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FEATURED CHARITY OF THE MONTH
THE JOY BUS
The Joy Bus is a Not for Profit organization whose sole purpose is to relieve the daily struggles of homebound cancer patients with a fresh Chef Inspired meal and a friendly face. Our vision is to elevate the livelihood of our patrons with the joy of culinary sustenance. Founded in 2011 and named in honor of our dear friend Joy who struggled with the painstaking sideeffects of cancer, ultimately losing her life to this horrific disease. Joy suffered from cancer in the 4 “L” s (in Joy’s words) “Lungs, Liver, Lymphoids and Loveries”. Her drive and determination are inspirational to all Founded and operated by Jennifer Caraway, The Joy those who fight her same battle and if a hot meal Bus Diner™ is the culmination of her five-plus year efand a little compassion can brighten her day then it’s fort to improve the lives of local cancer patients through the least we can all do as humans and as a part of a the power of a hand delivered meal and face-to-face community. Millions of cancer patients are left to fend interaction. Inspired by a friend named Joy who had for themselves during this turning point in their lives. been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Caraway started The Joy Bus will relieve the burden put on families dropping off home-cooked dinners and chatting with during this time by providing healthy meals specified local cancer patients in need of a little good cheer. Over to meet our patron’s needs. The Joy Bus delivers not time it expanded into Valley-wide non-profit organionly quality meals to your doorstep but compassion zation named The Joy Bus, which collects and cooks and a smiling face. donated food for volunteers to deliver to patients around the Valley in need of a friendly face and an open ear. Now open in Phoenix, The Joy Bus Diner™ is a 100 Most important, Caraway says, she’s been embraced by percent nonprofit restaurant that’s helping make our the local food community, with Crooked Sky Farms and Valley a tastier, happier place, one meal at a time. others donating fresh food, while chefs including Tracy Serving hearty, made-to-order breakfast and lunch fare Dempsey (Tracy Dempsey’s Originals), Gio Osso (Virtu every Tuesday – Sunday from 7am – 2pm, every cent Honest Craft, Nico) and Bernie Kantak (Citizen Public earned will be used to support The Joy Bus, a local House, The Gladly) all serve on The Joy Bus Board of charity that’s been bringing chef-inspired meals and Directors, and Fox Restaurant Concepts donating both caring conversations to cancer patients Valley-wide. financial support and culinary expertise.
WHAT WAYS CAN YOU HELP? • Sign up to deliver a Joy Bus Meal • Host a shift in The Joy Bus Diner • Be a Prep Cook in The Joy Bus Diner • Pick up produce from Crooked Sky Farms • Make a tax deductible monetary donation Visit www.thejoybusdiner.com
CITY NEWS
COLD BEERS & CHEESEBURGERS OPENS 10TH LOCATION IN PARADISE VALLEY
‘NEIGHBORHOOD BURGER JOINT,’ COLD BEERS & CHEESEBURGERS, OPENED ITS 10TH LOCATION TUES., MARCH 27 AT 4731 E CACTUS, PHOENIX, delivering the casually delicious and friendly dining spot to families and avid sports fanatics alike in North Phoenix.
“We’re thrilled to reach this milestone with Cold Beers & Cheeseburger in little more than five years,” said S.Barret Rinzler, Square One Concepts President & CEO, creator of Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers. “We began this concept in early 2012 and it continues to be popularly received. We attribute that to our scratch kitchen delivering quality food in comfortable surroundings. We thank our customers and fans. They put us where we are today and we’re the Cactus and Tatum area.”
Cheers to Cold Beers. Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers celebrates the opening of the 10th location with “Cheers to Cold Beers” Tues., April 10 offering a $10 burger and Bud Light or Coors Light all day at all Arizona locations [excludes O-Lineman, Mammoth Double and Build Your Own Burger].
