Glendale Star 03-09-2023

Diversi ed Partners invests in Glendale real estate

BY JORDAN ROGERS

Glendale Star Managing Editor

Diversi ed Partners, a Scottsdale-based real estate brokerage and development company, recently announced a massive $100 million investment in a portfolio of commercial real estate projects in Glendale.

For Walt Brown Jr., founder and CEO of Diversi ed Partners, the interest in the city has always been there. His company has been working in Glendale for more than 10 years, and for good reason.

“Glendale has been so proactive for so many years,” Brown said. “ ey have always been a community that’s trying to get business done and trying to grow the city properly, and really has been a forward thinker.

… We’ve all been through some recession times, they’ve always been forward thinking, and they’ve been great to us as a company.”

e projects, which include the En Fuego retail development, the Cambria Hotel, the N. 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way retail development, and the N. 75th Avenue and West Bethany Home Road commercial space, will bring 500 new job opportunities and economic growth to the city.

“When you have the excitement that is happening in the city of Glendale, the users, the credit tenants, the national publicly traded tenants, they have an interest in it, and they want to be there when you have

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PopStroke tees o with new location in Glendale

BY JOE MCHUGH

Glendale Star Staff Writer

With golf becoming one of the hottest sports in the country since the COVID-19 pandemic, people are looking for any way to get out onto the course, and Westgate’s newest addition PopStroke aims to scratch that itch.

A top-of-the-line mini golf course designed by arguably the greatest golfer of all time, Tiger Woods, PopStroke comes with an array of entertainment that gives golfers a one-of-a-kind experience.

“It really is just about bringing in friends and family together regardless of your age, your background or your skill level to enjoy the game of golf,” PopStroke founder and CEO Greg Bartoli said. “In addition to golf, (we have) cornhole, foosball, pingpong and all sorts of other amenities and games for people of all ages to enjoy.”

Also partnered with golf equipment company TaylorMade, the facility features two 18hole golf courses. Although the

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With the Westgate location resembling that of the PopStroke location in Sarasota, Florida (pictured above), Glendale citizens will get to experience a mini golfing round like no other. (PopStroke/Submitted)

Walt Brown Jr. is founder and CEO of Diversified Partners. (Diversified Partners/Submitted)

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that synergy that Glendale has,” Brown said. “A lot of cities don’t have that synergy or that X-factor that Glendale has.

“If you’re a company that’s excited about being in Glendale, they’re excited about getting you there. ey make deals happen versus trying to gure out a way to run you o .”

e new developments total over 25 acres of commercial property and are quickly lling up with new businesses to serve the area, some of which include a hotel, various restaurants and shopping centers. All four projects are also in close proximity to the Westgate Entertainment District, Desert Diamond Casino, State Farm Stadium, the Entertainment District and the Loop 101.

Brown said he expects the projects to be nished by the end of 2024 and, in a worst-case scenario, by the second quarter of 2025.

“Our team is having to work super hard to make a project make business sense, and we’ve been OK doing it so far,” Brown said. “But some things have taken more time only because of that. Financing has changed drastically, and

that’s a ecting home sales, that’s affecting interest nancing for apartment projects and complexes. So, all of that has changed a little bit.

“With nancing, it really has slowed everything down. Our projects in Glendale have really passed all of those tests, and it worked out fantastically.”

With an estimated population of more than 374,000 in a ve-mile radius, sporting an estimated average income of $70,000, there is more than enough cash ow for the new developments to succeed.

For Brown, this boils down to the effort the city has made toward developing the area, thus making this commercial development a prime situation for Diversi ed Partners to step into and help the city grow even further.

“I think Glendale has been great at balancing and really trying to do develop-

ment properly and then combine it with the other users that are there,” he said. “But just as well, they’ve put residential in there and they lled those spots that needed to be lled and they’ve got the density. So, it’s a good balance.” rough everything Brown has seen and invested in the city of Glendale, this latest project included, he and Diversied Partners will not come close to shying away from future opportunities within the city in the future.

“I think from a business standpoint, Diversi ed Partners would do every opportunity they could in Glendale,” Brown said. “If there are more projects that the city has some long-term and midterm visions on, we would be honored to do more business and, just as importantly, out in the community. We love Glendale. We’re not stopping at anything to be able to do more projects in Glendale.”

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Diversified Partners is investing $100 million in commercial real estate projects. (Diversified Partners/Submitted)

courses are constructed from synthetic turf, the feel on the greens is nearly identical to that of real grass.

e holes are designed to mimic that of a real golf course, just smaller. Putting from a short-cut tee box, the fairway is smooth and manageable, but if a shot happens to land in the rough or bunker, the turf changes and gives the golfer a harder shot.

is attention to detail allows for a more authentic experience than the usual windmill hole on a mini golf course.

“We have a turf product that I think is kind of proprietary to us that we gured out after years of testing, that allows us to give a very traditional putting experience,” Bartoli said. “So, our greens are true to form. (We had) a professional team design and shape our course. So, you’ll see a lot of very traditional elements that you’d see within a real traditional putting green.”

e quality golf isn’t the only draw to PopStroke, as they are almost just as popular for everything else that comes with the gol ng. e facility is packed with fun things to do and some intricate food to go along with it.

