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These drinks will help guests stay cool poolside

By Kristine Cannon

The Saguaro’s Cactus Jack

Bottom’s up!

With pools filling up and cabanas booking up quickly, there’s no better time to make your reservations and plan poolside cocktails ahead of a visit to Scottsdale’s various resorts.

And who better to get drink recommendations from than the resorts themselves?

The Saguaro

Let’s start in Old Town with The Saguaro Scottsdale, where the Cactus Jack ($13) — a blended cocktail with Milagro Tequila, watermelon agave, lime juice and a Tajin rim — reigns supreme.

“Watermelon and tequila pair so well together,” says David Swank, The Saguaro’s director of food and beverage. “The flavor profiles balance each other out perfectly. And having this blended, (you) couldn’t ask for a better cocktail at the pool.”

Hungry? Swank recommends pairing this watermelon cocktail with the Baja fish tacos ($16), stuffed with fresh mahimahi, pico de gallo and shredded cabbage and drizzled with a chipotle aioli — all on housemade corn tortillas.

Canopy Old Town

A half-mile west, Canopy by Hilton Scottsdale Old Town’s most popular poolside cocktail also has quite the kick: the Pirate Jenny ($15).

Served at the resort’s rooftop pool and lounge, the Pirate Jenny mixes habaneroinfused tequila with banana liqueur, carrot juice and a dash of lime juice.

“It’s a great mix of healthy notes from the carrot juice and a bit of heat from the habanero-infused tequila,” says Devin Mahoney, general manager and chief enthusiast. “It also has a great orange color that really stands out.”

He recommends pairing this hot cocktail with the queso fundido with honey-balsamic glazed pork belly ($14).

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The Scott Resort & Spa, where guests can indulge in what they describe as “The Scott’s take on the piña colada — without the sugar rush”: the Helen & Maude ($11).

Described by The Scott as its “tropical homage to the classic Cuban mojito,” Helen & Maude mixes Nicaraguan rum with coconut, lime, mint and soda.

“The cocktail is very refreshing in the Arizona sun,” says Candie Watkins, The Scott’s food and beverage manager.

And what pairs better with a coconut and rum drink than a light shrimp ceviche?

“To get the ultimate oasis experience, I would recommend pairing the cocktail with our shrimp ceviche ($16) or our quinoa and avocado salad ($13), both light and delicious,” Watkins says. “To be honest, Helen & Maude pairs well with any dish at the pool.”

Andaz

Over at Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows, however, guests prefer sipping on a refreshing, citrusy cocktail.

The top seller is the Tahitian limeade ($14), which features Tito’s vodka, Coco Lopez, lime and soda.

It’s what Andaz describes as a “skinny piña colada.”

“It’s light and refreshing and it has a tropical flavor to it — the perfect beverage to cool down on a hot day,” says Andrew Basom, assistant operations manager.

He recommends pairing the fruity cocktail with Andaz’s carne asada fries ($16), loaded with marinated flank steak, queso Oaxaca guacamole, pico de gallo and cilantro crema.

Camelback Inn

Farther north, at JW Marriott Camelback Inn, guests love not one but three of the resort’s poolside cocktails: the Kokopelli colada ($16), the jalapeño paloma ($14) and the raspberry “pear-adise” ($16).

“The Kokopelli colada is a must-try,” says Arthur Pottenger, senior F&B operations manager, who described the cocktail as boasting a honey and coconut rim.

“It’s almost literally the icing on the cake for this drink,” he says. “People always love to eat the rim.”

The jalapeño paloma, on the other hand, features Patron Silver infused with fresh jalapeños.

“You can’t go wrong,” Pottenger says, adding that the raspberry “pear-adise” “isn’t sweet. It’s just refreshing.”

The Scott’s Helen & Maude

Phoenician

The Phoenician is a little tricky, as the pools are only available to registered resort guests, and they do not offer day passes to the general public.

However, this summer through September 10, a starting rate of $199 per night is being offered, with a nightly $50 resort credit.

