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Melanie Sanchez from Bubble Maniacs shows kids the trick to bubble blowing.

Fatimah Faisal, 11, gets a “tattoo.”

Julia Weber, 1, and Molly Weber play with bubbles.

Saatvik Mitiani, 5, blows bubbles

Kids and parents participate in games to win prices in the Desert Ridge Marketplace main stage.

Gargi Patil, 3, winces in a soap bubble.

Roman Wiezorek, 7, is serious about his bubbles.

Kim Marceau from Back Health Fitness and Spa gives free massages to attendees at the bubble bash.

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SATURDAYS Heart & Soul Café Car Show Local car aficionados can bring their cars to Heart & Soul Café and Saloon for everyone to see. Participants may have breakfast at a special price.

7 to 9 a.m. Heart & Soul Café and Saloon, 4705 E. Carefree Highway, Cave Creek.

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THURSDAYS The Arizona Blues Project The Arizona Blues Project melds R&B, classic rock and blues. Table reservations are recommended.

8 p.m. Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek.

480-488-1906, haroldscorral.com. Free admission.

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THURSDAYS Yoga Fusion Join Elizabeth Boisson in an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion at the Desert Foothills Library from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays. The class will start with breathing exercises and then go through stretching movements and then into Vinyasa or the Flow yoga.

Noon to 1 p.m. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek. 480-488-2286, dfla.org. $8 per class.

JUNE 6 Bravous eSports The eSports showcase gives families a chance to participate in an organized gaming competition where they can compete for medals and prizes. They can play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch on The District Stage’s LED screen. Learn tips, tricks and techniques from the Bravous team.

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FIRST and THIRD FRIDAYS Indoor Farmers Wellness Market Vendors come together to see organic local veggies and craft items. Wellness practitioners are available to discuss options for their classes and programs.

3 to 7 p.m. 6032 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek. 480-221-3464, facebook. cominfinitefinds/. Free admission.

6 to 8:30 p.m. Desert Ridge Marketplace, 21001 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix. 888-290-8415, bravous.com, shopdesertridge.com. Free admission.

FRIDAYS Carefree Farmers Market Vendors from around Carefree and the Valley come to the Farmers Market to sell goods like fresh, local and seasonal produce, herbs and flowers. Vendors also sell local jams, jelly, honey and salsas.

8 to 11 a.m. Carefree Desert Gardens, 101 Easy Street, Carefree. 623-848-1234, carefree.org. free.

JUNE 8 Life Along the Creek Ranger Kevin as he leads the group to eye plants and animals that live in the riparian area along a perennial stretch of Cave Creek. The 1.5-mile moderate hike goes along the Jewel of the Creek Preserve and the lower Dragonfly Trail.

7 to 9:30 a.m. Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, 44000 N. Spur Cross Road, Cave Creek. 480-4886601, maricopa.gov/parks/spur_cross, spurcrossranch@mail.maricopa.gov.

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SECOND and FOURTH WEDNESDAYS Music & Muffins: A Music Listening Club Discover new music, share favorites, and meet other music enthusiasts in this music listening club. Music & Muffins offers explorations and discussions on a wide range of genres that complement the Musicfest concert season.

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Noon to 8 p.m. Fellowship Center at North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix. 602-707-5757, nphx.org. $8.

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5 to 9 p.m. As You Wish, Desert Ridge Marketplace, 21001 N. Tatum Boulevard, Suite 48-1530, Phoenix. 480-585-0041, asyouwishpottery.com. $5-$50.

JUNE 19 to JUNE 30 Scottsdale Beachfest The first Beachfest features volleyball camps, clinics and tournaments in a climatecontrolled venue with deep sand, quality net systems, high ceilings, box seating near the action, concessions and exhibitor booths.

Various times. WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. scottsdalebeachfest. com. Ticket prices TBA.

JULY 4 Scottsdale 4th of July Celebration Be red, white and cool at this indoor July 4 celebration that features the Fortnite 4th Experience, where families can watch professional games live on a 16 by 19 LED wall; get Fortnite tattoos; partake in Fortnite contests and activities; witness the talented Good Karma K9Z Stunt Show with rescued dogs; get pony rides and visit the petting zoo. If that isn’t enough Fortnite, there will be food and drinks in honor of the game. A traditional fireworks show caps off the evening, when the temperature drops slightly.

4 to 9:30 p.m. WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. scottsdale4th.com.

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JULY 13 and JULY 14 Experience France Celebrate Bastille Day and French culture at MIM. Enjoy live musical performances, shop for French merchandise at the Museum Store, and indulge in a Frenchinspired menu at the café.

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Transforming Lives and Communities Esperança gives hope to folks in Arizona and abroad

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By Alison Bailin Batz

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t’s amazing what one can see when really looking.

Rewind to 1960.

Dr. James Tupper, a 26-year-old Naval officer who had recently graduated from Wisconsin Medical School, sat on an icebreaker, a specialty Navy vessel that cuts through ice so it can sail.

Along the way to its destination, Antarctica, the ship docked in several ports along South America’s west coast. When Tupper disembarked, he witnessed extreme poverty.

There were families living in shacks built on islands of garbage and sewage. Children with swollen stomachs sat in front of pathetic houses made of clay and stick, without the strength to play. The adults coughed and spit blood.

After fulfilling his military duties, Tupper began his surgical residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Driven by what he saw on that trip, Tupper gave up a promising career as a surgeon. By 30, he entered the Franciscan order to begin his path as a medical missionary in Brazil.

1. Esperança partners with indigenous nonprofit organizations that are already working to help their populations—like CADEP, which helps coordinate volunteer surgical missions to Peru.

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(Photo courtesy Esperança)

2. Father Luke Tupper launched one of the first immunization programs in the Amazon and, within two years, had immunized more than 71,000 people. (Photo

3 Over the next six years, Tupper finished his education; studying philosophy, theology, and perfecting his Portuguese. On subsequent visits he learned diseases such appendicitis or whooping cough and other medical emergencies such as burns and snake bites, could easily be

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treated but were often fatal to these people due to lack of care.

In 1969 and now an ordained priest, Tupper was determined to carry out this mission. He soon realized he lacked the necessary resources including medical supplies, laboratory facilities, surgical

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Father Luke Tupper dedicated his life to treating disease at the source. (Photo courtesy Esperança)

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Inspired, his family stepped in to help.

The following year, his brother, a Valley attorney, founded Esperança Inc.—a homage to the Portuguese word for “hope”—to raise funds, services and medical supplies to help these people. Just a year later, Father Tupper returned to the Amazon and launched an immunization program.

“Within five months, 5,000 people were immunized. Over the next two years, more than 71,000 Amazonian inhabitants would be immunized against the seven major diseases,” says Jeri Royce, president and CEO of Esperança.

The mission continues

Today, Esperança has two very distinct functions.

“Globally, Esperança continues to work within some of the poorest communities in the world, including Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, Mozambique and Ecuador, by coordinating volunteer surgical missions and working with local partners on such issues as ecological housing, disease prevention and education, food security and access to clean water,” says Royce, noting “partner” is key to the Esperança model.

Esperança, she says, takes great pride in seeking out indigenous nonprofit organizations that are already working to help their populations; those intimately in tune with the local culture, their people and their needs.

“Our mission is to expand on and enhance services to people, not to come in and dictate entirely new protocols and programming. It is about serving with integrity, and serving with respect,” Royce says.

Its other function is a little closer to home. The domestic-based program takes a hard look at where they were needed, just as the global mission does.

“While conducting our global missions, we realized there were many more people that could benefit from our services—many of which are located in the Phoenix area,” Royce says. “In 2000, Esperança launched the domestic program in order to serve our community’s most under-resourced children, adults and seniors.”

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In addition to medical missions, Esperança provides a variety of projects for community development. Women empowerment is an importance piece of this work—providing grants for continued education and women-run microbusinesses. (Photo courtesy Esperança)

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Because Esperanca has such an astounding impact on local and global levels, there are ample ways to get involved and support the organization’s mission of improving health and restoring hope. Volunteer opportunities include: • Sorting medical supplies to help organize inventory • Stuffing smile bags for oral health classes • Packing post-op kits to support patient care • Sorting donation intake • Assisting the Phoenix community outreach program • Becoming a volunteer surgeon and joining a medical mission • Sponsoring a surgery • Making financial donations and/or monthly contributions For more, visit esperanca.org. bilingual and bicultural health educators provide children with oral health literacy, referrals for free or low-cost dental care and daily health and wellness exercises. They stress the importance of nutrition and physical activity, providing information in a language and at a level the kids can understand.

Known as Salud con Sabor Latino (Health with a Latin Flavor), adult classes stress families can be healthy without losing touch with their culture. Participants engage in hands-on activities, such as cooking sessions and tours of local grocery stores.

Further, the team offers parent-ambassador training, which teaches parents about public health and how to be a strong advocate for their children.

“Whether local or international, we don’t enter communities with the intention to disrupt their way of life, rather we listen to their needs and give them the tools, training and support they need to succeed,” Royce says.

After nearly 50 years, the world will see what Esperança does thanks to PBS. In late 2018, a film crew traveled with Esperança to the Andes of Peru and visited its homebase in Phoenix to film a full-length documentary for the upcoming season of PBS’ acclaimed “The Visionaries.” The award-winning public television series, hosted by actor Sam Waterston of HBO’s “The Newsroom” and, famously, of “Law & Order,” focuses on nonprofit and public service organizations from around the world and is released to PBS stations.

“Our documentary will run early this fall and will kick off Esperança’s 50th anniversary celebration,” Royce says. “The time has never been better to get involved with us and make a difference.”

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inda Parker-Smith was going through a dark time in her life. She lost her husband and sister, and then her son took his own life.

It was during that time she felt God’s touch and heard his voice. He says, “Now is the time for smiles,” the Cave Creek resident recalls.

It was her trust in the Lord that brought her to create Smiles and Beyond, a nonprofit that helps incarcerated men and women, and domestic violence survivors, fix their teeth.

Smiles and Beyond has helped nearly 300 men and women, and Parker-Smith could not be prouder. She did it not for herself, but for the Lord and those she serves.

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His vessel. And I execute this, and He has allowed me to see all these people that are living this great life.”

After the Lord’s call, Parker-Smith was unsure of the next step. So, Parker-Smith approached church groups, and found she could mentor those in prison. During that time, however, Parker-Smith could not make the time commitment due to her job as a dental consultant.

She brainstormed and liked the idea of working with prisoners, coupled with her 35plus years’ experience as a dental consultant.

She founded Smiles Beyond Bars.

She approached one of the doctors at her office at the time, Mark Peck, and ran the idea by him. Peck loved it and hopped on board to help Parker-Smith pursue her new work.

“I had a $100,000-plus job and I had people working for mem: she says. “I quit everything cold turkey. I had one dentist and three consultants on my staff who asked to meet with me. I told them we were going to continue with any clients we had, but we will not be taking on any others because I was dissolving the company.

“My staff thought I was crazy for giving up my business and doing something that was unknown. However, I knew this was what I had to do.”

So, with that being says, Smiles was born.”

In the early years, Parker-Smith struggled.

She almost lost her house and car because of her investment in Smiles. She was not getting paid at the time, but Parker-Smith says she trusted the struggle, God would prevail for her.

The board and Parker-Smith are thrilled the organization took off and is continuing to grow. She is grateful for the work Smiles does and the new life the organization can give the people it serves.

“The common thread with everyone who comes into Smiles and Beyond is they couldn’t quit their addiction without a higher being or the Lord,” Parker-Smith says.

Parker-Smith says Smiles has an application process for its recipients.

It’s rigorous and goes deep within what happened over the course of the applicant’s life. The application is complex because the work is expensive, and the organization needs to know the applicant is serious about returning to prison or his/her domestic situation.

Among the requirements: Prospective

clients must be out of prison for a year and be a part of a church or religious-based organization. The religion, Parker-Smith stressed, does not matter.

“Statistics tell us 93 percent of people who are in a faith-based organization will not go back to prison. So that’s a big thing for us.

“If all requirements are met, we ask them to have skin in the game in the form of a monthly donation toward the cost of their procedures. If people are investing their money in to the procedure, it will be more valuable,” Parker-Smith adds.

In late February this year, Parker-Smith added the domestic violence survivor aspect to the program.

“I saw the need to help women who are suffering, women who have been beaten and who have lost everything. I went to my board and talked to them about what was on my heart. We talked about it and we all decided we needed to help those women in need.”

This led to the name change to Smiles and Beyond, a revamped website and a new look for the organization. ParkerSmith is beyond satisfied with how things are working out.

“I execute this and He (God) has allowed me to see all these people who are living a normal life. I don’t get paid a lot but it’s a payment more than you can imagine. I get invited to baby showers and bridal showers, graduations and when women get their children back. I’m there because they invited me out there. I am so blessed.”

To raise money for Smiles, ParkerSmith held a gala. But to respect domestic violence survivors, it’s switching to a luncheon on October 2. It will discuss women helping women. Her goal is to have very prominent women whom people as speakers who would not think have been affected by domestic violence.

Along with the fundraiser, the organization relies heavily on donations for its work. As a result, Smiles and Beyond has saved Arizona residents more than $8 million in incarceration fees.

Parker-Smith says their work helps revitalize life, thus inspiring the slogan, “We change lives, one smile at a time.”

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Photographer Jim Louvau honors his late friend, Chester Bennington

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im Louvau was driving along a Valley freeway when Linkin Park came on the radio. As the song ended, he flipped channels, only to hear the Grammy-winning band once again.

Louvau can’t seem to escape the rock band and that is precisely the problem. He can’t get away from the music or memories of his friend, Chester Bennington, who committed suicide on July 20, 2017.

“It’s terrible every day,” Louvau says with his eyes turned down. “It’s different when you lose a family member, where it affects your immediate circle. You get back to regular life and you can get away from it when do other things.

“But when your friend happened to be as successful as he was, his music’s not going anywhere or going away anytime soon.”

A photographer/musician/writer, Louvau is hosting “Celebrating the Life of Chester Bennington” at MonOrchid in Phoenix on Friday, June 21. The exhibit will honor the late Linkin Park singer through a series of photographs they created. Louvau captured Bennington on and off stage and the North Valley resident is bringing the show, which sold out in Burbank, California, to the singer’s home state.

The Burbank show’s success snowballed.

TMZ and other outlets reported about it, much to Louvau’s dismay. Louvau was appalled with TMZ’s intrusive coverage of Bennington’s death and its reporters’ persistence in contacting him.

“I woke up at 8 in the morning and my phone was blowing up,” Louvau recalls about the morning of the show’s second day.

“I had text messages, missed calls, voicemails, emails, Facebook messages and DMs on Instagram from TMZ trying to track me down,” he says.

“I was really, really annoyed at the

Chester Bennington and Jim Louvau met as fledgling musicians. (Photo by Jim Louvau)

time. I was getting text messages from my family members, too, because TMZ was calling them to get to me. This was all by 8 in the morning and I’d been out all night. Plus, some of the coverage TMZ did when Chester passed was pretty tasteless. I was really skeptical about talking to them. I told them I wasn’t available and to reach out to my publicist.”

