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Scottsdale cops to form short-term rental squad BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

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t’s frustrating enough to have your peace disturbed by a nuisance party at a shortterm rental, but waiting for police to respond to a complaint while they answer more urgent calls can add fuel to that fire. As it currently stands, it can sometimes take

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hours for a police officer to respond to a disturbing the peace call, especially on a Friday or Saturday night. That’s why Scottsdale Police will be rolling out a short-term rental unit later this year. The new unit will consist of four police officers and a sergeant. “These officers will be trained in the requirements for short-term rentals within the City

of Scottsdale and will coordinate closely with Code Enforcement and the City Prosecutor’s Office,” Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell said. “These officers will provide a specialized response to community concerns related to short-term rentals and will be available to re-

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BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

naik Sachdev is at it again. The 9-year-old Scottsdale Unified student who captured America’s attention by collecting books for COVID-19 patients after his grandmother got sick has turned his attention to the Afghan refugee students in the district. Anaik, along with his 8-year-old brother Jovin Sachdev and their 14-year-old friend Karina Koppikar are trying to collect 500 books and $1,000 for the refugee students. The $1,000 is

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Students who provide Afghan refugee children with books in their native language through Anaik Sachdev’s Loving Library include, from left, Second-grader Jovin Sachdev (age 8), fourth-grader Samira Patel (9), eighth-grader Ellora Patel (14), second-grader Avya Badyal (8), fifth-grader Sanaiya Badyal (11), eighth-grader Karina Koppikar (14) and fourth-grader Anaik Sachdev (10). (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

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t turns out Erika Araiza was wrong. She was stressing math and reading with equal importance when she told her 9-year-old son about school. Then she attended ASU’s American Dream Academy and learned it’s more important to stress reading in elementary school. “I thought reading and math were the same but they’re not … Reading is No. 1 in elementary,” Araiza said. The Dream Academy, now in its 16th year, teaches parents of students at all grade levels how to prepare themselves and their students for college. At the high school level, the students actually attend the classes with their parents. “We talk about responsibility, how you teach that to your child,” said instructor Xitlaly Reyes. “How you teach confidence to your child. How to teach discipline. Through this eight-week workshop, parents learn not just from the curriculum but from each other. “Even if the parent is a college graduate, it’s important to note that we’re not all born knowing exactly how to navigate the school and the educational system,” she continued. “So it’s nice to have an organization like ASU come

“Even if the parent is a college graduate, it’s important to note that we’re not all born knowing exactly how to navigate the school and the educational system. So it’s nice to have an organization like ASU come and provide those resources to parents. We know they are capable of having their child succeed but they just might need some extra resources to help them through that.”

Elim Martinez holds her diploma with Tonalea K-8 principal David Priniski as she and other parents graduate from Scottsdale Unified School District and Arizona State University’s American Dream Academy. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

and provide those resources to parents. We know they are capable of having their child succeed but they just might need some extra resources to help them through that.” There are concrete benefits as well: Graduates can apply for the early outreach scholarship – which is $2,500 per semester and renewable for four years. “We like to say the best time to begin preparing for college is now” Reyes said. The scholarship was definitely an enticement for Tim Kuipers, a father of a fifth grader and second grader. “We plan on staying here in the community,” Kuipers said. “We’re also trying to financially figure out how we’re going to do college now. What we should be saving now. Any type of opportunity we can get for scholarships and so forth, we get involved with.” Aside from making some new friends, Kuipers also got a refresher in a lot of areas about how to make his students successful academically. “Some things were a pretty good refresher about keeping kids on task,” he said. “It’s always good to get some good reminders – like keep your kids reading. There are some milestones kids have to hit early that will affect how they are going to get into college. “One of them is, if you’re kid isn’t read-

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to provide each student with a Kindle with pre-loaded educational software. The books range from fiction to nonfiction to activity books for the youngest children. “There’s also journals so they can share some of the emotions or draw pictures of what they’re feeling because it must also be very scary, traumatic and frustrating at times,” said Anaik’s mother, Anjleen Gumer. The books can be purchased on Amazon though a link on Aniak’s website, lovinglibrary.org, and are written in Dari and English and Pasto and English. Once purchased, the books are shipped to Anaik’s home and distributed through the International Rescue Committee. Though the kids are working through Anaik’s non-profit, the idea to collect the books for the refugee students was actually Jovin’s. He got the idea after several refugee students joined his second grade class. “They make the classroom shine a little more,” Jovin said. “I‘ve learned a lot of things from them. We celebrated their new year and learned about their culture.” Jovin said he likes to focus on similarities

All books donated through Loving Library receive a Bookmarks for the SUSD Loving Library are cut out so they can be custom stamp. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) included with the donated books. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)

he shares with the refugee students. “My friend likes stickers and juice and I love juice,” he explained. Having the students in Jovin’s class has been a wonderful learning opportunity for him, Gumer said “It’s been an extremely rewarding and positive experience for him to learn about these people who have a different background and are from a different world, to build a special bond with them even though they don’t speak even the same language,”

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she said. Karina, an eighth grader, said she was happy to get involved in the effort. “(The refugee students) told me they were kind of lonely and really board and when Anaik and Jovin approached me, I thought it was a really great idea,” she said. Kariana enjoys reading on the school bus to one of the refugee students who speaks English. “One (refugee) girl likes reading ‘The Baby-Sitters Club,’” she said. “It was one of my favorites too. I thought it was so cool that even though we come from different countries and speak different languages, we like the same thing.” There are gaps in the girl’s English skills, but the two communicate, Karina said. “They are some of the most motivated hard-working people I’ve ever met,” Karina said. “They want to do well and speak English as much as they can.” Anaik, who is in the fourth grade, said he can relate to the refugee students. This is important to me,” he said. “I’m a kid and I would feel very scare if I was in their shoes. There a lot of kids from Afghan-

istan that are very lonely.” He calls a book “a really good friend to have” in a situation like that: “It can help you escape your loneliness.” Anaik started his nonprofit, Loving Library, in 2020. His mother caught COVID and the family was quarantined. He read books to pass the time and thought it would be a great idea to share some books when his grandmother caught the disease a little while later. “I would FaceTime her during her stay at the hospital and I saw she had no sunlight in her room,” Anaik said on his website. “She couldn’t interact with anyone, it felt so lonely. Back home, we were reading books to pass time. I thought to myself that books could be a great escape for loneliness at the hospital.” His efforts to raise books for Covid patients blew up and Anaik was even on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Today, Anaik’s Loving Library has chapters in Central Texas and the United Kingdom as well as Arizona. To date, Anaik has collected over 2,500 books and over $40,000.

