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Ryan Giolitto, photographed by Pablo Robles

24 24 ‘The Best Money Ever Spent’ Foley & Giolitto CPA cares about its clients

28 Simplicity Rules

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31 Rising Star

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32 Finding a New Home Vernon Aviation settles in at Scottsdale Airport

34 Straight Shooter

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38 Coworking Spaces

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40 Youth is the Future

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41 Donate Life, Donate Time Tim Brown is a transplant advocate at and after work

43 A ‘Brown’ Christmas The family of pianists is ready to celebrate the season

44 Classical Tribute Scottsdale ‘Nutcracker’ steeped in grand tradition

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18 Rotary News

Rotarians partner with Operation Fix It

20 Share the Wealth

Giving the gift of education through Scottsdale Community College

21 Airpark Buzz

Fee hikes eyed at Scottsdale Airport

22 Pour Decisions

Bottles best enjoyed with friends by the fire and for the holidays

48 Celebrating Diversity MLK dinner features guest speaker Herm Edwards

50 Around the Airpark

Driving Out Domestic Violence Gala

52 Keeping It Real Corleone’s represents Philly in the Airpark

54 A Virtual Eggs-plosion

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63 Remember When A look back on 2019, and ahead to 2020

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Plexus Worldwide lends a helping hand The health and wellness company Plexus Worldwide unified hundreds of walkers and nearly two dozen Valley businesses to raise money for Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

On November 12, the Scottsdale company sponsored the third annual Pima Center Community Walk, raising $25,000 for the Phoenix Children’s Heart Center.

Plexus’ philanthropy team engaged 700 walkers who participated in a 1-mile or 2-mile route through the Pima Center business park. Plexus also generated the support of many neighboring companies including Medieval Times, Natural Partners Fullscript, V.I.P. Mortgage and Firetrace and iMemories.

“As an ongoing partner with Phoenix Children’s Hospital, we were proud to see so many of our neighbors in the Pima Center and Talking Stick Entertainment District join our charity walk for such an important campaign,” says Tarl Robinson, founder and CEO of Plexus. “Bringing together businesses for such a great cause has helped us get to know our neighbors and form new relationships that create a better community for everyone.”

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World’s largest horse show returns to Scottsdale The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona’s 65th annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show will be held at WestWorld of Scottsdale from Thursday, February 13, to Sunday, February 23.

“More than 2,400 Arabian horses from all over the globe will participate in this year’s event,” says Taryl O’Shea, executive director of the AHAA. “The competition includes a wide variety of class events where more than $3 million in prize money is offered, as the best of the best vie for the coveted title of Scottsdale Champion.”

Spectators can also browse the shopping expo of more than 350 commercial exhibitors overflowing with treasures, baubles, bangles and one-of-a-kind beads. The trade booths will offer everything from lavish jewelry, clothing and works of art, to boots,

saddles, gifts and trinkets. Additionally, the international cuisine court will feature over 50 food vendors.

Families will have several free activities to choose from including ice cream socials, ceramic horse painting, art contests, behind-the-scenes barn tours, educational round pen demonstrations, and the opportunity to meet an Arabian horse.

Additional activities for a nominal fee will include pony rides, entry to a petting zoo and camel rides.

Tickets are available at the gate or online at Ticketmaster. General admission tickets cost $10, tickets for seniors and military members cost $7, while children age 12 and under are free. For additional information and a schedule of events, visit scottsdaleshow.com.

Scottsdale Bar Association offering December program Scottsdale attorney Linda Shely and her “Ethics Game Show” are coming to the Scottsdale Bar Association’s December 10 CLE program.

December’s program sponsor is Lindstrom Mediations, owned and operated by

member and former association president, Monica K. Lindstrom of Scottsdale.

Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. The program will be held at Gainey Ranch Golf Club, 7600 Gainey Club Drive, Scottsdale.

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Russo and Steele Automobile Auctions gala returns

Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the RS Gala from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, on the auction grounds. Russo and Steele has partnered with Phoenix Children’s Hospital as the beneficiary for this event.

“Phoenix Children’s is an incredible organization and we believe in their mission,” says co-owner of Russo and Steele, Josephine Alcazar.

“Giving back to our community is what we are all about here at Russo and Steele and we couldn’t be more excited to host this event.”

Festivities at the cocktail attire affair include dancing, live music and both a silent and live auction. Guests will sample hors d’oeuvres from the Valley’s top chefs.

Tables and individual tickets are available at russoandsteele.com/rs-gala-celebration-2020.

Russo and Steele returns to Scottsdale Wednesday, January 15, to Sunday, January 19, just south of the North 101 Freeway and Scottsdale Road. The 20-plus-acre location hosts an array of dramatic improvements, including easy access with ample parking, significantly larger display area and improved weather contingency.

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Scottsdale has been named a top-five city in the country for freelancers, according to a recent study conducted by Neighborhoods.com. A critical factor in ranking Scottsdale No. 5 was fast, reliable internet.

Cox Communications has been busy upgrading its network so it can offer Gig speeds to the neighborhoods it serves throughout the Valley.

And for those on the go in Scottsdale, Cox provides more than 2,500 Wi-Fi hotspots for freelancers and other Cox customers to use and get their work done.

According to the Neighborhoods.com study, fast and reliable internet is a necessity for the 56.7 million freelancers who do not work in a traditional office setting. This group contributes $1 trillion to the economy.

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Philip G. Mitchell joins Rusing Lopez & Lizardi

Philip G. Mitchell, a commercial litigator with 36 years of experience, has joined Rusing Lopez & Lizardi as a partner and will practice in the firm’s Scottsdale office.

Mitchell joins RLL from The Cavanagh Law Firm in Phoenix, where he was a senior member. His practice areas are bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, commercial and corporate litigation and real estate.

His experience includes workouts, restructuring, foreclosure, asset recovery, asset sales, real property, litigation, litigation management, liquidation and Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations.

Mitchell has represented individuals and institutional creditors, trusts, debtors, Chapter 11 trustees, receivers, liquidation trusts and creditor and equity committees in state and federal court actions.

He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney. He earned his law degree from ASU. Rusing Lopez & Lizardi also added three associates, Travis Atwood, Caitlyn Mitchell and Matthew Ramirez, to its growing business law practice.

YWCA chooses event co-chairwomen

YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix named Latasha Causey of U-Haul International and Drena Kursari of Lyft as co-chairwomen of the 26th annual Tribute to Leadership: Dare to Be Powerful Luncheon and Awards Program on Thursday, February 20.

The event honorees are January Contreras of Always, Amalia Luxardo of Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona, and Mary Mitchell of the Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus-Pine Council.

The Dorothy Willey Honoree is Margaret Tyndall formerly of YWCA USA. The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 7700 E. McCormick Parkway, Scottsdale. Tickets are $175 and $1,500 for a table of 10. For tickets, visit ywcaaz. org/tribute.

LevRose Commercial Real Estate closes $3.35M investment in Airpark

LevRose Commercial Real Estate, a Scottsdale-based commercial real estate brokerage, closed the sale of a multitenant office/flex building in Scottsdale for $3.35 million.

Located at 15207 N. 75th The building at 15207 N. 75th Street sold for more than Street, building was sold by Jason $3.35 million. (Photo courtesy LevRose Commercial Real Estate) Reddington and Keri Davies of in the Airpark,” Reddington says. “This was LevRose Commercial Real Estate.

The property was sold to Airpark Office 75 his third acquisition in the past 12 months.

LLC. Reddington and Davies represented He loves industrial/flex product, but it is so hard to find. Locating an asset in a location the buyer in the transaction.

“We were extremely excited to work with like the Airpark will be a great addition to the buyer and help him find a trophy asset our client’s portfolio.”

FirstBank Closes Q3 with positive growth FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks, announced strong third-quarter 2019 financial results alongside a new strategic partnership.

The bank, which operates 15 branches across the Valley, posted significant growth across key categories.

FirstBank also announced a new multiyear strategic marketing partnership with the Phoenix Suns and Mercury. As the “Official Bank of the Phoenix Suns

and Mercury,” FirstBank will collaborate on game days throughout the 2019/2020 NBA and WNBA seasons.

“Partnering with the Suns and Mercury is the perfect arrangement, as their social responsibility efforts mirror our own commitment to the community and align with our mission of ‘banking for good,’” says Joel Johnson, FirstBank market president.

Realtors join Platinum Living Realty Platinum Living Realty, an independent luxury real estate brokerage with four Arizona offices across Arizona, hired Candice Clark-Boller as Realtor.

Prior to launching a career in real estate, Clark-Boller worked for 18 years in the areas of customer service and sales with Avnet and other organizations.

Clark-Boller grew up on Long Island and moved to the Phoenix area as a teenager. She resides in Central Phoenix and enjoys spending time with her family, including two young daughters. She also has a passion for healthy food and maintains her own garden.

“I know the home buying and selling process can be exciting and stressful, so I work diligently to ease the stress and help find the perfect home or buyer,” Clark-Boller says. “I’m thrilled to be joining Platinum Living Realty to expand my access

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to resources that will ultimately help my clients have the best real estate buying or selling experience.”

Chandler Realtor Joseph Curtis joined Platinum Living Realty as well. Curtis has served the East Valley community since 2017. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Curtis spent nearly two decades in the hospitality industry and now applies those skills to his career in real estate.

Curtis selected Platinum Living Realty because of the resources and coaching that they offer to their agents. He says that this independent brokerage will further his skills as a Realtor and add value to his clients’ real estate experience.

Outside of his real estate career, Curtis is devoted to his family and church and enjoys golf, fantasy football, and trips to Disneyland with his family.

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Scottsdale-based Hypur promotes two

Hypur Inc., a payments, banking and compliance solution technology for cash-intensive industries like cannabis and CBD, promoted two employees to director level.

Mark Betz has been promoted to director of cloud and IT operations. He joined Hypur in 2018 as senior systems and network engineer. Betz’s extensive Microsoft Azure skillset and strategic approach to problem solving will continue to ensure the security, stability and integrity of Hypur ’s IT infrastructure.

Prior to joining Hypur, Betz worked as a cloud services engineer for Blackboard

Transact for more than five years where he oversaw its infrastructure migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Robert Copeland is now director of underwriting at Hypur. With a diverse set of professional skills developed across several industries from finance and insurance to hospitality, Copeland started at Hypur in 2015. His attention to detail and over four years of working with some of the most reputable financial institutions in the market made him the perfect fit to shape and build Hypur ’s underwriting program. Before joining the Hypur team, he spent several years consulting for small businesses evaluating operational efficiencies, helping business owners see that the biggest changes can come from the smallest details.

Fidelity National Title promotes Linda Bruce

Fidelity National Title Agency promoted Linda Bruce to vice president, commercial account manager.

Bruce has been a vital member of Fidelity’s commercial services sales team for more than 13 years and has 25 years of experience in sales and marketing with high-level customer service. She has achieved numerous awards at Fidelity and holds the “Hall of Fame” honor. Bruce graduated with a bachelor ’s degree in communications and marketing from the University of Arizona.

Prior to joining Fidelity, Bruce worked at Showtime Networks with strategic accounts in the entertainment industry. In that position, Bruce developed her skills in building and managing multiple high-level national marketing campaigns for more than 10 years.

“Linda’s commitment to excellence, building relationships with high integrity, expertise in customer service and impeccable work ethic contribute greatly to the team’s success in forging both local and national business partnerships,” says Mary Lou Paulk, Fidelity National president and county manager.

Also, Fidelity National Title Agency Inc. of Maricopa County appointed Patti Graham to vice president, manager of its Homebuilder Development Department.

A veteran in the industry with Fidelity National Title, Graham has 35 years of experience in the commercial title and escrow field, including expertise with local, regional and national homebuilders.

Graham holds the prestigious “Hall of Fame” status at Fidelity National Title Agency and has garnered numerous company awards. She is an active member

Linda Bruce formerly worked for Showtime Networks before heading to Fidelity. (Photo courtesy Fidelity National Title Agency)

Patti Graham holds the “Hall of Fame” status at Fidelity National Title Agency. (Photo courtesy Fidelity National Title Agency)

of Home Builders Association of Central Arizona and holds an active real estate license with the Arizona Department of Real Estate.

Along with Graham’s appointment, Fidelity National Title Agency has expanded its Builder Services team. This team, with many years of experience, specializes in the processing of the ADRE subdivision filings from start to completion.

Skeptical Chymist giving away a wedding Local Irish pubs Skeptical Chymist and Fibber Magees are giving away a wedding on Saturday, February 29, as part of their “Take the Leap Day” promotion.

“We host many wedding receptions at both locations every year, so we know how to make sure this will be a special event for the lucky couple,” says Matt Brennan, who owns both pubs. “In fact, I had my own wedding reception at Fibber Magees and it was a blast.”

The pubs plan to provide a certified of-

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ficiant, a complimentary food buffet, penny drinks for the bride and groom, a wedding cake and live entertainment.

“We feel we’ve covered all the bases,” he says. “All the couple will need to do is invite their guests and show up.”

To receive an application, email info@ skepticalchymist.com.

Fibber Magees is located at 1989 W. Elliot Road, Chandler, while Skeptical Chymist is at 15689 N. Hayden Road, at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Loop 101. …continues on page 14

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Scottsdale begins tracking international visitors

Scottsdale remains a tourist destination of choice—a fact confirmed in a recently released tourism study conducted by the city.

According to the 2019 Scottsdale Tourism Study Visitor Statistics Report, the city saw an increase in visitors over the prior year, hosting about 200,000 more overnight and day trip visitors in 2018, totaling 9.1 million, compared to 8.9 million in 2017.

This was also the first study to include international overnight visitors—estimated to be about 1.7 million in 2018.

“It’s a very important group of travelers to consider. Data shows us international travelers typically stay longer based on where they traveled from and tend to spend more,” says Karen Churchard, Scottsdale’s tourism and events director.

“We’ve now created a baseline in this report that will give us the resources to track those trends and have that valuable data available.”

In 2018, visitors spent an estimated $2.1 billion in Scottsdale, compared to $1.6 billion in 2017. Their direct spending created an annual economic impact of $3.1 billion in revenue to local businesses, an increase from $2.4 billion in 2017.

