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City slow on bridge repairs, audit found BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

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years to follow up on repairs recommendations from ADOT, which inspects many city bridges on a yearly basis. Calling the situation “a complete lapse,” Mayor Jim Lane said he found the audit results surprising and concerning. “ADOT does their inspections…and we need to respond to that, and for several years we’ve found that that wasn’t happening,” Lane said. The audit noted that ADOT had been warning the city about Drinkwater Bridge for a decade. “ADOT inspection reports noted evidence of water leaking, concrete spalling, and bro-

ken light fixtures at the Drinkwater bridge for more than 10 years,” according to the report. “Yet city staff did not initiate additional assessments until after public complaints of lighting outages for the boulevard under the bridge.” Despite those advanced warnings, the City Council had pull funding from other projects in late 2018 to provide millions of dollars in emergency funding for repairs that are scheduled to be completed this fall. Lane said had the city known investigated the issues sooner, it could have planned for

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Council poised to OK �irst 150-foot building An edition of the East Valley Tribune Scottsdale Progress is published every Sunday and distributed free of charge to homes and in single-copy locations throughout Scottsdale. To find out where you can pick up a free copy of Scottsdale Progress, please visit www.Scottsdale.org. CONTACT INFORMATION Main number 480-898-6500 | Advertising 480-898-5624 Circulation service 480-898-5641 Scottsdale Progress 4301 N 75th St., Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Publisher Steve T. Strickbine Vice President Michael Hiatt ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Display Advertising 480-898-6309 Classifieds/Inside Sales Elaine Cota | 480-898-7926 | ecota@scottsdale.org TJ Higgins | 480-898-5902 | tjhiggins@scottsdale.org Advertising Office Manager Lori Dionisio | 480-898-6309 | ldionisio@scottsdale.org Director of National Advertising Zac Reynolds | 480-898-5603 | zac@scottsdale.org NEWS DEPARTMENT Executive Editor Paul Maryniak | 480-898-5647 | pmaryniak@scottsdale.org Managing Editor Wayne Schutsky | 480-898-6533 | wschutsky@scottsdale.org Staff Writers Kristine Cannon | 480-898-9657 | kcannon@scottsdale.org Jim Walsh | 480-898-5639 | jwalsh@scottsdale.org Colleen Sparks | 480-898-5638 | csparks@scottsdale.org Photographers Kimberly Carrillo | KCarrillo@scottsdale.org Pablo Robles | Probles@scottsdale.org Design Veronica Thurman | vthurman@scottsdale.org Production Coordinator Courtney Oldham | 480-898-5617 | production@scottsdale.org Circulation Director Aaron Kolodny | 480-898-5641 | customercare@scottsdale.org Marketing Director Lynette Carrington | 480-898-5621 Scottsdale Progress is distributed by AZ Integrated Media, a circulation service company owned by Times Media Group. The public is permitted one copy per reader. For further information regarding the circulation of this publication or others in the Times Media Group family of publications, and for subscription information, please contact AZ Integrated Media at circ@azintegratedmedia. com or 480-898-5641. For circulation services please contact Aaron Kolodny at aaron@azintegatedmedia.com.

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hen the Scottsdale City Council reconvenes on Aug. 27, it will consider approving the first 150-foot building in downtown Scottsdale allowed under new rules it adopted last summer. Marquee is a proposed 270,000-squarefoot office building from Galleria Corporate Centre owner Stockdale Capital Partners that would go on land adjacent to the Galleria. The developer is seeking approval from the City Council to reduce setback requirements for the building and increase the height to 150 feet. The project was recommended for approval on a 4-2 vote by the Planning Commission on July 10 and much of the discussion centered on the project’s height. The City Council had previously approved the Marquee back in 2016 at a height of 90 feet. However, since that time, the City Council increased the height allowed in certain areas of downtown Scottsdale. In July 2018, the City Council unanimously approved a new Old Town Character Area plan for downtown Scottsdale that allows for 150-foot buildings in areas designated as Type 3. Areas approved for the Type 3 designation include the Museum Square site to the south of Museum of the West and some land roughly between Chaparral Road and Stetson Drive surrounding Scottsdale Fashion Square and the Waterfront. Jason Morris, a zoning attorney representing Stockdale, said the developer is coming back to Council to receive approval for the new height allowance that did not exist when it first approved Marquee. At the Planning Commission, Morris also acknowledged that there was financial motivation for seeking greater heights. Morris said the previous plan, which required constructing underground parking at around $17,000 per stall more than above-ground parking, was no longer financially feasible. The new plan with increased height would allow the developer to build parking above ground at less cost with the office product above it. Planning Commissioner Christian Serena, one of the two commissioners who voted against the project, said he

The City Council will consider approving zoning amendments requested by the developer behind Marquee, a proposed 150-foot office building that would go next to Galleria Corporate Centre. (Progress ﬁle photo)

supported building office space on the site but questioned what benefit the city would receive by increasing heights in area. “I think the intent when we went to Type 3 is the city will receive a significant benefit for this 150 feet,” Serena said. “It wasn’t just that arbitrarily goes to 150 feet.” Serena said he has concerns about how the Marquee would affect parking in the downtown area and whether or not amended setback standards — which reduced setback requirements for the building to 15 feet along Scottsdale Road and Shoeman Lane — would affect the area. It should be noted that the new Marquee proposal includes more parking than is required by the city. The project would have 934 parking spaces. The city only required 906, according to a City Council memo. Still, several area business owners have argued that the current parking code is outdated and does not adequately address the parking need downtown. Serena cited a 2015 parking study that found the Galleria — which has the same parking requirements as the Marquee — was under-parked by 1,981 spaces. Morris questioned the results of that study and said changes in tenants and new parking levels added to Galleria in recent years have lessened demand in recent years. Commissioner Larry Kush, who has said Scottsdale should take another look at its parking code downtown, also said he did not think there was a parking issue at the Galleria. Though the new Type 3 designation did not garner much attention at

the time new character area plan was approved, it has received more attention in Scottsdale as of late as 150-foot heights creep closer to becoming a reality in Scottsdale. Marquee could be the first project to receive Council approval at 150 feet but at least two others — Museum Square near the Arts District and Southbridge Two along 5th Avenue — are currently in the pipeline. Not everyone is a fan of the new designation. Resident John Nichols said he feared the Type 3 designation would negatively impact Scottsdale’s character and impact the tourism industry. “In addition, a lot of the amenities we enjoy, such as restaurants, art galleries and stores, may be forced out of business if we lose the ‘carriage trade,’ the disposable income tourism brings,” Nichols wrote in an email to the City Council viewed by the Progress. “Loss of the tax revenue this brings in will force the City to raise the taxes our citizens pay now to make up for this loss.” Nichols said he planned to pursue a citizen petition to reverse the Council’s decision. He may have an ally in Councilwoman Solange Whitehead — at least as it pertains to the Marquee project. Whitehead was not on the Council when it approved the new Type 3 designation in 2018. In an email newsletter to constituents, Whitehead wrote of the Marquee that “The project re-do has no open space, exacerbates the public parking shortage and falls short on community benefits.” “I do not believe this project should be approved by City Council,” Whitehead wrote.

SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | AUGUST 25, 2019

Schools chief to hold neighborhood meetings PROGRESS NEWS STAFF

cottsdale Unified School District leadership is holding community meetings throughout the year to keep neighbors, residents and families informed on what is happening in the district. Superintendent Dr. John Kriekard will hold meetings throughout the year to connect with parents, neighbors and other district stakeholders in all five of SUSD’s learning communities. “These meetings are my opportunity to get out of the house, so to speak, and meet and greet with members of the community,” Kriekard said. “I really enjoy doing that and finding out what is on people’s mind and what their concerns are for our schools and our district.” Called “Coffee with Kriekard,” the morning meetings will take place every few months at the district’s high schools. Kriekard said the meetings are an opportunity “for me to share with parents, neighbors and the community at large the good things that are happening in SUSD.”

The first meeting will take place on Aug. 28 in the community room at Saguaro High School. Subsequent meetings are: Oct. 23 in room J600 at Arcadia High School; Dec, 18 at Coronado High ; Feb. 26 at Desert Mountain High; and April 22 at Chaparral High. All meetings are 8-10 a.m. “I’m sure I will stay longer if there is more conversation to be had,” Kriekard said. SUSD Chief Financial Officer Jeff Gadd will also be holding community meetings to answer questions about the upcoming M&O budget override election on Nov. 5. If the override is approved by voters, the district will continue to be authorized to exceed its state-mandated revenue control limit by 15 percent. The meetings with Gadd will take place on Sept. 10 at Coronado High School; Sept. 12 at Chaparral High School; Sept. 19 at Saguaro High School; Sept. 24 at Desert Mountain High School; and Sept. 26 at Arcadia High School. All meetings will be 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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funding within the budget. Dan Worth, Scottsdale’s Public Works executive director, said city staff had taken action in recent years to mitigate issues at Drinkwater Bridge, including shutting down a fountain that was leaking on top of the bridge and hiring a contractor to inspect the severity of concrete issues pointed out by ADOT. Worth said that investigation revealed the problem “was worse than it appeared from the surface.” “So that was the point in time where we decided we needed to do what was prudent to protect the public and close that down and do the bridge replacement,” Worth said.

Reaction time slow

The audit raises questions about how quickly Public Works acted to address the problem, stating ADOT had noticed evidence of deterioration going back over a decade. Street Operations, the Public Works division responsible for bridges, requested a structural investigation of the bridge in 2014 after public complaints, according to the audit. “However, no repairs or additional review was initiated until December 2016, following complaints about falling concrete under the bridge,” according to the audit. Worth, speaking generally about staff’s failure to address ADOT recommendations, acknowledged that staff did not have a standardized process in place to follow up on repairs and vowed to fix that issue. It is unclear if quicker action could have mitigated the costs incurred by the city replace the bridge. Mayor Lane said Drinkwater Bridge was three decades old and would have likely needed some sort of repairs in the near future but “it might have taken less work if we got to it sooner.” ADOT inspects 231 qualified bridges and culverts in Scottsdale and provides yearly inspection reports to the city. Worth said that half of the bridges in the report did not have recommended repairs. Still, the auditor found that many of the recommendations in those reports were not acted on. “Inspections of City bridges have not been consistently monitored and recommended repairs have not been completed,” according to the auditor’s Infrastructure Condition Assessment. The audit also found that city staff failed to update inventories to notify ADOT of

A City Auditor report published in June found that the Public Works Department has continually failed to act on yearly repair and maintainence recommendations for the city’s bridges. (Photo by Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer)

The City shut down the 68th Street Bridge for emergency repairs in 2018 after an The Drinkwater Bridge has been shut down since July 2018 and is schedADOT inspection found water damage on the underside of the bridge. (Photo by Pablo uled to reopen this fall. A City Auditor report found that ADOT had Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) warned the city about water leaking and concrete issues at the bridge for more than a decade but the city did not begin looking into the problems until 2014. (Photo courtesy of City of Scottsdale)

new bridges. The audit also found that the city has not addressed maintenance issues with all of its parking garages and needs to put a testing and maintained program in place for other assets, like sidewalks, parking lots and streetlamps. Since 2012, ADOT has made 16 repair and 284 maintenance recommendations related to bridges to the city. In that time, the Street Operations Department, the division of public works responsible for bridge upkeep, filed 96 work orders related to those suggestions but the auditor found only 19 of those work orders — 20 percent — had been completed. Worth said more repairs were actually

completed than is reflected in the audit but that the work was not documented in work orders. Worth said his department did not have process in place to follow up on recommendations and ensure work was completed. “The one finding, that we didn’t seem to have a systematic process in place for doing that evaluation and establishing work orders and getting the repairs done for those situations where we needed to do, I think there’s some accuracy to that,” Worth said.

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Worth blamed staff turnover for the issue.

“And that’s one of the things didn’t really get followed through on the turnover of a couple of key positions, so we’re working out a way to reestablish that.” Worth did not specify when that turnover took place, but the audit stated that the department had not consistently followed up on ADOT recommendations for the past seven years. Worth committed to implementing processes to correct the reporting issues and ensure staff follows up on recommended repairs. “That’s not going to happen anymore, because we’ve established better system

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for work orders,” Worth said. According to the audit, Worth agreed to all of the auditor’s recommendations, including the implementation of procedures to ensure bridge maintenance is conducted and followed up on. The City Manager’s office offered vague assurances that it will monitor the situation. “The City Manager will hold his employees accountable for implementing the Management Action Plan contained on pages 19-20 of the audit report,” according to a statement provided by Corsette. Despite acknowledging a failure of process, Worth said he does not believe the audit uncovered any issue that posed an immediate risk to public safety. “We’re very confident that (the audit) didn’t uncover anything that we’ve been missing that poses any kind of a risk to the public,” Worth said. The audit did find that ADOT had rated the 68th Street Bridge in downtown Scottsdale and three other bridges as structurally deficient since 2014. According to the audit, structurally deficient “does not mean the bridge is unsafe, but it signifies that one or more components need to be closely monitored or rehabilitation is needed.” Worth pointed out that the city acted quickly on a 2018 ADOT inspection that recommended repairs to the 68th Street Bridge, which showed signs of water damage from the canal that runs beneath it. Previous ADOT inspections did not look at the underside of the bridge because the canal levels were too high, Worth said. The City Council voted to provide emergency funding for those repairs at the same meeting at which it funded Drinkwater Bridge in late 2018. Citing the 68th Street Bridge, Worth said he is confident his department is catching issues before they become a danger.

