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Big Scottsdale projects continue in virus’ wake BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic could halt Scottsdale’s development boom, though a number of high-profile new projects show no signs of slowing down. From the Nationwide Cavasson project in

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the north to Entrada and Papago Plaza in the south, Scottsdale’s major developments appear to be moving ahead in spite of the downturn, which has caused many local businesses to close and unemployment claims to soar. “There is no impact at this time. Still pushing forward with vigor!” Papago Plaza developer Lee Mashburn told the Progress via email.

Just west of Papago Plaza, the Entrada mixed-use development appears to be moving forward on land that used to house an auto mall at 64th Street and McDowell Road. A spokesperson for the development declined to say if the project was impacted in any way by the pandemic, but Banyan Resi-

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ver the past two weeks, Temple Kol Ami Rabbi Jeremy Schneider has led Shabbat services in front of an empty room, save for the monitor set up in the front row. The monitor, Schneider said, shows him what his congregation is seeing in real time. “It is very challenging to lead to an empty room,” he said. “I miss looking my congregants in the face and eyes. I miss their immediate reactions. I miss the immediate connection.” As social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic keeps people from gather-

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Temple Kol Ami Rabbi Jeremy Schneider said their reach has “gone national” as family members share video links for the synagogue’s live-streamed services with family members across the country. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

ing in groups larger than 10, Temple Kol Ami is among the Scottsdale-area churches and synagogues that are adjusting to new ways of maintaining contact with congregants.

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hile expecting a financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic, Scottsdale Airpark officials also are relying on private operators to keep crews and passengers safe. Airport spokeswoman Sarah Ferrara said the city-operated airport does not have traditional commercial airline service and is relying on its private operators to take proper precautions to fight transmission of the coronavirus. “Because we’re a general aviation airport, we don’t have commercial service; we don’t have a terminal; we don’t have an area where people just come in to board or deboard aircraft,” Ferrara said. “If they’re doing charter, they’re going into their charter companies to board the plane and leave.” One charter jet operator at Scottsdale Airport is offering free Covid-19 tests for all passengers and staff. Set Jet, a membership-based charter jet company with 14 terminals in the U.S. and Mexico, announced on March 26 that it had partnered with Arizona-based Core Institute to administer antibody tests. Antibody tests can determine if someone was exposed to a specific virus using an antigen similar to the virus or by detecting the virus in blood using a human-made antibody, according to Science News, a publication from the non-profit Society for Science & the Public. Pilots and other staff will be tested regularly and passengers will be tested before flights, according to a release from the company. “It’s best not to travel right now, but for those who absolutely need to get

“It’s best not to travel right now, but for those who absolutely need to get to any of the destinations we serve, we have taken signiﬁcant steps to minimize our members’ risk of exposure.”

Set Jet, which ﬂies out of Scottsdale Airport, is providing COVID-19 tests for staff and passengers. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

to any of the destinations we serve, we have taken significant steps to minimize our members’ risk of exposure.” CEO Tom Smith said. According to Jet Set, the antibody test can return a result within 10 to 15 minutes. The company has also ramped up cleaning practices due to the coronavirus, including using hospital-grade disinfectant to disinfect aircrafts, its private terminal and member lounge. Scottsdale Airport has three FBOs, or fixed base operators, on site, which provide aviation services at the airport. Set Jet has partnerships with two of those FBOs, Ross Aviation and Signature Aviation. “Many times they’ll land with one of the FBOs and they get right in their car and are gone,” Ferrara said. Ferrara said non-essential Scottsdale Airport staff is working from home due to the virus outbreak. Operations staff that must be on site are following the same health and safety guidelines as other city employees, including direction from the CDC, Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County Public Health. Other operators on site have also stepped up cleaning in response to the virus. Signature Aviation CEO Mark Johnstone

wrote to customers that the company is increasing cleaning procedures and educating staff on how to spot signs of illness. In a letter to customers, Ross Aviation CEO Brian Corbett said the company has “elevated an already fastidious standard of cleanliness to limit the spread of coronavirus and have increased cleaning of our facilities multiple times each day” and is requiring staff members showing fever or other signs of illness to stay home. “We ask that our customers also provide the same courtesy should they not feel well, are ill or have a fever,” Corbett wrote. Both companies said they are staying up to date with guidance from health officials and organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. In addition to the increased focus on disease prevention, the coronavirus is likely to affect Scottsdale Airport’s bottom line. Ferrara said the airport does not have concrete numbers yet “but there appears to be a significant decline in activity.” The airport relies on hangar rentals, fuel sales and fees assessed on operators to generate revenue. As an enterprise fund, the airport does not receive general fund dollars and is reliant on its own revenues to fund operations.

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SUSD fully engaged in distant learning BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

hile statewide school shutdowns have caused unprecedented challenges for districts, families and teachers alike, Scottsdale Unified School District has been ahead of the curve as it works to provide online education for students. When the district announced it would close schools on March 13, it immediately announced a transition to online learning to begin on March 23 – following a week or preparation and training for teachers and staff. The move online at SUSD came at least a week ahead of many other districts around the state. “The district has been first in rolling out online learning, and has worked to provide appropriate training,” said Kris Ambri, president of the Scottsdale Education Association and an 8th grade social studies teacher at Copper Ridge School. “The new online team has been incredibly helpful in answering questions and troubleshooting.” Brittany Olson, whose 7-year-old son attends Navajo Elementary, praised efforts by the district and school to make the transition to home learning as seamless as possible. “So far, our experience has been great,” Olson said. Teachers have made themselves available to assist parents, many of whom are juggling working from home while also helping their children navigate the world of online learning. Dr. Kim Guerin, assistant superintendent of education services, said individual teachers are setting up virtual “office hours” to assist parents but are also available outside of those times. “The teachers have been very understanding, flexible, and available during this time,” Olson said. “They have reached out to parents and students with warmth and empathy during a strange time.” “I could not be more impressed with all of the teachers with whom I’ve communicated,” Ambri said. “Everyone is putting in countless hours to learn this new way to educate; devising all new online lessons, activities, and finding multiple ways to keep in contact with their students.” Most teachers sympathize with what parents are going through, because they’re

SUSD Curriculum Specialist Gidget R. Vongonten provided technology supplies to parents at Chaparral High School on March 20. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Families waited in line at Navajo Elementary School to pick up computers and other technology supplies from Scottsdale Unified School District as the district transitions to online learning. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

dealing with a similar situation themselves. Ambri said many teachers are now “home schooling” their own children while dedicating time to their students. Others have lost second jobs they took to supplement their income due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus. “We are people like everyone else living with the fear of this pandemic; but we continue to put our students first,” Ambri said. Scottsdale parents with students outside of SUSD have praised their teachers and administrators as well. Resident Jamie Wong has three children at Great Hearts Archway Scottsdale. Wong said that Archway, a traditional

school, typically limits the use of technology, so the school is still in the process of transitioning online so students are relying on paper packets in the interim. Wong, who has one child with dyslexia, said she and her husband both work full time and trade off teaching duties while also enlisting help from grandparents. She said teachers at the school have also been responsive to their needs. “The (special education) teacher is in constant contact and has been caring. My daughter was struggling with an assignment and I couldn’t help, so her teacher immediately 'zoom meetinged' her and helped her,” Wong said.