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spond to other public nuisance calls that might occur during their operational hours, relieving patrol units from those calls for service to address other priorities.” The total first year expenditure on the unit is set in the city’s proposed 2022-23 budget at $621,855. The personnel costs will be covered Proposition 207 Smart and Safe Arizona Fund, which legalized marijuana use for adults over 21. Other costs, such as equipment and vehicles, will be covered through the city’s Tourism Development Fund, which is raised through the city’s bed tax. The idea for the police unit came out of the city’s short-term rental task force, which was formed last year. “It was to free up the police but have trained people who can nip it in the bud,” said city Councilwoman Betty Janik, who sat on the task force along with Councilwoman Linda Milhaven. “It was more so we could have a speedy response. I don’t think you can eliminate it but you can reduce it.” Milhaven said the new unit will not only speed up response times, but will also allow for better tracking of repeat offenders. Despite a slight setback created by the pandemic in 2020, the number of shortterm rentals in Scottsdale continues to grow. There were 5,404 short-term rentals in the city in December 2021 listed by Airbnb and Vrbo, according to AirDNA, an independent agency that monitors the short-term rental industry. That’s up from 4,119 in December 2020 and 5,221 in December 2019.

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Scottsdale passed two laws in 2021 designed to curb abuses by short-term renters. The first ordinance requires each property’s emergency contact to respond in person to the site within one hour for emergencies if police have to respond for complaints about unruly gatherings. The second ordinance sets fines at the maximum amounts allowed under state law. For example, it creates a sliding scale of fines of $750, $1,500, $2,000 and $2,5000 (the maximum allowed under state law) for owners and $250, $500, $1,000 and $2,000 for occupants based on the number of prior violations. It also eliminates the police service fee provisions of the city’s nuisance party and unruly gathering ordinances and replaces it with civil sanctions through citations filed in City Court. Officials said that will improve enforceability, including the possibility of filing criminal charges against someone defined as a habitual offender.

Paradise Valley recently passed a law requiring all short-term rental owners to do background checks to ensure no clients are registered sex offenders. Scottsdale’s revised code states, “No vacation rental or short-term rental may be used for any non-residential use or purpose including but not limited to any of the following ... housing sex offenders. Although the state Legislature has loosened its grip on the regulation of short-term rentals by returning some of the power to municipalities that it stripped from them in 2016, some lawmakers have introduced bills in the current session to get the state completely out of regulating them and return that power to municipalities. That effort has split the Republican delegation, as Chandler Sen. J.D. Mesnard submitted a weaker bill that would return only a few powers. The bill passed the Senate but died in the House and it’s unlike anything more will be done in the Capitol since the Legislature is focused on trying

to wind up the session. The issue has been divisive in past legislative sessions, with many short-term rental owners appearing to testify against any efforts to curb their ability to use their property in any way they see fit. In the meantime, homeowner associations (HOAs) have traditionally gotten around the state law limiting cities’ ability to regulate short-term rentals through the use of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) which govern the rights and obligations of the properties under their domain. However, a new Arizona Supreme Court Ruling handed down last month could change that, according to attorney Ben Gottlieb, founder and partner of MacQueen & Gottlieb PLC, one fo the state’s top real estate law firms. In the ruling, Kalway v. Calabria Ranch HOA, the high court found certain amendments in the Calabria Ranch HOA’s CC&Rs to be illegal because there was nothing related to them in the original document, Gottlieb said. While the lawsuit was not specifically related to short-term rentals, Gottlieb anticipates short-term rental property owners using the ruling to skirt CC&Rs. He believes the decision means something in the original document must pertain to regulating rentals before an amendment related to short-term rentals can be added legally. “It’s a tailwind for people who did not agree with a specific amendment to allow a legal challenge in courts,” Gottlieb said. He added that he does not think the ruling would affect a situation in which everyone in the HOA agrees with the amendment.

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election. In the general election, candidates are listed on ballots in each county based on how well each party’s gubernatorial hopefuls did in that county in the last election. That means that this year the Republicans for all offices will be listed ahead of Democrats in all races in 11 of the 15 counties where Republican Gov. Doug Ducey outpolled Democrat David Garcia four years ago. That includes Maricopa County, which has more voters than the other 15 counties combined. Democrats sued, arguing that, all else being equal, there is a tendency of voters

to choose the first candidate on a list. As proof, attorneys for the party cited data from Jonathan Rodden, a political science professor at Stanford University. He estimated that first-listed candidates get an advantage average of 2.2 percentage points. And Rodden said that can reach 5.6 percentage points. Those kind of numbers can make all the difference in close races. In the 2020 Senate race, the margin of victory for Democrat Mark Kelly over Republican Martha McSally was 2.3%. And there was a difference of just 0.3% in the presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

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26, he saw a perfect opportunity to promote harmony between the war-torn nations. “When we realized that this concert was coming during a time when the people in Ukraine are suffering from the effects of a horrible war, we felt what better moment to use to do something positive to support that cause,” Wuestemann said. He did some math with Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Program Director Abbey Messmer and the two eventually landed on donating $6 from every ticket. “If we sell out the show, which we hope to do, we can donate over $5,000 to an organization,” Messmer said.

The next task was to determine an organization worth contributing to . José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen was mentioned. “José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen is renowned internationally for their humanitarian efforts during an international crisis,” said Scottsdale Arts spokesman Zacory Boatright. “José Andrés is an amazing human who does wonderful work and as a result, we made the decision to try to push money towards their efforts because one of the biggest needs for Ukrainians fleeing Ukraine as a result of the war is food. As a result, World Central Kitchen is on the front lines doing that work for people who are truly in need and every dollar you donate goes into the mouths of people who need to eat.” Wuestermann said $5,000 “literally means that hundreds of people get a couple of meals.” “We were looking at an organization where we had a high degree of certainty that every single penny that we were giving over goes to the people it’s intended to help and support,” he said. He also feels that guests will feel they’re doing more than just buying just a ticket to see a GRAMMY Award-winning pianist. “It is my hope that people will want to see this concert because this is an extraordinary artist and it will be an unforgettable evening,” Wuestemann said. “But I think the bonus of knowing that your ticket purchase supports something fundamentally good and critical in helping others will be

an added bonus for everybody.” Wuestemann and Messmer also hope that the show serves as an escape for the audience. “There are so many examples of where in the darkest hours of mankind’s history that a poem, song, a performance, or a painting gives us some refuge for that moment which is absolutely critical,” Wuestemann said. Added Messmer: “The great thing about the arts is that you sit down it takes you to another world of something new and fresh,.” Wuestemann also hopes that these funds provide hope and heartiness to those fleeing and fighting the war. “I hope that the nourishment we can send them will also nourish their souls a little bit and make them less fearful and more hopeful,” he said. “If I were to get to write a postcard with the meals, I would say ‘let this nourish your body, let this fill your soul and let this give you hope for a better future.’”

gency and general funds. Library Board. Advises Council on programs, services and future development of the Scottsdale Public Library. Mcdowell Sonoran Preserve Commission. Makes recommendations on preservation strategy, funding, land acquisition, educational/promotional programs, master planning and other related issues. Parks and Recreation Commission. Advises Council on the acquisition of lands and facilities. It also advises on the operation, use, care and maintenance of parks and recreation areas. Planning Commission. Reviews, eval-

