on improving emotional health, confidence, and independence, entirely free. Arizona Burn Foundation: funding Camp Courage, a summer camp specifically for child burn survivors ages 6 to 15. Girls on the Run: Through a national partnership with Asics shoes, Girls on the Run is able to purchase brand new running

shoes for $25/pair. This grant allows them to purchase 160 pairs of running shoes for girls in need. “Our 2019 grant window is now open as well, which means we want any organization that helps give children access to sports to reach out to us and submit a grant,” Barnett says. Grant applications can be downloaded at subwaykidsandsportsaz.com through March 31.

At home More than anything, Barnett’s dream is to see his children grow as well as become successful and happy – as well as contributing members of the community on causes that they have passions for, as he does for helping kids. Barnett has a son who is 16 and daughters who are 14 and 12. At this stage, Barnett can be called a chauffeur before any of his other fancy titles. Whether its choir rehearsals, dance recitals or football practice, Barnett loves being able to see his children participate in things they enjoy and looks forward to what the future holds for them. 

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A rendering of the Caesars Republic Scottsdale, Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s ﬁrst nongaming hotel in the United States that will be located next to Scottsdale Fashion Square. (Special to the Scottsdale Airpark News)

Roll of the Dice Caesars is banking on success of ﬁrst nongaming hotel By Wayne Schutsky

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aesars makes 10. With the announcement that Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the parent company behind Las Vegas’ Caesars Palace, will open its first nongaming hotel in the United States at Scottsdale Fashion Square, there are now 10 new hotels in various stages of development in Scottsdale south of Camelback Road. The 11-story hotel, called Caesars Republic Scottsdale, is the first in the company’s Republic line of hotels and will be located at the intersection of North Goldwater Boulevard and East Highland Avenue on the north end of the Fashion Square property. The development t e a m p l a n s t o b re a k ground in the second half of this year and open the hotel in 2021. “Scottsdale is a vibrant community that draws 4.5 million visitors a year,” says Caesars Entertainment Chief Development Officer Marco Roca.

“Caesars Entertainment is confident that Caesars Republic Scottsdale will provide a truly unique and dynamic experience to both locals and guests traveling from afar.” Roca, who said that the company had been in negotiations over the site for more than a year, said the availability of a desirable location adjacent to Fashion Square Mall played a role in the company’s decision to launch its new brand in Scottsdale. “The area is undergoing a transformation with new office spaces and upscale residences, giving us the perfect opportunity to bring Caesars Republic to locals and visitors,” he says. The hotel will include a restaurant, coffee shop, fitness center and 266 rooms, including a mixture of standard rooms and one and two-bedroom suites. The 11th floor will have five luxury entertainment suites. The average daily rate for the hotel is $285 per night, though that could vary by season and occupancy, says Rick Huffman, CEO of HCW Development, the company that will develop the hotel. Additionally, the Caesars Republic Scottsdale will have several rentable areas

for businesses, conferences, conventions and other events. The second floor will include five breakout rooms that can accommodate up to 40 people each and a ballroom with a 500-person capacity. The ballroom will open up into a lawn that can accommodate up to 600 people for outdoor events. Huffman says the hotel operations will generate approximately 200 jobs. An amenity that is sure to rile residents living adjacent to the property is the hotel’s rooftop pool and bar, which will be located on the seventh floor. The pool will host yoga, champagne events, weekend brunches and “lively afternoon energy year-round,” according to a Caesars press release. In the past several years, events held at the rooftop pool at the W Scottsdale, located less than a mile from the new hotel site, and the pool at the new Hotel Adeline have rankled some local community members. Debra Stein, a resident of nearby Optima Camelback, wrote to the City Council in 2017, stating she was troubled by the potential for a hotel at Goldwater and Highland. “Most troubling is the noise which the W Hotel’s pool area creates for the residents who live nearby,” she wrote. “This location is a poor choice due to the surrounding property being residential.” Huffman, the HCW CEO, said that the company plans to reach out to local residents who are concerned about noise issues. “There is a noise level that must be monitored under zoning,” Huffman says. The bar is well above all neighbors’ heights at 80 feet and only the pool area is open. The bar itself is enclosed. We have a sound consultant on board to make sure we are achieving the results we want.” Stipulations applied to rezoning of the Scottsdale Fashion Square site in 2017 indicated that on certain portions of the site “there shall be no exterior amplified music after 10 p.m., and 11 p.m. on weekends and holidays, at levels greater than 68 decibels.” Those stipulations apply to the hotel site, according to city planning staff. Some locals, particularly those in the nearby Optima Camelview community, may be unhappy with the height of the 11-story hotel. The hotel is part of a larger development plan presented to the city by the mall owner Macerich in 2017, when the company sought zoning changes that allowed for building heights of up to 150 feet. The City Council approved the rezon-

ing case on Aug. 29, 2017 on a 5-2 vote. The City Council report on those zoning changes indicated the hotel would feature 200 rooms, 33 percent less than the 266 rooms announced by Caesars. The development plan also indicated the mall site could eventually house multifamily housing, a grocery store, commercial office space and an additional 100,000 square feet of retail. At the time, eight residents spoke out against the rezoning, which was approved by the city. The bulk of complaints came from Optima residents concerned that a 150-foot building nearby would block their views or otherwise negatively impact their community. Not everyone was against the project, though. Around 20 people showed up to the meeting to speak in favor of the mall rezoning, many of whom lauded the developments made possible by the rezoning as a future revenue boon for the city. “From the perspective of the Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association, this is a hugely impactful redevelopment that will help sustain the future of public safety for this community, which I think everyone agrees is vitality important,” says Sasha Weller from the Scottsdale Fire Fighters Association. When the hotel comes on line in 2021, it will undoubtedly face stiff competition. As it stands, there are now 10 developments featuring hotels in some stage of development in southern Scottsdale, including seven in the downtown area alone. Those downtown projects include Museum Square, Don & Charlie’s Hotel, WaterView Edition Hotel, Winfield Hotel and Residences, the Canopy by Hilton planned for Marshall Way and Second Street and the Southbridge Two development proposed along Fifth Avenue. The Don & Charlie’s project has received City Council approval and the Museum Square development will go before the Council in April after going before the Planning Commission in March. The other projects are in earlier stages of development. If all are completed, those downtown hotels, including the new Caesars Republic, would add over 1,600 hotel rooms to the area. Whether or not all of these hotels will be built is an open question. “Your guess is as good as mine,” Scottsdale Planning Director Tim Curtis joked in a 2018 interview, when asked how many of the planned hotels in the city would actually be built.  March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

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The patio at Loco Patron Brewery is the perfect place to spend a spring afternoon. (Photos by Niki D’Andrea)

Loco Patron Brewery’s food is as crafty as its beer By Niki D’Andrea

oco Patron’s restaurant signs, menus and other branding materials read “Mexican Brewery & Kitchen,” and the “& Kitchen” type is much smaller than the “Mexican Brewery” font – but it shouldn’t be. While the craft beer here is excellent, the food is simply stunning in its freshness and flavor. Everything is made from scratch. The happy hour menu offers a taste of several signature items. From 2:30 p.m. to “6:30-ish” p.m. Monday through Friday, guests can choose from $5 plates, $7 plates and $9 plates. Among the $5 plates is the best cauliflower dish in town, Loco Patron’s Michelada Crispy Cauliflower, which may be the most savory vegetable you’ll ever taste. The cauliflower is cooked until its florets achieve golden-brown crowns, then topped with crumbled blue cheese and set on a bed of vibrant spicy slaw, bright cilantro and fresh celery sticks. The only thing that isn’t delicious about the dish is the dark, thick, barbecue-like sauce pooled around the edges of the plate. It’s on the sweeter side, and drowns the crunchy and superior slaw on the plate, turning it soggy, and then dominating on the palate. Fortunately, it’s

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easy enough to scrape the sauce away from the rest of the ingredients, but next time, we’d order it without the dark sauce. Loco Patron’s elote – sweet corn served on or off the cob – is excellent, pooled with perfect amounts of chipotle aioli, cotija cheese and scallions. The $5 plates also include a salsa trio (house salsa, adobo salsa, roasted green chili salsa) with tortilla chips, pretzel bites, grilled chicken tenders and seasoned mashed potatoes with chipotle ranch. The star of the $7 plates is definitely the nachos. Killer nachos. When this plate landed in front of me with a thunk and I saw the massive mountain of chips erupting with beer cheese; cotija cheese; plump, sliced avocado chunks; black beans; roasted corn; big, round green jalapeño; tequila-lime crema; sour cream; cilantro; and chunks of grilled chicken, I immediately alerted social media with a photo and the plea “Help, these nachos are going to kill me.” I battled valiantly but could only demolish about five of the nachos’ seven layers. I’d conquered everything but the soggiest bottom chips, and it had not killed me. The chicken was a good addition; other meat add-on options are green chili chicken,

Holy Mole is a chocolate chipotle oatmeal stout that’s as black as crude oil but as beautifully decadent as a bar of ﬁne dark chocolate.

mesquite pasilla stout barbacoa and smoky braised carnitas. The $7 happy hour menu also includes seasoned waffle fries smothered in cheese, carne asada, tequila-lime crema, cilantro and cotija cheese, which is a messy proposition but worth its weight in napkins. Pescado Bites (crispy fish bites with firecracker sauce, jicama pico de gallo, pickled onion and spicy slaw) are superb -- the crispy breaded fish, crunchy jicama bits and kick from the sauce and slaw play well together. Loco Patron’s stone oven produces two of the $7 options: a thick quesadilla, and a pizza made with from-scratch Kolsch

back and try sometime, are shrimp ceviche and a pound of wings. Sauce choices are Loco Patron’s signature salt and pepper, honey hot, Michelada, house Buffalo and chipotle blackberry barbecue. But of course, happy hour is also about alcohol. We The nachos are overrun with beer cheese; usually start there, but the cotija cheese; plump, food was so great we felt sliced avocado chunks; compelled to lead with it – black beans; roasted corn; big, round green especially since it doesn’t get jalapeño; tequila-lime enough credit in the Loco crema; sour cream; Patron “Mexican Brewery & cilantro; and chunks of grilled chicken. Kitchen” logo. Happy hour drinks specials include $2 off any draft thin-crust dough. Taco fans should go for the Mexican beers or any fresh-squeezed signature Brewery Combo, which includes one of brewery margarita. The margaritas are Loco Patron’s crunchy chicken tacos and made with local “farm to glass” 3 Amigos an Angus beef slider with jack cheese. This Tequila and served on the rocks only. You is the only taco option on the happy hour can also ask for a margarita made with menu, but it’s worth paying full price for Local Patron’s private label reposado one of the restaurant’s taco plates. The tequila, distilled by Códingo 1530. Loco Patron carries a variety of craft corn shells are delicious, and still hot when they arrive at the table, and are stuffed beers from various makers, but its miwith smoky, juicy meats and the freshest crobrews are magnificent (we came back of vegetables. It’s no wonder their tacos on multiple occasions for growler refills). are Arizona Taco Fest award winners. The Light-beer lovers will dig the Mexican beans and rice served on the side of the taco Gold, a crisp blonde ale with subtle spice that’s eminently drinkable. Fans of malty plates are also outstanding. The $9 plates, which we’ll have to go beers might like the Loco Lager, while

hop heads should try the Mexican Senor Hopper, a single-hop American IPA with a slightly sweet pear taste (at 66 IBU, it’s the most bitter beer Loco Patron makes). But we fi lled our growlers with the two current Loco Patron seasonal brews: Holy Mole and The Romper. Holy Mole is a chocolate chipotle oatmeal stout that’s as black as crude oil but as beautifully decadent as a bar of fine dark chocolate. Rich and slightly creamy, it’s a filling – and intoxicating – brew at 6.1 percent ABV. The Romper is a wheat beer infused with cucumber and slight lime, and tastes effervescent, juicy and balanced. Some cucumber wheat beers can have an odd, slightly soapy aftertaste. Not The Romper. It’s one smooth cucumber, clean on the finish. There’s really nothing not to like about Loco Patron Brewery. We haven’t been to the other Loco Patron locations in the Valley (there’s another in Scottsdale and one in Tempe), but for people who live and work in North Scottsdale, this place – which opened a little over a year ago -- is already a neighborhood gem. 