In conjunction with the Visitor Statistics Report, Scottsdale studies lodging trends using bed tax collection figures, which are consistently tracked and readily available. The Scottsdale Tourism Study Lodging Report looks specifically at trends in bed tax collection, room inventory, average room rates, occupancy rates and other factors related to lodging trends. It includes tax receipt figures that reflect actual sales tax and bed tax collections during the previous month and data that’s based primarily on properties located within Scottsdale.

Top 10 activities for Scottsdale visitors in 2018 were shopping, upscale dining, nightclubs, historic sites and landmarks, swimming, state parks, museums, casinos, hiking and golf.

Info: scottsdaleaz.gov, search “tourism”

WhaleBay House, a private residence in Kerikeri, New Zealand, designed by David HoveyJr., took home the 2019 American Architecture Award in the private homescategory. (Photo courtesy Optima)

Optima architect David Hovey Jr. wins awards Architect David Hovey Jr., AIA, president and principal architect of the luxury real estate development firm Optima, was internationally recognized with two prestigious awards honoring his proprietary Optima DCHGlobal modular building system including the 2019 Architecture MasterPrize and the 2019 American Architecture Award.

Hovey’s Arizona Courtyard House, a private residence in Paradise Valley, won the 2019 Architecture MasterPrize for Architectural Design/Residential Architecture.

Completed in 2017, the home was built in less than five months using the Optima DCHGlobal system that Hovey Jr. patented, and demonstrates the flexibility of the system to create a home of linear volumes. The site is strategically arranged to define a private courtyard, with the main house to the south and east, a fitness center and lap pool to the north, and serene mountain views to the west.

Whale Bay House, a private residence

in Kerikeri, New Zealand also designed by Hovey Jr., took home the 2019 American Architecture Award in the private homes category, which is among the organization’s top honors. Designed using his Optima DCHGlobal modular housing system, the home is situated on a 50-acre site overlooking Whale Bay and sits lightly on the land with cantilevered floors that minimize sight disruption and connect to nature through dissolving the division of interior and exterior space. In 2018, Whale Bay House also won the Architecture MasterPrize for Architectural Design/Residential Architecture and Architecture Magazine’s 2018 Residential Architect Design Award.

“Both the American Architecture Awards and the Architecture Masterprize have a reputation of year after year awarding the best of the best in American and international architecture and it’s an honor to be a recipient,” Hovey Jr. says.

Info: optimaweb.com.

HomeSmart opens Jupiter, Florida, franchise Scottsdale-based HomeSmart International expanded its 100% commission brokerage model with the opening of HomeSmart Horizons in Jupiter, Florida.

Broker and owner Joshua Farber has 16 years of experience in real estate and decided to update his business by opening a HomeSmart franchise.

“While many other firms are just beginning to offer or develop their technology base, HomeSmart has been a leader in real estate technology for several years and is what their agent success platform is based on,” Farber says. “HomeSmart is

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continuously at the forefront of innovation to support its agents’ success, which ensures buyers and sellers always experience positive results.”

HomeSmart Horizons agents keep 100% of their commission while having access to free training, a suite of marketing tools, proprietary transaction management software and exceptional broker support.

The company is part of the nationallyranked HomeSmart International brand that has more than 17,000 real estate agents, across 30 states.

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HonorHealth, Universal Health Services sign partnership agreement

HonorHealth and Universal Health Services Inc. signed a partnership agreement to address the growing, unmet need for accessible, high-quality advanced behavioral health services in Phoenix, Scottsdale and the surrounding communities.

HonorHealth selected UHS, one of the nation’s most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, as its partner because of its behavioral health expertise and the shared vision and commitment to patient- and family-centered care. UHS is also known for strong clinical outcomes and a proven track record of partnering with academic medical centers, regional networks and communitybased entities.

UHS will be the majority owner and will oversee the day-to-day operations and management of the new, freestanding 120-bed behavioral health facility, to be constructed at 9160 East Horseshoe Road in Scottsdale on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

The state-of-the-art facility will span more than 73,000 square feet, and will significantly improve access to care for the full continuum of behavioral health programs and services.

Groundbreaking is expected to take place in January, with an estimated opening of 2021.

“As a nonprofit, locally owned health care network, we see the importance of making a significant investment to provide treatment for patients with behavioral health needs and substance use disorders in our community,” says Todd LaPorte, CEO, HonorHealth. “By partnering with UHS, we’re expanding HonorHealth’s network to meet a growing need and providing more access points across the care continuum.”

The new facility will provide a full continuum of inpatient services across the entire patient population, including specialty programs to serve adolescents, adults and older adults, and perform behavioral health assessments 24 hours a day. Additionally, programs for co-occurring behavioral health and substance use issues will be offered to meet the unique needs of this patient population.

The facility will provide a robust outpatient program utilizing a combination of group, family and individual therapy. Treatment options will include both intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization. Programs will include services for patients dealing with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorders, as well as schizophrenia and other prevalent behavioral health issues.

Kierland One is a Class A office building located in the Kierland submarket. Situated on 11 acres, the four-story building, 16430 N. Scottsdale Road, is across from the Promenade Shops.

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Hines sells 90%-leased Kierland One Hines, the international real estate firm, sold Kierland One through a singlepurpose entity partnership between Hines and PCCP LLC for an undisclosed price.

Kierland One is 90% leased after recently finishing a building refresh that included renovating the lobby and updating the exterior paint.

“Kierland One is a flagship property in the Scottsdale submarket, with highly desirable tenants and a newly renovated building,” says Chris Anderson, senior managing director and Arizona leader for Hines.

The buyer is Velocis of Dallas, a private equity real estate investment firm pursuing medical office, retail and mixed-use properties. Kierland One is its third investment in the Phoenix area. In 2016, Velocis purchased Park One, a three-building complex in the prestigious Camelback Corridor. In addition, Velocis owned Camelback Square, a three-story Class A office building in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale from 2015 to 2019.

“The quality of the asset and tenancy, as well as the walkable amenities in the Scottsdale Airpark submarket make One Kierland an attractive asset for our investment strategy,” says Jim Yoder, partner, Velocis. “Phoenix continues to be one of the strongest job creation markets in the country, and we are pleased to expand our

presence in the market. We look forward to building on the great work that Hines and PCCP accomplished at One Kierland by putting our own Velocis stamp on the property.”

Kierland One is a Class A office building located in the Kierland submarket. Situated on 11 acres, the four-story building, 16430 N. Scottsdale Road, is across from the Promenade Shops, within the Kierland master-planned development. The surrounding area has attracted many banks and financial organizations and is located near the Scottsdale Quarter, Kierland Commons and the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. Hines added on-site food and beverage amenities for tenant convenience. The property is leased to a variety of blue-chip companies doing business in Arizona and across the country.

Hines acquired Kierland One in 2013 with joint venture equity partner PCCP LLC. Alliance Bank of Arizona served as Hines’ lender at the time.

Hines will continue to serve as the property manager. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast from CBRE represented Hines in the sale. Velocis was not represented by a broker. Luke Walker, Brad Anderson and Mike Strittmatter with CBRE represented Hines for the leases.

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leven volunteers representing the Rotary Club of Scottsdale Arizona partnered with city of Scottsdale’s Operation Fix-It to complete a yard landscape installation of drought-tolerant plants and 15 tons of gravel for a Scottsdale homeowner in need. This is the club’s second Operation Fix-It project.

Operation Fix-It provides assistance to Scottsdale homeowners with exterior improvements to their properties when they are unable to address due to financial/ physical constraints.

Per the club’s community service project director, Laura Biever, the homeowner was thrilled and thankful for the hard work and beautiful landscaping job.

In addition to landscaping, the Rotary Club of Scottsdale presented a $1,000 check to Michelle Holmes, Operation Fix-It’s program manager, for future home improvement projects.

Operation Fix-It program is not funded by the city of Scottsdale and operates on financial and in-kind donations and volunteers.

Rotarians are ‘people of action’

The Rotary Club of Scottsdale welcomed Rotary International District 5495 Governor David Simmer. After a career concentrating on guiding high- and ultra-high net worth clients, Simmer retired and settled in Arizona where he served as Sedona Rotary Club

By Dr. Honora Norton and members were invited to volunteer at the annual holiday Salvation Army bell ringing at Scottsdale Fashion Square’s Nordstrom.

Barry Goldwater Jr. shares his views

Former Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. visited with the Rotary Club of Scottsdale and shared he was the president of the Greater San Fernando California Rotary Club.

After retiring from politics, he Rotary District 5495 Assistant Gov. Michelle Holcomb, club moved to Los Angeles and pursued President Don Loose and Rotary District 5495 Gov. David a career in the financial sector, Simmer greet Rotarians and guests at the club’s recent specializing in security law and unluncheon. (Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Scottsdale) derwriting. He became a member of NYSE and a partner in what is secretary and president, as well as assistant now Wedbush Securities. Goldwater Jr. governor for five clubs on Sedona to the Grand Canyon.

“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change—across the globe, in our communities in ourselves,” he said to begin his speech.

He says people join Rotary for leadership development, friendships, fellowship, membership and community impact. For many years, the Rotary International motto was “service above self.” It has been rebranding itself to be an all-volunteer organization of “people of action.”

Also, as part of the meeting, Judy Smith was welcomed as the club’s newest Rotarian

Barry Goldwater Jr. greets Rotarians at recent luncheon meeting. (Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Scottsdale)

Among those celebrating a donation check are, from left, Michelle Holmes, Operation Fix It program manager, with volunteers Jay Franz, Barry Kaplan, Gary Chontos, Kevin Maldonado, Wendy Wentz, Jody and Larry Krueger, Mindy Jensen and Ken Brown. (Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Scottsdale)

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resides in Phoenix, near his son, Barry M. Goldwater III. Goldwater Jr. continues to champion the conservative political movement started by his father. He serves as chairman of a solar advocacy group and maintains his contacts with political leaders and activists, while he champions his father’s conservative political movement.

Goldwater Jr. serves as chairman of Nelson Taplin Goldwater Consultants, a government relations firm primarily focused on the insurance industry.

During his talk, Goldwater shared his family’s legacy of migrating to America from Poland in 1840 settling in San Fran-

cisco. They were clothing merchants who followed the miners and Army to Prescott and grew the business into Goldwater’s Department Store. His uncle, Morris, was Prescott mayor for 25 years and helped to write Arizona’s Constitution.

He grew up dreaming of working with his father and was able to do so as a 30-year-old California congressman.

They served as in the U.S. Congress for 14 years. Goldwater Jr. says Congress is different now. During that time, he was in the minority. Yet, Democrats allowed the Republicans to participate and help craft bipartisan solutions to the country’s problems.

Today, there is anger and division, likely fueled by a partisan press and expanded social media.

After his talk, he signed copies of the book “Pure Goldwater,” which he coauthored with his friend, John Dean.

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Lane and Rotary Committee Chairman Ken Brown thanked the park project’s sponsors and contributors. As part the dedication ceremony, members and guests of the Rotary Club of Scottsdale enjoyed its semiannual Rotary Day at the Park.

Rotarian and Sugar Bowl o w n e r C a r ro l l H u n t re s s p ro vided the food, Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane attended Rotary Brown and Rob Park Day’s dedication and ceremony and extended his thanks to all involved. (Photo courtesy Adler barbecued Rotary Club of Scottsdale) brats. Sandy Miller handled setup and beverages. Rotarian Gil Gifford handled the sound system.

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The park features lighted walking paths, a children’s playground, a greenbelt, picnic ramadas, a restroom facility and the world’s first plaza designed in the shape of the Rotary symbol. In 2002, the Rotary Club of Scottsdale added Unity Plaza and the Spirit of Unity flagpole to Rotary Park.

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Students in SCC’s forensic science physical evidence class get hands-on experience identifying their type of fingerprint and the points of minutiae within the print pattern. (Photos courtesy Scottsdale Community College)

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he holidays are in full swing and that means coming up with creative, thoughtful gift ideas for loved ones.

Everyone wants their present to be meaningful and appreciated for a long time by the recipient.

Here’s the perfect gift idea this year: Give the gift of education.

Why? An education never gets old or outgrown, goes out of style, can be discarded, or even needs batteries. Once someone attains it, what they have learned can never be taken away. While “some assembly may be required” on the part of the student recipient, that opportunity for growth is part of the beauty of learning something new.

Giving someone a free college course may ignite that first step in their educational journey to ultimately complete a degree program. Achieving such a goal can open so many doors personally and professionally for years to come.

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Another option is gifting a noncredit class for a recipient’s personal enjoyment.

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Scottsdale Aviation is proposing increased rates and fees for operators at Scottsdale Airport.

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cottsdale Airport is proposing increased rates and fees after staff at the city-owned airport found its current rates and fees fell below market averages.

“The Scottsdale Aviation Department reviews its rates and fees annually to determine if any changes are necessary to cover costs associated with operating the airport,” says Sarah Ferrara, Aviation Planning and Outreach coordinator.

The airport is proposing increases to fees on fuel, fuel storage, overnight aircraft parking and rental cars and the hourly rate charged to customers who have work performed by airport staff.

The airport is proposing increasing its fuel flowage fee from 8 cents per gallon to 11 cents.

According to the airport, a recent market analysis of 18 Arizona airports found that Scottsdale’s current rate, in place since 2002, was well below the 11-cent average fuel flowage fee.

Scottsdale Airport was tied with Buckeye Municipal Airport with the lowest fuel flowage fee on the list.

Yuma International Airport had the highest rate on the list 22 cents per gallon.

Scottsdale Airport is also proposing doubling its fuel storage facility fee from 25 cents per gallon to 50 cents.

Scottsdale Aviation also found that some of its aircraft parking fees were below market rate when compared to area airports.

Scottsdale charges overnight parking fees of $5 per night for single-engine aircraft and $15 for twin-engine aircraft. The airport also charges $75 for jets.

A market analysis found that the average charged overnight parking fees charged at 11 U.S. airports was $9.60 for single-engine, $15 for twin-engine and $89.13 for jets.

Scottsdale Aviation is proposing increasing its fee to $50 for single and twin-engine turboprops and $110 for jets.

Scottsdale Airport is also proposing increasing its nightly parking fee from $4 to $5 for single-rotor helicopters under 12,500 pounds and from $8 to $10 for single-rotor helicopters over 12,500 pounds.

The airport is proposing increasing the parking fee for twin-rotor helicopters from $12 to $15 per night.

Scottsdale Aviation is also proposing an

increased fee on rental car operators that work with fixed-base operators at the airport.