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“My take is we capture the most important ones; we’re going through and catching the most high priority ones,” Worth said. The audit calls that into question. With the exception of the 68th Bridge — which reopened in May after a 15-month closure — “There is no evidence Public Works has taken any steps to further evaluate the structural integrity of these bridges or to apply the

ADOT-recommended treatments,” according to the audit. If city officials held someone responsible for the deficiencies pointed out in the audit, they are not talking. City Manager Jim Thompson’s office denied multiple interview requests for this story but did provide a brief email response via a city spokesperson. “The city does not discuss personnel matters of this nature,” read a response from City Spokesman Kelly Corsette when asked if any city staff were reprimanded due to the results of the audit. The City Manager deferred most questions regarding the audit’s conclusions, bridge repair issues and failure to respond to ADOT recommendations to Worth. The audit also specifically cites the Street Operations division of Public Works as the division that failed to follow up on ADOT recommendations. Former Street Operations Director Randy Ghezzi is no longer employed by the city. Ghezzi was hired by the City in July 2014, left in 2016 and was rehired in 2017. It is unclear whether or not the audit had anything to do with Ghezzi’s departure. Corsette, the city spokesman, provided a statement from the City Manager stating that “Mr. Ghezzi voluntarily resigned from his job at the city,” though a high-ranking city official previously told the Progress that Ghezzi was fired. A post on Ghezzi’s Facebook page indicates he left the city in late June, just weeks after the audit was presented to the City Council on June 14. Ghezzi was previously the subject of an outside investigation commissioned by the city in 2018 following allegations that he worked at an area Lowe’s without receiving city permission and that he received improper gifts from city contractors. The investigation found evidence to sustain some of the allegations and Ghezzi served a 40-hour suspension and saw his pay docked by one percent. Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield, chair of the City Council’s Audit Subcommittee, said the Council requests audits to fix problems and not to assign blame. “It’s not ‘Let’s throw stones at anybody;’ It’s ‘Let’s fix the problem,’” she said. Littlefield said she is comfortable with the auditor’s recommendations and confident staff will follow through. “Then we’ll go back and make sure that this is done,” Littlefield said, referring to the audit subcommittee.

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Papago Plaza ‘pueblo’ days are numbered BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor

he days are numbered for the dilapidated, yet memorable pueblo-style buildings that make up the old Papago Plaza as a local developer prepares to demolish the structures to make way for a new mixed-use development. Pivot Development President Lee Mashburn, who has owned the property since 2015, said demolition should begin at some point in September with construction on the first phase slated to start in January 2020. The first phase of Papago Marketplace, which will go before the development review board on September 5, will include three commercial buildings and a fourstory parking garage, according to city records. The project will also include a 274-unit high-end apartment complex from Alliance Residential and a Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel. The new Papago Marketplace was influenced by concerns of neighbors, and the developer ultimately added more open space to the project and increased the amount of retail space in response to those concerns. Some residents said plans contained too much residential and not enough retail on the property at community meetings held earlier this year. The City Council required those meetings as a condition of approval for the rezoning of the property requested by the developer. “Based on what we heard (from the City Council), we looked at a larger and much more expanded public open space for the project,” architect Jeff Brand told the Progress in March.

A rendering of the outdoor plaza planned for Papago Marketplace that could be used to host weekend community events. (Special to the Progress)

Brand is an architect with Nelsen Partners, which also designed Kierland Commons and Scottsdale Quarter. Mashburn said that in addition to the community meetings, he attended a lot of one-on-one meetings with residents and the conversations involved a lot of “give and take.” “We’re building something that the community can appreciate,” Mashburn said. Resident Andrea Alley, one of the residents who met with Mashburn and pushed for more public input, said she was pleased with the developer’s willingness to work with neighbors. “It’s been a very refreshing experience for somebody from the resident side (to

Pivot Development plans to begin construction in January 2020 on phase one of Papago Marketplace, which will include retail and restaurant space, a grocer and a 274-space parking garage. (Special to the Progress)

see) just how much they’re willing to be open and available to those of us who live nearby with our concerns and then they’re willing to address them or find ways to compromise,” Alley told the Progress in March. In addition to building something that would benefit the community, Mashburn admitted he wants the new Papago to be a top-notch project for more selfish reasons. “It’s sort of a legacy for me, right?” Mashburn said. “I am sort of at the end of my development career, and I want it to be a really great project personally for selfish reasons.” This is not the first time Mashburn has attempted to build a significant project on prime real estate in Scottsdale. Mashburn, who has developed traditional strip centers and shopping centers throughout his career, was one of the original developers behind what is now Scottsdale Waterfront. Starting in the mid-1990s, he and a partner began amassing parcels in that area to the south of Scottsdale Fashion Square with plans to redevelop the land. However, after years of work, the duo’s relationship with financial backer Starwood Capital Group fell apart and Starwood bought them out in 1999, according to reports in East Valley Tribune. Starwood then sold the land to another developer the next year. Papago offers Mashburn a second chance of sorts to build a legacy project.

The new development will replace the crumbling Papago Plaza with restaurants, retail, a hotel and apartments. It will also include a grocery store — something residents in the neighborhood have been asking for for years. Rumors had swirled in that the location would house an Aldi after renderings associated with the infill project featured the company’s logo. Aldi, an Illinois-based discount grocer with roots in Germany, was expected to open its first Arizona stores earlier this year but those plans have been delayed, according to Winsight Grocery Business magazine. Winsight reported that in 2017 Aldi purchased land in Goodyear, Ariz. for a distribution center. Mashburn would not confirm what store would be occupying the grocery space, citing ongoing negotiations with multiple chains, though he did say the eventual tenant would be a boutique-style grocer. The Aldi speculation irked some residents who attended community meetings on the project earlier this year and voiced a desire for larger grocery store or a chain that is more well-known locally. Mashburn said he heard those comments loud and clear and made multiple attempts to attract both Sprouts and Trader Joe’s — two chains that residents asked for. However, Sprouts was not interested

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the facility, according to the RFP. Assistant City Manager Bill Murphy said the city is taking a “turnkey approach”— meaning the eventual developer will be responsible for getting the project up and running. According to the RFP, the selected developer will be expected to sign a 25year lease and all improvements on the site will become city property. The city expects to realize revenues from the project in the form of rent and increased tourism, which could result in sales and bed tax boosts. The proposed facility could also include a retail component and ticket sales. All proposals are asked to present how revenues would be shared with the city. The project will be located on a piece of city property that sits between the stadium and the Civic Center parking garage along Drinkwater Boulevard. A building housing the city’s information technology staff is currently on the site. Murphy said the city will have to relocate that staff if and when a proposal for the site moves forward. The new baseball experience facility would also integrate with Scottsdale Stadium and the city will discuss sharing the costs of maintenance for shared-use areas. Murphy said the city wants the design of all proposals to match the current upgrades being performed on the stadium in line with the city’s Scottsdale Stadium master plan, which was worked on by the city, San Francisco Giants and Scottsdale Charros. Murphy said the Giants will work with the city to vet proposals but the Charros will not be involved. According to the RFP, the stadium and new facility could share restrooms and parking at the Civic Center garage — which could be expanded as part of the deal. The city also wants the new facility to feature a rooftop seating component.