Like Burbank, the MonOrchid show will benefit 320 Change Direction, a charity co-founded by Bennington’s wife, Talinda, bringing awareness to mental health. She gave Louvau her blessing to host the show.

Louvau says he was surprised the Burbank show sold out. As a matter of fact, it filled so quickly a second night was added and that sold out. Fans strolled among the larger-than-life portraits of Bennington.

“The vibe in the room both nights was incredible,” Louvau says.

“It was a celebration of a person who impacted a lot of people’s lives.”

The surviving Linkin Park musicians, whom Louvau does not know, did not attend the show. Thanks to the success of Louvau’s Burbank show, he has been asked to bring the event overseas.

“They don’t understand how, logistically, that would work,” he says. “They don’t fit in cars. I had to get a U-Haul to get them home from California.”

A shared love of music

Louvau was set to play the Mason Jar with his band, Victims in Ecstacy, in the early 2000s when the manager asked if he would consider switching places with the opening act, Linkin Park.

“He said one of the guys was from Phoenix and his family couldn’t make it out early,” he says. “He asked if we would mind going on earlier. I said it was fine because it was the middle of the week and I could get out of there sooner.”

That was shortly before the release of Linkin Park’s first record, 2000’s “Hybrid Theory.” At the time, labels put their “baby bands” on the road, with the hopes of landing opening spots for established acts in various markets. There was something special about Louvau and Bennington’s relationship from the beginning.

“We had an issue where we broke the snare drum, so I was on

stage trying to entertain people and trying to figure out how we were going to do this,” Louvau recalls.

“Then there’s Chester coming to the rescue, grabbing their snare drum and we finished the show that way. That was the beginning of our friendship.”

A few months later, Louvau and Bennington ran into each other at a radio show.

“I was backstage, and I get a tap on my shoulder,” Louvau says.

“It was Chester and he was telling me how much he loved my band and loved the show.

“When I met him, his band wasn’t massive. We were just two guys in bands. It was nothing more than two peers. We did the same thing. He just happened to be really successful with it.”

Louvau took a break from music to be a photographer, which he

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“I have almost a decade’s worth of photos of him—performing on stage with Linkin Park, the Stone Temple Pilots or walking down the hallways of Cardon Children’s Hospital,” Louvau says.

“I watched him talk to sick kids and families. I have all these different

“I have almost a decade’s worth of photos of him— performing on stage with Linkin Park, the Stone Temple Pilots or walking down the hallways of Cardon Children’s Hospital.

I watched him talk to sick kids and families. I have all these different characteristics of Chester through photos. I never thought they would mean so much. I was just taking photos of a friend.” characteristics of Chester through photos. I never thought they would mean so much. I was just taking photos of a friend.”

Longtime talent

Louvau attended Glendale’s Ironwood High School. For as long as he can remember, he has wanted to pursue music or photography.

“I had this idea that if I was going to be a musician, I had to give that 100% and nothing else could fit into my creative spectrum,” he says. “As I got older, I figured out that was ridiculous. I can do both at the same time and be equally as passionate about both.

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“I’m lucky I have both because, if I was just doing one all the time, I would lose my mind. They complement each other and they’ve opened doors for the other as well, which is cool.”

Louvau, who now fronts There is No Us, quit his full-time job four years ago to become a freelance photographer when his mother was diagnosed with brain cancer.

He juggled caregiving, photography and writing.

“I had to create opportunities for myself so I could spend as much time with my mom as I could,” Louvau says. “I spent eight months with her and learned the ropes of what it really meant to be a freelancer. It was definitely a gift from her because she was freelancing in her own industry.

“You have to have a lot of guts to not work a regular job and really go for it— especially in this market. I haven’t worked since the day we found out she was ill.”

Louvau says his multifaceted career is his way of channeling energy—nervous, anger, happiness and sadness.

“It could be whatever makes you tick,” he says. “That’s why so many people gravitate toward musicians. They’re saying these things a lot of people feel.”

Bennington is included in that group.

The last day the two spent together, Bennington played the “One More Light” record—which was released two months before the singer died—for Louvau as they cruised the California coast.

“I played my new music,” Louvau says.

“It’s really heavy and he’s rocking out as he’s driving. I look over just trying to gauge his reaction.

“He says, ‘Now for something completely different. We just made a pop record.’ I thought it’s probably going to sound a lot like Linkin Park. But yeah, it was a pop record and every time a song or a chorus would change, he looked at me to see my reaction. It was cool because when I was playing my stuff for him, I was nervous. He was equally as nervous playing his stuff.”

“Nervous” wasn’t Louvau’s only feeling.

He says the music was blatantly troubling and that stayed with him.

“After he passed, I said these feelings were with him the whole time,” Louvau says. “It was just being presented in a different way because the music was different. It was from the first single to the last and everything in between.”

I had to create opportunities for myself so I could spend as much time with my mom as I could. I spent eight months with her and learned the ropes of what it really meant to be a freelancer. It was definitely a gift from her because she was freelancing in her own industry.”

Gossip publications and TV shows reported Bennington’s suicide was inspired

by Chris Cornell hanging himself on May 18, 2017. Louvau says that isn’t so.

“I wouldn’t say Chris Cornell inspired it because there was already a lot of things going on. He shared with me …,” Louvau says quickly redirecting the conversation.

“I don’t think the Chris Cornell thing helped. We’re sitting here, right now, on the two-year anniversary of Chris Cornell’s passing.

“Sometimes it feels like it’s been five years.

Sometimes it feels like it’s been six months.”

“Celebrating the Life of Chester Bennington” is Louvau’s way of mourning the singer and thanking him.

“I do these exhibits to honor and thank him because he was a really big part of my story in the beginning,” Louvau says.

“Now, he’s a really big part of my story again now. He opened doors for me in the beginning and he’s opening doors for me every day still. It’s unfortunate, the circumstances. I look at it like this: I take the gifts my mother and Chester left me and I’m doing my best to make the best of terrible situations.”

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lenda Coen still gets emotional when she thinks about the fire that destroyed St. Joseph Catholic Church in North Phoenix.

“Still every now and again I can’t help but to cry about it,” says Coen, who has been a church member since 2013. “I try to keep in mind that God has a better plan for us, even if we don’t know what it is yet.”

The St. Joseph Catholic Church congregation and the Diocese of Phoenix are planning for a lengthy rebuild after 60 firefighters doused a fire that had quickly spread through the attic.

Where there is bad news, there is good news.

The tabernacle was recovered and, although the roof above the Adoration Chapel collapsed, the Monstrance and the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament went unscathed.

The St. Joseph Catholic Church congregation is vowing to rebuild.

(Photo courtesy St. Joseph Catholic Church)

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The fire at St. Joseph Catholic Church is suspected to be accidental. (Photo

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The church is assembling a team to properly assess damage and create and successfully implement a vision for a new church. While there are definite plans to rebuild, it will not be in time for the church’s planned 50th anniversary on August 18.

St. Joseph’s pastor,The Rev. Reggie Carreon, says he believes the fire proves the congregation will never give up. Mass continues on campus at Ascension Hall until a temporary facility is constructed in two to three months.

“Our church was a special building, but only a building,” Carreon says. “The real heart of St. Joseph Church is Jesus Christ and the community, the people he calls together to witness to His love.”

While the church does have insurance, Carreon says he is accepting donations via PayPal at stjoephx.org.The church has already raised over $14,000, not including material donations.

“A lot of good things have come to us (through the fire) and we can’t forget it.”

Carreon says.

The Phoenix Fire Department reports the investigation is still open and arson is not suspected.

“Our investigators have not made a final

determination as to whether it was arson or not,” says Phoenix Fire Capt. Jake Van Hook.

“However, they have let us know that the evidence they have found does not suggest arson or any preplanned action.”

There have been compelling indicators that the fire’s origin was accidental. With the evidence they have now, Phoenix Fire Department officials believe they should be able to close the case soon.

The fire was one of three suspect events within a 1-mile radius in one day.

Just down the road, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church’s door was smashed in with a steel pole and vandalized inside.

Across the street, Gateway Academy—a school that specializes in educating students with autism spectrum disorders—was significantly damaged. Windows were smashed, lockers were busted open and headphones stolen. Police say the three incidents are unrelated.

Matthew Tat stopped by St. Joseph to view the remains. He and his wife are 13-year members who were married at St. Joseph.

Their three children were baptized there.

“It’s shocking and odd how everything came about,”Tat says.

“There is always a candle lit at the altar. It’s been tradition since the church was built. So, after all of this time, why would it just now be a problem?

“It’s a very special place and it’s very hard to believe that part of it is gone.”

BUZZ •

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Thunderbird Artists is planning for its 38th season by issuing a call for artists for its award-winning fine art festivals, which begin in November in Carefree.

North Phoenix firefighter dies of occupational cancer Firefighter Brian Beck Jr., 31, succumbed to an occupational cancer in May. The 31-year-old was a third generation, eight-year veteran based at Fire Station 33 in North Phoenix.

He is the second Phoenix firefighter to die of job-related cancer this year. Beck, who had melanoma, leaves behind a wife and three young children. United Phoenix Firefighters said the Phoenix Fire Department will memorialize Beck as a line-of-duty death.

“Occupational cancer has proven to be the new epidemic we face in the fire service,” United Phoenix Firefighters say in a statement. “Far too many precious colleagues of ours have been lost to this relentless illness.”

Kiwanis Club of Carefree awards $280K in scholarships The Kiwanis Club of Carefree hosted the 2019 Scholarship Awards Program on May 15 at the Fine Arts Center. Thirty-four area high school students were presented with $280,000 in scholarships and merit awards generated from the Kiwanis Foundation.

The 34 recipients were selected from 135 applications from four high schools after hundreds of intensive reviews by the scholarship committee, chaired by Janet Busbee.

The Scholarship Awards program was led by Mike Poppenwimer, Kiwanis Club of Carefree president.

Historically, over 250 scholarships, worth over $1.8 million, have been awarded by Kiwanis since 1986 to just local students. Arizona Town Hall president Tara Jackson was the keynote speaker and described how one caring adult can change the trajectory of a child’s life.

(Photo courtesy of Thunderbird Artists)

Thunderbird Artists issues call for artists for 38th season Thunderbird Artists is planning for its 38th season by issuing a call for artists for its award-winning fine art festivals, which begin in November.

Juried enrollment is open to national and local artists who create original, high-quality fine art.

Based in Arizona, Thunderbird Artists produces sophisticated, world-class fine art and wine festivals throughout the Valley, including Carefree.

The family-owned business was the only Arizona producer of fine art festivals to be included in Greg Lawler’s ArtFairSourceBook.com ranking of the 2019 “Premier 100” fine arts events from throughout the United States.

All three Thunderbird Artists Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festivals ranked within the top 55, with the November fall show scoring

the No. 2 spot, behind La Quinta Arts Festival in California. The January winter show ranked No. 45 and the March spring show hit No. 53.

The ongoing, juried open enrollment enables painters, sculptors, glass and stone artists, bronze and metal artists, fine jewelers and artists working in mixed media to apply for a booth in one or more of Thunderbird Artists festivals.

The 26th annual Fall Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival kicks off Thunderbird Artists’ new season Friday, November 1, to Sunday, November 3, at Easy and Ho Hum streets.

This festival was also named by Flight Network as one of the best festivals in North America for 2018 and 2019.

To download an application or apply online, visit thunderbirdsartists.com or call 480-837-5637.

Abrazo Scottsdale sets June cereal drive Donations of healthy cereal to benefit local food banks will be accepted Friday, June 7, to Friday, June 14, at Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, 3929 E. Bell Road. Abrazo Health is leading a community effort to provide area children and adults struggling with hunger with a healthy breakfast during the summer.

Abrazo’s Healthy Over Hungry cereal drive will benefit the St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance. Whole grain cereal, when part of a healthy, balanced breakfast including dairy, fruit and lean protein, is a popular food item that experts say can easily address the hunger gap during the summer months when children are not in school.

“Summer is a particularly difficult time

because many children in need can no longer rely on their school meals for a nutritious breakfast, so their families often turn to food banks for help,” says Ed Staren, chief administrative officer, Abrazo Scottsdale Campus. “We recognize the importance of beginning each day with a nutritious breakfast and, through this drive, we hope to help those in our community struggling with food insecurity.”

The Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive is supported by Abrazo Health’s parent organization Tenet Healthcare, which in 2018 collected 5 million servings of cereal and donated $380,000 through the efforts of its facilities across the United States.

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Watching His SUCCESS Sterling K. Brown stops by IWC Schaffhausen

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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terling K. Brown is dressed in an all-black suit and smiles widely when he is approached in IWC Schaffhausen, where he helped launch the watch company’s Spitfire Collection in Scottsdale Fashion Square.

The actor fell in love with the high-end watches as he prepared for award shows.

“I’ve been blessed enough to be honored by the Emmys and different sorts of awards programs,” says Brown, of “This is Us” and “Black Panther” fame.

“You find yourself on these red carpets and I’m very much from the other side of the tracks. I was looking at designers for shows and suits, etc. I thought IWC had a gorgeous product.”

So, he simply asked, and the Swiss watch company said yes.

“We started a relationship from that, and I’ve just fallen in love with the elegance of the watches. They’re sleek,” he says pointing to his wrist.

IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. It crafts masterpieces of Haute Horlogerie and, as an ecologically and socially responsible company, IWC is committed to sustainable production. It supports institutions around the globe in their work with children and young people, and maintains partnerships with organizations dedicated to environmental protection.

“When they asked me to launch this Spitfire Collection, I thought it was Retailing for about $7,600, the Portuguese interesting,” he says.

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Actor Sterling K. Brown helped open the IWC Schaffhausen in Scottsdale Fashion Square. The event also served as the Spitfire Collection’s launch. (Photo courtesy IWC Schaffhausen)

wanted to major in economics, but as a college freshman, he fell in love with acting. Brown earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

“After I graduated, I said to myself, ‘I spent a lot of money on this school,’” Brown says. “I knew a lot of people went to school and then subsequently found the other things they wanted to do or that the industry itself was just not their cup of tea.

“There’s a lot of rejection. I folded my hands, closed my eyes and said, ‘God, I want to just pay the bills doing what it is I love.’ And God said yes.

“Since I’ve been out of school, I haven’t waited tables. I haven’t done anything else other than what it is that I love to do, and may that continue in perpetuity.”

He’s been successful. In 2018, he became the first AfricanAmerican actor to win a Golden Globe in the best actor in a TV drama category, for “This is Us.” The same year he became the first African-American actor to win a Screen Actors Guild Award in the outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series category for the same TV show.

Brown says he’s been blessed to have had such high-profile roles. The 43-year-old has been acting since he was 25 so it’s about time he was recognized, he says with a smile.

“For a long time, I toiled in relative obscurity, but still being blessed to have played the roles I have,” says Brown, who gave the commencement address at Stanford University in 2018. “I’m a man of faith. I believe all things work for those who believe. ‘Luck’ isn’t the word because you make your own luck. I believe in preparation meets opportunity.”

