Scottsdale Airpark News - March 2017

interior design trends in Airpark residences

TRAFFIC WOES

Is Raintree Extension the solution?

LIVING in the AIRPARK

Optima's newest live-work-play options

Artisanal blown-glass chandeliers

• Newly built modern lobby

• Newly renovated pilots lounge, flight planning, conference rooms, quiet rooms, shower room

• Spacious ramp

• Go Rentals luxury cars on site

• Secure parking for passengers vehicles

• Easy access to US Customs (PPR)

• CAA Preferred FBO

• Gourmet catering available

• Easy access to upscale dining and shopping

• Hangar Space Available

March 2017 contents

FEATURES

24 | Meet Your Airpark Neighbor

Drip Lounge offers IV vitamin therapy in a stylish setting.

33 | Commuter Blueprint

The Raintree Extension project could ease Airpark traffic congestion.

LIVING IN THE AIRPARK

26 | Capturing Kierland

High-rise condos are taking shape around Kierland Commons.

36 | Outside the Lines

Scottsdale’s Talon Ranch development brings resort living home.

40 | Airpark Aesthetic

Seven interior design trends for your home

44 | Playing with Fire

Newt Grover’s blown-glass chandeliers light up homes and businesses.

SPOTLIGHT

20 | Knockout Spot

All In Boxing & Fitness pulls no punches when it comes to family fun.

22 | Weekend in the Airpark

Tanzy Restaurant takes brunch to new heights.

50 | Business Spotlight

Rejuvenation Dental puts nervous patients at ease.

51 | Remember When Scottsdale had deep ties to France.

58 | Dining Destinations

Sugar Happy is a sweet Airpark newcomer. Plus: Take the Zipps bus to the ballpark.

64 | Caught You Looking Good Arabian horses and brunch rushes bring out the residents of Scottsdale.

COLUMNS

60 | What’s Cooking

Jan D'Atri’s quest to make French macarons even Julia Child would love

66 | Scottsdale Leadership

Paving the way for community and professional development

68 | Tourism Talk

Fans flock to Scottsdale stadiums for Cactus League games.

70 | Legal Perspectives

Three reasons to have a mental health care power of attorney

72 | Financial Fundamentals

Why “I hate annuities” should disqualify an advisor

74 | Insurance and Benefits

Small and mid-size businesses should be ready for audits.

75 | Commercial Real Estate and You

Eleven common causes of landlord-tenant disputes

Optima Kierland president David Hovey leads the live-work-play residential revolution in the Airpark area. Photo by Larry Mangino

Live-Work-Play Well

Live. Work. Play. Those three verbs have been hyphenated into an adjective for a certain kind of home in the Airpark area: live-work-play residences. The idea that people can wake up in their homes and just walk downstairs or across the street to dine, shop or golf has blossomed into a lifestyle perfectly suited for busy Boomers and multi-tasking Millennials. This issue, “Living in the Airpark,” is all about that lifestyle, and making the most of the many amenities around the Airpark. In “Conquering Kierland,” we take you inside the latest residential developments cropping up in the area, including Optima Kierland, a high-rise luxury condo community currently under construction at Scottsdale Road and Kierland Boulevard. Meet some of the new residents and neighbors starting on page 26.

Niki D'Andrea Managing Editor

All of the new residential builds and budding businesses around Scottsdale Airpark mean more people, which means more traffic, which means those who live, work, and play here are often caught in a clustered commute. They may be happy to know construction on the long-awaited Raintree Extension could begin this year. Learn how the project might improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on page 33.

People looking to put their personal imprint on their homes can take some tips from interior designer Traci Shields of Airpark-based Friedman & Shields, who shares “7 interior design musts” on page 40. You’ll also meet artisan Newt Grover, who crafts spectacular, Dale Chihuly-like blown-glass chandeliers in his open-air studio in the Airpark (page 44). And because outdoor aesthetics are just as important as what’s on the inside in sunny Scottsdale, we’ve also tapped the expertise of the landscape designers behind award-winning Talon Ranch to talk about what makes an amazing outdoor space in Arizona (page 36).

We also share the stories behind All In Boxing & Fitness, where Airpark residents go to sweat and get in shape, and Drip Lounge, where they go to recharge with vitamin-infused IVs. And we take a look at Tanzy, where denizens dine on weekend brunch, along with other delicious destinations.

There’s certainly no shortage of haute housing, good retail and fine food around Scottsdale Airpark. Live, work and play well!

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Russo and Steele Auctions increase sales over last year by seven figures

Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions increased its sales during this year’s event to more than $22 million with 780 lots offered and 606 sold. That’s a seven-figure increase over 2016 sales, the company says.

Some of the most notable sales include:

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A, sold for $423,500

1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Spider, sold for $379,500

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, sold for $335,500

2006 Ford GT, sold for $261,750

2006 Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR, sold for $253,000

“Once again, our team has brilliantly demonstrated that our segment within the current collector car marketplace is highly robust, that true enthusiasts confidently perceive this and that they recognize Russo and Steele’s position as the resounding

market leader within that segment,” Russo and Steele CEO Drew Alcazar says. “This year, with our move to our incredible, long-term, new home at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the enthusiasm captured by Russo and Steele has never been higher.”

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This 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet A sold for $423,500 at the Russo and Steele collector auction.

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Design firm launched in the Airpark by local childhood friends

Arizona natives and childhood friends Barbara Hallum and Robert Shields have partnered to launch RedRover Living, an interior and landscape

design firm based on an innovative, pay-as-you-go model.

The duo says the design talent available in the Scottsdale Airpark area has been a wellkept secret. So Shields closed his East Coast design firm after 25 years to return to Arizona and join forces with Hallum, an

agent at Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty who brings her business background to the partnership.

Hallum and Shields say they opened RedRover Living in January to bring high quality and affordable interior and landscape design services to Scottsdale.

“We are very proud to offer a new business model to the consumer when hiring a designer by providing complete billing transparence, pay-as-you-go, and designer discounts on purchases,” Shields says.

Hallum claims Scottsdale is a prime place for a design business. “Scottsdale has been my home for many years,” she says, “so opening a business based here was an obvious choice because Scottsdale Airpark is an amazing resource and our center for design.”

Boulders Resort & Spa named ‘Best of State’ by Travel + Leisure

Travel + Leisure magazine has announced the winners of its readers’ survey of best hotels in each state and they selected Boulders Resort & Spa the “Best Hotel in Arizona.”

According to Travel + Leisure, “Whether you’re driving through amber plains or exploring a new city, these award-winning hotels won’t let you down. Fresh off a multi-

million dollar renovation in 2015, it’s no surprise that our readers voted the Boulders Resort the No. 1 in Arizona.”

Boulders general manager Howard Harris says,“We continue to preserve our rich history and our surrounding desert environs to provide our guests with an authentic Arizona experience. We couldn’t be more pleased with this recognition.”

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(Special to Scottsdale Airpark News)

The Boulders Resort features two championship golf courses designed by Jay Morrish.

(Special to Scottsdale Airpark News)

RedRover Living founders Barbara Hallum and Robert Shields

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Gregory Gillis named to AAA’s arbitrators and mediators roster

Gregory Gillis has been named an arbitrator and mediator on the Construction and Commercial Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators of the American Arbitration Association. Gillis, a founding shareholder of Nussbaum, Gillis and Dinner, has practiced law for more than 25 years and specializes in construction, commercial, real estate and bankruptcy litigation in Arizona. Gillis has received recognition from his peers and distinctions including being named in the annual “Best Lawyers in America” publication.

Toys & Playtime Oasis opens in Scottsdale Towne Square

Toys & Playtime Oasis, a combination toy store and activity center for children, has opened in a new location inside Scottsdale Towne Square. Formerly known as The Doll House & Toy Store, the business was renamed when owners Sari and Sam Powazek introduced a play area. Designed specifically for kids ages five and younger, the Playtime Oasis includes games, puzzles, jungle gyms, trampolines and more. Parents and grandparents are encouraged to participate in play time. Monthly calendars include activities such as ball sports, arts and crafts sessions and play dates for children with special needs.

The Powazeks are self-professed “Arizona toy experts,” but their new business includes some young R&D – the couple’s 6-year-old twin grandsons, who function as “toy testers” for the store’s wide variety of products.

“We’re very excited about our beautiful, new space inside Scottsdale Towne Square because we’ve designed it to be the perfect play area to entertain and delight the age 5 and under crowd,” Sari Powazek says. “This shopping center has so many wonderful businesses specially designed for children – AZ Air Time, Sportball, Musicology, and Modern Milk – we’re thrilled to be a part of it.”

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Mont Aster is a 3-story full-service executive office building on Scottsdale Road just a fraction of a mile south of the Kierland Commons business/shopping area. It has 9 suites, from approximately 500 to 3500 S.F. +/-, with a state-of-the-art monitored building security and heating/ cooling system, a central elevator, an exterior stairway, and a restroom facility on each floor. 42 covered and 18 uncovered assigned parking spaces surround the complex with an additional 10 spots for visitors and 3 handicapped spaces.

• Walking distance to taxiway hangars

• Cooling tower & computer control

• Digital thermostat

• Security door

• 3 Story Free standing office building

• 17,770 SF +/-, on 44,702 SF +/- lot

• Adjacent to Kierland Gardens & Scottsdale Quarter in major Scottsdale Airpark area

• Shopping, dining and other amenities within walking distance

• Total of 73 parking spaces

• 5 min drive from 101 freeway

$5,500,000.00

(Special to Scottsdale Airpark News)

Toys & Playtime Oasis hosts activities including exercise time, special needs play dates and “Munch Bunch with Grandparents.”

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YAM Capital hires Craig Cacheris as finanical analyst and portfolio manager

YAM Capital, a private real estate bridge lender with a specialty in short-term commercial real estate financing, has hired Craig Cacheris as financial analyst and portfolio manager.

Cacheris brings four years of experience in the financial sector, including a background in analysis, underwriting and accountancy. He holds a bachelor’s in business from Trinity University, and a master’s in accountancy from Arizona State University. Previously, Cacheris worked as a tax accountant for Edwards, Largay, Mihaylo & Co. and later as a financial analyst for Spirit Realty Capital.

“I am thrilled to join the team at YAM Capital,” Cacheris says. “The tight-knit group here works together to achieve its goal of providing creative lending solutions and I am excited to contribute to the organization’s success.”

Cacheris is a current member of the Urban Land Institute and commercial real estate development association NAIOP.

Scottsdale Horizon Apartments has one- and

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Scottsdale Horizon apartments purchased for $51 million

San Diego-based real estate investor and operator MG Properties Group has purchased the Scottsdale Horizon Apartments for $51 million.

“Our ownership of similar properties in the Phoenix market provided us with operating efficiencies and strong market knowledge,” MGPG Chief Investment Officer Paul Kaseburg says. “Scottsdale Horizon’s location in North Scottsdale

provides access to high-quality jobs and excellent retail options. We are excited to add this property to our portfolio.”