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erd Wuestemann is all too familiar with living in fear of an invasion. During the Cold War, he grew up in the small town of Eschwege, Germany, then two miles from the East German border, and always feared the worst. “My family was cut in half after World War II by the Berlin Wall,” he said. “We lived with the threat of the Cold War and the Soviet Union two miles outside of my doorstep. If you ever grew up in a situation like a divided country and a hard demarcation line next to you, that is a fear you constantly live with.” When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Wuestemann’s heart sank and he began to think of what he could do to help his fellow Europeans. “When I look at what’s happening right now with this crisis, it does hit close to home to some degree,” Wuestemann said. “I have friends that are from Hungary, Turkey and Belarus along with friends who are from Estonia and Latvia that all feel this looming threat that this war represents to who’s next. “I really feel for those refugees that are torn between finding safety and refuge for their loved ones and wanting to stand and defend their homes.” When Wuestemann realized that accomplished Russian-born pianist Daniil Trifonov would be sweeping the keys at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts April

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diligently and strategically to help Notre Dame Prep begin the next, bigger, better, stronger phase,” said Jill Platt, Notre Dame Preparatory president. “School spirit is high, enrollment is thriving, and Notre Dame Preparatory’s culture of providing a faith-filled, college preparatory education to its students continues to put the school in the top 15% of high schools across the nation,” school spokeswoman Kimberly Haub said.

The strategic plan will focus on eight essential “domains:” academics, advancement, catholic identity, enrollment, facilities, finance, governance and student life. “The perceived strengths and weaknesses of each of these individual domains will be analyzed through data collected in school climate surveys, focus groups and individual interviews with a broad range of constituents in

our school community,” Haub explained. “This will help the school make strategic decisions for the future.” Platt said, “While we already have an incredible school, this is what we need to take us to the next level. I am proud of where we are going and having a clear path ahead will only make us stronger and in turn, enhance the student experience at NDP.” The strategic planning process will take several months, and the participation of many in the community. “Ultimately, the purpose of the plan is to continue helping Notre Dame Preparatory evolve and continue to set the standards for excellence in Catholic education across the Valley and beyond,” Haub said,. Boston-based Partners in Mission is working with Notre Dame Prep leadership to develop its strategic plan. Haub said P{artners in Mission has “facilitated highly successful, individualized strategic planning processes with hundreds of Catholic schools and dioceses across the United States.” Notre Dame Prep is a Catholic diocesan college preparatory high school with a co-ed enrollment of 855 students. The school has received national recognition for the caliber of its academic, arts and athletic programs. The school is located at 9701 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale.

students with emotional distress, depression, anxiety, autism and other special conditions, it added. Dr.Melissa Sackos, assistant superintendent of secondary education, provided an overview of the school resource officers program on SUSD campuses at the special meeting of the governing board that included an update on Crisis K-9s. “This alone has really been a valuable asset to our students and to our staff. We’re really appreciative of all of their hard work,” Sackos said. The first police Crisis K-9 was assigned to Chaparral High in February 2021. “From what I’ve seen, people just go up

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otre Dame Preparatory High School held a kickoff event recently with a diverse group of faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and community partners to begin a new strategic planning process that will move the school forward as enrollment continues to rise. As the school marks its 20th year, administrators believe it is time for the school to look ahead and decide how to grow strategically “while continuing to keep Christ at the center of the school’s mission,” according to a release. “I am thankful God has allowed us to embark on this new journey. We promise to stay true to who we are while working

“School spirit is high, enrollment is thriving, and Notre Dame Preparatory’s culture of providing a faith-ﬁlled, college preparatory education to its students continues to put the school in the top 15% of high schools across the nation.”

NDP English teacher Maureen Treadway and Class of 2012 Alumna Megan Shell listen to the presentation given by keynote speaker Mike Loyet from Boston-based Partners in Mission. The two will serve on the Student Culture Domain to formulate a plan to enhance student life at Notre Dame Preparatory High School.

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Scottsdale sisters honor slain Ukrainian mom BY NICHOLAS HODELL Cronkite News

fter Russia invaded Ukraine, Iryna Filkina, a mother in Ukraine, spent roughly a week at the Epicenter shopping center in Bucha, close to the capital city of Kyiv, serving people sheltering there and cooking meals for the Ukrainian military. After she missed out on a seat in a car that was evacuating people from the shopping center, Filkina attempted to make the trip home on her bicycle and was gunned down by Russian military forces, CNN reported. Filkina, 53, died from her wounds. Filkina’s story, and many others like hers, touched people around the world, including the Dinu sisters from Scottsdale, Ariana, 10, and Carina, 7. Wanting to help out any way they could, the sisters wrote a poem for the children of Ukraine. “We were just incredibly touched, especially coming from a seven-year-old, to have this kind of reaction to someone that they don’t know,” said the sisters’ mother, Nan Dinu. “If that’s what you want, go for it.” But the sisters didn’t stop there. They wanted to make a difference while doing what they love: cycling. Ariana and Carina each rode 26.5 miles in the Ignite Women’s Bike Event

Scottsdale sisters Ariana Dinu, left, and Carina Dinu wait for the start of their race during Sunday’s Ignite Women’s Bike Event in Fountain Hills. (Nicholas Hodell / Cronkite News)

in Filkina’s memory. It was the second race the sisters took part in to honor Filkina and other Ukrainian mothers who’ve lost their lives in the war. On April 2, they joined their father, Valentin Dinu, in the 45-mile El Tour de Mesa. For the race in Mesa, which was weeks in the planning, the family

started a GoFundMe campaign in early March to raise money. In the four weeks that the GoFundMe was available, the fundraiser attracted nearly 80 donations and over $7,000. The money the sisters have raised is directly helping Ukrainian refugees through their grandmother Elena who lives in Galati, Romania, a city that has

have become agents of change in a postpandemic world, providing a road map on how to promote public health through the ways they design, operate and manage buildings. Ortega said he and his team worked “with a steering committee including the Navajo nation people, locals, trying to get something compatible that would be acceptable.” It was a harrowing trip between Scottsdale and Chinle in those days, he recalled, explaining, “We would end up flying out of Scottsdale Airport in a seven-passenger, turbo prop” that made two passes at the dirt runway on the reservation – first to scare the sheep off the runway, the second

to land. When we went through the whole process, we had to respect the Navajo way." So the design team used a lot of octagons in the plans. because “that’s a very traditional shape in the Navajo culture,” he said. Native culture influenced other design decisions. “The entrance to the hospital had to be to the east,” he said. “East is life, west is death so you don’t put an entrance on the west (side), especially in Arizona too because that’s where the sun set will kill you and you’re wondering, ‘Who the heck set that there?’” Ortega said the design included a blanket motif and instead of a non-denominational altar in the hospital, they put a working

more than 10,000 Ukrainian refugees. Their grandmother is using the money for food and medicine for the refugees. The passion for biking in the Dinu family is not limited to the two races honoring those who have been affected by the war in Ukraine. In November, Ariana and Valentin rode over 100 miles in El Tour de Tucson and completed the race in under nine hours. Training for all of their events has included plenty of early morning bike rides from Scottsdale to Tempe and back that cover up to 20 miles or more, depending on the route. In the summer, when some kids may be savoring the chance to catch a few more hours of sleep, the sisters are on their bikes even earlier. “On cooler days, like in early spring, we go a bit later in the morning after breakfast, but on summer mornings, we wake up much earlier to beat the heat,” Ariana said. “So, around 5:00 on summer mornings and around 7:00 or 8:00 on the winter [and] early spring mornings.” At the start of Carina and Arinana’s biking journey, their mother did not think it was possible for them to reach the milestones they have achieved. She is proud of their performances on the bikes and prouder of their initiative