He compares the fight to fame to a boxer.

“You just keep trying to get those little shots in until somebody drops their guard and try to him them,” he says with a laugh. “A few years ago, I had ‘The People vs. O.J.’ and then I was able to back it up with ‘This is Us.’ Then ‘Black Panther’ happened right on the heels of that. I’m enjoying this moment and I’m looking forward to what the universe has in store.”

FRESH • ARTS

Blazing

a Trail

Detour Company Theatre gives actors of all abilities an outlet

By Bridgette Redman

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simple question 19 years ago launched a theater company that has changed lives and opened doors for its participants.

The question was, “When is it my turn?”

A school for the deaf arts teacher, Sam, who legally just goes by her first name, was leaving building when her son, Chris Forrest, who has developmental disabilities, asked her that question.

She looked at him and said, “It’s always your turn, you’re always hanging out on the stage.”

He said, “No, when is it my turn to have a play for me?”

At the time he had just aged out of school and Sam found there was very little for older people with disabilities, besides the Special Olympics. So, what could they do to be creative or have social outlets if they were not athletically inclined or interested? She took a leave from her school and started a program.

For the first three shows, she collaborated with a woman who wanted to do a recreational drama program. Sam wanted something more. So, she launched Detour Company Theatre, a group that casts people of all abilities.

“I didn’t want to water it down. I really wanted to do theater,” Sam says. “Today at rehearsal, these kids worked so hard. It was

Detour Company Theatre presented “Shrek” in January to sold-out audiences. (Photos by

Christine Keith)

like I was teaching them ‘A Chorus Line.’ They were all doing choreography for ‘Mamma Mia.’ They get scared and frustrated, but they never give up. They are just my heroes. They want it and I will do anything in my power to deliver it.”

Halfway through, she married Christopher’s stepdad who was actively involved. Eight years ago, he died and Sam thought Detour would die with him.

However, soon thereafter, her daughter gave birth to a severely disabled child.

“I realized there was always going to be a new generation of Detour, even if my heart was broken, we needed to keep going, somehow or other,” Sam says. “We did and it’s been an amazing journey. It’s a very caring community.”

Now they are getting ready to stage “Mamma Mia,” the hit ABBA musical from Friday, June 7, to Sunday, June 9, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

The show is ASL interpreted, audio described and admission is free—though donations are always welcome.

When her son describes what makes Detour different from other theaters, he compares them to the shows his mother used to do.

“We do big shows,” Forrest says.

Their shows can have up to 70 actors—the current show has 46—and there are often mentors or coaches on stage to help with moving wheelchairs or providing guidance to people with visual impairments.

“Coaches serve two functions,” she says.

“Dividing them into coach groups lets people get that individual care and attention they need. People need varying degrees of coaching. I have a young woman who uses a motorized chair. We asked her if she could use a push chair because there are so many people on stage; so we have a coach pushing the push chair. We have many people with mobility issues. We have two interpreters on stage with our deaf actors. I have two actors who are blind. They each have someone to guide them or describe so they know what is going on.”

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FRESH • ARTS lost know where to exit or to help with a quick costume change. Whenever coaches have to be on stage, they are in costume and singing. They won’t have lines, but they’ll do all the group numbers and react as characters on stage.

“There are some very obvious things I need to do,” she says. “I need someone who can audio describe, someone who can interpret, someone who can work with someone in a chair. I need people who are respectful. People who can work with those who are on the autism spectrum. People like my son might decide to wander off or go to a corner with a book.”

Her job as a director is different. She can’t assume her actors will study and prepare.

Instead, she plans study sessions. She can’t assume her actors will pick up on the more subtle meanings of a show.

And the biggest challenge?

Transportation.

“But beyond that? I don’t change a thing,” she says. “I expect them to pay attention. I expect them to give with all their heart. I expect them to honor the work and the courage of their fellow actors and I expect them to take risks.”

One of her actors, Steven Schwartz, has been performing with Detour for nearly 15 years. His friend persuaded him to audition for “Oklahoma” and he was cast as Judd. Since then, he’s been Conrad Birdie in “Bye, Bye, Birdie,” Curly in “Oklahoma,”Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” the Beast and Gaston in “Beauty and the Beast” among others.

He’s now playing Sam Carmichael, one of the dads, in “Mamma Mia.” He auditioned for theater in high school, but wasn’t cast and gave up until he was introduced to Detour and his talents were able to be seen.

He has high praise for Jenna Jenkins, the woman playing Donna in “Mamma Mia.” Jenkins has been blind since birth and has had a passion for singing since she was young. Her first show with Detour was “West Side Story,” and she’s done nearly 10 shows since then.

“Every show so far has been my favorite,” Jenkins says. “They keep getting better.

We’re a family together. We can rely on each other for helping. It’s a perfect fit.”

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the characters they are playing and have gotten to know them well.

Jenkins likes her character’s maternal aspects and the way she expresses those feelings.

“She softens up at the end,” Jenkins says.

“I like that because I have a soft heart. I feel like she has a big heart and it goes out to so many people.”

She’s dedicating this performance to her friend, Patricia Richardson, who died May 9.

Schwartz and Forrest agree on the best part of performing: “I like when people clap at the end,” Forrest says.

“The applause,” Schwartz adds . “It’s fun, everyone is high fiving you and stuff like that. Otherwise, I’m kind of invisible.”

Detour does two to three main stage shows a year and they try to do a traveling

production each year—going wherever anyone will pay their transportation costs. Several years ago, they went to San Francisco while last year they toured around the state. Her goal, Sam says, is for someone to invite them to the Kennedy Center.

“That’s my big dream,” she says. “I’ll just throw that out to the world to see if we can make that dream come true.”

She says she gives very little introduction to audiences about what they are going to see. She wants them to experience the work her actors are doing.

“I kind of like knowing that I have a secret, knowing that I have this incredible gift and if they will just sit down and wait for the lights to go off, I can promise them they are going to be absolutely awed,” Sam says. “When I see how much love there is in that room for them, maybe I have pushed the perception of disability just a tiny bit.

We’ve pushed that perception of what someone can do or who someone can be. I feel very much like Detour is blazing a trail.

We stand for opportunity and we stand for possibility.”

FRESH • MUSIC John Paul White is a former member of The Civil Wars.

(Photo courtesy Sacks & Co.)

A WAR of WORDS

John Paul White stresses the need for meaningful lyrics and music

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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ormer Civil Wars singer John Paul White has played the Musical Instrument Museum three times. Still, he doesn’t think he’s quite grasped the North Phoenix landmark.

“I’m a dork,”White says. “I read all the cards and watch all the videos. But more than that, the staff is the palate cleanser we need.

“We’ve been playing rock clubs and dive bars with terrible green rooms.They don’t give us what we asked on the rider, which is necessary to make our lives comfortable and livable while we’re away from home.”

The MIM, he says, goes above and beyond.

“They cater food,”White says. “The sound guys are incredibly professional and great at their job.There’s a built-in crowd who’s very respectful of the music and the musicians.This isn’t just hyperbole. I mean it.”

White returns to the MIM on Monday, June 10.This time around, White will have a full band so the shows will reflect the musicality on his third solo collection, “The Hurting Kind,” and previous solo records.

“The last time, it was just me and a guitar,” he says. “I have a band I’m incredibly proud of.

The new members are really geling.This record is a lot more orchestrated, with fiddle and pedal steel guitar. I wanted to re-create that live.”

Leading up to the sessions for The Hurting Kind, White asked classic writers like Whisperin’ Bill Anderson and Bobby Braddock to work with him.

“The Hurting Kind” was recorded at Sun Drop Sound, White’s new home studio he converted from a turn-of-the-century home in the historic district of Florence, Alabama, and at legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Lee Ann Womack, Erin Rae and The Secret Sisters lent their vocals.

With “The Hurting Kind,” White draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s, writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships and the fading memory of a loved one.

“It was challenging, but I knew that going in,” White says. “I intended to write a record that was challenging, more complex, more adult and more mature. I didn’t want to make another record that had all those keywords— ‘raw,’‘organic’ and ‘live.’That’s all the stuff people say.

“I’ve made those records and I love those kinds of records. I really set out to go for something like those old country records. That raises the difficulty level when I try to pull it off live. It’s a challenge and I wanted these guys and gals—I have three guys and two women in the band—and they just crush it.”

White grew up in Loretto, Tennessee, and has cultivated his career in Nashville for two decades, first as a songwriter for a major publisher, then as half of The Civil Wars, who won four Grammys before disbanding in 2012.

White is also a partner in Single Lock Records, an independent record label based in Florence, Alabama, that released his album.

Looking back on his catalog, he’s really enjoying “The Hurting King.”

“It’s become a stereotype to say, ‘This is my favorite record,’‘My most personal record.’ I do the same, but I roll my eyes. As an artist, usually your last song is your favorite song. It’s where you’re head’s at and what’s giving you chill bumps at that moment.

“I hope I’m always so self aware that I know whether my craft is sliding and I’m making a record that doesn’t thrill me. I’m proud because it’s the first time I made a record 100% on my own terms. I was able to ask myself what I wanted to do and what I wanted to sound like.”

His last song is the title track of “The Hurting Kind,” which surprised him.

“I have an affinity for that one,” White says.

“It’s different in that when I sat down to write it, most of the record was done. I didn’t intend to write another song. The song title popped in my head. I didn’t know what it meant.

“It’s a song about abuse; not a particular one. Just someone who’s in a very harmful relationship. As I went along, things rhymed and felt correct. It’s from a female’s perspective. I don’t normally choose to tell the listener what the song is about. I purposely don’t put a pronoun in there. When listeners hear a song, I them to imagine themselves in it. I do not apologize that my songs are sometimes vague.”

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FRESH • TRAVEL

Meet Me in

St. Louis The Gateway to the West offers plenty to do besides watching Paul Goldschmidt

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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hen America’s first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was traded from the D-backs to the St. Louis Cardinals, there was a collective gasp in the Valley. There is one thing to do this baseball season: Head to St. Louis.

The trip to the “Gateway to the West” started with a turbulent flight with swearing stewards. But we landed safely at 10 p.m. to a storm. The rain was refreshing; a departure from the mostly arid Arizona.

After picking up our baggage, we made our way to the taxi stand and met an East African driver. He was friendly—even though he never heard of our destination, the Hotel St. Louis, and said he hated the media. He said they were ruining the city’s reputation by reporting nothing but crime stories. When I told him I was working on a positive St. Louis story, he hung his head in embarrassment.

Hotel St. Louis

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designed by architect Louis Sullivan.

Vacant since 2013, Amy and Amrit Gill of Restoration St. Louis bought the structure at 705 Olive Street for $3.3 million and spent more than $64 million to renovate it.

The heat from the lobby fireplace embraced us when we walked through the door. Comfy couches and armchairs filled the lobby, bookended by tables adorned with elaborate glass lamps, flower arrangements The Gateway Arch National Park can be claustrophobic, but it offers an amazing view. (Photo courtesy Explore St. Louis)

and geometric art sculptures. Impressive features are the elevators; brass with a fantastically retro floor number dial. Don’t forget to look up: the beautiful stained glass ceiling could be right out of a Vegas hotel.

Once we checked in, we made our way to the fifth floor, king room. There was a surprising touch: a turntable with albums by the likes of Harry Belafonte. The sizeable room had an en suite bathroom with a wet

The details of the Historic Union Trust building—now known as the Hotel St. Louis—is incredible.

(Photo courtesy Explore St. Louis)

Comfy couches and armchairs fill the lobby and are bookended by tables adorned with elaborate glass lamps, flower arrangements and geometric art sculptures. (Photo

The guest rooms at Hotel St. Louis are equipped with turntables and vinyl. (Photo courtesy Explore St. Louis)

courtesy Explore St. Louis)

room shower, bathtub, modern-style basin counter with a television built into the mirror above it.

The treat cabinet had everything from chips and chocolate, to several small bottles of liquor and a fridge with some locally brewed alcoholic beverages.

Thursday

Upon waking, we walked from the hotel to a local breakfast favorite, Rooster, another retrofitted building. We met with Explore St. Louis to hear suggestions on what we

should see.

The entrees were incredible, namely my ham and cheese omelet, and the scramble with three eggs served over potatoes with bacon, mushrooms, emmenthaler and arugula.

After breakfast, we explored St. Louis.

Perhaps the most impressive and obvious landmark is the Gateway to the West Arch near the Mississippi River.

The Gateway Arch National Park has a large museum that shares the history of the manmade monument above it. Two trams—north and south—take guests to the top of the arch. Be warned: claustrophobes shouldn’t even consider it. Those who do

brave the ride are entertained with video and projections showing more facts and figures like the tram is a cross between an escalator and Ferris wheel.

The elevator ride is 4 minutes, but the view makes guests breathless. Peeking through rectangular porthole-type windows travelers see both sides of the Mississippi.

The coolest part, however, was seeing the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium.

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Ballpark Village is on the north side of Busch Stadium. (Photo

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Busch Stadium is Paul Goldschmidt’s new home.

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Museum, a magnificent trip through the history of the blues. It exhibits instruments from Africa, which are said to be at the genesis of this music style. Guests see and hear how the blues influenced rap, country and rock music. One of Chuck Berry’s guitars is on display, showing the wear and tear of the working man’s instrument.

Visitors can create their own blues song, thanks to lyrics and instrumentation in the Jack White mix room. The finished piece is sent via email.

When we returned at night to the Sugarfire Smokehouse, we saw a jam session in the National Blues Museum’s concert hall with a handful of stellar musicians.

Friday

Uber and taxi drivers concur the St. Louis Zoo is one of the best in the country.

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guests to peek in at their favorite furry friends.

The polar bear enjoyed the children’s attention when he was swimming past them. The flamingos were majestic, and the playful sea lions showed off their talents as we watched them through a glass tunnel.

One of the elephants were feeding as we were passing and stood up on its back legs to seemingly wave to the guests.

The real reason for visiting St. Louis was to see Goldy. On the way to Busch Stadium, we saw modern art sculptures and fountains downtown.

The 20,000-square-foot Ballpark Village, which is adjacent to Busch Stadium, didn’t disappoint. It has a host of restaurants and a small team shop, but it is well known for its 40-foot LED TV in the dining area that serves as a gathering spot for major events. A nod to the Chicago Cubs, Ballpark Village has rooftop seating.

But Busch Stadium is a gem. It’s a mouth-watering introduction to St. Louis with its touch of blues music in a courtyard, a smattering of barbecue and, of course, Anheuser Busch beer. (If the vendor at the barbecue/brisket joint Centerfield Carvery in Section 189 says he’s out of barbecue sauce, just know there is plenty of it on the

condiment islands throughout the ballpark.)

Don’t pass by Dinger’s Donuts, crunchy donuts—like cider mills back home—with hot fudge.

The main event was two days of baseball: the Cardinals vs. the Pirates. The Pirates won 2-1, but the “slumping” Goldschmidt had three hits in five at bats.