It contains three separate bars, as well as an on-course bar that will deliver drinks to players on the course. ere is also a full-scale ice cream parlor and a diverse food menu with everything made from nonfrozen food with options ranging from Korean beef tacos to burgers and sandwiches, and even a wide array of sh and atbreads.

“We put a lot of time and e ort into o ering our guests a real previous dining experience; the (food and beverage) side of our venues is critical,” Bartoli said. “So that our guests are not only enjoying their job experience, but they can have a full service, wonderful experience with us as well as on the food and beverage side. So we put a lot of time and e ort into it.

“Frankly, the food and beverage side takes up more of our focus than even the golf side of that. But it really is our primary focus to make sure that every guest that steps foot on-site enjoys the entire experience, even beyond the golf courses.”

Bartoli has brought locations to numerous states across the country including Florida and Texas, but the draw to Arizona was almost magnetic for the latest PopStroke.

“ e Spring Training markets have always been really, really attractive and great to us,” Bartoli said. “Obviously golf as a business is extremely strong in the greater Phoenix market, but the greater Phoenix market also has tremendous growth. It checks the boxes on all of our guests.”

Bartoli’s premise for creating an entertainment lled mini golf course is twofold, the rst being to access the Arizona market, but also it is a great way to introduce people to the most important

club in the golf bag — the putter.

“(On a traditional golf course) you use your putter 36 times,” Bartoli said. “You may have used your three iron twice and your driver eight times, and a seven iron a handful of times. e putter is probably the most critical part of the game.

“ is is a way to kind of get people out and around the game of golf and play regardless of if you’re a beginner or you’re a seasoned pro. And that’s why our courses are designed to kind of meet the needs of both beginners and very advanced players.”

Overall, this new experience is aimed at bringing more life to the booming sport of golf in Arizona.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in Arizona over the last several years with the planning of these projects, and we couldn’t be more excited to be here,” Bartoli said. “Arizona is just such a great market. Great people, booming economy, and we’re really excited to introduce the rst ever PopStroke here.”

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Midwestern University adds orthotics and prosthetics program

BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

Slated to welcome its rst cohort of 20 students in August, the Midwestern University College of Health Sciences will debut a new orthotics and prosthetics program.

e new program will o er a Master of Science in orthotics and prosthetics. It will be the only one of its kind in Arizona and one of just 15 nationwide.

e 30-month curriculum is designed to prepare the newest generation of orthotist and prosthetist professionals as client-centered clinician-scholars.

e 156-credit-hour curriculum consists of two connected phases of learning. e 30-month continuum begins with a 12-month on-campus didactic phase, where students engage in clinically oriented coursework involving client-centered assessment and treatment, movement sciences, anatomical and physiological sciences, orthosis/prosthesis engineering design, fabrication, tting and clinical outcome assessment, scholarly inquiry and interprofessional

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e Orthotics and Prosthetics Program will be led by Christopher Hovorka, a 30-year veteran in the eld with 24 years’ worth of educational, research and clinical experience in exercise science, orthotics and prosthetics, allied health science and applied physiology/ motor control.

As part of the College of Health Sciences, the interprofessional orthotics and prosthetics graduate program will collaborate with related rehabilitation programs such as osteopathic medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry, and nurse practitioner in didactic and applied client-centered learning.

e new program is the only one in the United States to incorporate a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) into its curriculum, and it will also have its own brand-new, state-ofthe-art facilities located on the University’s Glendale Campus, which will in-

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BY J.D. HAYWORTH Glendale Star Columnist

At a more carefree time in American history — actually, just a few years ago

— “Sports Illustrated” featured a tongue-in-cheek digest of offbeat stories under the heading “Signs the Apocalypse is upon us.”

For many readers, that periodical’s very own apocalypse came in 2020, when the magazine morphed into a monthly publication.

In November of that same year, it was reported that Joe Biden was elected as our 46th president.

Perhaps it is more curiosity than coincidence, but signs and wonders — or, more accurately, “signs that make

you wonder” — have proliferated during the Biden presidency.

A trio of recent news items provides intriguing examples. Though not all of them directly involve Joe Biden, they have happened “on his watch,” which undoubtedly has been punctuated by plenty of presidential naps.

Biden cites Franklin — not Benjamin, but Aretha

Rather than invoking the memory of a Founding Father, Ol’ Joe’s misfiring memory prompted him to recall a catchy tune from the “Queen of Soul.”

Attempting to mount a rhetorical defense of his oft-criticized absence from the disaster site in East Palestine, Ohio, the chief executive stumbled into a verbal quagmire.

Quoth the commander-in-chief, when asked about a possible visit to eastern Ohio: “At this point, I’m not. I did a whole video, I mean, what the hell on…” A reporter quickly intervened, asking “Zoom?”

“Zoom! All I can think of every time I think of Zoom is that song in my generation, ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who,’” responded the Leader of the Free World.

