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The eyes of the art world are on Scottsdale BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

Scottsdale gallery could be making the biggest art sale in Arizona history on Saturday, when an Andy Warhol painting of an electric chair goes on the block. The red and black acrylic silkscreen canvas, simply titled “Little Electric Chair,” is among 465 lots of art that Larsen Gallery is putting up for auction – but it has gained worldwide attention and could command a price of $2.5 million to $4.5 million. The auction itself is a momentous event for Larsen Gallery: It is the largest lot of

Polly and Scott Larsen, who own Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale, are excited about the possibility of scoring the biggest single art sale in Arizona history when they put the late artist Andy Warhol’s “Little Electric Chair” up for auction. (David Minton/Progress Photographer)

art it has ever put on the block and includes 55 lots, with 24 created by prominent Black artists. Gallery owners Scott and Polly Larsen

think the current owner of “Little Electric Chair” might well push the sale price past

As part of the project, owner Toll Brothers agreed to dedicate eight units as “workforce housing,” which would control the rent for five years, without seeking any tax breaks for lost revenue. “It is forward thinking,” Councilwoman Betty Janik said. “We finally have an opportunity for obtainable workforce housing. I think it’s a wonderful opportunity.

Yes, it’s an experiment. I think it’s going to be a very successful experiment.” The zoning request included increasing density from 50 units per acre on the site to 87 and raising the building height from 66 feet to 76 feet. “It is a little more dense than I would

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Scottsdale Council OKs 148 downtown apartments FOOD..............................36 When you can't sleep, this treat awaits.

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prefer, but I think we are getting a lot for that density and I think it’s going to pay off for us,” Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield said. Mayor David Ortega cast the lone vote against the project, which he attacked on several fronts. Rezoning from commercial to downtown/downtown multiple use to allow for the residential use of the land is too big of a jump, he said. “If that happens too often, it will put a squeeze on our commercial properties,” he said. Furthermore, the city would have to sue to enforce the workforce housing stipulation, Ortega said, admitting that was “a worst-case scenario.” And he also called the building too tall and the apartment units too dense.

“The ever-increasing rents and home values in Scottsdale pose a unique problem within our city as our teachers, police, health care workers and ﬁreﬁghters struggle to work and live within the communities they serve.”

“This is a high-density request,” Ortega said. “They are asking for 87 units per acre and then they are counting a half acre which is the street. That’s the facts. It’s really not that disputable … No matter how high quality of a builder you are, they have asked for a substantial increase in density.” The Development Review Board approved the project unanimously while the Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend council approval. “I just think it’s too tall,” said Planning Commissioner Barney Gonzales said when the project was in front of his panel on Sept. 22. He cast the lone vote against recommending council approval. Over a dozen area residents and shop owners spoke in support of the project at the council meeting and no one spoke in opposition. Sarah Bentley read letters of support from the United Scottsdale Fire Fighters LAFF Local 5050 and the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association. “The ever-increasing rents and home values in Scottsdale pose a unique problem within our city as our teachers, police, health care workers and firefighters struggle to work and live within the communities they serve,” wrote firefighters local 5050 President Sasha Weller.

“We hope this pioneering project will lay the groundwork and encourage future development to create similar programs that provide solutions to the growing attainable housing dilemma in Scottsdale,” she said, praising Toll Brothers’ “excellent record.” Roughly 83 percent of Scottsdale’s workforce cannot afford to live in town, Scottsdale Community Assistance Manager Irma Hollamby told Council during a work session on affordable housing on Sept. 21. She said those people jam Scottsdale roads during the workday, then go home at night and purchase goods and services, pay property tax, sales tax, etc. in other cities. The reason: There is very little affordable housing in Scottsdale. Hollamby identified some key reasons why homes in Scottsdale cost so much: • Lack of affordable land and high cost of construction materials; • Scottsdale expects high-quality builds with amenities such as open-space requirements, low-density development, building setbacks, and higher parking ratios; • Neighborhood expectations that development will be of equal or increased value; • Wages are not keeping up with housing costs.

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the piece that currently holds the title for the most expensive artwork sold in the state – a Thomas Moran painting that sold for $4.1 million at Scottsdale Art Auction in 2001. That’s because the Warhol piece was owned by rock icon Alice Cooper, who re-discovered the relic that he had owned for 40 years four years ago. Cooper, who rose to prominence for on-stage shock-rock tactics that included sitting in an electric chair – got an unstretched canvas of the electric chair image directly from Warhol’s factory. It was given to Cooper by a thengirlfriend. “This work was given to me during some crazy years, and I had completely forgotten I even owned it,” said Cooper. Cooper felt it important to sell the painting through an Arizona gallery. “Alice is deeply involved in Arizona with his foundation and he wanted to deal with a local gallery and keep it in Arizona,” said Scott Larsen “We have a couple of associates who have worked with Alice and we’ve had doings with him on other artwork in the past but it was his business manager Shep Gordon who reached out to us about the artwork.” Polly added that Warhol’s piece mer-

Alice Cooper in his prime sometimes used an electric chair as part of his act. (Special to the Progress)

“Little Electric Chair” was part of a series the late Andy Warhol painted from police files of violent incidents they investigated. (Special to the Progress)

its attention – but the Cooper connection hasn’t hurt. “The painting stands by itself, and a Warhol collector can appreciate it despite its association with Alice Cooper,” she said. “However, the fact that it is associated with him has drawn a lot of press and attention.” “For the opportunity to have a major Andy Warhol piece that has the potential to sell as the most expensive piece sold at auction in Arizona is exciting, too,” said Polly. The work is part of Warhol’s “Death and Destruction” series from 1964 and 1965 that featured source material from newspapers and police archives with images of suicides, car accidents and other mayhem. Polly said the series was inspired by a conversation Warhol had with a critic who told him, “If you want to be considered an important artist and an icon of art history, you need to do something other than soup cans.” Warhol – then famous for his painting of a can of Campbell’s soup and portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Pressley – accepted the challenge and created his most striking collection of the time. The images were not commercially viable due to their shocking nature but critics deemed the series to be a critical part of his canon of work.

Cooper has gone on record as a bigger fan of the works of Salvador DalÍ. “Alice is not necessarily a big Warhol collector so he wanted to give someone who might appreciate it more the opportunity to own it,” said Scott. The Larsens are honored to be collaborating with Cooper on the work and are donating a portion of the “Little Electric Chair” sale proceeds to Cooper’s Solid Rock Foundation, which offers support to local teenagers. “Little Electric Chair” is one of 11 Warhol lots that will be for sale at the auction. In addition to the Warhol work, the Larsens also are jazzed about a collection of 55 works that include 24 by prominent Black artists. “To me, it’s pretty amazing that a lot of the works that we have in the sale are from the early 90’s – which is when these particular collectors were collecting the works,” said Polly. “These were works that were speaking of what was happening during their time.” “What’s amazing is that most of what is being said in this artwork is still hap-

pening today,” she said. The 24 pieces from prominent black artists came lawyer Stanley and Mikki Weithorn’s personal collection. “Stanley and Mikki Weithorn made a conscious effort to begin to collect things that made social statements,” said Polly. “We had been in touch with Mikki over the years and she decided it was time for her to sell the rest of her artwork.” The pieces have all generated lots of attention but there are two pieces that the Larsen’s are excited to put to auction. Also up for auction is an acrylic and fabric collage created by artist Emma Amos that measures 85” by 65” and features a unique print of former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor sitting in a park on a sunny day surrounded by eyes of other prominent historical figures and bordered by the phrase “time will tell.” There is also a print by Kerry James Marshall that has gotten a considerable amount of attention and features a woman holding flowers in front of a mural displaying fallen civil rights activists highlighted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The Larsens expect to see thousands of bidders make offers on the works. “The auctions typically generate about 3,000 to 4,000 registered bidders with about half being online,” said Scott. Polly expects to see even more bidders than years past due to all the excitement surrounding the pieces. “A lot more eyes are on the auction this year and we’re hoping to gain future consignments,” she said. Added her husband: “We’re excited to have the full aspects of the auction back for the first time since the pandemic.”

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What: Larsen Auction When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. Where: Larsen Gallery 3705 N. Bishop Lane, Scottsdale. Info: larsenartauction.com All pieces will remain on display at the Larsen Gallery until the day of the auction The auction will be live streamed via liveauctioneers.com, invaluable. com and bidsquare.com and guests must register online to participate in the auction.