Saturday

We heard Saturday was very likely to be rainy. The game delayed for nearly three hours, so in the meantime we checked out the City Museum.

The impressive City Museum is an everchanging art exhibition inside a historic building that now showcases antique items from around St. Louis.

There are creatures fashioned out of mechanical items; the elevator was bordered by piece of printing presses. This is a perfect place for children to explore, as this has many tunnels, climbing frames and slides that zoom in and out of the building.

(The outside was closed due to inclement weather.)

We braved going to the ballpark in the rain, but, after an hour, we realized how fortunate we are to have Chase Field and its retractable roof. It was fun to see Goldy and a different ballpark in the rain. While we didn’t stay for the game, we went to the upper level to view the arch and to say goodbye.

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ith 27 years as a trial attorney, Christopher Zachar, owner of Zachar Law Firm, prides himself on his work ethic and commitment to his clients.

He grew up in Iowa, played high school and college football, worked in cornfields from dawn to dusk and understood the meaning of hard work at a young age. In fact, Zachar says, he is really still just a “good ole’ hard-working, Midwestern boy” with a passion for doing what is right. “Attorneys are supposed to work for their clients—it is our job,” Zachar says.

“If someone has been injured in an accident and they start researching personal injury law firms for help, how do they know which attorney to choose? All law firms sell a good story, but how do you know which are really good, which will provide the best service and get you the best result? Who will you be able to contact regularly, rely on to have a good reputation and be experienced enough to handle your case competently? How can you really know?”

According to Zachar, people should look for an injury law firm that focuses only on injury cases; one with experience and one that actually files lawsuits when needed. Law firms that do not regularly file lawsuits for their clients are the firms that are just not willing to put in the time and effort to get a client the very best result. Zachar says a law firm must be willing to file a lawsuit, if necessary.

If not, then you are simply caving in to the insurance company’s last best offer every time.

As an undergraduate at ASU, Zachar was at a crossroads, trying to decide his career path. He had always held family friends who were attorneys in high regard but had not thought seriously about pursuing a law career. He decided to take an attorney friend out to lunch to pick

his brain and ask questions. After that conversation, Zachar decided a career in law was the absolutely right direction.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from ASU in 1989 and his law degree from the University of Arizona College of Law in 1992. He is admitted to practice law in all city, county and state courts in Arizona. After passing the Arizona State Bar exam, Zachar worked for a personal injury firm for about three years before opening the doors to Zachar Law Firm in 1996, focusing only on personal injury and wrongful death cases. He is a Certified Specialist in Injury and Death law (less than 3% of Arizona attorneys are certified specialists) and has been named a SuperLawyer of the Southwest recently for 13th year in a row. In 2010, he was admitted as a member to the U.S. Supreme Court, sworn in personally by the full court in Washington, D.C. According to the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization, only lawyers who have “demonstrated superior knowledge, skill, integrity, professionalism and competence in a specific area of law, to better serve the public,” can achieve the certification. Zachar has been a Certified Specialist since 2003.

Attorneys must be willing to do what is needed to get their clients the best result for their case. If that next step is filing a lawsuit, attorneys must be willing and prepared to do that. Clients must know that when they decide to work with an attorney.

Not all firms are set up or prepared to do that, but it’s what Zachar Law Firm does. In fact, there are numerous personal injury firms—even some advertising firms—that send their cases to Zachar to litigate. They know litigation means a lot of work and costs for the firm. Zachar Law Firm accepts the responsibility to do what is needed to get the best results.

Maricopa County can be a difficult place to negotiate motor vehicle cases, Zachar says, because insurance

companies have changed the perception of accidents, lawyers and lawsuits. Insurance companies have spent a lot of money over the years to make society believe injury claims and injury lawsuits are only made by “greedy people,” and there are too many lawsuits and too many frivolous lawsuits. It is simply not true, Zachar says.

The court system was established in the U.S. Constitution in 1787 as a part of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.

Zachar explains it’s because the forefathers knew to live in a free, lawful and peaceful country, Americans would need a peaceful, orderly and organized way of resolving disputes. In other words, no more “eye for eye” justice. Hence, the court system as we know it was developed. Indeed, that is all the court system is—a place to help people resolve disputes. The term “lawsuit” is simply the document that starts the formal process.

So, how can it possibly be bad or greedy for citizens to seek a legal, peaceful and orderly means to resolve their disputes? Of course, it is not, but that is what insurance companies want the public to believe. Tell them “everyone is just trying to get rich,” and watch the system deal with that.

Because of the harsh climate created by insurance companies, most personal injury law firms encourage clients to just settle for the low insurance company offers, Zachar says. Many of the personal injury law firms simply take the last insurance company offer, settle and move on to the next one. And, sadly, the injured victim does not know the difference, he adds.

The “best result” varies depending on the facts of each case. Zachar spends the necessary time to educate his clients on how the legal system works so they can understand what to expect in the process, and so when it comes to a decision time, they are better prepared to make the right choice because they understand it.

Zachar’s recalls his best-case result. In December 2015, a Maricopa County jury awarded $47.5 million to two families whose wives/mothers were killed in a headon collision on Interstate 10. The jury found the state of Arizona negligent for failing to have median barriers in place, which would have saved these women’s lives.

Three years earlier, in February 2012, a Maricopa County jury awarded Zachar’s clients $7.8 million for the same circumstance (this case was first turned away by a top law firm in California and a 38 JUNE 2019 | JULY 2019 NORTHVALLEYMAGAZINE.COM

top law firm in Arizona). Zachar says his reputation for taking the tough cases has been cemented in the legal community.

Many attorneys reach out to Zachar for help given his work ethic, commitment to his clients and trial skills.

On top of this, Zachar Law Firm has a strict policy that the firm will not take a fee higher than the amount its client receives in a settlement, even if it is lower than the percentage agreed to. Zachar explains that “clients hire attorneys us help them, not to help ourselves.”

Zachar had a client with a slip and fall injury. No other attorney would even talk to her, he says. Zachar Law Firm took the case, rejected the low offer from the insurance company, filed a lawsuit, put in the work necessary to prove her case and eventually got a good settlement offer. The client was so appreciative that she agreed to settle only if Zachar agreed to share the settlement amount equally, which amounted to a higher fee to Zachar Law Firm than what was first agreed to.

“That doesn’t happen every day,” Zachar says with a laugh, but it is a case that I will always remember—having a client so appreciative of our hard work, when no one else would even talk to her.

Every case doesn’t have to go to court.

About 25% of Zachar Law Firm’s cases proceed to a lawsuit, and each case and client is independently evaluated. It really depends on the case, the client and the offer.

Regardless of what insurance companies want people to think, injured people are not trying to “get rich.” They want to get their bills paid, lost wages reimbursed for missing work and then something for their pain and trouble the accident caused them. That’s it. Unfortunately, in today’s climate, many times that means filing a lawsuit.

Attorneys who practice personal injury law, with the goal of truly helping their clients, must be ready and willing to file a lawsuit. Why, Zachar asks rhetorically?

Because insurance companies must know you are serious and must know you are willing to take the case as far as necessary to get your client the best result. Again, this requires time, a financial investment and a lot of hard work. If not, you will never get the best result for your injured client because the insurance companies will know that this attorney or firm “settles everything.” So, they lowball the offer.

Zachar Law Firm gets better offers for

its clients because the insurance companies know the firm is serious about filing a lawsuit if the offer is just too low. Zachar Law Firm simply will do what is necessary to get the best result. No one wants to have to file a lawsuit, and most cases do not—but if the insurance company does not believe that you are prepared to do just that, how will you ever get the best result?

As hard as he works and as much as he loves the practice of law, Zachar’s family comes first. His wife, Michelle, and their three kids, Tommy, Macrina and Danielle, love to travel, explore new places and spend as much time together as they can.

Having his own firm has given Zachar the flexibility to never miss the kids’ events and be extensively involved in school activities and organizations, as well as various local charities in which he is interested. Zachar Law Firm supports and volunteers with local charities including Ronald McDonald House and Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation.

“There is a good balance. I do not feel overburdened ‘most of the time,’” he says with a laugh. Zachar is very proud of the firm he has built but is most proud of the people and staff of the Zachar Law Firm.

“We have an experienced, caring staff, who work really hard for our clients. Our folks’ bond with clients and look out for them as they would friends or family,” he says.

Every day, Zachar strives to meet his duty to his clients, his staff and the legal profession. At Zachar Law Firm, it isn’t just about a good monetary recovery. It’s about making sure the client is getting the care they need and then, turning the page after a rough patch of road. The firm guides clients through that uncertain path, and Zachar Law Firm attorneys and staff have been doing this for the last 24 years.

Personal injury and wrongful death law are all Zachar Law Firm has done, and it is all it does now. And, Zachar Law Firm will continue to do it the old-fashioned way, with hard work, to continue meeting and exceeding client the expectations, confidence and trust when they decide to retain Zachar Law Firm.

Zachar Law Firm 714 E. Rose Lane, Phoenix 602-494-4800, zacharassociates.com

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Gaxiola focuses his practice on major felony defense and believes everyone charged with a crime deserves to have

aggressive representation.

“It’s fundamental for those facing serious criminal charges to have an experienced and reputable criminal defense lawyer with significant trial experience under their belt,” he says. “So often, I take over cases from other lawyers who have handled the cases ineffectively due to their lack of criminal trial

experience or legal knowledge required to represent the client successfully.”

Gaxiola was born in California, but grew up in the small town of Morenci, in Arizona’s Greenlee County. He’s been practicing law for almost 20 years. After graduating in 2000 from the University of Arizona College of Law, Gaxiola worked as a public defender for 22 months handling felony trials for the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office. After that, he spent 10 years litigating personal injury and felony defense cases with a small boutique firm in Phoenix.

“I decided to go into law to level the playing field,” he says. “I saw so many discrepancies in the criminal justice system and wanted to make a difference.”

In 2009, Gaxiola decided criminal defense was his passion. “I want to help those that I can with the best, aggressive legal representation.”

Underneath his suit and tie, Gaxiola is decked out with two full-sleeve arm tattoos. He may not be the typical conservative lawyer for some, but Gaxiola has made a name for himself by taking on the grittiest of defendants and their related crimes. He also doesn’t shy away from complex and high-profile cases. He’s sought out not just by clients, but by news organizations such as the New York Times for legal commentary.

As such, Gaxiola has built quite a reputation for himself. He’s never advertised on buses, television or paid billboards. Instead he relies on referrals from other lawyers and word of mouth from prior clients.

He’s defended very notable people, including Laura Smith, the former Scottsdale Unified School District chief financial officer who was indicted by a grand jury on charges of fraud and conflict of interest. He was also one of the first attorneys who filed to disqualify former Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas citing that legal action Thomas took against several judges and the county Board of Supervisors made it impossible for clients to receive fair trials.

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2005. Gaxiola served as the attorney for Hells Angels member Mike Koepke, who was involved in an infamous 2010 shootout with a rival motorcycle club, the Vagos, in Chino Valley (north of Prescott).

Koepke was facing decades-long prison sentences. After a two-year court battle with the Yavapai County Attorney’s Office involving numerous motions and hearings, Gaxiola was finally able to get the charges completely dismissed.

Even with the media attention, Gaxiola is very much down-to-earth and says he is an “open book.” While there’s never a “typical” day as an attorney, most days, Gaxiola, who is single, gets up at 5 a.m. every day to take his dogs for a run. After that, it’s morning court and he then heads into the office for the day. In his off time, Gaxiola enjoys international travel, hiking, running and hanging out with friends and family.

As a one-man practice, Gaxiola will take on any type of criminal case, whether it’s

“I want to provide quality representation. I don’t want to have to rely on a specific volume of cases to pay salaries and benefits.” a violent felony, armed robbery, drugrelated, homicide or white-collar crime as long he believes his work contribution can benefit the client.

“It’s really where I can help, not necessarily the nature of the charges. If I review the file and don’t think I can offer any benefit—such as the evidence is overwhelmingly against the client—I’ll turn it down. I won’t take advantage of the client. Each case I accept, I take on the basis that we’re going to do the work in the best interest of the client.”

Gaxiola likes being a small, specialized firm and doesn’t have any plans to grow

into a volume-based practice.

“I want to provide quality representation,” he says. “I don’t want to have to rely on a specific volume of cases to pay salaries and benefits.”

With that said, Gaxiola will bring in additional attorneys and assistance if its needed, depending on caseload and complexity.

He handles cases across the state, in every county for his select niche of clientele. “Customers emanate from every demographic. There’s no hardline rule. They come from every walk of life.

Prosecutors and police officers may not like me much,” he jokes. “But my clients know I provide quality representation for each and every client and that’s what counts.”

Gaxiola Law Group One Renaissance Tower 2 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800, Phoenix 602-717-0631, criminallawaz.com

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VICTORIA LONGFELLOW

REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Longfellow Law Group PLLC 21090 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

480-348-6888 LongFellowLaw.net

MICHAEL KING

CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

World-class counsel. Arizona roots.

Gammage & Burnham 2 N. Central Avenue, 15th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-256-4405 GBLaw.com

AARON BLACK

CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Helping businesses and their owners achieve their goals and protect against inevitable curve balls.

480-729-1683 AaronBlackLaw.com

RICHARD GAXIOLA 602-717-0631 CriminalLawAZ.com

MICHAEL MUNOZ 480-447-1100 PhxCriminalDefense.com, FightDUIArizona.com

Understanding that good people sometimes find themselves in bad situations, Aaron defends individuals charged with all criminal offenses, vehicular crimes and DUI cases across Arizona. Unlike many large firms that want as many cases as possible, he represents a limited number of clients at any given time. This allows him to provide the personalized service that you expected from a DUI attorney.

Law Office of Aaron Black PLLC 3219 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 573, Phoenix, AZ 85018

Criminal defense trial attorneys at Gaxiola Law Group offer every client unyielding loyalty, aggressive representation, nearly 20 years of solid trial experience and a tradition of preparing a thorough, compelling and skillful criminal defense trial strategy for each case.

Gaxiola Law Group 2 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Michael is a former major crimes prosecutor at the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. His practice is solely focused on criminal and DUI defense. He is committed to aggressively defending those who have been accused of committing a crime. Read the reviews online and call for a consultation.

Munoz Law Offices PC 180 S. Ash Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281

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ANGELA HALLIER

DIVORCE

Author of “The Wiser Divorce – Positive Strategies for Your Next Best Life,” Angela Hallier is inspired to help clients not only navigate the process of divorce, but to envision and plan for a positive future thereafter. With 28 years of family law experience, Hallier knows what you say, how you act, and how you think about your divorce can significantly impact your divorce outcome and your life thereafter.

Her direct communication style and uplifting sense of humor, along with her superior skills as a litigator and settlement strategist, allows her clients to truly feel that someone “has their back.”

Hallier Lawrence PLC 3216 N. Third Street, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85012

602-285-5500 HallierLaw.com

AARON BLACK

DUI

Understanding that good people sometimes find themselves in bad situations, Aaron defends individuals charged with all criminal offenses, vehicular crimes and DUI cases across Arizona. Unlike many large firms that want as many cases as possible, he represents a limited number of clients at any given time. This allows him to provide the personalized service that you expected from a DUI attorney.