Built in 1986, the apartments feature one and two-bedroom floor plans with full-size washers and dryers, 9-foot ceilings and 22-foot vaulted ceilings in select units. The property is located in North Scottsdale with easy access to the 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Airpark.

Tuft & Needle opens Scottsdale location

Phoenix-based Tuft & Needle has opened its third location, in the building formerly occupied by The Dirty Drummer. T&N purchased the Scottsdale property for $1.1 million in December 2015, after opening its flagship Phoenix location and a San Francisco outpost.

“We’re excited about this location,” JT Marino, co-founder of Tuft & Needle, says. “Our brand has continued to show very strong demand in Arizona and we’re happy that we can make our product more accessible to a new part of the Valley.”

The new location will have four semiprivate rooms with queen-size Tuft & Needle mattresses and two lounge areas. There will also be local products displayed including candles from Standard Wax, tea jars from Teaspressa and sugar cubes from Cake Ruse.

Marino and business partner Daehee

Park founded Tuft & Needle in 2012 after leaving tech jobs in Silicon Valley. The business now employs 140 people and reported $140 million in revenue in 2016.

(Special to Scottsdale Airpark News)

two-bedroom units for rent, ranging from $847 to

(Brooke Medansky/Tuft & Needle) Tuft & Needle founders JT Marino and Daehee Park moved to Phoenix from Silicon Valley to launch their startup business in 2012.

Indoor skydiving lands in Scottsdale with iFly

iFly has opened an indoor skydiving facility on Talking Stick Way in North Scottsdale, which will give people a chance to experience skydiving without having to jump out of an airplane. The new indoor facility creates conditions that allow people to freefall and fly on a cushion of air. The new location is the company’s 28th nationwide.

“Our mission is to deliver the dream of flight to everybody, whether you’re age three or 103,” says Matt Ryan, president and COO of iFly. “Since 1998, more than eight million customers worldwide have experienced human flight at iFly in a variety of ways. Thanks to iFly, flying is finally available to everyone.”

To prepare for the experience, customers complete a training class with proper equipment guided by iFly’s safety instructors. All flight packages include training, flight gear and time with an International Bodyflight Association-certified instructor. “My team and I are pumped to share the dream of flight at our new location,”said Brandy Coats, general manager for iFly Phoenix. “Every day is a new adventure for each and every person at the tunnel.”

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• T-shade parking for airplanes

• Adjacent to Scottsdale Quarter

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• 1,400 - 5,000 sf +/-

• Private Courtyard

• Covered parking

• Shopping, dining and other amenities within walking distance

Single Suites

• From 1,518 sf +/- to 1,748 sf +/Double Suites or more

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• Near Kierland Commons

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• Units from 1,70019,500 sf +/-

• 100% air conditioned

• Wide loading and unloading space

• 10’ Overhead door

• 14’ Ceilings height

• Adjacent to taxiway

(Mackenzie Keller/OH Partners) iFly Phoenix is the newest of iFly’s 28 operations in the United States.

KNOCKOUT SPOT

All

In Boxing & Fitness pulls no punches when it comes to familial fun

Story and photos by Colleen Sparks

On a sunny afternoon in midFebruary, teenagers and senior citizens punch hanging bags and then plunge to the floor to do burpees during an intense class in a Scottsdale gym. The students’ genders, ages, backgrounds and fitness levels are different, but they say when they sweat together at All In Boxing & Fitness, they feel like a family.

Gym owners JD Durso and Amy Sico and their team of seven personal trainers know their clients well, often asking about their families and calling them if they’re sick. Children work out with their parents and everyone gets high-fives as they lose weight, get in shape and prepare for boxing matches and physique competitions.

“We know their stories, what’s going on,” gym co-owner JD Durso, a personal trainer for almost 30 years, said.

Classes are offered in boxing, kickboxing, isolated strength, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and cardio/strength interval training starting as early as 5 a.m. and lasting as late as 7 p.m. to accommodate parents, professionals and students.

Sledgehammers, kettle bells, battle ropes and weight sleds bolster the sessions.

Scottsdale resident Billy Barton, 33, first trained with Durso as a teenager. Barton describes All In Boxing & Fitness as “very family-oriented.”

“They’ve helped with confidence,” Barton adds. “We all have each others’ backs.”

Roz Fagen enjoys boxing in class with her husband, Mike Fagen. “I was never in a gym until I was in my late 50s,” Roz says. “It’s very empowering.”

All in Boxing & Fitness co-owner Amy Sico understands that. She hadn’t exercised before trying a kickboxing class 13 years ago in Georgia. Now she’s a personal trainer and coach who’s won boxing matches.

Sico met Durso, a former national powerlifting champion, in a class he taught at another Valley gym. They opened their business about three years ago. “It’s all about community and the people I meet,” Sico says. “We relate to everybody. We have a lot of fun here.”

Their team includes competitive boxers

and kickboxers. Everyone who teaches boxing has also fought in matches.

Durso and Sico not only encourage clients, but also the community. They have held boxing matches to raise money for UMOM New Day Centers, which helps homeless families. Durso’s son Nic, also a personal trainer on the All In Boxing staff, is coaching a man who has Parkinson’s disease. Sico and Durso plan to take a workshop to learn how to teach classes to help those suffering from the disorder. “My mom had Parkinson’s disease,” Sico says. “It would mean a lot to me to be able to help other people with the disease. Boxing helps improve coordination, balance and agility and reaction time.”

All In Boxing & Fitness co-owners Amy Sico and JD Durso hang out at their gym in the Scottsdale Airpark.

Scottsdale residents Mike Fagen (left) and Nicholas DiGiuseppi hit the bags at All In Boxing & Fitness

Would you like caviar with that? Weekend in the Airpark

Tanzy Restaurant takes brunch to new heights

By Robbie Peterson

Weekend brunch in the Airpark has become so prevalent that it’s hard at times to tell one Sunday morning menu from another.

Tanzy Restaurant has set out to change that. While you’ll find fare as basic-sounding as a burger or fries on their morning menu, Tanzy’s chef says they’re “taking brunch up a notch,” and everything about both the meal and the experience backs that up.

“Up” even describes the entrance to the restaurant, located deep in the Airpark in the heart of Scottsdale Quarter, where you ride an escalator up to the eatery’s entrance.

The meal is called The Brunch Box, and it’s served prix fixe style for $19.99.

For that, you choose from an array of entrées with options ranging from make-your-own omelets to breakfast sandwiches or Caesar salad. A drink is also included. We’ll talk more about that later.

The burger? General manager Ben Hirons says it’s for the member of your party who finds typical brunch options “too fussy.” It’s a special brunch variety, however, featuring candied bacon and sharp cheddar on a brioche bun and topped with a fried egg.

The fries are a side option and nothing you’d find under golden arches. Made with shredded russet potatoes and applesauce, they’re topped with sour cream and scallions. Called Crispy Latke Fries, they’re among the most popular add-ons, Hirons says, adding that it’s “plenty for the table.”

Entrées on the list include an American-style eggs option with choice of bacon or sausage, while another choice is biscuits and gravy. Eggs Benedict, the dish that defines brunch, is served on your choice of Canadian bacon, spinach, smoked salmon – or, for $4 extra – crab cakes.

There are more surprising options,

also included in the fixed price, such as the slow-poached egg and short rib, served with mascarpone polenta and bacon-braised kale. If you’re feeling just a little Southern, consider the crispy chicken waffle with spicy-bacon maple syrup.

Before making your final selection, you may wish to consider some “inside information” from executive chef Michael Press. His tip is to pick the French toast: thick-sliced brioche with ricotta, candied pecans and sliced bananas comprise the basic order. But Chef Press

says skip that and go “Decadent” for $4 more. That version is stuffed with farmers' market berries and whipped mascarpone.

As they tell the insomniacs on late-night TV: But wait. There’s more. If any of these options isn’t special enough, just say “make it rain,” and they’ll add truffles from Burgundy for $25. Chef’s suggestion, however, is the “scoop it” offering: a sprinkle of Siberian white sturgeon caviar, especially tasty atop any of the Benedicts, for $15.

As we mentioned earlier, the “box” also includes your choice of beverage. Coffee or tea are available, but most brunchers lean toward the more interesting homemade Sangria or a Champagne craft cocktail.

That classic brunch beverage, the Bloody Mary, is also on the list, made with clamato juice and a substantial (almost chewy) housemade mix, and well-garnished with a lime, lemon, asparagus spear, celery stalk and a large basil leaf.

Can’t decide? That’s why Tanzy invented the “quartet.” For just $10 extra, you can choose four beverages –all the same, or mix them up – instead of one.

NEIGHBOR YOUR AIRPARK Meet Drip Lounge offers IV vitamin therapy in a stylish setting

By Marilyn Hawkes

For years, professional athletes and celebrities have touted the benefits of intravenous (IV) nutrient drips, including younger looking skin, increased energy and better athletic performance. But IV therapy isn’t just for the famous anymore.

Dr. Steven Sorr administers IV nutrient drips with vitamins, minerals and amino acids at the Drip Lounge, a service he offers at Source of Health Natural Medical Center in the Scottsdale Airpark. “It’s incredibly beneficial for people who are stressed out, fatigued and tired, either from life or a cold or flu,” Sorr says. “Just about everyone can benefit from this.”

Many people have a difficult time absorbing nutrients through the digestive system when they are stressed or sick, but IV drips bypass the “gut” and nutrients are absorbed 100 percent into the tissues, Sorr says.

Before receiving an IV, Sorr examines patients to ensure their blood pressure is normal and liver and kidney function are in “good working health,” he says.

Patients choose from a menu of “Great 8” formulations, from the basic “Pure Energy” cocktail of energy-boosting B vitamins, to

“The Vegas,” a premium blend of nutrients to help you hydrate and combat nausea. “It does cure a hangover,” Sorr says.

After the IV is hooked up, patients can sink into comfortable recliners and relax with their eyes closed, watch Netflix or catch up on email. People feel the results within minutes, Sorr says.

The Drip Lounge offers a membership package for $99, which includes one drip a month, with additional drips at $99 each. Without a membership, the cost runs anywhere from $125-$150 or more per drip.

If a patient doesn’t have time for an IV drip, which takes anywhere between 30 and 60 minutes depending on the size of the bag of nutrients, he or she can belly up to the Shot Bar for an injection of B12, Vitamin D, CoQ10 or several other formulations to burn fat, elevate mood or boost vitamins and minerals after a workout. Members receive a 10 percent discount on shots, which start at $15 and go up to $50.

“The Drip Lounge gives people that driver’s seat type of mentality where they get to control and dictate their health as long as (the IVs and shots) are not contraindicated for them,” Sorr says. “It’s a great service to offer.”