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Teacher shortages may be worsening in Arizona BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

rizona continues to have a shortage of teachers for the classroom – and the problem may be getting worse. A new survey by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association found that schools were able to fill fewer than one out of every five vacancies they had for this school year. And 55 percent of those they did manage to fill were with people who are not actually certified educators. This is the sixth year the organization has found a similar pattern. But Gov. Doug Ducey rejected the idea that things are the same as when they were when he took office in 2015. “There’s a lot that’s changed since I’ve been governor,’’ he said. “The focus on education has been in every state budget,’’ Ducey continued. And he specifically cited the average 20 percent pay hike given teachers. But state schools chief Kathy Hoffman said it’s no surprise that the vacancy problem has remained relatively unchanged. “One of the factors that has also remained consistent is that Arizona continues to rank 50th for teacher pay,’’ she said. Hoffman said that 20 percent pay hike “did not go far enough.’’ “We needed a next step,’’ she said. Hoffman said that could have been addressed in part by voter approval in November of Proposition 208. That 3.5 percent surcharge on individual incomes above $250,000 a year – $500,000 for couples – would have raised an estimated $827 in additional dollars, with half of that to hire teachers and classroom support personnel and to raise teacher salaries. But the Arizona Supreme Court, ruling on legal challenges from some Republican lawmakers and business interests, have thrown the future of the levy into doubt. And that financial issue, Hoffman said, is “overshadowing all of our efforts’’ to keep teachers in the classroom. Ducey, in citing efforts to boost the number of people in the classroom, cited programs for “alternate pathways’’ to become a teacher other than going to a college of

education. These are people who decide to make a mid-career change and seek to become teachers but don’t have to have a degree from a college of education. Justin Wing, past president of the association that conducted the survey, said those alternate pathways did help. But he said they make up only a portion of that 55% of non-certified people leading classrooms. That category includes everything from people who are simply awaiting certification, teachers brought to Arizona from other countries through special visa programs, teachers brought into the state from foreign countries, and even college and university students who are being put in front of a classroom, alone, even before they have graduated. There also were teachers brought in under a special visa program from other countries. Yet the vacancy problem remains. Even after bringing in people through alternate means, schools this year said 28% of the vacancies -- 6,560 in the 145 school districts and charter schools that responded -- are being dealt with through a combination of long-term substitutes, contracting out for certain services like special education, and even combining classes to the point where the number of students exceeds the school’s class size limit. And iIn fact, in one category, things may be worse. Wing’s survey found 160 teachers who simply did not report to work at the start of this school year. Last year the figure was 141. And districts reported that another 124 simply abandoned their jobs since the start of the school year, compared with just 56 at the same time a year earlier. Ducey, for his part, said none of this is unique to Arizona. “There could be 48 other governors standing here that have a teacher shortage as well,’’ he said. “That’s something that is challenging the country.’’ Ducey insisted, though that “Arizona is leading the country in addressing them.’’ Wing said the long-term solution remains getting more high school graduates

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SUSD could face huge budget hit in months BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

cottsdale Unified and other school districts in Arizona are alarmed over the prospect of not being able to legally spend some of the money they are receiving. And without legislative action, they will have to reduce their spending this school year by a cumulative total of more than $1.2 billion. That translates out to more than $1,300 per student than what they’ve already budgeted – a 17 percent drop. Put another way, they will be able to collect the state and local taxes as planned. They just won’t be able to spend it all. And that has implications for districts that may find themselves unable to pay

for the teachers they hired and the contracts they’ve already signed. The only thing that could avert this fiscal train wreck would be the Legislature, which could approve an exemption from the voter-approved aggregate expenditure limit of about $6.6 billion. But that would take a two-thirds vote. And that vote would have to happen soon after lawmakers reconvene in January to help schools avoid having to make up that 17 percent loss in spending authority with last-minute cuts. Many East Valley districts reacted with alarm. “It’s catastrophic and it would be devastating to our budget, especially since we’ve already committed contracts for the year,’’ said Chris Hermann, chief financial officer for the Kyrene Elementary School District.

And he said if the district has to start altering spending plans in the spring “it doesn’t give you hardly any time to make adjustments.’’ Scottsdale Unified Chief Financial Officer Shannon Crosier said, “We find this possible funding reduction to be very alarming. A reduction of this magnitude, especially after the school year has started, would significantly impact our budget and require cuts that would directly impact students, staff and our community. “We will work with our state leaders to find a positive solution to this issue, one that allows us to continue providing world-class, future-focused education to all students,” Crosier said. “Additionally, we continuously strive to find ways to ensure we utilize tax dollars efficiently and effectively.”

Higley Unified CFO Tyler Moore said, the cuts would total $23 million for his district. “A budget cut in this amount would be detrimental to the recent funding increases in public education including teacher salary increases, the restoration of District Additional Assistance (DAA), increased special education funding, and others,” Moore said. “Considering the state budget has over a $1 billion surplus, we don’t see why the state would put public school districts in a situation where they would need to immediately do drastic mid-year cuts and possibly implement furloughs.” Scott Thompson, assistant superintendent of Mesa Public Schools, said, “Since we have not yet addressed this issue

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Kiva School rebuild already $3M more costly BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

ith work barely underway, the Kiva Elementary School rebuild project is already $3 million over its original budget. The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously during its Oct. 5 meeting to up the cost of the construction contract to McCarthy Building Companies to $19.8 million. The increase in costs is due to a shortage of building materials that are as much as six to 10 months behind schedule for delivery, according to Dennis Roehler, district director of facilities and operations. “We’re doing everything we can without having a crystal ball to know what’s next because God knows we would never been able to guess we would be in this situation today,” Roehler said. The $19.8 million represents the maximum value allowed under the current contract. There are still a number of expenditures with undefined costs at this point, but they are not expected to push the budget past the $19.8 million mark. “If it goes up $50, you’ll know,” Roehler

Scottsdale Unified officials broke ground for the Kiva Elementary rebuild last month. (Scottsdale Uniﬁed)

told the board. Governing Board President JannMichael Greenburg said the governing board and the administration are dedicated to rebuilding and remodeling all of the schools under the bond as was promised to the voters. Kiva was originally built in 1957 and is actually in Paradise Valley near the border of Scottsdale at McDonald Drive and 68th Place. Work on the project to recon-

struct the school from the bottom up officially began Aug. 19. Funds for the project will come from a $229 million bond approved by the voters in 2016. The district has already used bond money to remodel Hopi Elementary, Pima Traditional School, Hohokam Elementary and Cherokee Elementary. It also spent $4.257 million in bond money to pay for upgrades to Navajo

Elementary School that the district’s insurance didn’t cover after a 2018 fire gutted much of the school. Kiva is part of the Saguaro Learning Community that feeds into the Saguaro High School. Questions over declining enrollment in the learning community stymied Kiva’s rebuild in April 2019 while the school board debated the issue. Governing Board member Patty Beckman championed the rebuild back when it was approved. Pueblo Elementary is the sole remaining school on the district’s list for a total rebuilds. Tavan Elementary is also scheduled to get a partial rebuild. McCarthy Construction was selected in August for pre-construction work at Pueblo. Core Construction has been selected for the work at Tavan, though a contract has not yet been signed. Locking contractors in place as early as possible should help keep the Pueblo and Tavan projects on budget, Roehler said. McCarthy is a national construction company headquarted in St. Louis, Mo. with offices in 17 cities in the U.S. The employee-owned company’s Southwest branch focuses on building schools and other public facilities.

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with our governing board, I can’t comment at this time.” According to a presentation Chief Financial Officer Ken Alexander gave to the board last week, MPS spent $418 million for maintenance and operations in the 2020-21 school year, down slightly from the $419 million MPS spent the previous year. Salaries and benefits made up $368 million or 88 percent, of the $418 million in M&O expenditures. Boosted by federal funding related to the pandemic, MPS carried over $42 million in its M&O fund this year. MPS spent $46 million in CARES Act funding in the 2020-21 school year. Without the federal funding and if spending stayed the same, the state’s largest school district would have had a budget deficit. There was no reaction from the state’s fifth largest school district as Gilbert Public Schools spokeswoman Dawn Antestenis said, “We have no comment at this time.” But Lana Lana Berry, Chandler Unified School District chief financial officer,

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said, “It’s definitely something we need to work on. It’s extremely important, and I think all of our legislators understand that. “This would impact our district drastically,” Berry said. “We’d have to dip into our reserves to cover that. But some districts don’t have reserves. We’re very fortunate.” State Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, D-Chandler, who was at the Chandler Unified Governing Board meeting last week, declined comment, saying she was unaware of the looming fiscal disaster for schools and wanted to learn more. But she pointed out that there was little she or her fellow Democrats could do since Republicans control the Legislature’s agenda. Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams said he and his staff have looked for a way around the expenditure limit short of legislative intervention. But they haven’t found one. And absent action at the Capitol, he said there will be a “devastating impact’’ on education. “Schools have the money currently in their bank account,’’ Williams said. “But

they wouldn’t be able to spend it, which is ironic because that’s what we’re all trying to do right now ... make sure that the kids and the schools are all safe and then, also, really start to tackle the learning loss.’’ That, he said, leaves it up to lawmakers to come up with a plan. “And, hopefully, the governor can come through and help us all as well,’’ Williams said. But gubernatorial press aide C.J. Karamargin would not commit to Ducey supporting an exemption. “The governor is not going to comment on pending future legislation, if it is pending at all,’’ he said. Instead, Karamargin listed things he said his boss has done to improve overall education funding. But no matter how much more cash the governor says is given to schools, the expenditure limit means they cannot spend it absent an exemption from the limit. State schools chief Kathy Hoffman wants legislative action. “Needless cuts will severely hamper school districts’ ability to serve students and help them recover from the effects

of the pandemic,’’ said press aide Morgan Dick. “We need serious leadership and meaningful action from lawmakers so our schools can get on to their critical work of providing safe in-person learning for students in their community.’’ Senate President Karen Fann, RPrescott, said she is personally interested in helping schools avoid a crisis. “The intention is never to do these kind of draconian cuts,’’ she said. “As we know right now, many of the schools are struggling already with the COVID issues,’’ Fann said. “We don’t need to pile more on to them right now.’’ House Majority Leader Ben Toma, RPeoria, agreed for the need to act. “We expect to address the matter in the upcoming session,’’ he said. And Toma said part of the reason an exemption is needed is “because Republicans have funded K-12 education at record levels.’’ But the current problem is more complex than that. It goes back to the aggregate expenditure limit that voters approved in 1980