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Dems, current transportation secretary and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has seen his political prospects dim drastically, given that his grasp of sound public policy is tenuous. So intent were the progressive personnel experts on pursuing their definition of “diversity” for the Biden cabinet that they ignored the sobriquet South Bend residents had adopted for their ex-mayor: “Pothole Pete.” Not a great nickname for a transportation secretary.

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Giving the gift of life made her ‘feel so good’

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Glendale Star Columnist

At 2:30 a.m. Feb. 15, Maureen Salloom arrived at Mayo Clinic in North Scottsdale perfectly healthy. The 42-year-old came by choice, of sound mind and body, on a mission: for a surgeon to make small incisions in her lower abdomen and left side to extract one healthy kidney.

The organ was rushed to a jet bound for Wisconsin. There, another surgeon implanted the kidney into someone Salloom will never, ever know. Not even his or her name.

Which is precisely what makes this story of epic generosity so worth telling.

“I don’t want to know anything about them,” Salloom says. “I didn’t do it for that reason. … I just hope it works. That they’re healthy and they live however much longer they’re supposed to live in their life. But I don’t need to know any-

thing about that.” Whoever said ignorance is bliss, I doubt they had this level of benevolence in mind.

For Salloom, the daughter of immigrants from Mexico and Jordan, kindness has always been her thing, dating back to grade school in Texas.

She was the first kid to volunteer, class president, the girl voted friendliest. She gets it from her mom and dad, Olga and Ray.

“My parents have always been so grateful to live in this country, to have our freedoms, to have a job,” Salloom says. “They have this overwhelming sense of gratitude towards life. They definitely instilled that in me and my brother.”

Salloom, a Phoenix resident, moved here in 1999 to attend Arizona State. A career in nonprofits followed.

Seven years ago, working at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, she learned about

kidney disease. Salloom planned events and camp programs for kids, and saw them return every second day for dialysis. Cancer got more attention, but chronic kidney disease seemed to her more grinding and equally awful.

Around that time Maureen married Brad Whitley, a Tempe firefighter. She was a touch envious of Brad’s career

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treating emergencies, saving lives. Last August, she sat her husband down and unveiled her idea: She intended to donate a kidney to a stranger. To save a life herself.

Says Whitley: “I think it took me a little bit to realize that she was serious. I was very fearful.”

Whitley spoke to Tempe Fire Chief Greg Ruiz, whose wife Adrian had donated a kidney to their son. Reassured Maureen wouldn’t die in surgery, Brad embraced the idea “full speed ahead.” He went to most of Maureen’s 30 or so pre-surgery appointments, perpetually beaming with pride.

Eventually, Maureen told him to stop with the praise.

“I was like, stop telling people,” she recalls. “I’m not doing this for attention. I just want to do it to help someone. Period.”

Whitley laughs. “I’m probably never

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“ I didn’t do it for that reason. … I just hope it works. That they’re healthy and they live however much longer they’re supposed to live in their life. But I don’t need to know anything about that. ”

– Maureen Salloom

going to stop telling people what she did. To me as a firefighter, that’s what we’re supposed to do. For her to do this on her own? There’s no comparison.”

Two weeks post-surgery, Salloom is up and at ’em again. She walked three and a half miles yesterday; she has a follow-up at Mayo next week.

The hospital will monitor her for the next two years. The only thing she can’t do going forward is take ibuprofen. Otherwise, she can eat, drink and jog to heart’s content. In time, her remaining kidney will grow larger to compensate for the kidney she gave away.

I can’t imagine it ever growing as big as her heart.

“I’m not going to say it wasn’t painful, it wasn’t emotional,” Salloom says. “Every emotion you could feel, I felt it. But now I feel so good. … That person’s life has changed. I’m so happy, so grateful for them. That I could make a difference. That’s just huge.

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holiday airline delays, and several aircraft near-misses brought those great expectations crashing to earth.

And then came his visit to East Palestine, Ohio — 20 days after the train wreck.

The term “train wreck” aptly applied to the secretary’s excursion. Residents and authorities got a good look at Buttigieg’s sour facial expression, earning him a new nickname: “Pouting Pete.”

When faced with the enormity of a major train derailment and ensuing chemical spill, the novelty of a gay adoptive father possessing the musical prowess of a concert pianist mattered not a whit.

He had trouble speaking English, muttering this unfortunate pun at a press conference: “I lost my train of thought.”

New presidential priority:

‘Putting Ukraine first’

Short-term memory loss isn’t just for the octogenarian occupant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

White House strategists believe it likewise affects the American population at large — though not through collective aging. Instead, it arrives via “information overload.”

With a news cycle seemingly updated by the nanosecond, it’s impossible for John and Jane Q. Public to keep pace. Adding to the confusion is the reality of our leader “being of two minds” —

bellicose toward Russia, benevolent to Ukraine — and relying at home on his muscle memory of “Medi-scare” to blame political opponents — all while spending as if there’s no tomorrow.

On Feb. 17 — 10 days after accusing Republicans of plans to raid Social Security and Medicare — and three days before his surprise visit to Ukraine, Biden promised propping up similar programs “over there” with American tax dollars: “It’s gonna allow pensions and social support to be paid to the Ukrainian People, so they have something … something in their pockets.”