Patients can choose from a menu of vitamin-infused IV formulations at Drip Lounge.

Dr. Steven Sorr is a licensed naturopathic physician who also teaches yoga at Village DC Ranch.

(Special to Scottsdale Airpark News)

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Capturing KIERLAND

High-rise condos are taking shape around Kierland Commons, continuing a trend of real estate following retail that’s transforming the Valley. But which living environment will own the vibrant shopping, dining and entertainment hub?

By Jimmy Magahern / Photos by Larry Mangino

The cranes have been looming over Kierland Commons for almost a year now, as construction crews have been adding floor after floor to the first two of four residential towers at Optima Kierland, a high-rise luxury condominium and apartment complex going up on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Kierland Boulevard. Pre-leasing kicked off in February and residents are projected to start moving in around May.

Just a block north of the Optima project, construction is set to begin soon on other condo buildings.

High-rise and mid-rise condos are starting to surround Kierland, echoing a trend toward inward residential development that has been observed lately in downtown and uptown Phoenix and in Tempe, with high-density condominium and apartment projects rising up around already vibrant

shopping, dining and entertainment hubs. It’s a reversal from the typical growth pattern that made the Valley of the Sun the unflattering model of suburban sprawl. Historically, home building here has always happened first, with retail centers and office complexes filling in around the homes to serve the new suburban population. “Retail followed rooftops to the Valleys’ suburbs,” notes Catherine Reagor, senior real-estate reporter for The Arizona Republic. “But now new housing is chasing new infill restaurant and shopping hubs.”

Optima Kierland is the first development to follow this trend in North Scottsdale.

“I think our customers are really looking for the adjacency to all these really great existing amenities that have developed around Kierland,” says David Hovey Jr., president of Optima, which already has two developments further south in Scottsdale: Optima

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Optima Kierland president David Hovey says the project has exceeded initial sales goals.

The 12-story condominium tower will be the first tower in the Optima Kierland project.

Camelview, a condo tower similar in design to the one being built at Kierland, and Optima Sonoran Village, a luxury apartment complex. “Obviously it’s a great location; you’ve got all these popular entertainment, retail and restaurant operations right there already. There’s also great golf and recreation in the immediate area. And being able to walk across the street to all these fantastic existing amenities, I think, makes our location second to none.”

Mike Rousculp, chief of staff/director assistant at the American Express Desert Ridge Campus across from the Mayo Clinic, agrees the location was what sold him on moving from his current home near 12th Street and Missouri to Optima Kierland.

“I live about 30 minutes away from where I work,” he says, “and moving to the Optima will drop my commute down to 7 or 8 minutes.” But it’s not all about mere convenience for Rousculp, who’s signed up to move into a 1,500 square foot second-story condo with his partner and their two dogs as soon as construction is done. “Everything’s really centrally located over here now. We spend a lot of time going over to the Kierland mall for dinner and things like that anyways, so it was obvious when the building started popping up that this was where we wanted to be.”

Rousculp, in his mid-40s, is a Gen-Xer stuck between the two demographics, Millennials and Boomers, that are driving the shift to develop residential spaces in places where people can walk or bike to work or play – the so-called “live-work-play” concept. But the Kierland area is also drawing an even older demographic: folks in their 70s and beyond who are choosing to live in active urban

hubs rather than the traditional retirement developments.

Mary and John Cooper, both in their late 70s, are set to move into Optima Kierland as a way of downsizing from the 7,000-square-foot home they currently own in Silverleaf, the luxury home community nestled in the canyons of the McDowell Mountain Preserve in North Scottsdale.

They’re not retiring – the Coopers already passed that phase when they moved to Phoenix 20 years ago, originally settling in Desert Mountain, the private gated community centered around six Jack Nicklaus signature golf courses in the high Sonoran Desert northeast of Carefree. But all that peace and quiet quickly grew too sedate for Mary.

“That’s in the middle of nowhere, as far as I’m concerned,” she says.

They moved about 15 miles south to Silverleaf, into a sprawling home that eventually became too big. “With all the maintenance and the landscaping,” Cooper says, “it was just a little much.”

Finally the couple heard about Optima Kierland, and decided to buy up several units and combine them into one large penthouse near the top of the tower.

“We got very excited about it,” Cooper says. “We got in very early, so we were able to get up on the 11th floor. We combined four units, so it’s about 4,000 square feet – still pretty big. But we still want that big expanse. And we’re going to be facing west, toward the Westin Kierland golf course. We want to see the sunsets from up there.”

Combining units is one of the unique options Optima Kierland offers.

“With the condos, we have about 40 different floor plans now, and we’re allowing our buyers to customize,” Hovey says. “About half of our buyers are going for custom condo units, where they’ll buy two or three, sometimes up to five units, and combine them. And we will customize a home for them. It’s really rare to find condominium developers who will allow this much customization. Some of our penthouse buyers have combined up to six units.”

Hovey, the son of another award-winning architect, David

Optima Kierland buyer Mike Rousculp lives and works in the Scottsdale Airpark area.

Hovey Sr., who made his name building distinctive residential buildings around the Chicago area (his Old Orchard Woods apartment complex employing three interlocking glass and aluminum towers overlooking a forest preserve in Skokie, Illinois, is a signature achievement), gets a little technical when describing how the multiple unit combinations work. “We keep the window wall in the same spot and we try to keep all of our plumbing shafts and HVAC shafts in the same spot,” he says. “And then we can basically customize to whatever floor plan they like.”

Hovey is the first to admit Optima Kierland is not a true live-work-play arrangement. Unlike the Plaza Lofts at Kierland Commons, which are located directly above some of the retail outlets overlooking the mall’s central plaza and in an adjacent nine-story tower, “all we have is condominiums and apartments,” he says. But it’s close enough to the action that residents will feel that “high connectivity” with the restaurants, bars, shops and office complexes nearby.

“There’s shopping right across the street with Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter. There are going to be office buildings around the immediate area as well. So residents will be adjacent to all that.”

Residents will also be privy to a wide range of amenities on each tower’s first floor and rooftop.

“All of our amenities are on grade level and on the roof,” Hovey explains. “On the roof of each building we have a pool, a spa, barbecues, fire pit. Lounge seating. Kitchen and bar for the condos. On grade level for the condos we have a 16,000-square-foot fitness center, with all the latest cardio equipment and weight machines. Indoor basketball courts, squash courts, an indoor golf simulator, hot tub, cold plunge.”

“I’m really looking forward to the rooftop pool and deck,” says Rousculp, who’s read that the rooftop pools will have elevated, negative-edge decks that are supposed to eliminate the need for railings that would otherwise obscure the view. “Based on what I’ve seen, it’ll have an unobstructed view in

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any direction,” he adds. “You’ll be able to see for miles.”

The towers will also incorporate the unique “vertical landscaping” found at Optima Camelview, where gardens grow from terraces up and down the outside of the building. “It feels like it’s done well, environmentally,” Rousculp says. “Hopefully it’s energy-efficient and all those kinds of things.”

For the Coopers, the Optima location, which overlooks both Kierland Commons and the Scottsdale Quarter shopping districts as well as the Westin Kierland golf course, puts all the amenities of your average 55+ community within easy walking distance, even if none of those restaurants and leisure activities are technically on the property’s grounds.

“We’re going to join a golf club over at the Westin Kierland, and it won’t take us long to get to the golf course,” Mary says. “And we eat out every night of the week, so we can just go downstairs, walk across the street and have our choice of restaurants.”

The Coopers are a prime example of a new type of retirees attracted to the Kierland area: older adults who, instead of relocating to age-restricted master planned communities, are flocking to high-density urban areas naturally surrounded by plenty of amenities and activities, along with a multi-generational mix of neighbors for human contact. Ironically, the generation is seeking the same type of live-work-play environment trending with Millennials and young professionals.

“We like to be around younger people,” Cooper explains. “We like to walk and see the young kids splashing in the pool. It

LIVE-WORK-PLAY

Not far from Optima Kierland, another midrise luxury condo tower, the Overture Kierland by the developer Greystar, is being built specifically for the 55 and older demographic, with its marketing materials targeting “older adults seeking a resort-style living environment within close proximity to the retail and dining opportunities of Kierland Commons.”

The Overture won’t offer any of the medical-type services residents would find at a Continuing Care Retirement Community that features independent and assisted living sections to serve residents’ changing health and social needs as they age — although the Overture’s plans call for “resident-focused health services” that, in addition to offering a fitness center and classes on healthy living, may feature “limited medical.”

But the new stripe of retirees seeking out the urban condo life exhibit little concern with that. Particularly with the aging Boomer population, the new goal in seeking a retirement home is to find a place with “high connectivity” to a vital urban center, where not only amenities but people — often younger, and willing and able to help their older counterparts with chores and basic heavy lifting — are just a few steps away.

Kierland isn’t the only place in North Scottsdale where this kind of environment is flourishing. Toscana of Desert Ridge is a condo community adjacent to both Desert Ridge Market Place and the High Street shops that, like the condos at Kierland, also has a view of a prestigious golf course — in this case, the JW Marriott’s Wildfire Golf Club.

makes us feel younger.”

They’re not worried about settling into a place without assistive care. “We figure we’ll get that when we need it. And a lot of times you can just get your own care. You don’t need to live in a place where there’s nurses and doctors and healthcare facilities all around. We don’t need that – not yet. And if we do, we’ll just move on.”

Besides, the Coopers, who lived for a time in New York City in the kinds of condo towers that have nattily-dressed doormen who greet residents courteously at the entrance every day, expects the Optima Kierland will neatly work in tandem with the surrounding businesses.

“I shop at Kierland quite a lot,” Mary says. “My expectations are that if I shop a lot and have a lot of bags, I’ll bet they’ll bring ‘em over to my condo. That would be nice.” 

“High Street is really blossoming, it’s finally taking off,” says Shantelle Monongye, communications director for the Statesman Group of Companies, which owns Toscana. “It’s like a mini Scottsdale Quarter, with a lot of great restaurants and shops and a lot of fun entertainment as well. It’s definitely a place to be.”

Unlike Optima Kierland, which goes for the high-rise glass and concrete look, Toscana retains more of the traditional luxury resort look Scottsdale is famous for. But it does offer some forward-thinking options.

“The building’s kind of unique, and lends itself toward a variety of demographics, because of the short-term lease capabilities we offer,” Monongye says. “You can lease for as little as 30 days. So this caters to the secondary homeowner who wants the luxury amenities of Toscana but can also offset their investment by leasing it out through our on-site property management. The units are fully furnished, all the way down to the housewares. So if a secondary homeowner or an investor purchases it to lease out, they don’t have to spend a ton of time furnishing it, it’s all already there.”

Monongye says condos are taking off because people are looking both for more freedom and for more social interaction.