The airport is proposing increasing the monthly fee from 8 to 10% of the rental car operator’s gross income from sale of services.

A market analysis of several similar airports found that most charged a 10% fee, though Falcon Field in Mesa charges a 5% fee. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa charges a flat daily fee of $2.50 per transaction.

According to Scottsdale Aviation, revenue collected from the airport’s rates and fees covers service costs, debt service and future capital costs.

Scottsdale Aviation is an enterprise fund, meaning it operates self-sufficiently without allocations from the city’s general fund.

Ferrara said the airport estimated it could bring in an additional $400,000 in revenue if all proposed rates and fees are approved.

Scottsdale Aviation hosted a public open house on the proposed rate and fee increases on November 21 in the Thunderbird/Stearman meeting room, located in the Aviation Business Center at 15000 N. Airport Drive.

The Scottsdale City Council will decide whether or not to approve the proposed increases at a meeting in May. 

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Bottles best enjoyed with friends by the fire and for the holidays

By Alison Bailin Batz

his past November saw temperatures mostly in the 80s – and even a few days in the 90s. Similarly, past Januarys have seen unseasonably warm days.

But, like clockwork, for about four weeks each December the Valley of the Sun gets chilly—and downright freezing at night. As such, here are some warming reds that make the perfect pours by the fire as well as the perfect gifts for friends and family during the holidays:

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2017 Cooper & Thief Red Blend

This is a bold red blend wine aged in ex-bourbon barrels, which impart soft, velvety tannins and a subtle heat, resulting robust flavors with a long, lingering finish. A bonus: it is packaged in a nontraditional bottle and boasts hallmark whiskey tasting notes unlike any other wine. $24.99

Antinori 2016 Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG

To share this bottle is to share the spirit of Tuscany with those you love. A perfect Italian varietal, the ultra-pleasing flavors of cherries, vanilla and a bit of balsamic reduction make this a treat for

POUR Decisions label, this Zinfandel will make everyone’s mouth water with its robust flavors of blueberries, blackberries, cherry jam and fig all tied together by a brambly undertone. $48

One Hope Limited Edition Bronze Glitter Pinot Noir

Like all One Hope wines, this glittery eye catcher gives back, specifically supporting pet adoptions in this region and beyond. Expect some major black and red berry flavors here, as well as hints of cinnamon and a silky finish. $49

2014 Trésor Sonoma County

Named for the French word for “treasure,” this is San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition medalist is a Bordeaux-style blend with primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, but also touches of Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot and the slightest hint of Cabernet Franc. It is equal parts lush and ripe with concentrated fruit aromas and flavors. $50

2016 SHIFT

any holiday or winter occasion. $35

2018 Barsotti Vineyard Cabernet Franc

For this truly beautiful bottle, the winemaker let the fruit hang a bit longer to see what expression this vineyard would make with slightly riper fruit. The magically delicious result is a lovely shade of pale purple and dances on the mouth with flavors of plus and black tea. $35

2015 Mountain Peak Rattlesnake

The name alone makes it the perfect wine for Arizona imbibing. But beyond the clever moniker and

A daring combination of Zinfandel, Barbera, Grenache, Petite Sirah, and Carignane, this warming wine has already earned a 93+ by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, and that was only from a barrel sample.

This one makes as good a gift as a bottle to keep for one’s self given its cutting-edge, metal label that resembles a vintage, gated shifter. $56

2016 Carmel Winery Limited Edition

C e r t i f i e d k o s h e r, Carmel Winery works with 108 families of wine growers to nurture some 3,500 acres of top vineyards in Israel. This is the group’s flagship and annual limited edition offering, available now. It is a Bordeaux-style blend

and extremely full-bodied, bursting with ripe plum, cassis, violets mint and even a touch of cigar. $68.99

2016 APEX

To a race car driver, the apex is the optimal line of the corner. Winning often depends on hitting it just right. Named on homage to this fine line, APEX is a beautiful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Petite Sirah with a stunning metal Apex curbing on the bottle. It is dark, rich, and smooth in texture, with aromatics of fresh blueberries, roasted coffee, anise and caramel. $76

Cakebread Cellars 2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

With pretty aromas of ripe boysenberry, dark cherry and cassis, coupled with scents of sweet oak and herbal spice, this Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a long, lovely finish featuring savory fruit, spice and mineral tones. $76.99

2016 Darius II

Deliciously dense and exploding with aromatics, this is a WOW bottle to bring out when company comes. On the nose, there is a combination of crushed violets, crème de cassis and black fruits. Then, they give way to black raspberries, wild blueberries and warm plums, followed by a surprising finish of black truffles, fresh tobacco, licorice and steeped oolong tea. $275 

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Ryan Giolitto spent 12 years entrenched in complex, technical tax cases, including servicing high-net-worth individuals.

(Photos by Pablo Robles)

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‘Best Money Ever Spent’ Foley & Giolitto CPA truly cares about its clients

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yan Giolitto leads Foley & Giolitto CPA in the Airpark, but there’s more to the business than meets the spreadsheet.

The Foley & Giolitto team is focused on helping people build wealth, starting with significantly reducing their taxes.

“We had a vision that we could create something that did not really exist in the marketplace, in terms of a CPA firm,” Giolitto says in his Northsight Boulevard office.

“We wanted to do great things for our clients, but also build a company where the people who work there could enjoy a great work-life balance. In other CPA firms, it is inconceivable. Accountants get burned out easily at most other firms.”

The team has been successful in saving its clients thousands of dollars in taxes. The advisers at Foley & Giolitto have filed taxes in all 50 states, plus several international jurisdictions.

“We have this passion for saving our customers tax dollars,” he says. “It is really unlike anything else people have ever seen. Because of that, we spend more time, energy and effort than anyone else in the marketplace trying to save our customers actual tax dollars.”

In Chicago, Giolitto spent 12 years entrenched in complex, technical tax

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cases, including servicing high-net-worth individuals, companies operating in all 50 states, and international companies.

“We have seen clients with highly complex situations involving hundreds of unique investments,” Giolitto says.

“If somebody comes in here and says, ‘Hey, is this too complex for you?’ The answer is usually, ‘No.’ There’s nothing, really, that falls outside the scope of what we can advise on.”

The services are wide ranging as well, he says. The team has practical experience in different investment strategies, and it extends beyond tax advice. Foley & Giolitto offers financial planning, investment advice, insurance planning and estate planning.

“Most CPAs will advise on those at some point in their career, but we are actually doing those things in our own lives,” Giolitto says. “There are very few CPAs who have been involved in a crowdfunded real estate investment or cryptocurrency trade themselves.

“We do not compete with anyone in the marketplace. In fact, we are probably the best referral source for anyone in the marketplace because we are putting all those pieces together. If someone needs a payroll provider or an accountant to organize their books, we are likely the first person to talk to.”

How it all started

Giolitto was born near Chicago, but he grew up in Florida. The family returned to Illinois while he was in high school.

Giolitto earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting in 2002 and a Master of Science in taxation in 2003, both from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Business.

“The school has a great reputation for being either No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation every year in the accounting rankings,” he says. I went on to get my CFP®—certified financial planner—after becoming a CPA. “This means I can advise on more than just taxes.”

He worked as a tax supervisor for Selden Fox Ltd. in Oak Brook, Illinois, and as the manager of tax and financial advisory services at Mowery & Schoenfeld LLC in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

His experience also includes a four-year stint as manager of U.S. tax and financial consulting services at CDH P.C. in Itasca, Illinois, and has taught other CPAs as an instructor at The Center for Professional Education.

Like many people, Giolitto visited Arizona and fell in love with the terrain and weather.

“I found out I liked the elevation, the mountains, and the hiking,” he says. “It

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Giolitto says business owners and real estate investors are perfectly positioned to benefit. “These are the people who can take full advantage of the strategies we provide,” Giolitto says.

Charitable arm

The firm donates to and volunteers with several organizations in the Valley.

“We support organizations that benefit children,” Giolitto says. “We tend to practice what we preach. There are a lot of Arizona tax credits for charitable organizations that we help our customers donate to as part of their tax strategy.”

Love House Kids Foundation and Arizona Helping Hands are among the organizations Foley & Giolitto support.

“We gravitate toward people who are making a difference,” Giolitto says.

“We” is not only the company, but his team of advisers, who includes coworker/wife, Lauren Giolitto. She volunteers heavily with local animal rescue organizations.

Why wait?

Ryan Giolitto was born near Chicago, and earned degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's College of Business. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

was pretty much No. 1 on my list. I did explore all over the country for the best place to move.”

Giolitto decided on the Valley and joined forces with certified public accountant, Charles Foley, in January 2016.

“We are a very remarkable consulting firm,” he says. “We found out that we are really good at one thing—that is saving people money.

“The microbusinesses and startup companies we work with are saving about $10,000 per year by working with us. Even the small businesses that are a little bit more established are saving about $50,000 per year working with us. If we were to

tackle a larger company, the annual tax savings would probably be in the six figures or more.”

The key to Foley & Giolitto’s success is the customized nature of the tax strategies they build, which means no “cookie cutter” strategies.

“Sometimes the strategies are quite simple, and sometimes they are very complex,” Giolitto says. “We are building the strategy before the year ends. A lot of people think the tax code is black and white. We get a lot of people who say, ‘If I go to any accountant, it is going to be the same.’ “Yet time and time again, it is not, and we do significantly better.”

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Giolitto finds that many people in the marketplace are receiving lackluster advice that is traditional and ineffective.

“They may not know what is available in the marketplace that could really benefit them,” Giolitto adds. “It costs them nothing to perform a review of their situation with us, but it costs them a lot of money to wait.

Time and time again, someone comes in with a particular tax situation, and we can do better by about $10,000 or $20,000. It is interesting how that works.”

“We are finding out that we are saving our customers more than three times what a normal CPA would. We are essentially offering this product to the marketplace where there are literally hundreds or thousands of percentage points in returns.

I do not see anyone’s investment or real estate portfolio doing that well. Because of those returns, it would be the best money they have ever spent.” 

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Simplicity

Rules Tyler Cadwell is just scratching the surface with Everything Etched

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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our years ago, Tyler Cadwell made a handengraved wine cork holder for his mother that read “Keep Calm and Drink Wine.”

His family was so impressed that his aunt suggested he sell items like those on Etsy. The task was arduous though, so he didn't take it too seriously.

A year later, he discovered laser engravers, which made his tasks more efficient. He founded Everything Etched and moved to the Airpark in 2015. He’s found tremendous success.

“We started in one unit and six months later we were busy enough to take over the unit next to us,” he says, “Six months after that, we kept growing and we needed more space. So we knocked a hole in the wall and we have three units.”

The Scottsdale resident has three reasons for his success.

“We provide great customer service,” he says. “We treat everyone as an individual and we’re very personable with everybody. We understand. This is a gift someone’s giving. When you want something personalized, it’s because the gift means something to you.”

He also offers unique, contemporary products, unlike his competitors, that are functional. Everything Etched doesn’t charge by the character, either.

“We make it very, very simple and we create beautiful designs that people can personalize,” says Cadwell, who graduated from Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek. “We have templates so they can have something a little bit more unique than just one letter or initial.

“It’s all built into the price. I’ll say one of the key differentiators for us is our speed. We can get something out within four

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hours from the order being placed online—and that’s completely custom, made to order. We do same-day engravings.”

Filling a niche

Cadwell says his business was a logical choice. He initially just wanted to make extra money, but when he saw the potential, “the switch just flipped on.”

“I thought I had something here and I put all my energy and time into it,” he says. “It allows me to be creative and create different designs and create different products.

“I think that’s what has propelled the company forward.”

He was a bit artistic growing up in the North Valley. Cadwell

Everything Etched owner Tyler Cadwell found success quickly after starting his company. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

drew somewhat, but he channeled his creativity into film. Armed with an IMDB page, Cadwell was a director of photography for videos and films.

“I enjoyed creating with light and different camera angles to make a different sort of visual,” he says.

The most well-known movie he worked on was “Jolene,” with Jessica Chastain, Frances Fisher, Dermot Mulroney and Michael Vartan.

After a while, Cadwell wanted to do

something he could create and sell online so he could continue his hobby of traveling the world. He has visited 30 countries.

“Thailand’s great,” says Cadwell, who has also hiked Machu Picchu. “Iceland is beautiful, and you can drive around the whole country and see glaciers and volcanic areas. My fiancée and I just did six weeks in South America. The Galapagos was just beautiful and amazing. You can walk right up to animals and they’re not scared because it’s so protected.”

Cadwell attended Scottsdale Community College, from which he earned an associate degree. He then went to ASU and earned a four-year degree in business finance.

A refresh

When Cadwell and his fiancée, Liz Ann Hewett, returned from South America, he decided he wanted to take Everything Etched to the next level. He invited in new equipment—including new laser engravers, a UV printer, a sandblaster and a CNC

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“I just love doing custom things,” he says. “It’s fun to figure it out and use the tools I need to make the pieces that are requested.

“Those machines are amazing. I like to try to put together the different mediums and the tools to make something more unique. You never know what someone is going to bring. It’s a fun challenge. We really don’t say no to anybody. We’ve actually started to be known for that.”

Everything Etched is hosting a public open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 21, at its showroom, 8341 E. Evans Road, Suite 105, Scottsdale. The day will feature discounts, tours, giveaways, food and music. For more information, call 480-550-5413.

Cadwell is grateful for his success. He was selected to be a part of an emerging leaders program through the SBDC. He was also nominated for a local innovation contest, and a finalist for a Cox Communications entrepreneur contest.

“I haven’t won anything yet, but I’m about ready to win,” he says with a smile. 

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Kevin Cadwell inspects the final product at Everything Etched in the Scottsdale Airpark.

Nicholas Holmberg’s goal is to expand his mortgage operations into other states. (Photo courtesy Nicholas Holmberg)

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STAR Just out of his teens, Nicholas Holmberg knows mortgages

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icholas Holmberg isn’t old enough to drink alcohol, but he has the wherewithal to run a successful company and make mortgage

decisions.

The 20-year-old recently launched Holmberg Capital LLC, a Scottsdalebased full-service mortgage company.

It offers a complete line of conventional and nonconventional mortgage products, including FHA, VA, jumbo loans, traditional refinances, and home equity loans and lines of credit.

Holmberg Capital also specializes in private money lending to investors seeking financing for projects such as new construction, fix-and-flips, rental and multifamily projects, lot/land development, and retail and commercial properties. Holmberg Capital offers loans up to $10 million.

