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Sissoo trees grow relatively quickly and provide lots of shade with their large canopies, but their roots aggressively seek water and are pushing up sidewalks and
Tom LaPorte, a homeowner in the neighborhood, which is part of the larger DC
The HOA has begun offering reimbursements to residents who remove the trees in the strip of land between the sidewalk and the street in front of their homes.
That didn’t sit well with LaPorte, who has
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battle of the Sissoo trees in the upscale Arcadia at Silverleaf neighborhood has escalated into a court battle.
If they can’t get a new sound wall built, homeowners would at least like the wall around their subdivision doubled in height to 6 feet.
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No Miller Road sound wall, city tells neighbors Lest we forget
As the nation today marks the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in an airliner that crashed in Pennsylvania, local volunteers are concluding a three-day memorial at Tempe Beach Park that will wrap up with a reading of all 3,000 victims’ names at 6 p.m. today. (Special to the Progress)
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near the controversial Miller Road extension between Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley roads still aren’t getting the sound mitigation wall they want. They requested to no avail another sound study, which they feel would justify a wall, during the city’s Development Review Board meeting Aug. 8.
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“I will reach out to the (Senate) attorneys and ask them if they if they feel that this is something that we should be doing or this is something the attorney general’s supposed to be doing,’’ Fann said.What those lawyers may think is an open
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Whilequestion.theRepublican-controlled Senate did approve HB 2319 on a 16-12 party-line vote, that came despite legal advice from the chamber’s own legal advisor suggesting the measure had issues.
The �iling surprised Senate President Karen“ThisFann.isthe �irst I’ve heard of it,’’ she told Capitol Media Services. Fann said she now needs to run the issue by Senate staff attorneys “to see whether we should pursue it on our own.’’
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He said that news organizations, seeking to avoid possible 30-day jail time and $500 �ines, “will have to forego, or limit, their reporting on their reporting on issues and events that they would otherwise deem worthy of coverage.’’
So what Brnovich told Tuchi he will do is inform Fann and House Speaker Rusty Bowers that if they want the law defended they will have to get help from county and local prosecutors.
Chris Kleminich, a Senate staff attorney, told members of the Rules Committee, which is supposed to review legislation for constitutional issues, that the bill “does bring up questions relating to First Amendment and freedom of expression’’ because “recording of law enforcement activity has been recognized by federal courts as following within that First Amendment right.’’
In most circumstances, challenges to the constitutionality of state laws are defended by the attorney general. And Brnovich himself is named as a defendant in the lawsuit by virtue of being the chief law enforcement of�icer of the state and, by virtue of that position, having the authority to enforce all state laws.
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“Plaintiffs have come nowhere close to establishing that there is any sort of threat of enforcement by the attorney general,’’ he said. He said it would be up to local county attorneys to decide whether to pursue charges against members of the media, activists or others who bring their video cameras within the 8-foot prohibited zone.
The lawyers contend the law “infringes the clearly established First Amendment rights of plaintiffs and everyone else in Arizona to record the public activities of law enforcement of�icers.’’ Challengers want the judge to enjoin enforcement.
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General Mark Brnovich won’t defend a new law that makes it a crime to videotape police activity within 8 feet, infuriating the Scottsdale lawmaker who crafted the measure.Brnovich won’t even oppose a bid by media outlets and the American Civil Liberties Union to block its enforcement while the legality of the measure is considered.Instead,
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In �iling suit last month, challengers said the measure “infringes the clearly established First Amendment rights of plaintiffs and everyone else in Arizona to record the public activities of law enforcement of�icers.’’
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More to the point, he told Capitol Media Services it is necessary to protect police of�icers from being distracted. And
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he said it is up to legislative leaders to �ind someone else to go to court on their behalf if they want the law to take effect as scheduled on Sept. 24.
But in his legal �ilings, Brnovich does not say whether he believes the statute, likely the only one of its kind in the country, is constitutional. Instead, he is telling the judge there is no reason for him to be named in the lawsuit -- or to have to defend the law.
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“By allowing police of�icers to arrest and punish people for simply recording video of their actions, the law creates an unprecedented and facially unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech about an important governmental function,’’ wrote David Bodney representing multiple media outlets.
The law, if it takes effect, would make it a crime to be within 8 feet of police activity while taking videos. Violators would face up to 30 days in jail and a $500Kavanagh�ine. said it is legally defensible.
What happens now remains unclear.
Kavanagh rejected arguments offered by challengers that concern can be addressed with existing laws making it a crime to interfere with police.
But the legal issues are beyond news organizations.Thelegalpapers, also signed by K.M. Bell of the ACLU of Arizona, say members of that organization “frequently exercise their First Amendment right to record video of the activities of law enforcement.’’And,like their media counterparts, Bell said it is “often necessary or unavoidable to record clear footage’’ to be within eight feet of police, including in crowds or public sidewalks.
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“I am disappointed and perplexed as to why the state’s chief attorney does not wish to defend a pro-police law passed by the legislature and signed by the governor,’’ he told Capitol Media Services. Kavanagh said he is “pursuing other avenues to have this good law and needed lawUnlessdefended.’’someone steps up, however, there will be no one in court later this month on the other side of the issue when U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi hears arguments from attorneys.
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owner Lori Lundberg requested another sound study now and six months after the project is completed.
The city has made a number of changes to the project, many of which are related to noise, based on resident input. They in•clude:Reduced speed from 40 mph to 35 mph.
The actual purpose of the meeting was to approve the design plans for the bridge over the wash.
• Paving the top of the bridge with asphalt to reduce noise.
The city is planning bike and protected pedestrian lanes, but no sound wall, for the Miller Road extension. (City of Scottsdale)
“I don’t know how this board can really pass on a project where such a fundamental question has eluded an answer,” La Sota said.“I’ve been involved in this project for my client for eight months now and that seems to remain my answer,” he said. “I think before this body, which is supposed to review development, approves anything, it has to know exactly what it’s approving.”
“We have asked the city for 21 months to do a before and after sound study at home property lines closest to the project site and they refuse,” Lundberg continued.
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After some discussion, the board determined the project would range from grade level to a maximum height of 12 feet above the bottom of Rawhide Wash.
• Added buffered bike lanes.
The board on July 21 meeting voted 4-3 to put the question on hold until it got answers to questions like why more sustainable materials won’t be used to pave the bridge and why the city is not creating small retention basins to capture the �irst �lush of storm water off the bridge.
They then extrapolated that information projected for hours in the year 2040 and it still only reached 49-62 decibels.
• Allowed for multi-use path width exceptions for vegetation.
Adam Lundberg echoed her request.
City noise abatement policy requires a noise analysis any time the capacity of a roadway is increased.
“Without ‘before’ and ‘after’ sound measurements done behind our homes closest to the project, we will never be able to qualify for noise abatement mitigation per the city’s current policy,” he said.
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• Relocated a multi-use path from the west side of the bridge to the east side of the bridge.
City Councilwoman Solange Whitehead, who chaired the meeting, said the case is particularly hard because this is a new road going in when roads in a particular area are typically already built before someone buys a home there.
• Increased landscaped areas.
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Project manager Jeremy Richter said the city’s study is “based on a 2040 volume of traf�ic. It’s not based on the acute measurements of say a truck passing by and that’s 78Crewsdecibels.”took noise measurements on parts of Miller Road and came up with equivalent sound levels of 48 to 53 decibels averaged over an hour in March 2021.
Those questions were answered during Aug. 8
If the analysis shows the noise level will pass 64 decibels, a noise wall is justi�ied. Also, if the cost of the wall falls under $60,000 per bene�ited receiver, a noise wall
But she also said she is very interested in ensuring the speed limit on the road is enforced.“Feelfree to text me or call me in the middle of the night if people are speeding,” sheCitysaid.staff pointed out the board had nothing to do with a sound wall and has no power to request one.
“This is the site of a new road. I was told by the project manager, ‘We don’t take noise measurements in the desert where there isn’t any traf�ic.’
However,mitigation.”Richter said a study done six months after project completion would not yield much difference in sound levels from what was already measured.
• Increased vehicle barriers from 42 inches to 54 inches to reduce noise.
The board unanimously approved the design of the bridge, which will include silhouettes of tortoises and hawks on its barriers.
Basedmeeting.onboard member Ali Fakih’s questions, the city did add �lush basing to theProjectproject.manager Jeremy Richter also said the city uses standards set by the Maricopa Association of Governments when looking at what type of asphalt to use on the bridge.
• Reduced lanes from 12 feet to 11 feet.
“That’s not us going out there and measuring data … This is an expert saying it needs to be done in a proper manner and it simply was not,” La Sota said.
“The noise study done by the city fails to measure the noise that will directly impact our homes and should not be used to deny us noise
La Sota also raised concerns about exactly how high the road will be raised above current grade. The higher the road, the more noise will emanate from it.
She was glad there will be a path people can use to enter the Rawhide Wash and enjoy the natural setting.
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Pinnacle Reserve HOA, said the association has investigated how a noise study is supposed to be done and have repeatedly found that the one the city undertook in March 2021 was not conducted properly.
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was created over 20 years ago when the developer planted the Sissoo trees as it was building the neighborhood.LaPortesaid
The �ight stretches back to last August when the HOA requested permission
The 2021 report shows an increase in all categories in terms of number of crashes, injuries and fatalities over 2020 as more people began to travel once again to work, school and other places. A month-
He is optimistic the situation can be resolved amicably as there are two new board members and a new president on the HOA board.
LaPorte said he and his supporters are not digging in their heels and saying no trees at all can be removed.
