Scottsdale Airpark News 07-22 by Times Media Group

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10 Sustainable Solutions

Scottsdale’s water principles could affect projects

14 Sharing Stories

Scottsdale’s Javier Soto debuts at ABC15

21 Dignity and Respect

Viv Woolford puts clients first when planning their retirement

A Big

22 Heating Up

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Realty firm making old firehouse home

Airpark’s Mr. Pickles plans to launch in the Valley

24 Temecula Valley Vino

Sip your way across this emerging scene

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28 Sprucing Up the Menu

Chef was The Living Room’s missing ingredient

Eating out is fun, thanks to chef Joey Maggiore

Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery

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Chef Joey Maggiore of The Maggiore Group. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

15 The ‘Black Sheep’ Eating out is fun, thanks to chef Joey Maggiore

17 A Big ‘Dill’

Airpark's Mr. Pickles plans to launch in the Valley

19 New in ’22

First half of year saw slew of culinary debuts

26 Creating a Legacy Dad's aims to build a brand with cocktails and cuisine

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Veterans memorial selects scholarship recipient

Douglas Niemela, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior earning a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics fi xed wing, was awarded a 2022 aviation scholarship by the Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial Inc. TB2 is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Scottsdale’s aviation history, honoring all military veterans, creating educational opportunities for Arizona students studying all aspects of aviation, and supporting Dogs4Vets. In addition to earning his bachelor’s degree and holding a 3.96 GPA, Niemela has licenses and certifications for certified flight instructor, commercial pilot multi-engine land and instrument-rated pilot single engine land. He has accepted a fi rst offi cer position upon graduating ERAU with Horizon Air, a regional airline based in Sea-Tac, Washington.

Horizon Air and its sister carrier, Alaska Airlines, are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group. “After spending some time with Douglas during the interview process, it immediately became abundantly clear that he is the perfect choice for a TB2 scholarship,” says Steve Ziomek, TB2 chairman and president. During World War II, Thunderbird Field II was built for the sole purpose of training U.S. Army Air Corps pilots in 1942. Thunderbird Field II graduated over 5,500 men and women pilots, many of whom saw military action in Europe and the Pacific. The field and school were deactivated on October 16, 1944, sold to Arizona State Teachers College (ASU), then to the Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and, finally, to the city of Scottsdale in 1966 and are now known as Scottsdale Airport (KSDL).

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The Scottsdale Bar Association will host its CLE program from noon to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7600 Gainey Club Drive, Scottsdale.

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Douglas Niemela is an EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University senior earning a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics fixed wing. (Submitted)

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Scottsdale works to reduce wildlife fire risks Monsoon season has reached Arizona, and fire officials have worked to reduce the wildland fire risks in North Scottsdale. “Scottsdale has more critical wildfire risk due to the urban interface with much of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve and other vegetation-rich open space areas,” Scottsdale Fire Chief Tom Shannon says. The fire department has taken a multipronged approach to the mitigation efforts, including reducing fuels along identified roadways, deploying brush trucks in high-risk areas, encouraging communities to become designated Firewise USA, conducting inspections in construction areas, and encouraging wildfire readiness for homeowners. Fuel reduction along North Scottsdale roadways: This year, Scottsdale received a grant to reduce fire/fuels in strategically targeted areas to reduce the threat of wildfires starting and to provide defensible spaces that can slow the spread of a fire. Attention has been focused along roadway edges in and around the preserve, school trust lands and key alignments within the preserve that function as fuel breaks to stop or slow the forward movement of potential wildfires. Brush truck deployment: From May through September, the wildfire season watch is on and patrols to prevent them are in place. Scottsdale Fire Department has three brush trucks patrolling neighborhoods on the fringes of the desert throughout the city to help prevent or stop wildfires. Crews may also leave info on a front doorknob to remind residents to remove the brush during the dry season. Firewise USA Designated Communities: There are 14 completed, renewed and/or recognized Firewise USA Communities in Scottsdale. The national recognition program provides a collaborative frame-

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By J. Graber cottsdale City Council strengthened its commitment to water sustainability last month by adopting a set of water-management principles. “These principles are a set of nine compiled from existing Scottsdale Water’s policies and practices with the intent of providing a transparent framework for sustainable water solutions for Scottsdale. … They span the width and breadth of what we do in Scottsdale Water,” Scottsdale Water Executive Director Brian Biesemeyer says. The principles are water quality, water conservation, water resource planning, water and land use management, water recycle and reuse, water research and

Scottsdale Water developed this illustration to show how Lake Mead’s water level impacts the city. (City of Scottsdale/Submitted)

recovery, infrastructure, financial planning, and climate change and drought. The most significant may be No. 4,

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which states the city will develop policies that require any general plan amendment or rezoning request that shows a water use

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Scottsdale Water Policy Manager Gretchen Baumgardner says the water-use principle for commercial and multi-use development is only a tool to help guide decisions but is not a binding policy. (YouTube)

above 100,000 gallons per day (excluding fire flow) to report certain information in a water demand exhibit. That information includes total estimated water use per day on a sustained basis, net water use determined by a complex formula, and proposed conservation measures beyond those in the city code. Commercial and mixed-use developments also would have to show the annual economic value of the project on a pergallon-of-use basis. However, when questioned by Councilmember Linda Milhaven, Scottsdale Water Policy Manager Gretchen Baumgardner confirmed that principle is only a tool to help guide decisions but is not a binding policy. Baumgardner noted that developments that use 100,000 or more a day are few and far between, but they do exist. “We’re talking about very large commercial developments,” she says. In comparison, Baumgardner says the average Scottsdale home uses about 100 gallons per person, per day. Mayor David Ortega asked if the 100,000gallon number is adjustable, based on state and federal requirements to cut water usage with the worsening of the regional drought, which is going on 22 years and counting. “It is certainly open for discussion,” Biesemeyer says. “They’re not overarching guidelines, but with, say, the 100,000-gallons-per-day requirement, as we get deeper into our drought management

plan, that might be something the drought management team could come back and recommend to council — that we lower that threshold because water is just that more important.” Scottsdale’s action came less than a week after a federal official told a congressional panel that Lake Mead’s level was dropping faster than initially projected and that the Biden administration will impose stricter water-use requirements on tribal nations and seven Western states — including Arizona — if they don’t act first. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Committee that climate change and hotter average temperatures throughout most of the nation are threatening many cities’ water supplies but those that depend on the Colorado River face the greatest danger. “Significant and additional conservation actions are required to protect the Colorado River system infrastructure and the longterm stability of the system,” she says. The Colorado provides 70% of Scottsdale’s water via the Central Arizona Project. Ensuring water quality is “a key pillar” of what Scottsdale water does, Biesemeyer says. “Water utilities are unique in the fact we provide a consumptive commodity to everybody’s home on a 24-hour a day basis,” Biesemeyer says. He notes that Scottsdale’s water treatment facilities are designed in such a way that the treated water is at least 50% less than state and federal maximum contaminant levels. He adds that the city has thousands of backflow devices to ensure waste water does not enter the potable water supply. “Principle 2, water conservation, outlines two main objectives of the conservation program,” Baumgardner says. “One of those is to provide the resources and tools to all of our customers so they can conserve water. “The next one is to provide educational opportunities so these customers understand that we’re a desert city and water is a finite resource. They are stewards of it. All of them are. How do they do that? By conserving water on each one of their properties.” Water resource planning is “a great topic for right now because we all understand in the news what is happening right now is very critical in the state and desert

