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Of�icer to businesses: Lives matter more BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

cottsdale Police Lt. Chris DiPiazza was blunt when he met with business owners several days after last weekend’s riot. “My officers are not going to kill them and I’m not going to get my officers killed for property,” a Scottsdale police officer told the group. “And I know that’s heartbreaking. I know this is your livelihood but these are people with families.” DiPiazza provided a front-line perspective to a conversation that had largely lacked context since the riot rocked the Scottsdale Fashion Square area May 30-31. He met with downtown business and property owners on June 2 to provide more information on why Scottsdale Police chose restraint over charging headlong into a violent conflict with rioters. DiPiazza also described an overwhelmed department that was scrambling to defend

Throngs of rioters broke into stores in the area of Scottsdale Fashion Square the night of May 30. (Wayne Schutsky/Progress Managing Editor)

residential properties and other vulnerable points while avoiding potentially fatal conflicts with a 700-person group that included everyone from armed agitators to local teens.

“I know for a fact Desert Mountain kids were rioting in our mall; our high school kids

Most – though not all – of the candidates in both races have shown support for the City of Scottsdale and its police department, even as the department’s response to riot drew criticism from some local residents and business owners for being inadequate in the face of vandalism and stealing that caused millions

of dollars in damage. Those candidates are putting the onus of the blame on the rioters who stormed the mall and adjacent properties last weekend. Scottsdale Police initially sent around 80 of-

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City candidates question riot response BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

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Council candidates address economy, downtown PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

n June 3, all nine Scottsdale City Council candidates gathered virtually to introduce themselves to voters. Scottsdale Progress Managing Editor Wayne Schutsky moderated the forum, which was presented by the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce, Scottsdale Coalition for Today and Tomorrow (SCOTT) and Scottsdale Leadership Throughout the 90-minute forum, the candidates touched on an array of topics important to Scottsdale residents, including the city’s recovery from the covid-19 economic downturn, the future of development in downtown Scottsdale, and the city’s relationship with public schools. The forum can be viewed in its entirety on the chamber’s Youtube channel at https://youtu.be/Utg_-1DfYA4, and replays will be broadcast on the City of Scottsdale’s Channel 11 throughout June on Fridays at 2, 7 and 11 a.m. and 3, 6 and 9 p.m.

Economic downturn

The candidates were asked to provide solutions to help the city recover from the current economic downturn. Becca Linnig: “This is very different than what we saw on 9/11 and what we saw with the recession. We’ve already started to see recovery. We’ve had an excellent forward leader in Experience Scottsdale, and we’ve already seen the numbers start to increase as far as the economic recovery.” John Little: “I think it’s absolutely paramount for us to address the disease element that we’re looking at (covid-19). It’s going to be a long road, and we’re going to need to rebuild our economy. One of the ways we do that is become America’s healthiest city and rebuild and capitalize on our tourism… and diversify our economy.” Kevin Maxwell: “What everyone agrees is that this recession will be deep, but it’ll be short – 12 to 18 months as compared to 3 to 5 years. We should do a careful review of our budget (and) remove all discretionary expenses to allow us maximum flexibility and do what we can promote private investment and create jobs in this economy.” Guy Phillips: “Tourism is the one that gave us the funds to get through this crisis, so I believe tourism is the one that will get us back on track… People want to come here, even in the heat and you know, the temperature can probably kill

(from left to right, top to bottom): Tom Durham, Tammy Caputi, Wayne Schutsky, Guy Phillips, Becca Linnig, Bill Crawford, Betty Janik, John Little, Kevin Maxwell, Michael Auerbach

more virus germs than anywhere else, so I believe tourism will lead us to a road of recovery.” Michael Auerbach: “The hospitality industry, travel and tourism have been the hardest … we just received as of this morning, $26.9 million from the governor. The projected (city revenue) shortfall was $23 million. That actual shortfall will be $38 million. So, I am in the industry and I understand tourism and I can help get us back.” Tammy Caputi: “In the short term, I think, just like in my own business, the city needs to do exactly what they’ve been doing: Take a look at the line items of the budget, decide what absolutely has to be there, jettison whatever it doesn’t have to be, and then prepare to start pivoting into directions…we have to keep business robust in different areas as tourism goes down.” Bill Crawford: “TSA check ins are about 10 percent of what they normally are. (Experience Scottsdale CEO) Rachel Sacco has identified the fact that population centers within driving distance, people are coming here to enjoy our tourism…so we need to encourage that. We need to get behind her, give her the resources that she needs, and we need to encourage and help our small business community open up as soon as possible. Get out of their way. They know what they are doing.” Tom Durham: “There were some hiccups early on, but I think since then I think the City Council has done a good job of taking a hard look at the budget and slicing where it needs to be sliced. I think tourism is going to lead the way – our mountains, the sunshine, open

skies, the golf courses are not going anywhere, and I think when this was all over, people are going to be looking for a break and they’re not going to be flying to Europe and they’re not going to be in New York City.” Betty Janik: “I agree a lot with what Tom said concerning tourism and the environment we have here. And several weeks ago, I had written to City Council and I suggested that they expand the restaurant space in Old Town Scottsdale onto the streets and sidewalks so that when we social distance, we still had tables so that the restaurants could take care of…more people…That has been adopted, and I think it has gone well.”

Downtown Scottsdale

The candidates were also asked whether or not they support the Downtown Scottsdale Character Area Plan, which was approved unanimously by the City Council in 2018 and includes an allowance for buildings up to 150 feet tall in select areas if certain bonuses are achieved through the creation of public benefits. Little: “Yes, I support the character area plan. I think they did a good job. If it were up to me, I’d put a wall right around Old Town; That means the real Old Town… that shouldn’t be changed. The rest of downtown – we can have additional building height there as the City Council approved, and I support that and I think it’s a really good character area plan.” Caputi: “Yes, I support the character area plan and as a member of the DRB, I most

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Riot wracked mall neighborhood for hours BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

ust a few hours after a riot rocked Scottsdale Fashion Square and the surrounding area, dozens of Valley residents showed up in force to pick up the pieces and spread a message of community solidarity. “It was an awful thing to see that everyone decided to do this and me and my family thought ‘why don’t we just help clean up’ because we live here and we don’t want this place to be trashed,” said Jeremy Armenta, a high school student and Scottsdale resident. He and his family swept up glass Sunday, May 31, beneath the Nordstrom’s underpass. “I just wanted them to see that there’s consequences for everyone’s actions, and to see that there’s good, too,” said his mother Amy Armenta. Scottsdale residents were not the only ones who showed up to aid in the cleanup effort from Nordstrom’s and other areas of the mall to adjacent shops at the Waterfront and the east side of Scottsdale Road. Mesa resident TJ Lindberg decided to drive down to help out. “I think we’re all feeling fairly impotent right now, so this is something we can do to help,” he said. “Obviously, it’d be better if we could deal with the issues leading to this but it was amazing to see everyone out here helping out.” According to a Scottsdale Police officer who was on the ground, anywhere between 500 and 700 people showed up the night before to a gathering, purportedly organized via social media posts earlier in the day. The group was at first much smaller when it initially marched peacefully through the mall’s northern parking lot at 10 p.m. “Are you all mad?” yelled an unidentified protest leader before the march through the mall parking lot began. “We’re going to fight with our words,” he said. “They say this is private property; we’re going to make it public.” Chants of “Justice for Floyd” and “Justice for Johnson” could be heard after the march started, alluding to the death

of a black Minneapolis man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer and the fatal shooting of Dion Johnson after a purported struggle with a state Department of Public Safety officer. The protest quickly gave way to a riot that engulfed the mall and surrounding area for hours. Scottsdale Police reported “millions” in damages to the mall and area businesses. While at least some participants were protesting against police brutality and the treatment of African Americans, many others appeared more focused on stealing. The social media post circulated to organize the event seemed to express a desire to impact a largely white, affluent community like Scottsdale. “They need to hear our cry; they need to listen,” the post stated. “I don’t care whether you are rioting or peacefully protest,” it continued. But others in attendance talked openly about a desire to steal. “This whole bag is full… and I broke into the cash register,” said one man as he emerged from a broken window at Urban Outfitters. Scottsdale Police said in a statement, “While some may have indeed come to join what they believed would be a peaceful protest, what occurred was neither peaceful, nor a protest. It was a riot that saw several dozens of individuals collectively damaging property at and near the mall, breaking into businesses and stealing the interiors.” The department made 12 arrests and no officers were injured. The department recovered $46,000 in stolen property on June 3 when it made eight additional arrests, including a Valley couple that was using a Scottsdale vacation rental “as a staging location for their criminal activity,” police said. About 20 minutes after the protest began, a crowd began walking down the center of Goldwater Avenue and Camelback Road, breaking windows under the Nordstrom’s underpass. After the stealing began, a police heli-

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Scottsdale resident Amy Armenta and her family showed up early on May 31 to help clean up glass and debris from the Scottsdale Fashion Square riot. (Wayne Schutsky/Progress Staff)

After several tries, some individuals broke through a door at the Apple Store at Scottsdale Fashion Square on May 30. (Wayne Schutsky/Progress Staff)

A protestor backs away from a procession of Scottsdale Police Officers on May 30 in the area around Scottsdale Fashion Square. (Wayne Schutsky/Progress Staff)