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Ortega speech to architects covers much ground BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

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Scottsdale to celebrate Earth Day for a week BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale is gearing up for a week of festivities centered around earth day on April 22 and ending on Arbor Day–— a day dedicated to planting trees – a week later. The kickoff is a breakfast with Mayor David Ortega, followed by a hike by City Council members – the first of many hikes throughout the week that also includes a city-wide cleanup initiative. “From volunteer road cleanups and tree giveaways to a solar power presentation and green expo breakfast with the Mayor and City Council, we’re offering a full lineup of events that offer something for everyone,” said city Sustainability Director Lisa McNeilly. With a city as green as Scottsdale, McNeilly knew that there were too many events to squeeze into a single day. “As we looked at how we could celebrate Earth Day and Scottsdale’s 40th year as Tree City USA, we found we couldn’t fit all the events in just a few days,” she said. “By spacing things out, we hope to increase the number of people who can participate and learn how they can make a difference.” McNeilly hopes to see a packed crowd at each of the city’s events and is open to suggestions from citizens on how the city

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in providing aid for strangers who are suffering. “We feel we just lucked out with two little girls who have big hearts and we’ve kind of always taught them to think beyond themselves and try to help others in need whenever they can,” Nan said. “We just didn’t realize that they were capable of taking it this far, so we’re just proud of them.” The sisters’ motivation for competing in Sunday’s bike race was exactly the type of story that Liz Caracciolo, founder of the Ignite Women’s Bike Event, imagined would be part of her event when she started planning it several years ago. “These women that are here are not only inspired, they’re here to inspire

Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega planted a tree on Arbor Day 2021. He will be celebrating Earth Week along with the rest of the city beginning on Earth Day, April 22. (Special to the Progress)

could remain green. “We hope that people share with us their ideas about other steps Scottsdale can take so that we can include them in the Sustainability Plan,” she said. She also teased that next year could be bigger. “We wanted to meet the demand from our residents to do more for the environment and help them find enjoyable ways to celebrate. Who knows – maybe next

each other,” Caracciolo said. “They will inspire each other and they will inspire others to see what’s possible.” Going forward, Ariana doesn’t want to limit her aspirations to taking part in bike races. She also wants to branch out to other forms of physical exercise with a very specific, very lofty, goal in mind. “I’m practicing also swimming and running so that I can see if I can make it into an Ironman before I turn 18,” said Ariana, referring to the competition that consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile run. Like most people, the two sisters are keeping a close eye on the war in Ukraine. “They’ve been asking us pretty much every day since then, ‘What’s the news?’” Nan said. “I’m hoping that one day we’ll tell them it’s over.”

year we’ll extend the programs to the full month,” McNeilly said. Here are the events to celebrate Earth Week in Scottsdale:

Friday, April 22 Mayor and City Council Green Expo Breakfast 8600 E. Thomas Road 8-10 a.m.; Thomas Groundwater Treatment Facility public tours 8650 E. Thomas Road, 10-1:20 a.m.

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have a fully potable water from wastewater (system).” That means Scottsdale only has to buy water from sources like the Central Arizona Project once before re-charging the aquifer, explaining that “15% of our water is recycled – that’s a key component in the law of scarcity in the desert.” Growth in Arizona is booming as people are “panic buying” real estate, Ortega stated, adding, “We are very design-oriented. We know we cannot lose our identity.” He called Scottsdale a “crossroads of the world” as it abuts a Native American nation and likened the city’s values to those of the Navajo people. “There are 22 Native peoples (in Arizona), nations that are living nations … they have their own language, culture,

Saturday, April 23 Old Town Scottsdale Farmers Market 3806 N. Brown Ave. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Lifecycle of the Saguaro Guided Walk Brown’s Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Pkwy., 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. In partnership with Keep Scottsdale Beautiful, the city is hosting a citywide Adopt-a-Road cleanup at various locations. Visit Scottsdaleaz.gov to register Sunday, April 24 Nature as Therapy Guided Walk Brown’s Ranch Trailhead 8-9:30 a.m. Monday, April 25 Hike with a Natural Resources Coordinator Pima-Dynamite Trailhead 28777 N. Pima Road, 8-9:30 a.m. Trailside Naturalist Gateway Trailhead 18333 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy. 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 27 Hike with a Natural Resources Coordinator at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Pkwy. 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 28 Scottsdale 360 – Water Wise. Virtual event. 11 a.m.-noon. Register at scottsdaleaz.gov; Green Building Webinar Series: Solar 101, virtual 6-7:30 p.m. Register: scottsdaleaz.gov Friday, April 29 Arbor Day Celebration at Bell Road Sports Complex, 9390 E. Bell Road 8 a.m. Info: Scottsdaleaz.gov.

architecture, dance and mythology on origin beliefs so we have to respect all of them.” Ortega also boasted of other city successes, noting the Mayo Clinic’s $800 million expansion project now under construction. “Healthcare is our biggest employer here in Scottsdale along with yoga, personal instructors, wellness coaches.” “We have a general plan. You can look it up at scottsdaleaz.gov,” he said. “We have a transportation plan. We have a human services director. We have a diversity director. We have a sustainability director.” He added, “We are also, by the way, the fourth largest city by area in the country. It’s kind of interesting we bought 30 square miles of desert in this area. When you have a chance, it’s called the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.”