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It is still too early to tell who will have interest in partnering with the city on the project as responses to the RFP are not due until September 17. Charlie Vascellaro, a baseball writer and historian, thinks there will be significant interest from the baseball community. Vascellaro, who has volunteered or worked for the Arizona Spring Training Experience in multiple capacities over

hokam Stadium and Sloane Park to provide Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs-themed exhibits during Spring Training Play. The Mesa Historical Museum also dedicates a room to display Spring Trainingthemed exhibits with items on loan to the museum. Still, Natker said his organization could still be involved in some capacity after the city lands on a developer to pay for the project. “If there’s a donor out there or an entity that wants to we’d love to participate…” Natker said. A rough outline of the city land between Scottsdale Stadium and the Civic Center parking garage that could house a new “baseball experience” venue. The sketch was included in a request for proposal issued by the city in August. (Image courtesy City of Scottsdale)

the last decade, has his own collection of baseball artifacts — some of which could end up in Scottsdale. Among Vascellaro’s collection are knot holes from the old Scottsdale Stadium that have been used in exhibits allowing visitors to look through them at old photos. Vascellaro also has a collection of chairs from old Cactus League stadiums and other artifacts he has unearthed, including home plate from the old Francisco Casa Grande Spring Training complex where Giants played in the 1960s. “I would imagine there are multiple entities that are interested and I think it has tremendous potential,” Vascellaro said. A pre-proposal meeting hosted by the city backed up Vascellaro’s point. At least three interested parties attended the meeting, according to city documents. Those included a local Valley business owner who has partnered with the city on spring training-themed events in the past, Arizona-based Dibble Engineering and Home: The Baseball Experience. Home: The Baseball Experience is a still developing technology-based baseball project that could incorporate items like virtual reality and focus on the role of analytics in baseball, according to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Daily. That project is spearheaded by Marc Appleman, former CEO of baseball analytics firm SABR, which has close ties with Major League Baseball. Street & Smith’s Sports Business Daily reported in 2018 that Home was looking

to locate in the Scottsdale area and had been in talks with the Maricopa-Pima Indian Community. Though it is still unknown who will submit proposals to Scottsdale, Home could be considered an early front-runner because of Appleman’s long-standing ties to Major League Baseball. The Home project’s heavy lean into technology does not appear to satisfy the city’s desire for an experience that focuses on Arizona’s baseball history. A more natural fit in that arena could be the Arizona Spring Training Experience, a project supported by the Mesa Historical Museum, which has displayed temporary exhibits at Scottsdale’s Civic Center library in the past and held its Cactus League Hall of Fame inductions in Scottsdale. However, Leon Natker, executive director at Mesa Historical Museum, said he had no plans to respond to Scottsdale’s RFP, though he did not rule out working with the eventual project in some other capacity. He said the previous partnerships with Scottsdale were a financial burden for the Mesa museum, which does not have the financial resources to fully fund the new facility or commit to a 25year lease. “It’s a question of the financial bona fides that they’re requiring,” Vascellaro said. “We are a small not-for-profit. What they’re asking for is not something that a small, not-for-profit museum can really come up with.” The Arizona Baseball Experience already has existing agreements with Ho-

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Another roadblock standing in the way of a partnership between Scottsdale and the Mesa Historical Museum is a question of what the new “baseball experience” will actually feature. The city makes clear in its RFP that it expects the facility to be a draw throughout the year and not just during Spring Training. Natker questioned whether a collection of baseball memorabilia exists in Arizona that could fulfill that demand. ”The problem is the collections — who’s got a collection that’s really worthy of that kind of a permanent institutional museum?” Natker asked. “We’ve got some really wonderful memorabilia but nobody’s got Cooperstown,” Natker said. “You know there’s no one with the million-dollar baseball card collection that I’m aware of in the area.” For his part, Vascellaro would like to see the space focus heavily on baseball’s history and how it ties into profound cultural moments that transcend sport. Pointing to a previous exhibit held at Civic Center Library in 2018 on the importance of baseball to Japanese Americans locked in interment camps during World War II, Vascellaro said these are important stories to tell. Vascellaro, who currently has items on loan in Mesa, said he is interested in loaning pieces to an eventual museum in Scottsdale towards that goal. “I would like to see some of my stuff end up in there, and I would like to work on that project with whoever ends up putting that project together,” Vascellaro said.

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Ducey: get suicide prevention funds to schools now BY JIM WALSH Progress Staff Writer

rizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants to help schools combat the teen suicide epidemic immediately through state grants from a $20 million pot he created to hire additional mental health counselors and school resource officers. In a press conference last week, Ducey sidestepped how he wants school districts to spend money, saying, “I would leave it to the school districts and the schools to decide what is important.’’ But he said the state Board of Education’s original plan to distribute the grants during the next school year is unacceptable, with the continuing pattern of campus shootings nationally and the spike in teen suicides throughout Arizona. The board is scheduled to meet Monday, Aug. 26, to discuss the distribution of the $20 million that the Legislature appropriated earlier this year. Tragically, the East Valley has been a hotspot for teen suicides, with 35 noted in Gilbert, Chandler, Queen Creek and Mesa since July 2017 Katey McPherson, an education consultant and suicide prevention advocate who lives in Chandler. Another five have occurred in nearby communities, including at least one in Scottsdale in that time period. Ducey said his office is working with the state Department of Education to develop a grant process that will allow school districts to receive a portion of the funds this fall. Although Ducey is a Republican and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is a Democrat, they agree on the need to hire more counselors as soon as possible to help address the mental health needs of students. “This is just a heartbreaking statistic you share,’’ Ducey said, after a reporter summarized the East Valley suicide cluster. “I know a lot of the media’s attention is on the school shootings, but the discussion has to be on the number of children taking their own lives.’’ Ducey said he views suicide prevention as an element of preventing campus

