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Council split on whether development pays its way BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

oes development pay for itself was the question of the hour at last week’s Scottsdale City Council meeting. A discussion on whether or not all of downtown should be called Old Town

Planning panel narrowly favors 338-unit complex

quickly turned into a debate about the sustainability of development in all of Scottsdale. Councilwomen Linda Milhaven and Tammy Caputi claimed development does pay for itself in the form of property and sales taxes as well as impact fees that developers are required to pay when building new projects.

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Scottsdale Planning, Economic Development and Tourism Director Randy Grant noted developers are required to upgrade infrastructure if they propose projects the current infrastructure can’t sustain. And Caputi said Scottsdale needs more housing to attract the commercial

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BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

he Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 4-3 Wednesday to recommend that City Council approve the rezone request for a controversial 338-unit apartment complex near the intersection of 92nd Street and Shea Boulevard. Commission Chair Renee Higgs, Vice Chair Joe Young as well as commissioners George Ertel and William Scarborough voted in favor of recommending the zoning variance for 92 Ironwood.

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Miller Road residents fear extension project BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

on Forbes has lived in his home on 75th Way in Scottsdale for 18 years. He’s got a clear-view fence through which he and his family like to watch the owls that have made the area theirs just outside his backyard. He’s afraid that may be coming to an end, however, as the city intends to extend Miller Road between Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley roads. But it’s not just owls and the loss of his view of the McDowell Mountains that has Forbes worried about the $14.2 million project to create a four-lane road with a bridge over Rawhide Wash and put in sidewalks. He �igures people are going to use the new road as an alternative to Scottsdale and Pima roads, which not only means a lot of traf�ic right outside his back yard, but fast traf�ic. He foresees Miller becoming as dangerous as Scottsdale and Pima roads. “I have a 16-year-old daughter and I won’t let her turn left from Juan Tabo onto Scottsdale Road,” Forbes said. The new extension will also provide a direct connection to the Hayden Road/Loop 101 interchange. Forbes is not alone in his fears. Pinnacle Reserve neighborhood residents recently submitted a petition to city council asking if anything can be done to mitigate speed, noise and light on the street. They are not stopping there either: the HOA has hired an attorney. Fred White, a Pinnacle Reserve resident who lives on Jaun Tabo, feels like the city had been listening to neighbors’ concerns until the homeowners association hired an attorney. City staff told White traf�ic control devices, such as speed bumps, can be added after the project is completed if necessary, but White would rather they be proactive with such measures. “I don’t want to wait for a kid to get run over,” White said. Matt Clark, who moved into his home on N. 75th Way in February, is also worried about the speed on the new stretch of Miller road as well. “They are making it the same size as Scottsdale and Pima roads and they go 60 miles an hour down those roads,” Clark said. “They can say it won’t be as fast but why are they building it the same size?”

The orange-shaded area on this map shows the extent of the Miller Road project. (City of Scottsdale)

The speed limit for the new stretch of road, construction of which is set to begin in either November or December, was originally set at 45 mph but the city later dropped it to 35 mph. The city has also pushed the sidewalks closer to the street in order to accommodate residents who were concerned about encroachment onto their lawns. Some residents have requested a noise abatement wall along the road, but studies do not show noise levels will be high enough to justify that, according to Scottsdale Project Manager Jeremy Richter – not to mention some residents are vehemently opposed to giant walls just outside their backyards. The Maricopa County Flood Control District is also making a number of improvements to keep water �lows in the Rawhide Wash in a separate project. Currently, the corresponding section of Pima Road carries an average of 11,250 vehicles per lane per day. That is the second highest count in the city. Likewise, the corresponding section of Scottsdale Road averages 10,875 vehicles per lane per day. That is the fourth highest count in the city. Also, the Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak intersection has the fourth highest approachlane volume in the city. When completed, the city expects 22,000 vehicles will use the new stretch of Miller road per day, alleviating congestion on Pima and Scottsdale roads, which are expected to see 46,000 and 34,000 vehicles per day, respectively, once the Miller Road project is complete. Scottsdale City Council just voted to accept $9.9 million from the Maricopa Association of Governments for the project. The city will foot the remainder of the bill with funds raised from the transportation tax.

Councilwoman Solange Whitehead noted the city has already made changes to the plan to accommodate people’s concerns, like lowering the speed limit and the design of the bridge over Rawhide Wash. “(I) just assure the residents I will continue to work with you,” she said. “The suggestions are good. I have actually spent a lot of time with staff and its never enough, but I can tell you staff has been meeting extensively with the neighborhoods. It’s very dif�icult to reach everybody but we will continue to try.” Other council members, like Kathy Little�ield and Tammy Caputi, echoed that sentiment. “I do have a problem with the feeling the citizens are not being listened to because this is going to affect their neighborhoods,” Little�ield said. “If we’re just going to go on our merry way and build what we want to build, that’s not right. We need to work with the citizens. We need to have meetings with them on a regular basis. We need to listen to them and I’ll be a part of that.” The plan to extend the road has been on the books since at least 1991, but Clark never thought anything would ever come of it when he bought his home. “That sign (saying the road is earmarked for extension) has been there at least a decade,” Clark said. But a week after he and his family moved in, the city had a public meeting about the extension of the road. He �igures he might not have bought his home had he known there were actual plans to expand the road. White said he has attended numerous meetings where city staff have indicated the project was not going to happen because of its expense or other barriers. “We do feel misled about the project,” White said.

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Most workers in Scottsdale can’t afford living here BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

he vast majority of people who work in Scottsdale don’t actually live in town. Scottsdale has about 200,059 jobs and roughly 166,549 of them are filled by people who live outside of Scottsdale. “That’s 83 percent of Scottsdale workers living elsewhere,” Scottsdale Community Assistance Manager Irma Hollamby told City Council during a work session on affordable housing Sept. 21. Those people jam Scottsdale roads during the workday, then go home at night and purchase goods and services, pay property tax, sales tax, etc.