Tammy Caputi, a candidate for Scottsdale City Council, has three children in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. Caputi said she and her husband both full time and are now also juggling homeschooling their children, who are in the 4th, 8th and 10th grades. “Adapting to online learning overnight has not been easy,” Caputi said. “The PVUSD and our schools have been amazingly helpful with resources and support, but it’s almost impossible to maintain any kind of schedule.” Caputi said she is worried about how the school closures will affect her children in the long run. “The kids are trying, but they’re just not used to motivating themselves from home all day to keep up with their schoolwork,” Caputi said. “I am deeply concerned that they will be underprepared for next year.” Statewide, educators are dealing with how to keep students from falling behind due to school closures and, in some cases, a lack of access to the resources needed to move online. “It’s going to take from three to five years for kids to catch up,’’ said Armando Ruiz, a member of the state Board of Education. Ruiz was particularly focused on students in the lower grades -- and particularly from families who lack access to the internet. He figures that category could equal about 170,000 Arizona children who do not have access to remote learning. SUSD has taken significant steps to provide access for all students to online courses – a challenge for many families throughout the state. SUSD set up distribution centers at schools throughout the district to provide Chromebook computers and internet hotspots for students that do not have access to that technology in their homes. The district later expanded that program to provide additional Chromebooks and hotspots for families with three or more students enrolled in the district. SUSD’s IT Department has also provided expanded Help Desk hours from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. that can be accessed by calling 480-484-4357. Access to physical course materials may be harder to come by, though, for students

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and families who need or prefer those materials. Guerin said that the district has been focused on providing technology and internet access for all students who need it and that individual requests for physical materials “are considered on a case by case basis.” Even if they have the technological resources in place, districts are still grappling with how to address the effect school closures have on families and the quality of education. “This is going to be an ongoing challenge for our state,’’ Kathy Hoffman, the superintendent of public instruction, said. ”There’s no easy solution to make it up.’’ While others are transitioning from generalized enrichment materials to gradespecific coursework in the coming weeks, SUSD is already providing grade-specific assignments for all students, Guerin said. Olson, the Navajo Elementary mom, said the coursework for her son has been “engaging but not overwhelming.” “I was nervous that the school work would add pressure to any already stressful situation,” Olson said. “However, the school has focused more on keeping students en-

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gaged than perfection and deadlines.” There is also the question of how to keep older students, particularly those in high school, engaged with course work. Coronado High School Principal Amy Palatucci posted a video to Facebook shortly after the school began online courses to encourage students to remain committed to their schooling and provide tips for success, such as maintaining a normal sleep schedule. Guerin said that all teachers are monitoring student engagement. “Site leaders and teachers are reaching out to students who have not engaged in online learning to offer support,” Guerin said.” Individual student and family situations will be considered related to assessing student performance.” While teachers are monitoring engagement, participation in online learning should not stop high school seniors from graduating. Without dissent, the state Board of Education adopted an emergency rule last week that bars school districts and charter schools from withholding academic credit or a diploma “solely because the student missed instructional time due to a school closure issued by the governor.’’ The rule also says that schools, in deter-

mining if a student meets the minimum course and competency requirements, may consider whether that person has successfully completed the educational opportunities that were provided during the days the schools where shuttered. That can include both online instruction and independent study that may be through printed materials. But the rule does have an escape clause of sorts if there is no ability to determine if a student actually has been doing anything while at home. In that case, schools can decide that a student has met the requirements if he or she “was on track to meet the minimum course of study and competency requirements prior to the school closure.’’ What that can include, the rule says, could include whether the student was passing all of his or her courses. Also acceptable would be passing scores on locally or nationally administered academic assessments. That decision ultimately would be made by local school officials. And the rule spells out that when schools determine that students are entitled to academic credits and to graduate that they get their transcripts and diplomas “in the same

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Group lobbies for more Scottsdale closures BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

rizona Governor Doug Ducey issued a stay-at-home order last week, but some Scottsdale residents are still calling on the state and city to do more to curb the spread of Covid-19. On March 30, Ducey declared Arizonans must “limit their time’’ away from their homes or property except to participate in “essential activities.’’ The order excludes a number of businesses and facilities that range from purchasing groceries and caring for family members and pets to going to court and church – or even to get hair or nails done. And it specifically allows outdoor activities like golf and hiking “but only if appropriate physical distancing practices are used.’’ Violators would be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, which can result in up to six months in jail. Enforcement, however, could be another matter. The order states, “No person shall be required to provide documentation or proof of their activities to justify their activities.’’ A vocal group of Scottsdale residents and medical professionals derided Ducey’s order for failing to go far enough, scoffing at stipulations that categorize hair salons, pawn shops and golfing trips as “essential.” Susan Hughes, a retired physician who organized group, said there was no real difference between Ducey’s stay-athome order and orders he issued in previous weeks. “It was a big photo op; that’s all it was,” Hughes said. The group previously pushed Scottsdale Unified School District to shut down campuses as the coronavirus spread worsened. More recently, it pushed for the closure of school playgrounds and city parks. SUSD has closed its facilities to the public, though some residents are still jumping fences to gain access to sports fields. The city is barred from closing parks completely by Ducey’s order.

A stay-at-home order issued by Governor Doug Ducey on March 30 includes many exceptions, including allowances for outdoor activity like visiting parks and trailheads. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Scottsdale Resident Debra Marshall, who is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology and has worked in both academia and private practice, said the governor’s order is too broad. “It needs to be narrowed down substantially,” Marshall said. “Unless they are working in a truly essential service, people need to stay home, except for procuring food, medication or healthcare.” The group has also called on Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane to join some other Arizona mayors in putting pressure on Ducey to tighten up the stay-at-home order. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero urged Ducey to narrow his list of essential services to those she believes are “critical to maintaining public health, safety and community well-being.’’ Marshall would like to see Lane follow Romero’s lead. “The order issued by the Tucson Mayor is what we need right now,” Marshall said. “She didn’t let the Governor’s order stand on her way and decided to do the right thing for public health.” In a series of videos posted to social media, Lane has encouraged residents to stay home whenever possible but also said he supported the ability of residents to go outdoors for exercise while abiding by social distancing practices. “The recommendation is if you don’t have a need then to shelter at home, but that doesn’t mean that she can’t go to the park,” Lane told the Progress prior to Du-

cey’s March 30 order. Before the governor issued the stay-athome order, some members of the group derided the mayor for not signing on to a letter signed by nine other Arizona mayors asking the governor to institute a stay-at-home order. However, Rachel Smetana, the mayor’s chief of staff, said Lane was not approached to sign the letter. “Most, if not all, of these mayors have made their desire for a shelter in place order from the Governor known before this formal request today, but I’m not certain who or how it was organized,” Smetana said. As Covid-19 cases have grown in the state, Lane’s position on closures of businesses and public facilities has more or less remained in line with the governor, straddling a line between public safety and personal liberties. “If we’re all trying to drive the bus in different directions, I’m afraid there’d be different elements of compliance on each level,” Lane told the Progress on March 24. “Mayor Lane urges everyone to stay at home whenever possible, continue practicing social distancing, and follow all other recommended personal hygiene and safety practices,” Smetana said. Since the order came out, Ducey has received criticism from inside the state. Still, Ducey has defended the order. “I wrote this order with guidance