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Southwest planning,” Baumgardner says. There are two main focuses to this principle: water resource regulatory compliance and long-term planning. Regulatory compliance requires that Scottsdale Water remain in compliance with the assured water supply program and annual reports; that it will, when available, recharge imported surface water underground for future use; and that it will actively pursue water rights. Long-term planning entails remaining engaged in local, state and federal discussions on water resources planning; examining future potential extended long-term drought/ shortage supply issues; and examining potential future water supply acquisition opportunities. The principle of water recycle and reuse has five components: remain engaged in regional, state and national discussions and negotiations on the use and regulation of reclaimed water; expand recycled water systems where possible to replace potable water use; and maintain standards for the equipment and infrastructure that are unique to the conveyance, treatment and distribution of reclaimed water. That principle also recommends ordinances and policies that require the use of reclaimed water where appropriate and maintaining education programs that focus on what reclaimed water is and its benefits to the city’s water portfolio and citizens. The principle of water recharge and recovery includes reducing groundwater pumping, increasing the use of renewable water supplies, and increasing the amount of recharge and emphasizing recharge within the Scottsdale Water service area. The principle of infrastructure states that planning is incorporated in Scottsdale Water’s capital improvement plans and developed in coordination with the integrated water resources master plan (which operates on a five-year cycle), the infrastructure improvement plan (three-year cycle) and technology master plan (five-year cycle). Financial planning notes that Scottsdale Water is a selfsupporting enterprise fund, so it is completely financed by rates and fees. Reserves are required and fully funded, requiring approval from city council to access. Bond covenants requirements are met, and development fee programs exist for capital expenses attributed to new development. The principle of climate change and drought involves addressing changes that impact long-term water resources by examining both demand management and supply. That means that now that Scottsdale has a drought management plan, Scottsdale Water will participate in the city’s sustainability planning efforts as well as in regional, state, national and international discussions and projects on water supply augmentation. Councilmember Betty Janik says, “I’m asking all of us to start conserving water and try to reduce your use by 5%.” Councilmember Tammy Caputi says water does not have to be a scary subject. “Water is a scarce resource — we live in the desert — but I just want to say our city is doing a fantastic job of this. … We are planning,” she says. “We don’t make off-the-cuff decisions. We’re actually taking into account water usage based on what we’re doing going forward tracking development. We are planning carefully. We have a drought management plan.” 

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Scottsdale’s Javier Soto debuts at ABC15

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski torytelling drives new ABC15 anchor Javier Soto. I n h i s 1 8 - y e a r c a re e r i n Arizona, the Emmy Awardwinning journalist has covered the Jodi Arias murder trial, the Yarnell Hill wildfire, Senate Bill 1070 and the major protests that followed, the contemptof-court cases against former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Phoenix serial shooter, and the death of Sen. John McCain. “That’s why I got into the news business,” says Soto, a Scottsdale resident. “It’s never the same thing every day. You never know what to expect. The amazing storytelling is what drives me in telling the stories that sometimes are untold. “That’s what excites me: those personal stories we share with the public.” Partnered with Katie Raml, Soto debuted on ABC15’s 5 p.m. newscast on June 13 after spending nearly two decades years at Arizona’s Family stations, channels 3 and 5. Soto replaces Steve Irvin, who retired in May after well-documented heart problems. “I have been friends with Javier for more than a decade,” Raml says. “He is deeply committed to this community. He represents the values of ABC15. I am energized to now work alongside him every day.” Soto graduated from California State University in Long Beach, starting his career as a producer at KTLA in Los Angeles. His first on-air position was at KPVI in Pocatello, Idaho, as a reporter/ anchor. After two years, he accepted a job as

the Northern Arizona bureau chief for KTVK. After taking over as the morning reporter on the station’s morning newscasts, he was promoted to weekend anchor and then morning anchor before joining ABC15. “ABC15 has an amazing repu- Javier Soto says he has a passion for storytelling and a desire for honesty. (ABC15/Submitted) tation in Arizona,” Soto says. “I am thrilled to be part of a brings a passion for journalism and his station that values communitychanging journalism. I cannot wait to get efforts to “get it right.” “I think the love for the community is started.” Mitch Jacob, ABC15 news director, has right up there at the top as well,” he says. “As a journalist, it’s not typical to stay long been impressed with Soto’s passion in one place this long — especially just for storytelling. “He understands the needs of Arizona coming up through the ranks. I absolutely and will hit the ground running day one fell in love with Arizona. This is the home in the newsroom. Javier is a wonderful to me and my wife for the rest of our lives.” When he’s not at the desk, Soto and his addition to ABC15,” he says. Being a journalist is challenging, in the wife of eight years, Beatrice, enjoy exploring Arizona, supporting various causes light of “fake news” claims. Soto says he did not think the negative and attending sports events. “We’re very involved in the community comments and finger pointing would snowball. He says he discussed the and various organization, especially when issue with TV news anchor Scott Pelley, it comes to events,” he says. “I was fortunate to be part of many when he was in Phoenix accepting the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in events as an emcee. I married a foodie. She’s constantly telling me about the new Journalism. “I’ll never forget what he told me,” he restaurants that are opening. After those restaurants, we have to stay in the gym to says. “He says, ‘That alone should make you keep the weight off. It’s a vicious circle.” He says he loves what Arizona has to work harder. We need to get everybody grounded and back to the pillars of journal- offer as much as Valley residents have ism to make sure we do it right — cross our embraced him. “They’ve always shown me love, and I Ts and dot our Is,’” Soto recalls. “If we stick to those pillars and continue hope that they know when I’m on TV or off doing what we’re supposed to do — double TV, I do everything with a great passion,” checking and getting it right — we’ll Soto says. “I give them 100%, and I’m just me. At surpass this slogan and take journalism to the end of the day, that’s all I can be, and I the next level.” That said, with ABC15, Soto says he hope it resonates with people.” 

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‘BLACK SHEEP’

Chef/restaurateur Joey Maggiore helms The Maggiore Group, a family-owned and -operated restaurant group in the Airpark. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

Eating out is fun, thanks to chef Joey Maggiore

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski hef/restaurateur Joey Maggiore loves to keep things light at his Valley eateries. Hash Kitchen’s DJ spins tunes to keep the mood upbeat and, presumably, to awake the guests. The bustling Sicilian Butcher is filled with conversation — first dates, parents meeting their children’s suitors for the first time, and celebratory birthday parties. The Italian Daughter’s muted atmosphere is perfect for date night. Tucked in a corner of The Sicilian Butcher’s menu, however, is an ode to the chef/restaurateur’s late father, legendary Valley chef Tomaso Maggiore. “Dedicated to my father and idol, master chef Tomaso Maggiore. His passion for the restaurant business, cooking and Sicily are the reasons we opened The Sicilian Butcher. Your legacy will always stay strong through me. Love you pops. Chef Joey.” He helms The Maggiore Group, a familyowned and -operated restaurant group based in the Scottsdale Airpark. The Maggiore family opened its first restaurant, Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant, on the Camelback Corridor in 1977. Today, The Maggiore Group’s restaurants in Phoenix and San Diego include Tommy V’s Urban Kitchen Carlsbad, Hash Kitchen and The Sicilian Butcher.

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The Italian Daughter's muted atmosphere is perfect for date night. (The Maggiore Group/Submitted) Maggiore owes his father a debt of gratitude for introducing him to the world of food. “I say it all the time,” he says. “I didn’t really have the choice. Being the son of Tomaso, as a little boy, that’s all I ever wanted to do. “He would tell me, ‘There’s nothing better than a small restaurant that’s full, than a large restaurant that isn’t full. You have to figure out how to keep your restaurant full.’” He does so by imbibing in social media, attacking the audience instead of waiting for them to show up. “We have to go out and get them,” he says. “How do you bring them into the restaurant? We build Instagram-worthy spots. We have amazing chefs. What sets us apart is we bring the ‘wow’ factor, the fun and the excitement with each outing.” Hash Kitchen’s DJs play a plethora of music ranging from Motown to disco to pop. “It makes it fun,” says Maggiore, who co-founded the restaurant with his wife, Cristina, and partner Flora Tersigni. “It’s not just a boring breakfast. It makes you have a good breakfast.” In April, Hash Kitchen was named the 2022 breakout brand by Nation’s Restaurant News. The annual list recognizes notable emerging restaurants, ranging from fast-casual brunch to vegan tacos, poised for growth through innovative menus, new brand propositions and