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copter announced the department had declared it an unlawful gathering and threatened arrest but no arrests were made at the time. Over the next two hours, people broke windows at the mall and stores and restaurants at the Waterfront across the street, including Crate & Barrel, Culinary Dropout, Tempurpedic, Urban Outfitters and others. After many attempts, they broke into the Apple Store at the mall and then gained entrance to the mall itself. Critics said police response was too slow and allowed for a significant amount of property damage to occur despite social media messages about the gathering circulating earlier in the day, leading the mall to shut down early at 5 p.m. The entertainment district also shut down early with patrons seen leaving around 9:30 p.m. But Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell defended the response, citing no deaths or serious injuries to officers or civilians. “I want to make it clear: no one was

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More arrests made in riot’s aftermath PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

he Scottsdale Police Department made eight additional arrests on June 3 related to the Scottsdale Fashion Square riot and recovered $46,000 in stolen property. The latest arrests bring to 20 the number of people nabbed by police in connection with the riot. Police arrested Maurianna Griffin, a 30-year-old Valley resident, on burglary charges. Griffin allegedly had $28,000 of stolen property in her possession, including designer bags and sunglasses. Officers also arrested 21-year-old Valley man Robby Galaraza for alleged burglarizing the Tiffany’s jewelry store. The department alleged Galaraza had a $4,100 stolen watch in his possession. The June 3 arrests included Sky Black, 19, and Shemar Cooper, 18. The Valley couple allegedly used a Scottsdale vacation rental as a staging

these groups as they were setting them off to potentially go off in the neighborhoods,” Lane said. Scottsdale Police ultimately received assistance from Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, the Maricopa County Sheriff and the Department of Public Safety to contain the situation, which lasted into early Sunday. Based on social media, police anticipated about 50 people would attend a protest at the mall – the real number was closer to 500, Assistant Chief Scott Popp said. As soon as numbers began to swell, Popp said Scottsdale PD reached out to other departments for assistance but it was not immediately available due to resources deployed in Phoenix. The department initially had 83 officers deployed, though that number ultimately reached around 250 when aid from other neighboring municipalities and the state arrived. “I don’t think we were under prepared, but we used the resources we had…to address the people that were anticipated,” Popp said. Local property owners organized a press conference for Saturday afternoon to express frustration with the department’s response.

ground for theft at the mall. Police recovered $11,000 in merchandise from the couple, who were both charged with burglary and trafficking stolen property. Three Tucson residents were also allegedly staying at the rental: Christopher Raybon, Ewveromvon Usuman and Labrina Johnson. All three were cited for trespassing and released. Police also arrested a 17-year-old suspect who allegedly had $3,500 in stolen property. The department did not release the suspect’s name because of their age. The department has now made 20 total arrests as of June 5, though more arrests could be forthcoming. “The investigation is still ongoing,” according to a department press release. “We are actively following up on evidence, tips and information in a commitment to bring those responsible for criminal acts to justice.”

Mayoral candidate and former Councilman Bob Littlefield chastised the city leadership on social media. “Last night’s debacle at Fashion Square was unacceptable… I believe this is the consequence of the laid-back attitude toward public safety of the current City Council majority.” Planning Commissioner Larry Kush, who lives near the mall, also chastised officers the next morning for failing to do more to protect the mall, and appeared to condone violence on the stealers. “What happened to shooting stealers like the good old days?” Kush said. Kush later softened his stance in a Facebook post after meeting with Rodbell, stating “I left the meeting in an entirely new attitude and renewed respect for our police department and for Chief Rodbell.” The department defended its response, citing a desire to avoid putting peaceful protesters or residents at risk. “Life safety was the number one priority. Thus, officers were not sent in to force a violent clash with criminal antagonists,” it said.

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were rioting in our mall,” he said. The department’s response to the crisis – and a failure by Mayor Jim Lane and Police Chief Alan G. Rodbell to address the public until the afternoon of May 31 – triggered a wave of criticism from locals, business owners and even Governor Doug Ducey, all of whom said enough was not done to protect property downtown. “Last night we felt we were caught off guard; we felt that we were a little under protected and things got out of hand,” said Bill Crawford, a Scottsdale Council candidate and downtown business owner. In a recording of a call between Ducey and Valley mayors obtained by 12News, Ducey criticized Scottsdale for failing to adequately prepare for the response. “Believe it or not, everyone knew Scottsdale Fashion Square was the target,” Ducey said in the call. “But the City of Scottsdale said they had it under control.” A Scottsdale Police spokesman said the department never rejected assistance from outside agencies. The governor’s criticism came after Valley residents watched on Saturday night and Sunday morning as a crowd of hundreds busted windows, vandalized and stole from the mall and surrounding businesses, like Mercedes Benz of Scottsdale, Urban Outfitters, Roche Bobois and others with little visible police resistant. But DiPiazza challenged the narrative that police showed up late and another notion that armed locals and even a Valley militia group – not the police – were responsible for saving the 5th Avenue shopping district. DiPiazza also pushed back on arguments that Scottsdale Police were unwilling to defend commercial properties downtown. Instead, he said, the department was stretched thin defending occupied residences in the area and that preservation of life – not unoccupied property – was the top priority. No injuries or deaths were reported – a far cry from the allegations of excessive force in other cities across the country. DiPiazza told property owners that the department protocol was “when it comes to property, we are going to risk a little to save a little and risk a lot to save a lot.” “I am not going to put any one of my officer’s life on the line to save property,” DiPiazza said. “If there are hooligans going into your store, we’ll point guns at them, but I’m

Storefronts at Scottsdale Fashion Square were boarded up last Sunday after rioters broken a number of windows. (Special to the Progress)

Mayor Jim Lane addressed a news conference on the afternoon of May 31.

Scottsdale Chief Alan Rodbell explained his department's response during a press conference.

not going to kill them.” That doesn’t mean Scottsdale PD did nothing to protect businesses and storefronts. DiPiazza said several units blocked access to the Southbridge, stopping rioters from crossing over from the southern end of the mall property onto 5th Avenue. DiPiazza himself also stood between armed rioters and armed civilians defending a local jeweler after some individuals made their way to the other side of 5th Avenue. Still, many locals and businesses have called on the department to be more transparent about what it knew and when about the impending riot to explain what appeared to be a slow response after people began breaking windows around the mall around 10:30 p.m. May 30.

Assistant Chief Scott Popp said the department responded with what resources it thought would be needed when the department anticipated 50 or so people. The department “upstaffed” the area by 83 officers in response. But rather than 50 antagonists, DiPiazza estimated that as many as 700 people may have been present in and outside the mall at the height of the conflict. According to the department, protecting occupied residences and human life trumped preventing damage to unoccupied commercial properties. “No use of force was used last night beyond arresting folks, so I couldn’t be more impressed and more pleased and more proud of the men and women in law enforcement,” Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell said.

Lane said the department had a strategy to protect the “residential population from these groups as they were setting them off to potentially go off in the neighborhoods.” Some critics pointed to images and videos of the widespread looting as evidence that the department was not willing to protect the city’s businesses. But DiPiazza gave a clearer picture of what he said the department was dealing with that night. He cited efforts to protect both residents and properties downtown, including “a hostage rescue” at Ocean’s 44 because the restaurant did not heed department warnings to shut down early. “The next call we got was waterfront residences; they started kicking in the back door,” DiPiazza said. After dispatching officers to that area, DiPiazza received similar calls from the Camden along the Waterfront and Optima Camelback. DiPiazza also fielded questions at the meeting about why the department did not use greater force to deter the destruction of property for nearly an hour. The department did deploy tear gas to break up some of the groups, including those that had broken into the Apple Store and others at the Waterfront residences. But the department did not wish to engage in an armed conflict that could result in the injury or death of officers or civilians, citing evidence that some taking part in the riot were armed and others were high school kids. “We start pressing an armed conflict there and our entire community crumbles,” DiPiazza said. Many local business owners softened their criticism of the department after hearing from DiPiazza but remained critical of the department’s initial communication with residents. “We need these gentlemen public speaking and informing, because I’ve learned a heck of a lot here, and I stuck my foot in my mouth yesterday,” said downtown business owner Brian Moore. Janet Wilson, who owns several properties downtown, initially told the Progress that she was disappointed in the department’s response and that it should have used more force to stop the riot. But after hearing from DiPiazza, she too said her initial reaction was rash. Many who attended the meeting had shops on 5th Avenue or the Arts District,

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ficers to the mall when rumors of a protest or gathering began circulating earlier in the day. The department anticipated 50 participants but over 500 showed up, causing the department to call in backup from other Valley law enforcement agencies. Councilwoman Suzanne Klapp called the events “a riot with the intention of causing mayhem and destruction, pure and simple” and contrasted what occurred in Scottsdale against protests in Phoenix, which she said were “mainly protesting against racial injustice.” ‘I believe that the Scottsdale Police acted accordingly under the circumstances to contain the unlawful assembly to a manageable area and not allow the looters to spill out into the residential neighborhoods, which was the primary focus of their efforts,” Klapp said. F o r mer Councilman David Ortega said he was “pleased that Scottsdale Police actions prevented casualties and possible catastrophic damage” but acknowledged the department was overwhelmed by the number of protestors. “Mall management and SPD made decisions and admitted they underestimated the size and unpredictable actions of a mob,” Ortega said. Councilmember Virginia Korte made a similar statement in response to resident questions about why Scottsdale Police did not do more to halt the mob, which, “Eighty-five officers were outnumbered by people who were focused on doing damage and inciting fear,” Korte said. “No lives were lost, thankfully, but outrage lingers in residents’ minds.” Councilman Guy Phillips, who is running for re-election, said, “What I would like done and what the police did are obviously two different things.” But he said he would not second-guess police because “they have a lot more experience and knowledge than I do.” Other candidates called for unity to address the underlying issues that have sparked protests nationwide. Former City Manager John Little, a candidate for council, asked the other candidates to join him on Flag Day for a “walk in solidarity for peace and justice” from Soleri Bridge to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Korte said she will recommend the city create a task force on race relations.