Law Office of Aaron Black PLLC 3219 E. Camelback Road, Suite 573, Phoenix, AZ 85018

480-729-1683 AaronBlackLaw.com

Attorney Brian Sloan is solely focused on DUI Defense Representation. He is a Multi-Award Winning Lawyer, who has defended more than 2,900 people charged with Driving Under the Influence cases over the past 14+ years. He has argued more than 100 trials, with numerous successful results; and has created an innovative system called Bifurcated Representation, which ensures that clients pay a reasonable flat fee only for the services they need, and not for the services they don’t. Mr. Sloan is also a Founding Member of The Arizona DUI Team.

BRIAN D. SLOAN

Law Offices of Brian D. Sloan 2 N. Central Avenue, Floor 18, Suite 1929, Phoenix, AZ 85004

480-720-7839 ArizDui.com

YVETTE N. BANKER

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

480-626-0182 PhoenixElderLaw.com

STEPHANIE BIVENS 480-922-1010 BivensLaw.com

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Ms. Yvette N. Banker is an experienced estate planning, probate and elder law attorney who has dedicated the last 18 years in assisting families achieve their goals. The team at Banker Law Office PLLC provides personal, focused service for every client.

Ms. Banker and associate attorney, Amanda Pyper Ruiz, are passionate, knowledgeable and great advocates for their clients.

Banker Law Office PLLC 4530 E. Shea Boulevard, Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ 85028

Bivens’ 20-plus years of knowledge and experience in estate planning, elder law, and special needs planning makes all the difference in achieving client goals.

Bivens and Associates PLLC E. Shea Boulevard, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

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ILENE L. MCCAULEY

ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE

Ilene L. McCauley Ltd. 9777 N. 91st Street, Suite C-103, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

480-296-2036 ILMLaw.net

HOPE E. FRUCHTMAN

FAMILY

480-209-1918 FruchtmanLegal.com

JENNIFER G. GADOW 602-955-1515 FrommSmithandGadow.com

DANA LEVY 602-285-5082 DickinsonWright.com

REBECCA L. OWEN 602-264-3309 Arizona-DivorceLawyer.com

Technical expertise with a human touch.

Providing services in estate planning, business planning, tax planning, and probate.

Hope E. Fruchtman uses her 20-plus years of legal experience to help Arizona families with all of their family law and juvenile law needs.

Law Office of Hope E. Fruchtman 14301 N. 87th Street, Suite 211, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Jenny Gadow is a partner at Fromm Smith & Gadow P.C. where her practice focuses exclusively on complex family law litigation and mediation. Gadow has been a certified specialist in family law since 2002. She has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2014. She was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1995 and earned her B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and her law degree from the University of Denver in 1994.

Fromm Smith & Gadow P.C. 4722 N. 24th Street, Suite 460, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Dana Levy is a certified family law specialist and a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Levy handles both straightforward and complex family law matters. Levy’s goal is to help her clients solve problems, not create or exacerbate them. Levy encourages out-of-court settlement but does not hesitate to use her extensive courtroom experience.

Dickinson Wright PLLC 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Rebecca L. Owen has focused only on family law since 1998 and her clients’ satisfaction is always her top priority.

Rebecca L. Owen PLLC 301 E. Bethany Home Road, Suite A-200, Phoenix, AZ 85012

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MARLENE PONTRELLI

FAMILY

602-285-5081 DickinsonWright.com

KAREN A. SCHOENAU 480-209-1918 ScottsdaleAZDivorcelaw.com

STEPHEN R. SMITH 602-955-1515 FrommSmithandGadow.com

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Marlene Pontrelli is a certified specialist in family law, and partner at Dickinson Wright PLLC. She practices in all areas of family law, including divorce, custody, support, and premarital agreements. While the goal is to try and settle cases out of court, when settlement is not possible clients benefit from Pontrelli’s 30 years of trial experience. Pontrelli teaches the family law class at Arizona State University and is the co-author of “Divorce in Arizona.” She has written several other books including “Focus on Family Law” and “Healing Meditations in Divorce.”

Dickinson Wright PLLC 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1400, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Since 1987, I have been dedicated to helping people successfully resolve their important and sensitive family law cases. While deciding to end your marriage may be hard, the divorce process can be far more difficult. I am dedicated to helping Arizona families resolve their legal disputes and am skilled at navigating and simplifying the complexities of the legal system to obtain the best possible outcomes to divorce, custody, and other family legal cases.

Law Office of Karen A. Schoenau 14301 N. 87th Street, Suite 211, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Steve is a partner at Fromm Smith & Gadow P.C. where his practice is limited to complex family law litigation, mediation and appellate matters. Steve has been a certified specialist in family law since 2000. Since 2011, Steve has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, for whom he served as president of the Arizona chapter for 2016-2017. He has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 2016 in the field of family law and was recognized by said publication as 2017 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Phoenix. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1994, Steve earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Arizona State University in 1991 and his law degree from Whittier College in 1994.

Fromm Smith & Gadow P.C. 4722 N. 24th Street, Suite 460, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Family law cases are often emotionally and legally complex. Tracey Van Wickler is an experienced family law trial attorney, who also recognizes the psychological importance and financial benefits of settlement. Her boutique law practice is designed to meet her client’s legal needs in a professional manner that exceeds all expectations. Whether through negotiations, private mediation or in the courtroom, her specialized legal expertise and strategized approach to litigation planning will help her clients to achieve their goals.

Van Wickler Law 7377 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 185, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

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ALEXIS SAPHIRE BREYER

PERSONAL INJURY 602-267-1280 BreyerLaw.com

MARK BREYER

Bringing a unique combination of legal results and emphasis on providing the highest client service for those who have suffered life-altering injuries.

Breyer Law Offices P.C. 3840 E. Ray Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044

Bringing a unique combination of legal results and emphasis on providing the highest client service for those who have suffered life-altering injuries.

Breyer Law Offices P.C. 3840 E. Ray Road, Phoenix, AZ 85044

602-267-1280 BreyerLaw.com

KEVIN ROWE 602-977-1900 LernerandRowe.com

MILTON WAGNER

Hurt in a wreck? Need a check? Lerner and Rowe has years of experience and knowledge and aggressively fights for their clients to get them all the money they deserve! Injured people, who are looking for the highest level of attention and the best client service available, can make one call, that's all to Lerner and Rowe, 24/7, for a free consultation.

Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys 2701 E. Camelback Road, Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ 85016

Helping injury victims recover compensation for their medical care, pain and suffering, lost wages, and other damages. Personal attention and quality legal care for every client.

Wagner Law 20 E. Thomas Road, Suite 2200, Phoenix, AZ 85012

602-456-4166 www.wagner.law

CHRISTOPHER ZACHAR 602-494-4800 ZacharAssociates.com

Christopher Zachar has been practicing in Arizona for 26 years exclusively in the area of personal injury. He is a Certified Specialist (top 1 percent of AZ lawyers) and is the lawyer that other personal injury lawyers ask to handle and litigate cases for their own clients. Chris is admitted in all Arizona state and federal courts, and is a member of the United States Supreme Court.

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‘THE HUSBAND and WIFE LAW TEAM’ The Breyers thrive on helping their clients and community

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Mark and Alexis Breyer are the definition of “giving back.” They give to their clients, their staff and the community.

The “husband and wife law team” recently sponsored Game Changers, a charitable initiative with the D-backs for students. The Valley couple are regularly named “best lawyers.”

“Giving back was definitely instilled in Mark,” Alexis says. “He’s a super, super huge giver. We’re just really family oriented.

We like to support schools and kids, and veterans as well. I think it’s nice to give back.”

A native of Southfield, Michigan, Mark was born with a strong Midwest work ethic.

When he was 11, he delivered The Detroit News with his sister, and then moved on to a hometown Dairy Queen. He studied at Michigan State University and then Syracuse University College of Law School, where he met Alexis.

“I left Michigan to study law at Syracuse with a clear goal to come back single,” he says with a laugh.

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degree program.”

That said, Mark set her straight on the first date.

“Every six hours for the first year, I said she would never be my girlfriend,” Mark recalls. “She said if I wasn’t going to be serious, she was going to move on. It went from we’ll maybe never be together to let’s be together forever.”

The weather brought the couple to Arizona and they started their practice in 1996. Honesty and hard work are two things the Breyers believe in and they can provide the results the clients need.

Mark is a “certified specialist” in injury and wrongful death law, a certificate of expertise granted by the State Bar of Arizona and has been earned by less than 2% of lawyers in the Grand Canyon State.

Originally from the Boston, area, Alexis attended Boston University. The couple embrace their clients like family. Their first client became their babysitter and they still keep in touch with the family.

“We’re invited to clients’ weddings, birthday parties, graduations and plays,” Alexis says. “Mark used to joke we’re getting

more holiday gifts from our clients than our families.”

That has continued. The Breyers are accessible, freely giving out their cellphone numbers.

“Mark texts on the weekend,” Alexis says.

“We are still very involved in all the cases.

We keep the case load very low for our staff to make sure we provide really good communication.

That says a lot. The couple has eight children—four boys and four girls, ranging from age 8 to post-college.

“Tonight, I could be coaching kids but tomorrow I’m in a court room,” Mark says.

“It’s been an interesting ride. Working together, I can work until 2 a.m. and Alexis gets it. She understands why.

“We lose almost no one because we are able to give that flexibility and encourage others to do the same thing. We encourage our staff to attend their kids’ plays and school events.”

Mark says with a laugh that he “ignores the kids,” but truly, they are just as embedded in their kids and careers. They volunteer in their classrooms, coach teams, etc.

“The kids have literally grown up in our office,” he says. “I think they understand we have to help clients or talk to team members at night or on the weekends.

“Sometimes it is very hard to balance. We are passionate about work and we have a lot of kids. We have done a pretty good job. It was definitely a lot harder the first 10 years in practice. I had six kids under 7.”

They even take their kids to the courtroom, providing the perfect insight into the Breyers’ career.

“The kids all know we’re trying to help people,” Mark says. “The courtroom gives them a perspective into why we put in all those hours.”

The Breyers hope the public understands this as well.

“Because we’re lawyers on TV there would be a general view of how we really are with our clients,” she says. “We’re not trial lawyers who just care about money.

“We try to intentionally draw people in.

We want to connect with people.”

The Husband and Wife Law Team has multiple Valley locations serving all of Arizona. For more information, call 602-267-1280 or visit breyerlaw.com.

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Lerner and Rowe is the way to go for lawsuits and philanthropy

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Founded in 2005, the law offices of Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys consist of 180-plus compassionate attorneys and staff with over 240 years of combined litigation experience.

This noteworthy amount of time equates to the firm’s legal team achieving impressive results for clients.

In fact, the law firm takes great pride in providing compassionate and aggressive care and service to each and every client— no matter the size of the case. Last year alone, Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys recovered over $175 million in settlements or verdicts on behalf of those injured as a result of another’s negligence.

Kevin Rowe says there’s a simple reason why he believes the firm continues to succeed.

“I believe the reason our firm continues to succeed and grow is because from the top down, we all strive to uphold the same core beliefs: provide compassionate quality service to each and every client, and show respect for all those whom we represent,” he says.

“Further, each client receives an attentive, empathetic ear, as well as meaningful, educated answers to address any questions or concerns they may have concerning their personal injury claim/litigation.”

Merger and growth on the horizon Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys has grown into one of the largest personal injury law firms in the state of Arizona. Its law firms are located in Phoenix, South Phoenix, Gilbert, Glendale, Arrowhead, Tolleson, Mesa, Tucson,Yuma and Bullhead City. Moreover, the firm increased its reach 50 JUNE 2019 | JULY 2019 NORTHVALLEYMAGAZINE.COM

even farther over the past two years with the opening of two more locations in Albuquerque and Nashville.

More recently, the firm has plans to merge and rebrand with a partner firm to increase the number of locations to include the states of California, Nevada, Illinois and Indiana.

This merger will make Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys among the nation’s largest personal injury firms with 27 offices in nine states and just under 400 team members.

“Over the past 20 years, my partner Kevin Rowe and I have been building one of the largest personal injury law firms in the country,” Glen Lerner explains about the rebrand.

“As the Lerner and Rowe brand has expanded across the country, it just made sense to rebrand the Las Vegas, Chicago and Merrillville (in Northwest Indiana) offices as Lerner and Rowe. Ultimately, our legal teams were solid before the name change in protecting the rights of the injured, and we will be equally as strong now as Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys.”

Personal injury law firm with a heart Rowe, a founding attorney of the law offices of Lerner and Rowe, wanted to do more for those living, working and raising families in Arizona. As such, he formed the Lerner and Rowe Gives Back foundation.

Now, through their official Arizona 501(c) (3) nonprofit foundation, Lerner and Rowe Gives Back, team members look after the well-being of neighboring communities outside of the legal arena, too.

“Lerner and Rowe Gives Back is an

extension of what we do best—help others,” Rowe says.

“We feel both blessed and thankful that we are able to help make a difference through our law practices and our foundation. Which is why we mainly focus on helping local at-risk children and youth, homeless individuals and families, the elderly, and even our four-legged friends. We believe that together we can have a much bigger impact that if we tried to do it alone.”

In fact, with the help of volunteers, community sponsors, individual donors and media partners, the nonprofit raised over $421,000 for Arizona charities at its 2019 charity golf classic. Current updates about their philanthropic efforts can be found at LernerAndRoweGivesBack.com.

Lerner and Rowe is the way to go At Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys, its legal team is vested in assisting those during times of need. Plus, they offer free consultations and do not charge out-of-pocket fees or costs until a person wins compensation for his/her personal injury case. Also, if you need a medical provider that will wait for payment, the firm can assist you, as well. Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys are a full-service injury law firm.

Learn even more about Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys online at LernerAndRowe.com. Or, connect with the law firm socially, by following Lerner and Rowe on Twitter. Another option includes becoming a fan of the Lerner and Rowe Facebook page.

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These Phoenix attorneys treat clients like family

By Sherry Jackson Since he was 10 years old, Richard Suzuki knew he wanted to be a lawyer—in particular a prosecutor. He was raised by his grandmother, who enjoyed watching jury trials. When she returned, she would share stories of the cases she observed.

He was hooked.

Suzuki is the founding attorney at Suzuki Law Offices. A native Arizonan, he thought about becoming a baseball player for a little while in college, but decided law was his true passion. Suzuki attended law school at the University of Arizona and prior to opening his own firm, served as a law clerk at the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County shortly after graduating. He then went on to work as a criminal prosecutor for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

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gang and repeat offender program bureau. After leaving the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Suzuki served as the assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona. While there, he was responsible for handling hundreds of federal felony and misdemeanor cases throughout Tucson and Phoenix.

Budget cuts within the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s office propelled Suzuki into private practice.

Suzuki has always had a strong work ethic, holding down at least one job since he was 12 years old. Now, he works hard for his clients.