the ability to adapt and thrive through the pandemic. Maggiore chalks that up to the buildyour-own bloody mary bar and culinary remixes on breakfast classics. With the rising popularity of the brunch-party restaurant, Hash Kitchen took its first step to rapid expansion in November 2021 with a $20 million investment from Savory Fund. Since the initial investment, Hash Kitchen is slated to open two this year — one at Gilbert’s Verde at Cooley Station and another in Peoria’s P83 entertain- Two Hash Kitchen locations are slated to open this year, one in Gilbert and another ment, shopping and dining district. Plans for significant local and national in Peoria. (The Maggiore Group/Submitted) growth are on the horizon; Maggiore is he says. “I love my bloodline as well, but I hoping to open 24 new locations by the like to be creative. I’ve never been a four-wall end of 2024. “Hash Kitchen, like so many others, faced type of guy. It’s how to build the newest thing. significant hurdles during the pandemic, but There are so many Italian concepts. I’m always it was a great opportunity to understand our thinking about the next cuisine and how far I visions and goals for growth,” Maggiore says. can take my skills.” The Mexicano by The Maggiore Group “We used that time to consider next steps, brings a day-to-night dining experience to new partnerships, new innovations and new technologies to leverage for smoother Phoenix with elevated, reimagined Mexican operations — seeing these plans begin to cuisine; a premium spirit selection; made-tounfold now makes us more excited for the order cocktails; an expansive build-your-own Michelada bar; and a vibrant social ambiance. future of Hash Kitchen.” There, Maggiore says he’s a “sucker for That isn’t the only expansion. He’s looking at leases for Sicilian Butchers in three states, the lamb fajitas.” “You can’t go wrong there,” he says with while The Mexicano will stretch out to two a laugh. more in the Valley. To run all of his restaurants, Maggiore is Maggiore will soon launch new concepts, but the names have yet often jokingly asked if he sleeps. Yes, he does; to be finalized. He hinted that it’s a however, his mind is still in business mode. “Before I sleep at night, I lie in bed and rotisserie-style concept with “a fun think, ‘How can I make that cool? How can bar with an Italian accent.” In Scottsdale, he’ll open a I do this differently?’ That’s when the ideas “refined” Italian eatery that blends come alive. “Sometimes I come up with a name and I Tomaso and Sicilian Butcher. build a concept around it. The new concept I mentioned is out-of-the-box nuts. People are ‘Black sheep’ As a first-generation American, going to say, ‘Oh, my God. No way. What did Maggiore calls himself the “black this guy just do?’” 

The Mexicano is a day-to-night dining experience. (The Maggiore Group/Submitted)

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sheep” of the family. His sister and father stuck with traditional meals, while he toyed with his dishes. “I played with our heritage,”

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‘Dill’ Airpark’s Mr. Pickles plans to launch in the Valley

By Justin Liggin

rowing up in Downey, California — the birthplace of the Apollo space program — Michael Nelson learned to shoot for the stars. He’s sticking with that mantra in August when he introduces Northern California’s Mr. Pickles sandwich shops to the Valley. They are set for Scottsdale and Shea, and Thompson Peak Parkway and Frank Lloyd Wright. Locations in Queen Creek, Laveen, Chandler and Surprise are also in development, as are locations in Central and Southern California. Nelson — the chain’s owner and chief operating officer — recently relocated the headquarters to the Airpark. “The brand is unique in that it doesn’t turn to big-box vendors for its ingredients, instead partnering with artisan bakers, regional farms and ranches to source its products, making every item unique to us,” Nelson says. “You will not see six-inch and foot-long options from us. We’ll have more specialty breads than uniform options.” The Scottsdale locations will feature hot and cold sandwiches, notably the Mr. Pickle, which is chicken breast, bacon, Monterey Jack, avocado and veggies. The menu will also include the Santa Maria tri-tip, which is sourced from the Santa Maria region and topped with specialty barbecue sauce, and Big Jake, a turkey sandwich with cream cheese and avocado. The brand now also has two new sandwiches of note — Listen Linda, named after Nelson’s wife of 36 years, and the Della’s Deli, which honors partner Dean Johnson’s wife.

Michael Nelson, owner and COO of Mr. Pickles, recently relocated the company's headquarters from California to the Airpark. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

“And yes, we do have an actual Mr. Pickle — in our logo, as a character, and even on merch available for sale,” Nelson says.

Humble beginnings

Nelson’s father was raised on an Oklahoma farm, where family got together on Sundays after church — no matter what was happening. “To say he took that sentiment with him when he relocated to California and built a life for us would be an understatement, and I am grateful for it every day,” Nelson says. “Hard work and giving back are the pillars in which I’ve built my life.” Nelson began working as a student at Downey High School, earning a job in a market’s meat department. “I know what you are thinking,” Nelson says. “You are thinking this is where I explain this is where the seeds for my love of sandwiches came from. And while you wouldn’t be wrong, that market is even more important than that. It happens to be where I fell in love.” While slicing in the meat department, Nelson noticed fellow Downey High School

student Linda Landry, who was a cashier. “I still do not know how, but with some persistence I got her to go out with me,” Nelson says. “Yes, we were high school sweethearts. We even went to prom together.” Upon graduating, the pair stayed together even though Landry was headed to the University of Southern California to pursue a film career and Nelson continued his work as a meat cutter at a Ralph’s grocery store. After leaving Ralph’s, Nelson got his first taste of restaurant management in 1986 with Giuliano’s, a chain of restaurants and delicatessens in the Los Angeles area. “Again, I still do not know how, but five years into our relationship — at which time she was graduated and working in film as a special effects movie producer and I was working at Giuliano’s — Linda agreed to marry me,” says Nelson. Four years after tying the knot in 1986 in front of more than 250 family and friends in Whittier, California, Nelson began another successful partnership, this time with older brother John. “Carl’s Jr. was just starting to franchise loca-

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During this time, Nelson tions at that time, and John had started giving back; thanks the opportunity to buy stores,” to his participation in the Nelson says. Subway Kids & Sports of “Together, we pulled together Arizona nonprofit arm of the our savings and every penny we organization, he helped raise could dig up from the couch and more than $1 million for local opened four Carl’s Jr. locations in nonprofits that help children San Francisco in 1992.” access sports programs. The leap of faith required the “I left the Subway brand Nelsons to move to Northern in 2014 but continued on with California. There, the Nelsons Carl’s Jr., where I still have 42 had their son, Brett, in 1992 and locations across the country the husband-and-wife team of with my brother,” Nelson Frank and Michele Fagundes says. opened their first Mr. Pickles “It was during my travels location in 1995. for the franchise, in fact, when During the next eight years, Mr. Pickles has an “actual Mr. Pickle” in its logo, as a character and the seeds were sown for my Nelson balanced fatherhood with on merch, owner and COO Michael Nelson says. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor) biggest project yet.” success with Carl’s Jr. That led an “Eventually, I started going to the same opportunity to expand across California and sold the Arizona locations of Carl’s Jr. but kept stores in California, Idaho, Utah and location every single day, finding out the Arizona by 2000. “Just as it was the first moment I saw Washington, at one point owning as many as brand had such a following that even the local Costco stores up there carried their gift Linda and then when I saw Brett, when I saw 84 locations nationwide. “I did work in Arizona, however, and in cards, despite not being some massive brand,” Arizona, it was love at first sight,” Nelson says. Nelson says. “I about flipped when I found “I distinctly remember flying into Phoenix food,” Nelson says. “In 2005, I joined Subway Restaurants of out that the owners were looking to retire and from San Jose and driving toward South Mountain. I looked at them in awe, pulled over Arizona. And no, I never thought I would be pass on the brand. “We are out to show the world that the on the freeway, and called my wife to persuade involved so deeply in the meat market again, her we needed to uproot our entire lives and but there I was, knee-high in sandwiches and brand can be a very big ‘dill.’”  loving it.” move to Arizona immediately.” He served as president of Arizona Subway They moved to State 48 — first Ahwatukee Mr. Pickles Development, earning Franchisee of the Year and then, eventually, Scottsdale — in 2000. mrpickles.com Even though they were in Arizona, Nelson in 2012.