Images on television May 30 and 31 depicted the destruction vandals wreaked. (ABC15)

Rioters eventually broke into Scottsdale Fashion Square, breaking store windows and pillaging merchandise. (Fox10)

“We must talk, listen and seek common ground and solutions that address racial bias, prejudice, equal rights, and due process for all,” Korte said. “Ours must return to a peaceable city about which all citizens are proud, feel secure, and embrace the future with hope.” Phillips called for Council to reexamine its rules and policies on how the police department should respond in those types of situations. “I think we have a responsibility to our

businesses,” Phillips said. “They have to understand that we are there to protect them and their business, and we can’t have the attitude of we’re going to go ahead and let them destroy everything as long as nobody gets hurt.” Other council candidates said the department reacted appropriately. ”They called for additional resources; they sectioned off the community when they needed too,” said Kevin Maxwell. “Thank goodness nobody lost their lives,

especially police officers.” Betty Janik pointed to the department’s ability to avoid injuries and casualties. “What would we be saying if a policeman had been seriously injured or even killed because there was more violence?” she said. Tammy Caputi said, “We can certainly do better, but again, the City of Scottsdale Police did as good of a job as they could.” Caputi also cited a need to make sure the department had resources and training to respond to situations like the riot. Becca Linnig said she did not believe the rioters were from Scottsdale and that the city should focus on the response by residents, who showed up in droves the next day to clean up the area. “There is power in the people that live here,” she said. Other candidates took a more critical stance on the city’s response. Council candidate Michael Auerbach called the riot “absolutely disgusting” and called for a more robust law enforcement response, saying that he will “do everything I can” to bring in the National Guard and other support. “If my individual freedoms are threatened today, yours may be threatened tomorrow,” Auerbach said. In a post on the Nextdoor app, Auerbach condoned using fire hoses against rioters in the future. Former Councilman Bob Littlefield, a candidate for mayor, called the event “unacceptable” but put the onus of blame on the “City Council majority,” alleging city leadership had taken a lax approach to public safety. “This was an event that everybody knew was going to happen… people weren’t prepared,” Littlefield said. Council candidate Tom Durham called out Mayor Jim Lane, saying he “has been missing in action and we really haven’t heard from him.” Durham said the city deserves more answers from the city leadership. “I’m not an expert in policing, but I have questions, such as, were the police told to stand down or were they simply outmanned?” Durham said. Council hopeful Bill Crawford called for a “top-to-bottom” review of the police department response. “They’re well-trained, they were capable of dealing with this threat,” Crawford. “Why did they have their hands tied?”

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‘Map’ to reopening schools shows rocky road BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

s Scottsdale Unified staff continues planning for students’ return to its campuses in August, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman’s 35-page “roadmap” for reopening schools could become a handy tool for parents. Even though it includes several strongly worded disclaimers warning it is neither a legal document nor necessarily error-free, the roadmap is filled with questions that could help parents decide whether they want to send their children back to school – and show what they might want to ask before they do. The document’s release came exactly a month before Dr. Scott Menzel takes the helm as Scottsdale Unified’s new superintendent. But Menzel has hardly been busy packing boxes for his move from Michigan, already engaged in his new job. “We are reviewing state-level guidance received from the Arizona Department of Education and will continue to take into account the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health agencies,” he said in a release. “We have to be prepared with multiple options that offer solutions for the diverse needs of the community we serve.” The district’s release said Menzel and its leadership team are “looking forward to receiving the input of the Incident Command Team and its three,

“We recognize and respect the right for families to choose the learning model that best suits the needs of each student in their family. This will be an important and personal decision for each family.”

diverse, stakeholder subcommittees that began meeting last week to help develop back-to-school options in their respective focus areas.” Menzel added, “Our goal is to do everything we can to create safe, healthy and supportive learning environments while offering robust options for inperson and remote learning for the upcoming school year that takes into account the unique needs of families. “We recognize and respect the right for families to choose the learning model that best suits the needs of each student in their family. This will be an important and personal decision for each family.” Stressing that the guidelines provide districts “with parameters and options as they develop their own contingency plans,” the state Department of Education’s “Roadmap for Reopening Schools” raises a myriad of issues that could impact everyone from students to taxpayers. The options raise the possibility of potentially significant costs for districts, like buying more buses and increasing class space; an array of daily inconveniences for parents, like staggered schedules; headaches for teachers and staff, like daily testing and repetitive hygiene instruction; and huge disappointments for students at every grade level, such as making field trips and assemblies virtual and curbing participation in large activities such as sports. And it calls on the State Legislature

– which would have to be convened for a special session – to give districts a break on regulations affecting their per-pupil reimbursement and increasing their flexibility for teaching kids. “There have been growing concerns regarding public school budget stability due to potential shifts in student enrollment and attendance and the ability to expand and offer learning opportunities in either or both a traditional brick and mortar setting or through a virtual platform,” the roadmap states. “School leaders are exploring various instructional models in which students could learn from home on a partial or full-time basis,” it continues. “However, state statute currently does not fully accommodate the need to implement new and multiple types of instructional models, including for distance learning.” The roadmap lays out four scenarios districts should consider, depending on their level of preparation. Key to all four scenarios in the state roadmap is districts’ ability to follow the “decision tree” laid out by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Protection. The very first guideline in the threestep CDC self-evaluation process advises districts not to reopen if they cannot screen students and employees for symptoms and exposure history and cannot protect the higher risk people. The first scenario OKs reopening if there is “non-to-minimal local/community cases of COVID-19,” a school board

approved contingency plan, “clearly communicated screening expectations” and a plan to address the “medically fragile.” A second scenario poses a hybrid approach with both distance learning and brick-and-mortar classes. The roadmap does not address how distance learning might work for high school lab classes or for students in vocational training such as SUSD’s Career and Technical Education program and those attending the East Valley Institute of Technology a half day each day. A third scenario involves starting the 2020-21 school year the same way the 2019-20 school year ended – with all students learning from home until the district feels it can reopen campuses – and the fourth involves emergency closures. The roadmap advises districts to identify essential functions and then address non-essential ones such as after-school activities, field trips and sporting events. The roadmap and related information also provide a thorough list of issues that parents can consider in deciding whether to send their kids back to school as soon as campuses reopen. The material is at azed.gov/communications/2020/03/10/guidance-toschools-on-covid-19. The questions the roadmap asks the district officials to ask themselves could easily be asked of them by parents. They include questions like how prepared is everyone for a sudden shift to an all-distance learning set-up, what hardware and software are needed for disabled students and how will staff be trained in safety protocols and how will those protocols be enforced. It suggests, “If feasible, conduct daily health checks (i.e., symptom check-

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ing, which could include temperature screening) of staff and students.” Scottsdale Unified spokeswoman Amy Bolton said, “We are – and have been since February – actively identifying and purchasing supplies for the district to support the health, safety and wellness of our students and staff. Some of those preparations include purchasing thermometers – especially as we prepare to open summer athletic camps and summer camp programming. “I think it is too early right now – not having the plan – to comment on what the testing posture will be for SUSD,” she said, noting “we are all eager to know but we also want to work through these decisions with careful thought and input from our stakeholders in the sub-committees.” Bolton said she did not have a timetable for when a back-to-school plan would be released, citing ongoing meetings of the district’s Incident Command

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Several Scottsdale officers were already on site before the protest kicked off at 10 p.m. near the Dick’s Sporting Goods on the mall’s east end. A handful of officers were in the parking lot standing between protestors and entrances to the mall and the sporting goods store. As protesters marched past them, the

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areas left largely unscathed, though a handful of businesses sustained minor damage. Individuals broke windows at the Chop Shop restaurant and Baluchi Rug Gallery. Thacku’s clothing store at 6th Avenue also suffered damage. But some locals are giving credit to civilians, not the police, for saving the rest of 5th Avenue. As some made their way to 5th Avenue, they were stopped in their tracks by friends of a local jewelry store owner, who came down with guns to defend the property, according to 12News. “I think that saved us,” Wilson told the Progress. Moore echoed those comments, saying