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Deluxe apartments in the sky are going too high, some say By Jimmy Magahern

hen Amy and Mike Satterfield moved into their home just northwest of Thunderbird and Scottsdale roads eexactly xactly 20 years ago this month, nearby Scottsdale Towne Square, built in 1986, was the area’s largest shopping center. Kierland Commons was still a year from being completed, Scottsdale Quarter wouldn’t appear for yet another decade, and land around the Scottsdale Airport remained more than 50 percent undeveloped. Today, the Airpark makes up one of the Southwest’s prime affluent shopping destinations and serves as the second-largest employment center in Arizona. Nearly 30 apartment complexes blanket the area as well, offering the perfect sought-after mix of modern live/work/play components. Obviously, all this progress has significantly altered the landscape. The twin Optima Kierland high-rise condominium towers — soon to be joined by a third — tower 120 feet over the once quiet ‘burb, casting literal shade over longtime homeowners like the Satterfields. And 2019 promises yet more high-rise and mid-rise condo/retail hybrids. This month, the first phase of the $82 million The District at Scottsdale, by New York-based Polizzotto Development, opens catty-corner from the Scottsdale Quarter, bringing four levels of luxury apartments (332 units, to start) to the already bustling office and retail hub. For the Satterfields, all this incessant growth has become too much. “It’s becoming more and more congested with traffic,” says Amy, who, together with some neighbors, formed the Kierland Community Alliance, a group of politically active residents aiming to keep development in check. “We’re not anti-development,”

she stresses. “We’re just for responsible development that takes into account the concerns of the residents and maintains the character and quality of the community in which we live.” It’s a grassroots group that’s proved to have some muscle. It was the KCA, after all, which shuttle-bused 150 members to a city of Phoenix Planning Commission meeting last September to oppose the redevelopment of the old La Maison furniture building on Scottsdale Road north of Kierland Boulevard into a 196-foot-tall high-rise, which would have dwarfed even the neighboring Optima towers. Ultimately, the city council voted 5-3 against the project, which had been proposed by DMB Development, a firm headed up by Scottsdale power players Drew Brown, Mark Sklar and Bennett Dorrance. Political observers credit the KCA, which had collected approximately 1,200 signatures from people opposing the development, for persuading the commission to deny the rezoning. “Yeah, they shut down the DMB project,” marvels Scottsdale City Councilwoman Virginia Korte, the community pillar (her family ran the Ray Korte Chevrolet dealership at the corner of McDowell and Scottsdale roads) who’s exploring a run for mayor in 2020. “For now, anyway.”

Penthouse POV Brown, Sklar and Dorrance may bring the proposal before the council again in a year, and they appear to be sharpening their knives for the grassroots neighborhood group, which they claimed, in an op-ed, is dominated by “a few disgruntled Optima condo owners, who have only recently moved in and believe that their project should be the last project in Kierland’s

Amy Satterﬁeld fomred the Kierland Community Alliance. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

evolution.” They may have a point. The chairman of the Kierland Community Alliance, former Pepsi Co. exec Wayne Mailloux, recently moved with his wife Penny into a custom-configured 6,574-square-foot unit at Optima Kierland that overlooks the Airpark from three terraces. Presently, the perch from the rooftop pools atop the 120foot Optima offers the highest unobstructed view of North Scottsdale — and it makes sense that residents there would oppose the construction of an even taller high-rise next door. The DMB founders point out, however, that residents at the nearby Plaza Lofts and Paragon developments voiced the very same concerns when their then-peerless views of the McDowell Mountains were blocked by construction of the taller Optima towers. “It is unfortunate,” write the developers, referring to the Optima condo owners, “that they want to close the door behind them to the continued successful development of Kierland due to fear of competition or the loss of penthouse views.” March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

This one-floor-upmanship taking place between rival condo developers worries Satterfield, who feels the existing high rises already cast long shadows across their oncesunny streets (she calls it the “canyon effect”) and increase traffic congestion. “We don’t want to be Downtown Phoenix,” she says. “Just because Optima got 120 feet, that doesn’t mean every new development gets to be 120 feet tall or higher. At some point, you have to take into consideration the people who have lived here for some time and how all this development will adversely impact them.”

Divided development Controlling growth in the Airpark area is complicated by the zone attracting the most residential construction straddles the municipal boundaries of Scottsdale and Phoenix, divided roughly down the center of Scottsdale Road, making it hard to establish consistent development standards. “I do know that the crosswalk that connects Kierland Commons with Scottsdale Quarter was a joint project,” says Korte, who admits the two city councils rarely communicate with each other — a fact seemingly illustrated by the zig-zagging pedestrian path, which crosses the northbound and southbound sides of the street at different points, joined by an 80-foot stretch in the median. Phoenix reportedly paid $188,000 for its half of the crosswalk and Scottsdale paid $137,000. (City managers claimed the two-step crossing was designed for safety, although young pedestrians have since taken to running the 70-yard serpentine path to complete the trek in one stoplight.) “We worked together on that project,” Korte says. “But as far as collaborative projects in real estate, I haven’t seen much going on there.” “It really is a unique situation,” says Satterfield, whose Kierland Community Alliance has so far only dealt with the Phoenix City Council, given that most of the group’s members reside on the west (Phoenix) side of Scottsdale Road. “And I don’t know that the two cities necessarily work in tandem with each other very effectively. As for us, we don’t ever hear from people on the Scottsdale side. No one approaches us from that side of the road. But developments on one side of the street definitely affect the other side, too.” For now, both municipalities appear to be united in filling their sides of the high-demand space with as many mixed-use developments as possible. Seven new multifamily projects were built in the 24 months leading into 2018, with steady construction planned throughout 2019 and beyond. Korte says much of the new development, on both sides of the city borders, will likely involve working with the Arizona State Land Department, which proactively manages 13 percent of the land within the state of Arizona

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Scottsdale apartment rent hikes among top 10 in nation By Paul Maryniak

he average apartment rent increase in Scottsdale last year ranked the ninth highest in the nation among the country’s top 100 markets, a new study says. Rent for a one-bedroom apartment increased 12.7 percent to an average $1,478 while the national average increase was 4.2 percent and the average rent nationally was $1,140, according to the study by apartmentguide.com. Chandler was the only other Arizona city to make the top 10 list of the highest rent increases in the country last year. Rent there increased on average 12.9 percent – the seventh highest nationally – to $1,157. Those increases in both cities occurred at a time when the overall cost of living in Chandler and Scottsdale decreased 2.6 percent, apartmentguide.com said. In terms of cost of living, only utilities showed a marked rise in 2018 – up by 10.2 percent – while transportation costs increased a fraction of 1 percent. But the report said one of the major factors pushing the increases in those two cities is Arizona’s continuing attractiveness to Americans who want to relocate. “For more than a decade,” it says, “Arizona has been a top 10 state for Americans choosing to relocate, and its status as the No. 2 most popular state in 2018 after Idaho helps explain the presence of Chandler and Scottsdale on our list of cities with the largest hikes in rent.” Meanwhile, Mesa rents rose an average 5.9 percent for a one-bedroom apartment to $888 and increased 4.4 percent to $1,098 in Gilbert, according to the study. Of all the 100 markets studied, the biggest year-over-year rent increase was in Newark, New Jersey, where the average rent for a one-bedroom hit $1,692 a month

as State Trust Land. “The State Trust Land area around the Loop 101 corridor is really our last remaining developable open space,” she says. “And I think on the Phoenix side you’re going to see single family homes developed in those large desert tracts, too.” Last November, Fortune 500 company Nationwide Realty Investors announced it would soon be breaking ground on a 134-acre mixed-use development on Hayden Road and Legacy Boulevard, just north of the Loop 101, which it purchased from the State Trust. The initial phase of the project, to be named Cavasson, will include a 460,000-square-foot regional headquarters building for Nationwide Insurance as well as several commercial office buildings, two hotel sites, retail and restaurant spaces and some multifamily apartments, too. Korte says Scottsdale will continue

and the overall cost of living soared 24.3 percent. New Orleans showed the biggest decrease – 11.4 percent to $1,418 – while its cost of living dipped a mere .7 percent. The increases in rent in the East Valley come at a time when housing affordability remains an issue Valleywide and in many major metropolitan areas across the county. The apartmentguide.com report says available rental units declined last year nationally from 7.5 percent to 7.1 percent. Also nationwide, new home construction is falling while fewer existing homes are up for sale. “The question is no longer if the nation is in the throes of a housing slowdown, but rather how deep and wide it will wind up being – and how much of a blow it’ll deliver to the American real estate market,” realtor. com said last week. “The signs are becoming ever more troubling. The number of existing home sales has dropped to the lowest level in three years, price growth has slowed precipitously, and some super-pricey, bellwether cities are actually seeing prices fall. The fact that home growth has slowed in 70 percent of the United States’ 200 largest housing markets has economists debating whether the housing slowdown is the canary in the coal mine, warning of economic woes to come,” it adds. The Cromfort Report, which closely monitors home sales in the Phoenix Metro area, recently stated that the availability of existing homes on the market remains an issue. “Supply remains weak because many existing homeowners are more reluctant to move,” it says. “Doing so would require them to give up their existing cheap loan and take out a new more expensive one. They are tending to stay put.”

working to attract big business to the area as job growth in all kinds of industry sectors plays a big part in housing development, particularly given the Airpark’s live/work/ play environment. But she pledges that the city will support “good stewardship” of the existing community. “If we can impart the value on to our developers that we care about our existing neighborhoods and that we want to see adequate buffering to minimize the impact on those neighborhoods, we should be fine,” she says. That’s good news to residents like Satterfield. “The biggest message we’ve been trying to put out there is that if you have a development that you’re interested in bringing to our area, be responsible and take into consideration the needs of people that have lived here for some time,” she says. “We just want to be part of the process.” 

John McDonnell was in renewable energy before introducing the Valley to his whisky. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)

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Scotchdale An Airpark pair quench their thirst with new spirit By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski ohn McDonnell and Travis Ranville were watching football and drinking scotch when Ranville asked, “Why isn’t there a brand named Scotchdale? I want to live in Scotchdale.” Immediately, McDonnell trademarked the name online. The former Michigander’s subtle joke led to their latest Scottsdale Airpark-based business venture, which launches in March. “It grew from that idea,” Ranville says. “We wanted to get bourbon from Kentucky and barrel age it here. We ran into an issue, though, with the Scotch Whisky Association. Anything with the name ‘scotch’ in it has to originate in Scotland.” They contacted several Scottish distilleries, who sent them samples of three-year, eight-year and 12-year blends.

McDonnell and Ranville settled on Angus Dundee as its distillery and an eight-year blended pure malt scotch whisky from the Highland and Speyside regions of Scotland. The spirit was matured in charred American oak bourbon barrels and the result has hints of honey, chocolate, caramel, oak and coffee. “It’s very unique,” Ranville says. “It’s different from almost every whisky out there.” McDonnell adds, “If Macallan 12 and Nikka Japanese whisky had a baby and they had it in the desert, that would be Scotchdale.”

Outside the box Neither McDonnell nor Ranville have extensive food and beverage backgrounds, although McDonnell …continues on page 28

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…continued from page 26 bartended at Hotel Indigo. Ranville is in finance. “Getting into the booze business, I love going to bars and talking to people about whisky and maybe just having a drink,” says Ranville, who has degrees from Western Michigan University and University of Phoenix. A New Hampshire native, McDonnell visited Arizona in March 2004 for vacation and decided to move here. He worked in commercial real estate, renewable energy and now alcohol. “We’ve had every scotch and whisky, other than the ridiculously priced, 60-year-old stuff,” McDonnell says. “Thirty-year-old scotch is like getting into a time machine for us. “Growing up, my mom said, ‘Do what you love.’ When Travis said, ‘Why isn’t there a brand called Scotchdale?’ I thought, ‘Do what we love.’ We love scotch.” As of printing, Scotchdale has taken preorders for 40-plus bars and the men were in the process of getting into Total Wine and Bevmo. They are licensed as wholesalers so they can self-distribute. “We have a sales guy coming on board. All he does is liquor sales locally. He has a ton of bars that he has great relationships with,” McDonnell says.