The 85256 ZIP code was selected as part of the Arizona Department of Health Services’ program to eliminate an arrest for a minor marijuana charge be a hurdle to owning a dispensary. That means anyone in that ZIP code meeting certain criteria, such as having an expunged marijuana offense, can apply for a marijuana business license. The deadline to apply is Dec. 14. The department listed 87 ZIP codes where people can apply for a license under the social equity program. Applications will enter a random selection process for one of the 26 licenses. “A license is expected to be worth between $10 million and $20 million so it’s a very valuable lottery ticket,” John Udell, a spokesman for the Arizona chapter of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). It’s a pricey one as well, as the fee for a license is $5,000, he said. In Scottsdale, a conditional use permit is required to set up a marijuana dispen-

sary, just like a bar. There are currently four dispensaries and one cultivation site in Scottsdale. Three of the dispensaries and the cultivation site are clustered together in Northern Scottsdale near the intersection of Frank Llyod Wright Boulevard and Hayden Road. A fourth is located in Southern Scottsdale on Doubletree Ranch Road East of Hayden. A fifth dispensary near the other four sites is under consideration. The Planning commission voted 4-3 to recommend Council approve a special use permit for Curaleaf at 16277 N Greenway-Hayden Loop. Commissioner George Ertel pointed out that the use is legal. However, commissioner Christian Serena said the location at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and Hayden Road is not appropriate. The other dispensaries are in the Scottsdale Airpark, he noted, and the new one would not be.

Serena argued that the intersection is used by a large number of tourists, especially during the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament. “I just look at that corner as a corner in the city that we need to protect … if it were a block inside the Airpark, I could see that,” he said. Since the expungement process can take up to two months, time is of the essence. “The Department of Health Services’ failure to adopt final rules in a timely fashion poses significant threats to the viability of the social equity ownership program established by Proposition 207,” said NORML State Director Mike Robinette. “While campaigning for the Smart & Safe Arizona Act, we made over 65,000 phone-calls to Arizona voters who consistently voiced their support for the restorative justice components of the initiative, including expungements and the social equity ownership program.”

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S. Scottsdale ZIP eligible for ‘equity’ weed license BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

esidents of one Southern Scottsdale ZIP code are eligible to put their name in the hat for a marijuana business license under the state’s social equity program. That doesn’t mean a marijuana dispensary is necessarily coming to southern Scottsdale, where people have complained that they are shorted out of conveniently located dispensaries. The license would be good to use anywhere in the state and no matter where it was used, the location would still need to be zoned for a marijuana dispensary. Meanwhile, the Scottsdale Planning Commission last week recommended that City Council approve a special use permit for a fifth marijuana dispensary in northern Scottsdale. The social equity program is designed to help neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by prior marijuana laws.

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Gift clause ruling throws some cities in lurch BY J. GRABER AND KEN SAIN Progress Staff Writers

fundamental shift in the way cities in Arizona attract businesses brought on by the Arizona Supreme Court should not affect Scottsdale, according to city economic director Rob Millar. The gift clause in the Arizona Constitution allows cities to offer incentives to businesses to move or set up their operations inside their borders. In exchange, the cities get jobs, economic activity, and an increase of tax dollars. But the rules for doing that in Arizona changed earlier this year when the Supreme Court ruled that due consideration of the benefits must be made. Specifically, it struck down a deal between the city of Peoria and Huntington University in which city offered $2.6 million in incentives to locate there.

The court ruled the city did not get enough in return to justify what it was offering because tax revenue and job creation cannot be considered as part of what the city gets back. Millar said Scottsdale has been operating under similar parameters since 2011, when it passed an amendment to its charter that states: “The city shall not give or loan its credit in aid of, nor make any donation, grant or make payment of any public funds by subsidy or otherwise, to any individual association or corporation, except where there is a clearly identified public purpose and the city either receives direct consideration substantially equal to its expenditure or provides direct assistance to those in need.” The key word is “substantially.” What the city gets back needs to be greater than what it is giving away, Millar said. He pointed to the 134-acre Nationwide development just north of the Loop 101

along Hayden Road known as Cavasson as an example of the amendment in action. Nationwide created $30 million in infrastructure improvements and the city “reimbursed” the company $21.9 million for it. “We’re not gifting anything; we’re reimbursing them,” Millar said. Many cities offer actual lump sums of cash called deal-closing funds, he said. Resident Jim Bloch still calls the Cavasson deal a gift. “The infrastructure was of no benefit to the city, it’s only of benefit to the development,” he said. Also, the development is expected to generate $24.15 million in sales, lodging and property tax revenue (sometimes referred to as indirect benefits) over the course of 20 years, but Millar said that cannot be considered as part of what the city gets back under the charter amendment. The Supreme Court ruled the same way.

Chandler City Attorney Kelly Schwab said it was those indirect benefits that most cities, towns and counties relied on in making previous deals for economic development. “The days of the less-defined benefits are gone in Arizona,” Schwab said. “We’re going to have to have that third-party evaluation of the impact. We have to have a net-positive return on investment.” The other key part of the ruling gives courts the power to determine if the benefits received were equal to the expenditures a city is offering. In the past, judges gave municipalities the benefit of the doubt in determining that on their own. “This wasn’t a very difficult case and the result shouldn’t have been surprising to anyone, especially the cities,” said Christina Sandefur, executive vice president of the Goldwater institute, a conservative think tank

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Arizona getting millions for parks, environmental repairs BY ULYSSE BEX Cronkite News

rizona projects got $110 million last year and will get another $159 million in the fiscal year that started this month, or more than 9 percent of all funding nationally under the Great American Outdoors Act for those two years. The money, dedicated largely to national parks but also to federal lands and tribal schools, has been welcomed by tourism and environmental groups, who said it is long overdue. “The National Park Service has been underfunded over the years,” said Kevin Dahl, senior program manager for Arizona in the National Parks Conservation Association’s Southwest region. “These are our jewels, and with visitation and with normal wear and tear, there’s a lot of buildings, a lot of roads, trails, etc. and those all need regular maintenance,” he said. “When you don’t maintain them over time, the backlog of maintenance becomes pretty high.”

A water utilities crew works to repair a broken section of the Transcanyon Pipeline in Grand Canyon National Park in early 2020. Grand Canyon projects will get more than $60 million for repairs in the first two years of the Great American Outdoors Act. (E. Foss/National Park Service)

For national parks, the backlog of deferred maintenance totaled $11.9 billion in 2018, according to data from

the National Park Service. More than $507.4 million of that was for projects in Arizona, with $313.8

million needed in the Grand Canyon National Park alone. Joe Galli, senior adviser in public policy at the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, said the funding is critical to not just the park, but the region. “It’s very good for improving facilities and maintenance, and enhancing the visitors’ experience, those things are critical to the lifeblood of visitation in Arizona which is a critical component of our economy,” he said. National parks funding is just one element of the Great American Outdoors Act, which took effect last year. The act, which is permanently funded with revenues from offshore oil and gas leases, is expected to eventually provide up to $1.9 billion a year. The act is designed to fund projects that “provide needed maintenance for critical facilities and infrastructure.” It calls for 70 percent of that funding to go to the National Park Service, 15 percent to the U.S. Forest Service, and 5 percent each to the U.S. Fish and

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based in Scottsdale. “This case would have been very different if Peoria had insisted that the contracts with the businesses include anything in return for the taxpayers,” she explained She added that the ruling “won’t affect cities’ ability to purchase goods and services that truly benefit the public. But it importantly reminds city officials that they can’t spend taxpayers’ hard-earned money on sweetheart deals for select private businesses, with nothing guaranteed to the public in return.” Experts disagree on what effect the Supreme Court’s ruling will have on Arizona cities’ abilities to attract business to their borders. “I can tell you throughout the United States, this is one of the most restrictive

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interested in making teaching a career. Ducey said that is happening with the Arizona Teachers Academy, a program where students who go into education get one or more year’s worth of free tuition.