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Lowering the risk of diabetic foot problems to a scratch. If there is an open sore that is slowly getting larger that is a de�inite warning sign,” says Schulman. aring for your feet is a big part of The reason these sores don’t heal on it when you are living with diabe- their own could be due to poor circulates because diabetes increases the tion. If there is poor blood �low, the body chances for a common foot problem to isn’t getting what it needs to function turn in to a serious problem. properly. These problems include loss of feeling, “When you have a slow healing wound skin changes, poor circulation, ulcers by de�inition you have decreased oxygen and sores that do not heal, and the risk and decreased nutrition both of which of amputation. are essential to stop the de“Having diabetes puts generative process and inipeople at higher risk for tiate a regenerative healing foot problems that can lead process,” said Schulman. to amputation if they’re not Checking your feet everycared for,” said Dr. Daniel day can help identify a conSchulman of CIC Foot & dition in its early stages. Ankle. “It’s important for diaDiabetes causes more betics to actually look at than 60 percent of amputatheir feet. For many, diations from the knee down betes has made their feet for people not involved in feel numb. Just because the an accident. sore isn’t painful, doesn’t “The life span for diabet- Dr. Daniel Schulman of mean that it’s okay to just ics who have had a major CIC Foot & Ankle. live with it,” explained amputation is shorter than (Progress File photo) Schulman. “That non-healmost of those who receive a ing sore or even numbness diagnosis of cancer,” he explained. is like a smoke alarm that is letting you One of the most common reasons for a know there is a �ire underneath and you person living with diabetes to be admit- need to call for help.” ted to the hospital is a complication from “I work closely with my patients, bea foot problem, such as an ulceration or cause together we can reduce the risks infection. Both conditions can lead to many of them face because of their disamputation. ease,” said Schulman. An article published in the American It’s important to seek help at the �irst Journal of Managed Care, states that every sign of any issue, no matter how small it day in America 230 people with diabetes may seem. will have an amputation and the majority Reisha Zang is director of communicaof them started with a diabetic foot ulcer. tions at CIC. Information: 480-860-6455 or “It can be anything from an open sore reisha.zang@ciccenters.com.

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s a young girl, Susan Eastridge reached for the stars. Her dream at Arizona State University, where she majored in political science, was to become governor at the time she was 35. After her graduation, she realized she had to find another way to make money before she was of age to run for office. The only thing is, “when I graduated from college… I hadn’t decided on what I was going to do in those intervening years,” she said. “My father held a ceremony where he gave me my last check – which prompted me to have to get a job.” “He had always suggested that I consider sales because he thought it would be gender neutral and if you performed and produced, you would be well-employed,” she said. “I took that advice and I tried to think of something that I would enjoy selling.” “I felt that real estate was amorphous and it was more so about selling an idea, a lifestyle or a workstyle bigger than myself – which is what eventually sunk me into the commercial real estate,” Eastridge said. She broke into residential real estate, she recalled, but “when I realized the job caused me to work evenings, weekends and holidays I switched to commercial real estate.” But at the time, that market didn’t have many women professionals. “When I interviewed for an office-leasing job, they looked me straight in the face and said, ‘our data shows that women and minorities don’t do well in this business,’” Eastridge said. “That was the

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frank appraisal at the time and I’m still in an industry that isn’t representative of women or minorities.” Eastridge became an office leasing broker in San Francisco and eventually worked her way up to commercial real estate developer. “Without a lot of understanding of commercial real estate development, I aspired to be a part of it and I was able to get my first job in development – which brought me back from San Francisco to Phoenix,” Eastridge said. After a decade as a commercial real estate developer, Eastridge found herself jobless. The year was 1990 and

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ver since Bill Hader first set his hands on his dad’s video camera and began making his own films, he aspired to one day work behind the camera at a movie set. However, when he reached his senior year of high school at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he began to realize it would be a long winding road to Hollywood. “I had abysmal grades in high school and I wasn’t interested. I was very interested in making movies so I didn’t focus that much on school,” Hader said. “I remember a guidance counselor saying, “you can’t even get into state school in Oklahoma.’” Alarmed, Hader began scouring the country for a place to learn the about film industry when he discovered the

Art Institute of Phoenix, but lasted only a semester that Scottsdale Community College offered the equipment Hader had dreamed of using. “I remember a student specifically saying, ‘at Scottsdale Community College they shoot film, specifically on Arriflex 16 BL cameras and use AVID film editing software and when I heard that, I thought ‘Evil Dead’ was shot on an Arriflex 16 BL and I knew I had to check that out,” Hader said. Although he was lured in by the technology in 1998, Hader looks most fondly on the friendships he made at Scottsdale Community College – including who would go on to direct the 2009 film “Paper Heart” and become one of the biggest names in commercial directing. Although he wanted to edit or shoot films, he was frequently asked to act. And

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commercial development was a declining industry as her employer folded. So, she formed her first real estate firm. Six years later, started using her expertise to give back to the community. “In 1996, I made a decision to go into focusing on developing education -related real estate because I thought that educators should not be messing around with real estate when they needed to be teaching people,” she said. “I thought that if I could take the real estate respon-

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while he created countless short films he was so much of a perfectionist that he put too much pressure on himself. So, he dropped out of college and went to L.A. to find a job. Hader ended up working on low-budget movies, student short films and getting jobs a production assistant before working as a personal assistant on the 2001 film “Spiderman,” which was directed by his idol Sam Raimi. He continued to work for years as a personal assistant on movies and television shows and later began working in postproduction . “When I got a job in post-production, I was able to use my weekends off to go to Second City LA, a big improv theatre,” he said. “I took classes and the first show I saw was Simon Hellberg (“Big Bang Theory”) with Derek Waters (“Drunk History”) in a show together.” “I thought these are people my age doing improv comedy,” Hader said. He then made it a goal to do something creative once a week. This paid off as he began acting in improv classes and made acquaintances

sibilities off their hands that it would be a good thing.” In 2003, she took on the title of president and CEO of Concord Eastridge, a national private and public mixed-use development platform and began working closely with city and county governments, universities and transit authorities to create projects with a true public purpose funded by the private sector. Among her proudest accomplishments are Roosevelt Point in downtown Phoenix and a development in Washington, D.C., in which she partnered with a

who would launch him into stardom. On a tip from actor Megan Mullally, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels hired the then-unknown Hader for the SNL cast, said SCC School of Film and Theatre Department Chair Bill True. “Mr. Hader then became a breakout star on the show for eight seasons, creating iconic characters like Keith Morrison, Vincent Price, Anthony Peter Coleman, and Stefan – his most iconic character from the show,” True said Hader’s credits have since stemmed from comedic roles on the silver screen roles in horror flicks before stepping into a role where he was able to write, direct and star in t the HBO show “Barry.” Although he has won prestigious awards, including several Emmy Awards, Hader said it was an honor to be recognized as an “outstanding alumni” by Scottsdale Community College. It also got him thinking about advice he would give to himself back in 1998. “I wish I would’ve known to just have fun,” Hader said. “It’s really easy to get freaked out and nervous about stuff but it’s ok to have fun and fail because you will keep failing and that’s OK as long as you

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learn from it.” Hader also encourages students to make as much content as they can as he feels the best way to learn is through trial and error. “I’m a firm believer that if you have a good idea, you will get seen,” he said. “Just make a lot of stuff and you will get better and people will see your stuff.” Although he looks fondly upon his time in Arizona eating burritos with friends and watching countless films at Scottsdale Fashion Square and Metro Center, he admits that there haven’t been any characters he has based directly on the people

tured alongside her best friend from college Denise Resnik. She also hopes that when people read her story it inspires them to chase their dreams no matter what stands in their way. “I want people to know that you can start a business, keep it standing and enjoy it 31 years later,” Eastridge said. “I talk to groups around the country about my industry and how to get in it and I’d like readers to have that understanding that the path can be navigated.” Information: Info: 48women.org. he met during his nearly two years as an Arizonan. But there have been ideas for characters and nods to people he encountered while working various jobs throughout college. One example came from an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” where he spoke a line where he frantically repeated the word no. This was a common mannerism of a coworker from his time tearing tickets at AMC Centerpoint movie theater on Mill Avenue who Hader would hear yelling repeatedly at employees who were doing something wrong.