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properties that fill the city coffers with sales and property taxes. Mayor David Ortega saw things from another angle. “I do want to bring out the point that when it comes to impact fees and you actually look at the checkbook and the checkbook indicates for water alone, we have spent or laid out $36.1 million in infrastructure and the development community and the develop impact fees have only contributed $17 million (over a five-year period),” he said. “That’s less than 50 percent. We are fronting those costs,” Ortega continued. “The other part of the checkbook for wastewater and those numbers we’ve put out $36 million and again the development is lagging: they’ve paid only $10.9 million. What that

in other cities. The reason: There is very little affordable housing in Scottsdale. Hollamby identified some key reasons why homes in Scottsdale cost so much: • Lack of affordable land and high cost of construction materials; • Scottsdale expects high-quality builds with amenities such as openspace requirements, low-density development, building setbacks, and higher parking ratios; • Neighborhood expectations that development will be of equal or increased value; • Wages are not keeping up with housing costs. Hollamby’s office administers roughly $5.5 million per year in fed-

means is … the developers are lagging in paying their fair share.” Councilwoman Solange Whitehead pointed out there are no impact fees to pay for extra police officers, libraries or parks. Those are often paid for in property taxes but Whitehead noted the Arizona Legislature has reduced commercial property tax rates several times over the last several years, making it difficult for cities to justify new growth. “We need a partnership at the Legislature because the Legislature is making it very difficult for city councils to develop strong partnerships with developers and get it paid for,” she said, adding: “I think that would bring people together instead of this for and against development (argument) that we’re seeing right now (in the community).”

eral money to pay local landlords. The city also gets about $1.5 million in community development block grants for housing rehabilitation and purchasing homes, and another $300,000 to fund a non-profit that purchases affordable housing. The city will hire a consultant to conduct a full study of the issue. Councilwoman Solange Whitehead would like the contractor to identify how many second homeowners there are today versus 2001 as well as an historical look of how many apartments versus condos are out there. She would also like to look at incentivizing turning short-term rentals into long-term rentals as well as identifying areas where apartments

Caputi finally put the question point blank to Grant of whether development pays for itself. His response essentially amounted to, it’s complicated. “That’s always a great question,” Grant said. “In order to fully answer that we have to get down quite a bit into the weeds … It’s not just a comparison of the primary impacts of that particular investment. “It’s the secondary and tertiary impacts of people living there, supporting area businesses and generating sales tax dollars and so forth. And a secondary product of that is, if your neighbor invests $100,000 in their house, your house value goes up. If they let their house go into decline, your house value goes down. There’s always an interest in how do you attract that reinvestment that’s going to raise all the ships.” Vice Mayor Betty Janik finally came

can be built so residents can walk to their jobs. Vice Mayor Betty Janik wanted to identify other similar cities that could be compared to Scottsdale as well as looking into build-to-rent properties. Councilwoman Tammy Caputi doesn’t figure the consultant isn’t going to tell Council anything it doesn’t already know. “We have very small supply and very large demand that’s what keep driving prices up, and up and up,” she said. Mayor David Ortega also noted he has talked with a number of churches that have talked about dedicating some of their land for affordable housing construction.

to Grant’s aid. “I’ve read quite a bit on does economic development pay for itself,” she said. “You can go and check all the literature and you can get six experts say it does and six equal expert people that say it doesn’t. “One of the comments that Randy (Grant) brought up was do you include the value of the homes going up when you talk about does development pay for itself. That is a very controversial topic so I don’t think that it’s reasonable to expect our staff to be able to answer that question because there are a whole lot of variables.” In the end, council members did agree on two things. First, development should pay for itself and if it’s not, calculations need to change to make sure it does, and second, the council agreed to continue calling all of the downtown area Old Town.

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“I think the reason we need more apartments is because real estate is exploding,” Young said. “I know my own home has tripled in value since I bought it. Those options to live in Scottsdale aren’t around anymore. “I think people are still coming,” Young added. “There’s more and more employment coming to Scottsdale which I've got to believe, the city council, the mayor are happy about bringing tax dollars. We need a place to put these people and multi-family seems to be the answer.” Meanwhile, commissioners Christian Serena, Barney Gonzalez and Barry Graham voted against the proposal. Gonzalez was troubled by the project’s density. “I appreciate everything the developer has done with this, believe me, and I like everything he did, he brought down the height, you know - I’m sure not entirely voluntarily but it was a reasonable decision to bring it down to the con�ines of the area.” “That’s the hard part of zoning – trying to make a solid application that �its to the general public,” he continued. “So, my only

Some residents opposed to the project said its look did not ﬁt the neighborhood's character. This is one of the renderings included in the packed that went to the Planning Commission. (City of Scottsdale)

problem with this is still the density part.” The application was to rezone 3.92 acres from commercial to mixed use in order to allow the apartment complex to be built on the side. If ultimately approved by Council, the apartment complex would sit adjacent to the 9400 Shea project that calls for 219 apartments. It would abut against the Mercado Del Rancho Shopping Center.

Resident Gary Naquin spoke against the project, noting permanent residents would create different traf�ic patterns than people using of�ices, which the land is currently zoned for. Furthermore, he added, the looks of the proposed building do not �it the character of the neighborhood. “We’re interested in the culture and the character of the neighborhood and, quite

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t least some affordable housing may be coming to downtown Scottsdale. The city Planning Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday to recommend that City Council rezone 1.7 acres at the intersection of Miller Road and 6th Avenue to allow for 148-unit apartment complex known as “The Miller.” As part of the project, the owner, the Toll Brothers, has agreed to dedicate eight units as “Workforce Housing,” which would control the rent on those units per federal regulations for a total of five years without seeking any tax breaks or government reimbursement for lost revenue. “Tonight, together, we can really make a difference we can open up the doors that have been slammed shut for healthcare providers, first responders and our teachers at no cost to the tax payers, with no city funds and with no tax breaks,” said John Berry, an attorney representing the Toll Brothers. The project, which would also include $400,000 in public art and more parking than required. Berry suggested The Miller could become part of a wider trend – developers offering workforce housing without offsetting government subsidies. There were no public speakers against the project and seven in support of it. Sarah Bentley read into the record letters of support from the United

Scottsdale Fire Fighters LAFF Local 5050 and the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association. “With rising rents and property values, our city’s workforce is finding it difficult to locate suitable and affordable residences in the communities they serve,” the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association wrote. “Thanks to the efforts by the Toll Brothers, The Miller would provide a number of below market rate units that are structured to benefit teachers, healthcare workers, fire fighters, and police officers,” it continued. “They would be the first project in Scottsdale to voluntarily offer a number of residences for this purpose. It is a pioneering initiative we hope other developers will emulate,” it said. The proposal requests an increase in density from 50 units per acre on the site to 87 and raises the building height from 66 feet to 76 feet. Planning Commission Vice Chair Joe Young also praised the project and hope to see similar ones in the future. “Mr. Berry, I hope this beta test works great because I hope to see another development attempting to do the same thing. I think it’s going to be very important for our downtown and our city as a whole. I think this is a valiant effort to put your best foot forward and show you really care.” Planning Commission member Barney Gonzales cast the one vote against the project, stating, “I just think it’s too tall.”

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New flight school gives airport a baker’s dozen BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

dd one more to the number of flight training schools at the Scottsdale Airport. Cirrus Aircraft is opening a flight training school exclusively for its burgeoning West Coast clientele base next month. The training will be strictly for owners of Cirrus aircraft learning to fly or looking to stay up to date on federal on-going-training requirements. Including Cirrus, there are now 13 flight schools at Scottsdale Airport – 12 fixed-wing schools and one for planes and helicopters. “The expansion of Cirrus Flight Training in Arizona continues our mission of providing world-class training through both our companyowned facilities and partner network around the world,” said Zean Nielsen, CEO for Cirrus Aircraft.