“Especially now, when people are trying to minimize their lives and reduce clutter, condos are the way to go,” she says. “Whether you’re a Millennial or an empty-nester, some people just love that lock-and-go lifestyle, where they are able to travel and not have to worry about yard work and maintenance. Just have the necessities of what they need within a 1,400-to-1,500 square-foot condo, and then to be a part of a community, where they can have that social aspect around them within walkable distance. I think it’s what a lot of people are looking for right now.”

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Raintree Extension could ease traffic congestion

By Jim Walsh

Construction may begin by the end of this year on the longawaited Raintree Drive extension project, which is designed to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion near the busy Scottsdale Airpark.

Drivers are likely to notice more roundabouts and less traffic lights, along with the signature piece of public art that will be almost impossible to miss – a 50-foot tall geometric spire.

“The goal of the project is to provide that direct connection from Scottsdale Road to the 101,” said Alison Tkymiw, senior project manager.

George Williams, Scottsdale’s principal traffic engineer, said the high-profile project was a particular challenge for him. It started as a conceptual plan for a tunnel under the runway at Scottsdale Airport, but that was rejected by the Federal Aviation Administration as a potential safety issue after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

“There were a lot of cooks in the kitchen,” Williams said, with many property owners affected and the city doing everything it could to disrupt businesses and residences as little as possible, a goal set by the City Council.

“There’s a lot of potential impacts. Because it connects to the freeway and Scottsdale Road, a lot of people have shown interest,’’ he said. “It’s the biggest employment area in Scottsdale. It’s the third biggest in the state.’’

The three-mile upgrade is needed to simplify the somewhat complicated route along the south side of the Airpark, which incorporates several small streets, she said. Better access on the

south side also should help to relieve congestion on busy Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard.

Once the project is completed, drivers are likely to notice less traffic lights, because of the use of roundabouts, intended to encourage “free-flowing traffic.’’

But one thing will be impossible not to notice – a 50-foot tall geometric spire in the rotary at Hayden and Raintree roads. The spire is the creation of artist Philip K. Smith III, according to the Scottsdale public art web site.

“We are definitely excited. We think it will be a nice project,’’ Williams said.

The $35 million project has two distinct sections, between Scottsdale and Hayden roads, and between Hayden and the Loop 101. The portion between Hayden and Scottsdale roads will be built first and construction may begin by the end of 2017 if the city completes right-of-way acquisition.

Tkymiw said the design of the first segment should be completed by June and the city is working to obtain the right-of-way for the first segment, estimated to cost $4-$6 million.

“As soon as we get the right-of-way acquired, we would like to start construction,’’ Tkymiw said.

She said the first segment, between Hayden and Scottsdale roads, will feature two lanes with a center turn lane for most of its duration. The second segment between Hayden and the Loop 101 will have two lanes in each direction, with a center lane.

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Construction on the more complicated first segment is expected to take 18 months, with the second segment expected to take about a year, she said.

Williams said the project was delayed in the design phase to minimize impact on adjacent property owners.

He said in an email that designers made modifications “to improve the function while mitigating impacts.’’

Through the use of similar landscaping and other design features, the full three-mile project should have a unified appearance that will let anyone driving to the Airpark know that it’s a special place.

Williams said a premium was placed on not damaging mature trees. He said matching poles and lights will help create

the theme, along with other features.

When it comes to economic clout, the fivemile Scottsdale Airpark area has few rivals.

A Colliers International study last year found that the airpark area, in North Scottsdale and Phoenix’s Kierland neighborhood, has about 3,000 companies with more than 55,000 employees.

It also is located in close proximity to several of Scottsdale’s many premier destinations, including the Scottsdale TPC Golf Course, Kierland Commons and the Scottsdale Quarter.

One somewhat unique design feature in the project is the inclusion of five roundabouts, with three in the first segment and two in the second, Tkymiw said.

Williams said the roundabouts help

reduce the need to add more lanes to move traffic. He said the roundabouts help avoid the need for an extra lane through a tight area in the first segment, between 76th Place and Hayden Road. Such roundabouts are now in use in northeast Mesa, on McKellips and on Brown roads east of the Loop 202.

“Roundabout use has increased in the U.S.A due to design improvements that lead to fewer crashes, less severe crashes, less delay, less fuel use, and less maintenance costs as compared to traffic signals,’’ Williams wrote in an email.

Scottsdale has roundabouts on a portion of Cactus Road, but it is a much smaller street, he said. The intent is to use as few lights as possible so that traffic flow will improve. 

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Scottsdale’s Talon Ranch development brings resort living home.

By Wynter Holden

Since the list’s inception in 2014, Livability.com’s Top 100 Best Places to Live has included Scottsdale. The relocation website cited amenities from 200+ golf courses to spas, nightclubs and “opportunities to explore the Sonoran Desert” among the reasons for Scottsdale’s #40 ranking. Basically, it’s an adult playground.

Kevin Rosinski, Division Vice President of luxury home builder Toll Brothers, would like to add one more perk of Scottsdale residency to that list: outdoor living. “Most months in Arizona if you’re asked whether you want to dine inside or outside at a restaurant, what would you do? People really want to take advantage of the amazing weather,” he says.

Rosinski’s opinion is backed by twenty years of industry experience developing award-winning communities. In 2017, his company’s Talon Ranch development near Jomax Road and 118th Street in Scottsdale earned a prestigious Gold Award for best outdoor living space at The Nationals, the residential construction industry’s top annual convention. Judges at the event were impressed by the Trovilla model’s seamless transition between the 4,083-square-foot contemporary ranch and its backyard.

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ski. If there’s not a good connection between the two, the overall design isn’t successful.”

Talon Ranch’s five floor plans incorporate walls of multi-slide glass that can be opened to turn the entire lot into one connected, functional space. Patios and casitas serve as outdoor rooms, complete with weatherresistant furniture and multiple grilling stations for cooking burgers on weekday nights or preparing large gourmet dinners for friends and family.

What makes for the perfect outdoor living space? It’s no longer just about shade and comfortable seating. According to Rosinski, modern home buyers are seeking a total entertainment experience. Swim-up bars. Ping-pong tables. Functional kitchens with a Kegerator or wine fridge. “People want a resort-type feel to their homes,” he says. “They don’t want to just hang outside and read a book. They want to interact and entertain.”

Backyard pools are sought after in Scottsdale, where the average temperature high is over 70 degrees ten months of the year. While in-ground pools have been the residential standard for decades, builders are seeing a trend towards infinity (or

zero-edge) models in which the water line is level with the top of the structure. “There have always been cool pools in Phoenix. We continue to push the envelope on this,” Rosinski says. One recent Toll Brothers build features a second-story deck with a descending staircase that leads directly into the water.

Outdoor living has come a long way since the first one-size-fits-all patio rooms

of 1950s California. Today’s backyards are customized to the area, as well as the homeowner. At Talon Ranch, Toll Brothers paid careful attention to Scottsdale’s desert vistas, incorporating complimentary colors and drought-resistant plants. “If your outdoor living area doesn’t fit the surrounding landscape, it looks forced,” says Rosinski. “You have to take the natural setting and bring it into the backyard.” 

Talon Ranch earned an award for best outdoor living space this year.

Toll Brothers continue to push the envelope on outdoor pools.

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7 Interior design trends to watch

By Beth Duckett

After launching a career in southern California three decades ago, designer Traci Shields moved to Scottsdale, where she now owns and operates the nationally recognized interior-design firm Friedman & Shields, in the heart of the Airpark.

While individual styles differ, Shields has tips for how Airpark clients – including those with smaller living spaces – can successfully shape the inside of their luxury homes, starting with the basics:

Try not to over-trend.

Shields’ number one tip: “Be true to your style.”

For busy Airpark homeowners, it can be easier to relinquish their own aesthetic palate for the latest design fad.

But the danger, Shields says, is that your home’s interior

could look dated, even after only a few years.

To cultivate your style, Shields suggests starting with Houzz.com, an online platform of more than 13 million interiordesign photos. Also important: hiring an experienced professional designer who you trust.

“Rather than mixing things in and making it more personalized, people end up with a whole house that is overly trendy,” Shields elaborates. “Really knowing your personal style is very important.”

Here are her top tips for Airpark residents:

If you have a kitchen desk, consider replacing it with a pantry.

Many Airpark residences have built-in kitchen desks

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or work stations, which often go unused – except for the piles of discarded mail.

Instead, invest in a pantry, Shields says.

“No one faces a wall and plugs in the computer,” she adds. “There are skilled cabinet makers who can convert that desk area.”

Replace painted accent walls with wallpaper.

Consider integrating your kitchen island with the eating area.

Airpark residents with less square footage can create more space in the kitchen by grouping functions together. For example, they could integrate the dining table and kitchen island so they are side-by-side, Shields explains.

“It makes more circulation space and more seating to host gettogethers,” she says.

The trend of the prominent accent wall – think bright red paint in the bedroom – is long gone. “If a homeowner wants to do some accenting by choosing neutral tone and going a couple shades darker, that’s fine,” Shields says.

In the meantime, wallpaper is making a comeback. For homeowners hesitant to paper an entire room, an accent wall might be just the place to start.

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Update your fireplace.

Revamping an outdated fireplace is a way to create a contemporary focal point, without necessarily investing much time.

“When you look at more upscale homes, you’ll see the trend is to have the linear flame, glass

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pebbles or rocks,” Shields says.

Use your existing closet to create more storage space.

Rather than cramming (and forgetting about) unused belongings in tight spaces – or even relocating to a larger home – Shields suggests using your existing closet’s height to create more storage room.

Installing a top shelf, for example, is a great place to stow out-of-season clothing (and still access it easily).

“Some people want to move because they don’t think they have enough space,” Shields says. “It’s not that they don’t have enough space; it’s just not being used efficiently.”

Consider installing larger drawers.

Many Airpark homes have smaller drawers that serve little purpose. Wider drawers, fortunately, are a trend that will likely stay. They are “very accessible, and a very good use of space,” Shields says. 

Playing with

Every time Newt Grover sends a puff of breath down a long metal rod to create a bubble within a molten lump of glass at the end, he marvels.

Who was the man, he wonders, who first did that? Was it an ancient Roman slave? Was it an accident?

He’ll never know the answers. What’s important is that he feels the connection.

Keeping a sense of awe about a process that transforms common sand into something rare, precious and beautiful has made Grover one of the top artists in his field, with clients all over the country clamoring for his next custom work.

Right now, he’s striding around his large, open-air studio in Airpark. He’s making a plate for a client, but plate is an

understatement. When done, it will look like a translucent flower and take its place with other glass flowers as part of a wall sculpture.

“The leap of faith people take with me is phenomenal,” he says. “It just blows my mind.”

Grover realized he had a talent for art as a teenager, when his mom encouraged him to take a crafts class in school. He started making jewelry, making sales and winning awards. He progressed to designing fine platinum and gold custom jewelry.