from subject matter experts. I’m confident we are making good decisions,” Ducey told Fox 10. Likewise, Lane and the City of Scottsdale have taken heat from locals for failing to shut down bars and restaurants as quickly as counterparts in Phoenix and for not going as far as other cities in closing city facilities to public access. While Ducey’s order prevents cities from shutting down parks and trailheads completely – they are considered essential services – Phoenix, Tempe, Gilbert, Mesa and Peoria have all announced the widespread closures of facilities on park grounds, including playgrounds, basketball courts and sports fields. Scottsdale has a taken a more limited approach. On April 1, the city announced it would close all baseball and softball fields and the skate park at the Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center. “Park playgrounds are not closed, and city staff are cleaning these areas daily. However, these areas should not be considered sanitized and free of COVID-19 or other viruses. We strongly encourage all Arizonans to stay at home whenever possible; however if you choose to come to a park, recreate responsibly,” according to the city’s website. A city spokesperson said closures were targeted at areas with concentrated activity in violation of social distancing guidelines requiring people to remain six feet apart from one another. “The facilities we closed were those where we were seeing the most activity in groups – we had instances where larger groups were congregating and not following physical distancing guidelines,” City of Scottsdale spokesperson Kelly Corsette said. “We are continuing to monitor activity at all of our parks and trails, but felt action was needed here.” Marshall, who said she witnessed groups of people congregating near her home in Old Town Scottsdale, said more needs to be done to enforce social distancing. “Without a strict ‘stay at home’ order there is nothing that can be done about this,” Marshall said.

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dential and Bridge Investment announced they had broken ground on Entrada on March 19. It is still unclear how the economic slowdown will affect the hotel building boom in Scottsdale as the tourism industry is decimated by stay-at-home orders and social distance. In 2019, the Progress reported there were 10 hotels in various stages of development south of Camelback Road. Experience Scottsdale reported that occupancy rates at hotels in the Scottsdale area dipped to 10.5 percent on March 21 – down 89 percent from last year. One major project, the Caesars Republic Scottsdale hotel next to Scottsdale Fashion Square, is delaying construction due to the governor’s March 30 stay-at-home order. “Construction is held up for the month of April to accommodate the governor’s order of stay at home,” said a spokesman for HCW Development, the company building the Caesars hotel. “HCW cares very much for the welfare of all people during this crisis.” Ducey’s order excluded construction. But it still required those businesses to abide by social distancing protocols, stat-

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ing that “Businesses and entities that remain open shall implement rules and procedures that facilitate physical distancing and spacing of individuals of at least six feet.” Workers are still on site at the Canopy by Hilton hotel in downtown Scottsdale, located across the street from Scottsdale’s Museum of the West and directly adjacent to the forthcoming Museum Square development. On March 30, the Progress witnessed dozens of closely-grouped construction workers in walking across Marshall Way towards the site from a nearby parking lot. Workers on the building itself looked to be more spaced apart, in line with requirements in the executive order. Ryan Companies, the general contractor working on the hotel, did not respond to a request for comment. Two days later on April 1, similar activity was witnessed at the Cavasson development from Nationwide at Hayden Road and Loop 101. The Progress witnessed dozens of workers at the Cavasson site that appeared to be closely congregated in groups of three or four, seemingly in conflict with the six-feetof-separation rule.

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A spokesperson for Nationwide declined comment on the project’s status but said that Nationwide is expecting contractors to abide by social distancing guidelines while working on the site. “Safety is our first priority,” said Carli Lanfersiek, director of marketing for Nationwide Realty Advisors. “We expect all of our contractors to follow the required social distancing protocols and safety requirements.” A spokesperson for Layton Construction, the general contractor working on Cavasson, said the company has enhanced its safety protocols in line with social-distancing guidelines. “The health and safety of our employees, clients, and partners is our number-one priority…Social distancing is required on all active job sites, and anyone who enters our sites must complete a comprehensive health checklist,” said Layton spokeswoman Jessica Pantages. Pantages said she would follow up with the on-site project manager to ensure all workers were abiding by those policies. There is a chance some commercial and residential developers in Scottsdale and throughout the Valley could be having second thoughts due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. “This is so early on and the duration is unknown that you may see people tapping the brakes just to try and determine what the duration might be and if they have the ability to do it, said Mark Stapp, the Fred E. Taylor professor in Real Estate at the W. P. Carey School of Business and director of the Master of Real Estate Development program.

Stapp said you could also see lenders tighten their purse strings and pull back on loans that have not yet been closed. However, existing financial commitments could be the driving force keeping certain developers from pressing pause on their projects. “Take the Papago Plaza project that is under construction…assuming they have loan dollars involved, those are committed dollars,” Stapp said. “It may be more difficult to stop construction than it would to continue, because by stopping you could be in default unless there is an agreement.” “You don’t want to leave a half-constructed project; its value is so much less,” Stapp said. Conversely, Stapp said projects that have not yet broken ground may be in a better position to pause or reverse course. “I can see rational decision making being let’s just wait; let’s put it on hold for 30 days,” Stapp said. “Let’s wait a little bit here to see if we have a better understanding of what the future is.” Residential developers, who have been active in the East Valley over the past several years, could also be significantly impacted as the virus essentially halted migration into Arizona. “Well, people aren’t moving right now,” said Lee McPheters, research professor of Economics in the W. P. Carey School of Business. “There has been pent-up demand for housing, but I think that with in-migration grinding to a complete halt, it will have an effect on construction.” It is still too early to tell how social distancing will impact the housing market.

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Community college aiming to reduce book costs BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

cottsdale Community College is fighting the rising cost of higher education by eliminating the need to purchase costly textbooks for some students. Starting in fall 2020, students pursuing degrees in SCC’s sociology and dance programs will be able to avoid shelling out hefty sums for textbooks and materials. The move has become even more significant in recent weeks as many students attempt to cut costs in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic that has resulted in an economic slowdown throughout the country. Through the college’s A to Z Affordable to Zero Textbook Cost Degrees program, students can get free or lowcost textbooks that cost under $40 by taking advantage of open educational resources – materials free in the public domain or available to colleges through open-content licenses. “It’s really something that was faculty driven across the nation where there’s pockets of innovation where faculty started doing this…and it just started to build, and there became a community where more faculty learned about it and were able to start developing and

There are already some other courses with free or low-cost books available through the A to Z program on an individual basis outside of dance and sociology. The A to Z program is a long time coming for SCC, which started incorporating open educational resources into its courses about a decade ago and has the potential to provide real cost savings for students. Since 2012, the college’s mathAn unidentified Scottsdale Community College student shows what she would do with money saved by using free or low-cost ematics department has trantextbooks. (Scottsdale Community College) sitioned about 75 percent of its sharing those materials,” said Dr. Lisa Young, faculty director for SCC’s Cen- materials to such materials, resulting in over $4 million in savings for about ter for Teaching and Learning. Young said the college hopes to add 40,000 students. That savings can make a real differadditional degrees to the A to Z proence in students’ lives. gram in 2021.