Arcadia at Silverleaf is a small community of about 110 multi-million-dollar homes on the northwest corner of Thompson Peak Parkway and Legacy
he recently took a reading of the road surface temperature on a 108-degree day. The reading at a shady portion of the street inside the community was 32 degrees lower that the surface temperature outside the neighborhood, where there are no Sissoo trees to provide shade.
The trees also signi�icantly add to the beauty of the neighborhood, LaPorte said.“The neighborhood doesn’t look like Arizona, it looks like something out of the Midwest,” he said.
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Both sides have agreed to mediation set for Sept. 22, but if that fails LaPorte said he will continue with his suit.
Traf�ic fatalities falling in Arizona after 15-year high
The ADOT report, a compilation of traf�ic crash reports provided by law enforcement agencies around the state, re�lects reported crash data for all Arizona roadways, including city streets, county roads, reservation roads and state highways.
Instead, it adopted a resolution in September saying the HOA would not hinder
rector of the Arizona Governor’s Of�ice of Highway Safety. “I’m very surprised, but very happily surprised.”
Gutier agrees that speeding, reckless driving and impaired driving are among the factors that have driven up deaths in Arizona.Buthe thinks the return to normal traf�ic �lows might be the reason Arizona numbers have decreased so far: With more people on the road commuting to work and school, he said, drivers may be taking fewer chances.
The report from the National Highway Traf�ic Safety Administration said 190 people died on Arizona roads in the �irst quarter of this year, a 31.4% drop from the 277 who were killed in the �irst three months ofThat2021.was the fourth-steepest percentage drop in the nation. Nationwide, highway fatalities rose by 7% over the �irst quarter of 2021, from 8,935 to an estimated 9,560, as 29 states saw more deaths.
In 2021, the number of traf�ic fatalities rose for a second straight year to their highest levels in 15 years, according to the most recent Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts report published Sept. 7.
The number of alcohol-related fatalities also saw a slight rise with 243 deaths in 2021 compared to 228 in 2020 – a 6.5% increase reversing recent downward trends in alcohol-related fatalities between 2017 andBicycle-related2020. fatalities also increased considerably with 45 fatalities in 2021, a 41% increase over the 32 deaths in 2020.
Then it followed that up this January with a resolution stating homeowners “shall receive credit and reimbursement” for removing the trees.
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by-month breakdown in the crash report shows an overall increase in the number of crashes as the year went on, with October being the peak month for crashes.
The �irst-quarter improvements have continued through 2022, according to the most recent numbers from Gutier’s of�ice. It reported 398 traf�ic fatalities – including car, pedestrian and bike deaths – through July, compared to 700 through the same period in 2021.
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Even that is a point of contention though. One of the allegations in LaPorte’s lawsuit claims he requested the ballots from the March 2022 board election for review and still hasn’t received them.Michele
Brethower, DC Ranch executive director, did not return the Progress’ request for comment.
If there is a tree causing trouble, by all means, remove it, he said. He just doesn’t agree with removing all the trees in the community because a few are causing trouble.“We’re saying we want a more thoughtful process,” LaPorte said.
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The Sissoo trees provide a lot of shade but also consume a lot of water, resulting in damage to pipes. (Special to the Progress)
Former HOA president Darren Shaw said at the time that the tree removal would be orderly and done over time.
– While the rest of the nation was posting a record increase in traf�ic fatalities in the �irst quarter of 2022, highway deaths in Arizona were falling by nearly a third, according to a recent report.
homeowners who remove Sissoo trees in front of their homes.
“The trend overall in the country is very concerning, and has been going on for a while,” said Russ Rader, senior vice president of communications at the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety.
from the Scottsdale Development Review Board to remove the 670 “street trees” in front of people’s homes.
Speed was a factor in 30% of all fatalities last year, and impairment was a factor in nearly one-third of all traf�ic fatalities in 2021. Not wearing seat belts was a factor in almost one quarter of all fatalities. Alcoholrelated crashes rose sharply in 2021 with 5,620 crashes, a number not seen since 2009, which had 5,905 crashes.
“We feel this is an effort to circumvent the ruling of the city,” LaPorte said.
Bicycle-related fatalities have risen each year since Experts2018.saidthe increase in deaths nationally could be the result of having more
The DRB denied the HOAs request. The HOA then said it was going to appeal that decision to the city council, but never went through with it.
Current HOA President Philip Geiger
�iled a lawsuit against it.
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The number of those killed in traf�ic collisions rose from 1,054 in 2020 to 1,180 in 2021, an increase of 12%. The total number of traf�ic crashes also rose by 22% as people drove an estimated 8.1 billion more miles last year than in 2020.
The decrease in Arizona followed several years of a steadily climbing highway death toll. “I welcome any good news regarding our traf�ic numbers,” said Alberto Gutier, executive di-
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Chaparral Park is not the only staple that Scottsdale pet owners have �locked to. The popular brewery and distillery O.H.S.O.
Scottsdale ranked tops for pet-friendliness
Andrew Kloner recently moved to Scottsdale and lives near Chaparral Park and he too has been astonished at the grounds he walks his dog on nightly.
“Just keep opening more cafés, open more walking trails and the one thing that Scottsdale is great at is it has those containers with those disposable poop bags and garbage cans around that keep the city clean and gives people access to pick up af-
is the top dog in a �inancial website’s study of most pet-friendly cities in the nation.
“Everyone’s friendly here and there’s no bad blood with anyone,” Kloner said. “So, I’ve lived in �ive zip codes in Arizona I guess it’s my opinion skewed because the other two houses that I’ve lived in had big backyards. But now that we’re in an apartment, taking my dog out to like the actual dog parks and stuff, I guess this park would be number one in my mind.”
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Another pet-friendly amenity, he added, is the Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt, which draws families, bikers, young athletes and pet companions to Chaparral Park and its lush off-leash dog park.
However, Haley does see room for improvement around the city regarding pet education.“Ithink we do have one little window that needs to be opened a little broader and that would be educate the public on the responsibility of having a dog,” Haley said. “I’d like to see more articles in the paper about the importance of getting your dog vaccinated, about the accessibility to vaccination clinics, about microchipping your dog and about the accessibility of the Nextdoor app and how we can network the dogs if we �ind a lost dog. Public education is super Ortegaimportant.”believesan ambitious announcement he made at the beginning of his term will allow Scottsdale to remain at the top.
Jenna Gehring, who has called Scottsdale home for almost nine years, can be seen roaming the park on a nightly basis with her year-old Yorkipoo Vincenzo.
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The mayor cited Old Town’s shaded walkways lined with pet-friendly businesses, the Waterfront Canal promenade and casual outdoor dog-friendly patios among the city’s features that could have aided in garnering Scottsdale the honor.
“I look forward to coming here,” Gehring said. “We probably spend like two hours here every night. It’s just a staple.”
“At Chaparral Dog Park, there is a calming Scottsdale etiquette, whether arriving
The study by wallethub.com also cited Scottsdale as the best in the nation for pet health and wellness and sixth for outdoor pet-friendliness.“Scottsdaleis recognized as top-dogfriendly, for many reasons,” said Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega.
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in a pickup or Porsche. The dogs get along,” OrtegaResidentssaid. agree with Ortega.
was cited by Gehring and Two Pups Wellness Fund co-founder Bip Haley as a place they like to take their pups because of its pet-friendly patio with misters and water dishes.Haley also said Scottsdale’s hiking trails are a “Weplus.love to go hiking and although there are few restricted where dogs cannot enter – which is a good thing because those trails are usually very highly traveled – there are animals all over with their people and that is so great for the dogs to get out and get out into the desert.”
Haley and Gehring believe that the best way for Scottsdale to maintain its petfriendliness is to continue adding petfriendly businesses, walking trails and offering waste stations around the city with disposable bags for pet waste.
“I requested that a new Off Leash Dog Park at Thompson Peak Park, be constructed three years earlier than planned –to open in 2023, rather than 2026,” Ortega said. “With Thompson Peak, we will have four off-leash dog parks.”
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While increasing the number of students who feel like they belong at school from 53% to 75%, Menzel also is charged with seeing the number who are proud to attend school go up from 45% to 50% and the number of students who like school rise from 33% to 50%.
“There is a red alert that states the guidelines,” Harrington said. “Additionally, our schools and teams have communicated with families.”
What’s not allowed in the bags is the same as in past years. Firearms are not allowed on school campuses. Alcohol is prohibited, and schools are drug free zones.
The new guidelines are shared when fans purchase tickets online.
However, Menzel noted there are so many different people in different positions looking to advance in so many different ways that the administration didn’t want to pigeon hole itself on the issue until it’s had a year to study it.
This will be in addition to the salary increases already in the budget, meaning some employees will see as much as a 6%
increase in pay this year over last year.
The hike in salaries won’t affect taxpayers in the district.
The majority of the money will come from the 2016 bond, but roughly $1.5 million will come from the district’s Adjacent Ways Fund, which typically pays for things like sidewalks and parking lots.
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The district instated new guidelines this year that only clear bags may be brought into school sporting events.“Sports fans should be familiar with our new bag guidelines as they mirror those enforced at college and professional games as well as some other valley school districts,” SUSD spokeswoman Kristine Harrington said. “A small clutch is allowed but tote size bags need to be clear.”
Menzel gets marching orders for performance pay
ed some of the goals’ language tightened up.“Lets just talk about the ‘increase in the number of staff pursuing pathways for advancement,’” Cieniawski said. “Can we more clearly identify what advancement is in your performance pay goal?”
Going to an SUSD game? leave your purse behind
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But while he is expected to maintain current enrollment, no goal involves increasing the number of students who attend SUSD
No targets were set for goals such increasing number of staff who pursue advancement and raising the percentage of hard-to-�ill jobs by making wages competitive when compared to peer districts.