In college, Grover experimented with other mediums, but always returned to three-dimensional art. One day, he started dabbling in neon. He taught himself to weld. Soon, he was crafting arresting signs

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for Scottsdale nightclubs and restaurants.

Grover’s wife, Lee, took an active role in the business, and still does, handling sales and taking care of business. They met while she was working at a jewelry store.

Lee remembers the day when Newt ran up to her like a kid and said he needed $5,000. He had just watched a documentary about Dale Chihuly. Chihuly, of course, is known for revolutionizing and elevating glass to a fine art. He ignited the American Studio Glass movement. You’ve probably walked past some of his stunning works at the Desert Botanical Garden.

Grover started expanding his studio and figuring out where the furnace and glory holes would go before he even knew what to do. Everything he had done up to that point in his life, he realized, had involved playing with fire in one way or another, and he knew that this is what he had to do.

Grover and his three young assistants are in tune with each other as the mentor pauses to heat the glass in the 2,100-degree glory hole, then works feverishly to shape it. Back and forth, back and forth. “You want to work just beyond the edge of control,” Grover says. “You’ll fail more often, but your work will be more interesting.”

Wall sculptures make Grover’s work somewhat accessible and affordable. But large-scale custom

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chandeliers are what his wealthy clients want and what he most likes to work on.

A unique idea always springs forth after a brief conversation and a few questions.

An Indiana couple with a vacation home on St. Thomas, for example, told Grover how fascinated they were to watch two octopuses fighting over an abalone on a dive recently.

“I could immediately see it in my head,” Grover says.

Another client in Delaware owns several luxurious wedding and event venues, which need to be refreshed every few years. A developer in New Orleans who turns old warehouses into lofts and condominiums is another regular.

“It’s not about my style,” Grover says. “It’s about my clients. Ultimately, they have to live with it. I want them to be ecstatic. I like to do more than I’m paid for.”

Clockwise from top: Glass flowers by Newt Grover; Grover gets an assist shaping glass; glass is molded in a 2,100-degree furnace

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You don’t have to run out and buy a furnace, a glory hole and an annealing oven like Newt Grover did if you get the urge to try glassblowing.

Circle 6 Studios at 2040 E. Thomas Rd. in Phoenix, founded by longtime artist John Longo, offers a variety of beginner glass blowing classes. Depending on the time of year you go, you can take home a cactus, flower, heart, pumpkin or tree ornament.

It makes for a fun outing with friends or a corporate team-building experience.

Another popular class is Hot Glass-Cold Beer, held on the first Friday of the month with a guest local brewer. You’ll take home your new favorite beer glass. Visit circle6studios.com for more information or to book a class online.

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He’s paid handsomely – no doubt about that – but his material and operational costs are pretty spectacular, too. So is the time and labor involved. Summer isn’t his favorite season; he can only work a couple of hours in the morning at best.

Grover, who has appeared on INSP’s “Handcrafted America” several times, travels with his assistants to install large residential and commercial projects. If an installation happens to be near a fly-fishing stream, that’s a bonus.

Grover is nearing the tense finale when the work gets separated from the blowpipe. A misstep could result in what he jokingly calls a “floor model.” In a sense, he explains, shaping glass is like shaping clay on a wheel that’s on a different axis. Unlike the potter, though, this artist can’t lay hands on his work until it’s done and cooled.

“It’s a zen-like experience,” he says. “The world goes away. How good is that? I’m very fortunate.”

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Rejuvenation Dental puts nervous patients at ease

By Marilyn Hawkes

If you’re among the millions of Americans who fear going to the dentist, you’re not alone. But a visit to Dr. Brent Call at Rejuvenation Dental just might change your mind.

“I’m very patient-oriented and we’re a very low-pressure, low-key and casual dental office,” Call says. “We really focus on what the patient wants and their needs and desires and try to make that happen.”

Call, who grew up in the Valley, attended dental school at Oregon Health Science University and completed his residency at University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. He moved back to Arizona in 2005 to open a dental practice in Tempe. In January 2016, he opened Rejuvenation Dental (dentalrejuventaor.com).

Call’s practice provides a wide variety

of dental services, from routine cleaning and exams to implants and wisdom teeth removal. He also fixes broken teeth, fits dentures and Invisalign braces, fills cavities and seats crowns, extracts molars and affixes veneers to discolored or worn-down teeth.

“We don’t see a high volume of patients, so we spend a lot of time with each person and try to maximize their care,” Call says. “We go above and beyond other dental offices to take care of our patients.”

For patients who are fearful for any reason, Call has a number of sedation options available, starting with nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, which enables the patient to relax during the procedure and then drive home on his or her own. “They’re still awake, but they’re comfortable,” Call says.

The next level would be to administer oral sedatives to reduce anxiety and decrease awareness, but that requires a driver, Call cautions.

If a patient is extremely anxious, Call suggests IV sedation, which allows the patient to sleep through the procedure. “There’s no memory of the appointment and their dental work is done. Patients are usually really happy with that,” he says.

Dental work can often change a patient’s life, Call says. At the office, he has a wall of “before” and “after” smile photos of happy patients. “The differences are really incredible,” he says. “Now they can smile, they can eat and they’re pain- and infection-free. Some patients haven’t smiled in years and we can change that for them.” 

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When not making smiles brighter, Dr. Call is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hiking and skiing.

Vive La France! Scottsdale’s deep ties to France

By Joan Fudala

Paris, Provence and the entire country of France seem to have an eternal allure that has fascinated us throughout the decades. Whether you’re into fashion, bike racing, cuisine, art, military history or gardens, France has something of interest – so much so that the Scottsdale Public Library and Scottsdale Cultural Council are in the midst of a France Discovery Series highlighting art, music, culture and issues.

Despite being separated by nearly 5,500 miles, Scottsdale has many local ties to France.

 The French people became enamored with the American West during the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris after the regular performances by Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley.

 Jessie Benton Evans, one of Scottsdale’s early artists, had already studied and

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exhibited her paintings in Paris salons when she came to live at the base of Camelback Mountain around 1913. Madame Evans had great influence in developing the cultural life of Scottsdale.

 Service in World War I took many local men to France. According to the Arizona National Guard website: “The First Infantry Regiment was drafted into federal service in 1917, re-designated as the 158th Infantry Regiment and sent overseas in July and August 1918. In France, the 158th Infantry was assigned to a division, which furnished replacement personnel to other units. The 158th Infantry was honored to act as guard of honor to President Woodrow Wilson during his residence in France in 1918, and the 158th Infantry Band was chosen as Wilson’s honor band. The regiment was mustered out of federal service on May 3, 1919.” Famous World War I ace fighter pilot Frank Luke was from the

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Civic leader Zina Kuhn and Scottsdale Mayor Herb Drinkwater (far right) join the French Consul General and a World War II veteran to dedicate Arizona’s restored Gratitude Train boxcar at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park on Veterans’ Day, 1989.

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Valley, and is buried in France, as are many more of the war’s fallen Arizonans.

 In 1935, veterans of World War I established Scottsdale’s American Legion Post 44, now our community’s oldest continuously active civic organization.

 French artist Paul Coze, who studied at the L’Ecole National de Arts Decoratifs in Paris, served in World War I and held exhibitions at the Annual Paris Salon, came to Arizona in the 1930s. He was among the artists and craftspeople who helped stage Scottsdale’s annual Miracle of the Roses Pageant in the 1950s, created the Phoenix bird mosaic in Sky Harbor Airport’s Terminal 2 and was an honorary consul for France.

 Many Scottsdale men and women served in uniform and as civilians in World War II France; after the war, veterans chose Scottsdale as the place to live and work. For example, Scottsdale resident Gen. Seth McKee, who died December 26, 2016 at age 100, led a group of fighter aircraft providing air cover for the D-Day landings at Normandy, France in June 1944. Shortly before his death he was honored with the Chevalier in the National Order of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest form of recognition.

 In 1949, the people of France – grateful to the people of America for sending aid to their war-torn country –donated thousands of hand-made or heirloom items to send to the U.S. The gifts, which were shipped across the Atlantic in 49 boxcars known as the Gratitude (or Merci) Train, were then dispatched by rail to each state. Arizona’s

(Scottsdale Historical Society photo)

Madame Jessie Benton Evans, an early Scottsdale artist, had exhibited paintings at the Paris Salon.

gifts were kept at the state capitol, and the boxcar was left to weather in the desert. In 1987, Scottsdale civic leader and naturalized citizen Zina Kuhn took on the project of rescuing the Gratitude Train boxcar from the desert north of Phoenix, relocating it to the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park and fund-raising to restore it. She even traveled to Paris to meet with French veterans’ organizations in order to obtain authentic plaques to replace the ones that had been on the original boxcar when it arrived in Phoenix in 1949. The restored Gratitude Train boxcar was officially dedicated on Veterans Day, November 11, 1989, and continues to be the site of Scottsdale’s annual Veterans Day Commemoration. The history of the boxcar and its restoration are depicted in an exhibit at the railroad park. The gifts it contained are often displayed at the Arizona Capitol Museum in Phoenix.

 Hopi artist Charles Loloma, who lived and worked in Scottsdale during the 1950s and 1960s, transitioned from creating pottery to fashioning contemporary, Native American-inspired jewelry. He exhibited at the Paris Salon during the 1960s.

 During the 1950s and 1960s, Scottsdale was a center for Southwest fashion design, the downtown area was full of fashion shops and studios, and there were frequent outdoor fashion shows. Scottsdale’s fashion renown even attracted famed French designer Oleg Cassini to visit in the 1960s.

 In 1956, two Scottsdale public school teachers – June Tower and Helen Sheridan – were selected to teach in France at U.S. Air Force dependent schools. This was front page news in the Scottsdale Progress newspaper.

 During the 1960s and 1970s, several French restaurants opened to much acclaim in downtown Scottsdale: Louis Germaine’s Chez Louis, Etienne and La Chaumiere. Another popular 1960s nightspot with Parisian flair was Paul Shank’s French Quarter at the Safari Resort. Today, diners seeking French fare have many places to choose from, including Merci French Café and Patisserie, Voila French Bistro, Chez Vous, Zinc Bistro, Le Macaron, L’Ecole, Café Paris French

(Scottsdale Historical Society photo)

The popular Chez Louis restaurant was located on the west side of Scottsdale Civic Center Mall during the 1970s and 1980s.

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 In another nod to French cooking, for many years the Scottsdale Culinary Institute enjoyed an affiliation with Paris’ Le Cordon Bleu.

 The nonprofit Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix is based in the Scottsdale Airpark. Its mission is to promote “the French language and Francophone cultures, in order to foster positive relations between Francophones and Francophiles of all ethnicities and nationalities,” according to its website, afphx.org. The group hosts educational programs and cultural events around the Valley.

 Grenoble, France is a sister city to Phoenix.