“So obviously we have a $1.7 trillion student debt crisis in this country, but adding insult to injury is that students are spending $3 billion each year of their financial aid money just on textbooks (and) course materials,” Kaitlyn Vitez, higher education director with U.S. PIRG, a federation of U.S. and Canadian non-profits. Vitez said that in addition textbooks, most courses also require students to purchase online codes with an average cost of $100 each to access additional course materials online like homework and quizzes. Matt Sotelo, a success advisor with College Success Arizona, said he works with many low income students who qualify for federal tuition assistance but still struggle to afford costly materials. “I have some students who share books who are in the same class,” Sotelo said. “I have students who end up buying the older versions of books, so they may not be actually getting the correct information for the up-to-date class.” By removing the cost for books, Sotelo said those students could spend that money to offset travel expenses to school, address food insecurity or even

opposed to the height and density of the redevelopment formed the Committee for the Preservation of Old Town Scottsdale political action committee in an attempt to overturn the City Council’s approval. The PAC organized a successful referendum drive in December and early January that collected 17,000 signatures in favor of putting Southbridge Two before voters in November. Developer Carter Unger challenged the validity of some of those signatures in court, but a judge decided in favor of the PAC. Unger then pulled an appeal of that ruling and asked the Council to repeal its original authorization instead.

without a referendum vote. They would thwart the petitions signed by 17,115 voters and antagonizing them.” Unger had accused Ortega and other proPAC candidates for mayor and city council and others for using the Southbridge issue as a political springboard to launch their campaigns. If the Council repeals the approval, Unger told the Progress he could move forward with a more low-profile project under the original zoning. This project could include four-story apartments with limited retail space and a small hotel on the site of the Rose Garden parking lot the city agreed to sell to Unger in December.

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Council may repeal Southbridge Two vote BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he Scottsdale City Council could vote this week to repeal its approval of the Southbridge Two development, nullifying the citizen referendum challenging the project in the process. The City Council originally approved the 10-acre redevelopment of much of the 5th Avenue shopping district on a 4-3 vote on Dec. 4, 2019. The project, which included office, retail, condos and a hotel, would have included buildings up to 150 feet tall along Scottsdale Road and the canal. However, two local property owners

The Council will consider that request on April 7. Though a repeal would theoretically be a win for referendum supporters by putting an end to Southbridge Two, some critics have called on the Council to leave the issue up to voters. “If the City Council does away with the referendum, I think they’re going to hear from a lot of the citizens, because I think they want to send a message to the council: don’t pass any more of these buildings that are so high,” PAC chair Janet Wilson said. “As predicted, Council majority wants to save face,” said David Ortega, a former councilman and current mayoral candidate. “The (upzoning) would be voided

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begin Holy Week and look toward Easter next Sunday and Jewish congregations prepare for Passover beginning at sundown Wednesday. Those constraints also pose a financial strain for many pastors and their rabbis, both personally and for their churches and synagogues. Scottsdale United Methodist Church canceled in-person worship on March 15. In addition to live-streaming services on Facebook, they’ve hosted drive-in worship where attendees tuned into FM 88.1. “As this is an evolving situation, we have had an evolving approach,” said Rev. Ann Lyter. “Now, in the face of the Stay at Home order, we will be doing just that, staying at home. “We will still be presenting worship, but it will be through technology – Zoom and possible video recordings – and accessible by the public through Facebook Live, at our usual time of 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings.” St. Patrick Catholic Community also moved all services and their Faith Formation programs online via Zoom. “New needs have shown up, old needs change, and we are constantly adjusting to the daily ‘new normal’ to find ways to meet the needs of our parishioners, our community,” said Adam Stein, coordinator of communications for St. Patrick. Along with Shabbat and Sunday services, synagogues and churches also have been forced to treat funerals and weddings differently. For Temple Kol Ami, weddings through May have been postponed to the fall, save for those who choose to elope. “Most of the couples still want to get ‘legally married’ on their original date with me and sign the marriage license. But the big events have been postponed. Everyone is very sad and disappointed,” Schneider said. Lyter even had her own wedding on March 22 and limited attendees to 10 family members and officiants, including herself and the groom. “We created a Facebook group for wedding guests and shared the wedding in the group on Facebook Live. The unplanned benefit of that was that some of my family who were not able to come to the wedding even before COVID-19 could attend virtually,” Lyter said. Lyter added that, at this point, Scott-

Scottsdale United Methodist Pastor Rev. Ann Lyter says churches face "an evolving situation."

sdale United Methodist Church doesn’t have any weddings scheduled — “and I don’t imagine scheduling one until the restrictions have lifted,” she said. Funerals, however, will be held at Scottsdale United Methodist Church on a family-by-family basis with some choosing to wait until the restrictions are lifted. Others are having private services with only the closest family members in attendance and planning a larger memorial service when it is safe to do so. “Others are using technology, like Zoom, to gather people together virtually. This has the advantage of allowing people to grieve and including family members and friends that would not be able to be together, sometimes those who wouldn’t have been able to attend even without the current restrictions,” Lyter said. “I will not conduct funerals with large in-person gatherings until it is safe to do so.” As for calling their elderly and vulnerable parishioners, Schneider and Stein said that of all their congregants, they reached out to the elderly first. “I organized a phone tree where we physically called every member of the congregation over the age of 60 in the first week of shutting down. Then, we called the rest of the congregation,” Schneider said, adding that they have 412 families and 180 of them are over the age of 60. “I strongly encouraged one of my congregants who is 75 to download Zoom,” he added. “I walked him through it and then I recorded my kids video meeting with him and checking in. Then asked members of the congregation if they wanted to partici-

pate like this as well.” Schneider calls this “physically distant, but socially connected,” an initiative he started at the synagogue since members have volunteered to not only check in on the elderly, but also pick up groceries and essential items for them. One particular member, Temple Kol Ami preschool director Debbie Glassman, visits her 96-year-old father from the parking lot of his home. “He comes out onto the balcony,” Schneider said. “This is being physically distant, but socially connected.” Live streaming makes it easy for most to stay connected, but not all congregants can turn to video; and churches, like Scotts- Temple Kol Ami preschool director Debbie Glassman visits dale United Methodist her 96-year-old father from the parking lot of his home. “He Church, are determin- comes out onto the balcony,” said Temple Kol Ami Rabbi ing how to provide Jeremy Schneider. “This is being physically distant, but socially connected.” (Jeremy Schneider) services in other ways. “ U n f o r t u n a t e l y, online attendance last Sunday, March 29, some of our members cannot access our was higher than their usual in-person atonline worship because they do not have tendance. the technology. We are looking into ways “The congregants have been very apfor them to listen in by phone if they do preciative of our efforts to continue wornot have access to a computer,” Later said. ship and provide the message of hope, The lack of in-person services has also love, and grace that is the gospel meshad an impact on financial giving. sage,” Lyter said. According to a new survey conducted by Additionally, one in four reported attenCalifornia-based Christian research firm, dance was “much higher.” Barna, of Protestant pastors from across “Our reach has gone national as family the U.S. about their churches’ responses members share the video link with their to the pandemic, 79 percent said financial family members in California or New giving is down, with 47 percent reporting York, for example, and they live-stream it’s down “significantly.” together,” Schneider said. Some pastors pointed out that for small“As much as it feels physically distant, er congregations, Holy Week and Pass- the ability to go to services online has soover are among a limited number “make cially connected families that hadn’t noror break times” in their year financially mally been able to go synagogue together since more people pack pews and open since they were a family. And members their wallets wider. that work and cannot make it to synaAttendance at the digital services is on gogue on time can now come home from the rise, however, according to Barna data. work and log in and still feel a part of the Fifty-four percent of pastors said their community,” he added.

