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The Sustainability Plan presented by Lisa McNeilly, the city’s sustainability director, was hammered by citizens and council members, mainly for its “road diet” ideas. (City of Scotts-
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ant to start a fight in Scottsdale? Just say three words: shrink the roads. Bikers, pedestrians, safety advocates will gush in favor of the idea. Others – drivers, businesses, people who can’t picture another construction project – will fly into a rage over “road diets.” Two Scottsdale City Council meetings this month showed how intensely emotional people get over the idea of trading in car
Huge complex rises from dead BY TOM SCANLON Progress Managing Editor
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long-comatose development in Scottsdale may be rising from the dead. The Artesia project started construction in 2006, building around 90 condos of a planned total of 546. Then, the Great Recession knocked it off the rails and into seeming oblivion, with no activity in the last decade. The unfinished project, called an “eyesore” by one review board member, is now cleared to come back to life. The Scottsdale Development Review Board rolled out the red carpet for the Arte-
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sia project, which in its revised stage could bring more than 1,000 people to the city. Without referring to the years the project has been out-to-lunch, David Breen, an architect representing Artesia Development Partners, gave a presentation to the board. Hebreezed through the Artesia plan for 546 condos and townhomes – a combined million square feet – on 23 acres three miles north of Old Town. On the east side of Scottsdale Road, the project is just north of Indian Bend Road and south of McCormick Ranch Golf Club. In a March 10 letter, the Artesia Homeowners Association gave a big thumbs up for the “many
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lanes for bike lanes. While the March 21 meeting centered on refiguring a stretch of 68th Street featured a fairly equal verbal battle, a general road diet philosophy presented two weeks before was pummeled. If the energy produced in debate over the city’s in-progress “Sustainability Plan” could have been harnessed, it probably would have been enough to run the city for a few days. At the March 7 Scottsdale City Council meeting, the plan sustained a public beating
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Scottsdale PD cracks down on St. Patty’s Day DUIs BY TOM SCANLON Progress Managing Editor
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hile the Scottsdale Police Department went out hunting for intoxicated drivers over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, one case just about fell into their laps. Uncomfortably. Caylnn T. Simpson, 37, ended a night of St. Patrick’s revelry in jail. At 1:20 a.m. Saturday, March 18, the Phoenix resident allegedly wrecked her Toyota Tacoma into not one, not two, not three – but four Scottsdale Police vehicles. Only minor injuries
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were reported. According to Aaron Bolin, a Scottsdale Police spokesperson, Scottsdale officers were handling another call near 82nd Place and Indian School Road, with an arrested man in the back of a patrol car. Simpson allegedly hit that police Chevy Tahoe – which had its emergency lights on – and then the pinballing began. Simpson’s vehicle veered to the right and left the roadway and onto the south shoulder, side-swiping a police Ford Explorer, which was also stopped, according to Bolin. It didn’t end there. The out-of-control Tacoma continued through the desert landscape
across the southwest corner of 83rd Street and Indian School Road, where it came to a stop – after colliding with another police Ford Explorer that was stopped. The impact knocked the second SPD Ford Explorer into a fourth police vehicle, hitting an officer standing outside of it. “A suspect from a different incident was in custody in the rear seat of that fourth vehicle,” Bolin said. “That suspect and the officer were transported to a local hospital for evaluation and were determined to have minor injuries.” Simpson, who Bolin said “exhibited signs and symptoms of DUI,” was arrested at the scene. At least two of the police cruisers needed to be towed from the scene, Bolin added. Simpson was booked into the Scottsdale City Jail on DUI charges, including extreme DUI, as well as reckless driving and endangerment. She was released with a date in Scottsdale City Court. In other cases, the Scottsdale Police DUI Task Force and Saturation Patrol was out and about, searching for intoxicated drivers. Over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, Scottsdale police made 65 traffic stops, with 18 misdemeanor arrests for DUI. Police arrested 10 drivers for extreme DUI and three for DUI with drugs. The average blood alcohol content of the arrests was .173% – more than double the legal limit of .08%.
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The “road diet” for 68th Street between Indian School and Thomas roads plan, sacrificing vehicle lanes for bike lanes, was hotly contested at the March 21 Scottsdale City Council meeting. (City of Scottsdale)
ROAD from PAGE 1 that lasted 20 minutes – and would have been longer except for time limits. The plan for a so-called “road diet” led to what could be called “road diet rage.” Leading the charge was Bob Pejman, who said he reviewed the scores of emails citizens fired off to council. “Most of those emails were brutal,” he said. He displayed a slide with words he said summarized the emails: “crazy,” “unsafe,” “absurd,” “ludicrous,” “stupid,” “destructive” and “insane.” He complained that residents did not ask for the controversial plan. “You’re going to take a bunch of streets, eliminate lanes and replace them with bike lanes … so people give up their cars and look at alternate modes of transportation?” Pejman asked, incredulously. Phillip David Allsop, Ute Brady, Alisa McMahon, Anthony Leavy and French
Thompson also plastered the plan. Lisa McNeilly, the city’s sustainability director, gave a brief summary of the wideranging, widely-criticized plan, which covers five “pathways”: emissions/climate action, water resources/open space, community services/economic vitality, heat preparedness and “waste as a resource.” She stressed there was input from various community meetings and commissions for the plan, which has been in the works for nearly two years. Council members then ripped the plan to pieces, though politely. Councilwoman Betty Janik quoted from the draft’s “maintain and improve multi-modal circulation by narrowing roadways where appropriate” wording. “In other words, ‘the road diet.’ If we did not have this in this plan we would have about 500 less emails to read,” Janik said with a groan. Ironically enough, Councilwoman So-
lange Whitehead pointed out that the plan’s call for increased shading was overshadowed by the road diet. “One issue stuck out like a sore thumb … The whole lane reduction–that doesn’t belong in a sustainability plan,” Whitehead stressed. “That’s a transportation department issue.” Janik said she was torn by opposing emails on the road-diet issue. “I’ve been spending hours reviewing (the draft) and trying to come up with a compromise,” Janik said. “In general, the plan seems a little too large and expansive.” She is hoping another study session will hash out some issues. “Words like ‘cut back on use of automobiles’ – that is a flashpoint for our community,” Janik told the Progress. Even so, Janik stressed the need for Scottsdale to join other cities in develop-
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Construction began in 2007 on the Artesia complex, which comprises a total 472 condos and townhomes, then abruptly stopped during the Great Recession. Developers received approval to finish the long-stalled project. (City of Scottsdale)
COMPLEX from PAGE 1 great features” of the long-awaited build-out. Review board members agreed, congratulating Breen. “Great presentation,” said board member Michal Ann Joyner. After asking about plans for construction phases.
“My heart goes out to the condos that surround this area,” she said. “I do love the architecture.” Joyner tried to push for a timeline on the construction of three phases, but Breen was vague, finally granting that they would “likely” be done at the same time. Other board members were unusually enthusiastic over the design, which
The Artesia project is near Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads. (City of Scottsdale)
shoots for a resort feel: “Stylistically, Spanish Colonial revival architecture is distinguished by stucco walls, ornamental plaster details around select windows and doors, terracotta barrel tile roofs, as well as tower features and corbels at roof overhangs,” the Artesia plan states. “This neighborhood would include at its heart a four-story multifamily residential
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building that was designed to resemble a detail rich Spanish colonial resort hotel, prevalent in the greater Scottsdale area.” Shakir Gushgari said the project design has a look ranging from Santa Barbara to Greece. “I really like what I see. I really like the design, I really like the creativity,” he added. Jeff Brand called Artesia “an exceptional project.” “It’s a pleasure to see building (designs) that go to a level of detail to create an architectural vision,” the vice chair of the board said. “The architecture is functioning as it should, to tell a story…it’s a fantastic project for an area that’s been an eyesore.” “It’s a high-quality project from top to bottom,” Brand concluded. City Councilwoman Betty Janik appreciated “a variety of housing. …I also like the fact you have a variety of heights.” The board gave the plan a unanimous approval, with a few minor stipulations. Breen did not respond to a request from the Progress on the timeline of construction. According to Katie Posler, a city planner, the next step for Artesia “is to submit final construction plans for review and permitting.” The board also unanimously approved (with stipulations) a project that would bring 54 multi-family dwelling units over a ground floor of commercial space located at 6824 E. Indian School Road in Old Town Scottsdale. The board also approved an industrial park on 4 acres at 14415 N. Scottsdale Road, near the Scottsdale Airport, and a storage facility on 2 acres at 11653 E. Sahuaro Drive north of Shea Boulevard.