 The Musical Instrument Museum has an exhibit of French instruments, and often hosts Bastille Day activities on July 14.

 What common passions do Scottsdale and France share? Art, golf, cuisine, coffee, jazz, bicycling, open air farmers’ markets, olives, attending concerts in acoustically wonderful churches, walks in parks and nature preserves, shopping, classic cars and joie de vivre.

What does France have that Scottsdale

doesn’t? High-speed rail; grocery shopping carts you rent for a Euro (which you get back after use, and which cuts down on people walking away with the carts); tableside, wait staff-held credit card machines in restaurants; VAT tax; and decent table wine that’s cheaper than a diet soft drink. C’est la vie. 

(Scottsdale Historical Society photo) Hopi artist Charles Loloma, renowned for his contemporary Native American jewelry creations, exhibited at the Paris Salon during the 1960s.

At least four Arizonans who died in France during World War I are buried at the Suresnes American Cemetery near Paris.

(Photo courtesy of Joan Fudala)

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Baked with

love

Sugar Happy is a sweet Airpark newcomer

By Alison Bailin Batz

As it turns out, the Airpark can thank Arizona’s amazing sunsets for one of its most delicious new businesses in the area, Sugar Happy Bakery & Coffee.

“I actually grew up in the restaurant business in Monterey, California, working for my parents’ various restaurant ventures until I was 18,” says Caylin “KK” Campilongo, Sugar Happy founder and owner. “I really got the hospitality and entrepreneur bug from them.”

Campilongo spent much of her young adulthood in California, owning and managing her own restaurants.

“Between stints in California, I made a pit stop to do some work here in the Valley,” Campilongo says. “Though I wasn’t able to make Arizona my home at that time, the outrageous sunsets, not to mention all of the smiling people, had my heart even then. I was determined to make my way back here some day.”

That “some day” was February 2016, when Campilongo sold her successful restaurant in Palo Alto, California, and joined her father here. Of course, she also had her sights set on opening a business.

“When the space on Scottsdale and Acoma became available, I was motivated to action,” Campilongo says. “I was always very hands on at all of my restaurants, especially when it came to the desserts.

The idea of a bakery seemed a perfect fit.”

By the time she held her grand opening in December 2016, Sugar Happy was far more than a basic bakery. The bright, light, stylish shop is more neighbor gathering place, complete with coffee service and a sneaky-good lunch menu with soup, salad and panini. WiFi and flat-screen televisions playing local, regional and international sports add appeal for diverse clients.

“We even have outlets under every

single table encouraging people to come in, kick back and style awhile,” Campilongo says.

That’s not to say the bakery offerings are anything to shrug off.

“Our goal with our bakery items is to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth,” Campilongo says.

For those who can eat anything, menu highlights include revolving cupcake flavors daily, decadent cookies and flavored

(Photos courtesy of Sugar Happy Bakery & Coffee)

Sugar Happy Bakery & Coffee owner Caylin “KK” Campilongo was moved to open a restaurant in Arizona by its friendly people and spectacular sunsets after visiting from California, where she owned eateries.

croissants and gelatos, a nod to her love of Italy, where she has traveled extensively.

For those with dietary restrictions, Super Happy offers an extensive menu of gluten-free options, including brownies, cupcakes and macarons, as well as vegan options, including banana bread. It even has a “made to fuel” menu boasting yogurts, parfaits and granolas for those with a sweet tooth but strict diet.

“We also offer an extensive line of custom cakes, cupcakes and other goodies – many available in glutenfree or vegan varieties as needed – for weddings, baby showers and just about any other party or event you can imagine,” Campilongo says. Visit sugarhappyaz.com to see all of its special events in coming months, including father-daughter theme activities, meet ups and even tasting days. 

Goodies are made fresh daily at Sugar Happy Bakery & Coffee in the Airpark. The bright, light, stylish shop is more neighbor gathering place, complete with coffee service and a sneaky-good lunch menu.

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What’s Cooking

With JAN D’ATRI

French macarons: What would Julia do?

Macarons! How they got to be such a huge craze, I’m not sure. But something had to be “the next “ when the cupcake craze started slowing, and French macarons were in the right place at the right time!

I can tell you how it all started for me. It was my 11-year-old niece, Julia, who came running into my kitchen with her “Beginner’s Macaron

Kit.” Of course I saw it as another opportunity to be the kind of Auntie that I always wanted as a little girl, with that “yes-we-can-do-anythingtogether-and have-fun” kind of spirit. My second reaction was sheer panic. Um... macarons? As in French macarons? As in extremely-tricky-mostpeople-fail-at-first macarons? But... never let ‘em see you sweat – and this would be a great time to put that philosophy into practice. Could I really

let Julia down? The little gal that wears an apron embroidered with the phrase “What Would Julia Do?” Well, what would Julia do? After reviewing Julia Child’s macaron recipe, I decided to hunt for a simpler version, and I found it. So here’s the big picture. There are only five ingredients in French macarons, so that’s not the challenge. It’s the technique that’s a bit tricky. But these gorgeous gourmet treats are worth the effort. Especially for Julia.

FRENCH MACARONS

Ingredients:

4.5 oz. almond flour or almond powder (approx. 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons)

8 oz. powdered sugar (2 cups)

4.5 oz. egg whites, room temperature (4 large eggs)

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 oz. fine granulated sugar

Directions:

In a food processor, combine almond powder and powdered sugar and blend to obtain a fine powder. Sift into a bowl. Repeat sifting.

In a mixing bowl with electric beater, whisk egg whites until foamy (about 1 minute). Add pinch of cream of tartar and salt. Whisk until meringue begins to thicken. Slowly add fine granulated sugar, a little at a time. Whisk on high until egg whites have texture of shaving foam with soft peaks.

Add sifted almond mixture to the egg whites. Using a silicon or plastic spatula, gently fold mixture until almond powder and egg whites are fully incorporated. Mixture is done when it is smooth, shiny and slightly runny (like a cake batter). Do not mix beyond this point. If using a color-

ing or flavor, it must be done at this point. Place mixture in a piping bag with an approximate quarter of an inch opening for the tip. Pipe about a nickel-size of mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone pad, about 1 inch apart.

Important: Set baking sheet on counter for about 30 minutes at room temperature until a slight crust develops over macarons. Bake at 325 degrees (use standard bake element and not convection) for about 15

minutes. Allow baking sheets to cool and macarons to harden before lifting them away from baking sheet. When cool, fill with icing of your choice. 

Jan’s niece Julia approves of her aunt’s macarons recipe.

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Fan feast

Zipps sweetens Spring Training menu with a bus ride to the ballpark

By Kenneth LaFave

Zipps serves some of the best burgers in Scottsdale, and during spring training season they also offer a ride the ballpark to take the hassle out of getting from your table to the stands.

Eat lunch and have a beer at the Zipps Hayden location on Via De Ventura, and then jump on a bus that takes you Salt River Fields to watch the Diamondbacks or the Rockies.

When you’re ready to leave the game, whether you stick it out to the end or get a call from home that pulls you out in the sixth inning, you can hop on a return bus and zip back to Zipps. From there, however, you’re on your own.

Buses will start carrying fans at 12:15 p.m. each game day, with a 30-minute rotation for both pick-up and return. The round-trip comes with the purchase of a $5 voucher that is good for $5 worth of food or drink at any Zipps location.

Zipps owner Todd Goldman says the idea to provide a shuttle between the Hayden restaurant and Salt River Fields came about when considering the cost of parking at the Fields, as well as the hassle.

“Parking at the stadium can be inconvenient due to traffic and long walks. We felt it made sense to spend the money on food and drink and be shuttled to the front door instead,” Goldman said.

Margaritas and wings fuel up fans for the Zipps bus ride to the ballpark.

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“This works for us because it is a valuable service and is basically free to our customers. Of course, it helps us out as well with potential added exposure, increased traffic and an association with something that is part of Arizona.”

The only thing left to decide for a fan who makes Zipps their Spring Training home base is which menu items to try. Any Zipps regular will recommend the Zipps burger ($8.49) in one of its many forms: the BBQ Bacon, the Sweet Jalapeo, the Black & Bleu, the Green Chili, etc. Get it with fries, or better yet with the onion rings, which at Zipps are always crunchy, never oily.

The burger is famous, but the wings are the things that really get to you. There are two flavors and four degrees of heat. Buffalo is the familiar flavor, and

for comfort food it’s hard to beat, but try the Golden wings for a slightly sweeter snap. The heat levels are mild, medium, hot and extra hot, and we don’t recommend the latter for anyone who wants to continue having feeling in their mouth. Go for medium with the Buffalo wings, or hot with Golden, because the sweeter flavoring offsets the heat a bit.

The pizzas are New York-style, with a thin, crisp crust ($15 for a whole cheese pie; or $2 per slice). Additional ingredients are $2 extra per pie, or 50 cents per slice.

If lighter fare is in order, the Caesar is the real thing at $5.95, or for $7.95, a Ranch Chop of grilled chicken, greens, salsa, black beans, pepper jack and tortilla chips. 

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Spring is in full swing around the Airpark, and residents are getting out to annual events and enjoying balmy afternoons at outdoor shopping and dining hubs. We recently visited the 62nd Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show at WestWorld and hit the shopping and brunch rushes in the area, where we caught you looking good.

(photo by Larry Mangino)

(photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

Scottsdale residents (from left) Brad, Tammy, Erica and Aleya enjoy the majesty of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show.

Mindy London strikes a pose at Kierland Commons.

(photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

(photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

Rita Paper brightens the scene at Kierland Commons.

Jen Dominguez does a little browsing at 20 Lounge in Scottsdale Quarter.

(photo by Larry Mangino)

Anjelica Himmelberg visits the shopping booths at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show with Kaiser, 10, and Sienna, 8.

Sara Galser from North Scottsdale is feeling great (and looking good) at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show.

(photo by Larry Mangino)

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Paving the way for community and professional development

ince 1986, Scottsdale Leadership has been grooming highly motivated people who are on a mission to be great leaders in their communities and in their workplace. After graduation from the Core Program, alumni are well-positioned for advanced leadership opportunities within their communities, companies or organizations through exposure to diverse classmates, highly sought-after experts and complex issues.

Today more than 1,045 graduates of the program have positively impacted more than 600 civic, business, philanthropic and cultural organizations. They have been sought out to serve in government, holding both city and state elected positions; serve on nonprofit boards and city commissions; provide volunteer support on important community issues and contribute as servant leaders in the community.

At Scottsdale Leadership, we relentlessly

act on our belief that leadership can be developed and honed, then put into practice wherever passions lead. Class members from diverse backgrounds experience a transformation in their leadership skills and knowledge base by immersing themselves in the history and infrastructure of the Greater Scottsdale area and Arizona, and learning firsthand from highly sought-after experts in education, emerging research and technologies, sustainability and stewardship, economic development, social services, diversity and inclusion, city government, public safety, the arts, and leadership and professional development skills.