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Team and three sub-committees. Students also could expect a much different environment when they return if some suggestions are implemented. They include the possibility of having to wear masks on school buses, sitting at desks that all face in the same direction rather than toward each other or sitting only on one side of work tables safely distant from each other and even being advised how to walk in corridors and maintain social distancing. Besides smaller classes, the road map also suggests that teachers and the same students remain together for most if not all the school day – a difficult, if not impossible, scenario especially for high school students, given that they all don’t take the same subjects in a semester. The roadmap also suggests that districts close common areas like cafeterias and playgrounds, letting kids eat in the classroom or otherwise “stagger use and clean and disinfect between use.” And when social distancing is not

possible, it suggests districts may want to consider limiting nonessential volunteers, visitors and “activities involving external groups or organizations as possible, especially with individuals who are not from the local geographic area.” Hoffman also acknowledged that one of the first things teachers will have to determine if kids are back in school is what they learned during distance learning so schools can determine “which kids are needing the most support.” “There may be kids that, during this time, have jumped ahead a grade level and maybe students who are working and need a lot more review from this past academic year that have really missed a lot,” she said. She also suggested a survey showing 18 percent of parents are unwilling to send the kids back to school could be addressed with more information. “I would encourage them to be as involved as possible and for our schools to be over-communicating with fami-

lies on what types of policies and procedures they are putting into place to make schools as safe as possible,” Hoffman said. As for money to pay for more computers, more teachers and other expenses, she pointed to Arizona’s “rainy day fund” of more than $1 billion and said that unlike in other states, there has been no realistic talk about cutting state aid. She also said schools might get some help from federal pandemic relief, although U.S. Education Secretary Betsy Devos last Friday reasserted her determination to force public schools to share that money with private schools - those charging tuition - by crafting an order. Hoffman’s office last week told politico.com that she is rejecting Devos’ private-school dictum – joining a number of other states in resisting her directive and setting the stage for a battle that could end up in court. (Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services contributed to this report.)

it was armed members of the “Three Percenters” that stopped the damage from reaching further into downtown. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Three Percenters are part of a nationwide anti-government militia movement. There are three Three Percenter groups active in Arizona, according to SPLC, and it is not known which showed up that night. DiPiazza confirmed that a militia showed up on 5th Avenue, but challenged the notion that the police were not involved in protecting the area, citing the units he placed at Southbridge to stop individuals on the southern end of the mall from crossing into the downtown area. Police also responded after rioters came into contact with those armed civilians at

the jewelry store. DiPiazza stood between them until a SWAT unit arrived. Local business owners are still concerned about how the aftermath will impact their ability to rebound from mandated store closures resulting from the pandemic. After the shutdowns were lifted, “this place was empty and it was just starting to come back to normal,” said MJ Alhala, who has owned Jude Jewels on 5th Avenue for over 20 years. “Then, all of a sudden, this happened,” Alhala said, pointing to mostly empty streets and sidewalks outside his business a few days after the riot. And the threat may not be over. Officer Dan Safsten said it is likely the risk of another event will ebb and flow over the next several months.

Scottsdale Police have stepped up its presence downtown and other potential targets like Scottsdale Quarter. The uncertainty has also led some business owners and landlords to resort to sleeping in their stores. Some at the meeting suggested boarding up windows until the unrest blows over – and many took that to heart as dozens of galleries in the Arts District currently have wood panels in place of displays. But some owners cannot afford to shut down again. “You shut down completely, you make the place look like a desolate ghost town… We start making this place look like that, you’re not coming back from that,” Moore said.

officers warned that they should leave private property but did not make any attempt to stop what was then a peaceful procession. Officers did not attempt to disperse protestors until around 11 p.m. – about 40 minutes after the vandalism began and after a dozen stores had already been vandalized. Around 11 p.m., some individuals broke into the Apple Store and gained

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still refusing entry, referring to it as an active crime scene. By the next morning, the damage was obvious, with glass littering the sidewalks all around the mall. Most of the damage was in the area immediately adjacent to the mall, though there was some damage to windows at three businesses on or around the 5th Avenue shopping district to the south.

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Upbeat regional economic forecast carries caveats BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor

rizona and the East Valley will recover from the pandemicfueled recession and become global economic giants over the next 10 years if business and political leaders invest in infrastructure and education – and strap on their seatbelts for lightning-fast change. That was the gist of three presentations last week to the PHX East Valley Partnership, an influential group of business, education and community leaders. Holding their annual meeting virtually for the first time to observe social distancing, they heard sobering but upbeat forecasts from Arizona State University President Michael Crow, Greater Phoenix Economic Council President/ CEO Chris Camacho and Dennis Hoffman of ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business. While Camacho and Hoffman – economist/director of the Carey School’s L. William Seidman Research Institute – provided analyses of how quickly the state and region might rebound from the recession, Crow starkly outlined the challenge ahead. “What’s going to happen in the future is all things are going to accelerate – technological change, economic change, social change, cultural change, biological change. They’re all going to be accelerated,” Crow said. “What that means, then, is that if you want to win economically, if you want to be competitive going forward, your agility is going to be really, really important.” All three speakers stressed that an educated, nimble workforce – coupled with a huge investment in transportation and hi-tech infrastructure – are critical to a durable and vibrant postpandemic rebuilding of the regional and state economy. “The agility of your workforce will be even more important; for them to adapt to technological change, even more important; your ability to deal with disruption, even more important; your ability to be resilient, even more

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important,” Crow said. “And if you aren’t those things and if you’re not a part of building businesses that do that, prepare for that and make that happen, you won’t be in the front wave of economic opportunity or in the front wave of economic growth,” he added. To illustrate the need for “highly agile, highly adaptable, technologically sophisticated” companies and other institutions, Crow suggested how Arizona could have responded to COVID-19 if it had been better prepared. “If we had high-speed internet connectivity to every home, we could have found ways to take economic advantage of that," he said. “We could have accelerated educational outcomes across the entire population,” Crow continued. He cited a group of ASU students who built a network of 3-D printers to produce personal protective equipment for anyone who needed it. “If you can do that, then you could build a completely distributed manufacturing network across the entirety of Arizona,” he said. “You could be a part of new, advanced manufacturing with people running small shops in their homes. You could be involved in all kinds of distributed manufacturing, distributed systems, distributed everything, distributed commerce.” “That doesn’t take away from core businesses or core opportunities or

restaurants, clubs or shops or businesses or stores because you’re driving up the economy,” Crow continued. Camacho said that as the market reopens, “we’re all paying attention to consumer confidence” and that “as a consumer-driven economy, we need people to spend money.” That is especially important, he said, because the 114,000 small businesses in Arizona employ over a million people, warning some cities are “expecting worse conditions than they’ve actually experienced thus far.” Camacho spotlighted several emerging trends – some encouraging and some troubling. He said manufacturing, financial services and professional services “may have a shorter recovery term” while transportation and airports will continue to struggle. If there is no significant COVID-19 spread, however, “we do believe greater Phoenix and the East Valley in particular are going to fare very well in this next decade.” He said his organization’s conversations with 1,000 large coporations indicate “a massive redistribution of headcount” that will benefit regions offering “modern infrastructure, high-quality labor pools... and more affordable quality-of-life amenities and housing” as well as access to top markets. He foresees Phoenix, Southern California and northern Mexico forming a new “America’s triangle” that will be-

come a major global economic force. “Labor and modern infrastructure are going to be the two key differentiators in this next wave of corporate growth,” he said. That means, he said, “we must maintain a pro-business approach to how we invest in education, how we modernize our tax code” since Arizona’s “lack of natural disasters” already has many companies looking in the state’s direction. “I don’t think there’s a better market in the United States with all of these key pieces, these key ingredients that will allow us to compete,” Camacho said. “We have to unequivocally continue to invest in modern infrastructure, but also continue to invest in” the education system,” he said. While other markets continue to try to contain the pandemic, “companies in those markets are really trying to grasp what this remote-worker model is going to look like in the future.” That means Silicon Valley companies in the future could employ East Valley workers without the need to relocate them to California, he said. Still, Camacho said, the pandemic has created uncertainty in the Valley’s office market. “They’re still uncertain as to whether you’re going to see mass subleases coming on the market,” he said, saying it’s unclear if companies will need

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Fundraiser for Phillips discloses donors’ identities BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he organizer of a controversial fundraising site that was part of Scottsdale Councilman Guy Phillips’ ethics case has released the identities of the 18 anonymous donors. Susan Wood, a Scottsdale resident and friend of Phillips, said she organized the campaign to aid Phillips after he was injured while working at his HVAC business. Although she initially resisted calls to release the names of donors, she said in a letter to the Progress: “I am angry about unscrupulous people smearing me in the documents that were filed with the court, and in numerous publications.” “It is disgraceful that Guy’s political opponents are trying to keep this issue alive,” Wood wrote. Resident Mike Norton had alleged donations could have been used to conceal improper payments to Phillips to influence his vote on the Southbridge Two project.