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ing a workable sustainability plan. “Our only chance for success is if our community comes together,” she said. Sustainability, Janik concluded, is “how our community will go forward, be resilient and survive into the next decades.” It was perhaps an unpleasant welcoming party for McNeilly, who unveiled the plan she has been working on since the city hired her a year ago. Whitehead tried to soften the blows before the many criticisms she and others delivered: “The first person to go through the door on any project gets hammered.” 68th Street At the March 21 meeting, residents lined up to talk about the seemingly innocuous agenda item, “68th Street – Indian School Road to Thomas Road Construction Bid.” The bottom line: a request to pay the lowest bidder, AJP Electric, $1.6 million to do the work. Of that, the city pays only $180,000, with $1.4 million in federal funding.
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The debate came over the design, sacrificing one lane of motorized vehicle traffic in each direction for a bike lane. Nearly 6,000 project-notification postcards were sent to residents, with around 75 comments, according to Alison Tymkiw, a city engineer. “The majority are overwhelmingly in favor of the project,” she said. Mark Melnychenko, the city’s director of Transportation and Streets, followed by noting a survey that showed 62% thought it was a good idea “to remove travel lanes on streets with excess traffic capacity to provide better bicycle and pedestrian facilities.” When it came time for public comment, it was more of a 50-50 split. Julie Uryasz said she is the president of a neighborhood association representing around 500 people who live near the project. “Some of our residents live directly on 68th Street. They've witnessed multiple accidents, including a pedestrian fatality,” she said. “In this 1 mile segment cars are taking advantage of the double lanes. They speed past other vehicles, they dodge around vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. This public safety project has been under development for several years…
“After reviewing the final changes, our entire board and an overwhelming majority of our residents support this plan.” Alex McLaren also was strongly in favor. “This work represents the finest work of the city staff planning for the transportation needs of our community,” he said. “The section from Osborne and Thomas is crammed in – there's very little room for a bicycle on that road, very little room even if you’re walking on the sidewalk. So I think narrowing the streets, making it more pedestrian and bicycle friendly is a good idea.” On the no-skinny-road side, Tracy Helen said she wondered if the city wants to be bigger or smaller: “At a time when the council has over 10,000 new apartments, it seems foolish to attempt a road diet… “We will consider your traffic diet when you go on a building diet,” she concluded to applause. Others seconded her idea of not slimming down road traffic when new apartments are coming. French Thompson said he was puzzled by the project. “I ride my bicycle on 68th Street,” he said. “I honestly feel the safest in that
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1 mile of road on my bicycle and I ride thousands of miles a year. So I just don't think this is a very good idea.” A few local merchants expressed concerns about the construction project impacting their business. After more than an hour of public comment, council hashed out the idea, showing they were just as evenly divided. Whitehead attempted to shoot down a “conspiracy theory” that this was the first step in a citywide plot. “Will you be having a road diet in your neighborhood soon? No,” Whitehead said. She noted a similar project on Indian School Road did not cause any traffic problems. And Whitehead emphasized ADA ramps, crosswalks and other safety additions of the 68th Street project. But Janik wondered about 14,000 cars that travel 68th Street on an average day. “Where are they going to go?” “The cars don’t go away,” Councilman Barry Graham agreed. Janik said she has been tormented – and, at times, insulted (“I want to ask you to be polite”) – by emotional emails on the road diet issue. “I’ve spent sleepless nights, because I’m trying to figure out what to do,” she said. Graham also expressed concern over the divisiveness of the project: “I don’t like this to be an us vs. them debate. I’m interested in some kind of common ground. It’s not cyclists vs. drivers.” Graham also was skeptical about funding and the use of city resources. “Does this project benefit a small group at the expense of a large group?” Graham pondered. Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield raised issues of emergency vehicles and those using 68th as a connector street. Saying the road diet generated by far the most amount of emails of any single issue, she read from a few, including, “I do not want my beautiful city to be socially engineered for a select few.” “Do we want to introduce this antagonism to the city?” Littlefield asked. Mayor David Ortega and council members Tom Durham and Tammy Caputi spoke in favor of the project, emphasizing the low cost to the city against a high return for residents. When three hours of debate ended and it was time to vote, Graham, Littlefield and Janik opposed the project. Durham, Caputi, Ortega and Whitehead voted for it. And so, a road diet it is for 68th Street.
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New Scottsdale Public Art director embraces challenges
BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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arlier this year, Scottsdale Public Art quietly welcomed Kati Ballares as its newest director for the nonprofit. Ballares entered the role after it was formally vacated by former director
Kim Boganey, who accepted a similar position at an art museum in California. She boasted an impressive resume that includes stints for Charlotte, North Carolina, where she worked on projects like improving a light rail extension by hiring a team of 14 artists to build walls for the stations and eleva-
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tor towers. Her work there also included crafting pieces of city infrastructure that would support the transit system and improving the look of Charlotte’s bus shelters with public art. During a subsequent job for the City of Phoenix, Ballares managed public art projects that were related to city infrastructure, specifically with its Water Services Department and Sky Harbor International Airport, where she worked with international artists to glam up spaces. Because of her experience working for Phoenix, Ballares admits that Scottsdale had long been on her radar.
“I have followed Scottsdale Public Art for a long time and I’ve attended Canal Convergence every year for many years, which allowed me to stay in close contact with the team as colleagues,” Ballares said. However, when the opportunity arose to work for the long-admired public art program, Ballares knew she had to apply. “When the opportunity arose, I said, ‘I can't pass up the opportunity to join such a strong team and organization with such a long-standing legacy,’” she recalled.
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Ballares also felt that she would be a natural fit within the organization, boasting a long-standing affinity for arts that complemented her resume. “My mom is a very creative person and really sort of instilled a love of art in me from a young age,” Ballares said. “I also danced in a ballet company from the time I was four until I was 17 and so I was really interested in the performing arts for a long time.” However, it wasn’t until she entered Covenant College in Georgia that Ballares began to develop an interest in visual arts, motivating her to minor in art. Once she began studying for her master's degree at Winthrop University in South Carolina, Ballares began focusing on public art and soak in the local public art within the Rock Hill, South Carolina, area. “I went on a tour of the art in a transit system and really fell in love with the combination of art and communities and the process of how public art was created and I would say that that's where
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kind of the core of my passion for public art lies,” Ballares said. Although she initially fell in love with public art during her time spent in the Palmetto state, Ballares had also long adorned the Grand Canyon State and the public art offered in its metropolitan area surrounding the state’s capitol. “My decision to move to the Valley in 2017 was driven by the idea that this area supports public art in substantial ways not just in Phoenix but in the surrounding cities,” she said. With over half a decade under her belt of working in the desert, Ballares hopes to utilize her background in taking public art to new territories in Scottsdale. “I definitely have come on with a lot of energy and ideas,” she said. “I’d love to expand the locations where public art is accessible throughout the community, I'd love to expand the diversity of the types of artists and communities that we work with. “And I'd love to continue growing the amount of funding that's available to public art and artists and, and continu-
ing to support artists in the valley as well as bringing in national and internationally known artists. I think there's a great opportunity to provide a balance of both of those things in a way that really promotes the careers of our local artists as well.” Lately her focus has been on preparing for big events like the welcoming of the latest public artwork to the renovated Civic Center “The Desert’s Garden,” later this year and big events like the upcoming return of the Cycle The Arts tour on April 3 and the return of Trolley Dances on April 15. She is also eager to continue working on ongoing efforts to implement augmented reality into more artworks and events. “We are going to continue to expand our augmented reality programs so that eventually people will be able to go out to any piece in the collection and hear an artist or a person from our staff tell them about the public art using an app on their phone called Hoverlay,” Ballares said. “We're hoping to launch that around the time of the grand re-opening of the Civic
Center.” She also says there are plans in the works to release a book that will serve as a guide to all public artworks throughout the city. With plenty of projects in the works to keep her busy, Ballares and her team are excited to continue making Scottsdale a destination for art lovers. “I love working with people and communities, and I love art,” Ballares said. “Public art is just a very natural way to bring the two of those things together and I think that public art is a great way to do that.”
