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Neighbors ‘Inviting’ Earnest emerges in former Cork space
Chandler-Tullamore Sister Cities’ event line-up for fall
Pastor works to empower women through conference
Neighbors PAGE 54
Spirituality PAGE 69
Where to Eat PAGES 76-78
Fisherman has catch of a lifetime Subway franchisee supports the community BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
Each summer, Cork restaurant opts for a brief summer hiatus. After this season’s break, the well-known eatery reemerged as Earnest, a new restaurant concept in a remodeled space. Executive chef Brian Peterson and co-owner and pastry chef Danielle Morris executed the transition in two weeks. The result is a destination that will attract couples, families and groups who appreciate a relaxing ambiance and thoughtful menu. “I think we came out of the gates
When Mark Roden was an ASU student, he discovered and fell in love with Subway restaurants. “The first store that was opened was in ’83 in Tempe,” Roden recalls. “I happened to live down the street from that, and I was a pretty big fast-food consumer back then. I was there the first day they were open, and I was pretty much hooked after that.” Upon graduation in 1986 with a marketing degree, Roden developed that love into a career and now owns more than 50 Subway locations. Roden calls Chandler the home of Desert Subway as well as his nonprofit, Subway
SEE EARNEST PAGE 52
SEE SUBWAY PAGE 52
BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
FISH STORY: Chandler resident Jim Wood, owner of Accurate Air Conditioning, won the Firecracker Open Tournament in July by catching a 662.5-pound blue marlin. Photo courtesy Kona Tournaments BY TIM J. RANDALL
IN EARNEST: Seated trio Danielle Morris, Winston de la Cruz and Brian Peterson, along with the rest of the staff at Earnest, ushers in a new “approachable” menu and an inviting ambiance. STSN photo by Lynette Carrington
What to do with a 662.5-pound marlin caught off the coast of Hawaii? That is the question for Chandler’s Jim Wood. Of course, the possibility of a never-ending supply of fish for sushi, or an extremely oversized keychain are possibilities. But the master fisherman has far better ideas. “We are having about half of it smoked in Hawaii and then shipped to us, and its beautiful nose tip will be mounted on a plaque for me,” says Wood, the owner of
Accurate Air Conditioning. The setting for this remarkable catch was the Kona Firecracker Open Tournament, a world-renowned annual event that the 84-year-old Wood has been attending for more than 20 years. For a $1,000 entry fee, Wood entered the contest with an eye toward snaring his first competitive fishing victory. Forty-five boats entered the event from July 5 to July 6 to chase monetary SEE FISHERMAN PAGE 52
SERVING THE COMMUNITY: Shamrock Farms’ Wendy Martin, Subway’s Mark Roden, Shamrock Farms’ Mary Martin, The Jared Foundation’s Russ Taylor and Jared Fogle. Roden, on behalf of Subway Kids and Sports of Arizona, granted The Jared Foundation $20,000 in 2013 to help get health-focused programming into local schools and other child service organizations. Submitted photo
(Far Left) MAKUTU’S: Griffin Guzman crawls his way to the banana tree through a tunnel that is high above the Makutu’s Island floor.
(Left) DIRECTION: How
could you not follow a sign like this? STSN photos by Tim Sealy For more pictures of Makutu’s Island, see page 60.