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Whiskey vs. whisky McDonnell says the differences between whiskey and whisky are simple. Whisky that originates from Scotland, Canada and Japan do not have an E. Whiskeys are from Ireland and the United States. “I have family who live in Ireland— my sister and three nephews,” Ranville adds. “They learned Gaelic in school. I’ll have to quiz them on E vs. no E.” There are three types: whisky, which is geographically trademarked; bourbon; and Tennessee whiskey, like Jack Daniel’s, has to be filtered using the Lincoln County process, or through sugar maple charcoal. “We were just thirsty for knowledge,” McDonnell says. “We were like sponges. I wanted to know everything about it.” To hone their skills, they “researched” plenty and then started tinkering with videos and test recipes. “We did a mash,” he says. “We put our grains in water for an hour and then let it cool off. What comes from the grain is fermentable sugars. That’s what you want. “You can make booze from anything, anything citrusy. Vodka is made from grapes or potatoes. It’s that starch in the grain that

makes fermentable sugars. We made an all-barley mash, which is 25 percent peated barley and then 75 percent pale ale barley. We made a scotch, but we couldn’t call it scotch because it’s from America. Single-malt whiskey is what we called it. It was incredible. It was beginner’s luck. The second one we made was a bourbon. It was 55 percent corn and the rest barley. The flavor profile was there.” Ranville adds, “It comes out clear. Putting it in the barrels of the maturing process is what gives it its flavor and color and whatnot.” When the mash is done and cooled off, the yeast “goes to town and eats all the fermentable sugars and turns it into alcohol.”

Celebrating Arizona McDonnell and Ranville designed the label for the bottles, which are adorned with an outline of Arizona with a cowboy smack in the middle. The back of the bottle is the Scotchdale story. “When I’m home, I’ll drink my Scotchdale until it’s gone before I crack open a bottle of other stuff,” Ranville says. “We have a product we will stand behind. I just had a small glass before we came here; a little nip. We’re passionate about it. We drink it. We love it.” But the ultimate question for McDonnell and Ranville: Who do they root for? McDonnell quickly says the New England Patriots, while Ranville admits he’s a former Lions and Cardinals fan, who, instead, cheers for his fantasy football team. Seriously, they’re proud of their company. “It was $225 to trademark it,” McDonnell says. “I registered everything right there. I feel like if we waited, someone would have come up with it. We just grabbed it and had fun with it. “We had no idea this journey would take us down that road to Scotland. At the time, we were just sitting around, drinking three or four different scotches and watching football. Those are our passions.” For more information, visit scotchdale.net. 

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Ghost Town Coffee , a local shop offering a varety of food and dirnks, including hot matcha and avocado toast.

Red Mountain Trading Post, a small historical restaurant, was established in 1951.

Foodies and outdoor fun seekers will enjoy this winter wonderland By Madison Rutherford

ou won’t find chain restaurants, big-box retail stores or even so much as a gas station in the tiny Colorado mountain town of Telluride. What you will find is a coterie of one-of-a-kind eateries, historic boutique hotels and old-school southwestern architecture reminiscent of a scene from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” In fact, parts of the 1969 movie were filmed in Telluride, a fitting setting considering the notorious outlaw’s first heist was Telluride’s San Miguel Valley Bank in 1889. Though this one-time mining town, founded in 1878, is steeped in history, the buildings that line Telluride’s main thoroughfare – Colorado Avenue – feel more like impermanent movie props than structures built before the first automobiles. Take for example, the storied Sheridan Opera House, which was constructed in 1913. Or the Telluride Historical Museum, which served as the town’s hospital from 1896 to 1964. What about Wood Ear Whiskey Lounge & Noodle Bar, housed in the historic Roma Building, which was erected before the turn of the century? The original bar from 1860, made from carved walnut and 12-foot French mirrors, is still intact. San Miguel Valley Bank burned down shortly after Butch Cassidy burglar-

ized it, but it was replaced and replicated in 1892 and now stands as a commercial and residential space called the Mahr Building. The origins of Telluride’s name vary depending on who you ask. Some say it evolved from “To hell you ride,” a common 19th century colloquialism used by those traveling to Telluride by train. Others contend it’s a nod to Telluride’s mining days – Telluride is a derivation of tellurium, a metalloid often found near gold deposits. Unlike the town of Telluride, Telluride Ski Resort is hardly historic. The first chairlift, of which there are now 18, wasn’t built until 1972. However, it quickly became world-famous, attracting a curious hybrid of ski bums and the super rich. It still assumes an air of sophisticated antiestablishment, an allure that is somehow both free-wheeling and refined. Staying true to its polarizing nature, Telluride Ski Resort is frequently referenced as “Colorado’s best-kept-secret” and the No.1 ski resort in North America. Maintaining its quaint and unassuming appeal, it’s the ultimate hidden gem for those seeking high-elevation hedonism and unparalleled skiing and snowboarding.

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Visitors can opt to fly directly from Scottsdale Airport to Telluride Regional Airport. At 9,078 feet above sea level, it is the highestelevation commercial strip in the continental United States. Flights are also available from Sky Harbor to Montrose, which is about 65 miles north of Telluride. Both airports offer shuttle and car rental services. The Camel’s Garden Hotel on San Juan Avenue is nestled at the base of the ski resort. With the chairlift and gondola just a snowball’s throw away, it’s ideal for those looking for a ski-in, ski-out experience. It boasts spacious, cozy rooms complete with fireplaces and serves complimentary coffee and tea, breakfast in the morning and wine and hors d’oeuvres in the evening. Camel’s Garden is also home to Aveda Telluride Spa, which features post-skiing pampering treatments like massages, reflexology and facials.

During the day Start your day at Ghost Town Coffee with a hot matcha latte or one of their eight types of toast made with locally sourced bread, or a granola bowl with housemade nut milk. During the winter, Ghost Town’s artsy courtyard is covered in snow, but a warm and

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The Switzerland-America Lookout Point provides scenic views.

inviting halo of prayer flags and fairy lights looms above the entrance. Owned by local culinary maven Elena Levin, the compact café features a collection of eclectic furniture ranging from a row of vintage theater seats to warped wooden tables on wheels. It’s also home to a surprisingly large collection of science fiction novels available for local bookworms to borrow and bring back at their leisure. From November to April, Telluride Ski Resort is shrouded in a crisp, ivory blanket of fresh powder – 280 inches per year, to be exact. Telluride’s average winter temperatures are in the high 30s, but be prepared for single digit temps on the mountain. Telluride boasts nearly 2,000 acres of sprawling ski trails – the longest of which is 5 miles – where daunting vertical drops cascade into smooth, serene jaunts. With 148 runs total, crowds are oddly scarce for a resort touted as one of the best in the country. You could easily conquer the east side of the mountain one day and the west side the next. The east side will take you through glistening trails bordered by gargantuan, jawdropping winter mansions. A-list celebs like Tom Cruise and Oprah are rumored to own properties here. The upper mountain – which is so remote you have to hike to get to the top – is home to some of the steepest, most challenging ski country in Colorado. These expert-only trails feature open

glades, narrow gullies and extremely steep slopes that offer a high-risk, high-reward experience unlike anything else in the world. If you want to take a day off from skiing, a snowmobile tour is a great way to explore Telluride’s less-traveled terrain. Telluride Outside offers full-day and half-day expeditions through isolated (and awe-inspiring) backcountry. Ask for Wyatt Linstrom, who will spout off interesting facts about the surrounding areas and tell exciting tales of past excursions. Take a daytrip to neighboring town Ouray and discover why it’s dubbed “The Switzerland of America.” The Ouray Hot Springs are its main draw, but the Ouray Overlook is the highlight of the historic mining town’s whimsical, rustic features. Drive up the mountain at the edge of town for postcard-worthy views of the town in its entirety, framed by the sun-drenched, snow-covered San Juan peaks. The hour-drive from Telluride is dotted with snow-capped red rocks reminiscent of Sedona. Keep an eye out for wild turkeys – they like to trot on the roadside. Stop for lunch at Red Mountain Brewing, a down-home watering hole off Main Street serving comfort food and local brews. The Red Mountain Trading Post is also a mustsee on the way out of town. Established as a national landmark in 1951, the second-hand store supplies Americana oddities including glassware, books, vinyl records and clothes.

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ife happens when you are busy making other plans. And, due to what seemed at the time a then-devastating injury, life is now happening in the most extraordinary of ways for Dr. Lorrie Henderson. Rewind to the early 1980s. A Calgary native, Henderson knew exactly what he wanted to do for a career: play football. “After high school, I moved to California to play college football in Fresno,” Henderson says. “I, however, ended up back in Canada before I graduated, earning

a chance to play in the Canadian Junior Football League.” Soon after, he was signed to the Canadian Football League. In fact, he had three separate contracts in the league between 1983 and 1985. Life was all going according to plan… or so he thought. “In 1985, I had a series of injuries to my knees and shins that forced me to hang up my cleats,” Henderson says. “I still remember a newspaper at the time reported I was retired at just 23. I didn’t even know what ‘retired’ meant.”

Faced with building a new life, he moved from Canada to Florida – where his mother and younger brother lived at the time – to complete his college education. But, not before doing a life-changing favor for a friend. “While still in Canada, my friend asked me to speak to a group of young men and women with both behavioral and legal issues, several well on their way down the wrong path,” says Henderson, who was surprised at the immediate connection he made with them. “I ended up going back and speaking several times.” Once in Florida, he began pre-med coursework, but never forgot about the interactions and impact he had on that group. “And though I was dedicated to my scientific studies, I naturally gravitated to psychology and social work courses over and over again,” Henderson says. “Perhaps they planted seeds of service I didn’t immediately recognize at the time.” Henderson earned his bachelor ’s degree in social work from Florida Atlantic University. His first internship was with a child protection team, where he dealt with cases of abuse, neglect, foster care and residential programs. He would go on to earn a master’s degree from Florida International University and take a position at a community mental health center, where he excelled. Over the next 15 years, he would not only earn a Ph.D. from Barry University in Florida and an MBA from Jones International University, but serve as president and CEO of chapters of Florence Crittenton, president and CEO of KidsPeace, and chief clinical officer of Devereux Foundation, all on the East Coast. Along the way, he also became a father five times over to Jasper, 22, Naomi, 19, Heath, 16, Lachlan, 13, and Sage, 11. “There was only one problem – well, besides the harsh winters,” Henderson says. “By then, most of my family was back in Calgary. Picture carting strollers, baby bags, suitcases, snacks, toys, toddlers and kids through the airport, customs and on long flights just to visit.” In 2010, Scottsdale – a short flight to Calgary and snow-free – came calling. There was an opportunity to join in a March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

makingadifference children’s charity and operate a large medical practice. “In 2014, I had the chance to join Gila River Health Care as its CEO,” says Henderson, who fell in love with the Valley as well as the organization’s mission to treat people with dignity and respect while providing care in a culturally sensitive way. As a father, he was especially proud of helping children on the tribal land in need. “Providing care to more children was a big reason I was drawn to Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) when a friend heard they were conducting a national search for a president and CEO,” says Henderson, who took on the position in 2016.

Providing care to more children was a big reason I was drawn to Jewish Family & Children’s Service (JFCS) when a friend heard they were conducting a national search for a president and CEO.”

JFCS is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that strengthens the community by providing quality behavioral health and social services to children, families and adults of all ages, in accordance with a Jewish value system that cares for all humanity. “One of our key focuses is serving foster children in the Valley, a population that has perhaps the hardest time securing the futures they deserve,” Henderson says. “We work with children of all ages and have implemented strategic programs to address their unique needs in safe environments that encourage communication.” Because JFCS provides so many services – including medical primary care, counseling and behavioral health, domestic violence victim assistance and substance abuse counseling and recovery – Henderson has a hard time nailing down his biggest recent points of pride within the organization. But, when pressed to share three that are top of mind to him, he shared some amazingly impactful vignettes. First, in January, JFCS underwent its reaccreditation process through the Council

on Accreditation, which partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting rigorous standards. “We earned the highest level of accreditation available,” Henderson says. Second, he is especially proud that JFCS is focused on providing integrated health care. JCFS has two integrated health clinics in the West Valley, with a third in the Southeast Valley that will be integrated by year’s end. “Integrated health care is a national initiative, and at its core, it is simply the systematic coordination of general and behavioral health care,” Henderson says. And finally, in 2017 the Sojourner Center – Arizona’s largest domestic violence shelter – was in need of support. JFCS was able to come in via an affiliate agreement and help keeps its doors open. “I am pleased to report that today, roughly 18 months later, Sojourner is fully functional on its own again, and will be for years to come,” Henderson says.  For more information, jfcsaz.org.