Amongschools.the academic goals Menzel must achieve are: Improve scores for 3rd grade English Language Arts scores on the American Association of School Administrators test by 3% to 68% or higher; improve 8th grade math tests scores on the same test by 3% to 53% or higher; and see 3% increases in 9th grade pre-ACT scores to 38% or higher and 11th grade ACT composite scores to 63%.
The district reports no serious problems so far with people trying to bring something other than the prescribed bags into games.
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Those raises include 3% for certi�ied employees (such as teachers and nurses), $2 per hour for classi�ied employees such as of�ice staff and cafeteria workers); 3% for principals and assistant principals and a $2,500 �lat amount for all district administration except for Menzel and associate superintendent Dr. Karen Benson.
The new guidelines are all about
With students, he must improve attendance from 92.37% to 96.24% and see a 20% rise in the number of students who feel welcome at school to 80%.
also approved $16.57 million for part of the rebuild project at Pueblo Elementary School.
“I’m thrilled we’re able to consider raising the �loor a little bit and raising the bar for everyone. I would love to be the destination district for reasons of compensation as well as bene�its and respect for our employees,” Cieniawski said.
Cabinet members, district staff that works right below Menzel, will also get a �lat rate increase of $2,500.
safety, Harrington said.
And he must consider reducing class size for grades K-3, though no targets are
Unified published guidelines for the kind of bags that will be allowed and forbidden at district sporting events. (SUSD)
one are the days of bringing purses or backpacks to Scottsdale Unified School District sporting events.
Chandler, Paradise Valley and Tempe Union, all have similar requirements.
The board also expects to see an increase in the percentage of students successfully participating in mentorships, externships and internships (no target was set).
He also must increase the number of district employees earning career and technical education training by 3% to 22%.
Menzel also is charged with increasing use of digital technology by students, staff and families, but received no targets.
President Julie Cieniawski want-
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“The safety and security of our students and staff is always our top priority,” Harrington said. “We want the community to know we go to great lengths to ensure our campuses are safe. This is one more layer of our multi-pronged approach to school safety.”Many retailers sell clear bag totes, Harrington said, adding, “Additionally, school clubs are selling branded bags.”
The SUSD Governing board approved the goals 3-0 during a special meeting Aug. 6, without Jann-Michael Greenburg and Patty Beckman in attendance.
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The new bag guidelines are listed on the district’s safety web page.
Uni�ied School District Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel received his goals for his performancebase pay this year.
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Other Valley school districts, like
Menzel must also complete an external human resources audit and �ind more formal community partnerships through two more intergovernmental agreements and 10 memoranda of understanding.
The salary increases will be retroactive to the employee start date for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.Theboard
The rebuild will include replacing six slump block and concrete tilt-up buildings.With the HVAC, electrical, and roo�ing systems having surpassed their operational life expectancy, campus �looding issues and challenging student drop-off/ pick-up traf�ic, the decision was made to tear down the current buildings and rebuild on Pueblo’s 15.6 acres located just north of Saguaro High School on 82nd Street.
In other business, the board approved raises for nearly all district employees because of extra money the Legislature targeted for education in the state budget, which was passed in July.
Those goals cover a range of issues such as increasing academic achievement scores, increasing attendance and attracting and retaining talent.
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CORRECTION: Mark Roman Mach was one of the organizers of the neighborhood effort to block Scottsdale City Council approval of St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church’s controversial assisted living facility near the intersection of E. Cholla Street and 88th Place. An Aug. 28 report incorrectly identi�ied him as a church of�icial who praised the project.
The Cimarron Industrial Park in Scottsdale recently sold for $27.5 million. (Special for the Progress)
Graham Street Realty bought the Cimarron Industrial Park in the 14000 block of N. 79th Street near Hayden and Cactus roads for a price that equals $297 a square foot, according to Valley real estate tracker vizzda.com. Built in 1980 and 1985, the park covers 6.7 acres and with 92,593 square feet of multi-tenant industrial flex spread across five single-story buildings with 39 grade-level doors and two community truckwells, vizzda reported.in commercial real estate investmentGraham Street Realty boasts 25 years of experience and a portfolio of office and industrial buildings in California, Colorado, and Washington State and the Scottsdale purchase apparently is its first property in Arizona.
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see CARNEY page 18 see KECK page 20
unteer; Cave Creek Uni�ied School District (1997-2005) Designated Outstanding Volunteer 2001, 2005’ Boys Hope Girls Hope
Disagree with the timing of the board’s contract extension for the superintendent. Believe they should have waited another six to eight weeks until they had complete data (2022 stan-
All five board candidates also were invited to an online forum that will be held 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 27 by the Scottsdale Parents Council and Scottsdale Progress. Three candidates – Keck, Gaudio and Vaules –agreed to appear in the 90-minute online forum on the Parent Council’s YouTube channel at tinyurl.com/WatchSPC.Readerscanstillsubmit potential
What more should SUSD be doing to address students’ mental health?
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success of our students and schools.
Number of children: 3
Number of children who graduated from SUSD schools: 0
Occupation: Founder, DreamRoads, LLC.
Meet the candidates for the SUSD Governing Board
Most agree with the board’s decision not to further curtail who, when, and how community members can make public comments at Board meetings as proposed by Jann-Michael Greenburg.
Prior public office, if any: none
Serving on the board is a natural extension of my advocacy for strengthening children, families, and the community. My husband, Keith, and I have chosen to educate our six children in SUSD schools, so we are invested and involved parents who care about the
Age: 64
As a mother of triplet sons who
Number of children in SUSD Schools: 2
Number of children: 6
Prior public of�ice: None
Number of children in SUSD schools: 0
SUSD involvement: Not SUSD. Cave Creek Uni�ied School District and numerous public/private schools in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Chicago suburbs
Number of children who graduated from SUSD schools: 4
ANDREA KECK
Number of SUSD Governing Board meetings attended or online in the 12 months prior to Aug. 15: 25 Why are you running for the board? My motivation is simple: to see every young person maximize their potential and graduate with the academic and life skills needed to succeed in their next chap-
Marital Status: Married
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Marital Status: Married to my husband 24 years
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org for the duration of the campaign, along with responses from the other candidate if their questionnaire is returned.Thecandidates were advised to keep their responses to 50 words and that if their answers excessively exceeded that limit, they could be edited for reason of space in print but published in their entirety online.
he Scottsdale Progress invited all five candidates vying for two open seats on the Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board to answer a question prepared by its newsFourstaff.candidates responded by the deadline – Amy Carney, Andrea Keck, Mary Gaudio and Robb Vaules. Their responses will be kept on Scottsdale.
favorite leadership roles have been helping with the Art Masterpiece program and Art Walk at Cherokee Elementary. In addition, I am on the SUSD Secondary Novel Review Committee, which I was a part of last school year.
Community involvement: I write and speak to community parent groups about the importance of intentionally raising their children. I am an advocate for various foster care and adoption organizations and agencies. I am a Woman of Influence for MASK (Mothers Awareness on School-Age Kids) and involved in my Scottsdale Bible church community.
As a member of the district’s Secondary Novel Review Committee, I’m glad the board approved bringing more transparency and accountability to the 6-12 ELA supplemental book list process. Unfortunately, the board unjustifiably approved an early three-year contract extension for Superintendent Menzel before successfully achieving the district’s strategic plan goals.
Community involvement: Creative Women of Pinnacle Peak (1999-2008) Board of Directors/VP of Charities overseeing partnerships with T.J. Pappas Schools, Homeward Bound, and Waste Not; T. J. Pappas Schools for Homeless Children (2000-2008) Community Vol-
Education: BS, Indiana University School of Business, Top 1%. MBA, University of Chicago.
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The pandemic aside, of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why?
of Arizona (2004-2013) Board of Directors; Protect Our Preserve (2016-2018) Member of founding core leadership team that prevented commercial development in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve (Prop 420); Treasurer and Campaign Advisor for a successful City Councilmember campaign (2020); Open Table Ministry; Get On The Bus Ministry; For The Love of Kids Foster Care Ministry.
Why are you running for the board?
Number of SUSD Governing Board meetings you’ve attended in person or online in the 12 months prior to Aug. 15: The past year, I have attended the majority of our Governing Board meetings in person or online.
SUSD involvement: I have volunteered in our schools since 2009. My
Of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why?
forum questions at tinyurl.com/SUSDforum22. The deadline for questions is Sept.Candidates18. will not be given questions in advance and all candidates will be asked to answer the same questions in a timed format. They will have a chance to give timed introductions and closing remarks to discuss their candidacy.
ter. This is what I’m passionate about; what has motivated me for the last 25 years. I’m concerned about the sub-par academic performance of SUSD and believe we can – and must—do better for our youth.
Recently, the district provided social workers for every school. This is a positive move, and I would encourage the district to continue this program
Number of children: 2
performance.seeGAUDIO page 19 see VAULES page 19
Why are you running for the board?
Community involvement: Past PTA and Booster Club President, sub stitute teacher, and Young Men’s Ser
Why are you running for the board?
I am satisfied. The district has done a good job renovating and rebuilding our schools to address security issues. Security staffing was not in full force when the school year started, and I hope that will not be an issue in the fu ture. The district has a new person in charge of security, and I wish him well in the challenges ahead.