“We are excited to begin offering this premium flight training service in Scottsdale that builds on our Cirrus services initiative to redefine personal aviation through a worldclass customer service experience.” Cirrus chose the Scottsdale Airport because of its proximity to its expanding West Coast market and a nearby trained workforce. The company already operates an innovation center in Chandler that provides avionics, electrical and software engineering services. It also supports the product development team responsible for advancing new technologies and designs for innovative product introductions. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for in November 2021. “We really live and breathe making the customer experience unlike anything else,” company spokeswoman Nadia Haidar said. “We go above and beyond anything a pilot has ever experienced.”

And safety is priority numero uno. In fact, all of the company’s planes come with a parachute system for the entire plane called CAPS. “With a simple pull of the red Thandle, the rocket-propelled parachute system deploys and lowers the entire airplane – so you and your passengers are back to the ground while still safely inside the protected environment of your Cirrus,” a company statement says. “What this really means is more than 170 people have been returned to their families because of CAPS.” The company’s jet model, Vision Jet, also includes a system called “Safe Return” that will land the plane if the pilot is incapacitated. Cirrus also offers its SR line of single-engine piston craft. The additional flight school will mean more noise around the airport. The airport has received over 21,854 noise complaints since Jan. 1. The last noise abatement study at

the airport was completed in 2005. Many of the noise complaints are stemming from the flight schools at the airport, said airport aviation Planning and Outreach Coordinator Sarah Ferrara. Flight schools generate complaints because they tend to fly certain patterns around the airport repeatedly. Flights landing and taking off between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. also generate complaints. “We reach out to operators to ask for their cooperation but because we get federal grants we must, must stay open (24 hours per day, 7 days per week),” Ferrara said. Military training planes using the airport are also a minor source of complaints. “Most people understand they are training for the military,” Ferrara said. Cirrus spokeswoman Nadia Haidar

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said the school will operate during “typical business hours.” Marge Hasslinger, who has lived near Hayden Road and Princess Drive for eight years, once described the noise from the flight school back in May of 2000 as “ruining my life,” but now says that noise is largely abated. The number of training flights, and their accompanying noise, picked up substantially around the time COVID-19 hit in March 2020, Hasslinger said. However, that has lessened little by little until she is no longer thinking about moving. There have been 21,854 noise complaints registered with the airport for the first half of this year, but 21,136 have been made by a single person, according to the airport’s records. If you remove that one person from the equation, complaints are down 258 between the first half of this year and the first half of this year. Approximately 195,852 takeoffs and landings occurred in 2020, making Scottsdale one of the busiest corporate jet facilities in the state. About 455 aircraft are based at Scottsdale Airport, from single engine recreational planes to numerous corporate jets. The airport is the busiest single runway, general aviation airport and the 2nd busiest single runway for all airports in the nation. Aviation activity at the airport and airpark created $688 million in total economic benefits for the region in FY 2019. The spin-off benefit is $10 billion per year. Additionally, there are more than 1,704 aviation-related jobs at the airport and in the airpark.

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SUSD board member questions test score goals BY PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

ot enough is being done with federal pandemic relief money to increase students’ standardized test scores, according to Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board member Libby Hart-Wells. The district administration recently set goals to increase the performance of certain groups of students. For example, it aims to raise the proficiency of English language learners and students in Title 1 schools by 10 percent in both English Language Arts and math on state standardized tests with the help of $29.5 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Title 1 schools receive extra federal funding to boost learning in low-income areas. But that is not enough bang for the buck for Hart-Wells.

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Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel stated the 10 percent goal is just a starting point until a baseline can be established. Furthermore, the 10 percent doesn’t tell the whole story of how students are progressing because it doesn’t measure those making signi�icant progress but are not quite at the “pro�icient” level yet. “The numbers are the difficult thing here because if we tell the public we took a student that was three grade levels behind and moved him to one grade level behind that’s an enormous amount of growth in one year but the public is just going to

see there is a student that is one year behind,” board President Jann-Michael Greenburg said. Menzel also noted a new standardized test will be used next year, so it will be difficult to compare this year’s results with next year. The 10-percent-increase benchmark is considered by administration officials to be an aggressive but reasonable mark. “Ten percent is a big enough chunk to make it doable and challenging and next spring we will see how we did and set goals from there,” district spokeswoman Nancy Norman said.

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“In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., they will have lived, worked or volunteered in the community to bring diverse groups together and to promote civil and human rights in the pursuit of justice for all.” The deadline for nominations is noon Nov. 5. They can be made at ccdarizona. org/diversity-champions. Nominators must provide a onepage written statement describing the nominee’s accomplishments and community involvement and describe how they encouraged positive human relations in Scottsdale and personified Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence, unity and respect for all people. Eligible nominees must live, work

or volunteer in Scottsdale. Dr. Jan Gehler and Police Chief Alan Rodbell were recognized as 2021 Diversity Champions, joining 40 other Diversity Champions honored since the recognition program started in 2001. The Diversity Champions program is run by Community Celebrating Diversity, a Scottsdale nonprofit that sponsors educational and community events to celebrate and create a greater awareness of our community’s diversity. Its mission is to enhance the perception and understanding of diversity, provide opportunities for citizens to recognize our similarities and to acknowledge our differences, and to seek respect for the values of others and the oneness of humanity. Information: ccdarizona.org Contact: Brent Stockwell, Community Celebrating Diversity board member, 480-225-3490 or m.brent. stockwell@gmail.com

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ominations are now being taken for the 2022 Scottsdale Diversity Champions – individuals who exemplify the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and who have enriched and impacted the community through their work and/or volunteerism by empowering others. They will be recognized and honored at the annual Scottsdale Celebrates MLK Jr. event, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Embassy Suites Scottsdale Resort. “Each Diversity Champion Award recipient will be a person who has greatly impacted Scottsdale by empowering others,” organizers said in a release.

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Wheelchair football debuts in Scottsdale

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ustin Walker, a player for the Ability 360/AZ Cardinals wheelchair football team, has sensed the skepticism about his sport. Football is a fast-paced contact game, and for some, it’s dif�icult to imagine that it can be played in wheelchairs. Walker loves to prove that notion wrong. “When someone says wheelchairs and football, the �irst thing they think is ‘Impossible,’” Walker said. “For me and my friends, this has been our dream since we were kids.” Walker and his friends recently played out that dream when teams from across the country gathered at WestWorld of Scottsdale for the �irst Move United Wheelchair Football Tournament of the USA Wheelchair Football League. The tournament was played in conjunction with the Phoenix Abilities Expo. Walker calls it “a group of guys and girls getting in chairs and strapping up to play football. “For this tournament, we are trying to change minds and show people the impossible,” he said. In 2019 Move United, a non-pro�it that operates parasports in more than 200 communities across the country, announced the formation of four wheel-

chair football teams in Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City and Phoenix. The organization then expanded into the USA Wheelchair Football league modeled after the American Flag Football League. Wheelchair Football League games are played in a seven-on-seven format and, like any other football game, consist of four quarters. However, the players do not pull �lags. Instead, Wheelchair Football League games play one-hand touch rules. The touch isn’t always gentle. Even though it is technically a touch game, players dish out vicious hits and take on physical blocks on every down – and they do it all in wheelchairs. “For me, I’m always up for challenges and football is a challenge itself,” Walker said. “But now you throw a chair in there. … You throw 14 chairs on the �ield, and it’s like bumper cars on steroids.” It makes for an inspirational show. But Ability 360/AZ Cardinals player-coach Nick Pryor said it’s about more than inspiring. It’s real football for those who play. “Disabled sports are usually inspirational, but it’s not that way to us,” Pryor said. “We are athletes that happen to have a disability, not disabled athletes. We are trying to put that out there to the universe.” More than 100 athletes and cheerleaders took part in the inaugural tournament. Although they smashed each