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laws on use of economic development incentives,” Schwab said. “Arizona is no longer on an even playing field with the rest of the country.” Nancy Davidson, general counsel for the Arizona League of Cities and Towns, agrees. “Other cities outside of Arizona have all kinds of incentives they can offer,” she said. “We are extremely limited.” However, at least one economic development leader said the ruling, which came down February 8, has not had a major impact. “The ruling has had no impact on companies selecting Greater Phoenix for expansion or relocation, and there has never been more interest from firms currently evaluating the region for investment,” said Chris Camacho, president/ CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. Wing said the problem with that is its marketing -- or lack thereof. “If you step into the door at a college of education at any local university or college, you will find out about the grant, probably,’’ he said. “And you may be eligible for it.’’

“In Fiscal Year 2021, 45 companies expanded or relocated to the region representing nearly 10,000 jobs for our residents and $13 billion in capital investment. Our current active business pipeline consists of 270 companies representing a potential 16,000 jobs and more than $50 billion in capital expenditures.” Another economic development leader says the ruling has thrown uncertainty into her job. “The Supreme Court ruling was somewhat vague,” said Carrie Kelly, executive director of the Arizona Association for Economic Development. “It left open questions about incentives for each municipality to determine,” she said. “Since the ruling came down, some municipal economic development departments have stopped structuring incentive agreements, while some conBut at the point a student is walking in the doors of a college of education, Wing said, that person already has decided or is at least considering teaching as a career. “What about targeting graduates of high Title I schools?’’ he asked, high

tinue to move forward.” She said her organization “continues to monitor the impact, and as of yet, we haven’t seen a significant impact on development in our state.” Schwab says the biggest issue now for cities is trying to determine what the court means by “direct benefits.” As long as there are direct benefits that can be measured, cities like Chandler will be able to offer incentives to companies considering setting up shop inside city limits, Schwab said. Davidson said Arizona still has other attributes attractive to businesses, including its weather. Still, it increases the challenge when a company is looking at multiple states as a possible landing spot. “They don’t have many tools already,” she said. “If you want to bring a hotel to an area that has no hotels, your options are pretty limited.” schools with a high percentage of students coming from need families. Hoffman said she does believe there has been marketing of the program. But she said that also needs to be combined with other programs to get high schoolers interested in making teaching a career.

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Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau of Indian Education. The program generated $1.42 billion in fiscal 2021, which ended Sept. 30. It is expected to fund $1.52 billion in projects in fiscal 2022. Arizona has done relatively well in both years. Of the $89.6 million allocated to Bureau of Indian Education projects in fiscal 2021, $85.4 million went to schools in Arizona or on the Navajo Nation. In

fiscal 2022, the state is scheduled to get $56 million of the $89.5 million total for schools. Funding for national park projects in the state will climb steeply, from $20.2 million for the Grand Canyon’s historic powerhouse last year to almost $82 million in fiscal 2022. That funding will go to projects at the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest National Park and the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. “The wastewater treatment center is really important because up to 6 mil-

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esidents will have their chance to voice their opinions on the Old Town Character Area Plan and the downtown sections of the Scottsdale Zoning Ordinance for the next two weeks. The city is hosting open house meetings on the plan Monday Oct. 18 and Oct 25. Three sessions will be held each day at the Community Design Studio, 7506 E. In-

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for all K-12 spending statewide. Based on figures at that time, it is adjusted annually for inflation and student growth. What’s happening this year is largely the convergence of two unusual factors. First, the limit is always based on last year’s student numbers. Chuck Essigs, lobbyist for the Arizona Association of School Business Officials, estimates that the drop in students in public K-12 education last year, much of that due to COVID, will reduce the spending limit by about $300 million.

dian School Road: 8:30-10:30 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; and 5:30–7:30 p.m. Each session will feature a presentation followed by a period for public input. The update process is broken down into three segments. City Council completed the first phase by voting to keep the Old Town name. The second phase comprises the open houses and the final phase is scheduled between next January and March.

But the bigger problem is one that the Legislature created in seeking to provide financial help. In 2000 voters approved Proposition 301 to levy a 0.6-cent sales tax to fund education, including teacher salaries, for 20 years. And voters made those revenues exempt from the aggregate expenditure limit. With that tax expiring this year, lawmakers in 2018 agreed to a new, identical levy to pick up in July and run until 2041 to keep the money flowing without interruption. But they never exempted what the

That phase will include a series of public work study sessions with the Planning Commission and City Council to review and provide feedback to staff and will culminate in adoption of the updated plan. The plan, last updated in 2018, is a broad visioning document that outlines the goals for downtown and its evolution. When Council unanimously approved the 2018 plan, it also increased maximum heights in parts of downtown from 90 to

new levy will raise from the expenditure limit. And that alone accounts for more than $632 million of money now coming in to schools --– money they formerly got to spend but, legally speaking, cannot spend this year absent a legislatively approved exemption. If lawmakers do not act, that starts the process of determining how much each district will lose in spending authority. Essigs said the way the law is written, anything over the expenditure limit is divided up among all schools, with each forced to reduce spending by the percentage set regardless of how much they

Dr. Laura Brockel amplifies her patients’ lives

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s a child, Laura Brockel often visited her great aunt, who fell deaf after a case of the measles. She watched her struggle with amplification devices and doctors. “She found it difficult to find someone who was reputable and had the qualifications to handle someone with the profound hearing loss she had,” the North Scottsdale resident said. “She had had cords running up her dress from a battery pack strapped to her leg. She had a ‘body aid,’ a large box that she wore in her bra, and that led to her hearing aids.” Witnessing that plight, Brockel studied audiology at Purdue University and AT Still University. She recently opened a mobile practice, Executive Hearing Solutions, that specializes in hearing devices and advanced audiology technology.

“Testing is done in their homes,” she says about her patients. “I have a portable audiometer. If they need hearing aids, all the testing and fitting can be done in the home.They don’t have to go anywhere.” Frequently, Brockel works with professionals whose jobs are affected by their hearing loss. “Fortunately, we’ve come a long way with technology,” said Brockel, whose practice is private pay. “I specialize in higher-end technology. I’ve worked with attorneys who are having difficulties hearing conversations with their clients or in the courtroom. “A lot of business executives have problems on Zoom calls, in the boardroom and in the courtroom. I mainly help executives maintain their edge in the corporate world and not give way to the younger folks who are coming in.” The practice comes after 30 years in manufacturing — product manager, technical trainer, audiology support

and manufacturing representative. Her knowledge is so vast that she has spoken at a variety of conferences and training sessions in the United States, Hong Kong, Spain and Jamaica. “I’m a firm believer that all audiologists should spend some time working for a hearing aid manufacturer,” Brockel said. “You learn the ins and outs of audiology when you work for a manufacturer, as opposed to working with a private practice or an ENT practice. “You learn how hearing aids work, how they’re fitted, the tricks of the trade — things you otherwise wouldn’t have the chance to learn easily.” A year into Executive Hearing Solutions, Brockel is pleased with the results — and it fits her personality well. “I love meeting people from all walks of life,” she said. “I’m definitely a people person. My kids tease me and say, ‘Mom, do you have to talk to everybody?’ It’s easy for me to talk to

120 feet and expanded the areas where buildings as tall as 150 feet could be built. But that hasn’t sat well with some residents, who have opposed projects like the Southbridge Two development that faced a voter referendum last year. The intent of the downtown plan is to gradually scale up heights and densities throughout downtown with Type 2 areas providing buffers between the lower-scale Type 1 and taller Type 2.5 and 3.

were spending. There’s something else complicating the problem. To balance the budget in the last decade, lawmakers cut dollars from the “district additional assistance’’ fund, money earmarked for schools to pay for items like books, computers and buses. That account was zeroed out by Ducey during his first year in office. That account is now fully funded. But those additional dollars that were restored to schools also helped to push total statewide expenditures above the constitutional limit.

Dr. Laura Brockel studied audiology at Purdue University and AT Still University. (Submitted photo)

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Local gym owner supports federal GYMS Act BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer

ill Crawford won’t lie: Ever since COVID-19 hit, business just has not been the same. People are simply afraid to go to the gym, said Crawford, who has owned Basic Training in Down Town Scottsdale since 1997. “The media is pounding away, ‘you shouldn’t go into gyms, it’s dangerous in gyms,’” Crawford said. The personal training side of the business was closed for eight months at the start of the outbreak and business has never recovered to pre-pandemic levels, he said. The rehabilitation side of his business has carried Crawford through these lean times. He is not alone. Gyms across the country are suffering because of the pandemic, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA). The association’s annual report lists a slew of adverse effects COVID-19 has had

“Through no fault of their own, America’s health clubs, gyms, and studios have been devastated by the pandemic and government-mandated shutdowns,” IHRSA spokeswoman Sami Smith said. “The fitness industry needs financial relief to continue proScottsdale gym owner Bill Crawford said the pandemic has viding a safe space for impacted his business and industry and that a bill in Congress Americans to be acwould help battered business owners like him. (YouTube) tive and gain knowledge to maintain their overall health and on the health and fitness industry on a nawellness. Passing the GYMS Act and protional level. It claims gym and studio usage has de- viding grants to fitness facilities is crucial clined by more than 50 percent. Revenue to assist those businesses that are strugis down $29.2 billion across the industry gling to recover.” The Federal Gyms Mitigation and Surbetween March 20202 and June 2021, acvival (GYMS) Act, is crucial, Crawford said. cording to the report. If passed, the GYMS Act would create a It also says approximately 1.5 million industry employees have lost their jobs dur- $30 billion fund for grants to health and fitness businesses. ing the pandemic.