I am not satisfied with the overall academic performance, but not for the reasons most would think. I believe our teachers and administration work very hard to provide a world-class edu cation in the Scottsdale district. What has held us back is the draconian laws and financial restrictions that attack public education and educators. If our state legislature was willing to fund public education and remove the ag gregate spending limit properly, I be lieve every district in this state would improve its
SUSD involvement: I have attend ed Governing Board and Scottsdale Parent Council meetings to learn as much as possible about the district and individual campuses. I’ve met with retired and current teachers, administrators, former and current Governing Board Members, parents, students, and community partners to hear different perspectives and view points.
Marital Status: Married Number of children: One Number of children in SUSD Schools: One
Age: 55
Number of SUSD Governing Board meetings you’ve attended in person or online in the last 12 months prior to Aug. 15:
I have not kept count, but I believe five in person. I have watched most meetings on YouTube.
low the policies they adopted.
The pandemic aside, of the major actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why?
An Audit Committee policy was ad opted and formed, and the first audit was completed. This is a very impor tant oversight component that ensures we have an independent view of the district finances and a mechanism to avoid the financial misdealing in pre vious administrations.
Number of children who gradu ated from SUSD schools: 0, Our chil dren attended public schools in Allen and Plano Independent School Dis tricts in Allen, Texas. My husband and I moved back to the Valley 7 years ago, while both of our kids were in college.
and review the effectiveness and staff ing levels so that every student can ac cess these vital services.
The pandemic aside, of the major
Are you satisfied with security measures now in place at SUSD schools? Why or why not?
Number of children in SUSD Schools: I have a niece currently in the district.
I’ve attended eight Board meetings since November 2021, either in-per son or online. I’ve also attended five Special Study Sessions of the Govern ing Board since January 2022, either in-person or online. I stay for the en tire duration of meetings, not just the public comment period.
Education: I attended Hopi, Ingle side, and graduated from Arcadia. Northern Arizona University 1991, BA in Journalism and Advertising. I com pleted graduate school at the Univer sity of Texas at Austin.
Number of SUSD Governing Board meetings you’ve attended in per son or online in the 12 months pri or to Aug. 15:
MARY GAUDIO
Occupation: Retired Education: Bachelor of Science, Advertising, Arizona State University, 1988
Number of children who gradu ated from SUSD schools: One Prior public office, if any: None Community involvement: I serve on the board of directors of the Ari zona Center for Disability Law, where I was recently elected President.
I believe every child deserves a qual ity education that prepares them for the future, regardless of race, back ground, or disability. I am concerned with our special education students’ services and will be a voice for my fellow SPED parents as we support our students and teachers. I know as pects of the SUSD SPED policies are not being held to account. The board adopted these, but the administration has not set up reviews and reporting to hold staff accountable, and I would start here by asking the district to fol
SUSD involvement: I serve on two committees, Special Education and EDI, with the Scottsdale Parent Coun cil, and I am also currently on the site committee at Desert Mountain High School.
I want to serve my community and aim to ensure that all students have the opportunity to receive an out standing education. I hold a sincere belief that all children deserve equal access to a free, quality public educa tion with certified teachers in every classroom, and everyone, including our teachers, should feel safe, valued, and respected.
Occupation: Senior VP, Marketing and Sales, Telemedicine Practice
I disagree with the work done on spe cial education and the lack of board fo cus on this important program. There are district policies in place that are not being enforced and reported, leav ing the district exposed to additional lawsuits. Over the summer, there have been changes to the management of the Special Education programs. I look forward to working with the admin istration to guide and protect the dis trict in this area and hope that we can work to educate all district staff about our legal responsibilities to protect kids with special needs.
vice League President in Allen, Texas. Mentor, volunteer, and advocate for Valley nonprofits including Ameri can Cancer Society, New Pathways for Youth, and Playworks of Arizona from 2015-2020. Campaign volunteer for pro-public education Arizona legisla tive candidates from 2016-Present.
Are you satisfied with overall stu dent academic performance in the district? If you are, why? If not, what would you advocate to improve it?
Prior public office, if any: I have been an elected Democratic Precinct Committee Person in the Doubletree
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Precinct since 2018.
Marital Status: Married
ROB VAULES
Age: 58
What more should SUSD be doing to address students’ mental health?
How should the district address declining enrollment?
Give a letter grade to Dr. Men-
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YES OR NO: Does SUSD do enough to address diversity?
zel’s performance and explain your answer:
What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board?
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district? If you are, why? If not, what would you advocate to improve it?
Our district’s ability to retain and attract educators and students is a critical area for improvement. Leaders must find out the truth about why people at all levels are leaving our schools and then pivot to create a culture and educational environment that people want to be a part of.
Does the board need to improve two-way communications with parents? Why not or how can it do this?
What is the biggest problem facing SUSD currently and how would you address it?
graduated in 2020 and a subsequent daughter in 2021, I know firsthand the effects the COVID-19 shutdowns and mandates had on our students’ mental health. We must invest in opportunities to strengthen our students’ motivation, interests, life skills, relationships, and love for learning.
School safety must continue to be a priority in Scottsdale Unified. The safety of our students and staff is of utmost concern. The district has invested in securing our buildings and adding additional campus security measures. In addition, we must look into having a School Resource Officer on every campus.
Are you satisfied with overall student academic performance in the
Are you satisfied with security measures now in place at SUSD schools? Why or why not?
Even though the board revised Policy BA to say they represent the district and not the community members they were elected to serve, they must welcome positive dialogue with parents about their child’s education concerns. Regular town hall forums would be a productive way to improve two-way communication with stakeholders.
My grade for Dr. Menzel is an I for Incomplete. It’s inconceivable to give a grade, a raise, or a contract extension to a Superintendent who has not yet met any measurable goals since coming to our district during the season of COVID-19.
No.
I think everyone agrees that we must focus on raising student academic achievement in our district. Our recent Hanover School Climate survey shows that we need to do more to reengage and motivate our students in their learning experience after coming off a difficult past couple of years.
Does the governing board have the trust of the majority of parents in the district?
No.
Do you support the time limits on citizens who address the board?
Do you favor uniformed school resource officers on high school campuses?
Yes. anything interesting going on in Scottsdale?
Yes.
Know
On Feb. 22, our elected school board members erased their duty to the electorate by revising Policy BA language to say their responsibility is to act in the district’s best interests, not the people. Yet a school board is supposed to represent and reflect the community’s voice in public education.
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What is the biggest problem facing SUSD currently and how would you address it?
Give a letter grade to Dr. Menzel’s performance and explain your answer:
A grade of “B”. I believe he has done a good job under difficult situations, but I don’t think he understands some ma-
Does SUSD do enough to address diversity?
Yes.
We must ensure that our schools are safe and supportive environments, encourage students to become more engaged in school activities, and foster more connectedness to adults and peers at school and home. If we can add more social workers to campuses so that each school has one designated professional, that would help build trust and a relationship with students.
We must aggressively market our strengths and continue to build an inclusive, nurturing environment that leads to highly effective teaching and promotes student achievement.
No.
actions taken by the board in the last 12 months, which one do you most agree with and which do you most disagree with? Why?
What more should SUSD be doing to address students’ mental health?
Does the governing board have the trust of the majority of parents in the district?
Offering innovative, well-resourced programs will serve to attract and retain students and keep our district competitive. Of course, adding programs would require additional funding.
I completely agree with the board’s decision to increase salaries across all job classifications, as the district faces a serious staffing shortage. We must pay a competitive wage to retain employees.
YES OR NO:
Does SUSD do enough to address diversity?
constituents, I will work with my fellow board members to address that change.
No.
Yes.
Do you support the time limits on citizens who address the board?
Do you favor uniformed school resource officers on high school campuses?
What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board?
Yes.
SUSD is critically short-staffed. We are not alone in facing this challenge and there are no simple, fast solutions to this crisis. Offering competitive salaries for all positions would be a top priority. It is critically important that we value and respect our workforce and give them every support possible at this juncture.
Standardized test scores alone do not reflect student achievement, though the goal should always be to improve. Our educators and students deserve recognition for the gains they have made this past year. It is unreasonable to expect large gains across all student populations in a short amount of time, especially given the challenges of the COVID pandemic. We are moving in the right direction. What policy change do you most want to address in your first year on the board?
Give a letter grade to Dr. Menzel’s performance and explain your answer:
within the district.
YES OR NO:
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gaining a hold on local government positions to influence education policies and curricula with the ultimate goal of privatizing education. The district is still healing from the fraud and destruction of a previous district administration. My goal on the board is to be a voice of reason and support and protect this district, teachers, staff, and administration.
schools? Why or why not?
jor administrative issues. I am encouraged that there have been changes in administrative leadership, and I hope that will elevate the need for certain changes to Dr. Menzel.
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I disagree with the decision made to reduce time for each person to speak during the public comment period from three minutes to two. Speakers appear rushed, breathless, and frustrated. I agree that a time limit is necessary, but cutting the time limit by a third appears harsh.
Thankfully, a crisis was averted. We need the additional support of our community members and state lawmakers to keep our schools safe. Red flag laws, background checks, and responsible gun ownership are proven to reduce gun violence, protect children, and create safer communities.
I give him a B+ for his leadership and management skills, and for cultivating a collaborative, inclusive culture that supports students and teachers alike. Under his direction, a strategic plan has been formulated and set into motion. Communications with families have improved. Moderate academic gains have been achieved. He is an effective superintendent and we are fortunate to have his leadership.
Do you support the time limits on citizens who address the board?
What is the biggest problem facing SUSD currently, and how would you address it?
While attacks on public education are not new, they have become increasingly serious, with political forces
Does the board need to improve two-way communications with parents? Why not, or how can it do this?
Yes.
Yes.