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shootings, with both serving as tragic examples of mental health issues afflicting young people that require intervention and treatment. He said he sees a connection between the two types of tragedies because both involve young people with an “emotional disconnection from our society.’’ Although state officials hope the $20 million will help school districts address the problem, they realize it may be necessary to ask the legislature for additional funds if many grant requests go unfunded from a lack of resources. “The school shooting makes the news, but the kids taking their own lives is equally heart-breaking,’’ Ducey said. “I think we need to look inward at what is happening in our society.’’ Stefan Swiat, a spokesman for Hoffman, said she agrees with Ducey that school districts have a pressing need to receive the money as soon as possible. He said Hoffman was the only person on the state Board of Education to vote against the board’s decision to hold back the money until the next funding cycle in 2020. “She believes there is a social-emotional component that is completely neglected,’’ Swiat said, and that Arizona has a dire need for more counselors who are trained in helping students get the mental health services they need. He said Arizona has the worst ratio of students to counselors nationally, with one counselor for every 905 students. “She wants to see the money doled out as soon as possible,’’ Swiat said. Ducey praised Lorie and Tim Warnock of Tempe, two educators who lost their son Mitch to suicide, for their courageous advocacy in addressing the mental health of young people. Lorie Warnock is a teacher at Mountain Pointe High School. “This was really the genesis from the Mitch Warnock Act,’’ Ducey said. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Sean Bowie, D-Ahwatukee, requires that all school employees who interact with students in grades 6-12 receive training within three years in recognizing the early warning signs of teen suicide.

“We showed them the site at least five times and got five no's, so I finally heard the message,” Mashburn said of Trader Joe’s. Mashburn also said large grocers are not realistic for this type of project because they would “take over the site” from a planning and parking perspective. Though Mashburn is remaining mum on the specifics of some tenants, he did reveal

Bowie said the Mitch Warnock Act takes effect in fall 2020, but many school districts are already implementing the training. He said the Mitch Warnock Act and Ducey’s appropriation for counselors and school resource officers made their way through the legislature independently, but both reflect an increasing focus on the emotional wellness of students and how it affects campus safety. The Education Department's proposal to the board, which it will discuss on Monday, gives districts one week next month to submit a request for funds and defend their choice between counselors and school resource officers. If the former, they must explain how a counseling program would work; if the latter, whether SROs would teach a law course. Although the recipients would be announced Oct. 28, districts could not even begin recruiting until after Dec. 2, meaning neither counselors nor SROs would be in place before the start of the second semester. Nikki Kontz, clinical director of Teen Lifeline, said the additional counselors theoretically will serve as a critical link in getting students the emotional assistance they need. She said a teacher, school bus driver or cafeteria worker would report any potential early warning signs they have noted to the counselor, who would meet with the student and refer them to treatment. “We need to have adults there to support them,’’ Kontz said. She said the $20 million is not enough to fully address the shortage of counselors statewide, but she appreciates Ducey doing everything he can to expedite districts receiving it. “It’s just the beginning,’’ Kontz said. “It’s definitely enough to make a dent, but we still need more. Our goal is that every child feels supported and connected, with a sense of hope for the future.’’ Kontz noted that school districts face a major task in expanding emotional wellness programs. She said an estimated 108,000 school employees statewide need to be trained on recognizing the early signs of suicide.

that Starbucks will occupy high-profile space on the southwest corner of McDowell and Scottsdale Roads. Wells Fargo, which is currently in a building on the corner, will be sticking around and relocate to a new building further south on the property. The development will include additional boutique retail and restaurant space as

McPherson said the grant applications should require that any counselors hired must have training in behavioral health issues and that districts don’t use them for the usual focus on academics. “The districts need to be creative about how many people they need to do academics and how many they need to do behavioral health counseling,’’ she said. In many school board meetings early this year, students begged for more behavior counselors, noting that most counselors focus on getting students into college and related activities. Because current counselors are in such short supply and have a heavy caseload, they often admit that they have little time for behavioral health counseling, McPherson said. “If you talk to any counselor, they will say ‘I would love to have more time to do oneon-one counseling,’’’ she said. McPherson and Kontz both said Ducey is correct about the connection between teen suicides and campus shootings. “Most of our school shooters have been suicidal before they were homicidal,’’ McPherson said. Kontz said the key is to not allow emotional problems to worsen to the point that someone is willing to take their own life, or the lives of others. “Whatever prevention we do early, we have less risk for school shootings or someone hurting themselves,’’ she said. LeAnn Hull, a north Phoenix suicide prevention activist who has spoken to students schools, said it is difficult for Arizona to ignore that its suicide rate is 24 percent higher than the national average. She said she is gratified that Ducey, Hoffman and other state leaders are willing to address the problem and to overcome the stigma that has been attached to mental health by society for decades. “I think it will help," said Hull, who founded Andy Hull’s Sunshine Foundation after her son took his life in 2012. “Is it the fix, no.’’ Ducey also noted that it isn’t just teen suicides that need to be addressed, but that rising incidents of suicides among military veterans and adults also need attention.

well as a large orchard-style plaza that will serve as a gathering area with seating and shade. Mashburn said he would like to organize restaurants around the plaza and use the space for weekend community events. “This is such a special site that it needed something special,” Mashburn said.

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Ducey may want to ‘tinker’ with rental law BY HOWARD FISCHER Capitol Media Services

UCSON — Acknowledging it hasn’t quite worked as promoted, Gov. Doug Ducey wants to take a new look at legislation he signed three years ago that pretty much stripped cities of their ability to regulate vacation rentals. The governor said Thursday he still believes in the rights of individuals to be able to rent out rooms in their homes — and their whole homes for special events like the Phoenix open — to earn some extra money. But Ducey conceded that the 2016 law may be being used in ways that were not intended and have been “disruptive.’’ And that, he said, may include the practice of real estate speculators buying up homes in neighborhoods for the sole purpose of turning them into short-term rentals. The comments come on the heels of complaints from some communities, particularly tourist destinations, where much of what had been the residential rental stock has been turned into short-term rentals, reducing the supply of affordable housing. Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott, said developers are building homes with

eight bedrooms for the specific purpose of renting them out to tourists. “So, this is now people circumventing all the zoning regulations and everything else that hotels and motels have to go through,’’ said Fann, who met with more than 100 city officials here in Tucson to talk about the issue. “They’ve found a loophole that they are now building, if you will, mini hotels and motels in residential neighborhoods.” In signing the original 2016 law, Ducey proclaimed himself an unabashed supporter of the concept of unregulated vacation rentals. The law, however, did more than keep cities from telling people they cannot rent out a bedroom or their home. There is no limit on the number of properties an investor can buy and days a home could be rented out — and all in the same residential area — potentially turning a neighborhood into a vacation rental zone. Ducey at the time brushed aside the question of whether that could change the character of neighborhoods. “The markets adjust,’’ the governor continued. “Somehow we survive people making entrepreneurial decisions, and innovative apps like this provide convenience and cost-sharing opportunities.’’