“I have a passion and truly love what I do,” he says. “I’ve always enjoyed helping people. As a defense attorney, you’re helping your clients, you’re helping their families. It’s a very fulfilling career.”

Suzuki Law Offices has a team of seven lawyers and an in-house private investigator team made up of retired

I have a passion and truly love what I do. I’ve always enjoyed helping people.

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clients are first-time offenders and can be anyone from doctors, other lawyers, baseball players to juveniles. Personal injury clients can be “literally anyone” who have been involved in an accident.

Suzuki and his team believe in keeping in close communication with the defendant and their families as well as treating everyone with compassion.

“When clients meet with us, they feel very welcome. We are 100% focused on treating clients correctly, our clients are like family,” he says. As such, more than 1/3 of their business comes in from referrals from other clients, judges, prosecutors and other defense attorneys.

Suzuki is also one of the few law firms in Arizona that has received a $1 million settlement for a client on a personal injury case.

Every attorney at Suzuki Law Offices has served as former prosecutors either at the state or federal level, or both.

Suzuki says he believes only a former prosecutor has the insider’s perspectives needed to effectively defend individuals charged with crimes, and to aggressively litigate on behalf of injured victims.

The team knows how prosecution works and the go-to tactics prosecutors use in the courtroom and in negotiations.

This expertise is essential, and the Suzuki team knows what to do and how to handle every stage of each case.

Each lawyer at the firm has handled a significant amount of jury trials.

“That’s important because in some firms, only the principal lawyer might have trial experience. We not only have the right experience, but we’re very ethical and we know how to fight for our clients,” Suzuki says.

“We always do the right thing. We give our clients a worst-case scenario and average scenario and never guarantee the outcome of a case- we can’t possibly know how they’ll turn out.”

Suzuki has created a great working

environment in his business and is a good family man, whether its coaching baseball or basketball, escorting his daughter to a daddy-daughter dance or volunteering with his church. The company also believes in giving back to the community by supporting the Makea-Wish foundation, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, JDRF/Juvenile Diabetics Research Foundation, along with several Valley high school programs and local dog shelters.

“We’re very blessed,” Suzuki says. “It’s important for us to support local organizations and not only treat our clients like family, but also our employees.”

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‘THE WISER DIVORCE’

Lawyer/Author Angie Hallier shows clients how to attain their ‘next best

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Angie Hallier understands what it is like to go through a divorce. She has been there.

The author of “The Wiser Divorce— Positive Strategies for Your Next Best Life,” was a divorced single mother when she went through law school. Now in her 29th year as a divorce attorney, Hallier’s direct communication style, sense of humor, settlement strategies and litigation skills make her a sought-out ally by those going through a divorce.

“There are a lot of things I have learned about how people should go through a divorce to make it successful and come

out on the other side a better person,” says Hallier, who earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“It can be hard to find the time to impart that knowledge to every client I have. I wanted to encapsulate it in a book. My book is a tutorial for people going through a divorce. It’s not about the law. It helps you learn how to think about, behave about, and speak about your divorce to ensure a better outcome for you and your family.”

Hallier of Hallier Lawrence PLC was admitted to the Arizona State Bar in 1990.

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a certified family law specialist. She is a judge pro tem of the Maricopa County Superior Court, AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named a “Super Lawyer” by superlawyers. com for nine consecutive years.

She has appeared numerous times on television discussing law topics, including CNN, Fox News, and the “Dr. Drew Show.”

Hallier Lawrence’s six attorneys are dedicated solely to divorce and family law matters. The firm handles a range of divorces from the simple to the highly complex, the latter of which usually involves significant assets, business ownerships, financial issues or highly contested issues involving children.

The firm’s three guiding pillars are to help people realize they can have a new beginning; help people preserve their aspirations; and help people safeguard their traditions.

The daughter of an attorney, Hallier didn’t start her career practicing family law, but she was drawn to it.

“After my divorce I had to get an education and remake myself,” she says.

“I think that attracted me to this kind of law.

My divorce was one of the best things that happened to me. It forced me to stand up for myself, take care of my child alone and focus on my passions.”

Frankly, she adds, “divorce gets a bad rap.”

“For many people, it’s the way to transition to happiness.,” she explains. “But you need to be very careful to ensure you don’t ruin your children’s memories of their childhood because you weren’t meant to be married any longer to their other parent.

Getting divorced does not mean hating the other parent of your children.”

“Remain calm and understand the end of a marriage is not the end of your life, and it shouldn’t be the end of good parenting of your kids. It’s a pathway for you to live a better and more fulfilled life. It doesn’t mean that one person is good and the other is bad.

I help people to get out of the woods, zoom up, and look at the forest from above.”

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Teacher of the YEAR

Cave Creek USD honors Spanish teacher Eric DeVore

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

W

hen Sonoran Trails Middle School Spanish teacher Eric DeVore heard he was the Cave Creek Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year, he says his heart stopped for a second.

“I was totally shocked,” DeVore says. “We have a ceremony at the end of the year, and they show videos and messages from the kids. At the very end, they showed third place and then second place and I thought, ‘There’s no way they’re going to choose two Spanish teachers.’

Then they chose me.”

DeVore was awarded $3,000 and completed his application for the 2019 Arizona Educational Foundation’s Teacher of the year program. Also recognized were Kendra Frigard, third/fourth-grade teacher at Desert Willow Elementary and Doni Nasr, Spanish instructor at Cactus Shadows High School.

Frigard and Nasr received $1,000.

“I’m totally so fortunate,” DeVore says. “I can’t believe it.”

A seven-year teacher, DeVore grew up in Northville, Michigan, and attended Eastern Michigan University, where he earned a

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bachelor’s degree in Spanish and linguistics.

He moved on to ASU, where he studied secondary education.

DeVore says he feels teaching found him, instead of the other way around.

“I knew from a really young age I wanted to be a teacher because I liked school,” he says. “I knew, but I didn’t really know what I wanted to teach. I liked math because I understood it, but I could not explain it.

“I loved social studies.That was my favorite, but I never wanted to teach government or economics. I always wanted to learn a second language. My high school teacher inspired me to do Spanish.”

Social studies and learning a different language are similar, he says. Both are social, and sentence structure is almost mathematical.

“I never thought I was going to teach middle schoolers,” he says. “I was aways aiming to go to a high school.They let me choose which school when I was interviewed. I liked the program at the middle school.

“They’re at that age where they’re old enough where I can have a conversation with them, but they’re young enough to not being

Eric DeVore in his classroom at Sonoran Trails Middle School

set in their ways. I like that.”

DeVore’s advice to his students is practical.

“Go out there and explore the world,” he says. “The world is not going to come to you.

I’ve believed in that mentality for the longest time.That’s why teaching a foreign language became my niche.

“The philosophy goes hand in hand— especially these days. Culturally, I think the United States is the melting pot of the world.

That indirectly tells people to come to us and speak our language, view the world on our terms. The rest of the world doesn’t do that.

I’m really even more passionate about my job now that these kids need to learn about life.

It’s not always at your fingertips.”

DeVore sees the biggest occupational challenges as outside of the classroom.

“Everybody’s been a student at one point or another,” he says. “Everybody has that appreciation for the teacher. It’s more than an eight-hour job, when you’re planning for the next day. A lot of people say, ‘Oh you have summers off.’ It’s not that simple. There are a lot of challenges but being in the classroom is the favorite part of my job.”

Sonoran Trails Middle School Principal Bill Dolezal says he’s proud of DeVore.

“He represents everything right in education,” Dolezal says. “He is not only passionate about his content, Spanish, but even more so about his students. His energy and enthusiasm are contagious and he goes out of his way to help students reach their potential.”

Up next for the 34-year-old DeVore is his Ph.D. in linguistics, but he’s unsure about how he’ll balance his Ph.D., his dissertation and his teaching job.

“I’m very fascinated about how people speak their own language,” he says. “That’s what I teach in my classroom. I like analyzing how and why we speak the way we do.”

Native Gold Misty Hyman spends her post-Olympics time influencing others

By Daniel Spalding

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isty Hyman is a name competitive swimming fans are familiar with.

The American recordbreaking swimmer captured the gold in Sydney in the 2000 Olympics with her innovative kicking technique. She’s considered a pioneer in her field.

Hyman’s career has taken her around the globe, but this third-generation Arizonan still calls it home. She says she loves the “small-town feel” of Arizona because it still

has big city benefits and opportunities.

Being an Olympic gold medalist certainly comes with its fair share of opportunities and benefits. She modestly says being a champion changed her life. For example, she works as a public speaker to influence others in a positive direction. It’s her career focus— and rightfully so. As with most champions, the road to gold had adversities.

“The most difficult challenges are what helps define our strengths,” she says, stressing that personal growth during hard times is what makes anyone a champion.

Hyman’s positive outlook and ability to

relate athletics to everyday life is what makes her an in-demand keynote speaker.

“There are too many to mention,” she states when asked about the parallels between sports and life. The work ethic folks gain from athletics, though, is an important skill they’ll carry with them.

Hyman poetically describes how physical training offers tangible, measurable results that people use to build their confidence.

This is not only true in the sports, but in everyday moments in life.

She says being acknowledged for talents is appreciated, but so re life rewards.

“It’s hard to acknowledge your faults if you don’t acknowledge your wins,” Misty adds.

She rewards herself with globes, which she collects. She purchases special globes when her talks “knock it out of the park.”

“I love globes; not snow globes, but actual models of earth,” she explains.

When this Arizona native, wife, and mother isn’t delivering motivational and inspirational keynote speeches, she unwinds with yoga, reading and one of the things she loves about the state—hiking. She also enjoys rooting on her favorite local team, the Coyotes.

“It was a fairytale experience; it all feels like it was a movie,” Hyman says. “It’s red carpet one day and taking out the trash like everyone else the next day.”

Info To find out more about Misty Hyman, visit MistyHyman.com.

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John McDonnell, introduced his whisky to the Valley with Scottsdale parties. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)

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Scotchdale An Airpark pair quench their thirst with new spirit

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

ohn McDonnell and Travis Ranville were watching football and drinking scotch when Ranville asked, “Why isn’t there a brand named Scotchdale? I want to live in Scotchdale.”

Immediately, McDonnell trademarked the name online. The former Michigander’s subtle joke led to their latest Scottsdale Airpark-based business venture, which launched in March.

“It grew from that idea,” Ranville says. “We wanted to get bourbon from Kentucky and barrel age it here. We ran into an issue, though, with the Scotch Whisky Association.

Anything with the name ‘scotch’ in it has to originate in Scotland.”

They contacted several Scottish distilleries, who sent them samples of three-year, eight-year and 12-year blends.

McDonnell and Ranville settled on Angus Dundee as

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its distillery and an eight-year blended pure malt scotch whisky from the Highland and Speyside regions of Scotland. The spirit was matured in charred American oak bourbon barrels and the result has hints of honey, chocolate, caramel, oak and coffee.

“It’s very unique,” Ranville says. “It’s different from almost every whisky out there.”

McDonnell adds, “If Macallan 12 and Nikka Japanese whisky had a baby and they had it in the desert, that would be Scotchdale.”

Outside the box

Neither McDonnell nor Ranville have extensive food and beverage backgrounds, although McDonnell bartended at Hotel Indigo. Ranville is in finance.

“Getting into the booze business, I love going to bars

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and talking to people about whisky and maybe just having a drink,” says Ranville, who has degrees from Western Michigan University and University of Phoenix.

A New Hampshire native, McDonnell visited Arizona in March 2004 for vacation and decided to move here. He worked in commercial real estate, renewable energy and now alcohol.

“We’ve had every scotch and whisky, other than the ridiculously priced, 60-year-old stuff,” McDonnell says. “Thirty-year-old scotch is like getting into a time machine for us.

“Growing up, my mom said, ‘Do what you love.’ When Travis said, ‘Why isn’t there a brand called Scotchdale?’ I thought, ‘Do what we love.’ We love scotch.”

As of printing, Scotchdale has taken preorders for 40-plus bars and the men were in the process of getting into Total Wine and Bevmo. They are licensed as wholesalers so they can self-distribute.

“We have a sales guy coming on board. All he does is liquor sales locally. He has a ton of bars that he has great relationships with,” McDonnell says.

Bitters Bar and Food bartender Chuck Fowler prepares drinks using Scotchdale whisky.

Whiskey vs. whisky

McDonnell says the differences between whiskey and whisky are simple. Whisky that originates from Scotland, Canada and Japan do not have an E. Whiskeys are from Ireland and the United States.

“I have family who live in Ireland—my sister and three nephews,” Ranville adds.

“They learned Gaelic in school. I’ll have to quiz them on E vs. no E.” There are three types: whisky, which is geographically trademarked; bourbon; and Tennessee whiskey, like Jack Daniel’s, has to be filtered using the Lincoln County process, or through sugar maple charcoal.

“We were just thirsty for knowledge,” McDonnell says. “We were like sponges. I wanted to know everything about it.”

To hone their skills, they “researched” plenty and then started tinkering with videos and test recipes.

“We did a mash,” he says. “We put our grains in water for an hour and then let it cool off. What comes from the grain is fermentable sugars. That’s what you want.

“You can make booze from anything, anything citrusy. Vodka is made from grapes or potatoes. It’s that starch in the grain that makes fermentable sugars. We made an allbarley mash, which is 25% peated barley and 60 JUNE 2019 | JULY 2019 NORTHVALLEYMAGAZINE.COM

then 75% pale ale barley. We made a scotch, but we couldn’t call it scotch because it’s from America. Single-malt whiskey is what we called it. It was incredible. It was beginner’s luck. The second one we made was a bourbon.

It was 55% corn and the rest barley. The flavor profile was there.”

Ranville adds, “It comes out clear. Putting it in the barrels of the maturing process is what gives it its flavor and color and whatnot.”

When the mash is done and cooled off, the yeast “goes to town and eats all the fermentable sugars and turns it into alcohol.”

Celebrating Arizona

McDonnell and Ranville designed the label for the bottles, which are adorned with an outline of Arizona with a cowboy smack in

the middle.

The back of the bottle is the Scotchdale story.

“When I’m home, I’ll drink my Scotchdale until it’s gone before I crack open a bottle of other stuff,” Ranville says.

“We have a product we will stand behind. I just had a small glass before we came here; a little nip.

We’re passionate about it. We drink it. We love it.”

But the ultimate question for McDonnell and Ranville: Who do they root for? McDonnell quickly says the New England Patriots, while Ranville admits he’s a former Lions and Cardinals fan, who, instead, cheers for his fantasy football team.

Seriously, they’re proud of their company.

“It was $225 to trademark it,” McDonnell says.

“I registered everything right there. I feel like if we waited, someone would have come up with it. We just grabbed it and had fun with it.

“We had no idea this journey would take us down that road to Scotland. At the time, we were just sitting around, drinking three or four different scotches and watching football. Those are our passions.”

Travis Ranville cofounded Scotchdale with John McDonnell after the two brainstormed during a football game.