Are you satisfied with security measures now in place at SUSD
I believe it is the administration’s responsibility to communicate with parents, not the board. The board exists to guide the superintendent and administration in decision-making. While some communication from the board is appropriate on occasion, ultimately, it is up to the superintendent and administration to manage communication with district parents.
Does the board need to improve two-way communications with parents. Why not or how can it do this?
Are you satisfied with overall student academic performance in the district? If you are, why?
Not as much as changing a policy as much as following the policies already on the books. There are specific policies within the Special Education department that have not been addressed. I would ask that the administration set up procedures and reporting to adhere to these existing and ignored policies.
the responsibility of the Governing Board to ensure that problems are resolved through the proper channels, if possible. If elected, I will listen to all constituents and take their concerns seriously.
Do you favor uniformed school resources officers on high school campuses?
I applaud the security measures that are currently in place. Still, a student successfully carried a gun onto one of our campuses last school year.
I am not running with an agenda to change policy. If elected, I will ensure that the Governing Board adheres to the adopted policies that are already in place. If I feel that a policy is not working in the best interest of our
I do not see this as a problem in need of a solution. The Governing Board is required to refer concerns brought to their attention to school administration to be resolved. It is
How should the district address declining enrollment?
How should the district address declining enrollment?
Families with young children want to live in Scottsdale and attend Scottsdale District Schools. So much of this depends on affordable housing, and that issue falls on City, County, and State officials. District staff and the Board must work with these officials to plan for affordable housing for families
Yes.
Does the governing board have the trust of the majority of parents in the district?
I am the only candidate in this race who, from the very beginning, has had improving academics as their �irst priority.
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I would start by supporting the recommendations of these staff members and professionals who have been so involved in studying this issue.
Are you satis�ied with security measures now in place at SUSD schools?
Yes. According to the recent Hanover Climate Survey, about 40% of parents reported that district leaders (which i assume includes the board) do not effectively com-
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What policy change do you most want to address in your �irst year on the
Board?
Before COVID, only 46% of our high school students were pro�icient in English, Math, and Science.
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How should the district address declining enrollment?
Why or why not?
What is the biggest problem facing SUSD currently and how would you address it?
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Does the board need to improve twoway communications with parents. Why not or how can it do this?
Tired of Losing in the Bidding Wars?
Do you support the time limits on citizens who address the board?
Are you satis�ied with overall student academic performance in the district?
Academic achievement. See above.
SUSD may have to consider ways to reduce overhead---moderately or signi�icantly---by reducing unused space if enrollment doesn’t improve enough in a timely manner.
No. The fact that a student was able to walk INSIDE Arcadia High School last Spring with a gun in his backpack tells me all I need to know. We must do all we can to better secure our campuses to keep students and staff safe.
Does the governing board have the trust of the majority of parents in the district?
municate with parents, engage parents, respond to parents’ questions/concerns, and aren’t transparent about district decision-making.Aswithmost of what I do, I would start by asking those involved – -ask parents themselves how they would like to see communication happen.
Theseresults)results are simply unacceptable.
55% at our best high school (Desert Mountain) and 19% in our poorest-performing high school (Coronado)
dardized test results and whether or not the Superintendent achieved his performance goals which were due 6/30) before making such an important decision.
If you are why? If not, what would you advocate to improve it?
To improve them I would set speci�ic, measurable, aggressive academic goals to be achieved by a given timeframe. These goals would be set forth in the Superintendent’s Performance Pay Plan, and in the District’s new strategic plan. Then we must hold the Superintendent (and thereby Administrators, Principals, and Teachers) accountable for achieving them.
Give a letter grade to Dr. Menzel’s performance and explain your answer.
SUSD has had a task force working for the last three years to address Special Ed. Their work has been extensive and impressive. I’m guessing that many, if not all, of their recommendations would apply to mental health as well.
Poor academic results. See above.
As potentially one of �ive people Dr. Menzel might be reporting to, I don’t believe it is professional or ethical for me to discuss his, or any other SUSD employee’s, personnel issues publicly.
Yes
Does SUSD do enough to address diversity?
Yes
Yes
What more should SUSD be doing to address students’ mental health?
Roughly 40% of our 3rd-8th graders are not proficient in English or Math (AASA SpringSUSD2022)ranked
Do you favor uniformed school resource officers on high school campuses?
The best way to address declining enrollment is to improve academic results. The best schools will attract the most students.Research (beyond surveys; things like focus groups, in-depth interviews, etc.) can further clarify the reasons parents are leaving, and what would attract them to return. Population studies will also provide important long-term data.
“I’ve always been interested in the public service sector and I think that the Peace Corps was just the next step for the things that I’ve previously done,” Cohen said.
He spent his time between his studies working with a student government group, interning for the ACLU and the Georgia House Democratic Caucus.
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But after landing a job as a paralegal with a �irm in New York and working in that position for over two years, Cohen felt moved to volunteer with the Peace Corps.While he admits some apprehension about moving to a new country and facing a lot of uncertainty, Cohen said he also is excited about the venture.
tinue his work in the government and nonpro�it sectors, but in the meantime he is excited to learn more about Colombian culture and act as a liaison between the United States and Colombia.
Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega recently met with, from left, Regent Stephanie Hill Troth, Ambassador Barbara McConnell Barrett and Vice Regent Yvonne Henricks Savage during a recent meeting of the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which originated in Scottsdale 39 years ago. Ortega presented a Proclamation declaring Sept. 17 - 23 Constitution Week. As the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, Barrett set up the United States Space Force – first new military service in 70 years – and managed a $205 billion annual budget. She also served her country as ambassador to Finland, deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and vice chairman of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board. Nancy Arnold, Chairman of Constitution Week, plans to visit Hohokam Elementary School second grade to educate on the Constitution. Information: grandcanyonchapterdar.org. (Special to the Progress)
Before heading off to Colombia, Cohen hopped on a plane to Washington D.C. to meet other Peace Corps volunteers and members of his cohort before �lying off to Colombia.
“Working in an unstructured and kind
resident Justin Cohen is due to ride the �irst wave of Peace Corps volunteers heading overseas since the pandemic began in March 2020.
Upon completion of the training, Cohen will be formally sworn in and get to work in working with economic and social government staff, women and youth groups.
Back then, the Peace Corps pulled more than 7,000 out of over 60 countries and now it has decided it’s safe for them to return.
He said he could either end up volunteering in the Andean region of the country or near the Caribbean coast.
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Scottsdale resident Justin Cohen is one of the first Peace Corps volunteers to return overseas and will spend the next two years volunteering in Colombia.
Cohen graduated from Horizon High School in 2016 and then headed to Emory University to pursue a career as a paralegal.
Cohen, who joined the Peace Corps in May, will spend the next two years in Colombia. where he will work as a community economic development “connector.”
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He also will engage with the Colombian Ministry of Education and work closely with other nonpro�it organizations and government agencies.
“The Peace Corps doesn’t just send volunteers to places that they’re not welcomed,” he said. “The Colombian Government has worked with the United States on this and, as far as the Peace Corps is concerned, I think they’re just looking for places where they view a need can be met and where our services can be of Followingvalue.his two years of service, Cohen plans to attend law school and con-
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“And at the end of the day, we’re the ones that have to try to �igure out how to best incorporate that into the community that we’re a part of. But I’m excited for sure and I’m sure those nerves will go away once I become more familiar with my daily life in Colombia.”
Overall, Cohen is optimistic about his excursion overseas to promote peace
“I hope to learn more about Colombian culture to learn more Spanish and work on my Spanish,” he said. “And then I hope to improve some of the conditions in Colombia and I hope to be able to act more as a liaison between some people in Colombia.”
of ambiguous environment might be more challenging, but we’re given goals and we’re given the tools to achieve those goals,” he said.
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However, he added that once he lands in Colombia, his �irst three months will be spent in “pre-service training,” honing his Spanish, familiarizing himself with Colombian customs and norms and learning Peace Corps internal operations and how to interact with community economic developers.
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Linda Eller
And those horses are part of another aspect of his business – raising 150 ba-
“At NOAH I have had the ability to serve a diverse patient population and have earned the trust of many patients,” Eller said, adding that this has been the most rewarding part about being a NOAH provider.When the NOAH Cholla Health Center opens in November, 2022 near Loop 101 and McDowell Road, Eller will be working
BY ALISON STANTON Progress Contributor
It also will offer in-person and virtual visits for approximately 16,000 patients annually.Elleris
Over the course of the last �ive-plus years, Eller has strived to work closely with her patients in shared decision making so that they can achieve their healthcare goals.
“We had mutual funds, hedge funds, a brokerage �irm, a bank, you name it. If it had anything to do with money, we ownedWhenit.”they sold NorthStar in 2015, they were “managing over $300 billion,” heMiolaadded.and his wife moved to Arizona in
Dr.
Eller said the Cholla Health Center will offer comprehensive and high-quality healthcare in south Scottsdale, a part of the city that will be new to NOAH.“NOAH has operated clinics in north and Old Town Scottsdale, but has not had the capacity to extend services as far south and east as we will with this new location. There is a high demand in this area for an integrated healthcare of-
fering that supports underserved populations,” she said.
Mike Miola owns Silver Spurs Equine in Scottsdale and boasts he has “37 of the finest breed stallions in the world.” (Special to the Progress)
Linda Eller, a physician who specializes in family medicine, started working as a medical provider for NOAH in February 2017.
“As a provider at the previous Cholla location, we have been without a permanent home, off and on, for over two years,” she said.
Horse breeder ships all over the world
Silver Spurs co-owner Michelle Miola and her husband opened their Scottsdale business in 2005. (Special to the Progress)
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the best possible care.
Spurs Equine owner Mike Miola has earned an international reputation for his horses.