That said, the Phoenician’s most popular poolside cocktail is a no-frills, guilt-free cocktail: the skinny margarita ($16).

“Guests like to enjoy a great-tasting cocktail without having to think about calories, especially while spending their days poolside,” says Lisa Mercer, food and beverage director.

Nothing pairs better with a light, refreshing margarita than fish tacos — Phoenician’s Baja fish taco ($16), to be more precise.

“Its cilantro-lime cabbage, pickled onions, avocado, corn chips and jalapeñoschug salsa blend nicely with the margarita’s El Jimador Blanco Tequila, lime juice and agave nectar,” Mercer explains.

Adero

Even farther north, Adero Scottsdale’s pool is the place to be for bourbon-based drinks, particularly the bourbon peach smash ($15).

“The flavor profile is very approachable, being light, flavorful and drinkable in the Arizona sun,” says Billi Levine, food and beverage director.

Come to Adero with an empty stomach, too, because Levine recommends ordering its Sonoran chicken sandwich along with the cocktail.

“The smoked green chile and pepper jack cheese adds a little heat to your palate,” Levine says. 

Sax Pettit operated the Basket House on Brown Avenue, with trademark baskets on the roof.

(Photo courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

Sco sdale’s signs,landm ks ev ve

By Joan C. Fudala

For more than 50 years, Scottsdale has been proud to be known as the town that banned billboards.

Decades ago, foresighted leaders and citizens asked: Decades ago, foresighted leaders and citizens asked: With beautiful natural landscape views, renowned With beautiful natural landscape views, renowned public art and architecture, and a culture of aesthetic public art and architecture, and a culture of aesthetic appreciation, why would Scottsdale allow those defi nappreciation, why would Scottsdale allow those defi ning views to be marred by huge advertisements and ing views to be marred by huge advertisements and fl ashing neon?

The road to enact Scottsdale’s sign ordinance was not a smooth The road to enact Scottsdale’s sign ordinance was not a smooth one but makes an interesting backstory.

The signs and manmade landmarks the sign ordinance eliminated The signs and manmade landmarks the sign ordinance eliminated or altered (or that are gone due to business closures/name changes) or altered (or that are gone due to business closures/name changes) would also fi ll a museum, like one recently opened in Casa Grande. would also fi ll a museum, like one recently opened in Casa Grande.  From founding through incorporation in 1951, Scottsdale’s “built From founding through incorporation in 1951, Scottsdale’s “built environment” — anything constructed before the zoning laws were environment” — anything constructed before the zoning laws were enacted — was unencumbered by zoning or design-review regulaenacted — was unencumbered by zoning or design-review regulations. Businesses could erect any sign, anywhere. In 1897, J.L. Davis tions. Businesses could erect any sign, anywhere. In 1897, J.L. Davis opened Scottsdale’s fi rst business, a general store and post offi ce. He opened Scottsdale’s fi rst business, a general store and post offi ce. He attracted customers with a sign that covered half of the wood-frame attracted customers with a sign that covered half of the wood-frame building’s western façade, even though it was the only business in building’s western façade, even though it was the only business in the small farming village.  After World War II, merchants, led by Malcolm White and the newly formed Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, voluntarily agreed to adopt a Western-style architecture and aesthetic to build on postwar tourism opportunities. Signs …continues on page 34

The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce erected the cowboy sign on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street in 1952 to advertise upcoming town

…continued from page 32

reflected the town’s new slogan, The West’s Most Western Town, but could be of any size, color or materials.  One of the most recognizable signs of the 1950s was the cowboy erected in 1952 on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. Sponsored by the chamber of commerce and originally fabricated of Masonite, it advertised local events and served as a backdrop for countless “Kodak moments.” Replicas of the cowboy were positioned around the East Valley to direct drivers to Scottsdale. After at least four facelifts, the Main Street cowboy continues to welcome residents and tourists to Old Town Scottsdale.  The Scottsdale Town Council began to discuss an ordinance regulating signs and billboards, initially feeling it would be too complicated to enforce. In January 1957, the council passed the fi rst iteration of a sign ordinance, regulating the placement and height of new signs. Meanwhile, large billboards proliferated along Scottsdale Road, as well as Thomas and McDowell roads, advertising everything from A-1 beer to Hallcraft Homes,