The newest and latest CBCB will feature leather booths, a centerpiece excited to have this new location in
bar (which seats 50-plus guests), butcher block tables, and more than 55 HD flat screen TVs with a state-of-the-art sound system for watching sporting events. Furthering the experience, Happy Hour is Monday-Friday, 3pm-6pm featuring $3 domestics, $4 crafts, $5.50 select appetizers and $8.50 All-American Burger accompanied with fries or chips. Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers hours of operation are 11am-11pm Sunday-Wednesday; 11am-12am Thursday-Saturday.
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers (#WeLoveColdBeers) regularly features: • Monday – Mac Daddy Monday. All day, $12 unlimited toppings on MMMac & Cheese • Happiest Hour in Town. Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers is known for its generous weekly happy hour featuring select appetizers, domestic and craft beer specials. • Tuesday – Cantastic Tuesday. All day, $3 any canned beer and half-off
bottles of wine • Wednesday – Pimp Your Burger. All day, $12 with unlimited toppings
• Every Day – Ice Cold Beer
Buckets. “Buy 6, Save $6;” “Buy 12, Save $12.” Fans can mix and match from a selection of 100 canned and bottled beers.
ADOR REMINDS ARIZONANS TO BE ON ALERT FOR SCAM ARTISTS DURING INCOME TAX FILING SEASON
TAX-RELATED SCAMS AND IDENTITY THEFT REMAIN A SERIOUS ISSUE ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, so the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) reminds taxpayers to remain vigilant in protecting their private information from scam artists wanting to steal their identities for fraudulent refunds during this tax filing season.
The Department of Revenue, which has an advanced fraud prevention system in place and continues to adapt and introduce new counter measures, advises people to be on the lookout at home and at work for criminals using phishing schemes, fraudulent phone marketing calls and online cons.
ADOR reminds taxpayers the Department will never:
• Use unsolicited email, text messages or any social media to discuss your personal tax issue. • Call to demand immediate payment or call about taxes owed without first having mailed out an official notice. • Demand you pay taxes without giving you the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed. • Require you to use a specific payment method to pay your taxes, such as a prepaid debit card. • Threaten to bring in local police or other lawenforcement groups to have you arrested for not paying.
The Arizona Department of Revenue reports one scam that continues to surface is the W2 scam, which involves a phishing email sent to someone in a company’s human resources or payroll office. The email appears to be from an executive of that business and asks for confidential payroll information to be emailed immediately. The never respond to the email, and instead connect with the person whose name is on the email by phone or in person to confirm its authenticity.
Tips for preparing your return:
• File early and file electronically. E-filing is more secure. • Ensure all the necessary lines and forms are filled out properly. Avoid math errors or miscalculations. • Don’t misspell names or use two different names. Don’t forget to sign and date your return. • Make sure key information like a tax ID number, Social Security number, routing number or account number are correct in all the appropriate boxes.
Department advises companies and their staff to • Double check that all the information and supporting documentation is correct. • If a person gets a phone call from ADOR requesting additional information, you can contact the Department’s Customer Care Center, Local: (602) 255-3381, Toll-free: (800) 352-4090, to confirm the call was in fact from an ADOR official.
Arizonans with tax-related ID theft questions should contact the Department of Revenue’s Identity Theft Call Center, Local: (602) 716-6300, Toll free: (800) 352-4090 or www.azdor.gov/ identitytheft.aspx, the Internal Revenue Service, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
CITY NEWS
HUBBARD FAMILY SWIM SCHOOL CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
2018 MARKS AN EXCITING, MILESTONE YEAR FOR THE HUBBARD FAMILY SWIM SCHOOL. IT’S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE BOB & KATHY HUBBARD decided to take the plunge and open their first swim school in Phoenix that was dedicated to teaching infants and children how to swim and learn to be safe around water. From the very beginning, their philosophy about swimming has always been the same: Learning to swim should not be a choice. Every child must learn how to swim.