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he culinary community bounced back from the pandemic, with new and reimagined eateries opening seemingly daily across the Northeast Valley. Here are just some of the spots that are new and visit-worthy in 2022.

Cala Scottsdale

In January, Senna House made headlines when it revealed celebrity chef Beau MacMillan would lead its signature eatery, Cala Scottsdale, with friend and fellow chef Peter McQuaid. Now open, the eatery features coastal dishes from across the Mediterranean, including beach towns across Spain, Greece, Italy and Morocco. The team landed on the name as an homage to Cala Road in Mallorca, which is nestled along a tiny beach with sweeping views of the sea.

Etta has a wood-fired hearth as a core component.

Etta

In March, Scottsdale Quarter saw the opening of Etta, the second concept to open in the Valley by hospitality group What If Syndicate, known for the steakhouse Maple & Ash. Etta is short for Henrietta, which is French for “keeper of the hearth.” A wood-fired hearth is a core component of the restaurant that features pizzas, freshly made focaccia, must-have Cala Scottsdale features culinary dishes from across the Mediterranean.

fire-roasted oysters, wood-fired chicken and fire-roasted whole branzino. Insider tip: Do not miss boozy-crafted shots and bite-size desserts, which are the icing on the cake after the perfect meal.

Call Her Martina Barra + Cocina

Siblings Elisa, Paola and Pedro Moreno opened Call Her Martina — a tribute to their Wine Collective is the only grandmother and celebraarea tasting room and tion of authentic Mexico retail shop to showcase a City cuisine — earlier this variety of premium Arizona spring. The upscale eatery producers under one roof. is meant to transport guests to the capital city, Mexican — the Golden Age of Mexican as if dining in one of the chic region’s Cinema — adorning most walls. The beverage trendiest restaurants. The 2,297-square- menu is a showcase of agave spirits, offering foot restaurant is striking, focusing on both agave-spirit tasting flights, encouraging empowering women in its look and guests to try tequilas as well as mezcal and feel. Notably, there are images of women bacanora, and whimsical agave cocktails. from throughout La Época de Oro del Cine When it comes to food, the menu is small but JULY 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /

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The Wine Collective of Scottsdale

Birdcall

Scottsdale has become a hub for oenophiles curious to explore the state’s unique terroir, and The Wine Collective of Scottsdale — which opened in April — is the only area tasting room and retail shop to showcase a variety of premium Arizona producers under one roof. The space is owned by Zoya Vora-Shah, a wine industry veteran who hand-selects each of the roughly 40 bottles on the shelves and prides herself on offering an experience that’s educational as well as relaxing and fun. In July, The Wine Collective

This fast-casual, all-natural chicken sandwich restaurant — new to Arizona from Colorado — opened in May. Open for lunch and dinner, its focus is chicken sandwiches, crispy tenders, gluten-free and dairy-free chicken nuggets, and healthy salads with vegetarian options available. Birdcall also offers specialty sauces made in-house from scratch, like its signature Bird barbecue ranch, Birdcall sauce and Buffalo bleu cheese, made with 100% natural ingredients. One ultra-cool element: While a fast-casual eatery, there is The Genuine opened just south of Scottsdale.

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a cocktail program with margaritas, frozen drinks, specialty milkshakes and tons of local draft beers. It is hard to miss on Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard as well given its large, colorful mural painted along the exterior wall inspired by the Arizona landscape.

Collins Bros. Chophouse

Opening this month in the space formerly home to Twisted Grove, Collins Bros. Chophouse is a true-to-form steakhouse with an a la carte butcher shop section featuring six cuts of meats and a generous selection of steakhouse sides. The brainchild of Twisted Grove founder Christopher Collins and his Common Ground Concepts, the newly opened eatery will also boast a selection of the brand’s menu favorites from The Macintosh, The Collins and Twisted Grove, including sweet heat baby back ribs, the twisted noodle salad, oysters both shucked and served Rockefeller style, plus butter cake and Collins’ award-winning coconut cream pie. Beyond this, Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls recently opened in the Scottsdale Quarter and offers authentic East Coast-style lobster rolls; Rockefeller opened in McCormick Ranch with a menu full of upscale seafood; The Union Jack British Pub took over the space from Skeptical Chymist and is meant to transport guests to the United Kingdom; Thompson 105 opened in McDowell Mountain Ranch with wood-fired cuisine and mountain views for days; and The Genuine opened just south of Scottsdale as a new flagship restaurant for Genuine Concepts, best known for The Vig, especially its epic location in the heart of McDowell Mountain Ranch. 

BUSINESS

Viv Woolford, who started Woolford Financial, has been in banking for 21 years. (Dennis Murphy/Contributor)

Dignity and Respect

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski rowing up in Toronto, Viv Woolford was the eldest of seven boys, all of whom lived in a 900-square-foot home with their parents. Money was tight, so now the North Phoenix resident appreciates money. “I certainly get the value of family,” he says. “We had a good upbringing that I wouldn’t trade. But we didn’t have a lot of money.”

Viv Woolford puts clients first when planning their retirement

After his move to the Valley, Woolford started Woolford Financial, which has an oﬃce in Scottsdale. For more than 21 years, Woolford has built his business “on the cornerstones of dignity and respect,” he says. Woolford arms his clients with retirement income strategies so they don’t outlive their income, he says. Woolford carefully and respectfully plans his clients’ future with them, taking a personalized approach to retirement income

planning. His products help protect retirement income from market downturns, and Woolford helps clients feel confident about their strategies. “We insure houses, cellphones and cars, but we don’t insure our money,” Woolford says. “What’s happening right now in the United States and in the world, people are living longer. If you have longevity and if you take your money out the wrong way in retirement, you can run out of money. If you had a million dollars and the market went down 30%, you’re never going to recover.” Woolford graduated from Centennial College in Toronto in 1997 with an emphasis in business administration and accounting. He earned his Arizona insurance license and a designation as a USA Hockey level-four coach. “I moved here in ’04 with nothing,” he says. “I was doing OK and, in ’09, when the market crashed, my financial adviser told me not to worry. I was young. I was going to recover.” That jump-started his desire to open Woolford Financial. For 21 years, he has also been in banking. His focus, however, is planning for retirement. “Most think they have a plan for retirement,” he says. “I won’t take a dime from anyone unless I can sit down and understand the situation. I ask them to tell me about their family, their wife, their husband, their kids and how they want to retire.” Woolford says, through his business, he’s growing money tax free so clients can take it out tax free in retirement. “We have a team who discusses everything,” he says. “There are accountants and attorneys involved to make sure we’re making the right decisions for our clients. It’s not fee based. Others make their money on fees. Whether the account goes up or down, they’re still getting paid. My goal is to protect (clients) and give people the help they need.” 

Woolford Financial Viv D.C. Woolford 602-451-6052 woolfordfinancial.com viv@woolfordfinancial.com

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Heating Up

Walt Brown Jr. placed the winning bid of just over $2 million for the former Fire Station 603 building. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

Realty firm making old firehouse home

By Alex Gallagher alt Brown Jr. always wanted a creative place his company could call home. “We’ve been at our current office for over 10 years, and we’ve always wanted a unique and special type of environment,” says Brown, the Diversified Partners chief executive officer and founder. “We looked at churches that we thought would be cool to have an office in, along with places along Scottsdale Road, but we thought they were too standard for us.” Then came the news in 2018 that Scottsdale Fire Department Station 603 would relocate in 2020 from a 51-year-old firehouse on McDonald Drive and Scottsdale Road to a new building at Indian Bend and Hayden roads.