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China Lil’s on East Main Street attracted diners with its colorful character

and rickshaw out front. (Photo courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

car dealerships and restaurants.  During the era of First Lady Bird Johnson’s beautifi cation campaign and passage of the 1965 Highway Beautifi cation Act that targeted billboards, Scottsdale tightened its sign rules. A citizen committee and city offi cials held public meetings prior to the council enacting stringent sign rules in April 1965. Many merchants were unhappy at having to take down large, freestanding signs and to downsize signs on their buildings, concerned that customers would have a hard time fi nding them. Billboard advertising companies brought legal action against Scottsdale. However, surveys of visitors lauded Scottsdale for its bold action to ban signs that blighted the otherwise attractive city.  The 1975 city of Scottsdale annual report proclaimed, “Because signs are an important ingredient in the total concept of Scottsdale’s ‘quality of life,’ citizens in 1973 decided they wanted to do something about the illegal, nonconforming ones that detracted from the tastefulness of most of the city’s 4,000 business signs. Through a charter amendment, voters by a 10-to-1 margin gave the city the power to amortize more than 1,600 signs that did

not meet the standards of the 1962 sign law. Businessmen and property owners cooperated with city inspectors, and soon, one by one, garish, oversized or too high signs were replaced.”  Although most billboards and nonconforming signs were gone by the mid-1970s (the April 29, 1974, Arizona Republic reported that 200 illegal signs had been taken down voluntarily by their owners that year), several were “grandfathered.” One at Thomas and Scottsdale roads came down in 1997, one at Pinnacle Peak and Scottsdale roads came down in the early 2000s, and one billboard remains along McDowell Road.  If Scottsdale had a sign museum, perhaps these former signs and landmarks might be among the collection: • 1930s vintage Earl’s Market sign on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. • The brass Indian headdress sign on the gates of the Papago POW Camp during World War II. • Signs at arts and crafts enclaves like the 1946 vintage Arizona Craftsmen at Brown and Main and the 1950s Craft Village on Miller Road. • Restaurant building signs/3D symbols like Lulu Belle on Main Street, the Pink Pony logo (designed by artist Lew Davis), the 1962 vintage Trader Vic’s sign and Polynesian icon at the front door on Fifth Avenue, Hobo Joe’s iconic fi gure at Scottsdale Road and First Avenue, China Lil’s fi gurine and rickshaw on East Main, JD’s nightclub sign on south Scottsdale Road, the cow skull and sign for Grease Wood Flat on Alma School and billboards advertising Pinnacle Peak Patio and Reata Pass cowboy restaurants. and Reata Pass cowboy restaurants. • • Theater marquees like the T-Bar-T/Kiva Theater marquees like the T-Bar-T/Kiva and Portofino on Main Street and Portofino on Main Street

When it opened in 1975, the McCormick Railroad Park had a distinctive sign. Notice this photo predates construction of the Seville Shopping Center across the street. The Safari Hotel marquee sign along Scottsdale Road, north of Camelback, also advertised Paul Shank’s French Quarter nightclub performers.

(Photo courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

A billboard advertising Pinnacle Peak Patio stood on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak roads. Although advertising another business at the time, the sign came down in the 2000s when the former Rawhide

property changed hands. (Photo courtesy of the Scottsdale Historical Society)