The couple hasn’t always been in the horse business.
“We freeze the semen in liquid nitrogen. It’s a complicated process,” Miola explained. “And we ship the frozen semen to our distributors in those countries. And they sell the breedings.”
“I owned a company called NorthStar Financial which was one of the largest money managers in the United States,” said Miola.
“Traveling is a passion for my husband
“We sell those high-performance babies to various competitive ranches that are the showmarks of the industry in all different western saddle sports like reining, working cow, cutting, bough racing and Quarter Horse racing,” he explained.
“We ship breedings from our stallions all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Europe, Israel, Australia.”Miola,who has owned the business with his wife Michelle since 2005, boasted, “We have 37 of the �inest breed stallions in the world.”
NOAH’s new center to be one-stop shop for care
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bies a year.
“Keeping telehealth as an option has been a great addition for our NOAH patients. At NOAH, our wonderful integrative team helps to offer comprehensive care for our patients,” she said.
at the clinic full time.
pleased that virtual visits will continue to be offered to her patients at the new Cholla Health Center via the NOAH QuickCare team.
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The 30,000 square foot comprehensive health center, which was previously a car dealership, will be a “one stop shop” for healthcare, and will be the combined new home to three of NOAH’s health centers: Heuser Pediatric Dental, Heuser Family Medicine Center and Cholla Health Center. All will be operating as Cholla Health Center in the newEller,location.who has earned a Board Certi�ication from the American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine, said she is looking forward to having a new and permanent facility where she can serve her patients and continue to give them
Small wonder that his horse-breeding business at 14445 E. Quail Track Road in Scottsdale ships a small but signi�icant part of his top-of-the-line, high-performance stallions around the world: their semen.
When she is not in the clinic, Eller can be found traveling and hiking, exploring the world around her with her amazing family.
On his 60-acre Scottsdale ranch, Miola said he has close to 300 horses at any one time and about the same number in Oklahoma, where he owns about 750 acres.
health appointments currently, and later this year for appointments at the new Cholla Health Information:Center.cholla.noahhelps.org.
He said that in Scottsdale, “I’m with
He said control and legacy “are two key factors because the clients are saying, ‘hey, I’m losing control because someone’s coming into my house,’ and we’re saying ‘No, we’re going to give you control because we’re giving you control by helping you to stay in your home.”
since he currently has a three-to-one caregiver-to-client ratio and approximately a third of his caregivers are also students.
they wanted to make a move and they didn’t. They hired somebody half my age,” heSlaglesaid. got an opportunity from a college friend who owned a Right At Home franchise in Dallas to try something new.
silverspursequine.com.
“He wanted a job with more of a purpose, [one that's] more ful�illing,” Slagle said. “So, he introduced me to it and knowing where I was in life, and said ‘I have so many stories about how we have done such great things
“If we have caregivers from the East Coast and that’s where the (clients) moved from, that usually goes better.”
“When someone is considering home care, we go to their house and we will ask as many questions as we can,” he said. “We will just ask a lot of questions about that legacy part so that we can train and see which one of our caregivers is a match.”
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“We have the same equipment as any in vitro fertilization clinic in the United States,” Miola added.
At Home recently began providing Scottsdale residents and families looking for at-home care for their lovedFranchiseones. owner Christian Slagle is relishing the opportunity to have the wider reach.“AARP has a statistic that every day, there are 10,000 65-year-olds added to our population and by 2029, they estimate that there will be 61 million people who are 65 years old or older,” Slagle said. “And there aren’t enough facilities to house all those people.”Because of this, Slagle is trying to break the stigma surrounding at-home care for seniors.Before becoming the owner of the Phoenix-Arcadia franchise of Right At Home, Slagle worked in the travel industry as a consultant and said that his departure from that career was another sad example of corporate America.
“I have the pleasure of caring for many
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He employs 15 people in Arizona, including two full-time veterinarians, and over 20 more in Oklahoma.
“For a mare to have a foal, the gestation period is 11 months, 11 days,” Miola explained. “Our mares were all champions in the show pen when they were youngsters and for some mares, we want to have more than one baby out of them.
Chris and Lynnette Slagle have expanded their Right at Home franchise to service Scottsdale. (Special to the Progress)
“We do all of our breeding here,” Mio-
generations of families here at NOAH. It is amazing to have continuity of care with my patients and their families,” she said.
“I always had diversi�ied portfolios,” explained Miola, adding that portfolio does not include training the horses.
He said stallions that are cared for can live 25-30 years. Three of his are 25 years old – well beyond the competition age of 3.
Another part of Miola’s business is rescuing“Onehorses.thing I’m very proud of is that every year, for those recent mares I mentioned… we rescue them from the killers that are going to ship these beautiful horses to Mexico to make dog food,” said Miola.
Eller is accepting new patients for tele-
them every day along with my wife and the whole staff. We pamper them. They have their own swimming pool, they have their own spa and air-conditioned stalls. A lot of people, when they see it, ask if they can rent a stall and live here. We get very attached to them.”
He also relies on in vitro fertilization “just as they do with human beings.”
Spooks has unique coloring with brown fur on his body and a white face.
Right
“It was sad because I made this company millions of dollars and they were going through a restructure and it was obvious
With an expanded presence, Slagle foresees more growth for his franchise.
Business makes seniors feel ‘Right At Home
Slagle admits that can oftentimes be the challenging part.
“Because the chemistry between the caregiver and the person is really important,” he explained, the process of marching the backgrounds of clients and providers also is important.
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Over time, the couple grew Silver Spurs Equine and now, “we’re the largest breeder of the American Quarter Horse in the world,” Miola said.
“If you go to an equine magazine, you’ll always see a horse and rider. But when they use one of my horses, Spooks Gotta Gun, on the cover, it’s only Spooks. He’s famous.”
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for families and where our caregivers have brought comfort and how it’s just the whole idea of helping people and we see it all theSlagletime.’”jumped into this new approach to in-home care.
The other challenge is respecting the client’s“Now,legacy.legacy is important for families because the question is ‘how do you preserve someone’s legacy?’” Slagle said. “So, the idea of preserving their legacy is making sure that we talk about ‘what did you use to do?’ ‘Tell me about your family, etc.’”
la said. “We put about 50 babies on the ground here and then we ship them to Oklahoma where they’re weaned from their mamas. That’s where the rest of our babies are born.”
“They can only carry one year and they never have twins.”
“When we got into ranching, we wanted to dedicate ourselves to breeding. I bought all of the great stallions in the industry so I would have a well-diversi�ied portfolio of stallions. Our stallions breeding fee ranges from $500 to $10,000 depending on the stallion.”Inaddition to their Scottsdale ranch, the Miola’s also have one in Oklahoma.
“They’re such hams, my stallions. They’re photographed all the time for various magazines. They don’t want to photograph me. They want to photograph the horse.
Because of this, Slagle feels he cannot only pair the right client with the right caregiver, but he can have caregivers rotate
All the babies and most of the stallions are named at Miola’s ranches.
“We rescue a little over 200 a year. We bring them to our ranch. They get all the tender, loving care. They are such beautiful horses. How people can think of killing these horses is beyond me. Most of them stay with us but every year we �ind homes for about
“We see growth and we want to make sure that we’re doing a really good job of supporting families and the seniors,” he said. “We are seeing an increase and there is a tightening supply of assisted living facilities and they’re expensive.”
However, it is most important to Slagle that he understands the clients before getting them the right caregivers.
2002, shortly after losing many friends in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
“What you try to do is get the dam and the sire (mom and dad) somehow mixed into the name,” Miola explained.
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Eller said she is glad that she chose to become a family medicine physician and work as a provider for NOAH.
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“It’s fun and it’s exciting and it’s glamorous, with camera and makeup. It’s long hours. It was so hot in the back of the car. We had an old car and it was repainted a beautiful blue. That’s the theme of the movie. The color of the car is the color of the sky that I see in Arizona.”
But Zischke didn’t want to just make a gallery.
Rob and Cleese appeared at comedy clubs around town during the �ilming. The actor, often paired with friend Adam Sandler, said it was an honor to work with Cleese.“He’s my hero,” he said. “He really is a wonderful man. He has a lot to say, and God bless him. It’s OK to have opinions. He’s to the left of where I am, but we both agree it’s about making the human condition better. He won’t call himself a conservative, but we do bridge the gap. Free speech is everything.
Jeff Zischke had made a career out of making large sculptures, lighting displays and large works that have lit up the canal at Canal Convergence but he had never been in a gallery until a friend in April told him there was a space available along Main Street in OldTown.
“I had to explain that it’s not that easy. It’s work,” he said.
She took multiple takes well, too, once she understood.
Zischke Design Gallery opened at 7164 E. Main St. in late July in a space nestled between two other art galleries and Zischke feels his space will energize Old Town’s famous gallery scene.
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“I’m hoping it kind of transforms Main Street,” Zischke said. “Main Street seems like it’s had the same kind of art for a long time and a lot of its western Southwestern art and I’m hoping that by doing a
New gallery brings art – and �lavors – to Old Town
Mixed media artist Jeff Zischke has divided his new Old Town gallery into three parts. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
Rob Schneider has a love affair with the Valley, where he now resides. Because of this, he’s bringing a taste of Hollywood to the Grand Canyon State.His forthcoming movie “Daddy Daughter Trip” — which he produced, directed and stars in — will be shown exclusively in Harkins Theatres. Its world premiere is Sept. 27, at Camelview at Fashion Square in Scottsdale, and rolls out in the 15 Harkins Theatres on Sept. 30.
Mixed-media artist Jeff Zischke has recently opened the doors of Zischke Design Gallery and Café, where he sells his blends of coffee and teas and shows off his diverse creations.