On Thursday, Ducey acknowledged that perhaps the law didn’t quite work out the way he had envisioned. “I think there were some unintended consequences in a law that had the best of intentions,’’ he said, something he said is “not unusual’’ in the legislative process. “It does appear in the situation of Airbnb and other organizations that we have some people out there that are doing some things that are disruptive to communities,’’ Ducey said. “I do think there are some things we can address in terms of public policy,’’ the governor said. “And we’re going to be doing that in the upcoming legislative session.’’ Fann was more direct, saying the Legislature was sold a bill of goods. While some legislators feel the law should be repealed, Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Scottsdale — who also continues to try to restore more local control — is not convinced that outright repeal is politically possible. “My ideal solution would be to ban them from residential zones,’’ he said. Ducey appears more interested in minor tinkering. “It’s really digging into where the specifics are and how we fix it without wholesale change,’’ the governor said, and protecting

“individual rights.’’ One hurdle to major alternations could prove political. During the debate on Kavanagh’s legislation earlier this year, Rep. Jay Lawrence, RScottsdale, said he also is a foe of what he said are abuses of vacation rentals, particularly for party houses. But he said there’s another factor at work in making changes. “Let me point out that real estate agents are a very powerful entity within this body,’’ Lawrence said. Ducey did sign a measure to curb what was seen as one of the more blatant abuses, with single-family homes being turned into weekend “party houses.’’ That new law, which takes effect this coming week Aug. 27, spells out that homes cannot be used for parties, restaurants, sales or other non-residential purposes. And it requires owners to provide a point of contact for police to call if there are problems. But Kavanagh contends the problems are far deeper — and worse. He sought to restrict the number of occupants to not more than two adults per bedroom and to limit visiting hours for guests. And Kavanagh even wanted to require that owners actually install cameras and noise sensors to detect what is going on.

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ver 40 adults and teenagers recently graduated from U the Leader and U the Teen Leader, two of Scottsdale-based leadership development and training company U & Improved’s programs. The interactive courses provide people between the ages of 14 and 94 tangible leadership tools that impact productivity, communication and confidence and inspire action. TRICOR Program Manager Mary Sonderegger was among the 18 adults who attended and graduated from the U the Leader class. During the class, attendees looked inward, supported their classmates, problem-solved and planned their futures in order to become a better leader. “This class is an opportunity to honestly reflect on your actions, barriers, confidence and ability to lead yourself and your team in both your personal and professional life,” Sonderegger said. The Scottsdale resident added: “Taking this journey with a group of individuals as a team further enhances the results as

“While I am confident in most situations, I am a little too quiet. When I fail to speak up, I deprive those around me of my ideas, opinions, spirit and energy. We all need to learn from each other and work together to innovate and solve problems,” she said. U the Leader also helped Sonderegger better align all of her goals and tasks. “In this class, you are required to state your purpose. My attempt to define the reason I exist was extremely difficult,” she said “Now, I have a very clear picture of my ‘why’ and that brings new, positive energy and enthusiasm to all facets of my life.” Eighteen adults and 23 teenagers graduated from U the Leader and U the Teen Leader, respectively. The two programs, which were held Aug. 9 to 11, are offered through Scottsdale-based leadership development and training company U & Chaparral High School freshman, Alexandra Nolan, Improved. (U & Improved/Special to the Progress) 14, was one of 23 teens who you receive feedback from each partici- rection of TRICOR, and while she gradugraduated from the U the pant, as well as witness their transfor- ated with several significant takeaways, Teen Leader course. mations in tandem with your own.” the standout lesson for her was that she Sonderegger took the course at the di- didn’t use her voice enough. see LEADERSHIP page 17

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hen Leith Baletin moved to Scottsdale 19 years ago, he was retired and looking to boost his social life. His goal, he said, was to meet people with similar interests — and he found just that and much more at Brandeis National Committee’s Phoenix Chapter. BNC is an organization committed to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a liberal arts and research university established in 1948. The Phoenix Chapter happens to be the largest BNC chapter in the country with over 1,200 members — with more than half of those members, Baletin estimates, living in the Scottsdale area.

Across all 41 chapters nationwide, BNC has over 25,000 members. Founded in 1950, the Phoenix chapter, like the rest of the chapters, raises money via events and study groups to help support Brandeis’ research, scholarships and the development of the university’s libraries. “You have a feeling that you’re accomplishing something,” Baletin said of the fundraising efforts. “It’s encouraging to know that you’re helping the next generations, the future of our country [who will] maybe, someday, discover something that will change our lives and our health,” he added. Over the years, BNC has placed over 100 million books in the libraries and

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Leith Baletin and his wife, Judy Baletin, are members of Brandeis National Committee’s Phoenix chapter, the largest of the 41 chapters nationwide. (Courtesy of Brandeis National Committee/Special to the Progress)

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The course is intended to help prepare teens for college, job interviews, career decisions and help them develop positive life-long habits. “My mom told me the U the Teen Leader class would be really good for me and help me through high school and college, so I went,” Alexandra said. Thirteen of the enrolled teens attended the course tuition-free thanks to the U & Improved Leadership Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides leadership development training scholarships to deserving teenagers. Once a year, the nonprofit opens applications for anyone to nominate a teen between the ages of 14 and 18

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raised over $100 million for Brandeis. “That is what we exist for, to raise money, but we do it in a way that people enjoy what they’re doing. Study groups are a big part of that,” said Baletin, now the co-vice president of the Phoenix chapter. BNC’s study groups serve two purposes: They provide an array of activities for members, and through fees paid by members, they also help raise money for the university. “It’s kind of a misnomer because it kind of [suggests] that we sit down in a classroom and we’re learning. Some of those things are like that, but study groups can take the form of entertainment; [they] can take the form of hiking, bowling, going to the movies,” Baletin clarified. This 2019-2020 study group season, which begins in October, the chapter has 59 groups and over 80 facilitators, 20 of which are new. Men of Brandeis is one of those 59 groups. Baletin became one of the co-facilitators of the group one year after joining.

to attend the class on a partial or full scholarship. In 2020, Low, the founder of both U & Improved and the foundation, hopes to host not one but two U the Teen Leader classes and double the impact they made this year. “It was the adults who have gone through our U the Leader program, many of which are CEOs, sales directors and entrepreneurs running Fortune 500 companies, who asked us to begin a program for teens — to provide individuals with these life and leadership skills at a much younger age in order to better envision their future and realize their full potential,” Low said. Low added: “Even now, after five

years of running the teen programming, the transformation you see them go through in these three days never ceases to amaze me; the new-found confidence, kindness, compassion and empowerment they have is incredible.” For both programs, the tuition is $2,295 per person; the classes take place at U & Improved’s training home base at Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River in southern Scottsdale over the course of two and a half days. “The class was really hard, but it was totally worth it, and I am really happy I did it,” Alexandra said. Much like Sonderegger, Alexandra said U the Teen Leader not only helped her gain confidence, but the course also encouraged her to speak up.