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hen mother-daughter duo Sharyn and Rebecca Seitz became proprietors of Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry in 2012, they knew they had to continue the company’s tradition of family. Sphinx Date Co. Palm and Pantry was founded in 1928 when Roy Franklin discovered a Black Sphinx date seedling. Since then, the company has continued to flourish, attracting attention from around the world. The Seitzes wanted to be a part of that. “We wanted to keep it going and refresh

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it,” Sharyn says. The longtime Scottsdale residents understood how to operate a business. Sharyn has a background in finance and business operations, and Rebecca knows marketing and web design. But the pair had one important lesson to learn: about the all-important fruit, the date. “We came in and spent basically a year learning, and then we decided to do the rebranding after we knew what we were doing,” Rebecca says. They were worried about the rebranding at first, but dedicated customers were supportive of the changes. “Everyone saw it needed to

be refreshed customer-wise,” Rebecca Seitz says. “For the most part, customers who were calling in were supportive. During the redesign, things became scary.” They rebranded the company as Sphinx Date Co. Palm & Pantry in 2013 by redesigning the storefront, creating website for a more prominent online presence, and discontinuing their 24-page catalog in exchange for a more manageable pamphlet. Now their sales are evenly split between phone, online and instore purchases. Like previous owners, Sharyn and Rebecca have continued to source and sell local products to the community. Rebecca says it is important to them to source locally to benefit the economy and promote sustainability. “This is our community, this is where we live, and this is where we work, so we stay with the local theme,” Sharyn says. “It’s something we can impact.” Sphinx Date Co. focuses on community and legacy. Through the company, Sharyn and Rebecca have created a tight-knit family with their customers and local business partners. …continues on page 38 March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

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Moon Space mission, Old West merge in new exhibit By Kristine Cannon

im Peterson started in his teens collecting western and Native American art and artifacts. While strolling through a gallery in Rochester, Minnesota, one particular piece, Paul Calle’s “Something for the Pot II,” stopped him in his tracks. “It was this beautiful hunting scene with vivid colors and this outdoorsy person, a bird trapper in the 1820s or 1830s,” Peterson recalls. “I had done a lot of camping and hiking and kind of exploring when I was a little kid, so the image interested me a lot that it had this feel of what I thought I was experiencing as a young boy.” Since then, Peterson has amassed more than 40 pieces of Calle’s work, many of which will be on display at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West’s (SMoW) upcoming exhibition, “Paul Calle’s Life of Exploration: From the Mountains to the Moon.” Available to the through October 20, the Calle exhibition is a long time coming

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for Peterson. As guest curator, Peterson has been planning this exhibition since he began working with SMoW in 2014. “We began creating these lists of future exhibitions, and one of the exhibitions was Paul Calle,” says Tricia Loscher, assistant director of collections, exhibitions and research at SMoW. “Of course, Tim knowing that in this year, we will be having the anniversary of the landing on the moon, he started to already then plan it.” July of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, lunar landing and moonwalk. Calle, as the official NASA artist for many decades, was the only artist present during the pre-launch activities of the Apollo 11. He sketched the crew having breakfast, suiting up and walking out to the space craft. Thanks to Calle’s son, Chris Calle, these sketches will be in the exhibition. The original sketchbook Paul used the day of the mission was also used in the filming of “First Man,” in which Chris

played the role of his father. “One of the amazing things that I uncovered was an entire sketchbook that I’d never seen that my father used the morning of the Apollo 11 launch when he was sketching the Apollo 11 crew,” said Chris, who is also an artist. “It has five or six sketches in it, ones that I had never seen before.” It wasn’t difficult for Chris to portray his father during filming, either. In fact, he realized much later that two notably remarkable coincidences occurred during shooting, the first being call time. “The call was 5 in the morning, which is about the time my dad was going into the breakfast room,” Chris said. During shooting, Chris also remembered how his father always talked about how terrified he was to drop the ink from his fountain pen onto the pristine white floors. “So, in many of the sketches you see in the corners these scribbled lines, like when the ink isn’t running and you scribble to try to get it back. His pen kept clogging,”

artsintheairpark Paul Calle’s “Something for the Pot II” is on display at the Paul Calle exhibition at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. (Photo courtesy The Peterson Family Collection) Paul Calle’s 1969 painting “The Great Moment” is on display at the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. (Photo courtesy The Paul Calle Estate)

Paul Calle’s 1969 piece “Neil Armstrong Suiting Up” is part of the Paul Calle exhibition at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. (Photo courtesy The Chris Calle Collection)

Chris says. Sure enough, in the middle of filming, the same thing happened to Chris. “I ran outside, scribbling on a bunch of my sketches. You see this scribbling in the corners, the exact same thing. So that was really funny,” he says. In addition to being one of the eight original artists of the newly established NASA Art Program in 1962, Paul is also best known for drawing and painting the historic American West, including mountain men, fur traders and Native Americans. “Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is the perfect place (for this exhibition) because my dad had that spirit, first of all,” Chris says. “This show, in particular, is going to bring something different to the Western art collectors and enthusiasts because of the fact that it includes Western art, but it’s much more than another Western art show.” Included in the exhibition are the NASA postage stamp designs Paul designed, including the iconic “1969 First Man on the Moon” artwork and stamp. Paul’s famous portraits of President John F. Kennedy, Gen. MacArthur and The Beatles, among others will also be on display. The Calle exhibition sources artwork and objects from nearly 20 lenders, including the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum and objects on loan from the Smithsonian Institution. March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

artsintheairpark About 40 percent of all artwork is from Peterson’s personal collection, and 40 percent comes from the Calle estate. “We’ve got more material than we actually have space, so we’re actually whittling some things out,” Peterson said. “When you look at the overall body of work that he did from the 1950s until his death, it actually symbolized via the true American history from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s,” Peterson says. “I hope people walk away and say, ‘I never realized the breadth of the work that this man did.’” Loscher adds, “Paul Kelly is not a generally recognized name, like a Picasso, but he did so much in his career that really had a great influence on not only our perception of ourselves as Americans, but how the world views Americans – given what he did with NASA, his postage stamps and illustrating the West.” Paul’s work as a whole transports Peterson back to his youth. “It makes me remember those days of hunting and in cold winters for pheasant hunting with my father, or it brings me back to the times I went hiking and camping and canoeing with my friends out in southern and northern Minnesota,”

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Peterson says. Peterson met Paul at a gallery in upstate New York when he was about 30 years old. Since that meeting, Peterson worked directly with Paul on paintings for years, which is how Peterson grew his collection. “(Paul) finally invited me to his studio and spent time with them at his studio, and after that is when we really started working together and getting to be friends,” Peterson says. “He was someone that had a very strong opinion about what he liked and didn’t like. I cared about him deeply and he was a good friend.” The idea for the Paul Calle exhibition was discussed with Paul and Chris prior to Paul’s passing in 2010. Peterson says Chris was phenomenal to work with, in terms of allowing him to access family photos, history of the family and gathering information about all of the paintings they received on loan from other institutions and museums. The two pieces that resonate most with Chris are “Generations in the Valley,” depicting three generations of Navajo Indian with Monument Valley in the background, and the monumental painting of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon titled

“The Great Moment.” “That’s one piece that is really going to stand out because it’s just so dramatic and large,” Chris says. Chris hopes to take a photo in front of the painting with Neil Armstrong’s son, Mark Armstrong, who also plans to attend the opening. Bridging the Old West with the space frontier, the exhibition is summed up in one quote from Chris’ 2009 book, “Celebrating Apollo 11, The Artwork of Paul Calle.” “I have always likened the image of mountain man John Colter, his moccasinclad foot first stepping on the newly fallen snow of the Yellowstone valley, to the moon boot of Neil Armstrong, stepping in the dust of the moon’s surface at the Sea of Tranquility … two worlds apart, yet each at the edge of a new frontier…”  “Paul Calle’s Life of Exploration: From the Mountains to the Moon” Various times through October 20 SMoW, 3830 N. Marshall Way $8-$15 scottsdalemuseumwest.org

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Jake Potje and Susan Morrow Potje connect artists and collectors By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

or almost 30 years, the Valley has hosted one of the country’s premier art events: the Celebration of Fine Art. Sprawled under white tents in Scottsdale from January to March, this juried, invitational show and art sale showcases over 100 artists from around the country, who continuously create and sell their pieces from within personal open studios. Patrons are free to wander about, chat with artists, and experience the artistic process while seeing new pieces come to life. The creativity is entrancing; even artists agree, saying the collaborations are fulfilling. Visitors can also learn about the inspiration, techniques and stories behind mediums during the Friday afternoon one-hour Art Discovery series, from blown glass and jewelry to steel sculptures and impressionistic influence. Arts & Antiques Magazine called the Celebration of Fine Art, “One of the West’s

The totems in “Forest Fantasy” by Vicki Grant are each based on a different children’s book.

Jake Potje and Susan Morrow Potje pose in the studio of artist Kathleen Hope. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)

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artsintheairpark Premier Art Events”—and much of these accolades come from the work of Susan Morrow Potje, the second-generation owner of the Celebration of Fine Art. Along with her husband, Jake, she’s increased the annual revenue to over $6 million and is known for her unique approach to connecting artists and their customers. We talked with Susan about the origination of the Celebration of Fine Art and what defines the Arizona art scene. Woven glass artist Mark Lewanski is a first-time participant who quickly learned the effect he and his peers have on guests who walk through the 40,000-square-foot space. “A guy broke down and cried when he saw my weaving,” says Lewanski, a Michigan native. “People see my weaving and sometimes think of a rug, which I understand. I don’t take it in a bad way, considering the size of the fibers and the color. “But a man saw my weaving and it brought back such a strong memory of his grandmother making these rubs. It brought him back. It was such an emotional response and a moving moment.” He was referred to the show by his friend and fellow artist Carlos Page. “We’ve been friends for 12 years now, so I trust him,” he says about Page. “It’s completely lived up to all the promises he made. It’s been really good. Usually, your first year in the market, you have to establish yourself. But we hit the ground running, really.” Anthony Barbano is another newbie to the Celebration of Fine Art. Barbano, a Tempe resident, is so well regarded that Potje wears one of his glass pieces on a chain around her neck. “I enjoy the camaraderie of the artists and there are a lot of collaborations,” he says. “The owners, they do an amazing job curating the show. There are a few other glass artists here, but none of us has a similar style. They have an amazing following, too.” The colors of Barbano’s glass are achieved through gold and silver, with the orange color being 24K gold. Some of the pieces have opals in the middle which reflect nicely.

Modest beginnings The Celebration of Fine Art’s roots are in the late-1980s when the founders, Tom and Ann Morrow—Potje’s mother and father—spent time in Laguna Beach visiting three art shows, which ran for eight weeks during the summer. It occurred to them that Scottsdale would be a perfect spot for an extended art show in the winter. There was a learning curve,

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CELEBRATION OF FINE ART Various times through March 24 Southwest corner of Hayden Road and the Loop 101 $10; free for children 12 and younger celebrateart.com but over the years, the show evolved into a magical experience for artists and visitors/collectors. “It is a true community that fosters a sense of excitement and joy and enthusiasm is shared freely,” Potje says. Potje and her husband, Jake, have been involved in one fashion or another since the beginning of the show. Jake built the display walls for the artists’ studios prior to the opening in 1991. In 2004, the couple became partners and took over ownership a few years after that. The Celebration of Fine Art has become an integral part of Scottsdale’s art experience. It is a juried and carefully curated show limited to around 100 artists. The jury looks for a variety of things including quality of art, variety of styles and mediums, ability for the artist to be present during the 10 weeks and ability to connect with visitors. Walking through the show, Potje says when guests enter the white tents, any misconceptions they have are dissipated. “Each season we have people who tell us they have been driving by for years and finally decided to stop in and see what it is all about,” she shares. “Although we might be known as the ‘big white tent art show,’ people literally forget about the tent once they take a few steps into the show. Everything about the Celebration is a transformative experience. Starting from the fact we turn an empty lot, blank canvas into an extraordinary art community. The show is thoughtfully curated throughout the year to offer an extraordinary art collection as well as kind, giving and enthusiastic artists willing to share their gifts with the visitors.

The exhibition includes an outdoor courtyard and sculpture garden that features this giant arrow by Michael Jones.