The grants would cover payroll costs, rent or mortgage payments, including interest; utilities, interest on some debt, taxes, payments required for insurance policies and costs required under any state, local, or federal law or guideline related to social distancing. Introduced in the U.S. House in February, the bill was referred to the House Committee on Small Business. A number of Arizona’s Democratic law makers have cosponsored the legislation, including Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema as well as representatives Raul Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick, Tom O’Halleran and Greg Stanton. Kelly pledge to "keep working in the Senate to ensure that our small businesses have the tools they need to recover from this pandemic.” Going to the gym has its own health benefits as working out with weights builds the immune system, Crawford said. “I don’t think anyone would argue against this federal effort; it helps keep the nation strong, in more ways than one,” Crawford said.

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Local musician delivers as solo artist

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usic was always an escape for Scottsdale resident Ivan Harshman. The full-time musician describes it as a therapeutic outlet throughout his childhood – and still stands by that statement. “Music for me at an early age was important,” explained Harshman, a former member of The Elliots. “I would hide in my room and listen to records and play army men. It was a big deal because there was always a lot going on in the house. It was an escape for me.” Now, the vocalist, writer and instrumentalist is making a name for himself throughout the North Valley as a mustsee — or hear — talent. Harshman has shared the stage with a multitude of renowned musicians and acts, including Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, Ian Moore, Gin Blossoms, David Crosby, Charlie Musselwhite, Carl Palmer, Cake, Sugar Ray, The Samples, Lisa Loeb, The Verve Pipe, Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Mark Mikel, Mudjaw’s Cantankerous Jubilee and The Zombies. With his schedule listed on his website, he can satisfy a variety of requests, including classics like his Beatles medley as well as perform his own original pieces, like “Avalon” and “The Dailies.” “It doesn’t really matter what songs you play, as long as you play well,” Harshman says. “If you destroy someone’s favorite song, you’re not doing them or yourself any favors.” Harshman, whose sound ranges from a blend of bluegrass to “pop-Beatlesesque songs,” says he prefers not to limit himself to any particular category. Harshman attributes his inspiration

Scottsdale resident Ivan Harshman attributes his inspiration to his uncle, a singer and bass player. (Special to the Progress)

to dabble in the music industry to his uncle, a singer and bass player. At 14, he taught himself how to play the guitar. Harshman then began writing lyrical pieces shortly after. “I started writing songs immediately,” Harshman said. “I had a lot going on inside of me. There’s two kinds of performers, there’s the ones that are using it as a catharsis and then there’s people that want attention.” Harshman organized his first threepiece band about a year later, playing bass guitar with several classmates. At 16, Harshman played for his uncle’s band at local bars while helping with stage management. “I would run lights and they would pay me to be a light-man,” he says. “And then I would come up and would sing, at first, two or three songs, and then four or five.” After graduating from high school, Harshman earned his own open stage

night at a local bar called Shari’s Place Upstairs. The stage was furnished with microphones and a drum set, Harshman explains. “It was a musician’s bar. That’s who hung out there, musicians,” he says. “I would host the night and people would come up and want to play and they could. All of a sudden, drums would kick in behind me. If you started playing a song somebody liked, they’d just walk up and start playing with you. “It’s really how I learned. All of those guys were older, seasoned and ridiculously good musicians.” Harshman arrived in Tempe around the late ’90s. The aspiring musician, who was in his early 20s at the time, initially planned to pursue music in Los Angeles, but his hopes were curtailed following the demise of the record label industry in the early 2000s.

He then joined what would become the Arizona-based “supergroup” The Elliots shortly after. The trio contained fellow singer-songwriters Blake Thompson on the vocals and guitar and Kate Russo on vocals, the electric violin and keyboards. “We were three lead singer-songwriters, we called ourselves the unofficial super group,” Harshman recounts. “Everybody was a lead singer-songwriter from another band. Basically, we started writing and playing and had a great following.” Harshman left the group around 2004 to pursue his next chapter as primarily a solo artist, he says. In 2009, he joined the classic rock outfit The Rig with Valley musicians Ronnie Winter, a vocalist and guitarist, and Gary Bruzzese, a vocalist and drummer. To this day, the group performs once a month at local hangouts like Cave Creek’s The Hideaway Grill. Performing is one of the few times that Harshman feels in the moment, he says. “When I’m performing, it’s the only time where I’m really concentrating on one thing and I feel relaxed,” Harshman explains. “I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be. I don’t feel anxious, I don’t feel nervous. I don’t feel like I’m missing something.” Harshman adds it is an important time to support live and local musicians. He encourages music- overs to continue to buy records or pay musicians in any capacity that they can. “Live music is alive and well, as long as people keep showing up,” he shares. “People love live music. After COVID, people would come from different states and would come and cry. Grown men and women would cry, it’s very important to people.” Information: ivanharshman.com

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Red Hawk Garage Suites starts taking shape BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

he day after the Oct. 6 groundbreaking for Red Hawk Garage Suites, early purchasers raised their glasses to celebrate the start of a dream’s transition to reality. Plans for the 48,000-square-foot space at 15th Avenue and Happy Valley Road had begun three years ago, but the concept is something that Red Hawk Development CEO Charles Eckert Jr. has wanted to build for more than a decade. “If you would’ve told me three years ago it would’ve taken us three years to get the building permits, I would’ve laughed in your face,” said Eckert. “I’m glad that didn’t happen because I would have made a fool of myself.” Eckert had worked with several groups on the same concepts, including Toy Barn. Around 2007, when Toy Barn was

Charles Eckert Jr, owner of Red Hawk Garage Suites and managing director of Red Hawk Development, talks to a guest about details at the launch (David Minton/ Progress Staff Photographer)

preparing to develop its first project on Lone Mountain Road, Eckert was thinking about creating a similar space in Anthem. But the Great Recession put a pause on the project. Eckert continued to work for over a decade with other projects north of Happy Valley Road between 19th avenue and 17th avenue. Despite being busy during that span, he could not shake the idea of creating luxury garage suites. “Arizona is a car state and I always felt there was a market niche for this,” he said. His concept has changed. “Our original concept was to take this three-acre parcel of land and put an automotive repair service center on the corner of it then wrap the site with garages,” said Eckert. “I ended up changing that by getting rid of the corner and incorporating the

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Junk in the Trunk turns to the holidays BY MALLORY GLEICH Progress Contributor

t all began with a love of junk. Well, not junk, but vintage finds – items that some might consider clutter but that Coley Arnold and Lindsey Holt consider a treasure. Arnold and Holt met 13 years ago at a family church function and said that they became instant friends. They bonded over being moms, but a whole new idea came to mind when they realized their shared passion for all things vintage. “Lindsey and I have traveled all over the country for a good vintage find,” Arnold said. “We go to lots of estate sales, garage sales, and frequent goodwill stops. When we realized we had this in common, we

Kevin Holt, Lindsey Holt and Coley Arnold are pleased with the growth of their concept for Junk in the Trunk. (Lauren Peachie)

jokingly discussed opening a vintage shopping event.” The inside joke turned into a business plan, and with their family and friends’ support, Junk in the Trunk became a reality. The first event happened 10 years ago in a neighborhood backyard. “We set up 23 vendors and had 600 people come through in four hours!” Arnold said. After the success of that first event, the pair decided to move their next pop-up to an actual venue: WestWorld of Scottsdale. Here, guests can browse through 120,000 square feet of space filled with 130+ vintage curators from around the southwest. Junk in the Trunk became so

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entire garage project on the entire parcel. That delayed us about six months.” The project launched again in February of 2020 and gained a little traction until the world shut down, for reasons we are all familiar with by now. Then he ran into more roadblocks. “We’ve had some real challenges and the city has had some real challenges with getting paperwork, documents and approvals turned around,” he said. “It’s been a long and aggravating process.” He said it took his company 11-months to get site plan approval from the City of Phoenix. Despite all the challenges, he was committed to making his vision a reality. “As a developer, I take big risks for a living,” said Eckert. “I’m also an economist by trade, so I knew that this thing would catch on based on the Garage Town concept and Toy Barn’s success.” Eckert was intrigued by the development of 4,000 new homes in the area. “I wanted to look at this project through two perspectives. One perspective was through the eyes of car guys and the other perspective was through people who own boats and RV’s,” said Eckert. “The beauty of where we are is that we’re a mile and a half east of I-17 and we’re accessible by loop 101 and 7th street.” His gamble has paid off as Eckert report-