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A three-judge ethics panel later found that Phillips had not violated the city’s ethics code and the City Council accepted that conclusion in a 5-1 vote on May 19. The list of all 18 donors released by Wood now shows no individuals with official ties to the Committee for the Preservation of Old Town Scottsdale PAC, which funded a referendum against Southbridge Two, though it did include several supporters of the referendum, including mayoral candidate Bob Littlefield. The donors to the fundraiser included City Clerk Carolyn Jagger, City Treasurer Jeffery Nichols and City Attorney Sherry Scott. Other donors included Wood, Marilyn Muir, Bob Pejman, Laura Weaver, Nancy Vorhees, Howard Myers, Cary Quick, R. Tatham, Sophia Zori, Kimberly Campbell, Barbara Dickerson, Candice Mann and Maha Kapageridis. Wood has long said that the fundraiser was simply a means to help Phillips during a hard time. Norton and Jim Derouin, a resident

who helped craft the city’s ethics code and has been critical of the handling of the Phillips’ case, argued that the list brings up new questions about why Jagger and Scott did not recuse themselves reviewing the ethics complaint against Phillips. Norton also argued Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield should have recused herself from the vote on ethics panel’s findings because her husband contributed to the campaign. Kathy Littlefield did not respond to a request for comment. City spokesman Kelly Corsette said the recusal of Jagger and Scott was not necessary “because neither participated in the Ethics Panel’s deliberations or decision.” Corsette said Scott’s role was to send the ethics complaint to the panel selected by the city’s independent ethics officer, hiring outside counsel for the panel and bringing the panel’s decision back to the City Council for approval along with minor procedural issues. Both Scott and Jagger said they were

happy the list was released. “I am relieved and happy to see that the names of the donors have finally been released, including my own,” Scott said. “I contributed to this charitable account out of caring and compassion, which is one of our most important city values.” “I was happy to contribute to a charitable fund that was set up to provide assistance to someone who was in a very bad situation,” Jagger said. “I, too, am glad that the names have been released so that the public can see for themselves that these donations were made out of concern for one of Scottsdale’s own.” The statements leave one question unanswered: why the names of the donors were made anonymous in the first place. When first reached for comment by the Progress in January, Wood said she did so due to advice from Jagger. Wood wrote in her letter, “The names of donors were only kept anonymous based on advice I received from the city. But there is no reason to keep these names anonymous anymore.”

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definitely supported them. The Old Town area absolutely needs to be thriving and walkable. It’s got to be a year-round venue.” Maxwell: “I do support the character…I think our city is very long, 21 miles, and I think there’s different areas and each part obviously is unique and needs to be represented that way. So, yeah, I support that each neighborhood be able to develop what’s consistent for them.” Janik: “I do I support the vote that allows 150-foot-tall buildings in our downtown core? Do I allow them to do away with setbacks? The answer is no. I think it was a very poor decision. I think most of the citizens object to it, I think we need to respect what’s there.” Linnig: “As one of our historic tour guides, it’s always fun to look back at the dirt streets and the wagons that we used to ride. Unfortunately, that’s not us anymore. And we need to make sure that we’re honoring our history, but also building for the future.” Auerbach: “As the only candidate who lives just outside of Old Town, I do agree with it. There are places a 15-story building belongs and there are places that it

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does not. And Scottsdale has to appeal to all generations, millennials, and older folks and seniors to attract the kind of tax dollars that we need to fund the general fund to keep up our award-winning parks.” Durham: “Well, I support the plan in general, but both the Marquee and the Southbridge failed to comply with the urban design and architectural guidelines, which required compact floor plates, so they don’t want big, broad, massive buildings like Southbridge Two and Marquee. I would be fine with taller buildings that were slim and compact and did not break up our views of the canal and of the mountains.” Phillips: “Yes, I supported the downtown character area plan, but because we allow that, doesn’t mean they get it. And the point was being they have to come to Council and show a public benefit equal to the project requests.” Crawford: “I did definitely support it. And what perplexes me is there were people that worked on it, supported it, voted for it, but then when the winds of political change made it fashionable for them to oppose projects, they opposed projects that fit within the guidelines, destroying a 20 year dream and destroying the future of Scottsdale.”

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less space because more people will work remotely or if they will need more space because of social distancing. “I do believe this pandemic has really matured the mindset of corporate America,” Camacho said, “and we just need to maintain our very judicious approach of how we’re making intentional investments in the right areas while we’re maintaining a pro-business approach on taxes and the regular office environment.” Hoffman said that the greater emphasis on education in Arizona in the last 20 years has generated 250,000 more college and university graduates than there would have been if the state had not radically broken from a century of looking at higher education as a luxury for the privileged. By making higher education more accessible to more high school graduates, he said, the state has yielded an estimated $26 billion in spending power it otherwise would have never seen. He also echoed Camacho: “Chris talked about the fact that people in Silicon Valley are going to be working remotely.

…So why not live in the East Valley and work for a Silicon Valley firm? Some of you out there want their businesses to move here. They will. If we attract, create and retain young and talented wage workers, businesses will continue to show up on our doorstep.” Crow noted that ASU distributed 17,000 degrees last month – a record – and said the university will be working on a hybrid approach in the fall semester that will enable students to return to safer, redesigned campuses but also enable them to tap into classes online. And he also delivered a sobering reminder to his virtual audience: “The virus is a thing that comes along with an eight- billion-person planet. The virus comes along with complexity. These kinds of viruses have been predicted for some time. There’s been several that haven’t had the kind of impact that this one has had. This is the next one, not the last one.” “Our reaction to all of this was pretty much the result of really poor planning, really poor understanding, a really poor grasp on what a global pandemic could be.” To see the presentations: video.ibm. com/recorded/126845193.

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Scottsdale nurse describes virus horror in Jersey BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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My wife is a hero.” This is how Scottsdale resident Jeff Miller feels about his wife Karen, a nurse helping the overwhelmed hospitals in the New Jersey area. But Karen humbly laughs it off. “I don’t feel like I’m a hero,” she said. “I answered a call for something that was desperately needed.” A critical care nurse with more than 20 years of experience, Karen �lew to her home state of New Jersey in mid-April to work at Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center. “One of the main reasons I came was because, as a nurse, I know what it’s like to be overworked, and I felt like the staff needed as much help as they could — and boy was I right,” said Karen, who works at Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital. Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center is a 202-bed nonpro�it hospital located in the township of North Bergen, a “small town close to the Big City” with a population of just over 60,000. “Every single patient in the hospital had COVID – every single one,” she said. On June 3, the New Jersey Department of Health reported 18,460 positive test results for COVID-19 and 1,192 deaths in Hudson County, where the hospital is located. When Karen arrived, however, New Jersey was experiencing its peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations: more than 8,000 across about 70 hospitals. “It’s been very taxing, physically, because of the fact that the people are very sick, and the staf�ing is not optimal,” she said. Karen explained that the usual, acceptable ICU ratio is one nurse to two patients. But on her �irst day, she took on four. “Sometimes we had �ive,” Karen added. “And these patients are critically ill and on life-support, every single one of them.”

single day,” Karen said. “What’s going on here is, it’s like shoveling snow in a snowstorm,” Karen explained. “We’re working our butts off for 14 hours a day trying to manage what needed to be managed, and everyone did all they could and are still doing.” The worst part is seeing families unable to say goodbye to loved ones before they die. “FaceTiming your dead grandma is about the worst thing I’ve ever seen,” she said. Social workers go around the hospital with an iPad and call dying or dead patients’ relatives. “We know they’re dying, and we hold the computer up for them to have face time, so they can see them before they’re dead; and we’ve actually FaceTimed Scottsdale nurse Karen Miller ﬂew to New Jersey to help them when they’re dead. It a hospital overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. (Courtesy of is just heartbreaking,” KarKaren Miller) en said. Karen works 36-hour assignments – Karen said the majority three 12-hour shifts. of her patients are older with underlying While the state has seen a drop in CO- medical conditions. VID-19 hospitalizations, Karen said that “I know there’s a lot of media hype about when she started, patients were lined up in all these people [who] are walking down the hospital waiting for a place to go. the street, and then next thing you know, “There literally was nowhere to put they’re short of breath and they’re dead. patients,” Karen said. “There were rapid- I’m not saying that that hasn’t happened; response calls continually throughout the I’m just saying that that’s a rarity still. Most day, code blue calls several times a day.” of the people were not very healthy to start Code Blue refers to a patient who re- with,” she said. quires resuscitation and intervention. Karen credits the decline in hospitaliza“I have been right in the face of these tions, in part, to residents wearing masks people while they have sputum and and social distancing. sweat and blood. I’m the one suctioning “Everyone was very compliant with the these people. I’m covered with it every guidelines that the government asked for

and mandated here. Masks, social distancing: People took it very, very seriously,” Karen said. “Arizona has just been very lucky in the fact that they haven’t had this kind of explosion of this pandemic,” she added. “And if there were any indication that this was starting to happen there, they should use this model as an example as to how to best control it.” On June 2, the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) reported more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, the most in a single day. “In Arizona, people are kind of freaking out because they have to wear a mask. I’ve heard it, I’ve seen it,” Karen said. “Here, masks are required in all public buildings all the time or you can’t go in.” While it was “very dif�icult” for Karen to leave her family and friends, she said it is her “obligation and privilege to help where people are suffering.” “That’s what I do. At the end of the day, I take care of sick people, and if I’m able to do that and alleviate stress and share the workload with other colleagues, as well as provide much-needed care to the critically ill, that’s what my obligation is,” Karen said. Karen is still in New Jersey and plans to return to Arizona later this month. “I’ve personally experienced so much generosity and almost to the point where I feel a little guilty,” she admitted. Not only has Palisades Medical Center received food from local businesses, but they’ve also received food from celebrities, including Jessica Chastain and Eli Manning. “People say, ‘thank you,’ and I just want people to know, ‘you’re welcome.’ I did nothing that I wouldn’t do again if the need arose,” Karen said. “All of us here and all the people from all over the country, as well as everyone that lives here, is dedicated to getting this over with so we can get back to normal.”