Yep, from our pockets to theirs … with even more in the pockets of Ukraine’s leader?

“Last call?”

Meantime, “Bidenflation” has taken buying power away from family budgets in the United States; Ol’ Joe’s Pentagon “Brain Trust” is more concerned with protecting gender-fluid pronouns than responding effectively to Chinese provocations; and “homeland security” has become as oxymoronic as “jumbo shrimp.”

So put down your old copy of “Sports Illustrated,” pick up your headphones and listen to Barry McGuire’s 1965 hit “Eve of Destruction.” Sounds as if the apocalypse is upon us.

J.D. Hayworth worked as a sportscaster at Channel 10, Phoenix, from 1987 until 1994 and represented Arizona in Congress from 1995-2007.

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National dessert chain makes Arizona debut

BY JORDAN ROGERS

Glendale Star Managing Editor

Great American Cookies, an Atlanta-based chain that is home to various gourmet desserts, has opened a location at Tanger Outlets.

e company has been around since 1977 and has numerous locations across the country, but Glendale is its rst in Arizona. Manager Nick Ahamed feels the store is going to hit the ground running, and for him, that has to do with Great American Cookies’ variety.

“We get a variety of people here,” Ahamed said. “Everywhere from locals to snowbirds, to sports fans that come to State Farm stadium. I think we have enough choices here to accommodate

every di erent case.”

Ahamed has been with Great American Cookies for a matter of weeks but has been working in that location for seven years as it was previously a Nestle Toll House Café.

After Great American Cookies bought Nestle out, he stayed on to manager through the transition. He is happy with the change.

“Nestle’s selection of cookies is very limited,” he said. “Great American Cookies has more than double the di erent varieties of cookies.”

Ahamed said his store o ers roughly 20 di erent fresh-baked cookie selections to its customers daily. On top of that, Great American Cookies boasts

cookie cakes, brownies, Double Doozies, ice cream, fruit smoothies and co ees, among others.

e menu doesn’t stop at dessert items, however, as crepes, paninis and wraps are available as savory options to customers. e variety is something that has really red up the community.

“I was passionate when we found out we were switching over (from Nestle), but the response from the customers has been amazing,” Ahamed said. “People recognize this product, and we only keep hearing good things.”

Despite having only been open for a short time, Ahamed said customers have come in from out of state and stopped in as Great American Cookies is such a recognizable brand.

“We get so many people from the East Coast here,” he said. “ ey all recognize this as being a daily brand for them.”

Turnover is an oftentimes natural component with any buyout situation, but Ahamed said his entire sta opted to stay on. e transition allowed him to hire three more people as well.

“Our sta is excited about the transi-

tion,” Ahamed said. “All the new avors really got our sta excited. I didn’t realize bringing something like red velvet or birthday cake as a avor would excite employees, but it actually has.”

With the immediate success creating a clear opportunity for Great American Cookies and for Ahamed, the idea of expansion is a real possibility.

“I think that’s what we’re hoping for,” he said. “I think that’s going to be a big plus where the name gets more recognized. All that could do is help us.”

Great American Cookies o ers roughly 20 di erent fresh-baked cookie selections, in addition to cookie cakes and brownies, among others. (Great American Cookies/Submitted)

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Deer Valley boys fall short in 4A State Championship

BY JOE MCHUGH Glendale Star Staff Writer

Coming into the AIA 4A State Championship game, the Deer Valley Skyhawks donned a sweatshirt reading “8 to State,” signifying their road to the nal game as the No. 8 seed in the tournament.

eir moniker served as their role of an underdog in their nal test against region rival Peoria.

“We just made that up today and they made the shirts today,” Deer Valley head coach Jed Dunn said.

With this mentality in mind, they gave the Panthers all they could handle, going into the halfway point of the game up three points and seemed to have Peoria on the ropes. But ultimately, they fell short in the fourth quarter, nishing their miracle run up the proverbial ladder, just one rung short, in a 65-57 battle. Despite the loss, Dunn hangs his hat on the fact that his players really earned their spot in the nals.

“(I’m) super proud,” Dunn said. “We had a really tough road to get here, and they’ve been playing their best basketball.”

Deer Valley’s road to the championship oor at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum was nothing short of miraculous.

ey started their trek just two games short of making the Open Division bracket. With a 12-6 overall regular season record, Deer Valley limped through their nal four games, going 2-2, including a loss against their eventual champi-

onship counterpart.

is netted the Skyhawks the No. 8 seed in the 4A playo s, staring down a matchup against the No. 9 seed Tucson Mica Mountain, a team that was running hot into the playo s as they carried a 10-game win streak into the matchup.

Coming out strong, the Skyhawks sailed past the underbolts 70-60, securing a spot in the quarter nals. With the win, Deer Valley earned a matchup with the top-seeded American Leadership Academy Gilbert North, a team that was the No. 2 seed in the Open Division. Carrying a awless 18-0 record, this would be Deer Valley’s toughest test yet.

Traveling into enemy territory, the Skyhawks embraced the underdog role and went toe to toe with the Eagles, eventually securing the victory 64-57 and knocking o the No. 1 seed en route to the semi nal round.

