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Volume 32 Issue 25 Goodyear, AZ
May 5, 2021
Business Briefcase BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
Hello, and welcome back to Business Briefcase! Last week we focused on some new developments headed to Buckeye. This week, we will look at three new developments Goodyear has to look forward to.
NorthPoint Cabinetry
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Dimora Brands announced on April 22 that it is opening its third NorthPoint Cabinetry distribution center. The 116,000-square-foot facility in Goodyear will service the Western region of the United States in addition to initially employing 20 team members. NorthPoint Cabinetry from Hardware Resources is a collection of easy-to-assemble cabinetry for the kitchen, bath, mudroom, laundry and garage. As Goodyear continues to grow, Mayor Georgia Lord expressed her excitement for the new addition. “I am so pleased that Dimora Brands/ Hardware Resources chose Goodyear as home to their first facility in Arizona,” Lord said. “Goodyear has available class A buildings where quality companies can quickly open and, more importantly, create jobs for our residents. We welcome Hardware Resources and look forward to their continued success.” The facility will be located at 215 N. 143rd Avenue. For more information, visit dimorabrands.com. Public Notices ............... page 3 © Copyright, 2021 West Valley View, Inc.
Goodyear Civic Square at Estrella Falls Civic Square will bring several new amenities to Goodyear, including a library, city hall, 2-acre park and gathering place and an upscale class A office space. With an estimated completion date of 2022, Lori Gary, Goodyear’s economic development director, said the Civic Square is an “is an important milestone for the city’s future growth.” The Civic Square at Estrella Falls will be north of McDowell Road and west of Harkins Theater, near 150th Drive.
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trial building with an estimated completion date of July 2021. The building will include 36-foot clear height, 48 dock doors, 190-foot truck courts, four drive-in doors, a sprinkler system and white interior walls. The building will address increased demand from tenants seeking 100,000 to 275,000 square feet in Goodyear. The development is located on Litchfield Road, near MC-85.
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Show captures artists’ views of themselves, others BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN
West Valley View Contributing Writer
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hen Johanna Virgil learned about the Scottsdale art project “I Am You, You Are Me: Portraits,” she knew exactly which photograph she wanted to submit. “I thought I’d enter that portrait, because it is very dear to me,” said Virgil, a Goodyear resident. Hers was one of 30 portraits selected for the juried show at the Scottsdale Civic Center Public Gallery inside the library at 3839 N. Drinkwater Boulevard, Scottsdale. They will be on display through June 21 and are also viewable on the website at scottsdalepublicart.org. Virgil, who often takes desert landscape photos while outside hiking, also shoots portraits as a way of trying to capture her special moments. The portrait she submitted, “No hugs, NO kisses,” captured her family’s recent emotional moment. Two days before Christmas 2020, her father-in-law was hospitalized with COVID-19. It quickly progressed, and he had to be intubated. He spent a month in the hospital, isolated from all family members. “We were all sure we were going to lose him,” Virgil said. “It was very grim.” Fortunately, he survived, and the intubation strengthened his lungs. He was eventually released and went home. It had its toll on him. He lost more than 70 pounds, is on oxygen, and needs a wheelchair to get around. Virgil said he has a phone that couldn’t FaceTime. Finally, in late February, after a home-based 15-day quarantine, the family saw him separated by a glass arcadia door. And, as the title of the photo said, there were no hugs or kisses between father and son or grandfather and the grandson who was born in 2020. The grandfather has never held him. “There are no hugs and kisses for grandfather, not just in that picture but in the whole year,” Virgil said. “We
haven’t been able to do any physical contact.” Virgil took only a couple photos so she could enjoy the moment, she said. She did very little post-production editing other than burning a few areas for effect and enhancing the grandfather’s face. “When I made it black and white, it truly made you home in on the mo- Johanna Virgil’s “I Am You, You Are Me: Portraits” is on display through June 21 at the Scottsdale Civic Center Public Gallery inside the library at 3839 N. Drinkwater ment, the emotion, Boulevard, Scottsdale. (Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Public Library) the grandfather’s face,” Virgil said. One set of artists collaborated and “You are really not distracted by any- created humorous portraits of each oththing else. I wanted to really be able to er holding dogs and posing with their see the dramatic change in the photo- artwork. graph that I know is there in real life.” Other artists in the exhibition include With a BFA in photography from Susan Allred (Tempe), Laura Amphlett ASU, Virgil has a longtime interest in (Phoenix), Neil Borowicz (Tempe), the medium. Her father was an avid Rebecca Clark (Tucson), Dana Corbo photographer, and she grew up sur- (Scottsdale), Turner Davis (Phoenix), rounded by photos and taking them Katherine Del Rosario (Tempe), Jeherself. rome Fleming (Phoenix), Becky Freshe “Photographs are like stealing a mo- (Tacoma, Washington), Lex Gjurasic ment in time,” Virgil said. (Tucson), Dain Q. Gore (Laveen), “Time waits for nobody, and you Ira Grin (Chandler), Tiesha Harrison can’t control time, but with photog- (Phoenix), Jane Kelsey-Mapel (Phoeraphy you can. It’s this magical are- nix), Lilach Keren (Scottsdale), Galya na of capturing a moment, and I love Kerns (Litchfield Park), Kathi Knox that.” (Phoenix), Brianna Noble (Phoenix), The Scottsdale exhibit boasts paint- Eliza Plumlee (Tucson), Kara Roschi ings, photographs, collages, sculptures (Phoenix), Alexandra Ross (Mitchell, and textiles. Artwork includes self-por- Manitoba, Canada), William Touhey traits and images both abstract and rep- (Tucson), Chris Vena (Tempe), Ingrid resentational. Wells (San Francisco) and Wendy Wil“When someone is rendering a por- lis (Phoenix). trait, the line between the artist and the sitter are blurred, and the portrait is a If You Go... representation of the relationship beWhat: “I Am You, You Are Me: Portraits” tween artist and sitter, however brief or When: Through June 21 lengthy,” said Wendy Raisanen, ScottsWhere: Scottsdale Public Library dale Public Art’s curator. Gallery, 3839 N. Drinkwater “There’s energy exchanged between Boulevard, Scottsdale these people. How the artist feels about Cost: Visit website for information and truly sees the subject is shown in Info: scottsdalepublicart.org the artwork.”