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popular that Holt and Arnold even added a second event that happens annually in California. “Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market started with a mission to bring together small makers with local shoppers,” Arnold said. “Our goal is to support small businesses and give them a place to showcase their products.” Their dreams continued to grow, and in 2020, the pair opened The Vintage Arcadia, a small boutique and restaurant at 44th St. and Osborn Road. “We knew we wanted a neighborhood spot, and Arcadia has been home to Coley for ten years, so when we found this spot, we knew it was the one,” Holt said. Their next adventure: The Market by Junk in the Trunk pop-up at Scottsdale Quarter, 15059 N. Scottsdale Road, which opened for the third season on Oct. 15 and will run until Dec. 24. The Market is located next to Lululemon and Vince,

ed Red Hawk Garage Suites had reservations on 30 of its 46 garages before breaking ground. One of the early purchasers was Jeremy Wells, who plans to turn the garage into a “fun zone” for him and his teenage son. “We plan to bring our dirt bikes, pingpong table, arcade games and couches and we’re really excited to have an off-site place to hang out,” he said. “We live in a home that’s somewhat restricted as to what you can store and this allows us to get the toys that we want and enjoy them rather than store them,” he said. Red Hawk will feature a large community clubhouse with a club room for patrons to smoke cigars, a wet bar, and a large community refrigerator. Each garage will have plumbing to accommodate a restroom, will feature 120 amps of power and have the capability for air conditioning. “It’s a gathering place for people with common interests,” said Eckert. “You can build your own man cave in these things.” With the success of the first initial round of spaces, Eckert has plans to open more locations in the future and establish a brand. “We’re creating a brand and we plan on doing this between six and eight more locations across the valley,” he said. “We want Red Hawk Garage suites to be synonymous with the Valley.” Info: redhawkgaragesuites.com across from True Food Kitchen. The focus is on holiday shopping, with 18 vendors including Cayla Gray perfumes and soaps, Fierce Forward Jewelry and Citizen home décor. Shoppers will find an array of locally made items like vintage clothes, candles, jewelry and Christmas decorations. When the pair aren’t scoping out vintage finds or tending to business at the markets, they’re running a women’s networking community for entrepreneurs called The Foundress. “We love bringing people together and building community. That is the driver behind all our businesses,” Arnold said. “We never thought we would become business owners, so to now own three businesses seems crazy some days!” Future plans for the duo include shopping for all things vintage and continuing to share their love of all things old-fashioned with the Valley. Information: junkinthetrunk.com.

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cottsdale’s Wilde Wealth Management Group supported Free Arts for Abused Children by crafting affirmation cards and bravery bracelet kits for nearly 60 local youth participants. The volunteer project included a fundraising effort for items on the children’s wish lists. “Each quarter, in addition to our team’s participation on individual nonprofit boards and other fundraising activities, we choose a local nonprofit organization that will allow us to volunteer time together on a single day so that we may affect positive change as a team,” said Trevor Wilde, co-founder and chief executive officer of Wilde Wealth Management Group. The tasks were accomplished through Wilde for Arizona, its community relations arm. In addition to this project, Wilde recently engaged its offices statewide in a volunteer

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Don’t let outsider dark money ruin Scottsdale BY MAYOR DAVID ORTEGA Progress Guest Writer

o predictable, outsider Dark Money is attacking Scottsdale! They want to blade Old Town and encroach into the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. They would weaken our family-friendly neighborhoods, cause gridlock in our streets, strangle our tourism, cripple Scottsdale Arts culture and over-burden infrastructure. Together, we must vote Yes on Proposition 463 – Scottsdale General Plan 2035. Dark money wants chaos, by spreading falsehoods they insult our intelligence. Every business, or organization, HOA and household, has a �ive-year and 10-year horizon. Having guiding principles and vision to know our past, present and aspi-

Mystery General Plan opponent should come clean Who is the anonymous group behind the hit piece and negative signs against the Scottsdale General Plan? Who are you and who are your �inancial backers? If you are unwilling to identify yourselves...what is it that you are hiding? Why hasn’t your organization registered with the city? Are you associated with elements of the development community and special interest groups which oppose the new General Plan because it will raise the bar on requirements regarding new developments? You owe it to this community to come out of the shadows and identify yourselves and your true motivations. The street signs and mailings are �illed with untruths and mis-

rational future is why Scottsdale is such a great place. Hundreds of residents and stakeholders spent thousands of hours, with staff in full public view to craft General Plan 2035. Outsider dark money is attacking General Plan 2035 from the shadows. General Plan 2035 is not a tax increase. In fact, �inancial diligence and steadfast accountability are written into GP-2035. Outsider Dark Money spreads lies, because they want to exploit and ruin the attributes which make Scottsdale so blessed. Who are the likely suspects in Dark Money? At the City Council meeting on Aug. 26, an apartment lobbyist testi�ied that they will bring “50,400 new apartments to Scottsdale” – then spoke a second time to “object, (complain) that the water and sewer rate increases did not suit us.” As mayor of Scottsdale, I pushed back: “Did I hear you right, bring 50,400 apartments? That is 100,800 new renters to our city of 250,000? And for the record, we

are not going to subsidize the apartment builders one dollar for water and sewer fees.” Coincidentally, outsider dark money went into motion to attack Scottsdale. General Plan 2035 is not optional, but mandatory under Arizona law. All other cities around us, are required to reach out, listen to all stakeholders and draft a general plan. Dark money wants to manipulate, to own Scottsdale. Scottsdale GP-2035 has 24 elements, including new sections for tourism, the Preserve and sustainability that are not in the original General Plan 2001, adopted 20 years ago. Dark money is trying to scuttle our best effort to balance critical economic vitality, transportation, parks and recreation, desert preservation, Old Town character and so many other essentials. Outsider dark money wants to sow confusion by attacking our Scottsdale con�idence!

To be clear, every councilmember helped to write the General Plan 2035. We worked tirelessly, in public and when �inished, our Council voted unanimously, including Councilwoman Kathy Little�ield, for GP-2035. Then in a separate action, the Council as co-authors, voted again, unanimously, to put GP-2035 on the November ballot. Outsider dark money does not want community planning, honesty, or reason to follow Arizona law. Scottsdale is required to update the General Plan every 10 years. Dark money sees GP-2035 as an obstruction. They are attacking me but I am fearless. Dark money is working with Summit Consulting, their political operatives. But they do not realize that falsehoods will back�ire. I urge every resident, please vote YES on Proposition 463—Scottsdale General Plan 2035. Tell outsider dark money, “You are dead wrong. We are all part of Scottsdale success.”

information. Many of us are unhappy with the number of new apartments, their density and their height. The new General Plan proposal will further protect our Scottsdale neighborhoods by adding more development costs and greater limitations on development. It requires higher design standards, more open space and many other community bene�its. And most importantly, it further protects our Preserve. Vote YES on proposition 463. -Larry Manross

tion that “the Aug. 24 meeting’s call for public comment grew rowdy as people voiced their displeasure with the (mask) mandate.” That meeting was, for all intents and purposes, closed to the public since the public wasn’t allowed to listen in on the deliberations – unless they had access outside of the meeting via electronic means. Only one speaker was allowed in the meeting at a time; no other members of the public were allowed in to listen. Therefore, how could the meeting’s call for public comment have become “rowdy” when only one member of the public was allowed inside at a time? The assertion is false. Nevertheless, this governing board has previously demanded the public speak only about those topics the board wishes

to hear, in the manner the board wishes to allow, and in a tone the board wishes them to speak – despite board President Greenburg’s previous assertions that personally criticizing board members is a First Amendment right, even if it’s “tasteless” (Jann-Michael Greenburg, letter to then SUSD Superintendent Kriekard, 2/4/2019). Thus, Cienowski’s desire to “counter excesses among any unhappy community members” is a displaced and presumably unconstitutional effort to “depersonalize“ – as Greenburg now calls it – comments she claims to have received outside of board meetings while the board continues its attempt to silence the voices of frustrated parents and community members. -Valerie Shannon

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Horizon football thriving under new head coach Andy Litten BY ZACH ALVIRA Progress Sports Editor

orizon’s football program made headlines in 2019 when the Huskies broke into the inaugural Open Division playoffs under then-head coach Ty Wisdom. Much like he has done in his �irst season with Desert Vista this year, Wisdom turned the Horizon program around during his short tenure. But after a 3-3 season in 2020, in which the Huskies canceled two games due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the program, Wisdom took the opportunity to be just the third head coach in team history for the Thunder in Ahwatukee last December. That’s when Andy Litten stepped in. “These kids embraced me, this community embraced me, I really felt welcome when I came here,” Litten said. “And a lot of credit has to go to Ty (Wisdom). He’s coached the heck out of these guys and left this program in a good spot. Our whole motto was we would embrace tradition as long as they can embrace change. The kids were really excited about that.” Litten immediately went to work with his new players. Chemistry was reestablished in the program and relationships between Litten, his coaching staff and players were formed. There was a sense of trust virtually right away between them all. Most of which stemmed from Litten’ track record as a coach. He led Marana High School’s program for seven years and coached current Arizona State quarterback Trenton Bourguet. Under Litten, the Tigers had one of the best offenses in the state. He left Marana and moved to the Valley in 2018 where he became offensive coordinator at Hamilton. It was there he helped coach the Huskies to two straight Open Division appearances, including the semi�inals in 2019 and state title game last season.