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Historical League cookbook keeps raising money BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

he Arizona Heritage Center closed its doors March 21 in response to the coronavirus, resulting in a “signi�icant” loss of revenue from admissions and canceled events, from educational programming to proms and weddings. But the Historical League has continued to raise money for the center and its museum in an unexpected way: via cookbook sales. “’Tastes & Treasures II’ continues to sell through Historical League website as people ‘stay home, stay healthy’ and read and cook more. It becomes a family event to try a new recipe,’” said Ruth McLeod, coauthor and Historical League member. “We like to encourage people to start new family traditions by preparing meals together at home,” McLeod added. Funds aid important educational programs at Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park, including NationalHistoryDay. org, exhibits, archives, the Historymakers

program and capital improvements. The 216page “Taste & Treasures II,” published in January 2018, is chock-full of recipes and evocative food stories; it is also the nonpro�it’s second cookbook. Since “Taste & Treasures II” was published, the League has sold 3,200 copies, amassed more than $38,000 and recently won the Independent Press Award for best regional cookbook. “Tastes & Treasures II” is the winner of two other awards, the 2019 New MexicoArizona Book Awards and the 2019 Best Book Awards, as well as a �inalist in the Eric Hoffer Book Awards and the National Indie Excellence Awards. “We are honored to be recognized in this international competition,” McLeod said. “We always felt it was a well-written, unique, and informative book, but to have this validated by a widely recognized company was very rewarding.” Historical League volunteers spent twoand-a-half years writing “Tastes & Treasures II.” In addition to sourcing recipes, photos,

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Downs added that funds raised by the Historical League literally help keep the museum doors open. She said that last year the League paid for new museum entry doors, exhibit supplies, educational programs and internships and supported the center’s library and archives. The center also relies on league volunteers to lead school and group tours and host special events. “In the �irst quarter of 2020, before we were forced to close, we hosted more than 400 school children and opened a brandnew exhibit, ‘Still Marching: From Suffrage to #MeToo,’ which focuses on the powerful and historic impact of women’s collective action. We are incredibly grateful for the Historical League’s support over the last 40 years,” Downs said. Next February marks the Heritage Center’s 40th anniversary. While the center remains closed, the Arizona Historical Society will continue to offer its archives and collections on its website. Those who would like to support the Center can also purchase a ‘Taste & Treasures II’ cookbook on Amazon for $35 and make a recipe. Information: historicalLeague.org, arizonahistoricalsociety.org

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Sister Cities group helps sibling in need BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

he Scottsdale Sister Cities Association continues to seek donations for Alamos, Sonora Mexico, its sister city of more than 50 years. In mid-March due to the coronavirus, the Mayor of Alamos Victor Balderrama closed the village to outsiders, save for food deliveries and critical supply trucks. And while the closure has been successful – resulting in zero COVID-19 cases in Alamos – it has left many residents out of work and in need of food assistance.

“The economy is in shambles, partially because most people are out of work. To further compound the problems few Mexicans in the village have any savings, thus on a daily basis more people are needing food assistance.”

Hacienda de los Santos Resort in Alamos stepped up, preparing 130 hot meals a day �ive days a week to those in need, but donations are needed to continue. “The economy is in shambles, partially because most people are out of work. To further compound the problems few Mexicans in the village have any savings, thus on a daily basis more people are needing food assistance,” said Jim Swickard, who owns Hacienda de los Santos Resort with his wife, Nancy. Spearheaded by Dale and Jan Gray, the principals of Sustainable Outreach Solutions,

The Scottsdale Sister Cities Association may have met their $40,000 fundraising goal for Alamos, Sonora Mexico, Scottsdale’s sister city of more than 50 years, but now they’re “resetting the clock” to zero for a second challenge of raising another $40,000. The money will help Hacienda de los Santos Resort in Alamos feed thousands of families in need. (SSCA/Facebook)

the association launched the Alamos Food Drive fundraiser on MyEvent last month and has since met their goal of $40,000. But they aren’t stopping there. They launched a second fundraiser on June 2 with the same goal of $40,000. Each contribution is tax deductible. “Many people of Alamos are in desperate need of food during this COVID-19 crisis. Any donation large or small will make a difference,” the fundraiser’s description states. The money raised is used to purchase bulk purchases of food products, including more than 150,000 pounds of rice, beans, and corn �lour. Some non-perishable items are also repackaged by the local social service agency and its volunteers. Family managed since 1981

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Protests drive support for black-owned businesses BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

ollowing a weekend of nationwide protests against police brutality — some peaceful, some that resulted in looting, including in Scottsdale — many are in search of effective ways to support the black community. In addition to protesting, signing petitions and donating to organizations, people are also supporting black-owned businesses and restaurants. “Here in Arizona, we’ve seen largely white-led looting happening in cities like Scottsdale. Please do not believe those instances have anything to do with racial justice,” wrote Local First Arizona, a nonpro�it that supports, promotes, and advocates for

Alexandra Bradberry is the founder of the Sparkle Bar, a full-service makeup studio on Marshall Way. (The Sparkle Bar)

a strong local business community. “We ask you to recognize the pain the black community has endured and also to recognize this is all of our issues. Everyone has a role to play in creating opportunity for all.” According to the Washington Post, the pandemic has hit black business owners hard with the number of owners falling 40 percent since February, a steeper decline than any other racial group. NBC News said one cause for the decline is that black-owned businesses were less likely to get coronavirus relief loans. “There is a pandemic happening and a lot of businesses are barely hanging on,” said Alexandra Bradberry, founder of the Sparkle Bar in Old Town. “One of the best ways to support black-owned businesses

and restaurants right now is with your business. “In a society where money offers security, continuing to �inancially support the restaurants and businesses that make our community vibrant and unique are a great way to do that,” she added. Bradberry said she’s felt and received support on a local level. “Other business owners and community leaders have reached out to me wanting to listen and take steps that lead to actions,” she said. “I’m not an expert, but empathy and compassion are needed right now while recognizing the systemic racism that has existed in our country and a community in pain. “That is the �irst step towards healing, and I’m encouraged to see so many listening and learning how to be allies.”

ey soak, their signature service. Founders: Tahnee Reed, Ericka Rosas, and Samantha Mahoney Where: 3533 N. 70th Street, Suite 201 Call: 480-712-9006 Website: linktr.ee/houseof_nailz

Oregon and opened in Scottsdale in 1988. Founders: Les Highet and Erma Hueneke Where: 6840 E. Camelback Road Call: 480-946-4902 Website: originalpancakehouse.com

Mozell & Company Located in the Belle Vie II Salon Suites in Old Town, this black hair salon offers relaxed or straight hair services, natural and transitioning hair services, texture services, and more. Founder: Mozell Avery Where: 4260 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Suite 100-10 Call: 480-577-8844 Website: mozellandcompany.com

SugarJam Cookies & Restaurant Founded in 2011, SugarJam is famous for its sugar cookie, which owner Dana Dumas describes as “texture soft with an intoxicating aromatic smell.” The northern Scottsdale bakery and bistro also offers breakfast, brunch, dinner, and catering. Founder: Dana Dumas Where: 7950 E. Red�ield Road, Suite 100 Call: 480-948-6210 Website: sugarjamcookies.com

BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES IN SCOTTSDALE INCLUDE:

ATL Wings Founded in 2012 in Chandler, Mike and Cianna grew this popular wings restaurant — which boasts more than 20 exclusive homemade sauces — from one to 14 locations around the state. Founders: Mike and Cianna Kirksey Where: 3554 N. Goldwater Blvd., Suite D Call: 480-404-7188 Website: atlwings.com

ships, mentoring, and support to medical students from African American, Latinx, and Native American backgrounds. Founder: Alyx Porter Umphrey Where: 20701 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 107-462 Call: 480-269-5774 Website: elevatemed.org

Dream Curls Salon The Old Town salon specializes in – you guessed it – curly hair. Owner Mimi Armenteros plans to launch her own curly-hair product line. Founder: Mimi Armenteros Where: 7319 E. Stetson Drive, #2 Call: 480-340-6414 Website: dreamcurlssalon.com

HAIRLOKS by ARLETTE Pender relocated from Brooklyn to Scottsdale and opened the natural hair care salon in 1996. She’s garnered positive reviews from clients. Founder: Arlette Pender Where: 7000 E. Shea Blvd., #1616 Call: 480-907-9498 Website: hairloksbyarlette.com

Caribbean Palm Restaurant & Bar Authentic Caribbean food is the drawing card here in the Papago Shopping Center. Founder: Lesford McKenzie Where: 2515 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-947-4343 Website: caribbeanpalmscottsdale.com

Fired Pie Fired Pie is the brainchild of founders Doug Doyle and Fred Morgan, who worked together for more than 15 at California Pizza Kitchen. Of its 21 locations in Arizona, four of which are in Scottsdale. Founders: Doug Doyle and Fred Morgan Where: Zocallo Plaza, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Mountain View, Northsight and Raintree Website: �iredpie.com

ElevateMeD ElevateMeD is a nonpro�it organization committed to elevating medicine by providing scholar-

House of Nailz The new nail salon recently opened in Old Town and offers services such as a luxury milk and hon-