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WV couple brings the heat with their new business BY LAUREN SERRATO
West Valley View Staff Writer
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uring the first couple months of the coronavirus pandemic, approximately 22 million Americans lost their jobs. Among those U.S. workers was Jeanette Andrade, who she said she lost her job in March due to layoffs caused by the pandemic. To make up for the lost income, Jeanette and her husband, Chris, bet on themselves and start their own fire-roasted corn business. In October 2020, the Andrade family opened Elote Fuego LLC. As fans of elote, fire-roasted corn, Jeanette and Chris turned their favorite treat into a small family business. “We love the taste. Our flavors are very different. We offer six different flavors, and we get compliments on every one. People love the flavors,” Jea-
nette said. The notorious flavors consist of Mexican street style with paprika seasoning, savory lemon with lemon pepper, Louisiana style with Cajun seasoning, Texas style with barbecue seasoning, fuego style covered in Hot Cheetos and cinna-fuego with cinnamon toast crunch and butter. All flavors, excluding the cinna-fuego, come with base ingredients of butter, lemon juice, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes. “We use gourmet-style ingredients, different from the Elote Man,” Jeanette said. “We also roast our corn in our roaster; we don’t boil it. We have received a lot of compliments on our corn and flavors. It’s something different that our customers are not used to and end up loving it and coming back
for more.” Customers have the option to order the fire-roasted corn on the cob or in an eight-ounce bowl. The pop-up business is in various places throughout the West Valley. To find Elote Fuego’s location, look at the Street Food Finder app, which allows vendors to post their location online weeks in advance. The Andrades also post on the business’ social media accounts, @elotefuego, to update their customers. A veteran-owned business, Elote Fuego is a leap of faith, and the couple is excited to see it grow. Whether it be in a bowl or on the cob, the Andrades said their business provides their customers with a “one-of-akind fire-roasted corn experience” that they guarantee customers will enjoy. Info: elotefuego.com
all developed from final studies initially choreographed without music by dance majors in the fall choreography 1 class. The show ends with “One Love,” a collaborative group dance that builds on the movement, themes and ideas introduced in “Tryin’ Times.” “Each story is unique,” said dance professor Janaea Lyn McAlee. “Yet we found a common thread in our enforced isolation, which ties the show together: the necessity to be intensely present in each moment in order to value what we have, honor what we have lost, and clarify what we are committed to.” “Gilded Cage,” by dance major Camryn Cruz, explores learning to move past isolation to find true pleasure in being alone. Cruz said it was a difficult piece to finish, as she was experiencing
the loss of family members and the effects of isolation due to COVID-19. “But once finished, I felt the weight lifted off my shoulders, as it was the last stage of my grieving process: acceptance,” she said. The piece won second-place performance and third-place choreography at this year’s Districtwide Artists of Promise competition. “It was a surreal moment when I learned that my piece won and was understood,” Cruz said. “Art and dance have been the one thing keeping me afloat in all this craziness, and to have it appreciated is the best reward I could ever ask for.” To reserve a spot, go to estrellamountain.edu. For more information, send an email to dance@ estrellamountain.edu.
EMCC’s DancEstrella presents ‘One by One’ BY WEST VALLEY VIEW STAFF
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strella Mountain Community College’s student dance company, DancEstrella, will present “One by One” Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8. The virtual performance, which is free and open to the public, is presented by the Division of Arts and Composition and features student choreography and collaborative group dances. The performance includes “Tryin’ Times,” which was created for PebbleCreek’s 2021 Martin Luther King Day celebration; “Gilded Cage,” “Connections” and “Intimacy” by fall choreography 2 students; “Chronos vs. Kairos” and “A Moment Alone” by spring performance class; and “Yours Truly,” “Metamorphosis” and “Safety Blanket,”
Public Notice PETITION FOR INCLUSION A petition for inclusion of lands into the Roosevelt Irrigation District has been filed by
landowner 4K2P, LLC seeking to add the parcel identified as APN 502-51-013C located near 5020 S. Perryville Road, Buckeye, AZ 85326 to the District. The petition will be considered at the District
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office located at 103 W. Baseline Road, Buckeye, Arizona, on May 11, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Any person objecting to the petition may attend the meeting to show cause why the petition should not be
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