Horizon head football coach Andy Litten, hired to lead the Huskies in December, has the program on a path to the Open Division playoffs starting with a 5-0 record with players eager to compete against the best. (Dave Minton/Progress Staff)

Now with his Horizon team at 5-0 heading into Friday’s matchup against Gilbert, the Open eight is once again on his mind. “We talk about it a lot and that’s where our goals are,” Litten said. “We want to win a state championship and we want to play the best. We want to be in the Open.” Horizon is led by a group of seniors that were a part of the 2019 team’s success. Matthew Klopfenstein, one of the top tight ends in the state has been a force on offense for the Huskies alongside junior running back Wesley Lambert and senior quarterback Skyler Partridge. On defense, Daniel “Boobie” Santiago has been a wrecking ball from his defensive tackle spot. The 6-foot-2, 288-pound senior has dominated interior offensive lines. He’s also spent time on offense leading the way for Lambert. This season has been special for Santiago. Originally from New York, he transferred to Horizon when the pandemic began to take its hold on his home state. He wanted an opportunity to play football, and Arizona and Horizon gave that to him. After his junior year he transferred back to New York to �inish off his high school career with his old friends. Then, a short time later, he re-

Daniel “Boobie” Santiago has been a wrecking ball for Horizon at defensive line and a natural leader. The senior transferred back to Horizon after leaving for his home state of New York after last season. (Dave Minton/Progress Staff)

turned. He said returning and leaving his home state again was bittersweet, but his Horizon teammates made yet another move easy. “It was bittersweet coming back. I love being home, but I had to take care of business coming back and I couldn’t be happier to be here,” Santiago said. “I created a lot of special bonds here that helped clear my mind off the �ield. “I’m really blessed to be here.” Like his coach, Santiago aspires to compete against the state’s best. He and his teammates are aiming for a trip to the Open Division playoffs. Getting there, however, is still a challenge. The Huskies faced a Gilbert team that won three straight games this past Friday. Next week, Horizon faces a Saguaro team that now has all of its players, including key transfers, eligible. Matchups with Notre Dame and a Campo Verde team with a strong defense still remain to close out the regular season. The Huskies are con�ident they can continue their path of success, but they choose to focus one week at a time. “We are just taking it one game at a time

and thinking about next week,” Santiago said. “This year has been a blast. We have great coaches and I have great friends here. This team means the world to me right now.” Horizon’s accomplishments through the �irst half of the season paint the picture for what this team could be. For the �irst time ever, the Huskies knocked off their rival Pinnacle. They followed that up with a victory over Desert Edge, a team many tabbed to return to the Open Division playoffs this season. The Huskies also beat the defending 5A champion in Sunrise Mountain before winning a close matchup against Millennium. They most recently blew out Apollo, currently the No. 7 team in the 5A Conference. Litten credits his players for buying into the process he and his staff set forth when he arrived. Now, they have to continue to execute and most importantly, continue to believe in themselves. “It’s been really special,” Litten said. “The biggest thing is the kids believe. The Pinnacle game leap-frogged us into it. Everything has really snowballed. Belief is a nasty weapon and I think we have it.”

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Scottsdale woman levels the polo playing field BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

olo and horses have gifted Airpark resident Natalie Grancharov Camacho with the best things in

life. Camacho met her husband, Andres, on the polo field, and she and her family bond over horses. “I love it,” Camacho said. “I met my husband playing polo. My sister plays polo. My husband’s family plays polo. For us, it’s a lifestyle. We have horses that are off-the-track racehorses who we rehabbed to teach polo.” She loves it for its physicality. Like football, hockey and soccer, polo is a contact sport, she said. “You get to bump a little bit. It is really fun. It’s a total adrenaline rush to full speed gallop on a horse. It’s hard to describe how fun it is,” Camacho said. Camacho has been with the Arizona Polo Club for 15 years and serves as the player coordinator for The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort set

Natalie Grancharov Camacho has been with the Arizona Polo Club for 15 years and serves as the player coordinator for The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort set for Saturday, Oct. 23, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. (Facebook)

for Saturday, Oct. 23, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Its 10th anniversary event will see

polo star Nic Roldan suiting up for the Aspen Valley Club, owned by Marc and Melissa Ganzi. The club will face off

against La Mariposa Argentina Polo Team, which is making its event debut. Among the additional teams scheduled to play in 2021 are Jet Set Women’s All-Star Polo Team, Bogota Polo Team, Arizona Polo Club, Grand Champions Polo Club and Wales Polo Team. Camacho admires the organizer, Jason Rose, for bringing the event to Scottsdale. “When you see clubs that put on a huge polo event and concert, Scottsdale did it first,” she explains. “He has some of the best polo players in the world, and the highest-rated female and male players. “There are a lot of other amazing things – opera, a senior ladies cheerleading group and rugby at halftime. The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona is there. There’s an art auction, a dog fashion show and a car show as well. It’s a really well-rounded event. It is like a circus, but not really.” Rose held the event last year during the pandemic, although it was scaled

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Quarter offers week of music and spooky celebrations BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer

ith the completion of its final phase of the shopping center, Scottsdale Quarter has upped the ante on its traditional “Boo & Brew” festival with a weeklong festival dubbed “Brew & New.” The celebration, which runs from Oct. 18-23, will feature live music every night throughout the week; on Friday and Saturday, it will host family-friendly events, activities and contests. “Scottsdale Quarter is thrilled to com-

This pooch appears ready to take in the sights at Scottsdale Quartyer's Boo & Brew. (Courtesy Scottsdale Quarter)

memorate the completion of the shopping center which is why we’re calling it ‘Boo and New’ as opposed to ‘Boo and Brew’ like we did last year,” said Scottsdale Quarter General Manager Richard Hunt. “This is a chance for guests to experience the new offerings at Scottsdale Quarter while also celebrating the fall season.” Live music will liven up the complex every night from 5-7 p.m. but the big celebration will begin Friday. That evening will feature a live mural painting by local artist Lauren Lee, a fall

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candle workshop, a pumpkin carving workshop, beer tasting at Culinary Dropout, and live music. Saturday will be the peak of the week with goat yoga in the morning followed by cake decorating, an adult coloring workshop, a create a floral arrangement workshop, and the return of Boo & Brew; where guests can sample beers across a beer garden, enjoy food from vendors and occupy their kids with face paintings and crafts. “We will have live music, local art, fall games, and some free family fun,” said Hunt. “The weekend will also be more of our signature event of ‘Boo and Brew’ where guests can enjoy local craft beers and entertainment.” In addition to tasting beers, Scottsdale Quarter encourages guests to dress their

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dogs in costumes and partake in The Quarter’s “Doggie Costume Contest.” Parents can also register kids to trick or treat around The Quarter as part of its “Candy Crawl.” “It’s all about getting everybody into the fall festival mood,” said Hunt. Hunt also sees this as a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the completion of the grand vision for Scottsdale Quarter. “The first phase of Scottsdale Quarter began in 2008 intending to create a vibrant urban destination that brings people together to live, work and play,” he said. “We’re excited to welcome the community to celebrate the culmination of that vision.” The end of the vision came with the completion of what is known as the “LBlock,” of The Quarter, which added 300 luxury apartments and 35,000 square feet of street-level retail that is now home to

Amazon Books, Culinary Dropout, Gorjana, Albion, and MIXT. October tends to be the beginning of tourism season in Scottsdale, but it can also be a bit of a slow time for retailers as they gear up for heavier crowds closer to the holidays. “We’re all about driving traffic and allowing consumers to be able to see the different types of stores we have and the new offering we have at Scottsdale Quarter,” he said. “Last year we had a very good turnout and I believe we will see more people.” Hunt is excited by the prospect of a new tourism season and is excited to see a higher volume of guests returning to Scottsdale Quarter this fall. “I love to say that from Columbus Day to Mother’s Day is our high season,” he said. “It’s when we get our tourists and visitors and it’s an exciting time.” With the event falling a week from the

unofficial start to the busy season, Hunt advises guests who attend the event to take advantage of Scottsdale Quarter’s three parking garages and to have fun. “We hope this puts smiles on people’s faces,” he said. “A lot of what we do is welcome the community in to celebrate and become part of our community. The smiles, the laughter and the comradery are what we look forward to the most.”