Lolo’s Chicken & Waf�les This chicken, waf�les and soul food restaurant was founded in 2002 and has since expanded to six locations throughout the southwest — in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Founder: Larry White Where: 3133 N. Scottsdale Road Call: 480-945-1920 Website: loloschickenandwaf�les.com

The Original Pancake House Winner of the James Beard Award, the Original Pancake House was founded in 1953 in Portland,

The Sparkle Bar Opened in 2015, the Sparkle Bar is Arizona’s �irst full-service makeup studio that offers everything from full-face to touch-ups to a la carte services, like false lash application, and makeup lessons. Founder: Alexandra Bradberry Where: 4200 N. Marshall Way, #7 Call: 480-941-3438 Website: thesparklebar.com

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Letters Questions why post-riot patrols were so light

I have stood armed and guarding the corner of Main Street & Marshall Way for two evenings and early mornings. Each of these times – 10:30 p.m. Saturday through 4:30 a.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Sunday through 12:30 a.m. Monday one and only one police vehicle came through the area. We have businesses already on the brink

Businesses pay sales taxes to be protected

Police Chief Rodbell should be �ired for failure to perform his duty to protect Scottsdale citizens and businesses. Citing the fact that the police were “outnumbered” by criminals, the Scottsdale PD

Saddened by what happened to businesses

As a resident who lives a little over a mile away from the location where businesses were vandalized, I am saddened. I went to the clean-up effort Sunday morning to bring water to the generous volunteers helping to clean up. I spoke to a few business owners, paid construction workers, and Scottsdale residents who were sweeping away broken glass and boarding up windows in prepara-

Damned if we do, damned if we don’t

After a presentation from Experience Scottsdale this morning it is clear that they are working overtime to rebuild our local economy. Targeting markets that are within driving distance to take advantage of our open desert spaces, outdoor activities and overall healthy environment. The majority of our visitors have come from California who still have heavy restrictions in place. This past weekend we saw how attractive our city is and one would be quick to com-

due to COVID19 and the loss of our season. Now, businesses have to spend money – which I am sure many cannot currently afford – to board up their storefronts. Why is there NO law enforcement presence in one of the most crucial parts of Downtown? And, respectfully, please do not use the excuse that they are occupied elsewhere. I am willing to bet that their presence was not lacking in the Entertainment District the past two evenings and early mornings. Watching vehicles from Utah, Texas, Califor-

ran away from criminals. Rodbell reported that the 80 of�icers were not enough. Okay, then who made the decision not to deploy the other 280 of�icers of Scottsdale PD. Better yet, was Chief on the scene to help �ight off the criminals? The businesses of Fashion Square mall plus the Mercedes dealer pay more than $15

tion for what might happen tonight. The economic loss to surrounding restaurants and bars because they had to ask their customers to leave because of rioting is a second punch in the face. First, COVID-19 and then, just as these businesses re-open, anarchists who have no connection to our great city show up and in�lict physical damage forcing these law-abiding owners to close early. We don’t want to see this again, ever. Lack of a quick response is partly to blame. I am

pliment the marketing for a successful campaign. While they have seen success, in reality, the overwhelming demand for pool time and a night out came from more locals than tourists. We assume if the hotels are booked it is from someone out of town. That is not always the case. After attending several hours of hearings at the Capitol late last year it does not surprise me that there is new legislation (HB2672) introduced by Representatives Kavanaugh and Brophy McGee to tighten up the allowances Governor Ducey approved in 2017. The new bill allows cities to restrict rentals and pro-

nia and Nevada pull onto Main Street and park was, to say the least, very interesting. Observing them stalking the shops and galleries was even more interesting as we all know they were not here to shop. The one and only reason that the Arts District, 5th Avenue, Marshall Way & Craftsman’s Court were not torn to shreds was due to the fact that we had approximately 20-30 armed citizens and militia members staged in those areas. The volume of groups of two to �ive dressed in black, wear-

million a year in sales tax to the city of Scottsdale. In exchange, the businesses and citizens of Scottsdale expect and demand police protection. Terminate Chief Rodbell, then I guarantee his replacement will never let this disgrace happen again. It the city cannot protect us, we business

grateful that no serious injuries occurred. I pray that if there is a repeat anywhere in Scottsdale, that no one is. Under my watch, I would do everything possible as your city councilman to make sure that our police department is proactive. The idea that hoodlums were able to gather at a site in Scottsdale with their only goal, chaos, and not be challenged by police is something I would not allow on my watch. These rioters were lying in wait for the text to “go now” to ATT and Apple.

hibit events that would otherwise require a permit (think weddings and banquets). The most signi�icant change in the new law is that homeowners using their property for short term use MUST register and provide contact information to the city. This will allow �ines imposed for violations such as noise complaints to be issued more ef�iciently. My husband and I personally witnessed, while on our daily walk, ALL the short-term rentals in our neighborhood in South Scottsdale were occupied. I had a conversation with Bobby Brush, Manager of Vacasa last week and he said they had the single largest

ing masks and gloves, roaming those areas would have surely done major harm if we were not present. I/we are not looking for any type of recognition, not even a thank you, this is our civic duty. However, I go back to the concern of the lack of police presence. This is absolutely no disrespect to Local or any law enforcement, their service is appreciated beyond recognition. This question is directed to you, our leaders. -Brian Moore owners will start a grass roots effort to withhold payment of Scottsdale’s portion of sales tax, then use the funds to hire a private security force to do the job of protecting us. What do we have do lose? We already know that Scottsdale PD will not arrest us or anyone else. -Jerry Grover After more than 20 cities where rioting was taking place, how could Scottsdale not be ready? I didn’t see the proper police presence. Where were they? I would make sure there is a large enough force to deter the enemy. I will name the enemy. I will be the voice of deterrence. I would ask the mayor and governor to deploy the National Guard. We cannot have a delayed response. The curfew is nice, but I would call for arrests after 8 p.m. -Mike Auerbach booking day of their company’s history. They are in approx. 700 markets and rent homes for short term stays (less than 30 days). The amazing weather we have had is also a contributor to extending our season. The demand for bookings results in an injection of money into the local economy which will allow us to recover quicker than other cities. However, while we see recovery on the horizon we just need to be cognizant of the health risks in “too much too soon”. We were voted “Best City to Quarantine”and we want to stay #1. -Becca Linnig

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Live-stream concert to help Old Town shops BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale Arts may have temporarily closed its doors to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, but the show must go on — virtually. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will host a free, intimate concert on Facebook and YouTube called “Rockin’ for Old Town” on Saturday, June 13, at 6 p.m. As the name suggests, the virtual concert will raise money for Old Town merchants. “When our community approached us with this idea, we immediately wanted to be part of something fun and creative, that unites great Scottsdale musicians and entrepreneurs in support of local business,” said Gerd Wuestemann, president and CEO of Scottsdale Arts. While the concert is free to stream, viewers are encouraged to purchase a ticket that will not only bene�it local businesses but will also enter attendees into a guitar raf�le. On the lineup are rock group Jeff Senour & Called to Serve; the Michael Bruce Group, headlined by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former guitarist of the Alice Cooper group; and Pearl Ridge, a high-energy cover band that will perform an acoustic set. “People are yearning for live music during this troublesome time and not everyone feels comfortable going out to a restaurant or sports grill to see their favorites perform,” said Kirsten Plambeck, Pearl Ridge lead singer and Scottsdale resident. Pearl Ridge is no stranger to performing virtual shows. The band started doing livestreams

“Since all of the bands and production professionals are donating their services and Scottsdale Arts absorbs all venue, marketing, and staff cost, 100 percent of the revenues from sales, donations, and the raf�le will go back to our Old Town merchants,” Wuestemann said. “Rockin’ for Old Town” is part of Scottsdale Art’s new mini music series called Summer Streams, which will feature local artists. “From Jeff Senour and Called To Serve, we are honored and Jeff Senour & Called To Serve are one of three bands performing in Scottsdale Arts’ virtual concert thrilled to bring you our music and hope we and fundraiser, “Rockin’ for Old Town.” (Courtesy of Called To Serve) are able to raise a lot of money for the local every other week to stay connect with Among those he hopes to help are businesses of Scottsdale,” Senour said. their fans. struggling businesses. “Scottsdale is a magical place where “I’ve personally seen a ton of musiLocal businesses were hit hard twice: cians doing the live-streaming. There as a result of the pandemic and follow- people from all over the world come are some musicians that that’s their ing the protests and looting that took to visit and enjoy their lives,” he cononly source of income,” Plambeck said. place in the Old Town area last week- tinued. “This is our part in helping it to survive and recover from an unprec“It’s been a lot of fun to see everyone’s end. comments on the live feed and people “People are wondering how they are edented time.” Scottsdale Arts recommends casting have been generous to tip us.” going to survive and this concert is our Called To Serve’s singer-songwriter contribution to help bring everyone to- the concert to your TV for the ultimate Jeff Senour said the band is excited to gether to rise again and be successful,” viewing experience. participate in “Rockin’ for Old Town.” Senour said. Senour views it as their way to help Wuestemann told the Progress that bring people together and, he said, help Scottsdale Arts will plan a lottery the world heal. among the more-than 100 merchants in “Rockin’ for Old Town” “Kindness right now is the most im- Old Town. When: June 13 at 6 p.m. portant cure for healing we can do right At the end of the event, they will draw Tickets: $10 optional ticket purchase now, whether it’s eliminating the virus 20 winning businesses to whom an for a guitar rafﬂe or reducing division and hatred that to equal portion of the proceeds will be Website: scottsdaleperformingarts.org exist around us these days,” Senour said. distributed.