“I think what’s most important is that new members feel welcomed, and when they join, they are not left to their own devices. We contact them. We make sure at program events they have a table to sit at if they don’t know anybody. We even created a table for new members to sit at.” “We started with about 20 [members],” Baletin said. “I have now about 80 guys, mostly retired but not all retired.” The MOB returns for its ninth year this year and already has a robust schedule of discussions and activity groups planned over the next few months. “Men of Brandeis’ goal is to have a good social experience,” Baletin said. “We exist to provide a social atmosphere for our members, and we do it by visiting places of interest in the Valley and finding speakers with interesting subjects to speak to us.” Starting in October, members of MOB

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will meet at the Valley of the Sun JCC in Scottsdale every two months on the second Wednesday to hear a variety of guest speakers. BNC will also host its Fall Event on Oct. 11. Neuroscientist and Brandeis University alumni Josh Trachtenberg will be the speaker for the event. Baletin credits the study groups and BNC’s various events for attracting new members. Last year, the Phoenix chapter increased membership by over 5 percent, and Baletin and Co-VP Carol Ka-

“The class taught me that it’s OK to have my own ideas and opinions, and that sharing my thoughts with my mom and my friends is good,” she said. Alexandra hopes other teens take the course because “it gives every teen the power to see how awesome they are,” she said. “It shows you it’s OK to be exactly who you are and that the world needs all of us,” she added. U & Improved was founded in 2008 and includes three other personal and professional development programs, U the Communicator, U the Warrior and U the Samurai. The next set of U the Leader and U the Teen Leader classes take place Oct. 4 to 6. Information: uandimproved.com det were instrumental in growing said membership. “We’re very proud of the fact that we attract people for the Study Groups,” he said. As co-VP, Baletin oversees member socials and study group orientations for new members. “I think what’s most important is that new members feel welcomed, and when they join, they are not left to their own devices,” he said. “We contact them. We make sure at program events they have a table to sit at if they don’t know anybody. We even created a table for new members to sit at.” Baletin helps create and foster an active community of lifetime and new members — a community he searched for when he first moved to Scottsdale. “It’s been very important [being a member of BNC],” he said. “I’ve met and now have friends that I didn’t have before.” The cost per study group is $20 to $25, and the BNC membership fee is $60 per person or $100 per couple. Information: brandeisphoenix.org.

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SCOTTSDALE PROGRESS | WWW.SCOTTSDALE.ORG | AUGUST 25, 2019 caregivers are invited to participate in music, movement and song from 10:30-11 a.m. at Palomino Library, 12575 E. Via Linda. Information: 480312-7323.

Days AUGUST

Sunday

25 Story time (Ages 0-5)

Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program from 2-2:15 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Tail waggin’ tales

Children 6-10 can practice their reading skills with a certified therapy dog from 2-2:45 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-312-7323.

Educator Appreciation

The Barnes and Noble at 10500 N. 90th St. is offering special discounts to Pre-k through grade 12 educators. Starting at 10 a.m., teachers can enjoy 25 percent off most books, games and more in store and online. Information: 480-391-0048.

Baby and me

The Barnes and Noble at 10500 N. 90th St. is hosting a story time with activities for sensory growth in children through age 2. Parents get a free Starbucks tall, hot or iced coffee in the bookstore’s cafe. Information: 480-391-0048.

Monday

26 New Faces AA meeting

Find recovery from alcohol addiction alongside this support group at 7:45 a.m. at North Scottsdale Fellowship Club, 10427 N. Scottsdale Road Club membership is not required to attend meetings.

Breakfast Babies

Parents and their babies can

enjoy a delicious gourmet breakfast 9 a.m. Mondays at Brunch Café, 15507 N. Scottsdale Road. Families will meet in the large, private dining room and will receive complimentary coffee and a chocolate-covered strawberry with the purchase of any meal. Grandparents are also welcome to join in on the dining, socializing and read-aloud story time. Information: 480398-7174.

Cancer support group

Join a group of people with optimism and knowledge that can listen and help from 10 a.m.-noon at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-314-6660.

Homework help

Club J staff maintain a quiet environment and help students grades K through 4 finish their homework after school at 4 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Register at vosjcc.org.

Film series: ‘Spare Parts’

Enjoy the film inspired by a true story, “Spare Parts,” from 5-7 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480312-7323.

Drop-in e-reader help

Receive help with downloadables. Bring your device, library card and questions from 11 a.m.-noon at Arabian Library, 10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road Information: 480-312-7323.

Business Energizer

Learn about setting weekly goals and generate business ideas with fellow business owners from 9-10 a.m. This group meets virtually. join, meet the group online through the “Monday Business Energizer” group LinkedIn page. Free. Information: edgar@compasscbs.com.

Books can…

Book signing

Bryn Greenwood will sign “The Reckless Oath We Made” from 7-8 p.m. at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. Information: 480-947-2974.

Tuesday

27 Let’s knit

Learn or practice knitting with others from 1:30-4 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Free. Information: 480-4837121.

Sound bowl healing

Sound Bowls have been used for meditation in Tibet since about 500 B.C. People use them for relaxation, stress reduction and Reki. Join a class from 6-7 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-3146660.

Blood drive

Vitalant will sponsor a mobile blood drive from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the parking lot at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road to register, call Tess Terry at 480-4837121.

Mustang writers

Meet with other writers to share and critique writing in a pressure-free and supportive group from 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Information: 480-312-7323.

YouTube marketing

Learn how to set up a successful YouTube channel from 6-7:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Books 2 boogie

Children up to 5 and their

This unique literacy program uses popular picture books, rhymes and songs to teach children up to 4 from 1010:45 a.m. at Scottsdale Family Resource Center, 6535 E. Osborn Road Information: 480-312-0038.

Wednesday

28 Speedy bridge

Join others in a fast round of bridge at 10:30 a.m. at Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda. Registration is required. Information: 480-3125810.

Open games

Enjoy a variety of games including card games from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-3127323.

I Wish I Read That!

Discuss Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less” in a lively, informal book discussion from 1-2 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

The Butler Read It!

Join a lively book discussion group for this month’s heartpounding mystery, Elmore Leonard’s “Raylan” from 1-2 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-312-7323.

Violin and viola instruction

Instructor Vivi Erickson hosts private music lessons for violin and viola from 4-6 p.m. at the Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ, 4425 N. Granite reef Road in Information: viviviola100@gmail.com.