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jury indicted Lanouar. Due to the felony indictment, Lanouar, 37, was placed on non-disciplinary suspension and, according to the spokesman, "The department is re-evaluating his continued employment." Lanouar is scheduled to appear at a Maricopa County Superior Court arraignment Wednesday, March 29. According to the indictment, Lanouar “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly did cause a physical injury” to one person and recklessly endangered another “with a substantial risk of imminent death.” It said Lanouar’s offense is considered “a dangerous felony because the offense involved the discharge, use, or threatening exhibition of a motor vehicle, a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.”
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Split SUSD vote delays various appointments
BY TOM SCANLON Progress Managing Editor
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t two Scottsdale Unified School District board meetings this month, there was more discussion – much of it in private – than action. And one key vote resulted in no decision. On March 7, after an executive session, the SUSD board returned for three votes in four minutes. The three issues, concerning two lawsuits and a complaint against a teacher, were discussed by the board and its legal team in private; the votes were in public. Though the name of the teacher, the nature of the complaint and any disciplinary action was not disclosed, board member Carine Werner publicly made a motion to uphold the administration’s decision, adding the condition “that the certified teacher make a public apology to the students affected … including the
people that filed the complaint.” Werner’s motion passed unanimously. The board also unanimously approved a settlement agreement in lawsuits filed against vaping giant Juul, then entered into a contingency agreement with Scottsdale attorney Joseph Tann (who also represented SUSD in the Juul suit) to sue Meta/Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and other social media platforms. Tann gave a presentation on how social media companies are knowingly causing mental health problems for school-age children. The Progress asked Kristine Harrington, a district spokeswoman, for details of the three cases. “The terms are confidential,” Harrington said, regarding the Juul and social media suits. She would not provide details on the complaint against the teacher, saying it “will require a public records request,” which the Progress subsequently filed. A response to the request was not received
by this edition’s deadline. During the two-hour March 21 board meeting, the first hour was spent in a presentation by the district’s Student Advisory Board, board member reports and public comments. Two parents criticized Superintendent Dr. Scott Menzel while another praised him. One parent criticized Werner, telling her to “stop dragging our district through the mud on Fox News.” Another praised Werner and member Amy Carney “for fighting alongside those who would protect children.” Meanwhile, Menzel advised the board, “We’re heading into testing season.” After the superintendent’s report, the consent agenda was presented. These are items that are not discussed and normally pass without comment. Such was not the case at the March 21 meeting. With regard to Chaparral High School hiring a new principal, which was part of a “personnel action items” involving 327 employees, Werner said she has been “given the runaround” after asking for information. Carney also said she was not provided information by the hiring committee. As part of the personnel actions, Joshua S. Pantier, who has been acting principal at Chaparral since 2022, was recommended to be hired as permanent principal. He was the assistant principal at the school from 2017-22. Before that, he was a math teacher at Desert Mountain High School for 17 years. After failing on a motion to remove the principal from the personnel package, Werner and Carney abstained from a vote on the consent agenda. Because board member Zach Lindsay was not present, the two votes to approve the personnel package and the rest of the consent agenda by Julie Cieniawski and Dr. Libby Hart-Wells were not enough to pass the measure. Three votes were required. Thus, actions including hiring, promotions and raises regarding the other 300 plus employees were stalled. The board then spent a half hour debating a phrase in the policy titled “board member request for information.”
Carney moved to remove the superintendent’s power “to intercede prior to the staff member responding to the board member” when a board member asks a district employee for information. Werner said, “This would provide staff members freedom … I want staff and teachers to feel comfortable they're not going to get in trouble for communicating with me.” Hart-Wells called Carney’s motion “a red herring … I’m not sure how we ended up here.” Menzel stepped in, saying, “We strongly encourage the staff members and community to talk to the board.” The “intercede” language, he said, is “really about information.” He said it is intended to avoid “a burden on staff.” Carney and Werner voted for the motion, which failed as Cieniawski and Hart-Wells voted against it. There was another lengthy debate over Hart-Wells’ adding language regarding board members serving on councils, cabinets or committees, including, “Governing board members shall not use their position, either directly or indirectly, as governing board members to influence district or site level committees.” Hart-Wells explained her rationale: “The reason I put this language forward is because we have a board member who refuses to step down from … a supplementary curriculum committee and that governing board member's presence cannot possibly not be having an undue influence on the members of that committee.” Werner, owning up to being the board member Hart-Wells did not name, said the supplementary curriculum committee “is a very interesting process to watch” and stressed, “I have refrained from voting so that I wouldn't be voting on something twice.” But, she cautioned, in “conversations regarding current curriculum … some of our parents are getting bulldozed. We need to see that.” Carney’s motion to table the issue for further discussion passed unanimously – showing the board was able to agree on something.
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ARTrageous Gala to light up Civic Center PROGRESS NEWS STAFF
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hen Scottsdale Arts President/CEO Dr. Gerd Wuestemann came up with the grand vision for a new Civic Center, one of his ideas was to host a gala outside under the twinkling stars. This year looks to be the year his vision comes to life. Scottsdale Arts will bring its annual ARTrageous Gala back to the newly renovated Scottsdale Civic Center on Saturday, April 1, for an outdoor celebration centered on the theme of “Bloom.” The gala, blooming with radiant living art experiences and creations, is designed to be an ultra-sensory evening that will reignite the attendees’ passions for the arts. “With the completion of the Scottsdale Civic Center campus and its new outdoor stages, we will have one of the most spectacular backdrops for a magnificent night under the stars,” said Dr. Gerd Wuestemann, president and CEO of Scottsdale Arts. “Our outdoor campus will provide a setting unlike any other.” Wuestemann noted that over the past four years, Scottsdale Arts has reinvented its gala to become more engaging, glamorous and forward-thinking. This was highlighted by a virtual gala in 2021 and last year's event hosted at
Scottsdale Stadium and live-streamed. During the pandemic, the nonprofit arts organization also shifted its traditional gala date from winter to spring, with an eye on a potential outdoor event like this year’s The ARTrageous Gala: Bloom. The transformation began with last year’s Luminescence gala at Scottsdale Stadium, a Cirque-style experience unlike any other in the Valley thanks to entertainment provided throughout the night by the performance art collective Quixotic. This year’s gala will again feature performances by Quixotic. “Quixotic is very excited to come back to Arizona to work with the Scottsdale Arts organization and team,” said Mica Thomas, executive producer of Quixotic. “We love this partnership that supports our group in exploring new creative collaborations. We are looking forward to the next adventure.” Festivities throughout the evening include a red-carpet arrival, living art activations, silent and live auctions, a coursed meal, dessert bar and performances by Quixotic and Walter Productions. Honorees and awardees include the Lifetime Award in Service to Oskar Knoblauch, a local Holocaust survivor who has worked with Scottsdale Arts on a
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Local prof reveals vehicle safety numbers game
BY PAUL MARYNIAK Progress Executive Editor
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ou probably won’t find Dr. Norma Faris Hubele’s book in popular bestseller lists or turned into a Netflix movie. But if you drive a car and cherish your and your passengers’ safety, “Backseat Drive: The Role in Great Car Safety Debates” may be a lot more valuable than “Bridgerton.” The book is all about data – both the evolution of federal agencies’ use of it to assess vehicles’ safety and order a recall or redesign if necessary and how manufacturers use the same numbers to fight them. Faris Hubele is no stranger to that math. A former statistics professor at Arizona State University and the first director strategic initiatives at ASU’s Fulton School of Engineering and now professor emerita, she has steeped herself in data related to car safety and risks for decades. She used her knowledge to create a rating system of vehicles on a free web-
site, theautoprofessor.com. And she has testified as an expert witness in over 120 accident lawsuits. “With car safety, it’s the value we place on every human life that counts,” she writes. “But all too often that value has been eclipsed by greed and bureaucracy.” Her book may take on new urgency these days amid a stunning rise in motor vehicle injuries and deaths. Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projects 31,785 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of last year and calls that a 0.2% decrease from the total fatalities in JanuarySeptember 2021, it also has reported that the 2021 overall total marked a 10.5% increase from 2020 and was a 16-year high. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s 2021 accident review – the most recent published – said 1,180 people died and 51,633 were injured in 121,345 accidents – a 22.45% increase over 2020. That translates into 3.23 traffic deaths and 141 injuries a day in 2021, said ADOT