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down. On-site testing was available. Organizers begin planning the event 10 months in advance. “What is surprising is the players love Scottsdale,” Camacho said. “Guys from England have been here multiple times. This is their thing. Pretty famous players love coming back, and they love Scottsdale. Women (attendees) love this event, too. Some plan their hats and outfits six months in advance.” Born and raised in Silicon Valley, Camacho has been fascinated with horses since she was young. In her hometown, barns were not readily available. “I just thought they were cool animals, but I love all animals,” she said. Camacho learned to play polo 20 years ago, when she was attending UC Davis. Camacho connected with polo. She rides six days a week during the season – October to December, and then February to April. Mondays are off days for the horse and riders. Tuesdays to Fridays are reserved for workouts and conditioning. Scrimmages or tournaments are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays. She often sees people who are addicted like her. “People come out and take one lesson and they are just hooked. They’re dropping all their money for polo. It’s one horse, and then a truck and trailer, and traveling on the weekends. There are people who really love their golf. I

really love polo.” Sir Winston Churchill once said, “A polo handicap is a passport to the world.” That’s been the case for Camacho. Camacho is a 0 goal handicap and has played and watched polo clubs and matches in the United States, Colombia and Europe. “It’s not as many places as I would like, if I was being honest,” she said. Camacho met Andres eight years ago and married seven years ago. Andres is a fifth-generation polo player, and the sport has been part of his family for more than 100 years. As a young child in Colombia, he and his brother accompanied their father to polo matches at the Polo Club of Bogota on weekends. He continued playing the sport after moving to Arizona in 2010 to pursue his MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Andres and Natalie enjoy the friendly competition around the field. “Polo is a great sport where men and women can compete on the same field,” she said. “It’s one of the few sports that is truly equal. I encourage anyone to come out and take a polo lesson.” The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Presented by Talking Stick Resort

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Fast-casual vegan eatery planned for Scottsdale BY MALLORY GLEICH Progress Staff Writer

n 2019, Arizona transplant Daniel Homaijani had an idea for a vegan burger restaurant that he wanted to share with the Valley, but he wasn’t sure how to go about it. The first idea was a pop-up shop, but then he thought, “I’m going to chase my dream.” He took some time, did plenty of research, and that is how UNiQ Burger came to be. “I knew this concept could be trendy, so after my researching, I decided just to dive in and open an actual restaurant,” Homaijani said. UNiQ Burger is a 100 percent plantbased eatery that will open in early 2022 at the Fountain Plaza off McDowell and Hayden roads in Scottsdale. Guests will order at the counter, be seated and called to pick up their meal.

“It was quite a struggle to find a location that would work for UNiQ, so it’s exhilarating to finally be in the home stretch of this rollercoaster of an expe-

have many vegan options and that the vegan demographic was much more significant in that part of the Valley. UNiQ will serve a signature burger made with a thin-sliced and seasoned Impossible patty, grilled onion, lettuce, vegan cheese and UNiQ sauce (a secret Daniel Homaijani plans to make an all-vegan burger the menu recipe). “We think that the focal point of his southern Scottsdale restaurant. (Facebook) patty shouldn’t be the star of the burger – rience,” Homaijani said. He explained that each time the team then, it would be like every other spot. The thought a location for the new restaurant combinations of flavor we use are what would work, another business had already makes the burger great,” Homaijani said. The eatery will also serve multiple taken it. They considered moving to a few differsee VEGAN page 37 ent cities but knew that Scottsdale didn’t

Insomnia Cookies offers late-night treats BY MALLORY GLEICH Progress Staff Writer

rom the east coast to the west comes Insomnia Cookies, a latenight bakery concept that started in an unconventional place – a dorm room in Pennsylvania. Former UPenn student and New York native Seth Berkowitz and his roommates were up late one evening studying when they decided a snack was in order. While they usually settled for takeout, the group was looking for something sweet – and were disappointed when they couldn’t find any open shops. “Based on this universal need – the midnight snack – Insomnia Cookies was born,” Chief Marketing Officer Tom Carusona said. “The first shop opened in Syracuse, New

Back in Philadelphia where Insomnia Cookies was born, the company runs a CookieLab to experiment with different flavors and One of the CookieLab creations was this assortment of vibrantly decorated treats. (YouTube) toppings. (YouTube)

York in 2006, and there are now more than 200 locations nationwide.” Berkowitz said that his first location was near UPenn and he chose Syracuse because

of the convenience – the shop was so popular that he opened three Insomnia Cookie shops next, all around the same time. Berkowitz was majoring in finance,

which helped prepare him for what was to come, especially in building the brand and

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French-fry plates, salads, desserts and snacks (another secret to be revealed before the grand opening). Homaijani said that UNiQ plans on offering a small menu so that everything is served exceptionally. “There are many places in the Valley where people can get a good vegan meal, but I’ve found that there aren’t many where you can get food fast while still being delicious. We will ensure that everything is made to perfection,” he said. On the drink side of the menu, guests will find fountain bevvies, vegan milkshakes and a variety of draught beer and seltzers. The secret behind a good vegan milkshake? “High-quality vegan ice cream and plant milk,” Homaijani said. “If you start with those things, the rest comes naturally.” The UNiQ team plans on holding their grand opening in the coming months – Homaijani explained that, in his opinion, this is the most exciting part about launching a

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helping him run the business. Insomnia’s name is a nod to the late-night sweet-cravers – Insomnia keeps most of its stores open until 1 a.m. and can be picked up or delivered right to your door. The menu has an array of classic and deluxe cookies, as well as seasonal options. Past limited-time flavors include bananas foster, blueberry cobbler, red velvet and pumpkin spice. They’ve even offered breakfast-themed cookies, like cereal and milk, blueberry pancake and everything bagel cookie (that one comes with cream cheese icing). Classic cookie flavors include chocolate chunk, double chocolate chunk and snickerdoodle – but there are more than 12 flavors to choose from. Even better, Insomnia also offers ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, cookie cakes and “dippers,” which are cookies that come with spreadable icing. There are also vegan and gluten-free options. “We would like to share the recipes, but those, we keep secret,” Carusona said. “We’re always baking up exciting new flavors.” In June of last year, Insomnia Cookies unveiled a new research and development department called CookieLab, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

burger shop. “The grand opening will be a very sentimental day, and I am personally so excited to see people enjoying meals and hopefully making an impact on their lives. It makes me very happy hearing how excited people are to try out the restaurant,” he said. For those that are skeptical, Homaijani wants everyone to know that there are absolutely zero animal products in the restaurant. “No dairy, no honey, no eggs, no gelatin, no meat. It might fool some people because a lot of the food we’re serving tastes non-vegan, but we can assure you we are completely vegan,” he said. UNiQ plans to offer various promotions and discounts and incorporate seasonal menu items. Projected hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sundays and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. For more information (and to �ind out when the grand opening celebration will be), visit uniqburger.com. CookieLab experts use the space to develop new flavors and desserts, which allows Insomnia to release cookie creations throughout the year. What’s even more remarkable about CookieLab is that it has a “secret” passage (behind a bookcase) inside the Passyunk (Philadelphia) location where guests can pick up goodies from a secret menu or create their decadence by picking their favorite dough, mix-ins and toppings. Unfortunately, there aren’t any plans to build a CookieLab in Arizona, but we have three locations to choose from. In early September, the newest location opened inside Kitchen United Mix, 7127 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale. One location is steps from Arizona State University on University Drive in Tempe and the other is in Tucson. “Scottsdale was a perfect next step to expand the footprint of the brand in Arizona. We’re so excited to join the Scottsdale community and look forward to making some new Insomniacs,” Carusona said. The Scottsdale location hours vary, but pick up during the week is from 11 a.m. to midnight and 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Delivery starts at noon and is offered until midnight during the week and 1 a.m. on weekends. Information: insomniacookies.com.

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t’s the time of year when we start thinking about the comfort foods of the harvest season; squash, pumpkins and, of course, sweet potatoes. Time to pull out my recipe for Rustic Southern Sweet Potato Pie. In the Southern kitchens of America, homebakers just called it potato pie because, according to my 1965 Farm Journal’s Complete Pie Cookbook, folks south of the Mason Dixon Line refer to sweet potatoes as simply “potatoes” and the white variety they call “Irish” potatoes. In any case sweet potato pie is an American favorite and the soul food sister of our beloved pumpkin pie. Not necessarily associated with a holiday like Thanksgiving though, you can gobble up sweet potato pie anytime of the year, especially now when the yams and sweet potatoes are in peak season. A good old-fashioned rustic southern sweet potato pie is rich and luscious enough to be a gut-busting dessert, For the filling: 2 large yams 2 large sweet potatoes 2 cups sugar 1 stick of butter, melted 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla Directions: In a large pot, boil yams and potatoes for about one hour or until tender. Drain water and let potatoes cool. When cool enough to handle, peel skins off and place yams and potatoes in a ricer or potato masher. In a bowl, combine yams and potatoes, sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and vanilla. Mix well. For the dough: 3 tablespoons butter 3 cups flour ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup sugar 1/3 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon pure vanilla 1 cup whole milk 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk

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