Ability 360/AZ Cardinals quarterback-coach Nick Pryor said, “We are athletes that happen to have a disability, not disabled athletes. We are trying to put that out there to the universe.”(Mary Grace Grabill/Cronkite News)

other during the game, they bonded together afterward while sharing a common goal: to spread awareness and build a community. “To have friends, family, and people who don’t even know what wheelchair football is, and come out and be able to see this and be amazed at the energy and big hits, Even though it is technically a touch game, players dish out vicious it’s great,” said An- hits and take on physical blocks on every down in wheelchair footgel City Sports/LA ball competition. (Mary Grace Grabill/Cronkite News) Rams player-coach “It’s a sense of pride for not only them Bart Salgado. “It coming to our house, but we want the makes this all worthwhile.” best facilities and to leave here thinking United States National Adaptive Cheer this is what it is all about,” Walker said. member Mikenzie Adams-Davis added Many of the teams are supported by that camaraderie is one of the league’s NFL clubs in their community. The Tamgreatest bene�its. pa Bay Buccaneers agreed to support “Just to be able to travel where other the Hillsborough County, Florida, team athletes are and have good conversathat competed in Scottsdale after coach tions with people who live life to their Caleb Schillace told the Bucs about the fullest and work their hardest, it’s inspiwheelchair team. rational,” Adams-Davis said. “They have been a great support sysMost of the players, teams and cheertem, and we feel like we are an extension leaders traveled thousands of miles to of the Buccaneers organization,” he said. compete in the tournament. Some came Arizona’s team is supported by Abilito claim a title while other teams hoped ty360, a facility in Phoenix that provides to gain experience. adaptive sports and �itness options for Adaptive Sports Ohio coach Brian disabled people, along with the Arizona Veverka explained, “A lot of our teamCardinals. mates have never been to Phoenix. A lot The team wears red and black jerseys have never been outside of Ohio. And a with white helmets, just like the NFL lot have never even �lown before. So, it Cardinals often do. is a whole lot of �irst-time experiences.” “That relationship with the Cardinals And organizers are already looking to is amazing,” Walker said. “We wouldn’t spread the word and expand the league be wearing half of the stuff we are weareven further. ing without them.” “It’s not just telling your family and The Cardinals are just one of the Valfriends, but telling their friends,” Walkley’s pro sports franchises supporting er said. “Everyone somehow and some programs for adaptive athletes. shape is affected by a disability. You may “It’s amazing to work with all of our not have one yourself, but you know local organizations and professional someone who does. Just being able to teams because it really gives our memspeak about it and spread it can help exbers and our team a sense of belonging pand the league.” to something like that,” Pryor said. “They Walker and others hope that the Westwant to learn more about it. It’s someWorld tournament will inspire more thing special, it really is.” growth.

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Scottsdale chef pens new cookbook BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

hef Scott Conant has been delighting diners with his awardwinning cuisine for 35 years and has captivated audiences with his tenure as a judge on the Food Network shows “Chopped” and “Chopped Sweets.” Now, Conant, who recently settled in Scottsdale, is inspiring other cooks with his latest cookbook, titled “Peace, Love and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef ’s Home Kitchen,” which hit shelves Sept. 14. He wanted this cookbook, his fourth, to be personal, explaining “’Peace, Love, and Pasta’ is genuinely me cooking from my home kitchen while my earlier books were much more restaurant-focused.” The book features recipes that the chef grew up eating at his grandparents’ home in New England and others that he has picked up in his career.

Chef Scott Conant cooks as his youngest daughter Karya), wife Meltem and oldest daughter Ayla watch. (Courtesy of Scott Contant)

“There’s a little bit of New England represented, a little bit of Germany, a lot of Italy and even Turkey represented as well. These are dishes that I’ve been influenced by throughout my career,” Conant said. “I often say that I don’t cook traditional Italian food, but rather that I’m inspired by Italy; Italy is my starting place. Then I integrated other kinds of global experiences into that food, and it’s all represented inside the book.” “It wasn’t until I had children that I started to cook more at home and frankly, it wasn’t until the pandemic that I was cooking at home every day,” Conant said. “While I was testing these recipes, I was also putting dinner on the table for the girls and having fun doing it. This book is a culmination of that and truly about me cooking for my family.” For the New England and Italian recipes, Conant revisited the recipes

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Chaparral brothers’ book offers practical education

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rothers Jackson and Hudson Sinik are a senior and a sophomore at Chaparral High School, respectively, athletes and, now, co-authors. Their book, “An Unconventional Education,” explores critical life skills ranging from picking a major to managing money to interacting with police. Frustrated that these topics were not discussed in school, the Sinik brothers decided to dedicate their summer to writing a book that delved deeper into those matters. “We were working for the Congressional

Award – a program where teens and young adults set goals in volunteer public service, personal development, physical fitness and expedition/exploration and receive awards – and one of the things that I wanted to do to make myself better was learn how to become more money savvy,” said Jackson. “The more I learned, the more I realized that schools don’t teach you those things.” With the idea of writing a book about money management, they eventually saw the book evolve into a guide to success for recent high school graduates. The brothers began exploring different sources and extensively researching the various topics. After compiling statistics and

thoroughly examining the website collegescorecard.ed.gov, they felt like they had more than enough information to build their book. “We found articles that gave financial advice as well as had revelations about college,” Jackson said. The book begins with the student toying with the idea of whether to attend college and the steps that follow. For college-bound teens, the brothers wanted to underscore the importance of what students should do during their time there as opposed to focusing on where they would go. “We examined how it doesn’t matter where you go to college, what matters is

what you do during your time there in your major,” Hudson said. This was evidenced by a study performed by researchers Alan Krueger and Stacy Berg Dale in 1999 that the boy’s father found. “A Princeton economist (Krueger) found that if there is a kid who got into Harvard but chose to go to a state school, that kid will earn the same amount of money,” said Robert Sinik. “It’s not about the school or diploma that hangs on your wall, it’s about the effort and the stuff that is done in school rather than the diploma that is earned.” The next big topic covered in the book in-