– which said that year was the deadliest for motorists in 14 years in Arizona. ADOT also said the economic loss from collisions in 2021 totaled over $20 billion. While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blames distracted driving as a major driver of that staggering loss of life, limb and money, “Backseat Driver” looks at an equally significant but little-discussed factor. It delves into the pitched battles that car manufacturers, safety advocates and lawmakers waged for decades over the way cars and trucks are designed. Faris Hubele delves into those controversies and shows how all sides use the same numbers to argue about recalls, gender inequality in testing and design, the growing gap in vehicle size and, lately, the emergence of automated driverassistance systems. ‘Data and social progress’ In an age when electric and self-driving
vehicles are gaining more attention and market share, she hopes the book will generate a more informed discussion of how safe such cars and trucks really are. Fairs Hubele admits her book may not be for everyone. “The target audience is really an educated, inquisitive person – people who like to read and are kind of curious about how we got to where we are,” she explained. She likens her book to the way “Moneyball” looked how the 2002 Oakland Athletics up-ended professional baseball’s traditional value system for building a team or the way “The Big Short” examined some of the root causes of the housing bubble that triggered the Great Recession. “This is a book about data and social progress,” she writes, noting that in the first half of the 20th century, traffic tragedies weren’t even on a national radar. Airplane safety was. It wasn’t until 1951 when a military
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Arizona State University professor Dr. Norma Faris Hubele has just written a book on car safety and also runs a website, theautoprofessor.com, that may be the most comprehensive source of data on individual vehicles’ safety. (PBS)
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Black women hail Hobbs' hair bias ban
BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services
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hen Gov. Katie Hobbs on March 17 signed an executive order banning state agencies under her control from discriminating against workers based on their hair texture and style, her staff had figured one man had to be there. That’s because Dr. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English at Arizona State University, had written extensively over the last couple decades about how hair had been used to deny Black women in particular of employment, housing and other opportunities for centuries. “Everyone has a hair story, and that hair story connects each of us with someone else,” Lester told the governor and a group of supporters who gather for Hobbs’ ceremonial signing of the executive order. “And while each person has their
own story, the story of Black folks’ hair in the U.S. underscores the fact that, with hair, the personal is political and the political is ‘professional,’” he said. But while effusive in his gratitude to the governor, Lester was careful not to steal Hobbs’ thunder. “She was the speaker and the star,” he told the Ahwatukee Foothills News. “I was invited as a guest commentator on the significance of this moment for Arizona. So, yes, I see the need for and significance of this declaration of anti-discrimination/anti-bias.” Though Lester had no role in Hobbs’ decision to issue the far-reaching ban, her staff invited him because of his extensive writings on a subject few people across the country – especially men – have tackled so extensively in their writing. But the voices of protests against hair-related discrimination have prompted some states to ban it.
Indeed, the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020 passed the Crowns Act, though the Senate failed to approve it. However, some 20 states – which now include Arizona – have passed some version of the so-called Crownws Act. In signing the executive order, Hobbs said she wants to make sure that Black state employees – as well as workers for companies that contract with the state – "will be able to wear their natural hair without fear of discrimination.'' "More importantly is the message this sends to all Black women, men and children that you deserve to be comfortable wearing your natural at school and in the workplace without being perceived as unprofessional or suffering other negative consequences,'' she said. Nothing in her order, however, affects the policies of other levels of government, much less private employers, all of which are beyond her unilateral control. Nor does it preclude schools from establishing their own rules and regulations about hair for staff and students. But Hobbs said it could provide a basis for action by others. "I'm hopeful that this order will set an example for other employers also committed to building an Arizona for everyone,'' she said, as well as for the
Republican-controlled Legislature "to address these inequities for all Arizonans.'' The governor acknowledged that her order is focused on Black hairstyles and does not address how other employees can be discriminated against because of their hair. This ranges from Sikhs, who must maintain uncut and untrimmed hair, to Hasidic Jews with side curls known as "payos.'' Hobbs said there already are certain protections already in state law, such as a 2021 law, that allows Native American students to wear tribal regalia to graduation ceremonies. But nothing in that measure addresses hair. And issues of hair for everyone else? "We're certainly willing to look into more,'' she said, repeating her hope that her executive order would spur legislation "to end this kind of inequity across the board.'' But the governor made it clear she was acting because there appears to be a special problem for Black workers and contractors. "A Black woman is 80% more likely to change her natural hair to meet social norms or expectations at work,'' Hobbs said. "Black women are 1.5 times more
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MONDAY, APRIL 24 Scan the QR code to learn more about the 19th Hole Reception and Helicopter Ball Drop Raffle or visit rmhccnaz.org/golf. During her ceremonial signing of her executive order, Gov. Katie Hobbs spoke as several dozen Black women – often the target of discrimination based on hair – celebrated. (Special to the Progress)
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likely to be sent home, or know of a Black woman sent home from the workplace because of her hair,'' the governor continued. "And one in two Black children have experienced hair discrimination as early as five years old. And the impact can last a lifetime.'' Lester, who specializes in AfricanAmerican literature and cultural studies, is the co-author of "Hair Stories,'' a catalog prepared for the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. He said the order recognizes the reality of the discrimination that does occur now based on how some Black people are perceived. "All this is to say is we are not our hair,'' he said at the signing of the executive order. "But our hair is part of who we are and how we are.'' Lester read off a litany of situations across the country where people were turned away from restaurants because of their hair and students were forced to cut it. He cited a study by Dove, the hair
and skin-care company, which found Black women were 2.5 times more likely to be perceived as “unprofessional” for their hair styles; that twothirds of Black women change their hair for a job interview, including 41% who change it from curly to straight; and that 20% of Black women have been sent home from work because of their hair. Lester stressed that while Black women bear the brunt of hair discrimination, Black men and men and women of other races – including Native Americans – have been victimized by it. In 2018, for example, a Black male teen was forced to cut his dreadlocks on the spot during a wrestling match because a referee required it for the contest to continue. Teens have been suspended in high school for their dreadlocks within the last three years. Multiple-gold winning Olympics gymnast Gabby Douglas encountered a storm of criticism in 2012 by sports writers who all but ignored the fact that the then-16-year-old was the first
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African-American woman to win the individual all-around competition. Lester said discrimination against Black women’s hair dates back at least to the 18th century , “when Black women were forced to cover their hair because white women felt threatened that their white men would be attracted to the black women.” He said the racist reflex against certain hair styles and textures is so pervasive in society that several industries thrive by offering products like hair-straighteners. But while he cited some incidents of discrimination involving male hair styles during Hobbs’ ceremony last week, “what I didn’t want to do is upstage the centrality of this on Black women.” He noted that hair styles and textures also can trigger “micro-aggres-
VEHICLE from PAGE 17 cars and trucks. Lately, Faris Hubele is turning her attention to autonomous and electric vehicles. “Everything about autonomous vehicles is about the data,” she notes. She fears the algorithms that command those vehicles’ movements don’t necessarily accommodate a variety of purely human factors. She harkened back to the fatal accident a few years ago in Tempe when an autonomous vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian at night. She theorizes the car’s algorithms may not have been able to react properly to a dark figure with a backpack crossing near its path. She cites Tesla’s difficulty in recognizing flashing lights on an emergency vehicle as a similar issue and wonders “if they’re going to be able to implement these autonomous vehicles in chaotic environments.” Likewise, electric vehicles concern Faris Hubele, who notes “they’re going to pose bigger risks to people in intersections because they’re going to come off the starting line a lot faster than your internal combustion engine. “I think we’re going to see a rise in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities and intersection fatalities,” she said. She believes EV manufacturers “are selling the cars without saying, ‘We need to teach you how to drive again’ because drivers are going to be coming off the starting line much faster.”