and the Round-up Drive-In cowboy on and the Round-up Drive-In cowboy on Thomas. Thomas. • • Town/city limit signs like the 1950s “Horses Have the Right of Way” and the “Horses Have the Right of Way” and the welcome sign with civic club logos erected welcome sign with civic club logos erected on Scottsdale and Osborn roads by the on Scottsdale and Osborn roads by the Scottsdale 20/30 club in 1962. Scottsdale 20/30 club in 1962. • • The 50-foot-high Frontier Lanes sign on Thomas Road; a similar tall, lighted sign for Thomas Road; a similar tall, lighted sign for Papago Lanes on Scottsdale Road. Papago Lanes on Scottsdale Road. • • Both versions of the Los Arcos Mall sign on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell roads, as well as the original McDowell roads, as well as the original Papago Plaza sign on the southwest corner Papago Plaza sign on the southwest corner of the intersection, Frontier Town sign on of the intersection, Frontier Town sign on Thomas Road, Borgata Shopping Center Thomas Road, Borgata Shopping Center sign on Scottsdale Road and Camelback sign on Scottsdale Road and Camelback Mall sign. Mall sign. • • 1950s and ’60s resort hotel marquees like

Horseman’s Park, opened in 1986, became HorseWorld and eventually WestWorld. This photo shows the unveiling of the Snellen Johnson horse sculpture at the entrance in 1989. (Photo

courtesy of Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce)

the Safari Hotel (and Paul Shank’s French Quarter nightclub), the Executive House Arizonian (that changed signs multiple times when it rebranded as the SunBurst, Caleo, FireSky and The Scott), the 1920s Adobe House guest ranch and 1930s Kiami Lodge. • The original 1975 McCormick Railroad Park sign, complete with gas lamp and train silhouette. • Gas station signs like Blakely’s on Scottsdale Road and at Pinnacle Peak Patio, Gulf stations, Frederick’s Auto Livery at Scottsdale and Main, Kennedy’s 76 on Scottsdale Road, Avery’s stations on Brown Avenue and Thomas Road, and more. • Car dealerships like Madison’s on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Camelnorthwest corner of Scottsdale and Camelback roads, Peterson’s on back roads, Peterson’s on Scottsdale Road in the heart of Old Town, Scottsdale Road in the heart of Old Town, Korte Chevrolet, Woudenberg Pontiac. • Signs announcing the many uses of the 1909-vintage Scottsdale Grammar School, including Coronado School, Town Hall, Scottsdale Police Department, Scottsdale Public Library and Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce (before becoming home to the Scottsdale Historical Museum). • The 1950s/’60s Don Pablo’s House of Relics sign on the northeast corner of Pinnacle Peak and Scottsdale roads. • A 1967 bench sign in front of Scottsdale’s wooden ballpark on which the Scottsdale Charros invited all to attend Chicago Cubs Spring Training games. • • Signs showing the evolution of Signs showing the evolution of

Generations of moviegoers looked for the cowboy marquee welcoming them to the RoundUp Drive In on Thomas Road. It opened in 1955 by then-Scottsdale Mayor From 1960 to 2001, shoppers, diners and moviegoers found Los Arcos Mall on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell roads by its distinctive, arch-

mounted sign. (Photo courtesy of Joan Fudala)

HonorHealth Osborn, from City Hospital of Scottsdale to Baptist Hospital of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and Scottsdale Healthcare. • Signs in front of former schools: Scottsdale High School, Jokake School for Girls, Judson, Brownmoor, Apache, Paiute and Loloma. • Shop signs like the Basket House on Brown (including its array of big baskets on the roof), Bank of Douglass on Main (with its rooftop horse wagon), the European Christmas Market on Scottsdale Road with its nutcracker-adorned columns, Lute’s Pharmacy and Saba’s Western Wear. • City project signs announcing construction of the Indian Bend Wash, Scottsdale Municipal Airport and Civic Center. • The 1975-vintage box offi ce marquee on the façade of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. • Signs for HorseWorld (now WestWorld), Rawhide 1880s Western Town and Desert Park (on the north end of the Scottsdale Airport runway in the 1970s). • Alas, too big for a museum: the huge American flag atop the tent erected at WestWorld circa 2005 to house special events.

What was your favorite sign? 