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ee McPheters, research professor of economics in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and director of the school’s JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center, offered his analysis of the of the economy last week. He said that while the current economic free fall is unprecedented, recovery could potentially be quick. Q. Have you ever seen anything like this pandemic? A. No. That’s despite the fact that the common flu has tended to have increasingly greater fatalities in recent years. We have built that into our common understanding of, “This is life in the 21st century and there’s flu, but life and the economy go on.” Here, the higher fatality rate and the panic response of consumers has really changed everything. So, in addition to the economic problems is the overlay of panic on a national scale and apparently on a global scale, in most countries. Q: So how do economists account for something like this? A: After the severe recession of 2008, economists adopted the term “black swan,” referring to events that are rare, unpredictable and have wide impact. The financial crisis was a black swan event. One of the features of a black swan event is that typically, as you start working back through the history, all the analysis suggests we should have seen this coming. In hindsight, we should have had much better and wider investment in public health. Q: So, is it too soon to predict what will happen with the economy? A: We don’t have very many indicators that have a high level of frequency. The

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enroll in summer programs. Vitez said free open-source materials also allow students to take extra credits in order to graduate early. SCC has already reached out to students to find out what they would do with the cost savings if they did not have to pay for books. Answers ranged from saving enough mon-

ing, but I think that with in-migration grinding to a complete halt, it will have an effect on construction. What I think we’ll see possibly is smaller businesses failing, which means commercial space available in more of the strip malls and smaller square Lee McPheters, research professor at ASU's W.P. Carey School footage offices of Business, sees a rapid economic comeback, but likely not and retail spaces until next year. (Special to the Progress) because it will be stock market is a daily indicator and that’s hard for them to why it has so much attention. start back up. But the stock market is disconnected That’s why there’s a tremendous emfrom the real economy, which is jobs and phasis on trying to stop small businesses output and production. from failing because they employ a large One indicator that economists focus on percentage of people working in this is initial claims for unemployment insur- country. ance. Q: The new federal aid plan that’s exArizona’s labor force is about 3.5 mil- pected to be approved provides for a lion people. So 1 percent is 35,000. So, if $1,200 payment to many Americans. Will 35,000 file for unemployment, the unem- that help? ployment rate goes up by 1 percent. That A: This has been done before. It was might continue for several weeks. done in 2001 and in 2008 and economists Arizona has been running at about 4.5 writing in economic journals, which are percent unemployment and I expect that not widely read, show that in both cases, to double. only about 20 percent of that stimulus Q: What about other segments of the money was spent on consumer goods and Arizona economy? services. A: The big picture is to look at the drivAbout 50 percent was spent paying off ers of the Arizona economy and one of the bills. About 30 percent held onto the mondrivers is population growth. A big por- ey because they thought things would get tion of our population growth is made up even worse than they were. of people moving here from other states. So, the effect of mailing people a thouWell, people aren’t moving right now. sand dollars may not be that a thousand There has been pent-up demand for hous- dollars gets into the spending stream. ey to get their own apartment to buying a new bike. In addition to cost savings, Young said the use of OER materials allows for more equity by allowing faculty and students to customize materials to better reflect a school’s demographics and community. SCC’s adoption of low-cost materials is part of a nationwide trend that

has seen colleges and professors move away from costly materials. Vitez said the largest repository of open-source materials is OpenStax at Rice University in Texas. She said that the California State University System and California Community Colleges have also made significant investments in open-source textbooks and materials. Sotelo, with College Success Arizona,

We can’t say if that will be the case now. Q: And what about all those empty store shelves? A: You’re getting into the world of psychology there. People feel they need to do something to try to control circumstances and they believe they can do this by buying toilet paper. There is no reason to believe there is a shortage, from my understanding. The problem is in the stocking and, to some extent, the distribution. There’s no reason to think there will be physical damage to production. Panic buying in and of itself is somewhat of a black swan. It was totally unexpected by grocery stores and retail outlets but I guess in hindsight, they should have thought that like in a hurricane, people will empty the shelves. �: What could recovery look like? A: If we see that, during that second and third quarter, the economy loses jobs, once the turnaround comes, there will probably be a rapid rehiring of all the people laid off. It’s what economists call a V-shaped recession, a sharp dropping down and a strong comeback. For the 2008 recession, it took Arizona about seven to eight years to come back. Here, I would expect that we will see a comeback probably in the early part of 2021, based on history and what we saw in previous sharp downturns. I looked at some numbers for the 1918 flu, and when the recovery got going, it was only a couple of years to get back to the prior level of employment. But all bets are off. We just don’t know. In the long run, we still won’t be able to incorporate this sort of thing. But the hope is, as we did with the financial crisis, after we get out of this, we’ll say, “What could we as a country do better to prepare for this sort of thing?” said he has heard from students that some professors at Arizona State University are also making use of opensource materials. Sotelo said he would expect other colleges in the Maricopa County Community College System to roll out similar programs at its other campuses following the success with OER materials at SCC.

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Grocery warehouses addressing bare shelves BY DZEVIDA SADIKOVIC Cronkite News

mpty store shelves symbolize the frustrations and fears of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Miller, president of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, in an email interview, discussed how panic led to hoarding but warehouses are being replenished, the rising popularity of grocery delivery services and the appreciation felt by industry employees who are working hard for Arizonans. “The Arizona Food Marketing Alliance is a trade organization that helps with education, legislation, regulation and connecting, he said. “We represent most of the food industry – this includes large local and corporate grocery chains. AFMA supports independent grocery stores throughout the state and helps the convenience store industry with the same goals. “Our members are made up of the wholesalers, brokers and suppliers that service grocery and convenience stores with their food and beverage needs.” Question: We’ve seen customers treat grocery store workers like heroes. What is that like? Answer: This industry is made up of some of the hardest working people you will ever meet. This includes those involved with transporting food and beverages from the distribution centers to stores and those responsible for stocking the shelves and checking out shoppers. The grocery and food service industry has always focused on customer service and taking care of the customer. They’ve he

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risen to the occasion to shine and have set a new standard in delivering world-class customer care during this, one of our nation’s biggest crises. Q: What is Arizona’s grocery industry doing to provide an uninterrupted food supply to the state’s grocery stores? A: Looking back just a few weeks ago, our stores were full and well-merchandised. Our distribution centers had plenty of product on hand to keep all the stores full and well-presented for many weeks. Then the panic hit, the stress went across the state like a fire. Our customers were unsure and frightened that they were not going to be able to get the food they needed to feed their families. The word came that the restaurants were starting to close. This started more panic throughout the industry.