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Brothers Hudson, left, and Jackson Sinik are students at Chaparral High School and authors of “An Unconventional Education.” (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

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volves choosing a major its impact on one’s future. As someone with plans to attend college next fall, Jackson wanted to encourage his counterparts to investigate the financial implications of their choice in major. He feels that it is important for people to examine how much money they could be making after graduating and the implications it could have on the college loan debt they may run up. Another major topic is interacting with police. “When you get pulled over and the police ask you ‘do you know how fast you were going?’ the answer is yes and nothing more,” Robert said. “The less you say, the better off you will be.” The book also examines a 2010 study performed by Cornell university researchers that concluded 48 percent of people who confess falsely admit to crimes they did not commit. “Police have a hard job where they encounter the worst types of people frequently,” Jackson said. “However, there are cases where they will try to get people to confess to crimes that they often didn’t commit.” Because of this, he encourages people who have been arrested to understand their rights to an attorney. “We encourage people to ask for a lawyer if they have been arrested and to stay silent after doing so,” Jackson said. Once the book was written, the boys wanted to share it with the world by having it published. “Our dad did the publishing as an e-book

on amazon,” Hudson explained. “Going through a publisher can take up to one or two years but we were able to do this in a few months.” Despite being initially released as an ebook, the book can now be purchased in a paperback format via amazon. Now that the book has had time to reach audiences, it has received positive reviews and has made all the time spent researching and writing over the summer worthwhile. “Going through the process, there were some feelings of doubt, but these boys spent a lot of their summer writing this book and didn’t get to have a lot of fun,” Robert said. “For them to get through what seemed like an impossible task and to get positive reviews has been very rewarding.” One of the best responses to the book so far has been the response by Jacksons wrestling coach. “My wrestling coach liked it a lot and he even wanted me to sign it,” Jackson said with a laugh. Even though the book has been a success and covers many topics, the Sinik’s hope that one thing resonates the most with readers. “There’s a lot of things that can be taken away from the book,” Jackson said. “If there is one thing that I would take away, it is to plan ahead and research what you’re going to do.” Despite finding success as writers, Jackson and Hudson are now looking forward to going back to doing the things they love to do like wrestling, playing baseball and mountain biking. “Now we can go back to normal teen stuff,” Hudson said with a laugh.

that his grandparents made out of ingredients grown in their garden. “My grandparents absolutely influenced me to cook Italian food, one hundred percent. The nostalgia of their garden growing up continues to inspire me every day,” he said. “I always say I can’t smell basil without thinking of my grandfather and standing together in his garden.” Conant credits his grandfather to being one of his first teachers in culinary arts. “Throughout my childhood, my grandfather would constantly point things out to me like ‘this is fennel, these are borlotti beans, this is basil,’ and so on.” he said. “My decision to cook Italian food stems from them while the decision to be a chef came from experiencing the camaraderie that I found in the kitchen. I just love that sense of team.” Conant wants to share the simplicity and elegance that influenced his cuisine when he began his career. “I wanted to showcase that you can have elegant food at home without pretense. There is a simplicity here, which I think is my favorite part of the book itself and the recipes come together quickly,” he said. “I fully admit there are some luxury ingredients, but really, it’s done in a simple, straightforward way to make it accessible and approachable for everyone to cook.” Some dishes have made their way onto the menu at Conant’s restaurants and all have received rave reviews from guests and his family. “A few of the dishes are served in the restaurants, some are inspired by the restaurants, and I wouldn’t put anything in a book if it wasn’t overwhelmingly positively received from my family or guests,” Conant said. Conant hopes that the book can help readers find the same peace he finds every time he cooks a meal for his family. “Besides the reference to cooking pasta, it’s a nod to my own evolution to a certain extent,” he said. “I feel like I’ve gotten to this point where I’m more settled. With that kind of peace of mind, comes a lot of peace and love.”

“Peace, Love and Pasta” is available for purchase on amazon and at Target and Barnes & Noble. (Courtesy of Scott Conant)

When Conant is not writing a cookbook, on TV or cooking for his family, he is kept busy by his three restaurants: the Americano in Scottsdale, Arizona,; Mora Italiano, a modern osteria in Phoenix, Arizona; and Cellaio,an Italian steakhouse at Resorts World Catskills in Monticello, New York. “Scottsdale is such a great place to do business, to live and spend time with family. It made perfect sense to move here,” he said. He was also inspired by another Scottsdale restaurateur. “I also look at people like Sam Fox, who has incubated brilliant concepts inside this market. I’m very inspired by that.” As for his book, he hopes it can help solve the age-old question of “what’s for dinner?” “I hope that people are inspired to cook these dishes and make these recipes part of their home repertoire,” Conant said. “I remember as a kid, my mom always wondered ‘What are we going to have for dinner?’ Hopefully, there’s a couple of your new favorites inside this book for your family.” “Peace, Love and Pasta: Simple and Elegant Recipes from a Chef ’s Home Kitchen” is available at Amazon.com and on shelves at Barnes & Noble and Target.

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Brandables keeps �lourishing after 25 years BY JORDAN HOUSTON Progress Staff Writer

manda Wigal-Schlosser never intended to go into promotional product manufacturing, but she couldn’t resist the offer to own her own business. Now, the Phoenix native said she couldn’t imagine doing anything else. Wigal-Schlosser is the owner and president of Brandables, a promotional products supplier that has serviced the North Scottsdale community for more than 25 years. Opening its doors in 1992, WigalSchlosser said she was asked to take over the company as a former employee three times before she �inally took the plunge. “I took this job just as a year thing, I didn’t love the idea of selling tchotchkes,” she said. “I didn’t understand it, but now I love it. I absolutely love it. “I think once it became my own and I started working hard and saw the success. I never really thought of anything else. It’s my baby. It’s my �irst child before I had children. I nurtured it and I saw it grow and grow.” Brandables is a nationwide, Scottsdale-based promotional products supplier that seeks to help companies advertise and create their brands while standing “out from the competition.” The company, located at 7707 E. Acoma, Suite 110, offers engaging products that can be given away at trade shows, conventions, online or from places of business. The products range from ceramic mugs, to tote bags, wristbands, lanyards, �lash drives and key tags. Other popular items include wearables, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts and ball caps; and gifts and wedding favors, like framed wedding photos, thank you