Fox six years prior to opening their first swim school - from 1992 to 1998 - Bob had been the Director of the Phoenix Swim Club and, along with Kathy, had focused on coaching and training top-level, elite swimmers. The couple was not coaching children at that time - they were busy raising eight children of their own. Three of their kids were in college, two in high school, and three were in grade school. The Hubbards both had strong backgrounds in the sport of swimming. Bob had first developed his passion for swimming while working as a beach lifeguard in New York while Kathy had been a champion, competitive swimmer in college and even qualified for the 1968 Olympic Trials.
After many successful years of coaching award-winning, adult swimmers, the couple decided that what they really wanted to do was go back to basics and focus primarily on teaching infants and children how to swim and truly share their love of the water with other families.
Now, two decades and two additional swim schools later, the Hubbards have not only taught thousands of babies, children, and children with special needs, they’ve also become world-renowned leaders and expert speakers in the field of infant swimming. Recently in fact, Bob and Kathy were awarded the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the U.S. Swim School Association for their many years of leadership and dedication to the learn-to-swim industry.
“Swimming and splashing with all the adorable babies and children over the years has been so fulfilling and rewarding for us,” says Kathy Hubbard. “It has meant a great deal to us knowing that we are not only teaching children how to swim, we are also introducing them to a beautiful sport that they will be able to enjoy throughout their lifetime. Swimming is a special, life-long activity that everyone in a family can enjoy.” The three Hubbard Family Swim Schools - in Phoenix, Peoria, and Mesa - all offer swim lessons to babies and children, eight weeks up to 12 years of age. The temperature of the heated, indoor swimming pools is 90 degrees all year round. For more information, visit www. hubbardswim.com
OVER EASY NOW OPEN IN PARADISE VALLEY
THE NEWEST LOCATION FOR ONE OF ARIZONA’S ORIGINAL AND LOCALLY OWNED BREAKFAST SPOTS IS NOW OPEN IN PARADISE VALLEY. Over Easy opens today at the popular dining intersection of Tatum and Shea at 10637 N. Tatum Blvd. It will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 2 pm.
“We are excited to be a part of this great North Phoenix neighborhood and to becoming the local breakfast spot for the community,” said Ryan Field of franchise operating group Plated Projects.
The 1,982 square-foot restaurant is serving Over Easy’s signature breakfast and lunch fare including the Chicken Fried Steak and Nut Banana French Toast featured on The Food Network’s Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. The modern morning diner concept created by Chef Aaron May in 2008 was one of the first in Arizona to update classic breakfast dishes with a fresh, from-scratch menu.
The award-winning menu and classic mid-Century décor continue to make Over Easy a popular Valley brunch spot. The Paradise Valley location opens just in time for Easter weekend and National Eggs Benedict Day.
National Eggs Benedict Day is April 16. Over Easy offers four varieties of Benedicts on its regular menu. It will also offer three additional Benedicts to celebrate the national day. These Benedicts will be available on both Sunday, April 15 and Monday, April 16: • California Benedict ($11) – Sliced turkey, tomatoes and avocado slices on a toasted English muffin topped with Hollandaise sauce. • Country Benedict ($11) – Over Easy’s Cheddar Jalapeño Biscuit with sausage and poached eggs smothered in Country Sausage Gravy. • Steak Benedict ($14) – Flat iron steak, caramelized onions, jalapeños and poached eggs on a toasted English muffin topped with three-cheese sauce.
Over Easy Paradise Valley is open daily from 6:30 am. To 2 pm at 10637 N. Tatum Blvd. There are five other Arizona locations in Phoenix Arcadia, Phoenix Biltmore, Mesa, Gilbert and Scottsdale.
About Over Easy: Featured on The Food Network and Bon Appétit Magazine, Over Easy has been nationally recognized for its updated takes on classic breakfast fare since it opened in Phoenix in 2008. Visit Over Easy online at eatatovereasy.com and on Facebook and Instagram @eatatovereasy.
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