East Valley Business - 01.12.20

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Volume 2 Issue 25 Mesa, AZ

January 12, 2020

Mesa entrepreneur opens Estate Sale Outlet

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

Tribune Staff Writer

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IN THE BIZ

ortheast Mesa resident Anna Marie Stone has done plenty in her life. She’s owned a cleaning business in Atlanta, worked with the likes of Don Williams and Mickey Gilley on fundraisers and staged homes for sale.

Now she’s hosting customers at Estate Sale Outlet in Apache Junction, selling items on consignment from sales she organized.

“We had so much overflow from the estate sales. We had people say, ‘Can you take this on consignment?’ Finally, it clicked.

“I said, ‘Let’s just see if we can open a store because there are so many nice things here.’ I have a lot of leftover items because I don’t have long to sell it—two to three days max.”

Stone’s store is charming, filled with a fun collection of memorabilia, furniture, vintage lamps and china and artwork.

Recently, her store was damaged from the late November rains, but she’s hoping to have regular business hours soon.

Stone got her eye for design and collectibles from her 90-year-old mother, Marjorie Cassella, who lives in Georgia but visits frequently.

“Everybody knows my mom,” Stone said with a laugh. “I have a lot of close relationships with my customers. When they come into my store, they always get a hug.

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“I had three Italian girls come in and they are a hoot. We’re always laughing and we hug.

I’m Italian and Italian people are amazing.”

Estate sales are just associated with people who have passed. One of Stone’s clients was downsizing so he could move into an RV and travel.

“We get a lot of people who are maybe in their fifties or early sixties and they’re just selling everything and going into RVs,” she said. “One of our clients had these huge columns, probably 12 feet high. I ended up buying them for my house. He had the nicest stuff there.”

Stone also owns Staging Pays Off LLC, a pro- Anna Marie Stone’s career in staging homes led to her store, Estate Sale Outlet in fessional home staging, Apache Junction. A Northeast Mesa resident, Stone enjoys sharing her “finds” with customers. (Pablo Robles/Tribune Staff Writer) interior design, organization and photography share them through Estate Sale Outlet,” business. Hosting estate sales was a nat- she said. ural progression from staging.

Because of the sales she continues to Estate Sale Outlet conduct throughout the Valley, the Es2114 W. Apache Trail, Apache Junction tate Sale Outlet store’s inventory chang480-383-3823, stagingpaysoff@aol.com, staginges regularly. paysoff.com or facebook.com/estatesalesaz “I find real gems and it’s a pleasure to (USPS 004-616) is published weekly

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My Sister’s Attic opens new store in Chandler

My Sister’s Attic has expanded its footprint in the East Valley with an expanded store in Chandler. (Special to the Tribune)

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hen Ann and Jenny Siner opened their first My Sister’s Closet in Phoenix nearly 30 years ago, they wanted more than just a clothing store. They wanted a way of giving back to the community.

This weekend, they continued doing both as they opened My Sister’s Attic, a second Chandler location that compliments their My Sister’s Closet, a woman’s clothing store.

The new Attic is the biggest one yet for a small empire that stretches from Arizona into Southern California under the umbrella organization Eco-Chic Consignments, Inc. Eco-Chic is a family of three high-end designer consignment concepts—My Sister’s Closet for women, My Sister’s Attic for home furnishings and Well Suited for men.

Each store sells consigned items at 60 to 90 percent below retail value.

Eco-Chic Consignments, Inc. has since grown into a $31+ million business with 15 locations in some of tony neighborhoods.

The company ranked no. 2,896 on the Inc. 5000 list.

The new My Sister’s Attic was scheduled to open Saturday located off Ray Road and Loop 101 in the Raintree

Ranch Center near Whole Foods with a celebration that included a chance for customers to adopt a rescue dog.

The 15,533-square-foot space is 30-percent bigger and replaces a My Sister’s Attic at Fulton Promenade in south Chandler. The Chandler My Sister’s Closet is located at 2915 S. Alma School Road.

However, the Promenade will still be home to the Siners’ charity arm, My Sister’s Charities Thrift Store, 4985 S. Alma School Road.

The new Attic store houses an array of never-before-seen items such as oneof-a-kind furnishings, rugs, accessories, home décor, lighting, art, crystal, china and more.

“We are so excited and thrilled to open this incredibly beautiful new and super convenient location of My Sister’s Attic in Chandler,” said CEO Ann Siner.

Siner said the extra space in the new Chandler location will allow for more of everything they sell, adding, “We’re going into our 29th year in business and there’s no better time to show new and old friends how chic designer consignment shopping can be at our stores.”

Through their more than a dozen consignment shops, the sisters donate extra items to local charities, said Ann. “We have always donated unsold goods to local thrifts and charities in Arizona

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and California,” she said.