Brandables owner and President Amanda Wigal-Schlosser was asked to take over the company three times before she took the plunge in 2006. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

cards, calendars and silicone bracelets. Sports-related items are also in demand, especially golf products, the site continues. Brandables offers golf balls, golf towels and gift bags. “I don’t like to be the 1-800 number, where someone calls and said, ‘I want pens,’ and then we take the order,” Wigal-Schlosser said. “We say, ‘Well, what are you trying to do and what are you trying to accomplish?’” Growing up in Central Phoenix, WigalSchlosser majored in marketing at ASU and minored in French and international business. The businesswoman intended to pursue international business school and later move to Washington, D.C., but fate had other plans. After graduating from ASU in 2003, she took a job at Brandables as a placeholder until her next move, she recalls. Wigal-Schlosser worked for the company for three years before she agreed to purchase it in 2006. “I really didn’t know anything about owning a business,” she explains. “I didn’t go to school for owning a busi-

ness, sometimes you just learn from �iguring things out. “The idea intrigued me to be my own boss. It’s really cool to work for yourself. It’s really dif�icult, but it’s extremely ful�illing to know it’s yours.” Wigal-Schlosser has since expanded the company to include ful�illment warehouse services, which allows companies to store marketing collateral, company products and supplies. Brandables typically stores clients’ promotional products inventory, however, ful�illing orders for them when called upon. “I thought this was a great avenue to look into and expand,” the Brandables president said. “Right before this pandemic, we really reworked our warehouse to make it work for a lot more storage for other customers who weren’t just our customers. They would buy our product and would also bring in their own product. “Then the pandemic happened, and now lots of people decided they don’t want to work in an of�ice and want to

start their own ecommerce site. But they don’t know where to store that because it can’t �it in their garage. It was really perfect timing.” Wigal-Schlosser said that although she would like to expand her Brandables in some capacity in the future, she enjoys the framework of small business operations. For her, the most rewarding part of the job is the connections that she fosters with her staff and her clients, WigalSchlosser explains. “Of course, I always want to grow, but I purposefully try to keep us smaller,” she expresses. “I like that small business mentality and feeling when people call and talk to us and we all kind of know what’s going on. “What I’ve noticed is everyone needs what I do, but people don’t think about it until the last minute and then they’re in a rush or in a crunch. And then we make them look like a star and they’re so happy. It’s so neat to be a part of someone’s story, but in the background.” Information: brandables.com

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he nonpro�it arm of a Scottsdale cyber security company says its golf tournament raised enough money to send around 33 veterans through its training program. Acronis SCSVets, which was founded by Acronis SCS, raised $67,000 at the event, which drew 140 golfers and sponsors, according to a release. Several community organizations and businesses sponsored interactive, fund-raising activities during the event. The local businesses included Red Mesa, Squire Patton Boggs, Advanced Business Learning, Axon, Instant Handz and Patriot Printing. “I was truly humbled by the generosity of the participants and sponsors at our golf outing,” said Michael Schwarts, Acronis SCSVets program manager and decorated US Marine. Acronis SCS, a cyber protection and edge data security company, launched the nonpro�it two years ago to provide cyber workforce job training and certi�ication for veterans and military spouses. “With a labor shortage of over 13,000 in cybersecurity and over 530,000 veterans in Arizona, Acronis SCSVets strives to bring more quali�ied veterans

into the talent pool. In turn, the organization is helping to reduce unemployment and underemployment among vets and military spouses,” the nonpro�it said. “The skills, certi�ications, and social support have proven critical to so many transitioning service members.” “I’m thrilled we raised enough money to send other vets, like myself, through a program that provides opportunities and reduces the barriers for career and �inancial growth,” said Marine veteran Reggie Rayford, adding: “Transitioning back into civilian life can be dif�icult for some vets, but with an Acronis SCSVets’ personal success coach, I’ve gained the self-con�idence to pursue my Security+ certi�ication. “Ultimately, I’ll obtain the knowledge and skillsets needed to go on to a more �inancially stable life, a brighter future, and signi�icant opportunities.” Acronis SCSVets touts a 93 percent graduation rate and 79 percent job placement rate. “Tthe support can’t stop on the 18th hole. Organizations like Acronis SCSVets rely on the local community to continue supporting these veterans, military spouses, and the program. We must keep working.” said community supporter Karrin Taylor Robson.

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or the first time since November 2019, the celebrated rock/metal Riot Night returns to Rockbar, Inc. on Oct. 3. Inspired by the iconic Chicago-based music festival Riot Fest and the emergence of Emo Nite – where DJ’s play early 2000’s emo and pop punk music at a club-like setting – event founder Katia Kianpour wanted to create a fun event that celebrated her favorite styles of music. “I’m a huge fan of Warped Tour, Riot Fest in Chicago and then Emo Nite was coming up when I was first thinking of doing something like this in Phoenix, I wanted the music to be a little heavier than Emo Nite,” she said. “I figured since Riot Fest has a lot of different bands, I wanted to combine Emo Nite and Riot Fest and that was where Riot Night came from.” Kianpour had just celebrated the third anniversary of Riot Night in late 2019 and had already planned another show for February 2020.

Riot Night founder Katia Kianpour is excited to have fans return to Rockbar, Inc. on Oct. 2 for a night of loud music and drinks. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Unfortunately, that show had to be postponed to March 2020 and then ultimately canceled when mass gatherings were deemed unsafe because of the pandemic. “It was sad when we couldn’t throw Riot Night, but I was more concerned about the music industry as a whole when the pandemic happened,” Kianpour said. Now that she has received the OK to host an event at the Rockbar, Inc., she is excited to celebrate the music she grew

up listening to and introduce others to some big names in that style of music. Riot Night is slated to feature local rockers First and Forever along with popular acts; Cody Quigstad, a guitarist in the Florida-based metal band Wage War; Matty Mullins, the vocalist for the metal band Memphis May Fire; and Craig Owens, the vocalist of the alternative metal bands Chiodos and Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows.

art is constantly evolving. “Although the title didn’t really define a theme, the artists’ works really speak to the idea of constantly evolving – whether it’d be through ideas, social justice or the development of Phoenix,” said Lauren O’Connell, curator of contemporary art for SMoCA. The exhibit features a unique concoction of two-dimensional and 3-D pieces along with innovative light and film pieces. “It’s a very diverse show in terms of material,” O’Connell said. “It’s so important to represent a lot of different ways of

making contemporary art and the many different types of contemporary artists because life is not fun when it is homogeneous,” she added. The large sculptures and bright neon lights will likely catch the attention of the attendees. But some other buzz likely will come from a film created by Sam Frésquez, who places herself over the male love interests in some famous rom-com movies like “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “Pretty in Pink” and “(500) Days of Summer.” “I love this piece and the way we con-

For some of the artists on the bill, like Quigstad, this will be their first Riot Night experience. “It’s exciting to be in a space where live music is back again and It’ll just be fun to feel the energy of being in a room of people celebrating the music that we grew up on,” said Quigstad, who will be playing a DJ set along with Mullins. Even though this will be his first time, Quigstad will be guided by someone who is not only a veteran of the event but is also his best friend. “Cody is my best friend and we live minutes apart from each other,” Said Mullins. “I thought the only thing that could possibly make Riot Night better is to have him there with me doing a DJ set together.” The two plan to curate a setlist featuring some of the most celebrated songs from artists like Blink-182, Underoath, Hawthorne Heights, My Chemical Romance and Yellowcard. Quigstad also has plans to treat fans to some new song off his bands new album, which will release the day before the show.