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Polestar joins electric auto dealers at mall BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

hen Volvo electric vehicle subsidiary Polestar began searching for space on the west coast to showcase its vehicles, Scottsdale jumped off the map. The company had been perusing western cities across the nation but once it looked at cities where electric vehicles, or EVs, had seen soaring sales, Scottsdale jumped to the top of the list. “The point of Scottsdale was when we got the information on the market, we wanted to understand where the right place to do this was,” said Jason Church, Courtesy Automotive Group chief operating of�icer and owner and operator of Polestar Scottsdale. “We discovered

Jason Church demonstrates the touchscreen vehicle conﬁguration catalog at Polestar’s recently opened showroom in Scottsdale Fashion Square. (David Minton/ Progress Staff Photographer)

when we put all of our data in that Scottsdale came up as a heat map of EV sales.” There was another bene�it that Scottsdale provided: The company wanted a location with a large household reach within a 50-mile radius because Polestar offers prospective customers the option of a test-drive vehicle dropped off at their doorstep. “Most of our experiences start with a test drive,” Church said. “Polestar is the only company I know of where if the customer books a test drive and they want a test drive at their house, we will bring the car to you.” “Because of our model, it’s just as easy to sell to customers in Chandler, Peoria, Surprise and Mesa because we can test

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victions in March in Maricopa County hit a 10-year high for March but the pace of those legal actions is still 9% behind pre-pandemic 2019. “There has been a gradual increase in eviction �ilings since the CDC Order expired last August,” said Scott Davis, public information director for the Maricopa County Justice Courts. “This is what the Maricopa County Justice Courts expected all along, despite dire predictions of a socalled ‘tsunami.’” Still, Davis said, the 4,700 eviction cases �iled in March meant “this was the busiest March we’ve had in a decade.” A group of faculty and student researchers at Princeton University offered more analysis of eviction trends in the county in their blog, evictionlab.org. Con�irming that “eviction �ilings in Maricopa County fell sharply in April 2020 and

Maricopa County Justice Courts spokesman Scott Davis said this chart shows eviction trends since 2019, which is used as a baseline because it was the last full year when there were no pandemic-related rental assistance programs.

have remained below historical averages,” evictionlab.org reported last week that a �ifth of all eviction �ilings since the pandemic began have involved just 10 buildings. Of those, eight are in Phoenix and one each are in Mesa and Cave Creek, it said. The eviction trends come at a time when rents continue to rise in the county at record rates. Rent.com reported that nationally, yearover-year in February, rents nationally had increased 7.8% for single-family houses, 24.4% for one-bedroom apartments and 21.8% for two-bedroom units. Rent.com is run by red�in, a Seattlebased real estate brokerage. The overall annual increase in rent between 2020 and 2021 in Arizona was a staggering 49.4% for a one-bedroom unit and 45% for a two-bedroom apartment, according to the website.

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drive at their door and we can do everything else online,” Church said. Although a car can be purchased entirely online from Polestar, a retail space allows customers to see the vehicles in person, feel the interiors, see the parts and custom options and interact with specially trained staff. “Polestar liked the idea of having a space in a mall with the ability to service the car through our means while giving the consumer a digital-�irst experience,” Church said. “The space is really about engagement, it’s about discovery and it’s about that interaction with our team.” Polestar looked to partner with Church, who had over a decade of experience working with Courtesy Automotive Group – which his wife’s family has owned since 1955. Church leaped at the chance to work with a car company with a proven history of success, selling 29,000 vehicles company-wide in 2021. “There are so many EV startups but you have to look at the brand in terms of what they have,” he said. “What we had with Polestar was a credible business that was already shipping vehicles.” Church was also swayed by Polestar’s promise to enable customers to drive home the same day in their new car – meaning his staff would be able to sell

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For one-bedroom apartments, rent.com said, Chandler and Mesa had the secondhighest and 10th-highest percentage rent increases in the country, respectively. It reported a 50.8% overall increase in Chandler and a 30.6% hike in Mesa. Only Long Beach, California, had a higher year-toyear increase in one-bedroom rent with 56.7%. Year-over-year one-bedroom rent in Phoenix in February rose 8.2% – slightly

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cars and not plant ideas. “With other EV businesses out there, there’s more of a focus on the vision of the vehicle whereas Polestar is manufactured and shipped across the globe,” he said. Polestar has managed to keep as many as 10 cars on hand for customers to purchase and has cars coming into the country from various plants daily. Church also liked the vehicles’ price point of $45,000 – before an applicable $7,500 federal tax rebate – and their

sleek look. “Polestar did it right in terms of the design specs,” he said. “The design is unique. It stands out in a crowd, the bold quality is second to none and then they leveraged their heritage of safety from their Swedish roots.” He also liked its technological features – like how the vehicle pairs with Google arti�icial intelligence to allow for voice commands for directions or to play music. The vehicle also displays a GPS map on its dashboard so that the driver

lower than Tucson’s 9.2% increase in the same time period, according to rent.com. Rent.com attributed a signi�icant part of spiraling rent increases to decreased supply, illustrated by the U.S. Census Bureau’s report that apartment vacancy rates by the end of last year have fallen to their lowest in 37 years. “Increasing rents, pandemic-related �inancial issues, rising in�lation and a lack of rental options forced many renters to stay in their current homes,” it said. “A competitive housing market prevented

other renters from becoming home buyers. That strained the apartment supply even more.” It also said the latest vacancy rate of 5.6% isn’t too far away from the lowest rate in history – 5%, which has occurred only in seven quarters since the Census Bureau started tracking that rate in 1956. For comparison, the highest vacancy rate in history nationally was 11.1%, which occurred in 2019 when the Great Recession sparked widespread foreclosures and empty houses.

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can stay on course as passengers use a central tablet to play music or use other applications. Church was additionally blown away by the 360-degree camera on the car that allows for drivers to see all around the vehicle while parking or backing up. With Church on board, it was full speed ahead for the 10 months leading up to Polestar opening its �ifth permanent location in the nation at Scottsdale Fashion Square, next door to Tiffany & Co. luxury jewelry and across the aisle from Crate and Barrel. The next task was arguably the toughest: Finding a team of sales associates. “We’ve been blessed with �inding the right people but it did take us a while to build the right team,” Church said. It took nearly 10 months �ind and train but there are perks to the job – the biggest being a relaxed dress code. This has aided customers in feeling that they are entering a low-pressure sales environment and has given employees a sense of authenticity to be themselves while interacting with prospective purchasers. With a location open, Polestar is excited to begin selling automobiles and teased that it could begin producing an SUV in the United States at the Volvo plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, sometime this year. Info: polestar.com

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Airpark studio owner �inds his niche BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

rick Road Studio owner Scott Leader has recorded vocals for pop star Dua Lipa, and helmed voiceover work by Michael Phelps and restaurateur Craig Culver. But the Airpark producer’s passion is in Jewish music and singer-songwriters. “I love real instruments and songwriting,” he said. “I do the computer stuff when I have to. I produce rap and make beats for people but, for me, there’s nothing like getting in with a good songwriter, taking their song and bringing it to life with production.” Leader is being forced to move in midMarch because the building in which his studio is located was sold. Also relocating is his neighbor, Jeff King and his studio Scottsdale Music Company. “I was very unhappy about it at �irst,” Leader said. “But I turned that energy into �iguring out how to create a new space. Jeff and I have separate businesses, but we

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share a space. Now, we’re going our separate ways. It’s a little bittersweet. I didn’t want to leave here, but I’m excited for the new place.”