AUGUST 2021

Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA

ARIES 3/21-4/20

August’s patterns are not tranquil. July’s drama will continue for another fi ve weeks. Hopefully, you can address unexpected workrelated transformations in your industry and professional life. Use the new moon on August 8 to motivate you. Climate and viruses, followed by education, dominate the calendar. Your goals, plans and methods need to be revisited. You’ll make progress on August 22.

Personal power days: August 24 and August 25

TAURUS 4/21-5/20

Expect big increases in pricing/services in real estate and investments. Remain patient and don’t accept everything you hear. One thing’s for sure: “It” — whatever that means — will cost you, including natural resources. Prices increase rapidly by the second week.

Personal power days: August 1, August 26, August 27 and August 29

GEMINI 5/21- 6/21

Take a quick weekend getaway. Your ability to adjust is your saving grace from August 1 to August 23. Stay updated on your industry’s happenings. You can take your checkbook but leave your pen at home. In other words, be conservative.

Personal power days: August 2, August 3, August 4, August 30 and August 31

CANCER 6/22-7/22

In the next two to three weeks, you’ll have to alter your budget, work demands or cutbacks, due to coronavirus, as you enter the month ahead. Cost increases and the shrinking availability of products and supplies is a concern from August 7 onward. Watch the stock market reversals, prepare for fi nancial compromises in personal and world economies.

Personal power days: August 5 and August 6 encourages you to do it yourself, especially from August 1 to August 20. Full moons, like the one on August 22, often bring hellos or goodbyes. Major decisions and happenings will alter your life — even those made years ago. Your work pace picks up by the third week. August’s lively direction will set you in motion before the year ends. Take your time in personal matters and weigh your priorities.

Personal power days: August 7 and August 8

VIRGO 8/23-9/22

Last month’s scenarios make a repeat performance. Find free time for unfi nished projects or work/family responsibilities (August 1 to August 14). Once the sun enters your sign on August 23, it’s off to work you go. You are back on track and making progress — although national and worldwide health issues demand solutions that could place restrictions.

Personal power days: August 9 and August 10

LIBRA 9/23-10/23

There is no need for compromise or pleasing others. You have the right requirements and the ability to “connect.” Take advantage of this month’s “blue moon” — the second full moon in the sign of Aquarius. The air signs — Gemini, Libra and Aquarius — may fi nd August fi lled with personal and international happenings. From August to October, you’ll see a pattern of misinformation.

Personal power days: August 11 and August 12

SCORPIO 10/4-11/21

Matters may be completed beginning with the new moon on August 10 and the blue moon on August 22. Hold off making any rash or untimely decisions. You’ll create a new plan. You may say goodbye to job/ work opportunities; prepare between August and October.

Personal power days: August 13 and August 14 SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21

In August, there’s potential for a positive change; circle the week of August 23. Circle August 8 to August 22. Sudden breakthroughs in technology this month will be announced. Use this off time to review personal plans or matters you have been ignoring. Expand your horizons.

Personal power days: August 15 and August 16

CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19

Don’t give up. You are almost at the fi nish line. Big businesses leave little room for small businesses. Owners may have to collaborate to survive the threatening business weather of supply and demand. A change in laws and restrictions requires a new perspective and a more conservative approach. Less can be more. Personal power days: August 17 and August 18

AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18

You’ll see personal and professional changes this month. The second blue moon in your sign on August 22 is life altering. Be careful what you wish for. You may be in a diff erent space in a couple weeks when fi ve planets are in retro until October. August’s blue moon may require a compromise. For some Aquarians, you’ll say goodbye — in a good way — to the past. You are switching gears, and that’s good news.

Personal power days: August 19, August 20 and August 21

PISCES 2/19-1/20

Pisces are generally last, but they’ll be fi rst this month. There’s a need for fi rst responders because of the surges in coronavirus. The fi ve retro planets lead to a kinder world from August 20 to October 6. Threatening scenarios may be repeated, forcing human principles into play. Your creativity is at an all-time peak.

Personal power days: August 22 and August 23 

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