“Real estate is something I’ve been interested in, in an entrepreneurial sense, from a young age,” Holmberg says.

“Right out of high school I wanted to get started. With the mortgage industry, I saw an untapped business when it comes to my specific age group.”

Compliance and regulations can be daunting. The industry, however, can use a little creativity, he adds.

“You don’t see a lot of younger people doing this at my age group,” Holmberg says. “The 20- to 25-year-old entrepreneurs, they’re going over ecommerce and social media. Mortgage is a very untapped market.

Not many people are doing it.

“This gives me an opportunity to think a little more creatively about how to put things together. Older people are by the book and they’re not thinking outside of the box. You see some of these investors and banks and they’re very outdated. There isn’t a lot of innovation in this business.”

Born in Chicago, Holmberg moved to the Valley at age 3. Holmberg began his career in business just after leaving Desert Mountain High School. He worked for a Valley restoration firm that upgraded exotic Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche automobiles.

Realizing his aspiration was to pursue his dreams as an entrepreneur, he pursued a career in real estate and then mortgage services and the industry’s private lending side.

“My goal is to establish the Holmberg brand not only as a leader in the mortgage services industry, but also as an innovative force in the real estate industry as a whole,” Holmberg says.

He is already expanding his mortgage operations into other states. He eventually plans to branch out into real estate sales and brokerage, real estate management, and real estate development nationally.

“My goal for the future and what I work toward every day is I want to cover real estate from all angles,” he says.

“I want to own real estate—apartment buildings, homes and rentals, and even develop things. To do all of that, you need financing. Having a mortgage industry and having relationships provide a little bit of help with that.” 

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Vernon Aviation business manager James Pera says when people hear the words “private jet,” they automatically assume it’s not within reach financially. (Photo by Annika Tomlin)

FINDING A NEW HOME

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Vernon Aviation settles in at Scottsdale Airport

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ernon Aviation business manager James Pera says when people hear the words “private jet,” they automatically assume it’s not within reach financially.

They’re wrong, he says.

“Once educated, our clients are pleasantly surprised to find out that there are various price points, aircraft and options for all budgets,” Pera says. “The business owners are pleased when they find out it can be a tax write off.”

Vernon Aviation set the stage for a competitive private jet market when it opened its base of operations at Scottsdale Airpark this fall. It flies an eight-passenger, Pilatus PC-12 turboprop aircraft.

“We are extremely excited to expand

our business and have a new home in Scottsdale,” Pera says.

“Scottsdale is a true destination and plays host to some of the largest and most prestigious events in the country. The demand is high for both business and leisure travelers that are seeking privacy, convenience and a schedule that they control. The airplanes that we operate are luxurious, comfortable and, most important, cost effective. We fill a niche for flights that are typically one to three hours of flight time in the immediate surrounding western states.”

For travel needs where the PC-12 isn’t the best option due to passenger and range requirements, Vernon Aviation also offers brokerage solutions through its worldwide network of qualified aircraft operators.

“If somebody comes to us and, for

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example, needs to transport 15 people nonstop to New York, we can accommodate that,” he says. “We can accommodate flights to Hawaii and other destinations. It’s about utilizing different aircraft that are obviously safe and appropriate for that particular flight.”

Vernon Aviation’s aircraft are operated out of Ross Aviation, a premier FBO. “It’s so nice,” Pera says. “You drive your car right out to the airplane. There’s somebody there to greet you. Your trip sheets been put together.”

New endeavor

Vernon Aviation was started in Farmington, New Mexico, by brothers George W. Riley III and Gary Riley.

The two also own Riley Industrial

Services Inc., an industrial contracting company, along with their father Sonny Riley and brother Glen Riley.

“They’re actually celebrating their 50th anniversary,” Pera says. “They built that business from scratch and now they have satellite locations all over the world.

“They’ve just been truly amazing people to work with. The fact that they’re celebrating their 50th anniversary, I think, carries very well over to Vernon Aviation and the values and services we extend to our clients.”

The family chose Scottsdale because it’s an “exciting” market.

“There’s just so much happening here, to be honest,” he says. “It’s a great location.

It’s central to the western states but, in truth, it hosts some of the largest events in the country.”

The organization focuses on the immediate western region like Napa, Sedona and San Diego. The flights are custom tailored to the passengers.

“If someone has a sweet tooth, we put Mr. Nelson’s cookies on the airplane,” he says. “If there’s a request for certain beverages or what have you, then we make sure the airplane is always stocked. The experience is truly tailored to their expectations.

“We get to know our clients—their likes and dislikes. I know it helps put people’s minds at ease.”

Vernon Aviation’s goals are to expand its fleet and destinations.

“We’re looking at additional aircraft at this moment, and so next year we’ll have more airplanes out here,” Pera says. “It’s really about striking a balance between the leisure clients and the business travelers.

“We go out and develop relationships with business owners and business travelers who are flying to regular destinations weekly. At the same time, we’re really excited to develop relationships with the resorts and surrounding destinations.

The goal is we like to go above and beyond. We’re hearing some very creative ideas at the moment and we’re entertaining them. We want to create experiences for people.”

Experiences that are within reach. Pera says the pricing is competitive, especially considering customers do not need to arrive several hours before the flight. Vernon Aviation also doesn’t charge a membership fee.

“It’s a different price than, say, what you’re going to see with Southwest Airlines,” he says. “But the bottom line is they should fear exploring it.

“There are different airplanes and different price points to basically accommodate any budget. We’re not a hard sell. We don’t bug our customers. It’s about building custom-tailored relationships.” 

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Fred Wagenhals' office in the Airpark is filled with memorabilia from throughout his career selling racing souvenirs. (Photos

by Kimberly Carrillo)

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Straight Shooter Fred Wagenhals is driving the munitions industry

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski red Wagenhals’ AMMO Inc. corporate headquarters in the Airpark looks like a standard office, but inside is magical to any NASCAR fan.

Racers’ uniforms in specially built cases line the walls of one of his offices. Earnhardt, Gordon—they’re all represented in this massive room of collectibles.

Above the racing gear is photos of Wagenhals and his friends, who include Farrah Fawcett and Kid Rock.

“I’ve met a lot of great people,” he says “Muhammad Ali was a great guy. I put him on a helicopter in Detroit to take him to the Detroit race. He was scared to death. He was standing there holding my hand. He had never been on a helicopter.”

Wagenhals wouldn’t have had these experiences if it wasn’t for his acute business sense. He founded Action Performance Companies, a licensed maker of tchotchkes for NASCAR and other motor sports organizations, as well as his latest project, AMMO Inc., a munitions company.

“Anything you saw with Earnhardt’s name on it or Jeff Gordon’s name on it, I made it,” he says nonchalantly about Action Performance Companies.

AMMO promotes branded munitions, including its patented STREAK, Visual Ammunition, /stelTH/ subsonic munitions, O.W.L. Technologies, and Night OPS

Fred Wagenhals purchased AMMO Inc. and plans to turn it into a multimillion-dollar industry. Reality TV personality Jesse James has branded hollow-point bullets through AMMO Inc., which is located in the Airpark.

(One Precise Shot)—a lead-free frangible tactical line of munitions for self-defense.

Reality TV personality Jesse James has branded hollow-point bullets sold through AMMO.

Coming to Arizona

Wagenhals grew up in Mansfield, Ohio, about 40 miles from Columbus, and 70 miles from Cleveland.

Like most folks, Wagenhals couldn’t stand the Midwest snow any longer and relocated to Arizona.

“I had the cabdriver take me to Lincoln and Scottsdale roads,” he says. “There was a hotel. I stayed there and got up one morning and everybody was happy.

Everybody was smiling. Everybody was polite. I figured out it must be the weather.

I moved here in ’77.”

He enjoys the Western lifestyle and the cowboys.

“I never looked back and never wanted to go back,” he says.

In 1992, Wagenhals founded Action Performance Companies, a simple ideal that

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Sports and entertainment are the themes of Fred Wagenhals' office.

grew into a multimillion-dollar business.

“I saw an article in the Wall Street Journal that said baseball cards is a $500 million business,” Wagenhals says. “I said, ‘You know, why don’t I take a little die-cast car and put it with a trading card and come out with it?’”

At the time, the movie “Days of Thunder” was about to be released.

Wagenhals traveled to China and met with the producers to see if he could have exclusive rights to manufacture its die-cast promotional cars. They turned him down because Matchbox had the rights. He asked about the premium promotions and those were handled already.

He turned his focus to Exxon, another partner. It agreed to offer Wagenhals’ cars for 99 cents when drivers filled up at Exxon gas stations.

“I went to the factory in China and they told me to put up the money because they weren’t going to build these little cars unless they had a letter of credit,” he recalls.

“I went to Exxon and said, ‘You need to give me a letter of credit so I can give the Chinese a letter of credit.’ I didn’t know anything about letters of credit. They said,

‘We give letters of credit to countries, not people.’”

The only remaining options were for Exxon—or Wagenhals—to write a $3.5 million check.

“So Exxon writes me this check,” he recalls. “I thought, ‘Holy Christ. What if I don’t deliver?’”

He was honestly more confident than that—until tragedy struck. An infamous oil tanker dubbed the Exxon Valdez spilled oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989.

“They called me up and said, ‘Cancel the program,’” he says. “I said, ‘What do you mean ‘Cancel the program? You already paid me.’ They said the Valdez just happened and they didn’t want publicity. They said to just ship all the cars to every one of the stations and let them do whatever they want with them.”

Collectors bought entire racks of cars and, subsequently, the cars went for $9 on the resale market.

Wagenhals teamed up with Earnhardt to sell his merchandise, and then “locked everybody up exclusively.

“I owned all the rights. NASCAR woke

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up one day and they were (mad). They said, ‘You own our drivers.’ I owned their rights because they were all independent contractors.”

He even persuaded Earnhardt to change the color of his car and T-shirts for one race.

“He said, ‘Are you nuts? Get out of here.’ He almost threw me out of this motor coach,” he says with a laugh. “I said it was the 25th anniversary of R.J. Reynolds sponsoring NASCAR. We’ll do a silver car for one race.

“Nobody will know about it. We’ll announce it the week before the race and I’ll have a trailer’s full of merchandise.’

He didn’t want to do it, but I guaranteed him $1 million for one race and he said, ‘Let’s do it.’”

Wagenhals sold $22 million in merchandise that day, and paid Earnhardt $3.5 million for one race.

“Earnhardt said, ‘What are we doing next year?’”

Thank you, next

Wagenhals sold Action Performance Companies in December 2005 for $245 million.

In 2016, he moved into a different field—ammunition. AMMO Inc. was acquired to change, innovate and invigorate the complacent munitions industry.

The company designs and manufactures products for a variety of markets, including law enforcement, military, hunting, sport shooting and self-defense.

The Airpark-based company has manufacturing operations in Northern Arizona and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

STREAK allows the shooter to see the projectile’s path toward its target and the rounds are nonincendiary. They do not generate heat so they are safe to use in environments where tracers are prohibited and can be a serious fire hazard.

“The military was interested in that,” he says. “The police force was interested in that. I bought that patent.

“We just came out with another patent which was an armor-piercing bullet for the military use only and NATO countries that are friendly to us. It’ll go through an inch and a half of steel.”

“I saw a niche market and I’m always the guy who thinks, ‘How can I take something and build it into something bigger?’

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“I saw an opportunity here and I said, ‘OK, I’m going to take this company public because I’d done it before. I’d been public. I went to all my NASCAR buddies.

I made them a lot of money. I raised $5 million and said, ‘OK, let’s build this company together.’”

He has big plans yet for AMMO, which includes retired racer Rusty Wallace on its board of directors.

“We’ll do $40 million this year and I think we’ll do close to $100 million next year. We’re on a growth pattern and I’m comfortable with the direction we’re going.

“I think we can build this company up to a couple hundred million in the next few years and I think somebody will come along and, just like NASCAR did, say, ‘We’re smarter than you. You need to leave.’”

AMMO is bound to be successful, Wagenhals says, because of the prevalence of guns.

“Here’s a company I can build in an industry that is going to be here for a long time,” he says.

“They’re never going to take away 300

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At 79, Wagenhals says retirement isn’t in his sight, but when it is, he’ll leave his company to his grandchildren.

“I like working,” he admits. “I come to work every morning—if I’m in town—at 5, 5:30. My assistant, who’s been with me for 42 years has an iced tea and a Dunkin’ Donut ready for me every morning. I care about people. I never built my companies by myself.

“I got all the credit because I got to be the guy at the top. What made me proudest of anything is 21 of my people became millionaires when they left. I’m not going to do AMMO alone. There are people helping me with that and they’re all going to be rewarded. I’m a firm believer in everybody needs to go home with a paycheck, but if we get it to a particular level, everybody wins.”

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COWORKING

SPACES Unique rooms fill the need for camaraderie during the workday

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By Andrea Davis

hile small business owners value the independence that entrepreneurship offers, some start to miss the social aspects of being part of a larger organization with hundreds of employees, corporate perks and amenities.

Although workers still opt to head to the local coffee shop across the street for a break, many times all the seats are full, or the space is too noisy. Employees have to think about how long they can remain there, working away, while taking up a chair meant for paying customers.

Many small businesses over 1,000 square feet of office space compete with these larger companies for clientele and employee retention by offering creative coworking spaces.

With over 20 years in the commercial real estate industry, I have witnessed an increase in clients looking for unique office spaces that incorporate a sense of community in the common areas and reduce their overhead.

“Our employees were requesting a flexible workspace for more collaboration and staff interaction,” says Diane Kuhler, CEO of Waybright Technology Academy.

“Andrea helped us buy the building originally and we sought her assistance to remodel the space to accommodate their needs. We wanted to make sure to economize our space so it would be easy to sell in the near future.”

We agreed to reconfigure the space and remove a wall for open teaching space.

“We added flexibility with different seating options,” Kuhler says. “Immediately our staff became more collaborative and happier in the space. These changes included a sofa style learning center, sitstand desks, a large communal table. This

Dr. Jyoti Patel owns AZ Integrative Medicine & Spa in Scottsdale.

She offers meditation and wellness education classes. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

can easily change into small meeting rooms for breakout sessions. Staff enjoy the space and equipment during off hours. Sometimes you will see them using the VR occulus and vive, console games, 3D printers, smart color-changing lights that sync to rock music and Google home smart system. They all have keys and can come and go as they like to avoid traffic or hang out.”