In mid-March, the Brick Road Studio will be found at 7430 E. Butherus, Suite C. Raised in New Jersey, Leader experienced a recording studio for the �irst time

with his high school grunge band in the 1990s. He fell in love with the process of making music. “I felt like I could express myself more musically than I could just by playing,” he said. “I just got bit by the bug and loved it. “I knew I wanted to learn how to do that. Luckily, I’ve had good mentors along the way who helped me get started. I feel really lucky to have been able to make a living at it all these years.” His father was in a band in the 1960s, while his grandfather was a concert pianist. “When I was about 7, he played piano and I remember him identifying that I had an ear for music,” Leader said. “I can remember him sitting at the piano and he would play a few notes and I would play them back. The piano wound up at our house and I taught myself piano.” Playing music is still in his blood. Leader, whom King calls a “Jewish rock star,” is in the trio Sababa. A cantorial soloist, he is an accomplished pianist and guitarist.

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He earned a master’s degree in education from ASU and degrees in science and Judaic studies from the UA. As an undergraduate, he taught music at Temple Emanu-El in Tucson with friend and music partner, Cantor Billy Tiep. Leader taught science and music at the Austin Jewish Academy in Texas; was director of Camp Isaiah in Los Angeles; became cantorial soloist at Temple Sinai, Denver; and now serves as the music director of Temple Gan Elohim in Phoenix partnering with Rabbi Tracee Rosen. Leader’s solo discography includes “Lift my Eyes” (2003) and “Gates” (2006). Sababa is well-known in its �ield. Leader calls it “a random, little niche of music to be in.” “We do original Jewish rock music,” Leader said. “You hear ‘Jewish music’ and. You think ‘klezmer.’ It’s not like that at all. It’s guitars, drums, rock and vocal harmonies. Pre-COVID, we were playing all over the country at places for years. “Now it’s three years later, and I’ve become really busy in the studio. Everyone’s lives have changed. Now we’re considering doing another album, but we’re not

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“We do original Jewish rock music. You hear ‘Jewish music’ and you think ‘klezmer.’ It’s not like that at all. It’s guitars, drums, rock and vocal harmonies. Pre-COVID, we were playing all over the country at places for years. Now it’s three years later, and I’ve become really busy in the studio. Everyone’s lives have changed. Now we’re considering doing another album, but we’re not sure. It might be over, but not for any negative reason.” sure. It might be over, but not for any negative reason.” His resume is impressive, having worked with George Benson, the aforementioned Lipa — before her three Grammy awards — and several voiceover clients. Craig Culver of Culver’s stopped by and did voiceovers — but Leader had not heard of the fast-food chain. “Michael Phelps did his voiceover work here for his documentary, too,” Leader said. “Bubba Watson, the golfer, was here. Because he was here for the WM Phoenix Open, he came over and did a voiceover for ESPN. He was super nice. I had no idea who he was. My wife said, ‘Did you take a picture?’ After I said no, she told me to Google him and I saw he was one of

the most famous golfers ever on Earth. I thought, ‘Holy crap.’ “But places like this don’t really work with celebrities. They have their own team and their own space. But if they’re coming through town and they need to do a quick vocal or voiceover, they can come here.” Leader said Lipa’s team spent “thousands” to overnight pricey equipment, like a $10,000 Sony C800 microphone, to Brick Road Studio for the “Levitating” singer to use for two hours. “In addition, they sent a vintage Neve 1073 pre-amp for the mic,” he said. “They had sent a handful of other united as well ‘just in case.’” Versatility is the key to Leader’s success, he said.

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“I’ve seen other studios open and close,” he said. “I engineer, mix and master. I can do the full production when it comes down to it. I like the versatility because it’s necessary.” Leader partners with Rashied Arekat, whom he dubs “an unbelievable producer and songwriter. “He works with only a handful of artists — unlike me,” he said. “I want to bring in a big group. He’s very selective. He also works in real estate, so he understands construction and our new studio.” Jeff Harris of Artifact Studio Services designed the new space. “We really had to maximize the space we have here,” he said. “In the new spot, we really created a very high-end vibe. We’ll have guitars everywhere. It will be a place you can go and just work on your songwriting. When I say, ‘high end,’ I mean ‘high end’ like the equipment, quality and build. It’s not a stuffy LA kind of place.” Leader said he knew the new spot was perfect when he laid eyes on it. “There just so happens to be a path from the parking lot to the front door that’s all brick. I said, ‘Oh my God. There’s brick. It’s perfect. We have to say yes.’” Information: brickroadstudio.com

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Painting class takes off at Butterfly Wonderland BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

udith Nunez had been working at Butterfly Wonderland in 2019 when she decided to attend a class called “Butterfly Brushstrokes.” She grabbed a canvas and other painting materials and took a spot inside the facility’s cafe along with about 20 other painters. Now she’s at the head of the class – literally. The self-taught artist finds teaching the class of mostly first-=time painters an interesting challenge. Explaining her own creativity comes from her mother’s side of the

family, Nunez has developed a method of instruction that is easy for her students to follow without stifling their creativity. “I try to choose easy butterflies for people to paint,” she said. “From there, I try to push people to be creative on their own instead of following what I specifically have.” Nunez generally loosk for butterflies and landscapes on Google images that tie to the monthly class’ seasonality, then create an example for her students to use as their creative springboard. Although no two paintings look

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Hotel Valley Ho becomes ‘University of Tiki’ BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Progress Staff Writer

iki Oasis producer Baby Doe von Stroheim calls the Arizona version of the long-running San Diego event a “University of Tiki.” Seminars on a variety of topics are a staple at the annual Arizona Tiki Oasis, which returns to Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale April 28-May 1. “What’s so fun about our event is that we curate the experience to allow people to kind of dip their toes into a little bit of history with a modern twist to it,” she explained, calling education on everything from cocktails to architecture, fashion and design a popular aspect of the weekend. But the celebration of Tiki and midcentury style goes beyond simply being like a convention or conference, her husband Otto von Stroheim said, as the pair has “activated every part of the hotel.” Arizona Tiki Oasis also features an art show, marketplace and even a luau, among

other activities to do and sights to see at the historic hotel. From the pool to spa and nightclub, attendees donning island attire can wander the hotel grounds throughout the weekend, checking out scheduled events or just lounging around, sipping cocktails in a sort of island oasis. “And so you can go to our events all around the hotel and be able to experience every corner of the Hotel Valley Ho, because we love them,” Otto said. “We think they’ve done a great job.” The Evening Resort Pass, for ages 21 and older from Thursday to Saturday, costs $99 and provides access to a Meet & Mingle event from 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, evening entry to resort pools with poolside entertainment, entry to curated evening events, and intimate tropical tastings in various locations throughout the weekend. A Deluxe Evening Resort Pass, priced at $200 for ages 21 and older from Thursday to Saturday, provides all the benefits of the

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previous tier, plus a limited-edition commemorative shopping bag stuffed with items from sponsors, a limited-edition mug designed by Eekum Bookum, and an invitation to a VIP cocktail kickoff party from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. A marketplace, featuring more than 60 crafters, artists, tinkerers and traders will be free and open to the public from 10 a.m.

