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GILBERT SUN NEWS | AUGUST 21, 2022
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Then, “At the end of 2019 we signed the lease for the Golden Pineapple,” Evans said. “Little did we know, five months later, the pandemic was going to hit.” Everything shut down temporarily in March 2020, but The Golden Pineapple opened in Tempe in the former Riazzi’s Italian Garden in July 2020. On New Year’s Eve 2020, the Silver King Smokehouse and Saloon opened in Superior. “I’m an opportunist,” Evans explained. “We have general ideas of where we would like to be, and sometimes something comes up, like Superior, Arizona. “You get a phone call. If we feel good about the neighborhood or area, usually there’s past job experience or living in the area. I lived in the East Valley for many years; I lived in the Arcadia area for multiple years; I worked in downtown Phoenix when I moved here 12 years ago.” Hocking and Hubbard started at the Sleepy Whale, and Hubbard became the general manager there. “And then shortly after that,” Hubbard
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said, “Justin was talking to me about the opportunity that would be coming to Gilbert, so I asked if I could be a part of that as well, and they said absolutely.”
Hocking and Hubbard say they’re bringing to Beer Barn the same friendly feel as the other On the House Hospitality concepts. “You walk in and the bar-
tender recognizes you the moment you walk in and has your pint sitting on the bar,” Hocking said. Speaking of suds, Beer Barn carries a long list of local favorites as well as craft brews you won’t find elsewhere in Arizona. This is because of the “amazing relationships” they’ve made with brewers across the U.S., Evans said. Tap beers run $6.50 to $8.50 a pint. Concurrent with building the business, Evans and his wife have had four children—now ranging in age from about two months to three years old—and he jokes that they’ve had “a baby per business.” He also has a stepdaughter who is 12. “You learn so much about yourself” having kids, Evans said. “What I’ve learned being a father has helped me be more professional in the businesses and realize what is truly important in the businesses.” Information: beerbarnaz.com; 480264-4086.
to other animals or people, it’s no wonder why it is being used by many zoos, animal sanctuaries, farms, businesses and homes around the country. SenesTech was founded in 2004 to serve women’s health. It wasn’t until researchers developed a model for inducing menopause in mice, which later became known as “mouseopause,” that they began looking at birth control technology. Development of ContraPest took several years, but in 2016 SenesTech finally won approval from the EPA to market ContraPest for use against rats. Now, the company has gone a step further to eliminate roof rats in elevated spaces by designing the Elevate Bait System with ContraPest, which was approved by the EPA in March. “Elevate is a unique way to deal with a problem that no one has been able to tackle before,” Siegel said. “It enables for the first-time pest control to be easily deployed above ground. Up until this point, there was really no way to deploy poison or ContraPest above ground.
“So now there’s this groundbreaking dispensing system that you can put where the roof rats are most likely to be.” Roof rats spend about 90% of their life four feet or more off the ground, according to Maricopa County Vector Control. They can be found on power lines, fences, attics, garages, patios and more. So, SenesTech wanted to develop a better way to deploy ContraPest for roof rats. The Elevate Bait System uses the same contraceptive but with a different dispensing system that’s specifically designed for roof rats in elevated indoor spaces. The suspended bait station is easily accessible by roof rats, but out of the way of people, pets, livestock and food storage areas. It is more than 90% effective in eliminating rat populations, according to SenesTech. This is especially important for Arizonans considering that Phoenix is ranked as one of the worst areas in the U.S. for roof rats.
It’s not just consumers who are pleased with ContraPest, the rats love it too. “They fight over it,” said Meagher, who set up a rat camera to make sure that the rats were actually drinking ContraPest, and sure enough, they were. “ If it runs out before I fill it up, they’ll chew the container like, ‘Where is it?’ If one is drinking and taking too long, another one will bump him out of the way like, ‘Hey, it’s my turn.’ They absolutely love it.” Rats drink about 10% of their body weight in water every day, according to SenesTech. So, ContraPest was formulated to satisfy their thirst. The sweet, fatty liquid formula has proven successful in reducing rat populations, in turn preventing the serious property damage, dangerous food contamination and disease spread caused by rodents. To learn more or to order ContraPest or the Elevate Bait System with ContraPest, call 1-866-886-RATS or visit contrapeststore.com.
The 3,000-square foot Beer Barn is family- and dog-friendly, and features 32 taps and hundreds of beverages. (Courtesy of Beer Barn)
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