Waybright Technology Academy LLC,

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is a technology training center for K-12 in Scottsdale.

“All our tech employees drive over an hour to get to our location,” Kuhler says.

“They seek a stimulating job experience in a healthy work environment. The only way we keep the best employees is with a cutting-edge work center.”

AZ Integrative Medicine & Spa in Scottsdale is another example of a multifunctional

Dr. Jyoti Patel leads classes in her new space in the Scottsdale Airpark area.

space. It is designed to include a movement area within the integrated medical practice.

“Health care needs to change as doctors we need to embrace alternative evidencebased approaches to treating chronic disease, in conjunction with conventional methods when applicable,” says Dr. Jyoti Patel, the med spa’s owner.

“We partner with our patients on the journey to wellness, addressing all factors that influence health and disease, including

mind, body, community and spirit. The addition of the multifunctional allows us to offer meditation and classes, wellness educational classes and a health food preparation that benefits both staff and patients.”

National Hair Loss specializes in advanced and successful hair restoration treatments. To thrive in the competitive hair loss industry, it recently moved to Scottsdale Quarter to better service its VIP clients.

The office is sleek, contemporary and cutting edge. Not only is it appealing for patients, it’s a wonderful atmosphere for staff to facilitate treatments. Recently, the company added space for hosting wellness events for both their staff and customers.

“By hosting these events in trendy parts of town helps us twofold. First, employees love to work in trendy areas and secondarily, our clientele seek out our services more regularly when they live closer to the office,” says founder Carly Klein.

I see the trend of coworking and unique well-designed office space continue to rise in 2020 in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area as coffee shops, gyms and unique community spaces fill the need for camaraderie during the workday.

Andrea Davis, CRE, is a nationally ranked woman-owned business that focuses on commercial real estate. Davis is uniquely diverse in all aspects of commercial real estate working with landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers with office, industrial and/or retail requirements.

The company has closed over $220 million worth of transactions, totaling over 1.5 million square feet. She recently released “SimpLEASEity,” a book that is available on Amazon. 

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Youth is the Future ASU student Megan Whittard is first recipient of TB2 scholarship

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By Octavio Serrano egan Whittard made Scottsdale aviation history.

The ASU student is the first recipient of the Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial’s aviation scholarship.

“When you read her history, it’s like reading a novel and, at her young age, everything she’s accomplished is just phenomenal,” says Steve Ziomek, TB2 chairman and president.

Whittard began her flight training as an East Valley Institute of Technology student and earned her private pilot’s certification. She landed a Bachelor of Science degree at ASU in aeronautical management technology.

“Megan is an outstanding example of what a student’s interest in aviation can accomplish,” Ziomek says. “Along with her studies and keeping a 4.0 GPA, Megan also works as a certified flight instructor teaching other new students how to fly while she builds her hours of flying time. We are extremely proud to present her with our first aviation scholarship and I, as a pilot myself, look forward to following her advancement within the aviation industry.”

The Chandler resident is continuing her

education with the 4 + 1 program to earn her master’s in aviation management and human factors. The Corona del Sol graduate is planning on working for a regional airline and then a major airline. She says she is happy to have become part of the aviation community, which she says has always been supportive of her.

“I just wanted to say how incredibly honored and blessed I am to be a part of this community and to be chosen for this particular scholarship,” Whittard says. “I could not imagine having gone a different path and not being a part of a community like this.”

Mayor Jim Lane says he is glad to see young people take an interest in the community, specially one that is understaffed.

“Unemployment is very low, but at the same time there are certain trades and professions that are not being filled by virtue of somewhat of a change in temperament of where young people should go to make sure they have a bright future,” Lane says.

“That’s what we think about here in Scottsdale. We want to make sure we’re building an economy that’s going to be a place for our youth to have an opportunity. It’s the youth’s future.”

Although it was Lane just met Whittard, he was impressed by her bio and resume. With that much work and dedication, it’s hard to not stand out.

“Megan, she seems like a fine young lady and frankly from her bio or resume, it’s hard to beat,” Lane says. “To have someone her age to have been engaged in so many things and

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From left, Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane; Rudy Miller, chairman of Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial advisory board and scholarship committee; scholarship winner Megan Whittard; and Steve Ziomek, Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial chairman. (Photo by Octavio Serrano)

with such an interest, I’m sure there has been a lot of sacrifice of some downtime.

“She has seemingly brought it all together and it’s recognized by a great group that will assist her in that path and for somebody that is that dedicated, it’s hard to turn your back on.”

TB2 is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Scottsdale aviation history, honoring all military veterans and creating educational opportunities in aviation for young students.

During World War II, Scottsdale Airport, built for the sole purpose of training U.S. Army Air Corp pilots in 1942, was known as Thunderbird Field II. Thunderbird Field II graduated over 5,500 men and women pilots of who many saw military action in Europe and the Pacific. The field and school were deactivated on October 16, 1944, sold to Arizona State Teachers College (ASU), then to the Arizona Conference of Seventhday Adventists, and finally to the city of Scottsdale in 1966.

As for Whittard, she is happy with her trajectory and to be part of the TB2 legacy. For someone whose family history is set on the ground, she has found considerable support from the aviation world.

“I come from a background of absolutely no aviation in my family or friends or anything like that,” Whittard says. “I have found the aviation community to be so welcoming and everyone in the community, all they want is for you to be successful and for you to be involved and they want to help toward your goal.” 

MAKING aDifference

Tim Brown at his office at the Donor Network of Arizona. (Photo courtesy Donor Network of Arizona)

Donate Life, Donate Time Tim Brown is a transplant advocate at and after work

By Alison Bailin Batz

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cottsdale Airpark resident Tim Brown had a typical upbringing in Kansas City, where he played football, baseball and soccer.

“But I did it all at under 5 feet, so bonus points for me there,” Brown says with a laugh.

In high school, Brown stood 4-foot-11, but thanks to a college growth spur, he measures at 6 feet tall.

“It didn’t stop me from anything, and maybe it helped drive me into the medical field in a way,” Brown says. “My dad worked construction, and I went on jobs with him in my youth. The heat—and the freezing cold

in the winter—humidity and hard outdoor labor were not for me, maybe in some small part due to my size at the time.”

As such, Brown studied respiratory therapy at the University of Kansas, graduating in 1976.

“In my early career, I worked as a respiratory therapist at the University of Kansas Medical Center, specifically focused on the burn unit,” Brown says.

He then moved on to the area’s St. Luke’s Medical Center and eventually served as a department assistant director. In 1987, he relocated to Tucson to serve as University Medical Center’s director of cardiopulmonary services.

“In my role, I oversaw all respiratory therapy, diagnostic cardiology and other diagnostic services,” Brown says. “Eventually, I took on the role of vice president of ambulatory services for the medical center, which gave me direct oversight of organ

transplant programs.”

According to Brown, while some people connect organ donation with someone’s passing, it is truly the ultimate gift of life.

“In addition to the lifesaving gift of organ donation, tissue and eye donors can save and heal many lives. Tissue donors help by restoring sight, preventing limb amputation, healing burn victims, repairing bone, tendon and ligament damage after trauma and much more through their selfless gifts,” Brown says. “One single organ, tissue and eye donor can impact up to 80 lives, both of the people they help and heal and their families.”

Passionate about the cause, when a colleague from Phoenix called and asked Brown to come to the Valley and serve in an interim role leading the Donor Network of Arizona, he obliged.

“That was in 2002, and I am still here,” says Brown, who has now served as the

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MAKING aDifference organization’s president and chief executive officer for almost 18 years.

Beyond the Donor Network, within the donation and transplantation community, Brown has served as the president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, on the board for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and on the UNOS Membership and Professional Standards Committee.

“Helping people understand the importance of giving the gift of organ, tissue and ocular donation has truly become a calling and is far beyond a career for me,” Brown says.

According to Brown: Each organ donor has the potential to restore health and extend the lives of eight people.

Donated organs include the heart, lungs, pancreas, kidneys, liver and small intestines.

The gift of tissue donation touches the lives of more than one million people in the United States each year through transplantation.

One tissue donor can help support the healing of more than 75 people by restoring mobility, supporting burn victims and replacing damaged heart valves.

Bone, cardiovascular, connective and skin tissues improve lives in many ways, offering hope and healing through transplantation.

Each year, around 1,000 Arizonans heal lives through the amazing gift of tissue donation.

Each cornea donor has the potential to give sight to two people.

Eager to give back beyond his work at the Donor Network, Brown has served on the board for the American Heart Association and on United Blood Services’ advisory committee. He is also the Fiesta Bowl’s long-time leader.

“I am also honored to have been a part of the Fiesta Bowl Committee and Fiesta Bowl Charities for the past two decades, all thanks to a letter and some persistence,” Brown says.

In 2004, Brown wrote a letter to the head of the Fiesta Bowl, asking to join the board.

“Except that isn’t exactly how it all worked,” says Brown, noting the process to become part of the Fiesta Bowl Committee and/or board requires recommendation by a peer, interviews and proven commitment to the cause.

“Eventually, I made my way to a mixer and in due course did, indeed, earn a position on the Yellow Jacket committee.”

In the 15 years since, Brown has chaired nearly every committee within the organization as well as served as team liaison for participating college football teams like Notre Dame, Baylor and Clemson. Today, he sits on the organization’s board of directors and serves as chairman of its community relations and charitable giving committee.

“The true highlight above and beyond all of the fun and excitement of the game and parade is absolutely all of the people we impact every single day,” Brown says. “For example, in late October, we called 200 Arizona teachers and gave every single one a $5,000 grant to help them in the classrooms. We also spent a good portion of this year helping KaBoom! to build playgrounds for kids in need across Arizona.”

According to Brown, by the December 28 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, which will serve as a college football playoff semifinal this year, the bowl will have donated $3 million this year alone to Arizona charities.

“And then we will do it all over again next year, maybe even on a larger scale,” says Brown. 

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A ‘Brown’ Christmas The family of pianists is ready to celebrate the holiday season

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski he 5 Browns’ fans have requested a holiday album since the classical piano ensemble signed its record deal in 2004.

This year, their dreams came true.

“Christmas with The 5 Browns” features the holiday classics like “Sleigh Ride,” “Silent Night,” Greensleeves,” “O Holy Night” and “Nutcracker Suite.”

“It’s been wanted and asked for by our audiences,” says Melody Brown, who is joined in the band by her siblings Desirae, Deondra, Gregory and Ryan. “We’ve been playing now for 15 years—so they’ve been asking for a long time. We’ve accepted and gave our audience a holiday album. I know our fans are really excited to have a holiday concert to go to as well.”

The 5 Browns will perform a Christmas concert at Highlands Church in Scottsdale at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 14.

The five siblings are the first family to be

The 5 Browns were the first family to be admitted to train at The Juilliard School in New York City. (Photo courtesy The 5 Browns)

admitted to train at The Juilliard School in New York City. They enjoyed their first wave of critical attention in 2002, when People magazine dubbed them the “Fab Five.”

The 5 Browns have been a force in classical music since their self-titled debut album hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Albums chart with three separate albums—“The 5 Browns,” “No Boundaries” and “Browns in Blue.” They are excited to have released “Christmas with The 5 Browns.”

“When we decided to record an album of some of our favorite festive music, we really wanted to try and capture the warmth, fun and peace of these yearly, sibling Christmas Eve parties,” she says.

“So wherever you are and whatever your personal holiday traditions may be, we hope you feel a little bit of the joy we do while digging into a homemade pie; the laughter or tears of love we feel while opening the gifts we’ve given each other—or the peace we feel while listening to ‘Silent Night’ by the soft light of a Christmas tree.”

Brown says the project was a difficult one because, as classical musicians, it’s hard to do the holiday genre justice. They wanted to have pieces that are sophisticated yet fun, not “too cheesy,” she says, or over the top.

“Now that we have the record, we have a full-fledged holiday program,” she says. “It’s cool to finally have.”

Brown has fond memories of the holidays growing up. Music was always playing in the background—classical harp or guitar albums, or a music box Christmas album.

“All those I remember so vividly,” Brown says. “Our childhood memories are framed by that memory. It makes it so much more impactful and beautiful. Music playing around the season makes the season. I hope that people will be able to play our record as they’re throwing their holiday parties.”

This December, the family is getting together in Utah, as Deondra’s 9-year-old daughter is dancing in Ballet West’s “The Nutcracker.”

“We’re really excited to take part in her experience in ‘The Nutcracker’ and have our holiday feast on Christmas Eve.” 

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Classical

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Scottsdale Nutcracker steeped in grand tradition

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By Bridgette Redman

hen it comes to traditions such as “The Nutcracker,” Slawomir Wozniak, the Phoenix Ballet artistic director, believes the classical approach to be the most satisfying.

That doesn’t mean you won’t see surprises in his highly popular version of “The Nutcracker” that will have 15 performances in Phoenix this year—15 performances that as of the end of November were nearly sold out.

This is because the one-time principal dancer for ballet of the National Opera of Warsaw knows how to retell the story while staying true to the classical elements.

“I am very attached to history and attached to tradition, to the beauty of classical ballet,” Wozniak says. “The steps, the aesthetics, the history of it—it makes me feel I can bring people back in time. “ While it is classical in tradition and uses the full score of Tchaikovsky, all the choreography is his, and much is unique to Wozniak’s specific vision. For example, instead of having the Land of the Sweets, his

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“Nutcracker” features a garden, the Land of Flowers, and the show ends with the waltz of the flowers, rather than the usual finale.

“I wanted to show my own vision of ‘The Nutcracker,’” Wozniak says. “Not to get away from things that were already, but it is all mine. There is no copying of any steps or any sets or costumes or anything. It’s all mine. But I’m very attached to tradition and that’s what I admire. There is a deep, deep history behind it. There is so much discipline and dedication and love to it.”

Wozniak developed this “Nutcracker” in Poland before he moved to the United States in 2007. However, in Poland, he was limited in the number of dancers and had government funding to create sets and costumes. Here in the United States, the show has taken many years to evolve because he builds all the sets and costumes on his own with the help of volunteers and some sponsors. However, now, in 2019, the show is what he wants it to be.

“Now I can say that I’m fully satisfied with what I see on stage,” Wozniak says.