Thought leaders

Scottsdale Leadership and its alumni are consistently sought out to engage in grassroots initiatives and community conversations regarding the future and growth of our communities and city as well as

approached for solutions. The collaborative efforts of many help move issues forward from an apolitical stance. Alumni have had a significant impact on not only the City of Scottsdale, but the Valley and throughout the state, influencing the preservation of open space, improving the quality of youth programs and our education system, championing public art, and sitting on boards and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for nonprofit organizations.

Principle for civil dialogue

Scottsdale Leadership's approach to fostering civil dialogue is simple: “As a member of the Scottsdale community, I will genuinely listen; speak respectfully; and be accountable for my words and actions.”

Scottsdale Leadership believes civil dialogue advances the public interests and is imperative in moving toward a solution. It creates a safe environment in which different

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Core Program students participate in a workshop.

Class 30 alumni (from left)

Michelle Marshall, Sarah Kearney, Betsy Chernoff, Jona Davis and Merle Riepe

Current Class 30 members mingle with alumni.

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points of view may be expressed and evaluated. We believe in educating and informing our class community members through an apolitical, agnostic and ethical lens, which invites individuals and organizations from all sides of an issue or conversation to express their views. We recognize civil discourse has dissipated, especially over the last couple of years of national and local political campaigning, and that negativity captures the attention of individuals. We believe in finding solutions.

Why Scottsdale Leadership?

Our 9-month Core Program is known for rigor, depth, connections, networking and hands-on community service. Class members from diverse backgrounds experience a transformation in their leadership skills and knowledge base by immersing themselves in the history and infrastructure of the Greater Scottsdale area and Arizona, and learn firsthand from highly sought-after experts in education, economic development, diversity and inclusion, city government, emerging research and technologies. Participants’ hands-on experiences include putting out fires (sometimes literally) on the wildly popular Public Safety Day, bus tours of the city’s historical points of pride, immersion in the arts and role-playing in real-life scenarios that face city government.

As participants graduate from Core Program, brand ambassadors grow within the community at a much deeper level. And through alumni and other community stakeholders, organizations gain exposure to potential partners and future employees. Companies sending candidates can elevate their company profile in the community. Why should employers invest valuable

employees’ time in Scottsdale Leadership?

“Give us someone good. We’ll give you back someone better.”

There are many values for organizations partnering with Scottsdale Leadership:

 National companies are seen as a local company which chooses to continue to invest and strengthen its communities. As participants graduate from Core Program, brand ambassadors grow within the community at a much deeper level.

 Through alumni and other community stakeholders, organizations gain exposure to potential partners and future employees.

 Emergenetics provides individuals with increased confidence and a better understanding of self, team function and each individual’s unique value and natural behaviors and thought processes.

 Investing in an employee through the Scottsdale Leadership Core Program shows you value them, with the potential of longer retention and commitment.

 Opportunity for departments to invest in their employees by sending them to Scottsdale Leadership’s Emergenetics Workshops at more than 60 percent off corporate rates.

Courage and investment

Do you have what it takes to apply for and be considered for Scottsdale Leadership? It is a big time commitment during its Core Program, and most will keep putting it off for “when they have more time.” Leaders are always too busy, and many put others’ needs or their work in front of investing in themselves. There really is no good time, as we are all busy, right? We are waiting for you! For more information on the Core Program, visit scottsdaleleadership.org and attend our Applicants Reception on March 15, 2017 at The Phoenician. The deadline for Class 32 applications and referral forms is May 14, 2017. 

Margaret Leichtfuss is the Executive Director of Scottsdale Leadership, Inc.

(From left) Prescott Smith, Suzee SmithEverhard and Ernie Flores have benefited from Scottsdale Leadership programs.

By Rachel Sacco

DSpring training fever

Fans flock to Scottsdale stadiums for Cactus League games

uring the first four months of the year, Scottsdale collects 50 percent of its total annual bed tax as visitors descend on the area during January, February, March and April.

What lures visitors to our destination this time of year? While our unparalleled weather is surely appealing, we can’t deny the siren song that is our countless worldclass events held throughout the spring, from the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car

Auction to the Scottsdale Culinary Festival.

Special events are essential to Scottsdale’s tourism industry. Let’s look at the crème de la crème of spring events, Cactus League Spring Training, as an example.

From late February through early April, fifteen Major League Baseball teams play games day in and day out at 10 ballparks located throughout the Valley of the Sun. While the baseball players come to town to practice, their fans come to town to indulge.

They catch multiple games. They snag team merchandise. They soak up the sun. They snack on hot dogs and cotton candy. And that’s just what happens inside the stadiums.

Fans who travel across the country to see their favorite teams also spend their dollars on accommodations, dining, attractions and more, leaving behind an economic impact of $544 million for the Valley.

Fortunately, three of the teams have made the Scottsdale region their spring training home base: the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. Each season, hundreds of thousands of fans attend games at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick and Scottsdale Stadium. Last year, 334,142 fans flocked to Salt River Fields for 33 games, and 177,699 fans attended 16 games at Scottsdale Stadium.

According to the City of Scottsdale, 60 percent of San Francisco Giants home game attendees are out-of-state visitors, and those who stay in Scottsdale hotels and resorts contribute to a $17 million economic impact. That doesn’t factor in money spent within Scottsdale’s borders by other baseball

Scottsdale Stadium is the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants.

travelers, like those rooting for the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, or the Oakland A’s. Scottsdale-area hotels and resorts experienced an outstanding 89 percent occupancy in March of 2016, and in total, bed-tax collections topped a year high of $2.9 million. That revenue was distributed to the city’s general fund for resident services, invested into Experience Scottsdale for tourism promotion, and allocated for tourism capital projects, research and special event support.

Experience Scottsdale promotes special events like Cactus League Spring Training through marketing, public relations efforts and our website. In recent months, Experience Scottsdale targeted San Francisco and Denver, two of our top visitor markets, with high-impact advertising campaigns encouraging travel to Scottsdale. San Francisco Giants fans spotted invitations to Scottsdale on television and in Montgomery Tunnel, which was wrapped floor-toceiling with Scottsdale imagery. Similarly, Colorado Rockies fans were welcomed to Scottsdale with ads on the Denver Light Rail and a wallscape in downtown Denver. By hosting and promoting special events, Scottsdale captures the interest

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Reasons to have a mental health care power of attorney

By Abbie Shindler

People are living much longer these days. According to data recently compiled by the Social Security Administration, on average, a man who is 65 can expect to live until age 84. A woman who is 65 can expect to live until age 86. About one out of every four 65 year olds will live past the age of 90, and one out of every 10 people will live past 95 years of age. As a result, chances are high that someone you know and love will suffer from a cognitive disorder such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

These statistics show why it is important to not only have an estate plan (e.g. Last Will and Testament, Revocable Living Trust, Healthcare Power of Attorney, Durable Financial Power of Attorney, etc.) in place, but also to have a newer document prepared that we now include in an estate plan to appoint an agent to serve under a mental health care power of attorney (“MHCPOA”). It is a less time consuming and less costly option than a guardianship proceeding in court.

The MHCPOA is probably the least known of the advance directives. As with a healthcare power of attorney (HCPOA) and durable financial power of attorney (DPOA), this document is critical, regardless of age or health status for three specific reasons.

Reason 1

In Arizona, a regular HCPOA does not have the authority to make decisions related to your mental health, only your physical health.

Reason 2

Without a MHCPOA, if in-patient behavioral health treatment is required and you are unable or unwilling to accept treatment, the only other option is for someone to pursue an emergency guardianship which involves a court proceeding.

Reason 3

If you require hospitalization in a level one behavioral health facility, it is imperative to have a MHCPOA in place.

You do not even need to have a history of mental illness to be at risk for hospitalization in a level one behavioral health facility. Treatment can be needed for something as simple as a medication interaction that dramatically affects mood or behavior. Behavioral issues are also commonly related to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Under these conditions, it is critical to put a MHCPOA in place while you are still of sound mind. A MHCPOA gives you a chance to plan for a mental health crisis at a time when you are still competent, before it is too late. Without this power of attorney, if behavioral health treatment is required and you are unable or unwilling to accept treatment, the only other option is for someone to pursue an emergency guardianship with the court,

a time-consuming and costly option that is not ideal.

The MHCPOA is highly critical for individuals of all ages, regardless of health status, and it is an integral document these days needed to complete an overall estate plan. If you already have an estate plan in place, please contact your legal professional to update your estate plan with a MHCPOA. If you do not have an estate plan yet, it is important to take care of your affairs, under the guidance of a legal professional, so your loved ones will have an easier time carrying through your wishes, especially during a stressful situation. 

Abbie Shindler is a partner at Nussbaum Gillis & Dinner, P.C. in Scottsdale. Ms. Shindler focuses her practice on estate planning, probate, trusts, corporations and business organizations, and business law. Contact Ms. Shindler at (480) 237-8721 or ashindler@ngdlaw.com.

The information contained in this column is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as providing legal or tax advice. If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed here, you are advised to contact an attorney or tax adviser.

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By Thomas K. Brueckner, CLTC

ICompetition by denigration

Why 'I hate annuities' should disqualify an advisor

magine you and your spouse are in the market for a new car. You have your grandchildren several days each month and two large dogs, so you’re thinking a minivan or SUV would be appropriate. Yet when you walk into the dealership to explain your needs, the salesman replies “Oh no, those minivans and SUVs are really overrated; what you want is simply a good pickup truck.”

You turn to your spouse incredulously, wondering aloud what part of your needs this salesman missed. You patiently explain you want neither your dogs nor your grandchildren riding openly in the back

of a pickup truck, and repeat your request to see minivans and SUVs. Incredibly, your salesman disputes your rationale and adds, “Minivans and most SUVs are bad for you; in fact, I don’t know of a single person for whom such vehicles are appropriate.”

Sound implausible? This scenario has been repeated annually in the offices of major brokerage firms for decades. Clients nearing retirement and looking for safety from market risk approached their brokerage firms saying, "I attended an educational seminar last week, and the advisor mentioned that Fixed Index Annuities (FIAs) credit market-linked

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interest when stocks advance, but can’t lose those gains in a subsequent downturn. Given the huge losses we suffered in 2008, why haven’t you ever told us about such vehicles?”

Out come the articles from investment magazines (90 percent of whose advertisers sell mutual funds and risk-based products), slamming most annuities as products sold to the easily-duped. “Haven’t you heard?”

asks your broker. “Most annuities are bad for you, sold by profit-hungry insurance companies; in fact, I can’t think of a single client for whom such vehicles are appropriate.” Really?

Our firm has done decades of research on every product we offer our older clientele. I personally own many of the solutions we recommend, and have done well with such products, including four of my own FIAs. They have become the most popular strategy we offer, growing to over $280 million FIA dollars on our books.