Seeing that, Brown seriously considered moving his business a block up the road to the iconic building. Brown reached out to the city about purchasing it. It planned to auction the site. But Brown was determined to make it his own. He toured the facility and liked its high ceilings, long history and the flagpole outside the main entrance. “We knew we wanted to make the move after we evaluated it,” Brown says. In January 2022, the building was appraised at just over $1.13 million. The city’s minimum bid was just over $1.16 million. Brown and his team entered the auction determined to spend as much as needed to procure the space. “We got our ducks in a row and went to the auction with the mentality that

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we weren’t leaving until we bought the property,” Brown says. “There were some great real estate minds at that auction, even some friends of mine, but I had to buy it.” Brown placed the winning bid of just over $2 million. Although elated, Brown knew it would be a tall order to convert a fire station into an elaborate oﬃce space. “The fire station has a ton of electrical in it that you wouldn’t need in an oﬃce building,” says Brown, who added the building needed updates, too. “Whenever you’re dealing with an old building that’s been remodeled three times, it’s sometimes tough to work through in terms of redefining the space. There are different ceiling heights, there’s old HVAC, and the garage has HVAC that consists of

The building has a ﬂagpole outside its main entrance. evaporative coolers. We’re envisioning this will take all new electrical, new HVAC and a new roof.” He also is planning to modernize it while keeping the classic aesthetic of the former fire station. “We are unique in our own right, and that building is unique,” Brown says. “It has a history to it, and we’re trying to protect that history in our remodel.” Brown is still mulling final design plans

with his team. He longs to create an idea lounge, a display room for his team’s projects, two large conference rooms, and possibly 1,200 to 1,500 square feet to the back of the building to accommodate a gym. “We really want to give the work environment a strong focus so people will want to be there,” Brown says. “What we’ve found is that the more time we spend together, the more deals we do.”

Walt Brown Jr. liked the high ceilings and long history of the facility. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

As the former owner of Brown’s Automotive in the Airpark, he plans to park either a hot rod or a restored fire engine in the facility’s garage. However, Brown admits it is a struggle to merge the traditional with the modern. “It would be easy to rip that building down and create a new building, and it’s a lot tougher to do a retrofit in something that’s really cool,” he says. “We’re trying to figure out a balance though installing a firepole and leaving one of the garage doors open to park by the conference room.” One of the ways he plans to do that is by altering the front structure of the building. “I would love to alter the front structure to make it modern but retain the element of a fire station,” Brown says. He is working tirelessly to ensure that the design is correct before breaking ground for the renovation. “Design is everything, and we’re taking extra time to make sure that we do this right,” he says. “The minute we can figure out a proper design, we may apply for a demo permit to be able to do some light demo work to better understand the structure. Following that, we’ll apply for a permit and it’ll be full speed ahead with construction beginning around July, hopefully.” Brown estimates it could take seven months for construction and hopes to relocate in early 2023. “We’re excited to be a part of the community, and we’re looking forward to doing a great job on the building and in relocating our company,” he says. 

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TEMECULA

Valley Vino Sip your way across this emerging scene By Alison Bailin Batz

very summer, Valley residents flock to Southern California, often to the beaches across San Diego. Many who visit, however, have no idea they are less than a mile from one of the fastest-growing wine regions in the world. T h e Te m e c u l a Va l l e y American Viticultural Area (AVA) is less than 60 miles north of San Diego’s many oceanfront communities and is already home to approximately 2,500 acres of planted wine grapes. There are more than 40 licensed wineries and 80 growers in the region, each of which names Valley residents as its best customers. New to the wines of Temecula? Here are some sips to get you started this summer, either when visiting California or in the comfort of your own home:

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South Coast 2019 Chardonnay Sans Chêne Aged in stainless steel without oak, do not expect a buttery chardonnay here. Instead, the butter flavor commonly used to describe California chardonnay is replaced with tropical fruits and apples followed by luscious honey and pear notes, then, finally, a kiss of bright citrus. $19.99 Wilson Creek Winery 2021 Roussanne While this i c o n o f Te m ecula is best known for its almo nd c hampagne, this herbal and floral varietal is well worth your time this summer. Refreshing to

the sip, the more tea-like flavors give way to a touch of delightful melon and pear on the palate. $26.99 Cougar Winery 2019 Falanghina Falanghina (pronounced fah-lawn-GHEE-nah) is a take on an ancient grape from Italy, and Cougar was the first winery to get this variety recognized in the United States. It roars on the nose and to the taste with Asian pear, sun-sweetened apple, bright lime and even a touch of zesty pink grapefruit. $28 Carter Estate Winery Blanc de Noir Bubbles are a must this summer, especially these toasty nose ticklers with hints of toffee, nuts, ginger, and even toast and

Masia de la Vinya 2019 Barbera This is perfect for those who like juicier wines. It is lighter in body and offers both sweet strawberry as well as sour cherry in harmony upon sipping. There is just the right amount of acid and some very light tannins as well. $35 Akash Winery 2021 Parlez Vous Rosé Made froom zinfandel grapes, this cheeky bottle translates to “do you speak rosé?” Refreshing and perfect for pool days, the ripe strawberry and tart cranberry notes are exceptional here, tempered with the perfect amount of citrus on the nose and mouth. $36 2021 Doffo Winery Motodoffo Gran Bianco This is an interesting blend of viognier and lesser-known vermentino, which is an Italian grape light to medium in body with similarities to sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio. The combination of grapes here

results in a burst of flavors, notably lemon, ripe melon, red apple and even peaches. The fruitier flavors are balanced by definite minerality and even some light floral notes. $48 Bottaia 2017 Sangiovese This is such an easy-drinking red. While there is a bit of spice to the sip, it is exceptionally light in body and smooth, with some bright cherry notes yet low acid that make it a delight on any summer night. Bonus: The long finish is a surprising treat. $50 Lorimar Vineyards 2017 Mourvedre-Petit Verdot Bold and dry, this deft blend of two prized red grape varietals has some very surprising notes of sour cherry and raspberry, tempered by sweeter flavors of plum. There is a buzzy acidity that leaves you always wanting a little bit more. $52 Robert Renzoni Vineyards 2019 Petite Sirah This bottle marks the first vintage release of s i r a h a t t h e g ro w i n g winery. Full in body but not overwhelming, the sweet tobacco and dark chocolate are notable here, combining in perfect harmony with notes of blackberry and black currant. $55

Fazeli Cellars 2017 Shiraz This is the signature wine at Fazeli, and for good reason. It starts off ultra-silky with notes of blackberry before a bit of pepper and earth make their way onto the palate, with subtle hints of vanilla and even a bit of black currant. $55

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stone. Feeling cheesy? Open this bottle, because when perfectly chilled, it pairs with pretty much every kind of cheese you can imagine. $35

Wiens Family Cellars 2019 Reserve Syrah Uniquely, this syrah has just a touch of viognier added, which really adds some nice layers of complexity. The nose boasts some incredible rosemary and black plum, and for some with a hint of lilac as well. Each sip offers sweet blueberry — almost like pie — and distinct earthiness, yet with a touch of vanilla bean. $85 Leoness Cellars 2017 SS Meritage Complex and elegant, the “SS” in its name should stand for super smooth. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc, this varietal o ff e r s a ro m a s o f blackberry on the nose before offering currant and silky fruits to the taste. Expect a long, velvety finish. $99  JULY 2022 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS /

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Mike Anderson and chef Robert Eckhardt opened Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery in January and have impressed diners with menu options including the chicken sandwich, brick oven pizzas and signature cocktails. (David Minton/Staff Photographer)

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A LEGACY

Dad’s aims to build a brand with cocktails and cuisine

By Alex Gallagher obert Eckhardt has helped several restaurants find success, but he still felt unsatisfied. So, in early 2021, Eckhardt unveiled Dad’s Pizza Co., evolving from a stand inside OdySea Aquarium to a full-service restaurant and cocktail bar near Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard in January 2022. “I just didn’t want to go back to work for somebody else’s shop,” Eckhardt says. “I’d helped multiple restaurants get up and running and then they’d move on to the next guy. When my son was born, hence the name ‘Dad’s,’ I decided to do it for myself. “To have a restaurant and to know that my son can see me grow up and grow with this restaurant is pretty cool to me.”