“Now I’m doing exactly what my intention was in Poland. Then the company was sponsored by the government and I had unlimited amount of money that was

necessary to make it possible. It’s a totally different story here on my own. What I do is based on what I can afford.”

Despite the challenge of funding, Wozniak does not regret retiring to Arizona and starting a ballet company, saying he has far greater freedom here to create what he wants to create and teach what he wants to teach. The number of dancers in the company has grown from between 40 or 60 to 100 or more.

“I can build my own sets and adjust and have it be as beautiful as it can get,” Wozniak says. “I have even more pleasure from doing it in the desert than when I was back in Poland. I’m free and I love it and enjoy it and that’s why I love it—I can go with anything my imagination allows me to come up with. It’s a wonderful thing of being an artist and not limited by the government. I feel very privileged because of that. The sky is the limit.”

Another difference in his Nutcracker is the role of Herr Drosselmeyer. For his role, and many of the other elements, Wozniak turned to the original source of the ballet, the story written in 1816 by Prussian author E.T.A. Hoffmann, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.”

“According to the book and the stan-

dard ‘Nutcracker’ story, Drosselmeyer is usually very scary,” Wozniak says. “In my production, he is scary, but he is also very funny. He does magic. He does things that are impressive like making dolls that can dance.”

In the first act, Drosselmeyer plays the traditional role as the uncle who entertains and brings toys. However, everyone is a little afraid of him as he is strange looking and engages in odd behavior. In the second act, he plays a much larger role than is traditional.

He dances on stilts. He brings Clara’s bed on stage, animates the fight scene between the soldiers and the mice and then becomes the king of the mice with a big head and an ax.

“It’s really unusual that a dancer and actor puts on stilts on stage and dances like a ballerina,” Wozniak says. “Usually he doesn’t exist in the second act except maybe in the beginning. In mine, he is animating the whole process of the flowers. He is dancing with the Arabians on the flying carpet; he is playing the mandolin in the Russian dance. He is in charge of all those things that are happening on stage.

“I did everything I wanted to do with that part. I have a great performer who does this. It makes the show really unique as far

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He feels it also adds coherency to the story as everyone has a greater understanding of who is who and why things are happening. He feels it simultaneously makes things more pleasant and leaves more room for imagination.

The Airpark-based Phoenix Ballet that dances “The Nutcracker” is a mix of professional adult dancers, students and children.

There are also a few adults who are not professionals—parents who participate in the opening party scene.

Wozniak says no one should be fooled by the label “student” or “youth” into thinking the dancers don’t achieve excellency.

“There are young dancers who are probably even higher caliber and skills than some of the professionals from other companies in the world,” Wozniak says.

“They are still very young and working toward their goals to be professional, but they are winning medals in international competitions throughout the world. It is no coincidence that several of our dancers ended up professionals in companies around the world.”

He says the mix of age creates more excitement in his performances and an atmosphere where everyone feels challenged.

There are dancers in the show who are as young as 5 years old. They’re learning the ins and outs of ballet and how to behave.

“It is a mix of ages and levels of professional, but for sure the quality I can guarantee and sign off on with both hands.”

When he started staging “The Nutcracker” in Arizona 11 years ago, they had five shows and a much smaller cast with fewer set pieces. This year, they will perform 15 shows at the Orpheum and welcome back many repeat visitors.

“I have a lot of followers from the past 10 years who come every year and they are even more impressed than people who are seeing it for the first time,” Wozniak says.

“They see it as it evolves.”

Every year it evolves in new ways so that the dancers will be challenged, and the audience will be surprised. Some elements that Wozniak cites as having been added over the years: • A 17-foot-tall window • A Christmas tree that is 25 feet and growing • New costumes every year that reflect new trends in fashion even while based on historical looks • New advanced steps, some danced by 11-, 12- and 13-year old young women on point

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• New dances reflecting the skills of the dancers • New props • New effects • A cannon that was once symbolic but now is able to fire on stage “There is a fireball on stage that impresses even the people who work for Cirque du Soleil, because of the way it is done,” Wozniak says.

Wozniak, who began performing in Arizona as a dancer in 1989, has long had a love for the state. It was his top choice to retire at, edging out Australia.

“I had the privilege of performing in Arizona every year and I was learning about it with every experience,” Wozniak says.

“There was no doubt in my head where I was going when I was going to retire as a dancer.”

But retirement for the 53-year-old choreographer doesn’t mean he’s slowed

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down any. He consistently works 12-hour days for the Phoenix Ballet. He says every day is filled with sweat and tears and hard work, but it is satisfying and the life that he wants.

He also enjoys being able to bring an appreciation for the classical to a new generation. He recognizes that people want relevant stories that make sense to them in their current world.

“I’m trying to put those worlds together,” Wozniak says. “Where I meet the expectations from nowadays audience while still teaching them to respect the tradition and the classical beauty and to keep up with history. (I want to teach) the next generations to still like what was done in the past even if there is a different take on it.”

“Tradition has to be there. There is no house that exists without the foundation.

There is no future if you don’t remember what was in the past.” 

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AIRPARK Events

CELEBRATING

Diversity

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ommunity Celebrating Diversity Board President Kevin Richardson says showing and celebrating diversity is important. That’s why the CCD has hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Dinner for 26 years.

The 2020 event is Thursday, January 16, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort. It begins with a 5 p.m. registration and reception, followed by a 6 p.m. dinner and recognition ceremony. Seats, $75, can be purchased at scottsdalemlk.org.

ASU Sun Devil football coach Herm Edwards is the featured speaker for the dinner, which has become the signature MLK celebration across the Valley.

Edwards spent 10 seasons in the NFL as a cornerback and then another 18 years in various coaching positions, making the

MLK dinner features guest speaker Coach Herm Edwards

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playoffs four times as an NFL head coach.

He joined ASU Sun Devil Football as head coach in December 2017. Edwards has been recognized by multiple organizations for his work in the community and has co-authored two books, among numerous other professional achievements.

“For me, it’s important that it shows why diversity should be respected,” Richardson says.

“One of my favorite quotes is, ‘Diversity is a fact; inclusion is an act.’ That has always stuck with me. It’s important that we respect everybody and show that differences can still unite us. It’s a lot of fun. I’ve been part of this now for about four years and it’s an exciting event in Scottsdale. There’s always a strong turnout.”

The CCD is a Scottsdale-based nonprofit organization that sponsors educational and

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community events to celebrate and create a greater awareness of our community’s diversity. Its mission is to enhance the perception and understanding of diversity, provide opportunities for citizens to recognize similarities and to acknowledge differences, and to seek respect for the values of others and the oneness of humanity.

Richardson says through the organization and the dinner it’s been interesting to hear people’s stories.

“Others have had experiences in times of civil turmoil in the United States,” he says.

“They’re such empowering stories. The speakers we’ve had the last couple years have had a real message that embodies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. It’s great to see our recent speakers who have had strong connections to the needs of our community.”

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Former baseball players, from left, Cody Ross, Mark Mulder and Barry Enright supported Mark and Lauren Teahen’s cause.

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The eatery was named after owner Giovanni Caranci's father, who was born in Corleone, Italy. (Photos by Chris Mortenson)

Keeping It Real Corleone’s represents Philly in the Airpark

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ld news clippings, nostalgic photographs, images of characters like Rocky Balboa, autographed pictures of athletes and other memorabilia decorate the walls of Corleone’s in the Airpark.

The eatery—named as a tribute to owner Giovanni Caranci’s father, who was born in Corleone, Italy—has been serving what its team considers an authentic Philly experience for more than a decade and a half.

“A lot of people think that (the name is) in reference to ‘The Godfather,’ but my father was actually born in a town in Italy called Corleone,” Caranci explains, before clarifying that he did at one point have more memorabilia inspired by the acclaimed gangster franchise.

Caranci, who co-owns the concept with his brother, Jerry Salko, says he wanted Valley customers to experience what it would be like to step into an actual sandwich shop in Philadelphia.

But that experience goes beyond visuals. It must also hit all the marks for taste.

Caranci feels it does.

“Our steak is actually shipped in from the same butcher that we buy our steak from for (our family’s) restaurants in Philly, so that’s No. 1. The bread (from Amaroso’s) is one of the most important things; and the Cheez Whiz,” Caranci explains, adding: “I mean, people talk about Philly cheesesteaks being original or real or not. Cheez Whiz is the best way to eat a cheesesteak. Some people like it, some people don’t, majority of people do, but everything that we get comes from Philly.

All of our products.”

And while Cheez Whiz may be the original way to get it, patrons can still personalize their cheesesteak however they’d like—ribeye steak or chicken; Cheez Whiz, provolone, American or mozzarella cheese; with or without grilled onions; and plus a variety of other add-ons.

Though Caranci says the cheesesteak is “absolutely” what draws people in, the menu goes beyond that classic. The restaurant offers a variety of other sand-

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By Connor Dziawura wiches as well as chicken wings, some sides, selections for kids, and even salad.

Pizza was added to the menu around five years ago, too. A separate catering menu is available.

Caranci feels the Italian hoagie— which consists of thinly sliced capicola, pepper ham, Genoa salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato and onion, with oil and vinegar—as well as the Buffalo chicken—served with bleu cheese or ranch—perhaps get sidelined to the more popular items.

But that doesn’t make them any less essential.

“People skip over some of the other menu items because they just get the cheesesteak, but those two sandwiches are stupid good,” Caranci says.

Through their food and atmosphere, the brothers showcase their Philadelphia roots. In fact, it was there where Caranci says he previously owned the chees-

Through their food and atmosphere, the owners of Corleone's showcase their Philadelphia roots.

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The Philly Cheesesteak at Corleone's uses true Philly ingredients like Cheese Whiz.

Pizzas and the Italian hoagie are popular dishes at Corleone's in the Scottsdale Airpark. Pizza was added to the menu five years ago.

esteak restaurant, albeit under a different name.

But Salko, who was living in Arizona, couldn’t find the real deal on this side of the country, according to Caranci. After joking about bringing the concept to the Valley to avoid spending travel time and money for something as simple as a sandwich, Corleone’s became an Airpark reality.

And “it kind of blew up,” Caranci says,

so he sold his Philly restaurant and moved fulltime to Arizona, where he went on to own five locations at one point.

Though Corleone’s is now down to just its Airpark site and another at 16th Street and Camelback Road, they’re doing well.

Caranci says they’re looking at potentially franchising, as well as getting into the growing food truck business.

Regardless of when or if that happens, Corleone’s is focused on keeping Philadelphia alive in the Valley.

“It was impossible to find a real cheesesteak out here,” Caranci recalls. “I mean, you can go and look at our reviews. People say this is if not the same cheesesteak as in Philly, it’s absolutely the closest that you can get to Philly. It’s just like a Philly cheesesteak in Philly for sure.” 

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Scottsdale’s OEB Breakfast Co. has a menu that boasts elevated breakfast dishes. (Photo courtesy OEB Breakfast Co.)

A Virtual Eggs-plosion Breakfast joints are sweeping the area

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arlier this year, Oregon-based Biscuits Café expanded into the northern Scottsdale area.

In late spring, popular Phoenix-based Matt’s Big Breakfast announced its expansion into the Scottsdale area, to take place sometime in the fall.

In September, Tucson’s popular brunch hot-spot, Prep & Pastry, celebrated its grand opening at the Scottsdale

Waterfront.

Calgary-based OEB Breakfast—which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year—opened its first U.S. location late last month in Scottsdale.

There’s been an infl ux of breakfast and brunch restaurants in Scottsdale and throughout the Valley in 2019.

But why now? And why the Valley?

“We’ve always been unique in a way that we’ve been a test market,” says Steve Chucri, president and CEO of the Arizona Restaurant Association. “Because we’ve been a melting pot of California, people from the Midwest out West, people from the East coast, very few people are natives here. And so as, as such, we have had ideas and concepts tested here.”

The breakfast segment may be thriv-

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ing now, but according to Ryan Field of Plated Projects, Over Easy was one of the first to hit the market.

“And we look forward to ongoing continuous growth throughout Arizona,” says Field, Over Easy’s franchise partner.

Over Easy opened its first restaurant in 2008 in Phoenix. Now, the franchise has six locations in Arizona with two more opening in Downtown Chandler and North Scottsdale this month.

Over Easy also plans to expand into Flagstaff by the end of the year – and open new eateries in Mesa, Queen Creek, the West Valley and Tucson next year.

According to Chucri, homegrown restaurants, like Over Easy and Wildflower Bread Company, began to expand around 2012 or 2013.

DINING Destinations Mauro Martina is the founder of OEB Breakfast Co., which opened its first U.S. location at Scottsdale Road and Chauncey Lane. (Photo courtesy OEB Breakfast Co.)

“Arizona was our third state we expanded to after starting in Colorado and expanding to Southern California,” says Andrew Jaffe, chief marketing

Over Easy recently opened new locations in Chandler and Scottsdale.

(Photo courtesy Over Easy)

This was also around the time that outof-state breakfast restaurants, like Snooze and First Watch, expanded into Arizona.

Snooze first arrived in 2013 after opening its first restaurant in Colorado in 2006; and in 2014, First Watch purchased The Good Egg and converted all 19 locations into First Watch restaurants.

officer for Snooze.

“Our CEO, David Birzon, had lived in the Valley for about 17 years and knew the market well as a great place for business. We understood that the Valley offered great long-term opportunities for growth.”

Snooze has done so well in Arizona, it now has five locations, with a sixth to open at Circle Records and Tapes in downtown Phoenix in December.

“It’s an incredibly cool building and we have wanted to bring Snooze to this neighborhood since we first began looking at the Arizona market,” Jaffe says.

Jaffe says he’s seen an influx of—and emphasis on—the breakfast and brunch businesses over the last three to five years.

“I think this is a convergence of two things happening, the first one being that breakfast is part of a morning routine. I

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think people are wanting to start their day off right and including breakfast in that routine is important,” Jaffe explains.

And he’s right.

According to a 2017 report by NPD Group, a food and consulting research firm, out of the three mealtimes, only breakfast has seen a growth in traffic and breakfast visits for the year ending in March 2017 increased by 1%.

Additionally, Technomic’s 2016 Future of FSR Consumer Report found that 22% of consumers are more likely to visit fullservice restaurants in the daytime hours than they were two years ago.

Further, NPD estimated that breakfast consumption, both in and away from home, would grow by 5% through 2019.