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Scottsdale eatery pays homage to iconic bar BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

n the late ‘80s, Jody Watkins and his Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brothers — Lumpy, Marty, Lowenbrew, Kovach, Lug Nut, and the rest of the crew — would hang out (read: drink) at one of two places: the Vine or the Dash Inn. “The Dash Inn was de�initely a bigger draw,” Watkins said Watkins. Watkins was a regular at the iconic Mexican restaurant and bar, where the staff used to call him by name and even hung his photo up on the wall. “That was a sign you really made it in the social Dave Andrea owns the Braut Haus in Scottsdale, which has given circles at ASU,” Watkins a home to the Dash Inn Tribute Room. (Pablo Robles/Progress Photographer) explained. “If you made it the Dash Inn. and plenty of pictures to help replicate the to the point your picture Now, Watkins and details of design, smallware, and furniture,” was posted by the staff, you Gorman are engaged – Andrea said. knew you were a regular.” after not talking for, coAndrea even brought back one small but Here at the Dash Inn, the memorable detail of having “The Dash Book�lip �lops and Fiji Islander This photo of ASU alumni Jody incidentally, 25 years. “The Dash will always store” printed on credit card statements to shirt-wearing Watkins dis- Watkins and Jennifer Gorman covered two loves: the res- is hung up on the wall of the hold a tender spot in my “make parents think they raised a genius.” Dash Inn Tribute Room. (Courtesy heart. Many good times “I was the one that dreamed up the Dash taurant’s food and Jennifer of Jody Watkins) and fond memories oc- Bookstore on the credit card idea,” Andrea Gorman. “It was love at �irst sight,” Watkins re- curred there,” Gorman said. “It’s where wrote on the popular Facebook group, Fans called. “I saw this beautiful, tall blond wom- dumb luck or fate intervened and dropped of Dash Inn, which has 3,000 followers. “The Fans of the Dash Inn page on Facean with hypnotic eyes and a captivating me into the lap of my greatest love. And who book has probably had a lot to do with smile walking to the bathroom right past could forget those sticky �loors?” Hash and Dee Nelson opened the Dash somebody investing into bringing the Dash where I was sitting. In a move that was contrary to my usual behavior, I yanked her in Inn in 1967, and over the decades, built its Inn back to life,” Watkins said. reputation as a laidback space with quality “Although having been closed for more my lap before she got by.” than two decades, the concept’s in�luence After serving Tempe for 27 years on cuisine. Andrea owned and operated the Dash remained strong with [the] Facebook fan Apache Boulevard, the Dash Inn closed in Inn during the restaurant’s �inal few years. page,” Andrea added. 1994. “And it has remained one of my favorite The Dash Inn Tribute Room also serves But 26 years later, Brat Haus owner Dave a limited menu of favorites, including their Andrea brought it back, opening up the concepts,” he said. At the Dash Inn Tribute Room, the top popular cheese crisp and the famed secretDash Inn Tribute Room at the Brat Haus in 500 MTV music videos play on the jumbo- recipe margarita. Scottsdale. Willie Cordova, who worked at the And among the throwback photos tacked sized TV. There’s no shortage of nostalgic Dash for almost 10 years, helped recreto the wall is one of Watkins and Gorman merch and memorabilia. “Luckily, I had kept all of the old recipes ate the menu. taken in 1989, four days after they met at

All menu items cost $8 or less and maintain the original restaurant’s philosophy of “not fancy, just good.” “The Dash played an important role in thousands of peoples happy memories of a simpler time and college life in the ‘70s and ‘80s,” Andrea said. “It’s been so much fun listening to all their stories as we bring it back.” Four days after Watkins and Gorman locked eyes, they went on their �irst date: his fraternity’s Black Diamond Formal. “I asked her to go to a formal that weekend immediately. She said ‘yes’ and made a big deal ripping a page out of her passport to write down her phone number,” Watkins recalled. “She said, ‘Now I am ripping a page out of my passport, which is now null and void, so you better call me!’” After a dating on-and-off for one year, they broke up and reconnected 25 years later on Facebook. “The �irst thing I wrote her was a note of thanks and telling her I would not be where I am in my life without her in�luence and just hoped that her life was going well. It blossomed from there,” Watkins said. “I never forgot him and probably punished every other man I dated for not being Jody,” Gorman added. The California-based couple will get married next summer in Mexico, but they plan to visit the Dash Inn Tribute Room the next time they’re in Scottsdale. “Something we say to this day is ‘chemistry never dies,’” Watkins said. And neither does the Dash Inn.

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Airpark couple �inds sweet success BY JORDAN HOUSTON Progress Contributor

alling all cookie connoisseurs—the ones scolded by grandma one too many times for sneaking spoonfuls of raw batter behind her back. Edible cookie dough is taking the Valley by storm, with eclectic food trucks and sugary boutiques hopping onto the national trend at every turn. But one local dough parlor in particular is setting the tone. Scoopwell’s Dough Bar, tucked inside Phoenix’s Uptown Plaza at 100 E. Camelback Road, has mastered the sweet spot between nostalgia and safety with a recipe guaranteed to make your dough dreams come true. With eye-catching �lavors like lemon poppyseed and oatmeal M&M, the shop offers a unique blend of ingredients that many of its competitors do not—a dough to be enjoyed either raw or baked. “The heart and soul of what we do is edible cookie dough—because who doesn’t love cookie dough?” said Kendra Scheer, who co-owns the operation with her husband, John. They live in the Scottsdale Airpark. “We’ve just taken it and made it safe to eat, but you can still bake it.” The husband-and-wife team works tirelessly to create tasty recipes using heat-treated �lour and pasteurized eggs to combat E. coli and salmonella. But because most edible dough brands forgo eggs entirely, Scoopwell’s strategic use of the ingredient gives it a competitive edge, Kendra said “We use pasteurized egg whites, which is like when you get a cocktail at a bar with the frothy white stuff,” she explains. “It’s made from egg whites. “We thought having eggs in the batter tastes good,” the mother of two sets of twins adds. “Otherwise, you lose the key characteristics that make it cookie dough. To me, it’s not cookie dough unless you can make it into cookies.” The couple’s secret recipe allows customers to indulge in the dough straight from the mixing bowl, or bake it at 350 degrees, between 7 and 9 minutes, for warm, gooey results. Scoopwell’s wide range of from-scratch

tation for themselves as the couple to befriend. After getting married and spending several years in New York City, John as an investment banker and Kendra as a pediatric surgery nurse, the pair realized they were ready for change. Two sets of twins later, Scoopwell’s was born. Dave Andrea owns the Braut Haus in Scottsdale, which has given “He (John) was a home to the Dash Inn Tribute Room. (Pablo Robles/Progress Photographer) doing �inance �lavors includes brownie batter; rainbow and was a little sprinkle; Oh, Gingersnap!; peanut butter bit burned out,” Kendra said. “A similar explosion and Gimme S’mores. concept opened in New York and one day Much like an ice cream parlor, Scoop- John was just like, ‘I think we could do our well’s offers mix-ins at 50 cents per ex- own version of that, but better.’” tra topping, with additives like chocolate They agreed to move back West and fudge, peanut butter chips, pretzels, Twix soon launched Scoopwell’s in 2018 as bars and marshmallows. an edible cookie dough pop-up at Tempe For those who prefer a little more “chill” Public Market. with their dough, ice cream sandies, as Kendra, who is pregnant with their well as the “Night Shift”—a mouth-water- �ifth child, describes the process of opening marriage between half-baked dough, ing their bar as a never-ending learning vanilla ice cream, homemade whipped curve—neither she nor her husband had cream and a topping of choice—are also any prior experience as business owners. available. But she and John share the same level of Inside the shop, shades of off-white, gratitude for their leap of faith. bubblegum pink and turquoise blue light “Starting a business is scary,” Kendra up the interior in a modern, yet fresh and said. “There’s so much we didn’t realize hip, atmosphere. we didn’t know—even though we knew Hand-painted illustrations of nuts and we didn’t know a lot. But if you think bolts, done by local artist Timothy Bren- about it too much, you probably won’t do nan, color the walls while understated it – and we’re so glad we did.” grey-and-white-marble tile covers the After a year of �irsts, the dough parlor is �loor. now looking to travel. “We didn’t want people to come and Scoopwell’s is offering catering servicbe like, ‘Oh, it’s a cute little mom-and- es throughout Greater Phoenix, Kendra pop shop,’” Kendra said. “We wanted it shares, including Peoria, Scottsdale, Gilto still have that whimsical, nostalgic feel bert and Tempe. but also look like a polished business we “We do a lot of weddings, corporate could grow and expand.” events, birthday parties and kids parties,” John and Kendra have been crafting she explains. “That’s kind of our big, next their cookie dough skills for as long as step that we’ve leaned into.” they can remember. The Nebraska naScoopwell’s is open from noon to 10 tives attended the University of Arizona p.m. Sunday to Thursday, and noon to 11 together, where they quickly built a repu- p.m. Friday to Saturday.

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