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August 2018
Mila Mireles, 3, waves as she rides her cycle at the Las Sendas Fourth of July celebration.
New superintendent takes reins Northeast Mesa restaurateur of Mesa Public Schools sued by Bellagio over name By Jim Walsh
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Ember Conley is the first person in her family to graduate from college. (Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)
Mesa Public Schools Superintendent Ember Conley gained a unique perspective on the value of education in several ways during her rise to her new position as the top administrator of Arizona’s largest school district. Conley, 46, is the first person in her family to graduate from college. And she launched her teaching career in Cortez, Colorado, where she taught children from the Navajo and the Ute Mountain Ute reservations. “I think it gives me a perspective on the struggles our children go through,’’ Conley said. “Everyone has to be from somewhere. It’s what you do with it.’’
A Northeast Mesa businessman was forced to change the name of his restaurant from Bellagio to Milano’s Wood Fired Kitchen and Pizzeria, after the Las Vegas hotel and casino sent a cease-and-desist order. Mike Bipar said he doesn’t understand why he was chosen when there are plenty The owner of Milano’s Wood Fired Kitchen and Pizzeria customers that it sells the same dishes as its of other Bellagio reassures previous incarnation, Bellagio. (Photo by Celisse Jones) monikers in town. A Bellagio representative said the Conley...continued on page 12 logo of the restaurant, located near Bellagio...continued on page 15
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