Jaffe says the second, broader trend that explains the increased interest in breakfast is people seeking more meaningful experiences.

“People are connecting with brands who provide deeper experiences and opportunities like that,” Jaffe says.

What Jaffe says Snooze does differently—and well—is making its guests feel part of the Snooze family and delivering an “uncompromising guest experience.”

“Our ever-evolving Snooze menu will continue to be innovative and will evolve ahead of guest needs and current food trends,” he says, adding:

“We believe that continuing to tell our larger story about who we are and how we do breakfast differently from the way we think about our community and sustainability initiatives to the emphasis we put on our responsibly sourced, Snooze-approved ingredients.”

But why are restauranteurs choosing breakfast? What makes opening a breakfast-centric restaurant so appealing?

OEB Breakfast Co. founder, owner and chef Mauro Martina wanted to create his own schedule, one that would allow him to spend more time with his family.

“I wanted to have a restaurant. I wanted something small, something cozy, something that I can make the ingredients shine. And I want to have the right hours,” Martina explains. “Ten years ago, I thought it was the right thing, and I still today think that’s the right thing to do.”

Jaffe adds the advantage of owning and operating a breakfast restaurant is the ability to balance one’s career in the hospitality industry while still maintaining a personal life.

“Work-life balance is important at Snooze and being a breakfast restaurant allows for Snoozers to work and then be home with their families in the evening,” Jaffe says.

For the most part, breakfast restaurants also have the advantage of lower

cost of goods, like eggs, bacon and bread—but not at OEB. “Sure, there are huge profit margins, but that’s not who we are,” Martina says.

“It’s European bacon. We’re working with truffles. We’re working with sturgeon caviar. We’re working with duck fat. It’s not cheap.”

OEB’s is a farm-to-table, chef-driven concept. For example, at its Scottsdale location, OEB uses pasture-raised eggs and butter from Vital Farms based in California and Texas.

“We had a pretty hard time finding the perfect egg for us because I wanted a cage-free, free-range pasture, vegetarianfed, GMO-free egg,” Martina says.

Martina says he chose Scottsdale as OEB’s first U.S. location because it’s already a year-round travel destination for Canadians.

He had plans to expand into Arizona two years ago.

“That sector’s exploding right now in the U.S. and in Canada, not so much in Europe, but I think it will eventually,” Martina says. “I’m not surprised. I’m actually excited because this generates interest; this generates, for anybody in this sector, to explore further, and it’s fun. An egg is not just an egg. There’s so much you can do with it.”

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He says that while it’s unsurprising to see existing restaurants like Snooze expand, it’s concerning to see so many restaurants brandnew to a niche market open up.

“That’s when you start to raise an eyebrow and say, ‘OK, this is good. However, how much capacity do we have as an industry for a very narrow niche when it comes to breakfast and lunch places?’” Chucri says. “I do get a tad concerned when I see more and more independent restaurants that are new to the marketplace opening.”

Add to that the increasing minimum wage, which will lead to food-service companies responding to the higher wages via increasing menu prices.

Currently, the minimum wage in Arizona is $11 per hour and will increase to $12 on January 1.

“We’re keeping our eye on that because it’s not easier to stay in the restaurant industry. It’s getting harder with these labor issues,” Chucri says.

He added that as the minimum wage increases, production costs will increase – then lead to increased menu prices.

According to Chucri, Arizona sold just under $13 billion worth of food last year, around an $800 million increase compared to the previous year.

On a national basis, the U.S. sold $863 billion worth of food last year, a 3.6% increase from the year before.

And of that 3.6% growth, 3% was due to menu price increases, not increased transactions, Chucri says.

“So, what does that tell you? Are we going to hit a critical mass where people are going to refuse to pay $12 for an omelet?” he says.

How restaurants will succeed, according to Chucri, is strong branding and distinguishing the restaurant from the competition.

“If you don’t define yourself, if you don’t stand out, you’re not going to succeed — plain and simple,” he says. 

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Couple is living the dream with Café Paris French Bistro

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rnaud Catois’ lifelong goal was to come to America.

“This was his dream,” his wife, Caroline, says about Arnaud, who has an ever-present smile.

“One day, he just asked me, ‘Do you want to go?’ I said, ‘OK, let's go. So we came here with our kids.”

The two worked at an upscale restaurant in Paris and brought their knowledge to the Scottsdale Airpark where they opened Café Paris French Bistro & Catering, shortly after moving here in 2007. The couple’s mission is to bring French culture and cuisine to Arizona.

Arnaud and Caroline also bring hospitality, as they greet every table with a smile and chit-chat.

“It’s like a family here,” Caroline says. “We know a lot of the customers

Popular croissants are plain, chocolate and almond at Café Paris: French Bistro & Catering.

because they come back. They say they like it because it’s quiet, and the music isn’t too loud.

“They ask about our family and we ask about theirs. When they don’t come, we worry about them.”

The food is just as important. Arnaud studied at Le Cordon Bleu and with a renowned chef in Paris. But when they relocated to Scottsdale to follow a family member, they wanted a simple

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menu that was amenable to everyone.

“We wanted a family restaurant,” she says. “Some things you can eat at home—nothing too fancy or too expensive. We speak French all the time, even with customers. Some of them try to speak French and we help them along and teach them words.

“We appreciate when our customers try.”

The homemade pastries and desserts

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Crepes are aplenty at the eatery. There are more than 15 flavors, including the plain crepe with powdered sugar, berries and homemade whipped cream.

are frequently requested.

Fruit tarts and a Napoleon ($4.55), flourless, glutenfree chocolate cake ($4.35) or crepes available for those with a sweet tooth ($4.35 to $9.15) Breakfast offerings are a mixture of traditional (omelets, $8.55) and the French (crepes, French toast a l’orange or quiche Lorraine, $9.25 to $9.35).

The soups and starters are straight out of France— French onion ($5.25 and $7.15); tomato basil ($4.55 and $6.45); crepe Saskia (served cold with ham, cream cheese and chives, cut in four, $4.95 to $9.90); ratatouille ($4.55) and crepe Ilian (served cold with smoked salmon, cream cheese and dill, $5.95 to $11.90), are among the offerings.

The French onion soup is popular with guests.

“You have the onion, the broth, the

bread and the cheese that’s melted on top,” Caroline says. “It’s one of the big hits. We have a cup and a big bowl that’s really huge.”

The Niçoise salad, a base of lettuce, tuna and potatoes, and the Parisian (similar to a chef’s salad) are ordered frequently. The menu is rounded out by 16 types of crepes, and 17 sandwiches and paninis. The specialties ($9.35 to $10.85) are quiche Lorraine, croque monsieur (a hot grilled sandwich with

Dijon mustard, ham, Swiss cheese and bechamel sauce), croque madame (a croque monsieur topped with a sunny side up egg) and Jim’s burger.

The couple sometimes buys ingredients from France, like raclette cheese, a semi-hard cheese that’s often fashioned into a wheel.

“We like to introduce people to different dishes here,” Caroline says.

In December, Café Paris will teach guests about the galette des rois. According to lore, French families mark the end of the holiday season by eating a pastry fit for kings. The galette des rois is a tart made with pastry, butter, ground almonds and other ingredients.

It’s consumed before the January dieting begins.

“There is a King Louis inside,” Caroline says.

“It’s hidden inside and when everybody eats the cake, one of them will get the (toy), like an animal or flower. The one who gets this little thing is the king or the queen of the day.

“It’s a fun thing to do, especially with kids or those we love. You can only find it in December or January.” 

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Ingredients: - 2 sticks of butter, room temperature - 1 cup sugar - 1 cup firmly packed golden brown sugar - 3 large eggs - 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract - 3 cups all-purpose flour - 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda - 3/4 teaspoon of salt - 1-1/2 cups of Christmas M&M’s plus more for topping - 1 cup of mini chocolate chips plus more for topping - 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 baking dish with foil or parchment paper; leave some overhang to make removal easier. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. With an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar together until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well. Lower speed and add flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until combined. Add M&M’s and mini chocolate chips and give a final stir, reserving some M&M’s, mini chocolate chips and white chocolate chips for topping cookie bars. Transfer cookie dough to prepared baking dish. Press additional M&M’s, mini chocolate chips and white chocolate chips into top of cookie dough. Bake 35 to 40 minutes on oven rack in lower third of oven to prevent over-browning. Let cool completely and cut.

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Ingredients: - 1 cup butter, room temperature - 3/4 cup granulated sugar - 1/2 cup light brown sugar - 1 egg, plus 1 yolk - 1 tablespoon vanilla - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1 teaspoon cream of tartar - 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt - 1 teaspoon cinnamon - 2-3/4 cup flour - Cinnamon Sugar Mixture - 1/4 cup granulated sugar - 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon Directions: Line a baking sheet with a parchment paper and set aside.

With an electric mixer, beat together butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the egg, the yolk, vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and cinnamon and mix for 1 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Turn mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until just combined.

In a separate small bowl, make your cinnamon sugar by mixing together cinnamon and sugar, stirring until evenly combined. Using a medium (2 tablespoons) cookie scoop portion out the dough and roll into a ball. Roll each cookie dough ball into the cinnamon-sugar mixture until coated.

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nother amazing year of changes in Scottsdale has flown by—with new places to go, new people to meet, a few places we’ll miss, some historic people to mourn, and so many things to look forward to in 2020.

Here’s just a sample of changes that have occurred in the past 12 months, and what’s on the horizon.

WHAT’S NEW Restaurants Philadelphia Sandwich Company on Stetson; Jojo Coffeehouse, Drunk Munk, Merkin Vineyards, ShinBay and Hot Chick in Old Town; Prep and Pastry and Maple and Ash at Scottsdale Waterfront; SunLife Organics, Tocaya Organica and Toca Madera at Scottsdale Fashion Square; Ocean 44 on Goldwater Boulevard; The Phoenician Tavern at The Phoenician Resort; Matty G’s at Hilton Village; the world’s largest White Castle and Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament on Via de Ventura; Pubblico Italian Eatery on Scottsdale Road; Famous

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48 and Kaleidoscope in Gainey Ranch; OBON Sushi+Bar+Ramen at The Grove and Agave del Scottsdale in McCormick Ranch; PHX Beer Co. Brewpub at Mercado del Lago on Hayden; Detroit Coney Grill on Hayden; Little Cay on Shea; Brunch Café on Scottsdale Road near GreenwayHayden; Biscuits Café on Hayden; Modern The Scottsdale Heritage Connection Messinger Family Research Room Oysterbar Chophouse at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library opened. (Photo by Joan Fudala) on North Scottsdale Road; Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers on Shea; State 48 Barrel & New York Bagels n’ Bialys at La Mirada; Lager House on Hayden; Meat the Ball at Hush Public House on North Scottsdale The Promenade; Sapiens Paleo Kitchen in Road.

McDowell Mountain Ranch; Blast and Brew, Hot N Juicy Crawfish, Vanilla Fish and Tourism/recreation Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers Element SkySong Hotel at McDowell/ at Scottsdale 101; Vic + Ola’s in DC Ranch; Scottsdale roads; Residence Inn on Pima

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REMEMBER When Road, Tru and Home 2 Suites by Hilton and Great Wolf Lodge on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Parada del Sol Museum on Brown Avenue; Taliesin West became a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Mavrix entertainment space at The Pavilions; BATL: The Backyard Axe Throwing League at Thomas/Hayden.

City The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park was named best park in the United States; Scottsdale Heritage Connection/Messinger Family Research Room at Civic Center Library; Fraesfield and Granite Mountain Trailheads in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve; a Veterans Advisory Commission was appointed; Sands North was added to Scottsdale’s Historic Register; City Council approved a tax exemption for out-of-state art sales; new city ordinances covering independently operated bicycles, scooters and skateboards as well as short-term vacation rentals; Scottsdale Airport runway lighting updated.

Retail The Mercantile at Brown/First Avenue (former Saba’s site); Wonderspaces pop-up art exhibit area and Omega Boutique at Scottsdale Fashion Square; Circle K gas stations at Hayden/Indian School and Shea/Scottsdale roads; Garjana, Paige and Vineyard Vines at Scottsdale Quarter; new shops at The Block on Via de Ventura; Skechers and Dip Nail Spa at The Promenade.

Other Esports at area high schools; Robert Breen’s book, “Scottsdale Glass Art Studio;” Scottsdale Public Art’s new gallery space at Civic The Canopy Hotel

by Hilton is under construction on Marshall Way (former site of School of Real Estate).

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The Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament opened on Via de Ventura. (Photo by Joan Fudala)

Center Library; Scottsdale schools launched a Vaping Awareness Campaign.

WHO’S NEW City Attorney Sherry Scott; Community Services GM Bill Murphy promoted to assistant city manager; PV resident Barbara Barrett sworn in as secretary of the U.S. Air Force; Jill Keimach is the town manager of Paradise Valley; Michele Reagan is the new justice of the peace for the McDowell Mountain Precinct.

Business developments Set Jet charters at Scottsdale Airport; Acronis dedicated its new headquarters and its SCSVets initiative; Navaera Worldwide will renovate the Bratzel building on Osborn for its operations; SkySong 5 has opened; Zillow opened its new headquarters in the

Galleria Corporate Centre; hemp/cannabis businesses, including it as a law practice specialty; Commerce Bank of Arizona in the Airpark; Boiling Point Media in the Airpark; a seventh golf course and clubhouse at Desert Mountain.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT Tourism/events/recreation The Russo & Steele car auction is moving to Scottsdale Road near Loop 101 for its 2020 event; Cactus League Spring Training starts earlier this year – February 22; Bowlero took over the space formerly occupied by Brunswick Zone on Via Linda; renovations at W Scottsdale, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Royal Palms Resort and Spa, The Bespoke Inn, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. City 68th Street and Drinkwater Boulevard bridges repaired and reopened after extensive closures; higher municipal fees and rates in various categories Business developments Fox Restaurant Concepts became a subsidiary of The Cheesecake Factory Inc.; Sapporo changed its name to Kasai Asian Grill.

Schools Voters passed the SUSD override and the PVUSD bond and override in the November 2019 election.

Other Rotary Park in Gainey Ranch has been expanded; The McDowell apartment complex

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REMEMBER When replaced a car dealership on McDowell Road; an A-frame structure on McDowell Road that once housed at Polynesianthemed Dairy Queen has been moved to Hayden Road; a sculpture that once stood in front of the Scottsdale Progress office on Earll has been “found” and reinstalled in front of Cavalliere’s Blacksmith Shop on Brown; new storage units where Macaroni Grill used to be on Scottsdale Road, south of Shea.