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The panic caused shoppers to over buy what they considered to be the essentials. This included sanitation items, paper goods and most food items. Stores were under pressure every day to replenish merchandise that was sold out. This panic caused most stores to put limits on the number of items that each customer could buy. These limits have helped to slow down the over buying and that is giving the industry a chance to replenish our warehouses. Q: What do you say to people alarmed by empty shelves? A: America has one of the best food systems in the world. Our sophisticated systems ensure that our stores have the ability to satisfy all the demands from our customers. The uncertainty triggered hoarding on several high demand items. The hoarding caused the fear, the fear amplified the overbuying. Arizona has a large food supply that was moved very quickly into homes. We are starting to see improvements over the last several days. With product limits, we believe our customers will start to see less out of stock, and that should calm the over purchasing of items. Q: Is the issue one in which such items as chicken and toilet paper aren’t available in grocery store warehouses, or is manufacturing and processing not keeping up with high demand no one envisioned? A: Certain items that come from animals have a natural limit. A hen can only lay one egg over a 24- hour period. A cow can only produce so much milk in a given time. Q: Is it hard to force limits on the number of products customers are allowed to buy? A: Our stores are in the customer service

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Nonprofits look to ‘Giving Week’ for help BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale nonprofit Family Promise of Greater Phoenix heavily relies on more than 100 volunteers who care for homeless families by making them meals and offering them space to sleep. But in the wake of social-distancing guidelines, the nonprofit has ceased standard operations and taken all operations in-house, putting a tremendous strain on their staff. “What took an average of 105 congregational volunteers each week to care for these families, we’re now doing with 10 full-time employees,” said Ted Taylor, Family Promise of Greater Phoenix executive director. “We are currently housing 13 families at our day center in south Scottsdale and we are ordering meals from restaurants to feed the families.”

Foothills Animal Rescue staff member Natalie Sopa is seen here scratching Harley’s belly. This year, Foothills Animal Rescue will use the money raised from Arizona Gives Day on shelter operations. (Foothills Animal Rescue)

Family Promise is just one of many nonprofits tremendously impacted by the coronavirus, whether it be limited resources or financial resources. An Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits survey of nonprofit organizations statewide showed that nearly 90 percent of the 364 respondents have been or expect to be significantly impacted by the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. As of March 20, the total reported loss of revenue was nearly $30 million. Of those organizations impacted, more than 83 percent reported decreased revenue from canceled events and 54 percent indicated a disruption of services to clients and communities. “It’s incredibly difficult to watch this happening and we’re certainly much too early in the process to even try to deter-

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Easter display sheds light in a dark time BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

outhern Scottsdale resident Chris Birkett was hesitant to put up his Easter lights display this year. He explained that he was afraid his neighbors would think it was insensitive to the coronavirus pandemic – “like, ‘Oh, you’re just ignoring what is going on?’” “But then I hear that voice in my head,” Birkett added. “’Build it and they will come.’” And he did just that, Birkett completed his Easter lights display on March 21 and will keep them up until April 15. “I realize when they come this year it's going to mean more than ever to each and every single one of these human beings and that this is why I was brought here,”

Chris Birkett finished his Easter lights display on March 21 and will keep them up through April 15. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

Birkett said. “I realized really quickly how important what I do was – ‘enlightening’ people’s lives.” In addition to 2,400 lights, the display has plenty of extra-large, custom-made Easter props and outdoor decor, including an inflatable train Birkett calls the Easter Egg Express. “I have a couple of vintage Easter eggs that haven’t sold for years. It’s from the ‘40s and ‘50s range, maybe as late as the ‘60s. Anybody who’s a vintage fan will remember these things,” he said. Birkett began creating extravagant light displays when he was 11 and nearly 35 years later, nothing will stop him from creating these displays for his community – not even the pandemic. “People are like, ‘I don’t understand why

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mine an overall dollar impact, but we do know that organizations reporting revenue impact expect to lose an average of 31 percent of their revenue with reported ranges up to $10 million,” said Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits CEO Kristen Merrifield. Family Promise had to postpone its annual fundraising luncheon originally scheduled to take place early April. During the event, Taylor said, hundreds of the nonprofit’s strongest supporters gather to review the previous year’s successes, discuss their plans for the future and raise money. “We have, like many other nonprofits, had to cope without that expected cash injection,” Taylor said. Family Promise also started ordering meals from restaurants to feed their families, an estimated cost of more than $500 per night – or $15,000 per month. “We don’t have the financial resources to cover this shortfall, yet we will not step away from our promise,” Taylor said. Farther north, Foothills Animal Rescue (FAR) closed their Brynne Smith Memorial Campus and both Resale Boutique locations to the public on March 17. FAR’s Resale Boutiques are their primary revenue stream, and, according to FAR Chief Engagement Officer Melissa Gable, they lose about $10,000 each week they remain closed. FAR now conducts adoptions by appointment. “That will have a big impact in the coming months,” Gable said. “On the other hand, we understand many of our donors

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you do what you do. Why spend all that time and all that effort and the money?’ The easiest way I can say it is the real world sucks,” he said with a laugh. “I’m trying to [offer] escape for just a moment in time from reality, so everything disappears,” Birkett added. Birkett’s light displays have caught the attention of people nationwide thanks to winning ABC’s “Great Christmas Light Fight” in 2017. His spooky, over-the-top haunted houses have also gained immense popularity over the years, too. “It started with Halloween, then it was Christmas. And then along the way, when

Ted Taylor, Family Promise of Greater Phoenix Executive Director said that the Scottsdale-based nonprofit had to postpone its annual fundraising luncheon. (Family Promise of Greater Phoenix)

are impacted by COVID-19 and the current state of the economy. It’s going to be a tough year for many nonprofit organizations.” In addition to canceling upcoming adoptions, community events, and volunteer orientations, the nonprofit indefinitely postponed one of their largest fundraising events, Paws to Celebrate, which was originally scheduled to take place March 21. “While this decision will have a financial impact on our agency, the health of our customers, volunteers and staff remains our top priority,” Gable said. One way the public is able to help support nonprofits at this time is through Arizona Gives Day, an online fundraising

I started having my own house, I was like, ‘Maybe I’ll put up a couple of Easter things, and maybe I’ll put up some Fourth of July,” Birkett said. Four times a year, Birkett’s home is decked out with lights and larger-than-life props; his full-time job, however, is being a DJ for weddings and events. In fact, 90 percent of his gigs are weddings, and 100 percent of them were canceled in the wake of the pandemic. “Every single bride, for good reason, is not having her wedding. So, we’re [DJs] basically out of jobs. I mean, no matter how you look at it, we have no work,” said Birkett, who has been a professional DJ for 32 years. Spring and fall are the two busiest times

campaign that’s currently open through April 7. New to this year’s Arizona Gives Day is the Emergency Relief Fund, which gives donor the option to increase donations as an add-on at check out or through direct donations. All funds will be distributed equally among participating nonprofits. FAR was a participating nonprofit last year, too. “Last year, we directed most of our Arizona Gives Day donations to our Shelter Pet Medical Fund. However, this year, we will be focused on funds going directly to our shelter operations as a result of the impact that COVID-19 has had on our agency,” Gable said.