sion” in the workplace or other social settings when people want to touch a Black woman’s hair. Lester called Hobbs’ executive order “momentous” for Arizona, but noted the work against hair-related discrimination is hardly done “because there are school codes … that list very specifically kinds of Afro-centric hairstyles, like cornrows, braids, dreadlocks, but also things that are typically done by black people.” And he said that ultimately, the history of discrimination against women because of their hair historically has often cast the victims as “unprofessional” and reflects “the ways in which we value women based on what they look like, not on what they do.” Progress Executive Editor Paul Maryniak contributed to this report. Likewise, the propensity of lithium batteries – used extensively in electric vehicles – to blow up and cause more stubborn fires suggest a need for more federal scrutiny and regulation, she said. Such fires she said, “may not show up in fatality statistics because some of those fires are happening in parking lots and homes. Those kinds of statics don’t end up in federal databases.” Faris Hubele believes a reimagined approach is needed for collecting data on lithium battery fires because of “the safety of those batteries and the risks associated with different temperature ranges on those batteries.” And then there’s the element of human behavior, especially where autonomous vehicles and other “smart vehicles” are concerned. While they are pitched to appeal to convenience, Hubele wonders if some brakes may need to be applied. As she said recently in an interview on PBS in response to a question about smart cars and the help they offer drivers: “It comes down to how much help do people need. What we see is that if we make it too complacent – and that comes down to the Human Factors argument about car safety – if we make them too smart, people start video gaming, watching movies, reading their books. “And so, you have to reach a balance between getting the driver to stay attentive, and having the car help them in those emergency situations.”
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No yolk, eggs could stay on shelf longer
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f some state lawmakers get their way, those AA-labeled eggs you find at the store later this year -- and pay a premium for -- may not be as fresh and tasty as they are now. On a 4-3 vote, the Senate Commerce Committee last week agreed to allow eggs with an AA rating to remain on store shelves for 30 days – six days longer than now permitted. Rep. Michele Pena, R-Yuma, said Arizona is only one of two states with such a short limit. She told lawmakers that other states allow AA eggs on shelves for 30 days and some have no statutory pullby date. There's no evidence eggs older than 24 days are unsafe. Arizona allows A-graded eggs to be sold for up to 45 days after being candled, which occurs shortly after they are laid and collected.
But Roland Mader of the Arizona Department of Agriculture said egg quality starts to deteriorate after 24 days, explaining, "The egg white gets more liquid, more watery. "The cell membrane of the yolk, they lose the integrity,'' Mader continued. And that, he said becomes most visible, when you break the egg into a pan and the yolk, rather than standing up, "is very flat.'' What HB 2750 would mean, Mader said, is that someone buying a carton of AA eggs after 24 days would be getting what the state now considers a grade-A egg –something less than he or she paid for. He said it's no different than, say, the grades of beef that are available. "If a customer purchases prime rib-eye steak, the customer expects and should be getting prime rib-eye steaks, not a lower grade,'' Mader said. Pena, however, argued there are good reasons to extend the sell-by dates of
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Grade AA eggs. She reminded lawmakers of the recent shortage of eggs. But because that has been a national issue even in states with more liberal rules about how long eggs can be sold, Pena conceded she cannot link a shortage to Arizona's 24day rule. "It was more of a capitalist mind-set that instigated all of that,'' Sen. Theresa Hatathlie, D-Tuba City, said of the egg shortage. What actually appears to be behind the measure are the desires of the Arizona Retailers Association, representing the stores that sell the eggs. But in a prepared statement for the committee, Michelle Ahlmer, the group's executive director, said the change is designed to help shoppers by keeping eggs available for sale for an extra six days. "Consumers need all the help that can be provided,'' she said. There also is the claim that the 24-
day limit results in $3 million worth of expired eggs being thrown out every year because it can be difficult to repackage AA eggs for sale at a lower grade. "That simply doesn't happen,'' countered Glenn Hickman, president of the family-owned egg ranch that bears his name. As the state's largest egg producer, he testified he would know if retailers were dumping $60,000 worth of eggs a week. Hickman does not dispute that some stores may find themselves with AA eggs past 24 days they cannot sell. But he said the blame likely lies with poor management, saying his trucks deliver eggs to the average store three times a week and it is up to store staff to ensure that the stock is rotated. Patrick Bray, lobbyist for the Arizona Farm and Ranch Group, questioned the
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On the water front: Rio Verde suit tossed BY TOM SCANLON PROGRESS MANAGING EDITOR
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wo things happened last week that may impact short-term water supply to Rio Verde Foot-
hills. A judge dismissed the lawsuit filed against Maricopa County by some residents challenging its refusal to accept a water district. And state Rep. Alexander Kolodin, RScottsdale, won another two weeks to
YOLK from PAGE 22 accuracy of that $3 million claim. He noted Ahlmer has been quoting that same figure since 2018. That's when she used it to convince lawmakers to allow those eggs initially graded A – usually because they have a larger air pocket which shows lower quality – to be sold up to 45 days after being laid, nearly twice as long as previ-
work on a bill that would force Scottsdale to resume providing water to the unincorporated community. On Jan. 1, Scottsdale ended a decadeslong practice of making a standpipe accessible to water haulers, who in turn serviced the county island of about 1,000 people just outside Scottsdale’s northeast borders. Kolodin’s HB2561 received an additional 14-day “reconsideration period” by a 31-29 vote. On March 9, it failed to pass by a 30-27 vote. Two days earlier, Superior Court Jo-
seph P. Mikitish granted the county’s request to dismiss a suit by John Jouas, Jaime Phillips and the Rio Verde Foothills Domestic Water Improvement District. On Aug. 29, 2022, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held a final hearing on the DWID petition and rejected it two days later. In dismissing the suit, Mikitish agreed with the county’s argument, “that this court does not have jurisdiction over this matter as a judicial review action.” Last month, Scottsdale City Coun-
cil sent a proposed intergovernmental agreement to the county, stipulating conditions through which it would resume providing water to Rio Verde on a two- to three-year basis. On March 3, the Board of Supervisors soundly rejected the plan as “impractical, inefficient and overly burdensome.” Supervisor Tom Galvin insisted Scottsdale should accept a plan he put together with private company EPCOR providing water that Scottsdale would process.
ously permitted. Hatathlie supported the change, saying she doesn't understand why there even are mandatory sell-by dates on eggs. "I know that organic eggs, when harvested and cared for, will last even up to a year,'' she said. Hatathlie said if it were up to her, HB 2750 would extend the ability to sell AA eggs not just to 30 days but to
45. But that still leaves the issue of quality. And that was enough to convince Sen. Frank Carroll to vote against the change. The Sun City West Republican recalled moving here 30 years ago from Illinois, which does not have Arizona's 24-day limit on the sale of AA eggs. "I preferred the flavor of the eggs when I encountered Arizona,'' he told col-
leagues, saying it appears there is a correlation between how old the eggs are on the shelf and that taste. Hickman said he provides lower quality grade A eggs with their 45-day sale period to any merchant who wants them. In fact, that's the only way jumbo eggs are sold in Arizona. The committee’s vote sends the measure, which already has cleared the House, to the full Senate.