WHAT’S GONE Restaurants Don & Charlie’s on Camelback Road (a favorite since 1982); the Blue Moose on Civic Center Mall; Pig & Pickle at Hayden/ Thomas; Village Inn on Scottsdale Road, north of Bell; Italian Grotto at Scottsdale/ Main Street; Old Town Gringos; Melting Pot on Hayden; Grabbagreen; Sweet Home Chicago; Donut Bar at The Promenade; Cantina Laredo closed and its building razed; Gordon Biersch on Mayo Boulevard; Bodega 13 at La Mirada.

Retail Saba’s Western stores closed in Scottsdale; Super L Ranch Market at Thomas/Hayden; Sears Appliance Showroom in Northsight.

Other Roadrunner Lake Resort mobile-home park closed; Dolphinaris Arizona closed; ASU’s Karsten Golf Course closed; historic Nuss building at Scottsdale Road/Shoeman Lane was razed for redevelopment.

Who’s moved on The 39-year veteran of the Scottsdale Fire Dept/Rural Metro and Deputy Fire Chief

Major upgrades are underway at Scottsdale Stadium, due for completion prior to the February 22 start of Spring Training.

(Photo by Joan Fudala)

Steve Randall retired; SFD’s Captain Tim Cooper also retired after a 45-year career; Scottsdale City Attorney Bruce Washburn retired.

Sadly, we’ve lost Former Scottsdale Community College President and civic leader Dr. Art DeCabooter, real estate executive Dennis Lyon, former city of Scottsdale staff executive Carder Hunt, real estate executive Tom Fannin, Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell, Judge Dan Roth, hotelier John Dawson, Old Town merchant and pioneer family member John Song; long-time Scottsdale Boys & Girls Club executive Sal Cosenza; business owner Mike Robbins; real estate professional Ellie Shapiro; artist Gerry Metz; film historian Charlie LeSueur; and civic activist Bob Vairo.

The Parada Del Sol Rodeo Museum opened at the Noriega Livery Stable at Brown and Second Street.

(Photo by Joan Fudala)

WHAT’S COMING Developments Redo of Papago Plaza; Museum Square at Marshall Way/Second Street; Southbridge II; The Marquee on Scottsdale Road at Camelback; Miller Square; Gentry on the Green on Hayden; Nationwide development Cavasson south of Grayhawk; Revel Scottsdale senior independent living community to former site of Scottsdale Resort and Athletic Club; Sierra Bloom Wellness Campus on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; The Palmeraie masterplanned community adjacent to the RitzCarlton Paradise Valley is underway; Axis Raintree office building in the Airpark; Lofts at The District; BALUNSD facility to open near Scottsdale/Thunderbird.

Business HonorHealth Sonoran Medical Center is under construction at I-17 and Deer Valley Road; HonorHealth broke ground for its Neuroscience Institute on its Osborn campus, set to open in Spring 2021; Scottsdale Jet Center is Scottsdale Airport’s third fixed-base operator; Harkins Theatres is building a new headquarters on McDonald near Loop 101; Scottsdale Promenade Self Storage under construction.

Tourism Canopy Hotel by Hilton on Marshall Way is under construction, to open in Fall 2020; The Ritz-Carlton Hotel to open in Paradise Valley in summer 2020; Caesars Republic Scottsdale (11-floor hotel by Caesars, with two Giada De Laurentiis restaurants, near Scottsdale Fashion Square); Choice Hotels’ tech headquarters to Cavasson; new We-

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REMEMBER When Ko-Pa Casino Resort at the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation; Holiday Inn to Loop 101/90th Street; hotel to the former Don & Charlie’s site on Camelback Road.

Restaurants Porter’s Western Saloon on Brown Avenue, Frasher’s Steakhouse to reopen on Drinkwater Boulevard; Blue Zone at Mercado del Lago/Hayden; Texas Roadhouse at The Block; Matt’s Big Breakfast announced it will open near Scottsdale and Thunderbird roads.

Nationwide’s Cavasson development on the northwest corner of Hayden and Loop 101 is under construction.

(Photo by Joan Fudala)

City With voter approval of all three bond initiatives on the November 5, ballot, many municipal infrastructure projects are now funded and in the works; major improvements to Scottsdale Stadium are underway; new fire station under construction on Hayden near Indian Bend; Palomino Library will transition from a public library to a school-only library within Desert Mountain High School by June 30; a new McDowell Sonoran Preserve trailhead at Pima and Dynamite roads with an amphitheater named in honor of preserve leader Dr. Arthur W. DeCabooter; a citizen-initiated memorial to Scottsdale’s fallen members of the armed forces to the grounds of City Hall; Mountain View Park is getting a new playground.

Sports ASU will host the NCAA golf championships at Grayhawk Golf Course in 2020; in 2021 the San Francisco Giants will begin using a field at 64th and McDowell for nongame Spring Training workouts (games will continue to be played at a renovated Scottsdale Stadium); the Super Bowl returns to the Valley in 2023; the NCAA will bring its Final Four men’s Schools Redos/updates to Hohokam, Cherokee, Kiva basketball championship back to the and Navajo elementary schools; St. Catherine Valley in 2024; the City of Scottsdale, the of Bologna Performing Arts Center under Scottsdale Charros and the San Francisco Giants inked a deal that will keep the construction at Notre Dame Prep. team in Scottsdale for its Spring Training seasons through 2044; The Mercantile opened a museum celebratin the former location of ing baseball’s Cactus Saba’s at Brown and First League is under conStreet. (Photo by Joan Fudala) sideration for Scottsdale Stadium Other Ongo ing imp ro v e ments to Loop 101 between Pima Road and 64th Street exits in Scottsdale; a book on the Old Adobe Mission is in the works.

2019 MEMORABLE MOMENTS The big February

snow; Fry’s test of robotic grocery delivery in Scottsdale; no new city flag, despite a few proposed new designs and City Council debates.

2020 SCOTTSDALE MILESTONES Scottsdale mayoral and City Council election (and U.S. Presidential) election in November; 85th anniversary of Post 44, American Legion (established 1935); 75th anniversary of VE and VJ Days, ending World War II; 70th anniversary of Scottsdale’s Fifth Avenue (debuted November 1950); 65th anniversary of Scottsdale Public Library (1955); 50th anniversary of Scottsdale Community College campus opening (1970); 45th anniversary of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (opened October 1975); 45th anniversary of McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (October 1975); 25th anniversary of the Scottsdale Cares utility bill donation program (1995); 25th anniversary of the city’s and Experience Scottsdale’s presence on the world wide web (1995); 25th anniversary of the Via Linda Senior Center (1995); 20th anniversary of the first listing of properties on Scottsdale’s Historic Register (2000); fifth anniversary for Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (January 2015). Also, Medicare turns 55 (began in 1965) and the Americans with Disabilities Act turns 30 (enacted in 1990).

Hope you’ll shop and dine local and enjoy the best of Scottsdale! 

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INSURANCE andBenefits

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By Paul Breslau, Breslau Insurance & Benefits Inc. and Rick Randall, President and Co-Founder of NewAm Health

ow many things do you buy where you have no idea what the cost will be? How many times would you purchase something knowing you could be paying less elsewhere?

In the case of prescription medications, this often is precisely the case. When patients visit their medical practitioners’ offices, they are asked, “Where would you like to have this prescription filled?”

The patients give their pharmacy name and address. That’s where the electronic prescription is sent. Almost never does either the patient or doctor think about, “Where is the lowest price?”

The pharmacist carefully fills the prescription (or sometimes substitutes a generic if allowed by the physician), and the patient steps up to the counter to pay. Queue the creepy music score! The next words out of the pharmacy tech’s mouth are a complete mystery. Will they say, “Your prescription will cost you $1, $10, $100 or $1,000”?

The technology exists, and the data behind the technology is available, so the prescriber and patient can access up to the minute, competitive price information on any web-enabled device. If the doctor isn’t aware of the technology, you, as the patient, can access it quickly. Maybe the doctor is too busy, but you can consult with their assistant to first consider the cost you will pay at the pharmacy counter, based on your medical plan, if any.

You should be aware of the following: • Prices, especially for generic drugs, vary greatly across pharmacies, possibly $50 at one chain store and $5 at another across the street or around the corner.

• Prices can vary among different pharmacy chains.

• Prices often vary between mail order and retail pick-up.

• Prices vary among competing medications that do the same thing (“bioequivalent”).

• Prices can be ridiculously high when two inexpensive drugs are combined.

• Prices, especially for high-priced brands, often have manufacturer coupons that reduce the price to patients to a small or zero co-pay.

Why and how have we allowed these ongoing rip-offs to continue to happen? We all need to be asking how to avoid them, as drug prices continue to increase at substantially greater than the rate of inflation.

A few decades ago, there were not that many pricey drugs. But American industry has done a great job developing new drugs for new conditions. As that happened, however, the medical complex found many more conditions that could be treated with existing drugs. More drugs were prescribed, and prices naturally rose.

As many of us worried about high-priced drugs and paid less attention to generic drug prices, other companies took advantage.

Some manufacturers raised prices well above normal; some retail pharmacies did the same.

So today—for some common medications— prices can vary from one nearby pharmacy to another by up to 10 times!

That’s outrageous and ridiculous but you can fight back by using pretty simple technology available today, often free of charge, to get the right drug at the right price.

No guessing needed. No calling around requesting pricing. And no sticker shock at the pharmacy counter!

Many of you are on high-deductible health plans and get no help to offset your drug prices until you reach your deductible.

Thus, you pay 100% of drug costs until then.

But that’s not the worst news. The worst is

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that—and we’d suggest it is consistent with the design of high deductible plans—some drug benefits actually charge prices much higher than you need to pay.

But you can put the power back in your wallets. Simply download apps from companies like GoodRx to check prices. Also, in the Phoenix Metro area, companies like NewAm Health, newamhealth.com, provide access to drug prices that are substantially less than traditional discount programs.

We’d be happy to help you and your employer figure out the best ways to give you access to the drugs you are prescribed and to make sure you are paying the lowest possible prices, including access to manufacturer programs that can reduce the prices of higher-priced drugs.  This article is written with industry expert Rick Randall, president and co-founder of startup NewAm Health here in the Airpark. Randall has extensive pharmaceutical experience in various capacities over the last several decades. If interested, contact info@newamhealth.com.

Paul Breslau—registered health underwriter; registered employee benefits consultant; chartered life underwriter; chartered financial consultant and chartered adviser for senior living—is president of Breslau Insurance & Benefits Inc. For more information, contact 602-692-6832; visit hraz.com or email paul@hraz.com.

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ADVICE fromWeiss DECEMBER 2019 Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers

ARIES 3/21-4/20 Bid adieu to the last 10 years of ups and downs and turn arounds. A new decade is about to start in a few weeks. The best news this month is Mercury joining the full moon on the December 12. It’s time to finish a project, make a decision or just let go of a work-related relationship no longer productive. During the second half of the month, look for a new plan offering. Forge ahead.

Tie up any loose ends and by Christmas Day, you’ll feel uplifted.

TAURUS 4/21-5/20 Take time to contemplate what you want to achieve in the forthcoming life-altering

decade. Keep a close ear and eye on the rapid, surprising business developments. It’s all good Taurus. Arrange meetings during the first two weeks and finalize agreements.

Circle December 9 to December 29, when your work-social life combines.

GEMINI 5/21-6/20 Lady Luck, Jupiter, says goodbye to you this month. Think about what you’d like to achieve in the new year. For the rest of the month, capitalize financially on what you’ve learned. Take a conservative approach to spending.

CANCER 6/21-7/22 Home and family are important to you and so are the holidays. Because the moon rules your sign, pay close attention to the new and full moons. The full moon on the December 12 is optimal for finishing projects or finalizing agreements. The new moon on December 26 joins two planets.

From December 1 to December 26, it will be easy to answer this question: “What did I take away from this year?”

LEO 7/23-8/21 One of your favorite months of the year is here. Get your Christmas plans in order and make travel commitments before December 12, so you can concentrate on planets lining up at the end of the month.

It will have long-term effects on your professional and daily life. On December 9, make a list of what you need to change and what you need to improve for 2020. With the full moon on December 12, your social life becomes important and pleasantly demanding. Clear your mind and desk of clutter to begin the year anew.

VIRGO 8/22 -9/23 One final eclipse in 2019 will occur December 26: It introduces many new changes. You’ll tackle assignments—including some home projects or correspondences—early on.

Then you enter the New Year all fired up and ready to go. The week of December 23 should be devoted to setting personal goals. You’ll be in the right place at the right time in 2020. Early month a prelude to 2020’s progress.

LIBRA 9/24-10/23 You’re successful at mixing social events and work. December will be filled with fun. Circle December 9 to December 12.

If you’re awaiting any confirmation or correspondence, you may know the details toward the end of the month. Don’t ignore last-minute invites or functions December 14 to December 28.

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SCORPIO 10/24-11/22 Start the last month of the year by creating a list of personal goals. Major planetary shifts start this month and they will dramatically alter and expand your work/career and day-to-day lifestyle.

Be concerned about your financial status between now and December 20. Polish your social skills. Ask yourself this: What are you willing to learn next year?

SAGITTARIUS 11/23-12/21 Jupiter is about to break up that wonderful cosmic friendship, so take those experiences and breakthroughs to a new level this month. This is your month to take risks.

The week of December 10 enjoy friends and family, but give serious thought to the New Year. Despite increases in your finances or earning potential, be conservative.

CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 Wow, what a way for you to end this decade, with major planets moving into your own sign December 2 to December 20. It’s a life changer, as you are focused on your goals no matter how big or small.

Keep your opinions to yourself December 9 to December 29.

AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 With a final eclipse of the decade on December 29, you’ll end your year on a high note, pending any drama or challenges. Get together with coworkers or contacts the latter part of December.

Keep informed on current political and economic snafus, rumors or inconstancies.

Network or socialize around the week of December 17.

PISCES 2/19-3/20 Get organized early in the month and you will have better opportunities. Your work life has grown this year and, for some, has rapidly expanded. The first three weeks your professional schedule will fill up.

You’ll be proactive in December. You’ll find new ways to integrate your creative skills with the final new moon on December 26. 

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