After a quick inspection of the 1,300-square-foot space, he knew it would be feasible to use it as a gallery for his artwork.
people get the love. My daughter is fantastic. She’s young and she never made a movie before, of course. She just turned 8. It was her idea.”
design gallery, I’d like to see more design galleries and maybe we can add some more life to this street.”
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Comedian Rob Schneider and his daughter Miranda Scarlett Schneider star in his upcoming movie, “Daddy Daughter Trip.” (Special to the Progress)
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Bella Hibbs, owner of the Scottsdalebased casting company Good Faith Casting created the Southwest Actors Conference and Expo, which kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23. (Special to the Progress)
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“People are very excited and people feel it,” she said. “With casting and all of our auditions virtual now, having an in-person event is just really needed and people were very excited forAsidethat.”from allowing actors to socially reconvene, Hibbs also feels this provides actors a unique opportunity to get some advice they may not find elsewhere.“Ispeakon panels; I go to film festivals and I realized that there wasn’t
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“It’s an educational conference for actors and then we do also have an expo where businesses can advertise their services and products to actors,” said Bella Hibbs, owner of the Scottsdale-based casting company Good Faith Casting and creator of the Southwest Actors Conference and Expo.“But it is based on the educational component. We have acting coaches and schools and teach classes and a multitrack system so that the actor can pick what they need for their career.”Hibbs, whose recent credits include serving as the head casting director for Rob Schneider’s new film “Daddy Daughter Trip,” had originally planned to host the expo in 2020 until the pandemic killed them.
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and amid his grief, Alejandro set out to honor him and his father by creating the perfect beverage dubbed the “Zortado.” It’s a traditional Cortado with small sword on top of the drink with a treat strewn across the small sword.
He eventually thought of a name for the man: Alejandro.
“I’d say 80% of this stuff in here is mine, and it’s just showcasing my work and all a lot of the work that people don’t know what I do,” Zischke said.
“‘I’ve never been a typical artist and I’ve never been in a gallery because I don’t do the same thing over and over. I’ve always done mixed media, lighting and furniture and it all revolves around the same kind of core thing of creating something dynamic and interesting.”
Zischke was walking a street in Barcelona when he looked down and saw a torn-out photo of a young man. He was immediately intrigued by what the story could have been behind the young man in the photograph.
“I was asked to make this movie in other states for a tax rebate,” he said. “I’m glad we did it here. I think we’re looking to open a studio here, but we need to see how this movie does and how it’s received and then we’ll take it from there.
“We want to support other �ilmmakers. I’ll produce the movies and make a few more. I don’t know how many more I’ll do. I’ll make more �ilms here and have them made here. As a matter of fact, I’m �lying to meet some investors to produce more �ilms here.”
“It’s about dreams,” Rob said. “If you don’t have money, it doesn’t mean you can’t �igure out how to have a dream. It’s about family and hanging on to your dreams.“Inaway, it’s a universal truth that we’re dealing with in the movie that I’m really, really happy with. Besides all the jokes and the physical comedy, this is about love and family and that’s something I really wanted to show.”
Keeping with the theme of a Spanish
cafe, Zischke offers his blends of coffee, which he brands Gaucho Coffee and teas branded as Gaucha Tea.
here, thanks to the state’s tax incentives.
But he also has a unique story he likes to tell with his coffee that involves �inding a photo on the street of Spain.
Zischke also has pastries and fruits that sold on small swords.
The story is that Alejandro was the son of a famous Madrid matador who was killed by a bull.
From there, Alejandro developed into a �ictional character that Zischke used to center his café and products around.
wanted to offer a unique take on coffee that uses a straining cloth suspended by one of his custom-made sculptures to brew the coffee.
After a series of misfortunate adventures, their vacation is saved when the duo meets a couple of famous travel bloggers.
The café part of Zischke Design Gallery and Café aims to capture the atmosphere of some of the cafes Zischke visited in Spain, Portugal and France. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
After his father’s death, Alejandro was taken under the wing of famed artist Antoni Gaudi, who taught him about arts, architecture and how to make the perfect Cortado — a beverage consisting of espresso mixed with a roughly equal amount of steamed milk to reduce the acidity of the Unfortunately,beverage.Gaudiwas hit by a train
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The �irst part would be a café for customers to grab a beverage and a snack, the second would be a gallery showing off Zischke’s various pieces up for sale and the last sector of his building would be converted into a design area where he could host meetings or brainstorm ideas.Zischke
where the Schneiders moved two years ago.“My family, we are California refugees,” he said. “Arizona was nice enough to take us in. This is my thank-you letter to the people in Arizona. We feel very welcome here. I’m grateful.
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her on a spring break trip anyway.
The name is a combination of Zischke’s last name and the word Cortado.
Just a skip from his coffee bar is Zischke’s gallery, where guests can see a plethora of art from paintings to sculptures to jewelry to desert-themed bonsai trees and 3D printed objects.
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“WhatStreet.I’m trying to do is create something that people going say ‘Wow, I’ve never seen something like this before,'” Zischke said.
“It’s my love letter to the state and the people who were unbelievably helpful to get this movie made. I show some pretty cool places here and how beautiful the state is. The differences are incredible between Flagstaff and Sedona. It just goes to show how gorgeous the state is. I love it here.”
All of this can be read about in a little book that Zischke has available at his café, which he named Zolodor Café.
In addition a vast collection of his works, Zischke has art from local painters, jewelers and 3D models from other creators.Hearranged the gallery in a way that also displays media that have not typically been shown in the galleries along Main
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The �ilm is also a love letter to Arizona,
As an avid coffee drinker and someone who fell in love with the cafes he visited on trips to Portugal, Spain and France, he wanted to incorporate the whimsy of those establishments into his gallery.
comedy in the 20th century. If you think otherwise, you’re not educated about comedy, and you can’t argue it. They changed comedy. Without Monty Python, we wouldn’t have had ‘Saturday Night Live.’”Ablend of live action and animation, “Daddy Daughter Trip” tells the story of second grader (Miranda) who dreams of a fun-�illed spring break vacation her family can’t afford. Against the better judgment of her mom (Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler’s wife) and with only coins in their pockets, her dreamer father (Rob) decides to take
So, he divided his gallery into thirds.
Now he’s hoping to bring more �ilms
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“It’s the interaction that I miss the most,” Satriani said. “I think most musicians will tell you that the traveling part is the worst because there’s a lot of planes, trains, automobiles, boats and ferries, it’s maddening even in the best of times.
Although the string slayer played a small show in Tennes see to show off some guitars he painted prior to the jaunt, he ad mits he has missed being on a big stage traveling from city to city.
it all fades because you’re there to celebrate the music with your bestAlthoughfriends.”Satriani is anxious to jump back out in front of a live audience, he admits that he struggled early on to determine hisTwosetlist.new albums that have yet to receive any stage time are, “The Elephants of Mars” – which hit the airwaves in April – and 2020’s “Shapeshifting” that he is trying to somehow incorporate into the mix.
“We have two brand-new al bums that we’ve never toured behind before and then we have the hits and the fan favorites that we always love playing that we
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
Guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani will be playing an intimate show at the Salt River Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort Sept. 24. (Special to the Progress)
“The best part is when you fi nally walk on stage and you for get about the missed flights and the missing luggage and the fact that you haven’t slept for days,
Satriani took a creative ap proach to write his setlist by filling a whiteboard in his home studio with 50 songs to choose from and practicing the tunes to see how they felt until he could whittle his list down to 25 tunes. However, that wasn’t the only whiteboard he filled up and filed down.Next to the song board was a guitar board where he deter mined which guitars he would need for the tour.
“It’s hard because there are guitars that feel right and then there are guitars that look amaz ing. And then there are the fac tors of how many songs I need on a guitar that has this pickup, how many songs do I need the 24-fret guitars for? How many songs need six or seven-string guitars
t’s been nearly three years since the famed legato-style guitarist Joe Satriani has treated fans to a major tour.
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“Even though we play the whole night, it’s really hard to fit in more than 25 songs (in the set) And that’s if you breeze through them really quickly,” Sa triani said with a laugh.
need to work into the set, too.”
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With some of his axes chosen and his setlist fine-tuned, Satriani began rehearsing the setlist twice a day.
“If I could do the set with three guitars, I would, but it almost always winds up being about seven or eight guitars.”Eightis the usual sweet spot for Satriani as it allows him to rotate guitars about every three songs.
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memory and mental memory,” Satriani said. “The thing is that if you put in all that work and you did the right amount of repetition, you can forget about it and you can just open your heart to the audience which is what you need to do.
It establishes the individual and corporate state tax credits for motion picture production costs. This will also be the first tax incentive for filmmakers in Arizona since 2009.
Of the guitars that he plans to break out on his upcoming jaunt —Satriani will haul a seven-string guitar, a
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Hibbs also hopes that this expo gives actors a chance to learn more about what is to come when the Arizona Motion Picture Production Pro-
“Having this tax incentive means that Arizona is finally in the game and I think it’s just going to motivate actors to pursue their craft,” Hibbs said. “I think it will just really strengthen our community and give us something to rally around.”
What: Southwest Actors Conference and Expo When: Sept. 23-24
for?” Satriani said.
friends or new people in the night before they go into the conference and feel that the whole thing is a little less intimidating,” Hibbs said.
Where: Salt River Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale Cost: Tickets start at $35 Info: satriani.com, talkingstickresort.com
brand-new custom gold guitar, and his famous muscle car orange guitar.
gram takes effect in January.