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Whiskey manufacturer not amused by parody
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ASHINGTON – An Arizona dog-toy manufacturer told the Supreme Court Wednesday that its “Bad Spaniels” squeaky toy is a “playful parody” of Jack Daniel’s that does not infringe on the distiller’s trademarks. Bennett Cooper, the attorney representing VIP Products LLC, said the case was about defending “the right of everybody to have a sense of humor.” “It’s clear in this case that what Jack Daniel’s is complaining about is not Bad Spaniels” possibly confusing consumers into thinking the toy was connected to the distiller, Cooper said. “They’re complaining about the speech, the parody, the comparison to dog poop and a Bad Spaniel, not the mark.” But an attorney for Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. told the justices that it’s no laughing matter. Lisa Blatt called Bad Spaniels a commercial product that capitalizes on Jack Daniel’s trademark to the confusion of consumers and the detriment of the company’s brand. Whether it’s “funny or it has a parody is not relevant,” she said. “‘Ha, ha, ha’ is not a standard under the Lanham Act,” the law governing trademark protection, Blatt said. “It’s whether it’s confusing as to (the) source.” Bad Spaniels is just one of VIP Products’ “Silly Squeakers” line that also includes toys such as Jose Perro and Mountain Drool that are reminiscent of Jose Cuervo tequila and Mountain Dew soda, among others. The Bad Spaniels toy mimics Jack Daniel’s square bottle and the font of the white-on-black lettering on the label. But it features the cartoonish face of a spaniel and replaces the liquor bottle’s “Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey” with “The Old No. 2 on your Tennessee carpet.” While the Jack Daniel’s label lists alcohol content and proof, the Bad Spaniels
label says the contents are “43% POO” and “100% SMELLY.” Jack Daniel’s demanded in 2014 that VIP Products stop selling Bad Spaniels, and VIP went to court seeking a ruling that its toy was a parody that did “not infringe or dilute” the distiller’s trademark. The distiller filed a counterclaim, and a U.S. District Court judge agreed with Jack Daniel’s in 2018. Even though Bad Spaniels was an “expressive work,” it was still a commercial product, which meant it could not receive the exception to trademark infringement that a parody would enjoy under the Lanham Act, according to a VIP filing with the Supreme Court. That ruling was reversed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on the grounds that Bad Spaniels, “although surely not the equivalent of the Mona Lisa, is an expressive work” that communicates a “humorous message.” “Bad Spaniels comments humorously on precisely those elements that Jack Daniels seeks to enforce here,” the circuit court said in its 2020 ruling. “The fact that VIP chose to convey this humorous message through a dog toy is irrelevant.” The appellate court said that, under a doctrine known as the Rogers test, Jack Daniel’s could win only if it could show that the use of its trademark was not artistically relevant to Bad Spaniels or that it “explicitly misleads” consumers. Jack Daniel’s appealed to the Supreme Court. Blatt told justices March 22 that a survey by Jack Daniel’s showed consumers were confused about who was behind the toy, which she said indicates the parodist “did too much copying and not enough distinguishing.” An incredulous Justice Samuel Alito pressed Blatt on that claim, asking how “any reasonable person” could think Jack Daniel’s was behind the toy. He envisioned a pitch meeting in which the CEO is told about “a dog toy, and it’s going to have a label that looks a lot like our label, and it’s going
Bennett Cooper, in bow tie, talks outside the Supreme Court, where he defended VIP Products, an Arizona dog-toy maker, against a trademark-infringement claim filed by Jack Daniel’s Properties. (Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News)
to have a name that looks a lot like our name, Bad Spaniels, and what’s going to be purportedly in this dog toy is dog urine.” “Do you think the CEO is going to say that’s a great idea, we’re going to produce that thing?” he asked. When Blatt said “it’s a little rich for people who are at your level … to know what the average purchasing public thinks,” Alito responded that he had a dog so “I know something about dogs.” But Justice Elena Kagan pushed back on Cooper’s argument that products, like hats or T-shirts, could be protected from trademark infringement claims if they carried a message. Kagan rejected the suggestion that Bad Spaniels is such a product, A political T-shirt “says something, it’s making a point.” “But dog toys are just utilitarian goods and you’re using somebody else’s mark as a source identifier, and that’s not a First Amendment problem,” Kagan said. Even though trademark law can impose a restriction on free-speech rights,
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson worried that the law could go too far and end up hindering artists who reference trademarks in their works. “We have these artists with First Amendment rights or parodists or whoever,” Jackson said. “And the way we prevent infringing their rights is by making sure that trademark holders are only able to come in and accuse them of problems if they … the artists, are trying to designate the source of their products by using the mark.” VIP Products owner Steven Sacra, who was on hand for the arguments, said it was “bizarre” to see the dispute over one of his Silly Squeakers toys argued before the Supreme Court. Sacra said it has been a costly and litigious process to get to this point, and that he hopes the justices ultimately “side on freedom of expression” to protect others from having to go through what he’s experienced. Without that, he said, large businesses will be able to pressure creators “to say I’m never going do this again because it’s too expensive, and therefore, speech doesn’t exist.”
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irls Mentorship, an organization designed “to empower girls to be the best versions of themselves,” has scheduled summer camps with programs for girls ages 10-13. Girls Mentorship notes that mentors are more needed than ever for young girls, noting surveys showing 7 in 10 girls don’t believe they are good enough and studies have found that the mental health of young girls took a hit during the pandemic. “Our youths’ declining mental health poses a huge threat to the overall health
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even years ago, beloved Scottsdale philanthropist and Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance President Tom Londen died at age 59 after a year-long battle with cancer. Although his family and friends were devastated, his spirit lived on for what has become an event that has raised nearly $750,000 since its conception. A year following his death, the Tom Londen Memorial Golf Classic was launched, thanks to an idea from his long-time employee, Loren McKenzie. “(Tom) got into golf late in life and he began to love it. Then one of our longtime associates, Loren McKenzie, came up with the idea of a golf tournament, which we stole and made bigger,” Tom’s son, Matt, said with a laugh. After hosting its tournament for about two years and donating the funds to cancer research charities, Matt said he realized he was only contributing a small portion to a large fund. He said he felt the funds from the tournament could be used for smaller causes.
“We were first donating to cancer research places like the Cancer Research Institute. Then we realized that we were a small fish in a big pond because its annual budget is millions and millions of dollars,” Matt said. “We also realized that we were contributing to preventing future cancer – which is great –but we realized that my father would have helped people today, which is why we decided that we should find a way to help families of people who actually have cancer right now.” Matt’s search for smaller organizations led him to the Scottsdale Airpark-based Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children. After a conversation with the nonprofit’s founder, Chrisie Funari, he was sold on a new organization to support. In the past five years, the tournament has raised just over $500,000 for the nonprofit and this year it hopes to top over $120,000, which will be raised through golf tickets on Saturday, April 1, and a charity auction and raffles held on the Friday night reception March 31. The funds will help the Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children’s mission to provide social, emotional and financial
The late Tom Londen’s son, Matt Londen, left, and his good friend Charles Masón will honor Tom at a memorial golf tourney. (Courtesy of Tom London Memorial Golf Classic)
support directly to families managing the health and well-being of a loved one with pediatric cancer. “It will support families in the Valley
with any sort of financial expense that is related to their cancer treatment,” said
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orth Scottsdale United Methodist Church is offering a number of Holy Week observances and events beginning Sunday, April 2. The activities span from children’s Egg Hunt to an Easter Art Walk that the public is welcome to attend at the church, 11735 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Holy Week is preceded by a Palm Sunday worship experience as Pastor Christopher continues with the Lenten study of “In the Wilderness” at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 1.