The perfect spot

After a year of serving pies inside the aquarium, Eckhardt searched for a spot to call his own. “We probably looked at about 14 or 15 different locations before we settled on this one, which was originally the home of Fate Brewing Co.,” Eckhardt says. “Fate” was written on the building, but Eckhardt found a stronger calling. “We’ve always wanted something a little bit more intimate Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery’s mixoloand smaller scale, and when gists educate customers about pairing drinks we saw this spot, we thought, with their meals and the use of house-made ‘That’s Dad’s,’” he says. syrups. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) After moving in on December “I called Mike and said, ‘You’ve got to 15, Eckhardt says he realized he needed a hand with the bar at the new Dad’s come to do it with us,’” Eckhardt recalls. “We needed the front of the house to do Modern Cocktails & Eatery. He called upon 30-year industry veteran the cocktails. I can cook things in the back, and former co-worker Mike Anderson to but when it comes to cocktails, I don’t do cocktails. That’s where Mike came into the run the bar and front of house.

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scheme of things.” Anderson brings a wealth of knowledge to the restaurant and the mixologist role. “My biggest kicker was mixology can be fun and it doesn’t have to be fast. You can easily go to a cocktail bar and expect the cocktail experience … but the mixologist is going to give you a show with that because that’s what you came here to see,” Anderson says. Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery opened on January 28 and has witnessed steady growth.

“We have people that are coming in here three or four days a week to try the whole menu,” Eckhardt says. “That’s the excitement for us: that people are wanting to come back and try everything on our menu because they haven’t had something bad yet.” With a menu that includes pasta, brick-oven pizzas, chicken sandwiches and the signature Dad’s short ribs, Eckhardt whips up dishes everyone can enjoy. “When I looked at the menu and designed it here, it was kind of a crapshoot in terms of what were our demographics,” Eckhardt says. “So, we went back to some of the dishes that have always been staples on a lot of my menus at the clubs and restaurants that I’ve opened here.” Anderson ensures the cocktails pair perfectly with each kitchen dish.

“If we can be that restaurant that’s consistent on three levels of food, customer service and drinks, then we’re doing something right,” Anderson says. The staff recommends pairings of dishes and cocktails before diners order. “I’m a big fan of balanced cocktails with a balanced meal,” Anderson says. “At the end of the day, they should be able to coach you through your experience here, and that’s kind of one of the things that I pride myself on my staff does, too. We can easily educate.” Eckhardt says eventually he would like to expand Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery. “We’re happy with the one restaurant right now, and we’re focused on getting this fully operational and supporting itself,” Eckhardt says. “We plan to add some other concepts for the Dad’s brand. “We’re contemplating going back to the Dad’s Pizza Co. in the West Valley, and we’re also hoping to pop in somewhere in the East Valley again with a bar concept called Three Drunk Dads. The Dad’s brand is something that we can see growing.” 

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SPRUCING UP the

MENU Chef was The Living Room’s missing ingredient By Alex Gallagher

h e n To m K a u f m a n opened The Living Room at DC Ranch in 2014, he knew his business would be different from other wine bars/restaurants in the Valley. He decorated his dining room with plush seating, offered myriad wine options, and utilized every inch he could of a kitchen he describes as being smaller than his bathroom. Yet, Kaufman still felt there was a missing ingredient to elevate The Living Room. “When I wrote the business plan, I said to myself and the possible investor, ‘I don’t want to be one of 10,000 restaurants in Arizona, and I don’t want to be one of 6 or 7 lounges. I equate this place more to a resort lounge,’” Kaufman recalls. “I’m a wine guy, and I always wanted to do a wine bar that wasn’t cork dorky. “I wanted it to be more a place to come and hang out that still has great wine options.” Kaufman was alarmed when he learned of the “restaurant” criteria. “Arizona has certain criteria for certain liquor licenses. So, to be defined as a restaurant, you have to sell at least 40% food,” he says. “So we were, with all humility, popular and we sold a lot of wine and alcohol, but I wanted to have great food offerings because that’s sustainability in the restaurant business. “Buyers come and go, but if you have

Tom Kaufman and chef BJ Dalumpinis are behind The Living Room at DC Ranch. (David Minton/Staff Photographer) great food, that’s the anchor of a great restaurant.” In its first year of selling food, it accounted for 39% of the restaurant’s sales, allowing Kaufman to get a six-month extension to surpass state regulations. The Living Room at DC Ranch cleared the hurdle, but Kaufman still knew there was room for improvement. That was until 2021, when a Hawaii-raised chef who graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Scottsdale reached out to Kaufman’s corporate chef. In came BJ Dalumpinis, who has worked in restaurants since he was 14.

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D a l u m p i n i s q u i c k l y i m p re s s e d Kaufman with his kitchen prowess, and Kaufman decided to double the kitchen size. He purchased an additional 424 square feet of space from a neighboring business to fit two walk-in coolers for beverages and vegetables. Kaufman also invested in induction burners and reach-in refrigerators for his kitchen. With top-of-the-line equipment, Kaufman tasked his new chef with devising a menu that would impress customers’ taste buds. “We worked on (the menu) for about

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The Living Room Wine Café & Lounge 20751 N. Pima Road, Suite 120, Scottsdale 480-404-7465 4905 E. Ray Road, Suite 107, Phoenix 480-454-3599 2475 W. Queen Creek Road, Suite 1, Chandler (Downtown Ocotillo) 480-855-2848 livingroomwinebar.com a month, and that month consisted of a lot of tasting, a lot of experimenting and knowing what goes good with what,” Dalumpinis says. Since revamping the menu, Dalumpinis has seen several an uptick in orders for the heirloom salad, house-made lobster potstickers and prime rib sliders. Fish dishes have become popular with the warmer weather. “We’re a lounge, so there’s no ticket time. With normal restaurants that have an appetizer, a main course and a dessert, they have a two-hour turn time,” Kaufman says. “Here, I have no idea how

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Chef BJ Dalumpinis has added his skills in the kitchen to The Living Room at DC Ranch. (David Minton/ Staff Photographer)

long somebody is going to stay. I’ve had come in at 5 p.m. and they’re still here at 12:30 a.m. because it’s a lounge and they’re partying.” Because of this, Dalumpinis feeds off of the laid-back atmosphere of the establish-

ment and utilizes every second he can to spruce up his dishes. “It’s fun to work here. You have to keep it light and have fun with what you’re doing; otherwise, you are just going to be miserable,” Dalumpinis says. 

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Anne and Fowler McCormick established a horse and cattle ranch on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads in 1943. This view looks west over the ranch; Scottsdale road cuts horizontally across the center of the photo. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

A Sweet Spot Indian Bend and Scottsdale roads bustle with activity By Joan Fudala

or more than 100 years, the area around Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads has attracted modest farmers, land speculators, captains of industry, Arabian horse and Angus cattle breeders, tourists, railroad history buffs, family picnics, veterans, civic group events, shoppers and diners. Soon it will add a new dimension — a Ritz-Carlton property and the Palmeraie mixed-use development. Look at some of the highlights of this historic crossroads: • Evidence of prehistoric animals was found when construction crews excavated McCormick Lake in 1971. Researchers at the time estimated that the remains of giant Columbian mammoth, as well as horses, tortoises and ground sloths, could be 12,000 to 25,000 years old. • Homestead papers on land that is now the McCormick Stillman Railroad Park were issued to Guadalupe A. Lamb in 1897, to the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co. in 1904, and to Hattie A. Weaver in 1915. It is unknown if any of these early homesteaders built on the property. However, the Weavers established a homestead in what is now the town of Para-