She added that they are also passionate about helping nonprofits that cater to women and animals.

Ann, who has fostered hundreds of rescue animals, said she and her sister have donated more than 30 percent of their proceeds to organizations like the Arizona Humane Society, Helping Animals Live On, Fresh Start and Southwest Wildlife Conservation.

While some of the organizations were able to take the donated goods and sell them for a profit, Ann found some of the groups were losing money.

That inspired the two sisters to open a thrift store for their unsold items and donating 100 percent of its net profits to the charities.

In addition to the unsold items from their other locations, Ann said My Sisters’ Charities Thrift Store sells clothing and other goods that people have donated but don’t quite make the cut to be consigned.

Ann, who has served on the boards of many of the organizations My Sisters’ Thrift Store works with, has seen how these groups spend their donations.

Since the first store, the Siners expanded its business to include My Sister’s Attic, which sells home furnishings, and Well Suited for men.

JANUARY 12, 2020

Public Notice Telecommunications Facility

Eco-Site, Inc. has submitted a request to the FCC to register a proposed approx. 75’ tall monopole telecommunications tower with no marking or lighting system to be located at 10153 E Hampton Ave in Mesa, AZ 85209; coordinates of 33-23-16.58 N, 111-36-44.18 W. Interested parties may review the application by going to the FCC’s Antennae Structure Registration (ASR) website and entering the ASR application #A1151439. Members of the public may raise environmental concerns about the proposed structure by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the FCC. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file such requests online and instructions to do so can be found on the FCC’s Environmental Re-quest page (http://www.fcc. gov /asr/environmentalrequest) or send to: Ramon Williams, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Requests should also be sent to: FDH Infrastructure Services, ATTN: Richard Brainerd, 6521 Meridien Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616.

In order for your comments to receive full and timely consideration, they

should be received at the addresses above within 30 days of the date of this notice and reference FCC ASR file #A1151439.

a later date.

Once the study is complete, impacted property owners will be notified and be able to review the results online. The results will be used by the City of Mesa to regulate development within the floodplain.

The study will be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for updating FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps which are used to determine federal flood insurance requirements and rates.

Information on the study can be found on the FCD website at http:// apps.fcd.maricopa.gov/Projects/ projects-structures-details/379/.

Any relevant technical information or comments can be sent to Jordan Carey at 2801 W. Dur-ango Street, Phoenix, AZ 85009 or Jordan.

Carey@maricopa.gov.

Published: East Valley Tribune, Jan. 12, 2020 / 27306

Public Notice ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO STUDY MESA ZONE D AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF MESA, MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ

The Flood Control District (FCD) of Maricopa County is conducting a floodplain delineation study (FDS) for the previously unstudied Zone D area within the City of Mesa. This study will result in establishment of floodplain within the Zone D area.

FCD conducts floodplain delineation studies to identify and refine areas that are subject to flooding by a 100year flood. These floods have a 1% chance of occurring in any given year.

The Zone D area is approximately 10.2 square miles and roughly bounded by Meridian Road to the east, Baseline Road to the north, Ellsworth Road to the west, and Ray Road to the south. The first phase will study the portion north of Elliot Road, approximately 4.1 square miles. The area south of Elliot Road may be studied in a second phase at

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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE OF WATERCRAFT & TRAILER

A public auction will take place at Wickenburg Marine, LLC, 1385 North Tegner Street, Build-ing E, Wickenburg, Arizona on the 17th day January, 2020 at 10:00

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AM. The following prop-erty will be sold together as a unit: 2005 Catamaran Cruiser 2 axle Trailer , VIN1A9BB31225C342659 and 2005 Catamaran Cruiser Hull no.

ARB48ALJ405 The sale will be held to satisfy the lien for charges for the work and services pursuant to A.R.S. § 33-1201, which includes repair and alteration of the boat and trailer, storage of the boat and trailer and attorney fees. The sale will be held to satisfy the lien for charges in the amount of$13,637.37, plus the cost of advertising and the expense of the sale. The property is located at 1385 North Tegner Street, Building E, Wicken-burg, Arizona, and may be inspected between 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on the date of sale. The terms of sale are: cash in lawful money of the United States, with sale going to the highest bidder in competitive bidding.

The property must be paid for and removed by the purchaser at the time of sale. The property is sold in an “as is” condition. There are no warranties on property. All sales are final.

Dated: 1/6/20 /s/ Eileen Mc-Quire EILEEN M. MCGUIRE, ESQ. 830 North Tegner Street Wickenburg, AZ 85390 Attorney for WICKENBURG MARINE, LLC. Published: Glendale Star, Jan 9, 2020 and East Valley Tribune Jan 12, 2020 / xxxxx

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