Following the upset, Deer Valley was again faced with an underdog role, this time against the reigning state champion, Gilbert Mesquite, who had made the Open Division playo s as the No. 27 seed.

With the cards stacked against them yet again, the Skyhawks battled. e game was a back-and-forth a air until the very end, where Deer Valley would nd themselves down one point with just 4.2 seconds left on the clock.

Dunn substituted in Eric Perkins, who went coast to coast and nailed the game winning layup at the buzzer, thus etching a spot in the nal round against Peoria.

“ ey fought all year long,” Dunn said. e to-be matchup against Peoria would be the third time the two programs clashed this season — both regular season games went in favor of the Panthers.

“It is really tough to beat a team three

times in a year,” Peoria guard Drew Camacho said of the matchup with Deer Valley.

Coming into the game, the Skyhawks blitzed the Panthers going up early. A heavy contribution from Perkins as well as Travis Vasquez on o ense, scoring a combined 14 points, balanced with a stellar e ort on defense from Jayden Sleeper, Deer Valley went into the halftime locker room with a lead.

Coming out, the Skyhawks continued to roll, but Camacho and Caden Bass of Peoria got hot on the other end, knocking down clutch threes and inching the Panthers ever closer.

In the fourth quarter, the Skyhawks fell at, and the game inched further away from them. Dunn was quick to blame himself.

“ ere was probably a four-minute span that really cost us,” Dunn said.

“When we were up six (points), I did a terrible job during that stretch. (I) couldn’t run anything, couldn’t defend anything, no ow. (Peoria is) good; they’re really good.”

With the loss, the Skyhawks fell one step short of their goal of “8 to State,” but the e ort was nonetheless spectacular, as Deer Valley proved that they deserved to share the oor in the state championship.

“ is one is a little bit more special than the other state championship games,” Dunn said. “We played them because it was kind of unexpected. We were the No. 1 seed, but this is one we’re the eight seed. (I’m) super proud of them. … We lost a really good team.

Dunn, despite the tough loss, had some nal words for his team.

“I love them,” he said. “I love them. I’m proud of them.”

Peoria senior guard Elijah Ward (10) grabs a rebound over Deer Valley junior guard Teddy Johnson (21) in the AIA Conference 4A boys basketball state championship game. (David Minton/ Sta Photographer)

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Ceiling Boggle Word Search Contest ALL MARCH

Throughout the month of March, teens and tweens between 10 and 18 years of age can stop by the Velma Teague Library to compete in a giant version of the popular word search game Boggle. Grab an entry form in the Teen Zone and write down as many words as you can find hidden in the grid of random letters on the ceiling tiles. Turn in your entry at the public service desk. At the end of the month, the participant with the most found will be awarded a prize pack that includes their own Boggle set. Glendale Public Library - Velma Teague Library, 7010 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale, free, glendaleazlibrary.com

The Open Mic WEDNESDAYS

Stir Crazy Comedy Club hosts its weekly open mic night. Those interested are likely to see new talent as well as seasoned comedians just looking to work on new material. Think you have what it takes to take the stage and make the audience laugh? Now is your chance. There are 10 sign-up spots that will become available online at noon on Monday.

Stir Crazy Comedy Club, Westgate Entertainment District, 6751 N. Sunset Boulevard, Suite E206, Glendale, visit website for ticket prices and times, stircrazycomedyclub. com

Spring Training Games

ALL MARCH

Spring Training is back in the Valley, and Camelback Ranch is ready to host fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox. Camelback Ranch is honing in on the fan experience for 2023. The stadium is focusing on bringing the most authentic viewing experience possible by making each fan feel like they are in their home stadiums. This will be done by o ering foods and beverages that local fans will recognize whether said fan is from Los Angeles or Chicago. Check out the full schedule on the Cactus League website at cactusleague.com. Camelback Ranch - Glendale, 10710 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, visit website for tickets and times, mlb.com/ camelback-ranch

public service desk during open hours to participate in this fun scavenger hunt. Everyone who successfully completes the treasure hunt will receive a prize. May the luck of the Irish be there with you.

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Witchcrafted Ostara Market

MARCH 11

Celebrate the beginning of spring and embrace your inner witch at this one-day makers market. Shop a curated collection of fine handmade goods, crystals, candles, occult art, ritual supplies, tarot decks, baked goods and oddities from over 80 vendors. Food trucks and tarot card readings will be available.

Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Dr. Glendale, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5 admission, witchcraftedmarket.com

Momma’s Organic Market

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Featuring food trucks, local artisans and fresh produce, this weekly farmers market gives locals the chance to shop local and shop fresh. Taking place near Dillard’s, new vendors grace this event weekly. Admission is free, and furry friends are allowed if they’re on a leash. Cash and cards are accepted as methods of payment, and the market runs from 8 to 11 a.m. Arrowhead Towne Center, 7780 W. Arrowhead Towne Center, Glendale, 8 a.m., free, arrowheadtownecenter.com

Shamrock Scavenger Hunt

MARCH 10 TO MARCH 19

Help Larry the leprechaun find his lost gold coins. Kids 11 and under can pick up a clue sheet at a library

Arizona Taco and Margarita Festival

MARCH 11

The inaugural Arizona Taco & Margarita Festival is coming to State Farm Stadium. The one-day event will take place on the Great Lawn outside the stadium. Dozens of local restaurants, food trucks and carts will be serving up mouthwatering tacos and related food items, not to mention the bars and beverage stations pouring margaritas, tequila, beer and other nonalcoholic drinks.