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to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. During the same hours, the hotel will host an art show featuring more than 25 international Tiki artists; the Meet & Mingle event Thursday serves as the art show’s opening night for Evening Resort Pass holders only. Admission to the seminars from Friday to Sunday are not included with resort passes. Some are free, while others vary in price up to $50 per seminar. Similarly, $139 provides admission to a

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heater veterans Mo and David Mason will lead a “readers theater” at a local church. At 11 a.m. April 27, May 11 and May 5 at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church, the duo will 11 a.m. April oin us for a fun afternoon of Reader’s Theater at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church teach people

to enjoy reading and performing various roles and learn to make parts come alive by emphasis on facial expressions and reading with emotion. No experience is necessary and everyone can participate. Class size is limited and reservations are required at music. arts@deserthills.org. Desert Hills Presbyterian Church is located at 34605 N. Tom Darlington Road.

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identical once the two-and-a-halfhour class concludes, there are similarities between the participants’ works and Nunez’s original work. “A lot of people come in stating that they don’t know how to paint and by the end of the day they are amazed by the opportunity to do something like this,” Nunez said. As for the monthly program, Butterfly Wonderland spokeswoman Karin Gallo, added, “Everyone is always a little different but guests go home with something that looks like hers because she takes them through it step by step.” Nunez derives most of her ideas for future paintings from her conversa-

tions with her students, explaining: “A lot of people like to come to this because of the butterflies but some people have given me ideas to add in cacti or flowers with the butterflies. When we add cacti, a lot of people seem to enjoy that because it adds in a desert element.” Nunez hopes that the class sparks an interest in the arts. “I hope that people make memories and that they feel inspired to do this by themselves,” she said. “This shows them how they can get a small canvas, some acrylic paint and then go on Google images and try to replicate that image to the best of their ability.” Participants can also derive an altruistic benefit from the class as proceeds are donated to the Butter-

fly Wonderland Foundation, which provides Title I schools around the state with scholarships so that underprivileged students can visit Butterfly Wonderland. “We definitely find that a lot of people like to do this knowing that the money goes towards a bigger cause. We are always looking for ways to raise money for our foundation and this is a win-win for everyone,” Gallo said. “There’s nothing better when we can raise money and people are happy and doing something fun.” “These classes are for people to express themselves and in art, you can’t go wrong since it’s about how you feel and how you want your painting to look at the end of the day,” she said. Gallo said the class augments the

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ason’s Famous Lobster Rolls opened its doors on April 14, providing Scottsdale Quarter with an option for a fast, casual bite. While seafood fanatics likely will also welcome its lobster mac n’ cheese and lobster grilled cheese, no one is more excited to have the restaurant this far west than Chad Dodd, the co-franchise owner of Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls in Scottsdale and a native of Maine. Before going in on a franchise, Dodd had been longing for over a year to taste one of his favorite concoctions. “My wife, daughter and son-in-law took a trip to Portland, Maine, in October 2020 where we watched the leaves change and ate lobster rolls for every meal, including breakfast if we could,” he said. “We kept talking about how Phoenix needed a brickand-mortar place to get good lobster rolls.” Dodd then began to search for the perfect concept to bring the buttery, savory summer sandwich to Scottsdale. “It’s funny: it used to be that when people went on vacation to Maine, they would get lobster rolls,” he said. “But the demand has soared to where people want them when they get home and there’s nowhere to get them.” Then Dodd discovered Mason’s Lobster Rolls, which he felt offered a simple menu with exceptional taste. “What drew us to Mason’s was the simplicity of the menu, the freshness of the lobster and the sustainability with the ability to track the lobster from the boat it comes off of to the package that we get it in,” he said. “When we showed up to Annapolis, they brought out almost the entire menu for us to try and it was phenomenal.” Although he savored the smack of the lobster rolls, he was most impressed by another northeastern classic that Mason’s

While lobster rolls are obviously the big draw, Chad Dodd’s new eatery also offers other crustacean creations.

ter, which Scottsdale Quarter is with its live-work-play structure,” Dodd said. However, getting the restaurant Chad Dodd is delighted to ﬁnally open a Maopening day ready proved to be a sons Famous Lobster Rolls in Scottsdale Quartall task as Dodd and Clinton conter. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer) fronted a backlog caused by the offered. supply chain. “Being from the Northeast and going to “Everything from lighting to shelving, Boston more times than I can count, having countertops and paint, it seems like everya true New England clam chowder where thing either has been delayed or we have you truly taste the clams and not the pota- to come up with another option to replace toes were the most important thing to me,” these items,” Dodd said. he explained. Clinton devoted the �irst third of this year This persuaded him enough to begin to frantically tracking packages and acting looking for a space to bring the �lavors as the project manager for the space while of the nation’s northernmost state to the Dodd has had to order remaining inventory southwest. from online retailers on items like lights the When real estate became available in the two managed to have the space prepped for mixed-use complex of Scottsdale Quarter its April 14 opening. earlier this year, Dodd and his wife Andrea Of course, the space also needed emClinton felt they had found the perfect spot ployees. to launch the franchise’s �irst west coast Although Dodd believes that the majority location. of his employees will be younger and likely “Part of our real estate play is we have working their �irst job, he is determined to to be somewhere that is a lifestyle cen- help them them �ind their place in the world.

“When we get younger people in who may not know what they want to do and working in a restaurant may not be what they want to do, but we’re here to guide them in �inding their place in the world,” he said. “Being able to give back to these workers and help them �ind what they want to do is what we’re about.” He also wants to teach his employees how to cook a lobster roll in a way that gives northeastern natives like him nostalgia. “Being from Maine and getting lobster off the docs to take home and cook, when I make a lobster roll here it tastes just like that,” Dodd said. He also wants to shake up the traditional sit-down restaurant scene of Scottsdale Quarter. “We’re trying to get people to look at us a bit differently than they would a typical restaurant,” Dodd said. “This offers a bit more of a fast-casual feel where it’s laid back and fun with an easy but fast-paced process.” Dodd is also eyeing spaces around the Valley and plans to open a second location soon. Info: masonslobster.com

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