and purchased land from Mary Jolly on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend Roads for $5,500. He used the land for raising his Arabian horses. Cheney kept this portion of land for about a year, when he sold it to Anne and Fowler McCormick. • In 1943, after visiting the Phoenix area for several winters, Anne and Fowler McCormick (he the grandson of Cyrus McCormick of International Harvester and John D. Rockefeller) bought 160 acres of what would eventually total 4,236 acres in Scottsdale for a winter home. Fowler and Anne (“Fifi”) raised Black Angus cattle and championship Arabian horses, as well as alfalfa, barley and oats. Ranch headquarters were located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads, referred to as the “South Ranch” (the former Jolly family property in the 1920s and 1930s). The McCormicks moved into the house built by Cheney on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. The white stucco home faced east to enjoy a view of the McDowell Mountains. Anne planted roses around the house and decorated it with arts and crafts she had purchased from Native American artisans throughout the Southwest. A distinctive round stable and guest houses were located north of the main house. • Dorothy and Burke Patterson opened Ride-n-Rock Ranch, an 80-acre dude ranch on Indian Bend Road in 1949, with accommodations for 28 guests. Amenities included a swimming pool, shuffleboard, a putting green and horse stables. Dorothy sold Ride-n-Rock Ranch in 1967. It continued to operate under new owners for a few more years before much of the land was sold for development of a large resort. Some of the original ranch casitas

dise Valley, operating a small sanitarium and creating the area’s first cemetery (now known as the Camelback Cemetery on McDonald Drive opposite the Kiva Elementary School). • In the early 1900s, land now known as McCormick Ranch was a favorite hunting spot, particularly in “the slough” — a name for the Indian Bend Wash. • Samuel and Mary Jolly moved from Missouri in 1921 and settled on 45 acres north of Scottsdale, where McCormick Railroad Park now sits. They raised a few cows and chickens on land that remained mostly desert. Mary raised their three daughters — Scottsdale schoolgirls Marie, Dora and Rosemary — on the Jolly Ranch. When Marie Guests of Dorothy Patterson’s married Malcolm White, they lived Ride-n-Rock Ranch during the 1950s at the Jolly’s ranch for a few years. enjoyed cookouts on the desert, He later became a flight instructor at horseback riding and shuffleboard. Thunderbird II Airfield during World (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) War II and was the first Scottsdale mayor after incorporation in 1951. • Marvin L. Folkman, a partner in Cleveland-based Research Products Chemical Co., established R.P. Ranch in 1941, northeast of what is now Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. Company executives used the ranch as a vacation retreat. The Fowler McCormicks bought the southern part of R.P. Ranch, and Daniel Gainey of the Jostens Company purchased the northern portion. • By 1941, retired chemist Merle Cheney, founder of Cheney Chemical Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, had established a ranch on Mummy Mountain,

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still comprise the Ride-n-Rock neighborhood. • Anne’s son Guy Stillman moved his family from Phoenix to Scottsdale in 1952, locating Stillman Ranch on the northwest corner of Indian Bend and Scottsdale roads. A lifelong train enthusiast, he had the first cars of his Paradise & Pacific — a 5/12-scale railroad — fabricated for his personal ranch railroad to the enjoyment of his children and friends. • The year-old All-Arabian Horse Show moved to Scottsdale, held at Anne’s show ring just north of their ranch house. The show was then moved to Paradise Park farther north on the McCormick’s ranch until Anne’s death in 1969. • On November 23, 1962, the city of Scottsdale annexed the site of the McCormicks’ main house and the land surrounding it. • In December 1967, the McCormicks donated 100 acres of virtually undeveloped land along Indian Ben Road to the city of Scottsdale for parks and recreation use. Thirty acres east of Scottsdale Road became the McCormick Railroad Park, and 70 acres west of Scottsdale Road will be part of the Palmeraie/Ritz-Carlton development. In his acceptance speech reported in the Scottsdale Daily Progress on December 13, Mayor Bud Tims said, in part, “They (the McCormicks) led the way in development of Scottsdale, and when the city expanded, were the first to ask

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inclusion within its new boundary. Much The Sheraton Scottsdale Plaza Resort opened on of the master plan the the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend Roads in 1973. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) city recently adopted generated from ideas of the McCormicks. Their vast holdings will make it possible for the city to realize this plan. When a month ago I received f ro m M r s . A n n e McCormick a letter advising me of their gift to the city of 100 acres of land, I was part of McCormick Park. … An arboretum, a struck with the sincerity and kindness shown. community center, an outdoor theater and an The second paragraph of this letter represents Indian museum are planned for the park. The the spirit of this kind woman. I quote it now: museum, will be used to encourage Indian ‘I loved my children dearly — who had many artisans, in keeping with the McCormicks’ advantages. It gives me great pleasure to be long-time support of weaving, pottery able to make other children happy.’ I am making, and other indigenous handicrafts.” delighted to be able to accept this wonderful According to a history compiled in 1979 by gift on behalf of the people of Scottsdale, and Stillman, “The appraised value was $800,000 to pledge to you the city’s determination to which constituted one of Arizona’s significant develop recreational and cultural facilities gifts to the public sector.” Fowler also donated of this site.” According to a December 1967 funds to get the park started. Scottsdale Daily Progress op-ed piece, “Guy • Anne Potter Stillman McCormick died May Stillman, who is Mrs. McCormick’s son, has 25, 1969, at her home on the McCormick’s made arrangements to turn over a miniature Scottsdale ranch; she was 89. Fowler put their railroad train and a mile of track that will be over 4,400-acre ranch up for sale and moved to

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• In November 1973 the first Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped Fiesta was held at the former McCormick ranch house. • During spring 1973, the Sheraton Scottsdale Plaza Resort opened on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads with 276 units. In 1990, owner John Dawson dropped the Sheraton affiliation, renaming it the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. Its Remington’s restaurant became a popular place for jazz and live entertainment. • Scottsdale’s first branch The Registry Resort opened just north of the northeast library, dubbed the North corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads in 1977. It Branch, opened in 1974 in was razed for condos in 2007. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) the old McCormick Ranch “bunkhouse” within the railroad park. The events and tennis tournaments. city’s long-range planning department • In 1977-78 Scottsdale restaurateur and was also housed there. Due to a citywide civic leader Dale Anderson purchased budget crisis, the branch closed in 1975, then the relocated, 10-acre Stillman Ranch on reopened, but eventually closed for good Scottsdale Road from Guy. Anderson built circa 1978-79. the Scottsdale Centre complex, including • Residents celebrated the grand opening of restaurant and office space, just north of The the city of Scottsdale’s McCormick Railroad Registry Resort. Park on October 4, 1975, with train rides, • The 1978 Fiesta Bowl Marathon on games and music. At opening the park December 2 started near Carefree Ranch, included the old Jolly Ranch garage and continued south down Scottsdale road, east stable, which had been converted for use on Thunderbird-Redfield Road to Hayden by local model train clubs, the unrestored Road, south to Indian Bend Road, and Roald Amundsen Pullman car, Gabe Brooks’ finished at McCormick Railroad Park; the machine shop and the Peoria Depot. Scottsdale Charros were sponsors of the • In 1977 the Radisson Resort (later rebranded event. Holiday Inn Sun- • The McCormick Railroad Park Arboretum Spree Resort Scott- began in 1980. Purpose of the planned sdale) opened on arboretum was two-fold: to create an enjoyIndian Bend east of able environment where the public could the railroad park. learn about plants for arid landscapes and It was planned as to provide a testing ground for growing the Timber Bridge low-water consumptive plants imported Inn. The resort from other countries. The arboretum was a closed in 2004 and direct result of Fowler and Anne’s love for r a z e d t o m a k e the desert and its vegetation. way for a condo • After The Registry Resort opened in 1977 development. on land that was adjacent to the McCor• The Registry micks’ ranch home, there was a grassroots Resort opened in movement to save the vintage 1941 house 1977 on Scottsdale and place it on the historic register. There R o a d n o r t h o f was some talk of using it as a restaurant. Indian Bend Road. Regrettably, it was demolished to make way Rebranded a Radis- for further development. son in the late 1990s, • Arizona’s boxcar — one of 49 in the 1949 This 1982 aerial looking north shows Scottsdale Road vertically it closed in 2005 and French Gratitude (Merci) Train that brought on the left, with Sands North on the bottom, the McCormick razed in 2007 for more than 3,200 gifts from the French for Railroad Park in the center and the McCormick Ranch mastera condo develop- American generosity in the postwar years planned community at the top. The Seville had yet to be built. ment. It was the site — was moved to the McCormick Railroad (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted) of numerous civic Park in 1987 from the Pioneer Arizona Living