Great Lawn at Sportsman’s Park, 9591 W. Sportsman Park North, Glendale, see website for tickets, arizonatacofest.com

The multi-Grammy Award-winning country artist Carrie Underwood is coming to Desert Diamond Arena for her The Denim & Rhinestones Tour with special guest and fellow country artist Jimmie Allen. Desert Diamond Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, 7:30 p.m., see website for tickets, desertdiamondarena.com

Youth Soccer Clinic MARCH 13 TO MARCH 16

Growth Soccer Training is hosting a Spring Break Clinic for all youth soccer athletes. Sessions will be held for all skill levels from beginner to elite. The four-day clinic will o er some of the best small-group training by coaches Javi and Cynthis. They will teach fundamental skills and technical training needed to advance and grow a player. Growth Soccer Training, 3612 W. Bell Road, Glendale, various times, see website for cost, growthsoccertraining.com

Julian ‘Bud’ Bombaci & Penny Jule Bombaci 60th Anniversary

Longtime residents of Glendale Julian ‘Bud’ Bombaci & Penny Jule Bombaci are celebrating their 60th Anniversary on March 2nd, 2023. After a whirlwind romance, they quickly fell in love and eloped in Reno, NV in 1963. A year later Bud completed 7 years in the Army Reserve and welcomed their first child.

Having both been born and raised in San Jose, California they settled there and raised their two sons; Joseph and David, until 1974 when a job transfer took them to Glendale, Arizona. After a remarkable career in the liquor industry, Bud retired in 1999 and became Vans Golf Shops’ most beloved employee until he officially retired after 19 years. Penny continued to raise her family and worked many years for a paint supply business while investing most of her time as a homemaker.

As life evolved they welcomed two daughters-in-law; Kelci and Sheryl, 4 grandchildren; Jacob, Joseph, Alyssa, and Nicholas, and two great-grandchildren; Luca and Micah. God has truly blessed them with 60 years of love, faith, and devotion. We love you!

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C’est très magni que: Paris in the Spring returns to Glendale

BY JORDAN ROGERS

Glendale Star Managing Editor

It is once again time to put on your beret and head to Downtown Glendale and Catlin Court for Paris in the Spring.

Lorraine Zomok, president of the Historic Downtown Glendale Merchants Association, said the French-inspired event is the perfect way for the city to, on an annual basis, welcome spring.

“It really is that kicko to spring,” Zomok said. “Everybody has on their short-sleeve shirts and their walking shoes or sunglasses, and maybe even their sunscreen, because it’s our chance to begin to enjoy the best weather that we have in Arizona, which is always in the month of March.”

Paris in the Spring has been around since 2011, but back then, it went by a different moniker. Started by Carol Migray, owner of e Cottage Garden shops in Caitlin Court, “Spring Fling” began as a way to showcase the new spring fashions for the season.

Now presented by the Historic Downtown Glendale Merchants Association, the event has just ballooned since then.

Zomok said she and the Merchants Association see “hundreds” of both residents and visitors come out to enjoy the event on a yearly basis. Even further removed from the COVID-19 pandemic this year, she is expecting record numbers.

“We are hoping to see just record-breaking numbers,” Zomok said.

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e weather is beautiful; we are expecting a beautiful spring day. And we have more and more businesses that are participating and doing very unique experiences.”

Despite the big, ever-growing number of visitors, Zomok also said she has never felt as though the event gets overcrowded, as the Paris in the Spring is perfectly spread out.

“You never feel crowded because the area is 12 square blocks,” she said. “You feel like Downtown is all your own to explore, because there’s plenty of room to spread out. But year after year, more and more people learn about Downtown.”

On top of the pristine weather, sights and camaraderie, there is no shortage of things to do. Paris in the Spring will bring all things French to Glendale, with open air shopping, fashion shows, photo ops, artisan displays and trunk shows.

Experiential activities including kindness rock painting, cookie decorating and jewelry making are on the menu as well.

“As you nd your way along Downtown, you’ll come across make-andtake activities, wonderful menu items and fashion shows,” Zomok said. “And again, just very unique experiences that you can only nd in Historic Downtown Glendale.”

A calling card to Paris in the Spring is the Historic Downtown Glendale charm bracelet. e starter bracelet can be purchased for $5 each at Glendale Flowers & Gifts, 7163 N. 58th Drive, Glendale;

Memory Lane Trinkets and Treasures, 5836 W. Palmaire Avenue, Glendale; or Pink House Boutique, 7009 N. 58th Avenue, Glendale.