We also have a cafe and courtyard where people can relax.” Relax is a key phrase to the Celebration of Fine Art. Comfortable chairs greet guests upon entry, and the setup works. Potje heard a visitor say he would rather sip his coffee in the exhibit than Starbucks. Another aspect that makes show special is the Artist Discovery Series, held from 4 to 5 p.m. Fridays. During the talks, guests can discover inspiration, techniques and stories behind the creation of art while enjoying wine and cheese. For more information or to reserve your spot, call 480-443-7695 or email info@celebrateart.com. “Even though I know more about most of the artists than probably anyone here, I always learn something new myself,” Potje says. Clearly, Potje loves what she does. “Buying art is usually an emotional response to the art and how it makes a person feel,” she says. “It is impossible to leave here without feeling better than you did when you arrived. Art lifts spirits. Connecting with others lifts spirits. This truly is a Celebration of Fine Art and a celebration of life.” 

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Anna Chapman gets to ride a horse at the Los Cedric Horse Facility Hazel Fischer rides Arabian horse “Blackjack”

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Arabian Horse Association of ArizonaOpen House Photos by Kimberly Carrillo

he Arabian Horse Association of Arizona hosts an open house for the public to ride, meet and learn about Arabian horses. Since 1955, the association has been bringing Arabian Horses to Scottsdale and is continuing to grow. What started off as 50 horses and 12 members has grown to the 2000 plus horses and 450 memberedgroup it is today. Along with the open house, the association hosts shows, both professional and youth, and brings worldrenowned owners, trainers and breeders to the Scottsdalecommunity for the quality care of Arabian Horses. 

Dede Bisch shows “Diva” the horse to attendees

Lexie Wright and Arabian horse “Anastacia” demonstrate what horses are capable of doing during a competition.

Attendees get a chance to get close to Arabian horses at the Los Cedric Horse Facility

Anna Chapman 4 years old, Torri Chapman, Bert Chapman and Teagen Chapman 2 years old

Left to Right, Lauren Reeves and mother Dede Bisch inside the stable at Los Cedric Horse Facility

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throughout history By Joan Fudala

arch is a great time to see and savor art in Scottsdale, and it’s been that way for decades. From outdoor art festivals, to wearable-art fashion shows, to Native American art and crafts exhibitions and more, Scottsdale is renowned for its variety of art experiences. Let me draw you a picture…  Women of the Pima and Maricopa communities created beautiful baskets and pottery for use by their families in cooking and storage. As nontribal settlers came to the area, the women sold their baskets and pottery at what we would call today “pop-up” markets. One of the first in Scottsdale to feature the arts and crafts of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and other Indian artists was Ed Graves, who, circa the 1910s, opened a trading post at the Graves Guest Ranch on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian School roads.  With virtually no galleries, museums or major art events in the Salt River Valley in the first half of the 20th century, the Phoenix Women’s Club began sponsoring a Fine Art Exhibition at the annual Arizona State Fair in the 1910s. Scottsdale’s first two artists – Marjorie Thomas and Jessie Benton Evans – served as judges and also exhibited their art in the show. Through the 1950s, the fair’s juried art expo was a significant venue

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for local and regional artists, and a draw for visitors to the fair.  Scottsdale artist Garnet Davy Grosse established National Art Week here, and helped organize outdoor art events involving the small but talented group of artists who had settled in farming/ranching

Scottsdale in the 1920s and 1930s.  During the 1920s and 1930s, Madame Jessie Benton Evans, a graduate of the Chicago Institute of Art who also trained in Europe, held art- and cultural-themed salons at her home on the southeast slope of Camelback Mountain.

With a lack of galleries and museums in the area in the early 1900s, artists exhibited their work at the Arizona State Fair Fine Art Exhibition.

Artists and craftspeople opened working studios along Fifth Avenue in 1950, hosting events to promote their work. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

George Cavalliere.  Buck and Leo Saunders opened the Trading Post on Brown Avenue in the late 1940s, very near the Arizona Craftsmen. One of their first successful exhibitions featured then-little-known artist Ted DeGrazia; 1,200 attended his opening.  After a fire in 1950 forced the Arizona Craftsmen artisans to move to a new location, most went north Artist Bill Schimmel was among artists participating in an to a former citrus grove and outdoor art show along Scottsdale’s Main Street in the 1950s. established what they named (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society) Fifth Avenue. Because many  In February 1946, entrepreneur and of the craftspeople were creart patron Tom Darlington converted the ating wearable art, or Scottsdale-unique former Brown’s General Store at Brown fashions, they began to host weekly fashion and Main in Scottsdale into working artists shows during tourist season. Models studios, calling it the Arizona Craftsmen. At demonstrated the dresses, accessories and its grand opening, hundreds of attendees jewelry of Fifth Avenue shops while walking watched the artisans at work: leathercrafter down a runway set up in the middle of the Lloyd Kiva, silversmith Wes Segner, cerami- street. At the end of the tourist season, cist Mathilde Schafer Davis, oil painter Lew Fifth Avenue craftsDavis, wood sculptor Sandy Sanderson men and merchants and ornamental ironworker staged the Thieves Market – a combina-

tion fashion show, sale and “must-attend” event.  Artists like Paul Coze, Clare Boothe Luce, Avis Read and others helped decorate the entire downtown in preparation for the Miracle of the Roses Pageant in December each year.  Art patron and collector Anne McCormick opened the Indian Arts & Crafts Center in the early 1950s on the McCormick’s horse and cattle ranch. Artists lived and worked in seven Hopi-style Hogans at the corner of Via de Ventura and Pima Road and held special exhibits and events. Featured residents were artist Pop Chalee and her musician husband Ed Natay.  Rachel and George Ellis began attracting artists to live and work at their Cattle Track enclave in the 1930s. By the 1950s, there were numerous art events held there, including shows at Avis Read’s Stable Gallery. Cattle Track thrives today, championed and inspired by their daughter Janie Ellis.  Wes and Joyce Segner opened Craft Village on Miller Road just north of Indian School in the early 1950s. Artists like painter Bill Schimmel, glass artist Joseph Maes, horse portraitist Tom Daley and calligrapher/photographer Leonard Yusich held exhibits, gave lectures and taught classes there.  In 1961, Fifth Avenue gallery owner Paul Huldermann and others staged the first National Indian Arts Exhibition in Scottsdale. It drew the best of the best of Native American artists and craftsmen from throughout the United States and was …continues on page 48 Tom Daley, an artist affiliated with Segner’s Craft Village, was known for his portraits of horses. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

Avis Read’s Stable Gallery on Cattle Track held art classes and art exhibitions during the 1950s and 1960s. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

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…continued from page 47 held in alternating years in either the Safari Hotel or Executive House Arizonian (now The Scott) through the early 1970s.  Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife Ogilvanna encouraged the architectural apprentices at Taliesin West to follow their creative interests. They held salons, exhibits and cabarets at the school, and local residents were often invited (and lucky!) to attend. Shops along Fifth Avenue specialized in creating wearable art.  Goldwater’s Department store Weekly fashion shows, like this one in 1957, promoted the local crafts. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society) was an enthusiastic supporter of Arizona artists and craftspeople. It held outdoor fashion shows in its first Scottsdale store at the northeast  In February/March 1971, Scottsdale’s Festival is set for March 8 to March 10 on corner of Scottsdale Road and First Avenue. Fine Arts Commission held the first annual Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, sponsored As it became the anchor store of the then- Scottsdale Arts Festival. Initially a month by Scottsdale Arts, and will show the new Scottsdale Fashion Square in fall 1961, long, it featured local artists Walter Bohl work of more than 170 select artists and it held regular special events featuring Ted and Ron Hagerty, studio tours, a craft craftspeople. DeGrazia and his array of wind bells, plates, market and music and dance perfor-  An entire weekend of events in Nonotecards, books and watercolors. mances. The 49th annual Scottsdale Arts vember 1973 celebrated the installation of

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From 1961 to the 1970s, Scottsdale hosted the annual National Indian Arts Exhibition, drawing artists from throughout the United States.

Louise Nevelson’s Windows to the West Corten steel public art sculpture on Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.  With a concentration of art galleries along Main Street, the owners started the Thursday Night Art Walk in 1973-74. Now sponsored by the Scottsdale Gallery Association, it continues to be a popular draw for residents and tourists alike to galleries throughout Old Town Scottsdale. Several themed events – such as Summer Spectacular, Native Spirit, Western Week – and those tied to big events – like Fiesta or Super Bowl games – attract crowds and media attention.  Tom and Ann Morrow established the Celebration of Fine Art in 1990, a two-month art exhibition inside a big white tent. For its first few years it was held at Scottsdale Road and Highland; once that property was developed, the tent show was moved north to a site on Hayden Road near Loop 101, and is now run by the Morrow’s daughter Susan Morrow Potje.  The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art opened in February 1999 in a redesigned former movie theater. It is the scene of numerous art openings and special events.  In the works for decades, Scottsdale celebrated the opening of the Scottsdale Museum of the West in January 2015. Featuring art that represents the entire American West by world-renowned artists, its openings, programs and special events have become standing-room-only. After its first year, it earned the distinction of being a Smithsonian affiliate.  Other, more recent seasonal art exhibits and special events include Arizona Fine Art Expo on North Scottsdale Road; Canal Convergence in and around the Arizona Canal in downtown Scottsdale; exhibition of Scottsdale Sister Cities Association youth art contest winners at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts; classes and events at the Scottsdale Artists School at Marshall Way and Second Street; a cycling tour of Scottsdale Public Art; and dedication ceremonies for new Scottsdale Public Art installations. And there are so many more art events, too numerous to mention. Taking liberties with the famous quote from the movie “Field of Dreams,” Scottsdale can historically state: “If you show us your art, we will come!” 

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AIRPARK EVENTS Compiled by Olivia Munson PARADA DEL SOL The 66th annual Parada del Sol Rodeo is upon us! A PRCA-sanctioned rodeo, it will consist of action-packed performances as well as a pro bull riding show. Thursday through Saturday, after the rodeo, enjoy live music and dancing. Thursday night will feature Luke Kaufman, Friday night

stories. The Broadway performers will sing the best of Broadway and American standards, as well as comedic pieces. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8 Where: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: free-$50 Info: 480-585-9448, pinnacleconcerts.com SCOTTSDALE ARTS FESTIVAL The Scottsdale Arts Festival is recognized as one of the top art fairs in America and celebrates art, music, food and fun. The three-day event features select artists, live music and entertainment, food trucks

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The 66th annual Parada del Sol Rodeo will be on Thursday, March 7, to Saturday, March 10. (File photo)

will feature Austin Allsup from “The Voice” and Saturday night will feature The Scooter Brown Band. When: 7 p.m. Thursday March 7, through Saturday, March 9; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: $10-$45 Info: 480-648-4369, rodeoscottsdale.com “FOUR BROADWAY STARS – ONE POWERHOUSE SHOW” Phat Pack Four presents “Four Broadway Stars – One Powerhouse Show” at the Pinnacle Presbyterian Church. The four artists met while performing in “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular,” and continue to provide programs filled with music, laughter and

DERUBEIS FINE ART OF METAL

Folks from around the Valley come to see the showcase artwork of the Scottsdale Arts Festival. (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Arts Festival)

and activities for all ages. Free admission is also available at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA). The festival is rain or shine. All proceeds will support various programs presented by the Scottsdale Arts. When: Various times Friday, March 8, through Sunday, March 10 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $6-$20 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleartsfestival. org

DeRubeis Fine Art of Metal, Scottdale’s premier fine art gallery, will hold a limited engagement collection by iconic artist Peter Max. Max has been the Official Artist of the Grammys, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and five Super bowls. This not-to-be-missed exhibition will preview on Thursday, March 14, and run through Saturday, March 16. Receptions will be held on Friday, March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. All events are open to the public, but RSVPs are required. When: Various times Thursday, March 14, through Saturday, March 16 Where: DeRubeis Fine Art of Metal, 7171 E. Main Street, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-941-6033, derubeisfineartscottsdale.com

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE WORKSHOP

The Phat Pack performs on March 8. (Photo courtesy The Phat Pack)

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Certified Etiquette Instructor Sue Ann Brown is holding a one-day etiquette workshop, where she will discuss subjects like the importance of maintaining a professional image, dining and office etiquette, appropriate clothing, small talk, business meeting protocol, remembering names, body language and how to “work a room.” The event is targeted at business professionals, small business owners, executives, incoming college graduates, entrepreneurs and fundraisers. When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Where: The Orange Tree Golf Resort, 10601 N. 56th Street, Scottsdale