of the year for Birkett, and he’s on “summer vacation” for about 12 weeks following his busy spring season. From late February through May, Birkett said he averages anywhere from 70 to 90 events. “I plan for the storm, and luckily this year, I already preplanned for the storm, so that was neat. The storm just happened many weeks earlier,” he said. Birkett estimates his Easter lights display gets about 15 to 20 visitors every hour. “It’s interesting because you just see a mom and dad and their kids out there, and then they roll by and you could tell the kids had a great time, and then all of a sudden, 10 minutes later, you see somebody

Arizona Gives Day comes at a crucial time for Desert Stages Theatre as well, said Executive Director Ellen Versen. The nonprofit performing arts theatre, located inside Scottsdale Fashion Square, postponed its spring shows. “The saddest thing about having to postpone shows at Desert Stages Theatre was breaking the news to students who had already begun rehearsals for the upcoming productions of ‘Disney’s High School Musical’ and ‘A Chorus Line.’ The enthusiasm and excitement that surrounds a cast of young people putting on a show together is part of the magic of live theatre,” she said. Taylor said the public can help Family Promise by making monetary donations on their website. The money will help feed their families. The public can also purchase items from their Amazon Wish List. Items include diapers, towels, pet food, sheets, soap, and gloves. “Our objective is to rescue families quickly before the devastating effects of homelessness create a downward spiral of poverty, reliance on shelters, accompanied by academic, health problems and ultimately foster care for the children,” Taylor said. “If you are in a position to do so, we encourage you to support your favorite nonprofit organizations in any way you can during this uncertain time,” he added. Family Promise’s Amazon Wish List: amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/W6UJ3HHNVV2F Information: azgives.org, familypromiseaz.org, foothillsanimal.org, desertstages.org pull up in a car and checking it out,” said Birkett, who watches from his living room window to respect social distancing. To those who plan to visit, Birkett recommends checking the lights out at night. “I’m entertaining people for free to the public because I want them to have a moment in time,” he said. “You can literally drive by in your car and look at Easter lights.” Birkett admitted he was also hesitant to put up lights for the Fourth of July, but he said he’ll keep doing it “as long as [he] possibly can.” “All I can do is try my best to keep this world happy in such a time of need,” he said. Visit Birkett’s Easter lights display at 8414 E. Valley Vista Drive.

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Local woman in thick of protective gear crisis BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

lot can happen in 10 days — just ask Scottsdale native Jessica Wenger McPhaul, founder and owner of Naked Rebellion. McPhaul is on FABRIC’s task force that’s raising money, gathering volunteers and sourcing other tools to educate the public on federal regulations for making personal protective equipment and manufacturing reusable surgical gowns, N95 masks and other gear for multiple healthcare agencies. In 10 days, the Tempe-based fashion incubator and its nonprofit arm, AZ Apparel Foundation, have fielded hundreds of messages regarding protective gear needs, received orders from for millions of items and created a federally approved gown pattern, among other completed tasks. Now, they need the public’s help. “To really be able to make a dent in the millions of units that are being requested, we need a lot more help financially,” said FABRIC co-founder Angela Johnson. FABRIC needs financial assistance to help fund $350,000 startup costs associated with producing the reusable isolation and barrier gowns – including the purchase of additional sewing machines and retrofitting its space. “If we can get the funding we need for additional equipment, we think we can ramp up enough to make 10,000 [per] week for as long as needed,” Johnson said, adding that they currently have an order for 400,000 pieces from one hospital. “We can start immediately making as many as we can with our current staff and equipment. However, we are helping the AZ Commerce Authority get other manufacturers up and running

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Facing a daunting task are, from left, Naked Rebellion founder and owner Jessica Wenger McPhaul; Kate Anderson, FABRIC director of design, development and production; and FABRIC co-founder Angela Johnson. (Courtesy of Jessica Wenger McPhaul)

by sharing our intellectual property and FDA information and connecting facilities with needs to manufacturers that could help fill those needs,” Johnson added. McPhaul is raising money through sales of Naked Rebellions scrunchies and “Girl Gang” shirts and tanks, which cost $12, $58 and $42 each, respectively. Half of the proceeds will go directly to FABRIC. “To have that the skill set that we have and the network of people that

are in this community who can jump together and in 10 days create an entire task force able to make a million gowns is absolutely insane,” McPhaul said, adding: “To know that all this training, all these years of making pretty garments for the outside can also be translated into actually helping these people on the front lines who are really protecting us and saving all these lives is — I can’t even put it into words.” McPhaul so far has sold more than 110 Naked Rebellion scrunchies and

raised more than $670 for the effort. “We have had some local companies help us and donate some money, too,” she added. “We have a long way to go, though!” McPhaul said that the task force has received requests from facilities all over the country, from Maine and Connecticut to Utah. “Nearly every facility that has reached out to us has expressed concern over the scarcity of their PPE resources. Some facilities are running very low and some have completely run out. We’ve heard tearful stories of the scarcity of not only masks, but also barrier gowns and other items,” Johnson said. Johnson said that they just filled an order of 33 gowns for a rehab facility that has a “considerable amount” of patients on ventilators for various reasons – not COVID-19. “They called in tears because they

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Hamilton said. Over at Dog Candle Co., founder and owner Jenni Pollack created a “social distance and chill” candle, of which she’s sold 50 — and counting. “Since we are literally all experiencing our own versions of the very same strange, uncertain, isolating, and uncharted time in history right now, we can all relate to this ‘social distance and chill’ theme. I also think that people are needing to find ways to make their stay-at-home life as normal, relaxing, and cheerful as possible, and the ambiance and fragrance of candles definitely does that. So, I’m happy to offer this creature comfort to everyone while they are cooped up at home,” Pollack said. Pollack said she’ll soon sell a special edition candle set that’ll give back to local restaurants and bars. “Along with dogs, food is my other main love and I want to help that part of our community as well, so my favorite local establishments are still around when all of this passes,” she said. Since its founding in 2017, Dog Candle Co. has donated around $2,500 in cash and supplies to the county shelter. Pollack has also donated thousands of dollars’ worth of candles to local rescue organizations for use in their fundraisers and raffles to raise more money. “The most amazing thing that I have seen coming back here is how women entrepreneurs have rallied,” Hamilton said. “It’s so inspiring.” “We’re all close and tight-knit, and we all get better and stronger together,” Jessica added. “Nothing makes me prouder and more humbled than to be a fellow small, woman-owned business that gives back at a time like this,” Pollack said. “I am in awe of how other local businesses are getting creative and philanthropic with their products, services, and supporters in order to lift other parts of our community up.” Those who would like to donate to Fabric, can do so on their website fabrictempe.com. AZ Apparel Foundation is a certified nonpropfit. “Our unique model of collaboration between community, government, nonpro�it, has never been more important than it is now,” Johnson said.