From there, participants can follow the Charm Trail map to purchase additional charms for $2 each at more than 30 participating Downtown Glendale shops. Each charm depicts the unique and iconic qualities of the individual businesses, and an exclusive Paris in the Spring charm will be available during the event.

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Paris in the Spring will feature open air shopping and artisan displays, among other activites. (Submitted)

Coyotes, Rhuigi Villaseñor launch clothing line collaboration

BY JORDAN ROGERS

Glendale Star Managing Editor

To the tune of live music, ra es and food

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Style Grindz, the Arizona Coyotes and global fashion designer Rhuigi Villaseñor launched the Desert Collection clothing line at First Friday in Downtown Phoenix on March 3.

Villaseñor ew into the Valley directly from Milan Fashion Week to showcase the highly anticipated line that includes hoodies, jerseys, hats and shirts.

“ is is really about celebrating Arizona,” he said. “Our goal here is not only to make hockey big but be the new team that represents the entire state.”

Villaseñor is incredibly busy and successful in the world of fashion. He is the founder and creative director of luxury ready-to-wear brand Rhude, is a partner with national clothing chain Zara, and is the creative director of luxury brand Bally.

On top of all of that, he is the Coyotes’ creative strategist. In his role, and his rst with any major professional sports team in this capacity, Villaseñor sits at the helm of exclusive player, team and fan apparel.

e Desert Collection clothing line falls perfectly in line with that.

“Me and the Meruelos are very good friends,” Villaseñor said. “ is is a lot of our global plan into real estate, design,

all of that. is is the rst of many things that we’re going to be doing.”

is clothing line has been, give or take, a year in the making, and as far as a motivation behind the design process goes, Villaseñor said “it’s about mixing culture.”

“I’m all about the resurgence of cool,” he said. “So, to me, this is about the 1990s and the 2000s and how we can bring that back in, but with a little dosage of Rhude, a little dosage of myself in there.”

e new clothing line is not the rst project Villaseñor has worked with the Coyotes on. He collaborated on the Coy-

otes-exclusive Collection and special edition ird Jersey.

Since becoming the team’s creative strategist last October, Villaseñor has enjoyed his time working with the Coyotes. “I think what’s amazing about the

project, and (Chief Branding O cer Alex Meruelo Jr.) and myself, is just full autonomy with what we’re doing,” he said. “I got full freedom to sort of use the vehicle, and I’m very smart in a way that this (clothing line) is like series one, in that it gives it a freedom to evolve into new things.

“For me right now, it’s about making hockey not only just like a sport suggestion, but more like a global say on what’s going to be cool in the next few years.”

And the timing couldn’t be better.

e Coyotes, while not currently staring down a playo spot, are a young team with a ton of potential. Villaseñor will do what he can do to add to the hype the team is already creating on the ice.

“I think we all know that for a culture to really start it comes from the streets,” he said. “I think this is really about honoring the streets of Arizona, partnering with restaurants and like-minded artists and all that. And then the rest will sort of follow. Athletes want to go where there is energy.”

want to come early to get that,” Zomok said.

For Zomok, Paris in the Spring is an event that Downtown Glendale teams up to put on. e community works together to make the event everything it can be.

“We have such a unique, authentic Downtown,” Zomok said. “It truly is historic. It’s one of a kind and it thrives when people are walking along the sidewalks. e other thing that just warms my heart is to see how the business community members all come together.

“We wrap our arms around each other. We all work together to make sure that this is the best experience in all of Arizona and that when people come, they feel valued and have the best time.”

Paris in the Spring

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11

WHERE: Historic Downtown Glendale and Catlin Court

COST: Free to attend, some activities have a nominal fee

INFO: Begin the Paris in the Spring journey at the Arizona Information Center, 5836 W. Palmaire Avenue, Glendale. Downtown Docents will be available to provide information and walking maps.

The Arizona Coyotes and fashion icon Rhuigi Villaseñor teamed up to release the Desert Collection clothing line (Arizona Coyotes/Submitted)

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Be cautious about slip-sliding away from God

Christianity began approximately 2,000 years ago. A new supernatural leader, God’s own Son, introduced a new way and means of living. A new ethnos of people, indwelt by God’s spirit, were transformed from the inside out. Since Christianity was a complete reformation of religion and culture at that time, it was full of challenges. Jesus came for liberation, not domination and contribution, not conquest. It was an incredible upgrade for humanity.

Christianity challenged the norms of bully governments, cultures, philosophies, humanities, religions and societies of that time. ese young Christians and churches were going to have

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a bumpy ride for a while. You can’t be a reformer and stay friends with everyone. ey would learn by experience the di erence between the old human power model and the new power of Christ’s model.

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experiencing. e church in the book of Hebrews was under siege. Church members were being imprisoned and “ill-treated.” Others were made public spectacles, some had their property seized, and some were imprisoned (Hebrews 13:3; Hebrews 10:32-34). Ouch!

ese new Christians were becoming bitter from the su ering they experienced. e chaos on the outside of them was getting to the inside of them. And the chaos was driving them from God, not to God. Maybe they thought everything would be perfect when they became Christians. But sparks always y when a despot’s power is threatened.