Palm Springs, where he died January 6, 1973. • In 1970, Kaiser-Aetna bought the McCormicks’ ranch for $12.1 million from Fowler and the estate of the late Anne. During its development, McCormick Ranch launched many firsts for Scottsdale, including view corridors, developer-paid infrastructure and walking trails, and became Arizona’s first master planned community when it premiered in 1971. • Robert Hing opened the Scottsdale Racquet Club on Indian Bend Road. It reopened in 1999 as the Scottsdale Athletic Club. The Hing Family opened the Scottsdale Resort Club adjacent to their Scottsdale Athletic Club on Indian Bend Road in 2003; it closed in 2017. • Guy chartered the Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society as of October 5, 1971, to provide technical expertise to the McCormick Railroad Park and raise funds to acquire and relocate historic railroad facilities and cars to the park. Volunteers, using donated materials, built a Railroad Service and Storage Building in December 1971 for the scale Paradise & Pacific Railroad, the first of numerous improvements funded by the SRMS for the park. • Sands North townhouse development opened in 1971, just south of the planned McCormick Railroad Park. Residents of Sands North filed a “public nuisance” suit against the city of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Railroad & Mechanical Society in 1972 that enjoined the city from completing construction of the railroad section of the park. A Superior Court Judge ruled in favor of the city and construction continued; however, the city was required to build a sound-suppression wall between the park and Sands North.

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REMEMBER When Thousands of families have enjoyed the annual summer concert series at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, as well as Holiday Lights, Railfair and countless other community events. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

The Seville shopping center opened in 1988 on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. (Scottsdale Historical Society/Submitted)

History Museum, north of Phoenix by the 259th Engineering Company of the Arizona National Guard. After years of fundraising and getting help with restoration, community volunteer Zina Kuhn was proud to have the French Gratitude/Merci Train Car dedicated at McCormick Railroad Park on November 11, 1989. French Consul-General Gerard Coste was an honored guest at the dedication ceremony. In conjunction with the dedication of the French Gratitude Boxcar, Kuhn started an annual city of Scottsdale tradition — hosting the Veterans Day Ceremony in front of the historic boxcar. • In 1988, Fife Symington developed The Scottsdale Seville center on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads with Japanese partner Shimizu. Over the years, it has housed restaurants, the In Celebration of Golf superstore, clothing boutiques, banks and more. • In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Ogdensburg Declaration (U.S. Canadian Defense pact) on August 18, 1940, the train car in which the historic agreement was signed — the Roald Amundsen car — was dedicated at the McCormick Railroad Park in August 1990. Brought to the park in 1973, the Pullman car was restored over 17 years and was opened for viewing at the dedication. Part of the project included stripping paint from the mahogany walls and restoring them to their beautiful condition that Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower enjoyed when they used the train car. In 2009, the Roald Amundsen Pullman Car was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. • In 1996 Scottsdale’s McCormick Railroad Park was renamed the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in honor of its founder and patron, the late Guy. The railroad park underwent a major renovation in 1996 and 1997. New amenities included the installation of a 1950-vintage Allan Herschell carousel, which

was acquired and restored for Scottsdale’s McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, and the debut of Stillman Station as park offices and ticket and memorabilia sales center. • A microburst on July 14, 2001, hit the railroad park, causing 16 large trees to fall over and ripping the canopy off the carousel. Tragically, a man was killed outside the park when a utility pole fell on his car at Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. • The new 10,000-square-feet model train building funded by the Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society was dedicated in 2011 at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. • A sculpture in memory of Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane was dedicated at the McCormick Stillman Railroad Park in 2013; Keane c re a t e d a m u r a l inside the Aquila Depot several years earlier. • The McCormick Stillman Railroad Park was named the best park in the U.S. in 2019. • Sands North residential area was added to the city’s Historic Register in 2019. • Scottsdale Fire Department’s Fire Station 603 opened on Indian Bend Road in 2020. • And now we await the completion of Palmeraie and the

Ritz-Carlton on the southwest corner of this interesting intersection. So many significant structures, people and events have populated the intersection of Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. But some ideas never came to be: It was considered as a site for the planned Scottsdale Center for the Arts in the early 1970s, as a relocation site for Scottsdale Stadium, for a convention center, for the Hall of Flame museum and for the relocation of former Papago POW huts that had been used as a motel on Scottsdale Road south of Old Town. 

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ARIES 3/21-4/20 July kicks off the summer solstice’s three-month cycle. The sun has shifted into the sentimental water sign of Cancer. We’re acting on national issues. Jupiter in your sun sign suggests you get moving (July 1 to July 29). Mars in Taurus (July 4 to July 31) suggests you learn something new. Personal power days: July 18, July 19 and July 20

LEO 7/23-8/22 You’ve made major decisions the last two months. July will be more positive. Important contracts and significant relationships dominate. The sun entering your own sign on July 23 motivates you to do something enjoyable July 23 to July 31. Add romance to your life beginning on July 29. Personal power days: July 1, July 2 and July 3

TAURUS 4/21-5/20 You will accomplish a lot between July 1 and July 13. You are infl uenced by this year ’s eclipses in October and November. It brings major changes to your personal and work lives. Right now, financial matters are spotlighted. Personal power days: July 21 and July 22

VIRGO 8/23-9/22 Your professional and personal lives will become complex and confusing the next few weeks. The country’s fastmoving changes influence your work, services and housing. Shortages of all kinds abound. Infl ation may stay until spring. Personal power days: July 4, July 5 and July 31

GEMINI 5/21-6/21 If something has not happened by the week of July 13, speak up or get away for a quick weekend. Focus on family and home matters while eyeing your cash flow. The economy is freefalling, but July is a month for political, social and economic action. Go sightseeing locally. Personal power days: July 23, July 24 and July 25 CANCER 6/22-7/22 Happy Birthday, Cancer, and like our country, you are going through a reset. Think twice about going overboard. The combination of fire, water and air suggests you stock up on goods, join a carpool and cancel that trip. You are not passive. You act. Personal power days: July 7, July 12 and July 20

LIBRA 9/23-10/23 July’s theme is teamwork at home and at work. Midmonth you will dismantle what was and turn it into what is. The Leo sun on July 23 allows you create your own enjoyment and opportunities. Fireworks will light up the sky all right — in all aspects of your life. Question: How will this affect you? Personal power days: July 6 and July 7 SCORPIO 10/24-11/21 Address any ignored issues by midmonth. Use the next three weeks to reconsider options. Hold off making any rash or untimely decisions. You’ll come up with a better solution or a new plan when the new moon arrives on July 28. Personal power days: July 8 and July 9

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SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21 July presents a day-to-day crisis when it comes to travel. There will be unexpected interferences. Use off time to review personal plans or items you have been ignoring. Expand your horizons July 25 to July 31. Personal power days: July 10 and July 11 CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 You may have to work harder for things to run smoothly. Oppositions abound this month. Your family values will be altered during the next six months. Make a new game plan between July 1 and July 13. If a plan or agreement has not been met, then let it go. Put a little fun in your life the last half of July. Personal power days: July 12 and July 13 AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 This summer, your personal life will change. Uranus, the planet of surprises, is on everyone’s calendar. Don’t make any rash moves — change of job, relationship, etc. Address your own needs. The residing sun in Leo on July 23 is good for socially networking. Personal power days: July 14 and July 15 PISCES 2/19-3/20 You’ll have a reality check that pushes you out of your comfort zone July 1 to July 21. The market remains in transitory mode. Hopefully, around midmonth, medical breakthroughs will be announced. Everyone around you — including you — will be more vocal and informed the next four months. Pisces often work in the health/medical field. You’ll be in demand this month. Personal power days: July 16 and July 17 

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