SUNDAY A’FAIR Sunday A’Fair is hosted on select Sunday afternoons throughout March. After more than 30 years, this event has become an Arizona staple and is a great opportunity to for the whole family to come out and enjoy a pop-up art market and live entertainment. Be ready to enjoy all the A’Fair has to offer, including a variety of food options from the grill to gourmet desserts. When: Noon to 4 p.m. Sundays Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleartsfestival.org

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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN’S EXPO The 19th annual International Sportsmen’s Expo hosts some of the most thrilling outdoor activities, including zip-lining, rock climbing and water sports. This year will feature the largest-ever selection of recreational vehicles. And back by popular demand are DockDogs, the premier canine-aquatics competition. Exhibitors will also showcase various products for fishing, hunting, boating and more. When: Various times Thursday, March 21, through Sunday, March 24 Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: Free-$12 Info: 800-545-6100, sportsexpos.com/attend/scottsdale

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UNICORN CUPCAKE BOUTIQUE The Unicorn Cupcake Boutique is “a glitter-filled destination for everything unicorns and cupcakes.” The shop will hold a free Princess Day where children are welcome to meet Princess Merida from “Brave,” take photos and get autographs. Stories will be told, and children are welcome to dress up in their favorite princess or party gown. When: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 23 Where: Unicorn Cupcake Boutique, 7227 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: 602-601-2911, unicorncupcakeboutique.com “VICKI LAWRENCE AND MAMA: A TWO-WOMAN SHOW” Come and explore the Vicki Lawrence’s most endearing character, Mama, in her new show, “Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show.” After appearing on the “The Carol Burnett Show,” the character achieved cult-like status. The show brings together music and stand-up comedy. Lawrence is set to take the stage first, followed by an appearance from Mama. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, March 23 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $42-$69 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleartsfestival.org COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET Complexions Contemporary Ballet will leave audiences speechless with their groundbreaking program featuring “Star …continues on page 52 March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

AIRPARK EVENTS …continued from page 51 Dust,” a tribute to the life and music of David Bowie. The company goes beyond tradition with a mix of styles from ballet to hip-hop. When: 8 p.m. Friday, March 29 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $36-$60 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleartsfestival.org “DECEMBER ’63: A TRIBUTE TO THE ORIGINAL JERSEY BOYS!” “December ’63: A Tribute to the Original Jersey Boys!” brings the music of the famous New Jersey foursome to life. The concert

With their fantastic range, December 'December''will perform tracks by Frankie Valli.

showcases fan-favorite songs of Frankie Valli, as well as the most popular singles from the Broadway musical “The Jersey Boys.” When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29 Where: Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: free-$50 Info: 480-585-9448, pinnacleconcerts.com MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce holds a monthly networking event every last Saturday of the month. For these events, the chamber invites members and nonmembers alike to gather at regularly changing locations to meet over lunch, have a good time, and get to known the local community, business or otherwise. Prices vary, depending on chamber membership status. When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 29 Where: Old Town Gringos, 4209 N. Craftsman Court Cost: $15 for members; $30 for members; cost increases by $5 at the door Info: 480-355-2712, jplummer@scottsdalechamber.com

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Composer Rob Kapilow will work alongside Sally Wilfort and Michael Winther for "Some Enchanted Evening."

“SOME ENCHANTED EVENING: THE MUSIC OF RICHARD RODGERS” The Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts will hold a tribute to the music of Richard Rogers with “Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Richard Rodgers.” Broadway veterans Sally Wilfert and Michael Winther and composer Rob Kapilow will perform the musical theater classics of Rodgers and Hart and Rodgers and Hammerstein in order to show how truly important these pieces are. When: 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31 Where: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale Cost: $29-$49 Info: 480-499-8587, scottsdaleartsfestival.org 

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Community

Thai Express owners proud of neighborhood ties By Melody Birkett

Thai Express serves a variety of dishes for every palate.

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arly and Jason Weinmeister thought it made sense to open their restaurant where they live. They see it as a win-win for their patrons as well as their business, Thai Express on the southeast corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Loop 101. “It’s not just a bunch of kids running the place. We are invested. We want to make sure people have a good experience when they come in here,” says Jason, who opened the eatery last September. “I’ve lived in this area, shopped in this area for over 20 years now and I know it. And I’d like to think I have a feeling of what works in this area of town. And I thought this was a perfect fit.” Carly adds, “We love the area but we also wanted to be closer to home in case when we get to that point where we’re not here all of the time, if something happens, we can be close by.” The restaurant is a new quick-service food concept. “It’s unique because there aren’t that many quick service food Thai restaurants,” Carly says, explaining: “Most Thai restaurants you go to are a sitdown, kind of a mom-and-pop deal, which is great. But consumers need something a little bit quicker, especially at lunch time if they have a limited amount of time. We can get them in and out of here in a very short amount of time.” All entrees are made up fresh, according to Carly. “They order it and we make it fresh on the wok.” The couple thinks its restaurant hits the scene at a perfect time. “Thai is definitely the trendy Asian, right now,” Jason says. “It’s the up and coming.” The community tie is also important. “I think from a marketing perspective, too, we have kids in schools here,” Carly says. “So, we’ve been pretty active with Desert Mountain High School because Jason’s son is on the football team. We’re sponsors of the football team” Carly’s kids go to Anasazi Elementary School. “So, we’re trying to do things that engrain us with the schools, fundraisers and things like that just to get the word out because we’re part of this community,” she says. “We want to give back. We would like the people in the community to come and experience the food.” As for advertising, word of mouth has been the best. “We’ve had a lot of friends and family who’ve come in and have loved the food so they keep coming back,” Carly says. This is also a career change for both Carly and Jason. They spent years in the media – mainly radio. Carly left a career in radio

Thai Express owners Jason and Carly Weinmeister, pictured with Jason’s son, Max Weinmeister, enjoy doing business in the area where they live.

than a dozen in the United States and three in Arizona. “It’s exciting,” adds Jason. “It’s definitely different than sitting at a desk all day. It’s fast-paced and sometimes it’s manic. You have to be invested emotionally. You’ve got to pour your heart into this thing or else it’s just not going to work.” Business has been steady, so far, and is picking up. For Jason, balancing two jobs is not easy.

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advertising and Jason has worked in media finance his entire career, starting with Fox Sports, ClearChannel and CBS radio. He’s now Kahala’s director of finance in Scottsdale. “Jason and I talked about what could we do to open our own business,” Carly says. “We’re two pretty smart people. He has a financial background, I have the marketing background. And so, we were talking one night about what we could do and he brought up Thai Express. “I said, ‘let’s check it out.’ So, we flew to Montreal and did a discovery day where we went to a bunch of different Thai Express restaurants and tasted the food and looked at the operations. So, we decided to go for it.” After making the decision, the next step was finding the real estate, negotiating the lease, getting the right construction team to do the build-up and arranging the financing from the bank. All that took one-and-a-half years. “Jumping into franchising is a complete 180,” Jason says. “It’s a really fascinating business. I like it a lot,” adding that their goal is to open more Thai Express restaurants in Scottsdale. There are several hundred Thai Express franchises in Canada but fewer

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“There’s no balance, right now,” Jason admits. “I think it’s akin to having a baby. It takes around-theclock care, especially as we, as operators, learn how to run a restaurant, something we’ve never done before. We’ll get to a point where we’ll identify some people we can trust and count on and we can step back a little more than we’ve been able to. Then we’ll have some balance.” The most challenging aspect of running a restaurant has been finding reliable and experienced staff. “We have people cooking on a wok,” Carly says. “It’s a dangerous piece of equipment and they need to have kitchen experience. There’s a lot of prep that goes into this, including cutting vegetables. We make all of our curries fresh. It’s from scratch. We cook the meats. There’s a lot that goes into getting ready for the day.” Further complicating the prep work is the fact that patrons “can customize any of your ingredients here,” says Jason, adding: “If you want it gluten-free, we can make it gluten-free. If you want it vegan, we can make it vegan. My daughter’s vegan so we’re very sensitive to those needs.” Pricing and portions are the same for lunch and dinner. The couple also strived to make the look of their restaurant unique. “Nobody else has a mural like ours,” Carly says. “The decor, the color scheme, it’s ours. Everything is done with a Feng Shui mentality.” Carly and Jason even moved the bathrooms to make it Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese belief that the way a home is built affects success, health and happiness.  Thai Express 18511 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-362-1514 15686 N. Frank Lloyd Wright, Suite E-3, Scottsdale 480-657-8213, thaiexpressfood.com

A Taste of France

French bakery specializes in macarons and pastries By Melody Birkett

e Macaron French Pastries opened three years ago at Scottsdale Quarter selling mainly macarons, a traditional French delicacy pastry. “They’re handmade by our French chef,” says owner Sandrine Chagnot. “We have 20 different flavors in stock all of the time. Flavors change so customers can experience different flavors.” But some folks still don’t know the difference between a macaron and a macaroon. “The French macaron is a small cookie only made with almond flour, egg white and sugar,” says owner Axel Chagnot, Sandrine’s husband. That’s the base. That makes this cookie gluten-free. The recipe is probably 250 years old.” Macaroons are dense, dollops of coconutflavored cookie. Macarons are filled with buttercream, white chocolate, dark chocolate or jam and they can last five days in the

fridge, but it’s important to eat them at room temperature when the flavor is more pronounced, according to Axel. “People always tend to go for the flavors they know — vanilla, chocolate and caramel,” he adds. “They’re the best sellers, but we try to push people toward more unique and different flavors. We also have Bailey’s, basil, white chocolate, violet and black currant.” Customers can also order various flavors of macarons ahead of time for an event such as a wedding, birthday or baby shower. The bakery even has towers to display the macarons on. Plenty of supermarkets sell copies of macarons to cut costs but they’re not always the real thing. “Almond flour or almond powder is very expensive,” Axel explains. “They only put a little bit of almond flour and they replace the rest with wheat flour but it doesn’t raise when you bake it. It’s not the same. So, they push baking soda, yeast and corn syrup instead of sugar.” The French bakery has expanded since opening and now carry other delicacies. “We have French gelato that we import from Toulouse, France so that’s pretty

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Axel and Sandrine Chagnot share their baking talents with Scottsdale.

unique,” Axel says. “And that’s why we have a very unique flavor — the violet flavor. “Toulouse is known for using the violet flowers to flavor food,” he adds. “They do candy, lollypops and gelato flavored with violet. The violet gelato is very popular here. People don’t know about it. They’re attracted to it. When they try it, they love it!” In addition to handmade chocolate and pastries like Madeleines, the couple recently introduced savory and sweet crepes that are served all day. What makes this bakery stand out from the rest? “I guess it’s the range of pastries we serve,” Axel says. “For instance, the Napoleon, which is a typical French dessert, cannot be found easily in the Valley. We have eclairs and it’s a French eclair in the way that the custard inside of the eclair is flavored accordingly with the icing on top. So, we have chocolate eclairs with a chocolate custard inside.” The couple has been together 27 years and met in France. They moved from France when they were in their 20s to Australia where they worked for 10 years in the tourism industry. Then they moved to the island of Bora Bora in French Polynesia for 10 years, where they ran a car rental company. From there, they moved back to France for a year and then decided they wanted to live in the United States. “We have two young boys and we wanted them to grow and live here,” Sandrine says. “We liked the bakery business and we thought that macarons were pretty unique and not well-known yet in the United States so that could be a challenge for us. We took the challenge and we got our business. It’s a franchise. We’re getting all of the macarons made for us by the company’s French chef.” They have the only Le Macaron franchise in Arizona, but hope to open another store in Scottsdale. That’s at least 12 months down the road. The couple live halfway between their business and the school their two sons in second and fourth grade attend. “It’s a nice area,” Axel says. “The area is growing up pretty fast.” While the bakery business is demanding, the Chagnots say they have a good team and are able to take evenings and some weekends off. In addition to running the store, the couple also caters - even crepes.  Le Macaron French Pastries Scottsdale Quarter 15323 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 145, Scottsdale 480-948-1099, lemacaron-us.com March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

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Chef Robin Murphy adds her ﬂair to Starﬁre Grille By Kristine Cannon

rom microphone-wielding stars to pigskin-throwing players and golf club-swinging clients, chef and Scottsdale resident Robin Murphy has cooked for them all. “It was through Arizona Catering, between 2004 and 2010,” she says. “They have a Live Nation’s contract, so every musical person that came to this town, we would cater to all of them.” Murphy, who was also the executive chef for the Arizona Cardinals during this

Chef Robin Murphy has cooked for many celebrities, but Rascal Flatts is her favorite.