Also, his well-known custom chrome guitar is situated onto his body with his “Surfing With The Alien” guitar strap – an ode to his second album and biggest hit.
“I like to walk on stage and not think about remembering anything, I’m just playing every song through muscle
“(The audience) sacrificed a lot to come see you this one evening and to be able to create a memorable experience and that’s so much more important than just this note here and that chord there.”
with talent managers and casting directors. Hibbs hopes that actors will be inquisitive after a morning of instruction.“Hopefully, they’re taking what they learned in those educational classes and then we’ll be asking good, educated questions to these industry professionals,” Hibbs said.
Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Scottsdale, 4415 E. Paradise Village Pkwy., Phoenix Cost: Tickets start at $417 Info: ence.comsouthwestactorsconfer-
“Sadly, many industries are getting competitive so, we want to make a very inclusive environment where we’re all here to learn and we’re here toAgrow.”fullmorning of seminars will be followed by an afternoon of panels
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“We wanted something new and some thing different that stuck out, especially in OldTown,” Vivoda said.
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
Two new concepts open under one roof Collins Bros. Chophouse opens in Scottsdale
The first was to modernize the interior of the space with bold colors and neon signs. The next was to figure out operat ing hours to attract the crowd that fre quents the neighboring establishments. Due to the late-night crowd its neigh bors attract, Chickadees Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar stay open until 3 a.m., offering the nightlife crowd a place to grab a bite and a brew before calling it a night.
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“We’re pairing some of our favorite menu items with a deep list of à la carte meats, rotisserie items, seafood, house specialty entrées, sharable appetizers and sides,” he said.
guests who stay at The W across the street and we also get a lot of people who like to go out or live within a halfmile radius of this place.”
Aside from being a rare instance where fraternal concepts operate inside a shared space, Chickadees Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar also are bringing new flavors to the down town Scottsdale dining scene, General Manager Gary Vivoda said.
Chickadees
“We are a collection of neighborhood restaurants that focuses on delivering the highest quality food and outstand ing service where everyone feels like part of the family. We don’t have any investors or outside business partners, but I do have an amazing team that helps me run the restaurants and con tinue to make our company better,” he added.Common Ground restaurants in Phoe nix and Scottsdale are Grassroots Kitch en & Tap, Wally’s American Gastropub, Sweet Provisions ice cream parlor, The Collins Small Batch Kitchen, The Macin tosh, Neighborly Public House and Col lins Bros. Chophouse.
Vivoda and the team at AR Concepts – a creative team known for creating Mesquite Fresh Street Mex, which has 10 locations across the valley – felt that the 2,000-square-foot space that used to house Oasis Cafe would be the optimal location for both concepts. It’s located down the street from Bottled Blonde and Hi-Fi Kitchen & Cocktails.
Since opening in late August, custom ers have flocked to the doors to get a taste of signature sips and crafty south ern fried chicken concoctions.
So far, the big sellers at Chickadees are the “Gold Rush” chicken sandwich, which is dressed with a Carolina barbe cue sauce and topped with provolone cheese, pickles and an onion ring, and “The Hottie,” chicken sandwich tossed in buffalo sauce and topped with pepper jack cheese and strip-sliced spicy pickle. Both sandwiches also pair nicely with
hef and fourth-generation restau rateur Christopher Collins and his staff of 40-plus have begun serv ing lunch, dinner and takeout daily at Collins Bros. Chophouse.
BY DAVID M. BROWN Progress Contributor
Collins Bros. Chophouse replaces the company’s Twisted Grove.
After signing a lease came a five-month demolition process where critical deci sions were made.
private dining and events as well as a full-service catering company, Arcadia Catering Co.
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Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar have opened under the same roof on the south side of OldTown.
The group also offers in-restaurant
The lunch menu features proteinforward dishes such as the SBK Caesar with add-ons such as rotisserie chicken, charred shrimp or marinated filet and the Steak & Fries – which includes New York strip, house-made steak sauce,
“We just figured the whole area was just going to be a high trafficked area,” Vivoda said. “We get a lot of transient
Chef and fourth-generation restaurateur Christopher Collins displays some of his restaurant’s rotisserie chicken. (Special to the Progress)
Gary Vivoda is the general manager of Chickadees Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
Collins Bros. Chophouse is retain ing many menu favorites from Twisted Grove, following patrons’ requests.
“Every restaurant we open, we try to really think about what that spe cific neighborhood needs,” Collins ex plained. “As we have evolved as a com pany and the neighborhood around us has evolved, we started to feel like we needed a change, tailoring Chophouse to what the area is looking for.”
Located at 8220 North Hayden Road near Via De Ventura Road inside The Village at Hayden in Scottsdale, the res taurant is inspired by American chop house-style venues and the newest addition to Common Ground Culinary, which Collins founded in 2011.
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“We hope to be a place that families can come. We have awesome kid’s meals, couples can come on date nights or to celebrate special occasions, groups of friends can meet up for an awesome dinner and people can feel comfortable and proud hosting business lunches and“Whendinners.”most people think about steak or chop houses, they think about very expensive places that you only go for special occasions, and they tend to only think about steaks,” he added.
“All of our products are fresh,” he said. “We make everything fresh from scratch and all of our house made sides are fresh from scratch.”
Chickadees waffle fries, made from premium Idaho potatoes.
“One thing that we are going to possibly be developing in the next couple of months is a breakfast venue because a lot of people might be thinking that coffee and chicken sandwiches may not sound that good together,” he said.
while he told me about his day. I started helping in his restaurants when I was 5, and there’s honestly nothing else I ever considered doing. I love it.”
This also is the first Common Ground concept to offer the “Butcher’s Shop,” a curated list with an assortment of reasonably priced high-quality meats that can be ordered à al carte.
Collins Bros. Chophouse is open 11 a.m.– 9 p.m. Sunday–Thursday and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information: collinsbrosaz.com.
“It’s very good for flavor and overall refreshment,” Vivoda said.
ers have to quench their thirst as a convenience store-style cooler is stocked full of organic sodas and energy drinks for customers to purchase.
He added: “Some of my first memories are eating bread and gourmet cheeses in the kitchen with my dad late at night
Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar are located at 4435 N. Buckboard Trail. Information: 480-687-7319, eatchickadees.com and Grindhouseespresso.com
“But we wanted to create an upscale but approachable chophouse, where the rotisserie chicken and salmon are just as important and high quality as all the steaks on the menu. We will be taking all the food and service standards people have come to expect from all of our other restaurants but also delivering a chophouse vibe.”
Chef calls the interior décor “the most polished of all of the Common Ground concepts” with dark wood table black leather wrapped booths, black leather tufted bar stool, red brick walls, black and white star tile, black wood paneling and dark navy and green plaid wallpaper.CollinsBros.
Grindhouse Espresso Bar is next door to Chickadees Chicken and Fries and both are under one Old Town roof. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
On the other side of the space, Grindhouse Espresso Bar has seen sales soar for its white chocolate mocha, matcha green tea and customizable energy juices where customers can choose from flavors like strawberry kiwi blueberry, strawberry peach, watermelon cherry mint and raspberry kiwi to infuse their drink with.
He wants his Collins Bros. Chophouse to be approachable by many age groups.
The Parlor Room is smart-enabled, outfitted with HDTVs and Apple TV, and includes an adjacent private patio and a brick fireplace. The space can host 30 for a mix and mingle event or 24 for a seated dinner.
Vivoda also teased that Chickadees Chicken and Fries could open another location in Tempe or Gilbert in the comingChickadeesmonths.
“I have also been lucky enough to have worked in the kitchens of local chef stars, Beau MacMillan [elements] and Lee Hillson [Royal Palms],” he said. “And, of course, I wouldn’t be here without my dad, Wally Collins, who ran restaurants all his life and still cooks for all our family gatherings.”
Chophouse has a private dining option called the Parlor Room for a private lunch, dinner or work event.
Maldon Sea Salt and cracked black pepper.For dinner, choose from starters such as the charred brussels sprouts and French onion gratiné with overnight veal broth, Noble toast, imported Gruyère, and, from the Seafood Station offerings, Bang Bang Ahi Tuna Poke with shrimp, avocado, scallions, Persian cucumber, Fresno pepper and sesame seeds and the Broiled Oysters Rockefeller, creamy spinach, chopped bacon and a dash of hot sauce.
Vivoda is shifting his focus to expanding Chickadee’s menu and hours to the morning because he would like to add a breakfast menu and some limited-time offers at Grindhouse.
The Chophouse schedules happy hour from 3–6 p.m. featuring craft cocktails, wines by the glass and bites to share such as Short Rib & Goat Cheese Potato Croquette (lightly breaded in Noble toast, San Marzano tomato sauce and fresh basil) and Sweet Heat Chicken Wings (crushed peanuts and scallions) and the Two Buck Shuck deal ($2 each).
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“We have a lot of limited-time offers planned for along the way like pumpkin spice coffee, which is very popular and on the chicken side, we’ll explore different ideas and bring something new.”
Dinner service begins daily at 4 p.m. Collins was born in Reno and grew up in Arcadia, so he considers himself a local.His degree in hospitality management is from Boston University. Following this, he worked for Hillstone Restaurant Group where he learned both front- and back-of-thehouse skills that have helped him as a chef and entrepreneur.
Those are not the only options custom-
Grindhouse Espresso Bar also offers sweet frappes in flavors like Oreo, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, double chocolate, caramel vanilla, and a selection of
Collins Bros. Chophouse offers an array of tasty options. (Special to the Progress)
However, Vivoda has seen steady sales throughout his menu and credits his commitment to freshness as a driving factor. All of his produce for both entities is purchased from Peoria’s Grand Avenue Produce Co.
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