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BUSINESS •SPOTLIGHT

A ‘Pride and Jewel’ A new Desert Ridge project will be a ‘small city’

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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otels, homes and hotspots aptly describe Rick Carpinelli’s plans for North Phoenix’s Desert Ridge master-planned community on the vacant land east of the marketplace.

Crown Realty & Development, for whom Carpinelli is senior vice president of acquisition and development, is essentially building a new city.The land surrounding High Street has been called the Valley’s most prized, undeveloped commercial property.

“The new City North project will include a residential core, office buildings from four to 10 stories, vibrant new restaurants, a full-service hotel and several select service hotels,” Carpinelli says.

Crown acquired the 96.5 acres of land through bankruptcy court and landed the master developer rights.The area Crown has acquired is zoned for about 2,500 residential units, 2 million square feet of office, 500 hotel rooms and 100,000 square feet of retail.

Crown—which developed the Montelucia Resort and redeveloped Mountain Shadows in Paradise Valley—is working with several major corporate users looking to locate their business at Desert Ridge, none of which Carpinelli was ready to reveal.

“Last year, Phoenix grew by 24,036 people, and ranked as the secondfastest growing city in the country,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallegos says.

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“People come here not just for the weather, but for the robust job market.This new development will provide the opportunity for thousands more jobs to be brought to the Valley, not to mention other mixed-use amenities such as housing, hotel rooms and retail.The population growth in Phoenix shows no signs of slowing down and we must ensure we have the jobs and infrastructure in place to support this growth.”

Controversy

Development and Realty predicts the company’s City North project will be “a pride and jewel of the area.” (Photo courtesy Rose+Moser+Allyn Public and Online Relations)

The property and rights have been the subject of active litigation and bankruptcy for a decade. Crown’s winning bid for the land was $54 million while the bankruptcy court previously valued the land as high as $121 million.

“Unlocking this parcel from years of litigation now provides the opportunity to develop a 21st century urban community on the north side of Phoenix,” Crown CEO Robert Flaxman said last year in a press release.

(Photo courtesy “What Century City was to Los Angeles Rose+Moser+Allyn Public and Online Relations) in the 1960s, the new City North project will be to Phoenix.”

As part of the judgment, Crown obtained master developer rights not only for its 100acre site, but the entire 5,700 acres at Desert Ridge from the 51 Freeway to 64th Street and on both sides of the Loop 101.

City North was planned in the mid2000s to be a significant retail development that was to include Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Macy’s.The recession and years of litigation prevented the project from moving beyond High Street, which was finished in 2008.

“It’s impossible to grow new land but the slumbering status of this property for the last decade or more does exactly that, as the end of litigation means the start of development for what is unquestionably one of the best pieces of real estate in Arizona, and perhaps America,” Carpinelli says.

Carpinelli notes the greater Phoenix market is maturing with corporate headquarters for technology, health care and financial service companies moving to and expanding in the market.The majority of that growth has been centered in Tempe or the Southeast Valley where land and zoning has been plentiful to meet the demand.

Prior to the recession, significant commercial development did occur at Desert Ridge in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Desert Ridge Marketplace, Mayo Clinic, JW Marriott Resort, American Express and thousands of residences.

The Crown’s closing, the city of Phoenix can capture pent-up demand in the Valley and create a second urban node for the city.

In late 2015 and early 2016 affiliates of Bruce Gray and Gray Development defaulted on Crown’s notes. One of the notes was secured by the 96.5 acres of land that surrounds the High Street property as well as the Desert Ridge master developer rights.

In the years Gray held these rights, development did not occur.

Gray filed bankruptcy in May 2016 and it was resolved in March 2018 when the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ordered the sale of the Desert Ridge property through a court-appointed trustee. Beth Jo Zeitzer of ROI Properties acted as a trustee to oversee the marketing and sale of the property. Crown’s has the winning bid and closed on January 28.

The first phase of the project will have 160,000 square feet of office building on spec; a 250-unit apartment complex; and two “innovative,” local concept restaurants.

Scholarship controversy

An affiliate of Crown Realty & Development, Flaxman was named in the college admissions investigation and made an early plea agreement.

As a result of his cooperation, the U.S. Attorney has recommended

sentencing at the low end of the guidelines. Sentencing will not occur until later this year, at the earliest.

Flaxman’s involvement in the investigation made national and state news, but it does not affect the company’s plans for City North, according to Carpinelli, who has been with Crown for nearly 15 years.

“Since resolving the bankruptcy and litigation uncertainty this year, the response from major office, retail, multifamily and hotel developers has been extraordinary,” Carpinelli says.

“Let me be clear. Robert has been integral to the company’s substantial success, but we also have many others. He has issued a statement on his matter and justice will now run its course.

Meanwhile, we will be hard at work delivering a terrific new mix of uses for our neighbors, the city of Phoenix and state of Arizona.”

Carpinelli says Crown’s role as master developer is important to Arizona’s economic development and education initiatives.

“Those who have held these rights in the past have not always been cooperative, collaborative partners with Phoenix or the state. We are and will be,” he explains.

Since resolving the bankruptcy and litigation uncertainty this year, the response from major office, retail, multifamily and hotel developers has been extraordinary.

Grand plans

Crown is planning for a “small city,” Carpinelli says.The commercial buildings will range from four to 12 stories, with, most likely, three hotels.

“And then we’re bringing in really exciting restaurants and retail—100,000 square feet of retail,” Carpinelli says. “We’re talking to local, well-known concepts.”

Jobs are coming along with the project.

“It’s a very robust economic force with lots of jobs,” he says. “We will see very much an urban core in a ‘live, work, play’ environment. We’ll achieve it and beyond. We will also have plenty of quality places to live and all the amenities.”

Carpinelli describes this as a transformative project for the city of Phoenix and the North Valley.

“This project will shift the center of gravity to this area with lots of jobs,” he says. “It will become a wonderful place to live. We’re very excited to be part of this project.”

Technology will be aplenty, with Wi-Fi, roads that accommodate autonomous vehicles and a sustainable design.

“It’ll be on the heels of so much innovation we’ve had in the last 10 to 12 years,” Carpinelli says. “There are smartphones, clouds. It’s a great opportunity and honor to be able to help design this project.”

The first phase will have 160,000 square feet of office building on spec; a 250-unit apartment complex; and two “innovative,” local concept restaurants.The ground breaking is scheduled for early 2020.

“It certainly will add to the wonderful amenities it has in the area already.This will be a pride and jewel of the area,” Carpinelli says. “The goal here is to realize the original initiative set forth within the design document that the city envisioned in the late ’80s, early ’90s.”

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Telling Tales Ike Clanton finally meets his Waterloo

By Marshall Trimble

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t was 1887 and Ike and Fin Clanton, a couple of cow thieves who survived the Cochise County War against Wyatt Earp and his brothers five years earlier, moved their operations to the Springerville area.Their ranch, the Cienega Amarilla, was located east of Springerville, near Escudilla Mountain.

The Clantons and their friends were accused of terrorizing local citizens, cattle rustling, train robbery and holding up the Apache County treasurer.

A few years earlier, under the leadership of family patriarch, Newman Haynes “Old Man” Clanton, they created a successful business in Cochise County during the late 1870s and early 1880s brokering stolen livestock from Mexico.The old man was killed in an ambush at Guadalupe Canyon in the summer of 1881, and the youngest, Billy, died a few weeks later in the so-called “Gunfight at OK Corral.

A story was told around Tombstone that the Clantons often boasted the reason their cattle business was so profitable was that they didn’t have to buy their cows.

Ike was a fairly likeable figure around Tombstone. He had plenty of money to spend around town, and this made him popular among locals. He was also a loudmouthed braggart and, more than anyone else, instigated the fateful showdown with the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday in Tombstone on October 26, 1881.

When the shooting started, Ike skedaddled, leaving his younger brother Billy to die.

Interestingly, the Earps and Doc Holliday might have been charged with murder had Ike not testified for the prosecution. He got on the stand and, with his outlandish tall tales, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory for the prosecution. But that’s a story for another time.

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historian Ben Traywick described him as “a born loser.”

There was so much litigation over rustling in Apache County that Ike Clanton was probably not a high priority. As he did in Tombstone, Ike passed himself off as a successful businessman.

He spent a lot of money and that was good for business.

Other members of the gang included Lee Renfro, G.W. “Kid” Swingle, Longhair Sprague, Billy Evans (who called himself “Ace of Diamonds”) and the Clanton’s brother-in-law, Ebin Stanley.

On Christmas Day 1886 in Springerville, Evans, wanting to see “if a bullet would go through a Mormon,” shot and killed Jim Hale in cold blood. Apparently, Hale incurred the wrath of the outlaws earlier after he helped identify some livestock they’d stolen.

Five days later, the St. Johns Herald wrote of the killing, “During a holiday jollification in Springerville on Christmas Day, the ordinary amusement of pistol shooting was indiscriminately indulged in, and the town ventilated with bullets. Mr. Hale, who was said to have been among the celebrates was shot through the body, from which death ensued.”

The Clantons downfall in Apache County began a few weeks earlier on November 6 with the shooting of a local rancher named Isaac Ellinger at the Clanton ranch. Ellinger and a friend, Pratt Plummer, rode to the ranch and had dinner with the Clanton brothers and Lee Renfro. Afterward, Ellinger, Ike and Renfro went into another cabin and were having a conversation when Renfro suddenly pulled his pistol and shot the rancher.

After the shooting, Ike and Fin assured Renfro they were his friends and there was no need to make a hasty exit.

However, when Plummer jumped on his horse and rode for Springerville, Renfro mounted his horse and fled the scene.

As he lay dying, Ellinger called the shooting “coldblooded murder,” saying he had no idea Renfro was going to shoot him. He died four days later.

William Ellinger, Isaac’s brother, was one of the biggest cattlemen in the West, owning ranches in several states and territories. He was a member of the Apache County Stock Association and had a lot of political clout in the area.

Isaac managed his older brother’s ranch and was also a member of the association. His murder would set in motion a strong effort on the part of the association to eliminate the Clanton gang.

In April 1887, the Apache County Stock Association convened in St. Johns and hired a Pinkerton detective to keep an eye on Andy Cooper’s gang. At the same time, Sheriff Owens dispatched Apache County deputies Albert Miller and Rawhide Jake Brighton to go after the Clantons. Brighton, along with being constable at Springerville, was a range detective enforcing the law with a mail-order detective’s badge.

Originally, on the recommendation of Undersheriff Joe McKinney, Owens had hired the famous ex-Texas lawman Jeff Milton to go

after the Clantons, but at the last minute, he accepted a job as customs officer in southern Arizona.

In May and June 1887, several grand jury indictments were brought against the Clantons and their friends. Most of them involved the murder of Isaac Ellinger. One of the warrants charged Lee Renfro with the murder of Ellinger.

Six-gun justice was closing in on the outlaws.The July 9 edition of the Albuquerque Morning Democrat wrote a detailed description of the gunfight at Eagle Creek, stating that Billy Evans, a.k.a. Ace of Diamonds, and Longhair Sprague were believed to have met their deaths at a ranch owned by Charlie Thomas in the Blue River country of eastern Arizona.The two, along with either Lee Renfro or Kid Swingle, rode into the ranch and, after enjoying the rancher’s hospitality, left the following morning, taking with them some of their host’s horses.

Thomas and two friends picked up their trail and caught up with the rustlers at the mouth of Eagle Creek. Evans and Sprague pulled their guns and opened fire on the ranchers, who returned fire, killing both rustlers.The third rustler, probably Renfro, escaped.

The St. Johns Herald had a different take, claiming the story was a hoax conjured up by friends of the outlaws to give them time to escape. Still another twist of the tale claimed the story was made up to protect the posse as to the identity of who was actually gunning down the rustlers.

Soon after the gunfight at Eagle Creek, the law finally caught up with Lee Renfro along the border of Graham and Apache counties.

A “secret service” officer, in the employment of a cattlemen’s association, recognized him and attempted to make an arrest. Renfro went for his gun, and the officer shot him down.

“Did you shoot me for money?” the dying outlaw asked.

“No, I shot you because you resisted arrest,” he replied.The mysterious “secret officer” was the ubiquitous Rawhide Jake Brighton.

About that same time, it was reported that the infamous horse thief Kid Swingle was found hanging from the limb of a tree.

According to reports, Brighton and Albert Miller rode south of Springerville into the Blue River country near the Arizona–New Mexico border looking for Ike and his friends. After three days of hard riding, they stopped to rest at the ranch of James “Peg Leg”Wilson on Eagle Creek.They spent the night there, and the next morning while they were having breakfast, Ike

Clanton rode in. Brighton recognized him and went to the door.

Suddenly Ike wheeled his horse around and bolted toward a thick stand of trees nearby. At the same time, he jerked his Winchester from its scabbard and threw it across his left arm.

Brighton fired, hitting Ike under his left arm, passing through his body and exiting on the right side. Brighton jacked another cartridge into his rifle and fired again, hitting the cantle of Ike’s saddle, grazing his leg. He fell from the saddle and was dead by the time the officers reached him.

Afterward, Wilson rode to the nearby Double Circle Ranch where he found four of Ike’s friends, who returned with him to identify the body.

Ike’s body, along with his spurs and pistol, was wrapped in a piece of canvas and buried at the Wilson ranch.

Earlier that year, in April, Fin Clanton were arrested for rustling and jailed in St. Johns and was still behind bars when Ike was run to the ground. Otherwise, he might have met the same fate as his brother. Fin was convicted in September and sentenced to 10 years at the territorial prison at Yuma but was released after serving only two years.

Ike and Fin’s brother-in-law, Ebin Stanley, was given 60 days to get out of Arizona. He and his wife packed their belongings and moved to New Mexico.

Whether or not Ike was “resisting arrest” when he was killed is still debated by historians.

Despite the official report, there are some today who insist that Brighton was a hired assassin who shot Ike in the back as he was running away.The assassination of known rustlers wasn’t all that uncommon in the Old West, where justice was sometime hard to come by. Ike cleverly managed to elude the law for several years before he was finally driven out of Cochise County.

Shot while resisting arrest was a term often used to justify exterminating an evasive outlaw who’d managed to escape prosecution by legal means.Towns and cities in the West frequently resorted to vigilante justice when they felt the law was unable or unwilling to protect them.

Big ranchers and cattlemen’s associations across the West oftentimes hired gunmen to rid their ranges of livestock thieves.The Johnson County War in Wyoming and story of Tom Horn are classic examples.The legendary Cochise County Sheriff John Slaughter acted as judge, jury and executioner more than once.

Author Steve Gatto wrote, “The last man standing gets to tell the tale.” And so it is.

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What’s Cooking

Kettle Chip Beef Tenderloin with Mango Avocado Salsa

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t’s a special occasion dinner, a fabulous Sunday supper, a Father’s Day feast or just a delicious weeknight meal. Beef tenderloin is always a favorite, and I often get requests for different ways to prepare it. Cooked correctly, this cut of beef can be so tender it will melt in your mouth. In fact, beef tenderloin is widely regarded as the tenderest of all cuts. (After all, you’re getting a filet as a bonus!)