A look at where most investor complaints come from is also quite revealing.

In 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fielded 17,771 complaints on risk-based assets like mutual funds, stocks and derivatives. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fielded another 3,635 such grievances. In contrast, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) received a grand total of only 137 consumer complaints related to FIAs.

Of the 320 million people living in the United States, over 119 million benefit in some way from annuities or pension funds. These annuities are offered through major insurance companies, an industry that employs hundreds of thousands of people, and is heavily regulated by the states. How plausible is it that all of these people

are selling, servicing, or regulating “bad” or harmful products – and thriving in business while doing so? Isn’t the routine fleecing of one’s clients an unsustainable business model?

In 2010, six professors at the Wharton School of Business conducted a two-year study of FIAs compared to four other asset classes over the prior 14 years. After the study concluded, the lead author, Dr. David Babbel, stated the FIAs “performed quite well, indeed they dominated the alternatives,” and “some have performed better than bonds, equity-funds, and money markets in any combination.”

John Adams said “Facts are stubborn things; whatever may be our wishes or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” Now if only those biased brokerage firms would get educated, stop maligning their competitors, and present balanced choices, investors and the public would be better served. 

Thomas K. Brueckner, CLTC, is President/CEO of Strategic Asset Conservation in Scottsdale, a conservative wealth management firm with clients in 18 states and 6 countries.

AHuman resource compliance

Small and mid-size businesses should be ready for audits

By Paul Breslau

s many readers know, Breslau Insurance has helped Arizona employers for nearly two decades. During this time, small and mid-size businesses were not a major target of federal compliance audits from my perspective. This may be changing, according to a recent blog post below from Heidi Kolton, Principal of HR Foundations AZ, LLC (HRFoundationsAZ.com):

“Last week I received a call from an attorney with a client that had just received a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) stating that his company’s records for the last three years were going to be audited," Kolton writes. "He had two weeks to pull the information together before the investigator arrived."

This is when the pain begins. There were 12 items in the letter that the business owner needed to pull together, including:

 Records demonstrating gross annual dollar volume of sales (i.e., tax returns of income/profit and loss statements)

 All company payroll registers that show all compensation paid to employees for all hours worked, and deductions for all locations for the last 3 years; and general ledger, accounting records, financial statements, bank statements or any other records showing cash receipts and disbursements.

 The DOL also indicated they would "interview a representative number of employees" – meaning employees will have a chance to confirm whether what he told the investigator is real or not.

The DOL is looking for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As a business owner, you must know the rules. You must have incorporated its rules into your business. Your managers and supervisors must know it, too. Training of your managers and supervisors and proof of that training is not optional.

The DOL is adding 700 new auditors to their audit staff so they can do more of these audits. Based on my past experiences, regulators like the Department of Labor are not sympathetic folks. They do, however, respect expertise and compliance with the rules. Believe me, they will hold you accountable for both.

What can you do to avoid the pain? First and foremost, be ready. If you have the talent in-house, you should do a self-audit now to make sure your company is ready.

If you don’t have staff to do a self-audit, give us a call. HR Foundations AZ is here to help you be ready before that letter shows up in your mailbox. The rules are not difficult but there are a number of them that require a bit of expertise.

That company I mentioned earlier that received the letter? He has 11 employees. The Department of Labor likes auditing small companies, medium companies and big companies.

Contact me for a range of compliance options or contact Heidi directly at 480-264-5997 or HeidiKolton@ HRFoundationsAZ.com. 

Paul Breslau is President of Breslau Insurance & Benefits Inc. He can be contacted at 602-692-6832 or Paul@HRaz.com.

H11 Common causes of landlord-tenant disputes

By Stephen A. Cross, CCIM

ere are 11 commonly overlooked topics of negotiation that can lead to tenant-landlord disputes and insights on how they can be preemptively addressed.

Increases in operating expenses: In full service leases, increases in controllable excess operating expenses above a base year should be capped at 3 to 5 percent per year. Note that property management should be listed as a controllable expense. In NNN (triple net) leases, the operating expenses should be initially fixed or, if this is not practical, a not-to-exceed number agreed upon with increases capped at a nominal percentage (3-5 percent per year).

Permitted and exclusive uses: Specify all intended uses as well as anticipated uses in the lease agreement. In addition, craft detailed language describing all exclusive uses and include monetary penalties in the event the landlord disregards your exclusive use rights.

ADA compliance: Obtain written agreement that the landlord will deliver the leased space in full compliance with all ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements, or pay to bring the space to current ADA standards prior to the commencement date.

Air conditioning and heating: In full service leases, the landlord provides con-

ditioned air during specific days and hours (i.e., the "building hours"). If your business operates outside of these times, specify in the lease agreement the days and hours you are to receive conditioned air at no charge, or a fixed rate per hour.

Parking: Specify the number of parking spaces the business will likely require, including spaces for employees and visitors. Note in the lease document that this number of spaces will be provided either at no charge or at a predetermined price, where they will be located and if they will be marked with your business name.

Estoppel certificates: When a property is refinanced or sold, tenants will be asked to sign an estoppel certificate, confirming various economic terms and conditions of the lease. Be certain the estoppel certificate does not go beyond the scope of the original lease document.

Personal guarantees: If a personal guarantee is a deal point, negotiate a fixed guarantee period, after which the guarantee will extinguish providing the tenant is not in monetary default. In the alternative, negotiate an amount tied to the landlord’s out-of-pocket expenses that self-amortizes over the guarantee period.

Early termination: Early termination provisions allow the tenant to vacate prior

to the expiration date or buy out of the remaining lease obligation for a predetermined amount.

Renewal/expansion rights: Include the number, length and rate of all renewal options and any expansion rights.

Signage: Confirm where on the building signs can be placed and the monthly cost, if any.

Subleasing and assignments: Make certain the landlord cannot unreasonably withhold its consent to subleasing the space or assigning one’s leasehold interest to another party. This is especially important if one wishes to sell the business and wants to make certain any renewal options will convey to the buyer. Negotiate any review and/or transfer fees to the lowest amount possible ($500 or less.)

Anticipating issues that may occur and incorporating appropriate clarifications and remedies within the initial lease agreement is the smartest way to avoid potential tenant-landlord disputes. Remember, one’s greatest negotiating leverage exists before the lease is signed. 

Stephen A. Cross, CCIM, owns CROSS Commercial Realty Advisors and is a licensed real estate Broker. Contact: 480-998-7998 or steve@ crossrealty.com for more information.

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MARCH Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers

“Beware the ides of March” should not be taken so lightly this month. Unpredictable events in world affairs and the economy bring conflict versus compromise. Think accordingly.

ARIES 3/21-4/20: Between now and April, you may have second thoughts about a business plan or backtrack on a project. Various avenues of earning income could slow down or be a source of discord until mid-April. When Mercury enters your sign on the 13th, keep your mind sharp and alert for opportunities. The new moon on the 26th falls in your own sign and sets the tone for the rest of your year. Expect breakthroughs in whatever area you focus on.

TAURUS 4/21-5/20: March is about “doing” and getting things done! Plans or projects that have been put aside now can be achieved in little time. Last month was a roller coaster ride; this month, it can be smooth sailing, although you may be revisiting some personal or family issues that need your attention (4th- early April). Hold off on any heavy $$ investments or costly projects for now.

GEMINI 5/21-6/21: Focus on finances starts right away. There will be enough events in constant motion as you begin the month ahead, particularly between the 13th and the 31st. You can combine business and socializing easily – in other words, it can be a good mix, in addition to sharpening your communication skills. Be sure to check and recheck your bank balance or any recent financial transactions. The new moon on the 27th is another positive time for networking, meeting people and making contacts!

CANCER 6/22-7/22: Put mental energy into thinking about just what you would like to achieve professionally within the next few weeks: a new job, a promotion, brainstorming with a co-worker, a new marketing approach, etc. Culmination and completion is indicated – you can be brimming with ideas. Advice from Weiss: Just connect the dots and finish

up what you start before the 28th. Success is identified with timing!

LEO 7/23-8/22: There may have been some drama last month. Months that have eclipses, as February did, are sometimes frantic and intense. What is being emphasized now is clearing out the old to begin the new. March’s aspects may get off to a slow start, but by the 9th you can move steadily in a more efficient manner. There are several ways to increase your earning potential – using media is one, while the varied arts of communication are another. Utilize them. Circle the week of the 14th as progressive.

VIRGO 8/23-9/22: This month triggers a need to burn off some mental energy. March may usher in a new partnership or working in collaboration with a group. You can get a lot done, work-wise, between the 4th and following into the next full moon on the 12th. Complete projects and easily tie up any loose ends. For some, a work shop or conference may be on your work agenda. Keep an eye on the new moon at the end of the month for announcing breakthroughs in financial information or agreements.

LIBRA 9/23-10/22: It’s a busy month and some of the economic news may be upsetting early on and continuing through part of April. Creative projects and business partnerships require you to step back and ask yourself what you really want. Read my commentary at the top of this column regarding conflict versus compromise. Buried business/work issues may surface around mid-month. Be willing to explore ideas that are different or a look for new source of income.

SCORPIO 10/23-11/21: March can be unpredictable – choose your professional/ work battles (competitors/competition) wisely. Money matters could become confusing; it’s important to use a bit of practical reasoning regarding no overspending or overestimating. There is no need to panic if you keep a record of monthly goals and a detailed approach to your work portfolio and

presentations. Title March as “Changeable but Controllable.”

SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21: There’s a planetary traffic jam this month that may explain why you and a partner or associate are not on the same page (nor is the world this month). If you keep the lines of communication open about your day to day work requirements, you may have to review or refigure an estimate. Regarding any references or matters involving legal principles that may still be on the drawing board: It is advisable to talk about things in detail.

CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19: Visualize your professional desires (your game plan) for the month ahead. Then write them down. If you can imagine it, you can bring it into your life. March is a busy month and less stressful than February. Alert: Your financial status may be a concern. Expect some disagreements when collaborating with others.

AQUARIUS 1/20-2/19: Last month’s eclipse in your sign will be rocking your world the next two years. There’s strong potential for a change of job or relocation (maybe within the next six months). You may face some work/job-related doubts but you will reach clarity this month. It’s best not to make any fast decisions until April 13th and later. Expect good news about a financial matter (loan approval, income increase, etc.).

PISCES 2/20-3/20: Follow your instincts and watch your expenses this month – that could be due to some money that is delayed, or non-committed promises. Ask yourself where you can cut spending, how to budget, etc. Keep records. Write down those creative ideas or plans; they will be useful in the weeks ahead. Stay grounded and circle the new moon on the 27th – a perfect position for new financial opportunities. 

Weiss Kelly is a professional member of the American Federation of Astrolgers. For a personal reading, contact Weiss at weissastro@aol.com.

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