The Palm Sunday service is followed by an extravagant bake sale hosted by the United Women in Faith ministry. A selection of cakes, pies, cookies, even canned jams, pickles and soups will be available in the church’s Fellowship Hall 10-11:30 a.m. An Art Walk that includes scripture, paintings and settings that help people meditate through the stories of Jesus’ last week is open 10-11 a.m. in the hall from April 2-9. On Holy Thursday, April 6, the church will hold a 7 p.m. service. North Scottsdale United Methodist will hold a Good
Friday service on the grounds of its sister church in Paradise Valley at 7 p.m. April 7. Easter morning will be heralded in at the break of dawn with a Sunrise Jazz Worship Experience at the Scottsdale church at 6 a.m. featuring a Jazz quartet, pianist and the lead pastor The sunrise service will be followed by a pancake breakfast 8-10 a.m. April 9 by the NSUMC youth group to raise funds for their United Methodist conference in Florida this summer. The Easter Sunday service, with a brass band and timpani and the Chancel choir, will begin at 10 a.m.
An Easter Egg Hunt will be offered during the 10 a.m. service for children 3-12 in the in the Fellowship Hall. This activity will include scripture and an egg hunt. All events are open to the public. The services are offered in-person and online. The NSUMC Egg Hunt will offer children clues to the eggs that they are looking for. Dozens of clues will be given and dozens of candy and toys will be collected. Info: 480-948-0529, nsumc.com.
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Meg Dufour, Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children director of events. “The financial aid that we provide goes towards those bills that pile up due to medical expenses or due to a parent having to leave their jobs because they need to spend all their time getting their child to and from medical appointments and chemo treatments,” Dufour explained. “We also provide quarterly financial grants to these families as well as emotional and social support through services like canine therapy and counseling services.” More than 140 golfers will contribute to the cause and compete for the grand prize, an all-expense paid trip to the Florida Keys. Because of this, Matt admits that there tends to be some friendly competition among the golfers. “People take it pretty seriously and there are some people who are really good that often finish in the top one or two groups of four, so it's pretty competitive, but it's also really fun,” Matt said. Though several groups will be shoot-
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to have fun and that's fine,” he said with a laugh. Still, the event serves as an ode to the enduring spirit of Tom Londen. “He was a very charitable person who would have loved an event like this,” Matt said. “So, this is a perfect fit for my dad to be doing something for a charity like this seems to resonate with the people I work with and the people I socialize with.”
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Meg Dufour, left, Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children director of events, and founder Chrisie Funari will attend a banquet held the night before the golf tournament. (Courtesy of Tom London Memorial Golf Classic)
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early 15 years ago, Chandler residents Jackson and Monique Armstrong began making regular visits to Dos Gringos in Old Town. Like most regulars of the establishment off Craftsman Court between 3rd and 5th avenues, they shed a tear when it closed in fall 2015. Now, nearly eight years later, the taps have begun flowing again at the 10,000-square-foot establishment, only with a different concept. After a lengthy bidding process, the Armstrongs secured the winning bid on the space and revamped it to reach a
more mature demographic rather than compete with other Old Town establishments. “In my head, what I wanted was something that was going to be for our age demographic that would also revitalize the street and definitely the space,” Jackson said. “Everything on (the other side) of Scottsdale Road is for a younger crowd and the people that grew up going to this bar now have some nostalgia when they come in here.” What emerged was Pour Decisions, a modern bar and restaurant geared particularly toward millennials. It features a rooftop bar, inside res-
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Jackson and Monique Armstrong hope their new concept, Pour Decisions, will offer millennials a new Old Town destination. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
Rent hike forces Old Town gallery to close BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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eff Zischke was over the moon in August when he opened the doors on his 1,300 square-foot gallery in the Old Town Arts District along Main Street off Scottsdale Road. He felt that his shop, equal parts a coffee shop, an art gallery and a design studio, would add a unique variety to an area dominated by western art galleries. And for several months he did just that by selling Spanish-style coffee, 3D printed replicas of his work and most recently hosting a charity benefit show where he and 20 artists sold custom chairs and donated the proceeds to the Scottsdale Artists School. However, after his rent more than doubled at the start of the year, he had to make the tough decision to close up the shop. “I'm very, very proud of this gallery space. It looked fantastic but the rent became too expensive,” Zischke said. Zischke says his rent skyrocketed to
$4,600 a month after he enjoyed a rent that was half that cost during summer. Although his gallery was recording sales on the artwork, coffee and pastries he sold, he admitted that he struggled to break even on the space. “It breaks my heart because I put my heart and soul in here and I designed every single thing in here. It was successful for what it is, what it did for me,” Zischke said. “But it wasn't making enough.” Zischke cited that there were days when his drawers would net between $80 and $100 at the end of the day and he would gross $1,800 a month despite having a budget that called for nearly triple that amount. There have been instances in the past where businesses in Old Town have closed after seeing spikes in rent. One prominent example occurred in 2012 when the beloved Cathy’s Rum Cake restaurant closed after nearly four decades of business throughout the Valley due to rent nearly tripling as well as the poor economy at the time.
Closures driven by rent, however, are rare for the galleries that have called Main Street for decades. “Most of these galleries have been here for a while and there hasn't been a huge amount of turnover,” said French Thompson, Scottsdale Gallery Association president and owner of French Designer Jeweler. Although turnover has been relatively low along Main Street, it is what lies next for the space that is reportedly set to occupy Zischke’s gallery at 7212 E. Main St. that has caused some ire. Zischke said an IV therapy business is slated to move into the space – which has amplified a talking point that Thompson has been vocal about. “I've often said that the City of Scottsdale should have what would probably be a public/private entity, that would be similar to the one at Fashion Square, for example, that would look for the right kind of businesses to go into spaces that open up,” Thompson said. Despite the frustration and disappoint-
Zischke 1: Jeff Zischke’s gallery offered a cozy outdoor area for its coffee shop patrons. (Da-
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ment of closing his gallery, Zischke still has plans to stay busy and keep his art lucrative. “I'll be open by appointment at my home studio/ gallery up in Scottsdale where people can contact me there,” said Zischke, who can be reached at jeffzischke.com. He also has entertained the idea of returning to a storefront to do pop-up shops. “The only thing I would love to do is possibly a Sunday pop-up where I have this stuff,” he said. “But right now, having the retail space just is not sustainable.”
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taurant seating and an outdoor patio equipped with a bar and an intimate stage for live music. “A patio bar is probably the most sought-after thing in Scottsdale since there are only a couple in the City that are not affiliated with a hotel,” Jackson said. “Everybody also likes to hang out on a patio. So when you get a rooftop on top of that, it's a double whammy.” After signing a lease in December, the Armstrong’s took the skeleton space and draped it with floral decor, neon lights, murals and flat-screen TVs. Pour Decisions is focusing on serving up a selection of craft cocktails and elevated bar food like pizzas, salads, sandwiches and tacos. “The food menu is not just old crappy bar food. It’s really supposed to be an upscale version of a nice bar to go to,” Jackson said. While the menu is chock full of tasty bites, the cocktail menu arguably packs the biggest punch. “We know that people eat and drink with their eyes so when people order a cocktail, we want it to be a cocktail that
The upstairs bar at Pour Decisions overlooks the astroturf courtyard with seating and covered spaces. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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“We kind of let the community dictate what they want here and it's leaned a lot more into country music because there are not a lot of places up here that are doing that at all,” Jackson said. “We built this bar for the female demographic more than anything else and we know that the female demographic right now is into country music since it’s the music they can dance and have fun listening to.” The owners hope to make Pour Decisions a destination for patrons looking to enjoy a gorgeous drink, delicious food and enjoy a lively atmosphere. “We're big on experience and atmosphere and we want people to walk in and experience what we're trying to represent here in Scottsdale then tell 10 of their friends about it after they leave,” Monique said. Pour Decisions 4209 N. Craftsman Court, Scottsdale. 480-452-6123, pourdecisionsscottsdale.com, See website for hours and menu.