I’m sharing a recipe that requires only a few ingredients including a Dijon mustard and butter slather that keeps the tenderloin sealed for a succulent outcome. The spices are blended with delicious savory crushed potato chips, and the combination is all you need to bring out the best in this tenderloin!

A refreshing, bright mango avocado salsa is the perfect side for this meal.

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Kettle Chip Beef Tenderloin with Mango Avocado Salsa (Serves 4) Ingredients: 1 (3 pounds) beef tenderloin 1/4 cup spice blend for rub (See directions below for recommendations) 1 cup (crushed) Kettle Brand Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper Potato Chips 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup Dijon mustard Directions: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Crush potato chips with mini food prep or place chips in a zippered plastic bag and crush with rolling pin. In a bowl, combine spice blend with crushed potato chips, mixing well. (For the spice blend, I recommend: 1 tablespoon of McCormick Grill Mates, 1 tablespoon McCormick roasted garlic powder, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend. Or, you can use any of your favorite beef barbecue or rub spices.)

In another bowl, combine softened butter and Dijon mustard, whisking until smooth.

Place beef tenderloin on a baking sheet.

With a pastry brush, completely coat the top and sides of the tenderloin. Sprinkle the crushed potato chip and beef spice combination over entire beef tenderloin, patting gently to adhere to mustard. Place

in 400-degree oven for about 45 minutes or internal temperature is 130 degrees for rare, 140 degrees for medium rare, and 155 degrees for well done. ( Jan’s Note: I cooked the tenderloin to 140 degrees.) Meanwhile, make mango avocado salsa and when done, refrigerate until ready to serve.

When beef tenderloin is done, remove from oven and let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing. When ready to serve, slice tenderloin in thin slices and plate with spoonfuls of mango avocado salsa.

Mango Avocado Salsa: (Serves 4) Ingredients: 1 large ripe avocado, diced 1 large ripe Mango, diced 1 Serrano chili pepper, minced 1 medium large tomato, diced 2 tablespoons red onion, minced 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped fine 1 large lime, juiced Pinch of salt Directions: In a medium bowl, combine diced avocado, diced mango, Serrano pepper, tomato, red onion, cilantro and the juice of one large lime.

Gently stir to combine. Add a pinch of salt if needed. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Watch my how-to video here: https://jandatri.com/recipe/kettle-chipbeef-tenderloin/

TASTE • DINE The kabob is a departure with skewers served on basmati rice and a side of mango salad and tikka sauce ($12). (Photo courtesy Tikka Shack)

Naan Nation Tikka Shack fills a niche for Indian food in the North Valley

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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he Tikka Shack’s website flashes “seriously good Indian food.”

Owner Parish Patel wholeheartedly backs that, and he says guests at his Desert Ridge restaurant agree.

“We opened on April 14 and it’s been great so far,” Patel says. “I always wanted to have an Indian food restaurant that was modern in its approach. Anybody who walks through the door can understand the menu and be able to order and enjoy the food.”

Patel says Tikka Shack’s food is accessible.

The menu features street-food starters ,slow-crafted Indian staples as well as sides, drinks and desserts. Patel wants to convert “naan newbies” to “current connoisseurs.”

Potential guests needn’t be nervous about trying Tikka Shack.

“When they see Indian food or Thai food, they say it’s spicy and stay away,” Patel says.

“We’re following Indian recipes to the T so it’s accessible to the masses. Even a newbie to Indian food can enjoy tikka and have a good enough flavor that it won’t burn. But they can kick it up a notch. Ninety-nine percent of our clients or guests who come in enjoy the food.”

Among the signature dishes are buildyour-own bowls, kabobs and “We have 15 menu items that can be customized, and you can choose your protein,” Patel says. “Guests can have it exactly how they like it.”

The options include paneer, chicken, lamb, shrimp and vegetable. The restaurant’s namesake, tikka masala, is a house favorite with tomato cream masala, spiced with paprika, coriander and turmeric ($12).

Butter masala is another hit. The comfort

food is creamy with buttery masala, slowly simmered with onions, garlic and spices ($12).

For starters—or light eaters—are masala fries, kofta tots, samosa chaat, tikka pizza, samosas, paneer and chicken 45. They start at $5.

Southern curry is infused with coconut milk, curry leaves and red chilis; it has an Indian kick, he says. It is $12 as well. The kabob bowl is a departure with two skewers served on basmati rice and a side of mango salad and tikka sauce ($12).

Vegetarian and biryani dishes, as well as naan and desserts, round out the menu.

Headquartered in Dallas, Tikka Shack was founded in 2003 as Masala Wok, which featured an Asian and Indian menu.

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He moved from Tucson to Chandler to pursue his dream.

Desert Ridge was the perfect location, he says.

“We wanted to bring it to a center that was recognized throughout the Valley,” Patel says. “We’re in an amazing spot. We’re by the splash pad where most of the families hang out in the summer or good weather days.”

Patel’s mission as worked.

“We’ve been getting a lot of feedback,” he says. “They’re telling us the same thing: ‘Thank you for being here. We’ve been looking for something like this in the area for a while.’

“Most of the options are sit-down dining and it’s quite a ways away. We’re glad we chose this location. I think having ethnic food in the center adds value for everybody all around.”

Chicken Tikka Masala is a Tikka Shack favorite with tomato cream masala, spiced with paprika, coriander and turmeric ($12). (Photo courtesy Tikka Shack)

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BETTER • WHEELS

Something for Everyone

A de-LX SUV: Lexus LX 570 drives nimbly

By Greg Rubenstein

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s much a mobile family room as high-capacity daily driver, the three-row, seating-for-eight Lexus LX 570 sport utility vehicle offers something—or perhaps more accurately, everything—for everyone. From a body-on-frame platform ideally suited to towing and off-road adventure, to the wood and leather-trimmed, high-tech/highly connected interior, to the gamut of safety features helping ensure a safe return from every trip, the LX 570 delivers the luxury, comfort and convenience of home, while on the road.

Whether transporting the team, providing respite from the common commute, or serving as a long-haul family vacation platform, this impressively imposing Lexus lives large because it is. Stretching nearly 17 feet from tip-to-tailgate (200.0-inches, to be precise) and spanning 6 1/2 feet at its widest, the LX 570 looks big from the outside and feels sumptuously roomy on the inside. Yet even with 8.9 inches of ground clearance, ingress requires little more than a small step up to reach the plush, semi-aniline leather-

and infotainment system, the latter serving up 450 watts of Mark Levinsontuned Surround Sound projected through 19 speakers.The front seat center console has an integrated Qi-compatible wireless device charger under the armrest, and under that you’ll find refrigerated storage spacious enough to hold six standard-size water bottles. The “cool box” might not replace a standard cooler, but does its job by keeping drinks chilled between rest stops without the hassle of ice or cold packs.

For middle-row passengers, there’s a central swing-down arm rest console with integrated power controls for seat adjustment and seat heating and cooling, as well as center-zone climate control. Each front seat has a 11.6-inch touchscreen mounted to the back, providing rear-seat entertainment through the integrated DVD player or via HDMI input.

Although big by every measure, the LX 570 drives nimbly, thanks to an eager drivetrain, responsive suspension and surefooted braking systems. Power comes from a 383-horsepower, 5.7-liter V8 engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The combination is good for towing up to 7,000 pounds, and with 90% of the 403 pound-feet of torque available at 3,600 rpm, this Lexus is well-suited to typical family-fun hauling. Fuel economy is EPA rated at 18 mpg highway, 13 mpg city, and 15 mpg combined.

Available in either a two-row or the astested three-row configuration, the LX 570 has a $92,025 base price, including delivery.

With the addition of the Luxury package (semi-aniline leather, heated/ventilated front and middle-row seats, four-zone climate and door lamps projecting “LX”), Mark Levinson audio, rear entertainment system, head’s up display, heated walnut wood steering wheel, cool box and carpeted cargo mat, the total came to $99,245. Topping Lexus’ line of SUVs, the LX 570 delivers luxury and a wide swath of utility for families heading out on the open road or to the (off )-roads less traveled. Either way, it’s an SUV ready for wherever you’re going.

Topping Lexus’ line of SUVs, the LX 570 delivers luxury and a wide swatch of utility for families heading out on the road. (Photo courtesy Lexus)

upholstered seats.

Once inside, the driver greeted by a spacious cavern of luxury and control. A full array of gauges provides basic systems data, while a supplemental 4.2-inch color display serves up info including steering angle, digital speed display, turn-by-turn navigation, driving mode and digital clock. A color head’s up display discretely projected to the windshield gives line-of-sight speed, cruise control and park assist information, without need to change visual attention.

Both front occupants have access to a 12.3inch touchscreen for control and display of various vehicle functions, including navigation

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BETTER • APP experience at any of those types of places as any nonfood-allergic person,” Chernow says. “And the truth is that right now, it is virtually impossible for that to happen.”

Chernow says folks with allergies are faced with limited menu options.

With MenuStar, servers can confidently offer a wider selection from the menu.

“It’s nice to have many options, as opposed to one or two that may not fit in with what you were in the mood for,” Chernow says.

Chompie’s Vice President Frank Lara says his restaurant has used MenuStar for two years. Thanks to the MenuStar, Lara says Chompie’s servers don’t have to guess anymore when recommending menu items for people with allergies.

“I’ll tell you that the staff, kitchen and managers are a lot more relaxed when it comes to that question,” Lara says.

Every Chompie’s location keeps a tablet for servers, and guests have responded positively to the MenuStar.

“It’s made the guest experience much better for those who come in with their family and have concerns about food allergies and sometimes they don’t even eat because they don’t want to take a chance,” Lara says.

“What this MenuStar does is it allow that guest to feel comfortable and eat along with the rest of the family or business group, so they don’t feel left out.”

When asked where her passion for CertiStar comes from, Chernow jokingly says “I’m trying not to die.”

“Food allergies are a really interesting thing because it’s been a quiet, under-the-radar topic for a very long time,” Chernow adds.

With the increase in awareness regarding food allergies, Chernow and her team continue to bring the Valley, a safe and healthy way to prevent an unwanted allergy reaction. Chernow says her team is always available to anyone who has any questions.

“Food allergy people don’t want to be a pain in the neck. They don’t want to be that guy at the restaurant. So, you see people have the tendency to make themselves smaller and accommodate the restaurant as opposed to the other way,” Chernow says. “I’d love to see those people standing tall, not shrinking down.”

CertiStar founder Shandee Chernow has provided a software that allows restaurant servers to safely recommend food to guests with allergies. (Photo by

Stephanie Heymann)

‘I’m Trying Not to Die’ North Valley woman creates a safer way to dine out

By Octavio Serrano

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handee Chernow rolled out of bed to find her lower lip had “blown up.”

“I can’t even explain to you how large it was. As though Mike Tyson punched me, and all his force landed in my lower lip,” the North Phoenix resident recalls.

Terrified, Chernow quickly picked up her cellphone to send her father, a physician, a photo. He knew right away his 28-year-old daughter developed a food allergy. In her case, it was pork.

According to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), food allergies are on the rise, with 32 million Americans having them.

Furthermore, Chernow says some people don’t even realize they’re allergic to certain foods.

The reactions can occur with foods people have eaten many times before.

Inspired by her experience, Chernow founded CertiStar in 2017, a company dedicated to improving the dining experience of people who have food allergies. Restaurants and businesses, as well as schools, can use CertiStar to create a safe and versatile menu for their guests.

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Prior to CertiStar, Chernow worked as a sales rep for MicroStrategy, a business intelligence company, and her food allergy complicated her job.

“When you have food allergies, going out to eat is very difficult. I was selling software, which involved a lot of going out to eat,” Chernow says. “I got tired of playing Russian roulette with my life every night. I figured out there was a better way, so I quit my job and started CertiStar and the rest is a little bit of history.”

CertiStar created a web platform MenuStar.

Restaurants can input their menus and quickly provide healthy options for their guests. If a server is taking an order, for example, and a customer has an allergy, the server can quickly input the allergy into MenuStar, and it will highlight safe menu items.

On MenuStar, when a dish is “green,” it means it is safe for that customer; yellow means the recipe can be altered for the guest’s needs; and red means that recipe is not suitable.

“The goal would be that any food-allergic person can have virtually the same dining

For more information, visit certistar.com

BETTER • HEALTH

Simple tips to outsmart skin cancer

DERMATOLOGY TALK

By Dr. Mark Rosenberg, D.O.

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hen I tell people I’m a dermatologist, they often ask the same question: Are there any simple tricks for improving my skin health? In fact, other than eating a wellrounded diet, getting exercise and sleeping enough every night, the healthiest thing to do is to build anti-skin cancer efforts into your routine. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and melanoma mortality rates among men are rising

worldwide. If you want a long, healthy life, it’s essential to prevent skin cancer or catch it early.

The best way to lower your chances of developing skin cancer is to protect your skin from the sun.That’s because exposure to UV light measurably increases your cancer risk. If possible, you should avoid going outside during the sunniest parts of the day, usually around 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you do go outside, you can lower your risk by covering your skin first. Wear closeknit clothing and coat any exposed skin in a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. Both

physical and chemical formulas are effective. A sunscreen habit makes a huge, potentially lifesaving difference: The Skin Cancer Foundation notes that using an SPF 15-plus sunscreen every day reduces your melanoma risk by 50%.

Monthly self-checks for abnormal spots are another essential practice for healthy skin. Routine self-exams lead to early cancer detection, and early detection leads to better outcomes. Want proof? The five-year survival rate for early-stage melanoma is 98%. For latestage melanoma, that number goes down to 23%.Taking the time to do a self-check could save your life!

Thankfully, cancer self-checks take only 15 minutes, so even the busiest people can fit them into their schedules.To do a self-examination, you’ll search your whole body for any skin spots that have grown in size, have an irregular border, or appear larger than a pencil eraser.

Painful skin growths that refuse to heal should also raise a red flag.

Every self-check should include a thorough examination of your face, including behind your ears; your scalp; your hands, including between your fingers; your arms and armpits; your neck, chest, and stomach; your back, butt, and legs; your genitals; and your feet. Hand mirrors can help with hardto-see places. For couples who live together, they can help the other to check their skin as an act of love and care.

If you do find an abnormal spot, there’s no need to panic. You should follow up by making an appointment with a dermatologist. We can diagnose and treat all types of skin cancer, sometimes without any cutting of the skin.

In our offices, we use proven procedures, like Mohs micrographic surgery and cryotherapy, to rid patients of cancer when possible.

We’re also well-versed in the psychological and emotional aspects of a cancer scare or diagnosis, so we can help talk you through.

Whatever happens, know that you do have a say in your skin health. Remember to cover your skin, do a monthly self-exam, and not to hesitate with any concerns or questions. We like to see our patients at least once a year, and our doors are open any time.

Dr. Mark Rosenberg, D.O., who has been practicing for 37 years, treats patients at English Dermatology, 20950 N. Tatum Boulevard, Suite 350, Phoenix. For an appointment, call 480907-0546; englishdermatology.com.

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