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time, even hit the road with The Police for 19 months. “It was back and forth, back and forth – the same songs over and over,” she says with a laugh. “They did invite me to Europe, but I declined that. I didn’t see the inside of my house for months.” Other notable, A-list celebrities with whom she has worked include Madonna, who preferred healthy meals for herself and her entire crew of 350 people, and Mariah Carey. “Mariah Carey likes everything that’s white – white food only – and you had to decorate the room with white everything – couches, chairs,” Murphy recalls, adding that she always served the celebrities in their dressing rooms. Rascal Flatts, however, was her favorite client. “I’m a country-western kind of girl,” she says. “I always like down-home food, fried chicken; they were easier.” Following years of traveling back and forth between Phoenix and San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas and seeing more than her fair share of concerts, Murphy moved on to work for Michael’s Catering, which caters to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and then on to Terravita Golf & Country Club in Scottsdale as executive chef. Now, Murphy has taken on a new challenge in her career: transitioning from fine dining to elevated comfort food cuisine as the executive chef of the newly renovated Starfire Golf Club’s Starfire Grille. “I’ve fine-dined everywhere, but I also like a good dive bar and great dive bar food,”

Starfire Grille has traditional golf fare, including pizzas that range in price from $10 to $13.

she says. “I now know what I like to do and what I like to do is fun.” Murphy joined the team in August. Starfire Grille has all the traditional golf food, including chicken salad, egg salad and tuna salad sandwiches. But Murphy has completely revamped the menu, putting her own twist on it. One notable sandwich item on the menu is the Batman, an elevated BLT that features bacon, arugula, tomato, mozzarella and avocado aioli on naan bread. “The funniest thing about the Batman is I was on my 110th hour in one week, and I sat down and wrote this crazy sandwich. My boss at the time told me, ‘OK, I think you’re getting a little tired,’ but as soon as I made it the next day, it sold like that,” Murphy says. So she brought that sandwich, what she describes as a healthier BLT, to Starfire Grille, and it’s just as popular with diners. Also new to the menu and steadily gaining popularity with guests are the

diningdestinations Starfire Grille at Starfire Golf Club, 11500 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, starfiregolfclub.com.

pizzas made in the restaurant’s brand-new wood-fired oven. Diners can opt for the tomato and basil, meat lovers or everything pizza, or they can build their own. Pizzas range from $10 to $13. General Manager of Starfire Golf Club, Matt Lupton, says the wood-fired pizza oven was strategically added to attract more families and a younger demographic. “I’m trying to think of ways to keep it interesting and get younger people out here, people who are non-golfers, and make it more relaxed, more comfortable,” he says. “It’s more family oriented.” Starfire Grille now offers a substantial happy hour menu as well. The menu consists of beef sliders, buffalo and teriyaki wings, a chicken quesadilla, street tacos with your choice of meat, a meatball skillet, crispy calamari, an onion ring stack and steamed clams and mussels. Prices range from $5 to $10. “These items sell pretty well from 3 to 6

p.m.,” Murphy says. “I think a lot of chefs are going towards that happy hour because that’s where your business is right now.” Lupton says Starfire’s focus is on food and beverage this year. “We have a whole new food and beverage staff, from the front of the house to the kitchen staff,” he says. “I feel we have the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here.” Lupton has worked at Starfire Golf Club for seven years. One strategy he has adopted to attract more new customers is hosting themed nights that fuse food and golf. Specialty nights include everything from “pizza and putting” nights and wine and cheese boards and half-priced bottles of wine on Wednesday nights to “beers, balls and bratwurst” out at the driving range. On Sunday nights, they offer family style salad, two pizzas and a dessert for $25. “We’re going to keep things interesting and fresh and up-to-date,” he says. “There

are different things going, and it’s not the same thing every week, so keep checking back to see what we’re doing.” And that also includes wine dinners, a first for Starfire Grille. “Matt’s let me just run my self wild with it all,” Murphy says. They plan to host them in the future. In addition to the new menu, Starfire’s golf course was transformed into a King 18-hole course and a Mulligan 9-hole course, and the driving range was expanded to over 300 yards. The $750,000 renovation was completed and unveiled last November. “It brings a lot of players out here that didn’t play here before,” Lupton says of the renovations. “The Mulligan 9 has been great for families, kids, beginners. I have a 6-year-old, so last night we came out to play.” In other words, come for the wood-fired pizzas, stay for the golf.  March 2019 Scottsdale Airpark News |

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Phil “the Grill” Johnson and Sterling Smith will share their knowledge of cooking at BBQ Island.

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Twin Peaks adds smoker, drinks Twin Peaks has brought a smoker into its kitchen, and 30 new drinks to its bar. Using hickory wood chips, the restaurant will soon serve smoked rack of ribs, pulled pork sandwiches and chicken wings. Other new menu items are spicy Thai rib appetizer; sweet and smoky ribs; Carolina pulled pork sandwich; wedge salad; and bourbon pecan pie. The bar menu was also overhauled. Guests can now imbibe Tennessee Stud (Jack Daniel’s, agave syrup, lemon juice with a lemon peel); Rob Roy (Monkey Shoulder scotch, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, aromatic bitters and Luxardo); and Orange Mountain Buffalo Mule (Buffalo Trace bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice, orange juice, and Fever Tree ginger beer). In the Airpark, Twin Peaks is at 8787 E. Frank Lloyd Boulevard. For more information, call 480-483-0921 or visit twinpeaksrestaurant.com.

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items at its Starfire Grille. Wood-fired pizzas have been added, and guests can build their own tomato and basil, meat lovers or everything wood-fired pizza ($10-$13). Other new items include its sandwich The BATMAN (bacon, arugula, tomato, mozzarella, avocado oil and naan bread, $11). The Italian meatball features beef and pork meatballs with provolone cheese, marinara sauce and parmesan cheese on a hoagie roll. Golfers can also enjoy clams and mussels on the new happy hour menu. Starfire Golf Club is at 11500 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, and can be reached at 480-948-6000. For more information, visit starfiregolfclub.com.

BBQ Island hosting cooking competitors Phil “the Grill” Johnson, pitmaster and owner of Trapp Haus BBQ, and Sterling Smith, founder and owner of Loot N’ Booty BBQ, will share their knowledge of cooking on a Green Mountain Grill smoker from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at BBQ Island, 15815 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale. They will showcase dishes like smoked short rib taco, honey jalapeno

coleslaw, rack of lamb with garlic herb butter, and reverse seared tri-tip Caprese on grilled naan bread. The charge is $125. For reservations, visit bbqislandinc. com or call 877-474-5669.

Biscuits Café opens in the Airpark The breakfast and lunch joint Biscuits Café opened recently at Hayden Road and Northsight Boulevard. It specializes in omelets, homemade biscuits and gravy, and gourmet burgers. Its signature dish is zesty chorizo, which includes spicy chorizo sausage, fresh avocado, onion and jack cheese topped with sour cream and salsa. For lunch, its chicken burgers or patty meltz burgers are recommended. The patty meltz burger is topped with grilled onions and melted jack cheese served on grilled rye bread. Gluten-free options are available. Biscuits Café is at 15600 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale. For more information, call 480-534-7663 or visit biscuitscafe. com.

Kitchen West Kitchen West at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch is hosting breakfast

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on its patio on Saturdays and Sundays. Its specialties include breakfast classics like the decadent cowboy benedict with braised short ribs, a farm-fresh poached egg, caramelized onions, and hollandaise sauce on a English muffin ($17); or the Sonoran breakfast burrito, served with

scrambled eggs, short rib, bell peppers tomatoes, potatoes, green toppings and a flour tortilla to wrap it all up ($12). For those looking for a lunch option, there’s its award-winning KW smoked brisket burger with Applewood smoked bacon and tomato jam ($17.50).

The Canal Club brings back the colors and comforts of 1930s Havana by bringing together the style of New Orleans and Bauhaus. Guests can expect the classic Cubano, with braised pork, ham and baby Swiss with pickles, chipotle and aioli. It’s served on a bolillo roll and with an arugula salad ($16). Its pollo al horno is served with black beans, rice and petite green salad ($29). To accompany those dishes, guests can have its ceviche, filled with shrimp, lime, and cucumber pico de gallo ($16). The Canal Club is located at 4925 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. For reservations, call 480-424-6095 or visit thecanalclubaz.com. 

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Guests are also encouraged to bring adult beverages or enjoy a bloody Mary or mimosa for $10. The Kitchen West is at 7700 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottdale. For reservations, call 480-596-7522. For more information, visit thescottsdaleresort. com.

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Cakes and other Italian desserts will be served as well as the cannolis.

The Sicilian Baker offers a variety of desserts that will transport customers to Italy.

Mangia! Sicilian Butcher rolls out cannoli bar and market By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

hef Joey Maggiore knows he has something good in his latest project, The Sicilian Baker, which opens Sunday, March 3, at Tatum and Greenway. Adorned with a gold chain and rings, staring ahead with his piercing hazel eyes, he’s adamant the new concept will be a hit. After all, who wouldn’t love a build-yourown cannoli bar? “You dream it, we’re making it,” says Maggiore, whose family is behind Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant, Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant, Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen Carlsbad, Tomaso’s When in Rome, Hash Kitchen and The Sicilian Butcher. Guests can also purchase fresh pasta by the pound, sausage and imported cured meats and cheeses. A tavola calda-style counter will include Sicilian pastries and assorted desserts. Maggiore commissioned his cousin Giovanni La Rosa, a master pastry chef from Sicily, to help create the specialized desserts.

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“We’re bringing in all the ricotta from Italy,” Maggiore says. “It’s amazing. He travels the country of Italy and he trains people in Sicilian specialties. He’s super talented. He has won a massive amount of gold medals.” Maggiore, his wife Cristina and their business partner Flora Tersigni are opening the bakery and market in a space that was formerly Edible Arrangements. Located next to The Sicilian Butcher, guests will be able to walk freely between the two concepts. The room was designed by Cristina and brought to life by Jessica Avignone of JTA Interiors. The 1,400-square-foot venue will have black porcelain tile flooring, off-white brick walls and giant sliding barn doors throughout. Rolling pins will hang from the ceiling along with repurposed wire whisks in the form of ambient lighting. Red display cases of the meats and cheeses will line the outskirt walls with butchers standing behind them.

The Sicilian Baker's cannoli bar will allow customers to pick their own shell and cream filling to make the cannoli of their dreams.

Pastry chefs will be there to offer Italian treats such as cassatas, sfinci (Italian doughnuts) and Sicilian cookies. But the cannoli bar will be a prominent feature at The Sicilian Baker. It will feature 10 flavored creams for guests to choose from including chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, lemon, pistachio, espresso and original. People will also be able to customize the size of their cannoli shells from mini to a foot long. Flavored shells such as chocolate dipped, pistachio encrusted and sugar coated will also be options along with multiple toppings. This will be the first of three planned Sicilian Baker locations for the metro area. The second will open next to The Sicilian Butcher in Chandler and the third will open in Peoria. Both are slated for next year. “The Bakers are fun little places,” he says. “You can get a cup of coffee, or a dessert. Whatever.”  The Sicilian Baker 15530 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix thesicilianbaker.com

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ou never really know exactly when something becomes a ritual, but we know for certain that Cactus League in Arizona is one of our most cherished rites of spring. Since 1900, folks have been escaping the chill and heading out west to soak up our desert warmth, hear the crack of the bat and dive into a ballpark dog or maybe peanuts and Cracker Jack. We love Spring Training and everything that goes with it! So, this month, it’s a tribute to one of our all-time favorites on the field and off, the grilled Italian sausage sandwich with peppers and onions. Festival style, we call it; the darling of sporting events, carnivals and street fairs. I am often asked advice on how to cook sausage, and I’ve got to admit, that’s one thing I can do pretty well. Here’s why. In 1957, my family opened an Italian sausage factory in Lake Tahoe using a recipe developed by my father, who was a butcher by trade. As a little girl, I remember the tiny frying pan in the break room constantly in use, as dad grilled one link after each 75-pound batch of sausage

to test for quality. The meat plant was cold, cold, cold, and that little frying pan—with its minimal output of heat—was my ever-present buddy! Then in 1990, I decided to carry on the D’Atri sausage tradition by opening my own factories in Phoenix and Tempe, using the same tried and true 50-year-old family recipe. For several years, our product was featured at most of the Valley’s ballparks and at the 1996 Super Bowl in Tempe. Needless to say, I love to cook sausage on an outdoor grill or in a frying pan on the cook top. The problem is we often make grilling sausage a lot harder than it should be. We boil, burn and burst it instead of getting that perfect brownish-black coating of caramelized goodness. So let me share a few tips that have helped me to grill great Italian sausages! No. 1 Look for an Italian sausage with the classic course grind. You should see little bits of fat, which will render off and add flavor. No. 2 Don’t boil Italian sausage. You’re losing flavor that way. Instead, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

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an organization, Experience Scottsdale has a limited budget to dedicate to advertising. We don’t have the capacity to place advertisements in every magazine or play our television commercial nationwide. But through public relations efforts, we build relationships with media throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Ireland, disseminating our message further. And as a result, Scottsdale’s hospitality businesses and attractions, including those dedicated to the arts, reap the benefits.  Editor’s note: Laura McMurchie is the vice president of communications of Experience Scottsdale, which establishes Scottsdale as a year-round, luxury travel destination.