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SMoCA unveils exhibits from young artists, O’Chun BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

he Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art has unveiled two new exhibits. The exhibits, titled “Forever Becoming: Phoenix’s Young Artists” and “Mimi O’Chun: It’s All Cake,” explore upcoming local artists and the trends related to the pandemic, respectively. “Forever Becoming” showcases the creativity of the next generation of artists who call Arizona home and display how

nect with it because we’ve seen the movies and know the cast,” O’Connell said. “The way that Sam inserts herself brings a whole new love affair to life.” “The layout is really based on conversations of the works and ways that one can move through the gallery,” she said. “I think that all of these artists are constantly having to re-invent themselves and re-invent their ideas,” she said. “I think that all of these works are a constant evolution and they all are respond-

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“It’s all about picking the right songs,” Quigstad said. “It’s definitely not something you can do at the last minute. If you want your set to be a good one, it has to be very concentrated and have the dynamics of a regular concert setlist.” These songs will not only be the cause of celebration among DJ’s and fans alike but will offer a release for both parties. “When I was young, I had a lot of aggression and emotion and these songs were an outlet to release that,” Mullins said. “Hearing lyrics from someone else who’s going through something that’s similar to what you’re going through makes you realize that you’re not alone.” “I hope that people can have that release or that moment where they forget about all the pain and darkness that’s going on in the world.” added Quigstad. It is the emotional release within these songs that adds to the jubilance of the crowd. “Bringing up these songs that were so impactful for people in such a lighthearted and fun way is a magical experience,” Mullins said. “These were the songs that we grew up on and no matter how old we get and no matter how much our taste changes, these songs will always be a part of who we are as music lovers.” When Oct. 2 rolls around, Mullins and Quigstad will be fresh off of tours with

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ing to the world in which we live today. So, in essence, they are forever becoming.” As these artists navigate these changing times in the art world, O’Connell also hopes that patrons will be impressed. “I want people to realize that this is only a taste of the talent in Phoenix,” she said. “I want people to connect with each work and really get a sense of what’s happening in the artistic community here in Phoenix.” O’Chun’s exhibit is her first solo museum show and while her pieces look soft and cuddly, many allude to darker topics. “As much as it is beautiful, well crafted, delightful and Instagram-able – it’s also talking about all of the cultural changes that we’ve been seeing,” O’Connell said. This is best exemplified by one piece that is an oversized smartphone with a large ring light. The piece looks like a nod to

Rockbar will have its stages ﬁlled with musicians playing DJ sets, live performances and acoustic performances. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) Memphis May Fire vocalist Matty Mullins is among the list of performers who will be playing a set at Riot Night. (Courtesy of Memphis May Fire)

their respective bands and are excited to play a different type of concert. “With my band we try to figure out what we think our fans are going to want to hear and try to incorporate songs that we haven’t played in a while,” said Mullins. “With events like this, there’s the same thousand songs that everybody loves that we get to pick between and they always win.” “A DJ set is just a microphone and a space bar, there is not a whole lot of preparation that goes into it at all,” Mullins

Lauren O’Connell, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, grins as she stands inside the Forever Becoming: Phoenix’s Young Artists Exhibit. (Ashleigh Carpenter/Progress Contributing Photographer)

the TikTok movement, until one sees the phone is made of a bulletproof backpack.

added with a laugh. DJ sets won’t be the only source of noise at Riot Night as Owens will play an acoustic set, in addition to his DJ set. First and Forever will play a live setlist of covers and original music as well. “I try to make it dynamic with the DJ sets and the live shows,” Kianpour said. Kianpour will add to the dynamics of the evening by having the bottom floor of Rockbar, Inc. reserved exclusively for attendees of Riot Night and have an extension into the alley of the space to accommodate guests. The roof of the venue will only be open for other guests who do not wish to attend the event. Kianpour expects the bottom floor to be rocking from the minute doors open to

The piece was created in reference to the attacks on people of color that were caught on camera and disseminated across the internet. “For Mimi, it’s really discussing the power of the phone and the camera. But she is also putting this back on the viewer with the ring light and the reflective surface,” O’Connell said. Another piece with a darker meaning features stuffed bunnies sitting in a circle. Above the bunnies, “You are the news now” is written in rose gold balloons. It’s a phrase that became a rallying cry used in threads spread by the QAnon conspiracy. “Even though we can create the news now, if you think about the conspiracy theories and the rabbit holes it puts people down, it’s really scary in some ways,” O’Connell said. Despite the dark undertones, O’Connell believes that there is still a lot of fun to be experienced by viewing O’Chun’s works.

the moment the show ends. “I think it’s going to be a lot of drinking, partying, listening to music and having fun,” she said. “It’s also a very intimate space where the artists will be hanging out at any one of these tables.”

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What: Arabian National Breeder Finals When: Oct. 2, 8 p.m. Where: Rockbar, Inc. 4245 N. Craftsman Court Cost: $22 Info: riotnight.net *This is a 21+ event. “I think that this is a fun exhibit, but I hope that people also spend time thinking more critically about the way that we blindly consume information,” she said. “Whether it would be scrolling through reels on our phone or our obsessiveness of reading the news and the way it perpetuates this culture that we have.” She also hopes that the exhibit will allow people to reflect on the trends emerging during the various phases of the ongoing pandemic. “I also think it will be nice for people to come in here and think about their own experiences during the pandemic and relate it to what other people have experienced,” O’Connell said. Both exhibits will remain on display until Jan. 23, and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will remain open during construction. Info: smoca.org

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teve Zimmerman has pretty much seen it all in the 40-plus years he has worked in the food industry. He has worked in several restaurants and hotels span and helped create several concepts within them. But when he arrived at Merkin Vineyards in Old Town, he found the perfect space to display his culinary creativity. “He’s the perfect culinary artist for our vision,” said Merkin Vineyards owner Maynard James Keenan. Zimmerman did take some persuasion, however. “We had worked together in the past and when I took over this place, my kitchen wasn’t up to speed for a chef like him,” said Merkin General Manager Jim Cunningham “With the remodel, we had enough tools to lure him over here.” What really won the chef over was the addition of a Morello Forni cupola dome wood-�ired oven imported from Italy. “The oven was really a game changer because it opened up a lot of doors,” Zimmerman said. “It allowed us to use more cast iron and make a more rustic cuisine.” “When I �irst got here, we were basically cooking on two induction burners and a turbo chef – a countertop convection oven,” Zimmerman said with a laugh. “We were putting out some amazing food for that type of equipment, but this has given us more freedom…We now have a whole pasta program, which we couldn’t do before because we didn’t have the space or the equipment to do it correctly.” He has also welcomed the opportunity to cook with fresh ingredients imported almost daily from local farms and Keenan’s own greenhouses, gardens and orchards.