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he City of Scottsdale Transportation Department has planned two big rides to celebrate Valley Bike Month. To kick things off, the city is putting on the first-ever Ride to Read event during which 50 cyclists will ride along Indian Bend Wash for a 2-mile trip from Mountain View Park to the Mustang Library. “We're still hoping to teach people about routes in general,” said city Senior Transportation Planner Susan Conklu. “I think it's great when we can do anything that can promote the area, including our parks because we go through our different parks and people see things that maybe they haven't seen before. “We just want to promote these destinations and see them by bike.” Also planned is the annual Cycle the Arts ride in which 100 riders will either pedal a 13 miles around Old Town or take a 4-mile route around the Civic Center. “This year we're bringing back an additional 4-mile family-friendly route that people can sign up for that's mostly from Civic Center, around Old Town and back for anybody that maybe doesn't want to do the longer 13-mile route,” Conklu said. Added Transportation Department spokeswoman Cristina Lenko: “Susan and I were thinking ‘maybe if we offered a shorter ride for beginning bike riders or maybe a family-friendly ride we’d have a good response’ – which we’ve had already,” Though an extra route meant more work, Conklu stressed that both routes have been meticulously planned to ensure that riders avoid interference with any highly trafficked streets and crosswalks.
City officials prepping for Scottsdale’s Valley Bike Month events are, from left, Nathan Domme, transportation planning manager; Susan Conklu, senior transportation planner; Christina Lenko, public information officer; and Greg Davies, senior transportation planner. They’re standing in front of the Pinball Wizard public art installation near the Scottsdale Waterfront. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
“We've planned it well so that riders are not interacting with a lot of traffic,” Conklu said. “It's mostly going to be on paths and neighborhood streets and then we might be crossing a busy road at a traffic signal but we're really doing what we can to keep it where it's not so noisy and there’s not a lot of traffic.’ The 4-mile trek will traverse through the Civic Center, where riders can check out re-installed artworks like Louise Nevelson’s Windows to the West – which marks its 50th anniversary in November – Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculpture, The Yearlings and the Winfield Scott Memo-
rial. “We're really excited about the fact that most of the Civic Center have reopened after the extensive renovations so there are some favorite pieces that are maybe in a different spot than what people have seen in the past that they'll be able to see for this event,” Conklu said. However, it is the grand 13-mile excursion around the city that has event officials especially excited because it will give riders a chance to see a variety of artworks scattered about Old Town. “Last year, the route was more so focused on the northern part of Scottsdale
and so we wanted to do something a little different and see some artwork that we hadn't seen last year,” said Scottsdale Public Art public art coordinator Victoria Sajadi. ““Since this is the last year of the IN FLUX program, we knew we wanted to have those pieces represented as well and then we chose the other pieces based off of how recently they were put back on the routes.” Because of this, the route will take riders outside of the Civic Center and to
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various works that glam up locations like the Indian Bend Wash Path, Crosscut Canal Path and neighborhood bikeways. One of the most notable works on the trail is a work unveiled over the summer: Annette Coleman’s “Pinball Wizard,” which enlivens a splash pad in Scottsdale over the summer. “We do have an original artwork that was created for the event specifically by Arizona-based artist Angela Masker who works for Scottsdale Arts and she based her designs off of Pinball Wizard,” Sajadi said. “It's a very fun version of it and it's focused on the blues and greens represented in the Pinball Wizard artwork.”
This work will be printed on shirts and stickers that will be given to participating cyclists. Although the ride is limited to 100 riders, Scottsdale Public Art and the City’s transportation department have also developed a self-guided map that people can view atscottsdaleaz.gov/transportation/paths-trails. The staff at Scottsdale Arts is also working on incorporating more of its augmented reality into its artworks and will have most of them updated in time for the ride. However, on the day of the ride, riders who visit works will hear an explanation of those works either by a city representative or the artist who made them.
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urn Zero vocalist Emily Grieve has always viewed music as an outlet that has gotten her through some of the toughest times of her life. “I've been through some pretty dark spots in my life where music was the thing that I turned to because I felt like I was alone. But music made it so that I knew that I wasn't,” said Grieve, a graduate of Dobson High School in Mesa. Inspired by the bands that emerged during the pop-punk movement of the late 90s and the early 2000s and the rhythms that followed during the metalcore explosion of the late 2000s that carried into the 2010s, Grieve ventured into a music career. In 2018, she started the band Turn Zero – a reference to a phrase called out during timed competitive Pokémon card matches when a player is in the middle of their turn as the clock hit zero. Since then, Turn Zero has gained a reputation for dynamic live shows as well as its recorded material. Though the band started with a slightly softer sound, it has recently begun venturing into a heavier sound. “It’s the type of music that I’ve gravitated towards since my Sophomore year of high school and it’s the type of music that I’ll listen to while doing menial tasks around the house,” Grieve said. “It’s also perfect because if I want to cry, I can listen to the lyrics and if I don't want to cry, I can also have the music.” Adding to its heavier sound has been the addition of bassist and Scottsdale resident Eli Fabrega and drummer Ryan Hart. Grieve met while the two when they attended Hamilton High School in Chandler. “The sound that we have now is actually closer to the sounds that I wanted in the beginning,” Grieve said. “And with the current lineup we have, everybody is so talented and open-minded so when it comes to
writing or picking out new songs to play, everybody is involved.” This chemistry is best displayed during the band's energetic live performances, like the one it has planned on April 4 at Pub Rock Live in South Scottsdale. “We really are huge on crowd participation. So when we play “Drown” – a cover of the ‘Bring Me The Horizon’ track – we like having everybody singing that last chorus and when we play ‘Animal.’ we like hearing the crowd clap their hands to the bridge,” Grieve said. “Making sure that we know how to get everybody moving is our goal.” However, it is Grieve’s voice that usually captures the crowd's attention. “With Emily, I feel like we are a very solid band,” said Hart, a resident of Chandler. “When people see Emily up on stage singing to them, they just feel captivated by it. I feel like Emily is what makes us stand out among the rest.” Although Grieve usually captures the spotlight, she gladly shares it with a cast of talented musicians that includes the band’s enigmatic rhythm guitarist John Curtis-Sanchez, who may have a special move planned for the show. “John does a lot of work for the live show. He runs and jumps across the stage and he’s working on a supersecret move for the show right now,” Grieve teased. “I think that the amount of fun that we all have up on stage is just contagious.” The band is hoping to spread the energy not just to the crowd but to the headline act of the 4/4 bill, Denverbased rockers Suitable Miss. “We’re playing with some really cool bands like Suitable Miss from Colorado and one of our goals is to go and play out of the state,” Hart said. “We’re hoping this show will help us get to that point.” Because of this, the band plans to jam its four recorded and released tunes as well as a new single titled “Gaslight” and a cover of a Taylor Swift song during its 30-minute set.
East-Valley-based rockers Turn Zero are excited to venture back to Pub Rock Live in Scottsdale for a gig on Tuesday, April 4. (Special to the Progress)
Although the band members hope the show helps advance the group’s career, they also hope to give fans a memorable experience with a lot of entertainment value. “I always just hope that people feel like they had a good time after the show because that's the main point we're selling,” said Fabrega, an alumnus of Chaparral High School. “If they’re not they're going crazy and having a fun time while listening and if Emily's not making them cry with her with her vocals at the same
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the promotional balance is not paid in full by the end for the promotional period or, to the extent permitted by law, if you make a late payment, interest will NO be imposed from the date of purchase at the APR noted above. This APR is as of 2/26/22 and will vary with the market based on the Prime Rate. Your card INTEREST** agreement, the terms of the offer and applicable law govern this transaction including increasing APRs and fees and terminating the promotional period. MESA SHOWROOM | 115 W. First Ave. | 480-833-3072 Arizona’s largest AHWATUKEE | 4601 E. Ray Rd. | Phoenix | 480-777-7103 ARROWHEAD RANCH | 7346 W. Bell Road | 623-487-7700 independent dealer! GILBERT Santan Village | 2711 S. Santan Village Pkwy | 480-366-3900
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