So, because of the chaos, some started forsaking the assembling of the

Christ followers (Hebrews 10:25). Some were closing their homes to strangers and homeless Christians (Hebrews 13:2). Some forgot to visit the Christians imprisoned unfairly for their faith (Hebrews 13:3). Some believers were letting bitterness destroy their marriages (Hebrews 13:4).

Perhaps we would feel the same way as those believers. at is a lot to go through. But the writer of the book of Hebrews writes them a letter of “exhortation,” not a letter of warning or condemnation. He encourages them to keep on keeping on. It’s as if the writer was exhorting them. “Don’t give up.

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Christ will turn this mess into a message. So don’t go to the dark side.”

e book of Hebrews reveals the ve progressive steps of going to the dark side if they get bitter at God, Christians, churches or Christianity. e rst step is when some in the church started slip sliding away from the church. ey were drifting from the Word of God. “For this reason, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it” (Hebrews 2:1).

e second step is doubting God’s Word. If people don’t handle tough times correctly, they become hard-hearted and hardheaded. e writer of Hebrews says, “But encourage one another day after day … lest anyone of you is hardened…” (Hebrews 3:17).

e antidote to doubting is people who encourage people to refocus on God’s ability to make all things work together for good.

e third step is dullness towards God’s word. We become sluggish. “… concerning him, we have much to say, which is hard to explain since you have become dull of hearing” (Hebrews

5:11). Dullness deadens us and puts us in a toxic bubble. If you live in a bubble of trouble, you eventually su ocate.

e fourth step is despising God’s word. “For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth…” (Hebrews 10:26). Despising someone or something is a choice. It’s intentional, deliberate and caustic. And it hurts the person who despises more than the despised person or object.

e last step is defying God’s word. at means intentionally refusing to hear. “See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking” (Hebrews 12:25). Drifting, then doubting, then dullness, then despising and then defying. Do you see the progression of slip sliding away from God listed in the numerically ascending chapters? Where did it all start? By slip-sliding away from an object, person or whatever. In the case of the Hebrews, it was the word of God and then the God of the word.

e church and church people back in Hebrews time had a dilemma. Amid their horrible storm, they could draw near to God or drift away from God. e Christian life is often like riding a bike.

Keep pedaling or you fall. e only safe way for Christian’s is to keep on going on. ere’s a di erence between not quite and never quit. at’s the main idea of Hebrews — endurance, not shrinking back, persevering, holding fast and mental toughness.

e book of Hebrews refocused the church of that time and gave them their road map. “Let us go on to the hope set before us.” at’s salvation. “Let us nish the race set before us.” at’s sancti cation or Christlikeness for nishing God’s purposes. “Let us go on to the joy set before us.” at’s called glori cation or heaven. Slip-sliding away? Never! at’s not arrogance; that’s con dence in God. When you can’t see God’s hand, trust in God’s character.

ese days many people and nations seem to be slip-sliding away from God. But did you know there are Christ awakenings happening all over the world, currently with young adults in America? Maybe the end is just a beginning in disguise like in the 1970s Jesus movement, with a new generation of young people. As I recall, there was cultural tension then, too.

Lesson: In our darkest hour lies God’s greatest power.

Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com. He may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.

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BY GLENDALE STAR STAFF

The Peoria Uni ed School District will host a spring eld trip from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 14. is will serve as an opportunity for elected o cials, local business owners, community members and prospective parents to get an up-close and personal look at what’s happening in Peoria Unied classrooms. On the spring eld trip, guests will visit Ironwood High School, Marshall Ranch Elementary School and Desert Valley Elementary School.

“I look forward to spending time with our community as they experience what it is that makes Peoria Uni ed such an in-

credible place to learn and work,” PUSD Superintendent Dr. Jason Reynolds said in a statement. “Field trip attendees will interact with our students from pre-K to 12 and have an opportunity to see how we steward our resources to help every student, every day, prepare to shape tomorrow.”

e event will begin at Ironwood High School, located at 6051 W. Sweetwater Avenue, Glendale. District leaders will welcome guests and give an overview of the district while enjoying a light breakfast. Guests will then receive a tour of the campus, which includes the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program

— one of Peoria Uni ed’s signature programs of choice.

e tour will continue via a Peoria Uni ed school bus and head to Marshall Ranch Elementary School, located at 12995 N. Marshall Ranch Drive, Glendale, where participants will be greeted by students and hear a presentation about the school’s 30th anniversary, followed by a tour of the campus.

Guests will then head to Desert Valley Elementary School, located at 12901 N. 63rd Avenue, Glendale, to also get an upclose and personal look at their program o erings.

Finally, guests will complete their tour

back at Ironwood High School where they will enjoy a lunch prepared by the high school’s culinary arts students. e spring eld trip is an interactive, informative and ideal way to introduce the community to Peoria Uni ed’s award-winning schools and programs. e district hosts eld trips twice each school year to share information on the wide variety of exceptional schools and programs o ered as part of its ongoing commitment to the community.

Any interested individual must reserve a space at peoriauni ed.org/ spring eldtrip or call PUSD’s Public Relations Department at 623-486-6100.

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