Chef Steve Zimmerman, left, and Merkin Vineyards General Manager Jim Cunningham show off the mercantile area inside the restaurant. (Pablo Robles/Progress Photographer)

“Our dishes feature ingredients grown in our Northern Arizona greenhouses, gardens, and orchards, and we supplement with produce sourced from local Arizona growers,” said Keenan. “Merkin Vineyards farm-to-table, vine-to-glass concept is the cornerstone of our success, and it’s a concept we intend to continue developing.” This provides Zimmerman with a strong sense of con�idence. “We know where it comes from and who made it,” he said. “We get our meats butchered and sent the next day and our vegetables are picked that morning and brought to us the same afternoon.” “We don’t have much freezer or refrigerator space, so we don’t freeze a lot of items,” he said. “When items come in, they must be utilized and turned, which forces chefs like me to have to be creative and come up with ways to use these products.

That is what I do every day.” He also turns heads with his dessert options like his rotating skillet cobbler, topped with a giant scoop of Merkin’s gelati. “For me, it’s something comforting and hot out of the oven with our gelati and vegetables tying it all together,” said Zimmerman. The dish rotates the fruit seasonally along with whatever gelati Zimmerman feels would pair well. “We utilize our stone fruit trees with apples, pears, apricots and peaches and as fruit comes in season, we change up the dish,” Said Cunningham. The cobbler isn’t the only menu item that comes in a skillet. “The skillet is an element that works well in the wood �ire because it can handle high heat,” said Zimmerman. “In the oven, we’re running anywhere from

600 to 800-degree ovens and we have to have equipment that can �it in there.” Serving dishes in a hot skillet also �its with the restaurant’s main goal. “Our big philosophy is ‘plates to be shared’ and we want people to share their wines and their food,” Zimmerman said. “The cast irons are just a way that allows customers to do that.” There is another goal of Merkin’s that Zimmerman executes well. “We really try to speak about Arizona and that’s what this restaurant speaks to more than anything,” he said. “Between the wine being made here and our food being made from ingredients grown here, we’re really about being a true Arizona food restaurant.” As the season turns to fall, customers can expect to see some changes coming to the menu at Merkin Vineyards. “Seasonality for us is a daily thing,” said Cunningham. “We reap our menu three to four times a week and over a few weeks there’s a lot of change, which is due to whatever we have coming in fresh.” Fall will likely bring in a new �lavor of comforting food. “The fall to me becomes heartier and homey foods,” Zimmerman said. “We cut back on the berries and go more towards mushrooms.” While having to constantly make new dishes may sound like a daunting task, Zimmerman loves the opportunities he is presented with when he is in his kitchen. “For me, this is a passion and Merkin is an avenue for me to express,” he said. “To be able to come in and cook is not work for me.” “It’s a great environment and we get a lot of freedom to play around with the menu,” Cunningham added. Information: merkinoldtownscottsdale.com

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NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on October 12, 2021, at 5:00 P.M at 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona. The City Hall Kiva Forum (Kiva) is open to the public during City Council meetings at a reduced capacity. Seating in the Kiva will be available on a first come, first served basis. City Council meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search "live stream") to allow the public to listen/view the meeting in progress. Instructions on how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda 1-ZN-2021 (The Miller) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from Highway Commercial (C-3) to Downtown/Downtown Multiple Use, Type 2, Planned Block Development, Downtown Overlay (D/DMU-2 PBD DO) Zoning, with a development plan and proposed development standards, including but not limited to, building height (76 feet inclusive of rooftop appurtenances), residential density (87 du/ac) and building stepbacks for a new multi-family development consisting of 148 units on a +/1.7-acre (gross) site, located at 7570 E. 6th Avenue. Staff contact person is Greg Bloemberg, 480-312-4306. Applicant contact person is John Berry, 480-385-2727. 4-GP-2021 (Pima McDowell) Request by owner for a non-major General Plan Amendment to the City of Scottsdale General Plan 2001 to change the land use designation from Mixed-Use Neighborhoods to Commercial on a +/- 7.22-acre site located 8705 E. McDowell Road. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Brian Krob, 480-225-7359 11-ZN-2021 (Pima McDowell) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment from General Commercial (C-4) and General Commercial Conditional (C-4(C)) to Highway Commercial (C-3) zoning on a +/- 7.22-acre site located 8705 E. McDowell Road. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Brian Krob, 480-225-7359. For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov search "Scottsdale Planning Case Files" or in your URL search bar you can type in https://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/bldgresources/Cases/ A COPY OF A FULL AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND ANY MEETING LOCATION UPDATES, IS AVAILABLE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT THE FOLLOWING: Online at: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/council/meeting-information/agendas-minutes CHAIRMAN Attest Karen Hemby

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on October 13, 2021, at 5:00 P.M in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona. Planning Commission meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search “live stream”) to allow the public to virtually attend, participate telephonically, and listen/view the meeting in progress. Instructions on the meeting forum, how to participate, and how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold a public hearing on October 13, 2021, at 5:00 P.M in the City Hall Kiva, 3939 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona. Planning Commission meetings are televised on Cox Cable Channel 11 and streamed online at ScottsdaleAZ.gov (search “live stream”) to allow the public to virtually attend, participate telephonically, and listen/view the meeting in progress. Instructions on the meeting forum, how to participate, and how to provide Public Comments will be provided on the posted agenda 7-ZN-2021 (Scottsdale Auto Storage) Request by owner for a Zoning District Map Amendment to amend the development standards of the existing Industrial Park Planned Community District (I-1 PCD) zoning on a +/- 1.34-acre site located at 9271 E Hidden Spur Trail. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Mike Leary, 480-991-1111. 10-UP-2021 (Scottsdale Auto Storage) Request by owner for approval of a Conditional Use Permit for Vehicle Storage on a +/- 1.34-acre site with Industrial Park Planned Community District (I-1 PCD) zoning, located at 9271 E Hidden Spur Trail. Staff contact person is Jeff Barnes, 480-312-2376. Applicant contact person is Mike Leary, 480-991-1111. 8-UP-2021 (Curaleaf Scottsdale) Request by owner for a Conditional Use Permit for a Marijuana Use (dispensary) in a +/- 9,091 square foot space at 16277 N Greenway-Hayden Loop, on a +/- 1.92-acre site with Industrial Park (I-1) district zoning. Staff contact person is Bryan Cluff, 480-312-2258. Applicant contact person is Michelle Green, 602-340-0900. CHAIRMAN Attest BRONTE IBSEN For additional information visit our web site at www.scottsdaleaz.gov PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY REQUEST A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE, OR AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW TIME TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION. FOR TTY USERS, THE ARIZONA RELAY SERVICE (1-800-367-8939) MAY CONTACT THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT (480-312-7620). Published: Scottsdale Progress, Sept 26, 2021 / 41490

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