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ave you seen Noom “Not A Diet” advertised lately? When I exceeded my upper limit of weight gain by 5 pounds, I happened on Noom. Do you agree that taking care of yourself should be your number one objective or at least near the top? You are more valuable to yourself, to your own career, to your loved ones and friends if you are as healthy and able as you can be. The Noom App is available free for two weeks, so I signed up. Noom bills itself as “Not a Diet” because its entire approach is long term and holistic. After two weeks I lost 6 pounds and started to feel healthier and to sleep better. I signed up for two months of Noom at $49 per month. Then I quickly determined the one-year subscription was $17.90 per month if paid in advance. I switched and a credit was given. Now I have used the Noom App for 100 days. Its approach is fantastic if you want to improve yourself physically, mentally and emotionally with a side result of losing weight. What Noom does, with humor, is to educate you in four short daily lessons. These include reviewing how to understand and motivate yourself over the long term. You keep track of calories consumed with the Noom App. Psychologically they advise that prohibiting any food is ultimately counterproductive. Therefore, nothing is forbidden. You eat your grandmother’s homemade double chocolate cake and apple pie a la mode. You are taught what foods are better and encouraged to eat more of them. Also, you learn which foods are unhealthy and guided to eat less of them. With Noom, exercise is important. A credit of 50 percent of the calories burned is added to your daily calorie quota. You are assigned a calorie quota at the beginning however at any time you can go into “settings” “weight loss plan” and adjust. To lose two pounds per week Noom started me with 1,400 calories per day plus 50 percent of the exercise calories. After losing 15 pounds, I changed my goal to half a pound per week and will get to a stable weight level soon.

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with a series of surprises and last-minute demands. There is a lot of planetary activity as Uranus (a far-out planet) enters your finances and shakes things up. Your professional work relationships are favorable this month. You may receive a significant increase, a new job or a new project. It’s out there, around March 21. Make those contacts between the 1st and the 5th, but don’t expect immediate approval. VIRGO 8/22-9/23 March is hectic, but productive. You’ll complete those must-do, must-contact, mustfinish projects before a slowdown. Mercury goes into retrograde on the 6th. There are radical changes at work this month; embrace those changes. You need to double-check your schedule or find ways to take off time even while you’re on a business trip. Find new activities or excitement. Work with no play from the 5th to the 20th can be counterproductive. Your social life picks up the week of the 27th. Start interacting. LIBRA 9/24-10/23 The third month of the year brings a mix of energies. Things will seem to stall and then pick up speed. This allows you to get rid of things that aren’t working for you. Fortunately, you can navigate through this with few repercussions. Expect changes in your resources this month. If you’re offered an opportunity, think twice. Don’t commit until after the 28th. Compromising is not an option.

a new job, a new career and/or an increase in your income. Business travel, training or seminars may be altered or canceled. You’ll encounter snafus while relating to others. Keep your opinion to yourself. Complete correspondence, calls, emails or appointments by the 5th. Underline the 20th. Your social life is becoming more active. News about a legal matter can be confirmed. CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 Business isn’t as usual this month. In fact, it’s better than usual. March introduces a change of rules and priorities. It even engulfs your work. Uranus enters the money sign. For some, Taurus holds off opportunities. Situations open for you as the month moves on. Embrace the changes; don’t fight them from the new moon on the 6th to the full moon on the 28th. Be sure to think before you speak. Don’t believe everything you hear. Don’t hesitate to delve into new areas of high technology. AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 No news is good news – that is until Mercury goes direct on the 28th. There is a lot of confusion. Research matters yourself; you can accomplish more on your own. New moon in Pisces tweaks your creative ideas and encourages you to start a project brainstorm. Join a group and tweak your finances, but be cautious. March has many local artsy events. Why not enjoy it? Step into a new tomorrow.

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NORTH SCOTTSDALE • $8,000,000 - $11,000,000 NORTH SCOTTSDALE • 4 beds, 5 baths, 8,000+ sqft • Timeframe: 6 - 12 months $8,000,000 - $11,000,000 • Looking great curb appeal 4 beds, 5 baths, 8,000+forsqft

Timeframe: 6 - 12 months DC RANCH / SILVERLEAF Looking for great curb appeal • $3,500,000 - $5,500,000

• 4 beds, 5 baths, 5,000+ sqft

C RANCH / SILVERLEAF • Timeframe: 6 - 12 months $3,500,000 - $5,500,000 • Open space 4 beds, 5 baths, 5,000+ sqft Timeframe: 6SILVERLEAF - 12 months - $4,500,000 Open space •• $2,000,000 4 beds, 4.5 baths, 4,000 - 6,000 sqft

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• Timeframe: 1 - 6 months

ILVERLEAF • Single level $2,000,000 - $4,500,000 SILVERLEAF 4 beds, 4.5 baths, 4,000 - 6,000 sqft Timeframe: 1• -$1,500,000 6 months- $3,300,000 • 3 beds, 4 baths, 3,000 - 5,000 sqft Single level • Timeframe: 6 - 12 months • Low maintenance

ILVERLEAF $1,500,000 - $3,300,000 PARADISE VALLEY • $7,000,000 - $13,000,000 3 beds, 4 baths, 3,000 - 5,000 sqft beds, 6 baths, 7,000+ sqft Timeframe: 6• -512 months • Timeframe: 6-12 months Low maintenance

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FRANK AAZAMI BUYERS 480.266.0240 | Frank@PCGAgents.com SILVERLEAF / PARADISE FRANK VALLEY VALLEY AAZAMIPARADISE BUYERS • $5,000,000 - $7,000,000 • Under $1,200,000 • Single level • Great neighborhood | Frank@PCGAgents.com • Gated community 480.266.0240 • Teardown • Lush grounds • Home Theater / beautiful kitchen • Quality finishings •PARADISE Large lot / backyard SILVERLEAF / PARADISE VALLEY VALLEY

• Wants privacy & NO HOA. • $5,000,000 - $7,000,000 PARADISE VALLEY • Single level ARADISE VALLEY • $5,000,000 - $7,000,000 • Gated community $7,000,000 - $13,000,000 • Private Backyard JENNIFER Away from road noise 5 beds, 6 baths, 7,000+ sqft STONE BUYERS • Lush •grounds • Lush grounds finishings Timeframe: 6-12 months | JenniferS@PCGAgents.com• Quality 480.529.4399 • Quality finishings Wants privacy & NO HOA. • Newer looking finishings PARADISE VALLEY • Light and bright SCOTTSDALE, SILVERLEAF • $5,000,000 $7,000,000 • Willing to take a smaller home in • $1,200,000 - $ 3,500,000 • PrivateClearwater BackyardHills (valued at 1.9M) or • 3,000 - 4,500 sqft JENNIFER STONE BUYERS • Away from road La Jolla, CAnoise home (valued at 2.8M) • Gated community on trade plus the difference in cash • Den or office • Lush grounds 80.529.4399 •| Pool JenniferS@PCGAgents.com • Quality finishings SCOTTSDALE / PARADISE VALLEY • Chef’s kitchen • Newer looking finishings • Selling coastal Florida penthouse • Lots of natural light • Light and bright COTTSDALE,•SILVERLEAF • Asking $6,200,000 Must offer city/mountains views • Willing to take smaller home in $1,200,000 - $•3,500,000 • Willing toatrade Must be away from road noise Clearwater Hills (valued at 1.9M) or 3,000 - 4,500 sqft • 3 car garage PARADISE VALLEY LOT at 2.8M) La Jolla, CA home (valued • Light or neutral interiors Gated community • Under on trade plus$1,500,000 the difference in cash Den or office• Backyard or courtyard with lounge areas • Easy to build view lot & fireplace Pool SCOTTSDALE / PARADISE VALLEY Chef’s kitchen • Selling coastal Florida penthouse Lots of natural light • Asking $6,200,000 Must offer city/mountains views • Willing to trade Must be away from road noise

NANCY REED BUYERS

928.830.8263 | Nancy@PCGAgents.com

SCOTTSDALE / PV / BILTMORE • $800,000 - $1,000,000 SCOTTSDALE / PV / BILTMORE • 2,000 - 3,000 sqft • Single level • $800,000 - $1,000,000 • Gated community • 2,000 - 3,000 sqft

• Single level

PRESCOTT / TALKING ROCK • Gated community • $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 • 2,500 - 3,500 sqft

PRESCOTT / TALKING ROCK

• $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 PRESCOTT • $500,000 $600,000 • -2,500 - 3,500 sqft • Trail Access / equestrian • 3/4 acres PRESCOTT

• $500,000 - $600,000 PRESCOTT • Trail Access / equestrian • Up to $2,000,000 • 3/4sqft acres • 2,500 - 3,500 • 4 acres minimum • Open lot PRESCOTT • New building or resale • Up to $2,000,000

• 2,500 - 3,500 sqft PRESCOTT • 4 acres minimum • $600,000 • Openstorage, lot or land to build • Indoor/outdoor • 2+ acres • New building or resale • Office / garage space

PRESCOTT • $600,000 • Indoor/outdoor storage, or land to build DINESH WILSON BUYERS • 2+ acres • Office / garage space |

• Under $1,200,000

7 PLUS CAR GARAGE Great neighborhood ••$6,000,000 - $8,000,000 Teardown ••Single level Home Theater / beautiful kitchen ••Home Theater ••Beautiful kitchen Large lot / backyard • Large lot/backyard

7 PLUS CAR GARAGE

SCOTTSDALE / PARADISE VALLEY $6,000,000 - $8,000,000 ••$3,500,000 - $4,000,000 Single$6,200,000 level ••Asking HometoTheater ••Willing provide 1.5 million in cash and balance in fine jewelry at wholesale •the Beautiful kitchen (call for details) •value. Large lot/backyard

NANCY REED BUYERS

480.603.7653

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PARADISE VALLEY • Single Family - up to $3,500,000 • Gated - south of DoubletreeWILSON BUYERS DINESH • Built 2000 or newer • 4 Beds + Office, 4 Baths 480.603.7653 | Dinesh@dineshwilson.com • 4 Car Garage

PARADISE VALLEY VALLEY PARADISE COASTAL CALIFORNIA • Single Family - up to $2,800,000 SCOTTSDALE / PARADISE VALLEY • • Buyer looking for apartment, industrial • Built 2000 Single or newerFamily - up to $3,500,000 •and $3,500,000 - $4,000,000 Gated - south of Doubletree or commercial buildings where • South of• Doubletree •their Asking Built +Office 2000 or newer seller$6,200,000 would consider entertaining • 4 Beds,•4 Baths 80 acreto very private costal compound •anWilling provide 1.5 million in cash and (master•& 4 2 guest same4wing) Bedssuites + Office, Baths • Ocean view • 3+ Car Garage the balance in fine jewelry at wholesale • 4 Car Garage • accommodate 80 car collection. value. (call for details)

COASTAL CALIFORNIA • Buyer looking for apartment, industrial and or commercial buildings where

PARADISE VALLEY • Single Family - up to $2,800,000 • Built 2000 or newer • South of Doubletree