were completely out of gowns,” she added. Last week, FABRIC received a $25,000 grant to acquire Food and Drug Administration certification and train their staff on the agency’s protocols. They are also creating an open source barrier gown project that will allow the community to sew needed isolation gowns. “Certain gowns need to be made under FDA regulations in a licensed facility in a specific setting using specific techniques. However, there are different levels of gowns and some of them can be made by the public using a fabric that is easily available at home stores like Home Depot,” Johnson said. FABRIC’s currently putting together a “kit” to share with home sewers who want to help make these types of gowns. “If anyone is a talented sewer [and] is used to sewing on industrial machines, we are hiring a team of sewers at FABRIC and they can apply on their website,” McPhaul said. “We also will need

FABRIC is training women to sew protective gowns. (Special to the Progress)

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rick-and-mortar restaurants weren’t the only food businesses taking a devastating �inancial hit in the coronavirus pandemic. Food trucks, especially those that cater to large events and private events, have also lost thousands of dollars in revenue – but that isn’t stopping some of them from continuing to give back, particularly to the medical community. Greg Golden, the owner of food truck Mustache Pretzels, which typically operates out of southern Scottsdale, said that the coronavirus brought business to a “screeching halt.” “Spring training was called off and virtually every event we had on the calendar – school carnivals, proms, corporate events, arts festivals, etc. – has been canceled,” Golden said. Spring is Mustache Pretzels’ busiest time of the year. This year in particular, Golden was projecting to do about 50 percent of their annual sales before the end of March. “The loss of the spring training, alone, probably cost us about $50,000 in revenue,” Golden said. Other food trucks, like The Maine Lobster Lady, shut down completely for the remainder of the season. “We are totally family run, and I decided to try and protect my family by shutting down,” said owner Diana Santospago. “We are not out in the thick of things, like some of my fellow truckers,” she added. “They are the ones on the forefront, trying to keep their wheels turning in unprecedented times.” Maine Lobster Lady was hit by four big event cancellations, including the Tempe Art Festival. Leading up to ceasing operations March 14, however, the Maine Lobster Lady was selling Lobster Roll Kits for customers to

“The Coronavirus has pretty much brought us to a screeching halt,” said Mustache Pretzels food truck owner Greg Golden. (Mustache Pretzels)

make at home. “Some trucks are doing a great job with grab-and-go options; some are offering free delivery and others are partnering with healthcare facilities to help keep those working on the front lines well fed,” Golden said. Costantino’s Italian Kitchen’s food trucks are helping to feed the medical community. On April 1, they were parked outside Mayo Clinic Shea – a �irst for the food truck. “The Mayo Clinic requested food trucks because their cafeteria is partially closed. They want their people to be able to purchase lunch while still practicing social distancing and other precautionary measures,” said Chris Costantino, owner and executive chef of Costantino’s Italian Kitchen. “We are happy to serve a business that wants to support food trucks, and we are particularly proud to serve the medical community, given all they do for our community,” he added.” Costantino’s Italian Kitchen has previ-

ously served lunch at Mayo Hospital. Every couple of months, they – along with two to four additional food trucks, including Eur Haus – serve around 300 medical professionals and staff. “The food truck industry, in a way, was built for serving our community during a time like this,” said Eur Haus owner Anna Mineer. “We have been honored to help serve the healthcare workers that are on the frontlines of this pandemic, but that, too, is limited,” she added. Previously, Eur Haus worked with a 55plus community, bringing them food and household supplied every Sunday; but that has since been canceled due to increased coronavirus concerns. “Our once-packed schedule has been wiped clean. We normally work at least six days a week and now are lucky if we get one lunch stop a week,” Mineer said, adding that they make roughly 40 percent of their income during the spring months.

“All of our employees are suffering at minimum by cutting hours, some have lost their jobs completely,” Mineer added. “But unless it’s safe to resume serving at large-scale events in the next month or so,” he added, “we’re going to have to lay our team off.” Food trucks’ respective catering businesses are non-existent, including Costantino’s Italian Kitchen’s. “Since many people are working from home, our corporate lunch events have either been cancelled or there are not enough people coming out to the truck to make them pro�itable,” he said. The food truck community is a close-knit one, Constantino added, and they’ve been working together to support one another at this time. “There are food truck event organizers that are working very hard to �ind new events to replace the ones that are being cancelled,” Constantino said. According to Golden, people who would like to help food trucks can schedule fall 2020 and winter/spring 2020-2021 private events now “and get deposits paid well in advance.” Constantino suggests ordering delivered meals from food trucks through Grubhub and Uber Eats. “Or, if you see a food truck parked at a location that is not private, stop and take something home for dinner that evening,” he said. “And if you’re a business owner, once we get through these dif�icult times and your employees return to work, it would be great if you would consider having a food truck out to serve your employees.” “We appreciate your love and support, and we just want everybody to stay well,” Golden added. “As the old saying goes, ‘This, too, shall pass.’” To �ind a food truck near you, visit streetfood�inder.com.

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e all need a little comfort right now, or at least some delicious comfort food. Allow me to introduce you to my new favorite dish. If you love lasagna, you’re going to absolutely be giddy over making this simple soup that tastes exactly like lasagna. I can’t stop making it for friends and family, and I sort of get a kick out of watching them come back for seconds – and thirds – and then holding their tummy because they’ve eaten too much. Be prepared for the same reaction. This lasagna soup is just scrumptious. I often hear that folks love lasagna but only order it in restaurants because it’s

rather tedious to assemble. With lasagna soup, it’s a one-pot wonder of deliciousness without the stress. In fact, you don’t even cook the lasagna noodles ahead of time. You simply throw the raw noodles into the soup. It’s just as delicious whether you use turkey, beef, Italian pork sausage or a combination of all three. One of the things that really makes it taste like lasagna is the ricotta mixture that you dollop on top of the soup when you plate it. If you like Italian cuisine, if you like easy, if you like to please people with a hearty dish that they will adore, then I hope you make lasagna soup soon.

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 sweet yellow onion, chopped fine 1 ½ lbs ground turkey, beef or Italian sausage (I prefer half beef or turkey with half sausage) 1 (24oz) jar marinara sauce (prefer Rao’s Tomato Basil) 1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes, or half a pint of fresh cherry tomatoes, chopped ½ cup chopped basil, plus more for topping 1 teaspoon oregano, dried or fresh 4 cups chicken broth 1 cup water 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pepper 8 ounces lasagna noodles, broken into pieces (about 10 noodles) 1 cup whole milk Ricotta 1 cup shredded mozzarella 1 cup parmesan cheese, plus more for topping

Directions: In a pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the garlic and onion until soft and translucent. Add the turkey, beef or sausage and cook until browned. Add the marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, chopped basil, oregano, chicken broth, 1 cup of water, heavy cream, salt and pepper. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring often. Break the lasagna noodles into bite-sized pieces, (about 1-2 inches pieces) and add them to the pot. Stir occasionally until the noodles are tender. Do not overcook the noodles. They should be al dente, or a bit firm but cooked through. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the ricotta, shredded mozzarella and parmesan cheese, mixing to combine. When the soup is done, spoon it into a bowl, top with a big dollop of the ricotta mixture and sprinkle with parmesan and fresh basil. Buon appetito! Watch my how-to video: jandatri.com/recipe/lasagne-soup.

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