Thursday

29 Tai Chi

Everyone is welcome to join a class that focuses on gentle

and controlled movements that center the mind, body and spirit for health benefits from 3-3:45 p.m. at Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave. Information: 480-314-6660.

ESL class

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language with experienced teachers and other students from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

Hardboiled discussion group

Join others for a discussion of Ralph Dennis’ “Atlanta Deathwatch” from 7-8 p.m. at Poisoned Pen Bookstore, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. Information: 480-947-2974.

Introductory English

This class is designed for students with no prior experience in English and takes place from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-3127323.

ESL classes

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language from 9:30 a.m.-noon at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Free. Information: 480-312-7323.

Friday

30 Knitters group

Gather with other knitters to work on individual projects, share advice and talk with others from 1-3 p.m. at Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Advanced beginner bridge

Join others in playing a fun game of bridge from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-3127323.

Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter will sign “The Last Widow” from 7-8 p.m. at the Poisoned Pen Books-re, 4014 N. Goldwater Blvd. Information: 480-947-2974.

Saturday

31 Family storytime

Children up to 5 and their caregivers can listen to stories and music and participate in rhyming activities from 10:3011 a.m. at Appaloosa Library, 7377 E. Silverstone Dr. Information: 480-312-7323.

SEPTEMBER

Sunday

1 Story stop (ages 0-5)

Build children’s literacy with a free picture book program from 2-2:15 p.m. at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Information: 480-312-7323.

Summer cooking series

Capital Grille-Scottsdale chef Jojo will instruct a “Savory International Flavors” class featuring West African peanut butter soup from noon-2 p.m. in the new state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Cost $35-$45. All ingredients will be kosher products. Information: 480-481-1756.

Monday

2 Labor Day pool party

Members can spend the day at the J relaxing by the pool, enjoying food and drink, kids’ activities, live DJ music and more from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road Registration: laurab@vosjcc.org.

ESL classes

All conversation levels are encouraged to practice the English language from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St. Free. Information: 480-312-7323.

Fast play bridge

Enjoy a game a bridge at 1 p.m. at Via Linda Senior Center at 104400 E. Via Linda. Information: 480-312-5810.

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Dogs can live in luxury at new canine ‘camp’ BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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orthern Scottsdale Scottsdale resident Andrea Csaszar grew up surrounded by animals — dogs, cats, horses, you name it. But as she got older, spending 40 years working her way up the financial services industry, owning a pet was out of the question. “I couldn’t even own a goldfish,” Csaszar joked. “I was traveling all the time, and it just wasn’t right to have a pet because they’d just be an orphan.” Csaszar knew that when she was ready to retire, she would spend her time working with animals — and soon she’ll be doing just that as the franchisee co-owner of Camp Bow Wow. Csaszar owns the doggy day care and boarding franchise with her brother, Norbert Csaszar. “It’s like a dream come true,” Andrea said. With more than 160 locations nationwide, including four others in the Valley, Andrea’s will be the first Camp Bow Wow in Scottsdale. Camp Bow Wow North Scottsdale will Fresh Coat Painters owner Michael Gorman and his crew painted the Swift Youth Foundation headquarters free of charge as part of the Fresh Coat open in September at the Scottsdale Cares program. (Pablo Robles/Progress Staff Photographer) 101 shopping center owned by YAM Properties. toys and equipment to play with, as were very strict about our maintenance yond its front doors and outdoor play “My brother and I spent a good two well as dog pools in which to cool off of the site in terms of cleanliness.” areas, however. months just driving around Scottsdale during the warmer months. All dogs must be interviewed before In an effort to give back, Camp Bow in our territory looking for a space,” Offering day camp, overnight stays accepted into Camp Bow Wow. Wow has a nonprofit called the Bow Andrea said, adding that their territory and training, Andrea anticipates Camp “We want to make sure that the Wow Buddies Foundation dedicated to runs north of Shea, east of Cave Creek Bow Wow’s most popular service will camp is the right environment for the providing urgent medical care funds to and west of the McDowell Mountains. be day care, particularly for working in- dog, so we just don’t let any dog in,” both homeless canines and pet parents What attracted her and Norbert to dividuals who want their dogs to social- Andrea said. who cannot afford their vet bills. Scottsdale 101 was its location right off ize while they’re out. The interview process is a multi-step To date, the nonprofit organization Pima Freeway. “Dogs love coming there; they really process where dogs are monitored for has raised over $450,000 and helped “It’s directly right smack-dab in the do. They get very excited,” Andrea said. how they interact with other dogs vary- more than 350 dogs. middle of our territory, which is perWhat sets Camp Bow Wow apart from ing in sex, breed and sizes. Andrea said she has already connectfect,” she said. “It makes it very easy for its competition, according to Andrea, is “Essentially what we’re doing during ed with a few charities and shelters in people to get to us.” the level of attention and care the Camp the interview process is we’re making the Scottsdale area as part of the Bow The 8,500-square-foot day care Counselors give the dogs. sure that the pet is comfortable,” An- Wow Buddies Foundation. will boast 87 spacious cabins, each “People are looking for a place where drea said. “A big part of what we do is engage equipped with comfortable cots for they have confidence that their dogs are Throughout the process, owners are with the community with the rescues. the dogs; four luxury suites, 12 tea- going to be well taken care of; so, the able to watch live from the monitors in We’ll foster dogs in our camp; so, we’ll cup suites, six indoor and outdoor standards for Camp Bow Wow are, first the lobby. board them and they can participate in play spaces and a large agility train- and foremost, the safety of the dogs, Dogs that look uncomfortable and do the activities and play with the dogs,” ing space. from how we keep the dogs throughout not pass the test are then offered train- she said. Not only will the entire climate-con- the day to how we separate dogs into ing, and the owner can choose to move Camp Bow Wow will open sometime trolled space be monitored 24 hours a different play yards by weight and tem- forward with the training or not. in September, and when it does, Andrea day by staff, but owners will also have perament.” “You want the pet parents want to will finally rescue her own dog. the ability to remotely check in on Each of the play yards have “camp make sure that their dogs are in a safe “I’ll be getting not one, but two their respective furry children on their counselors” who are extensively trained environment and they’re in a happy dogs — or maybe three, who knows?” smartphone or computer using Camp in dog behavior, pet first aid and CPR. place where dogs are having fun,” An- she said. Bow Wow’s Live Camper Cams. “It’s about pets being healthy, as well drea said. Information: campbowwow.com/ In addition, dogs will have plenty of as happy and safe,” Andrea said. “We Camp Bow Wow’s services extend be- scottsdale-north

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Food Network star opening 2 eateries here BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

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mmy Award-winning Scottsdale Food Network TV star Giada De Laurentiis will open two new restaurants inside the Republic Hotel near Macerich’s Scottsdale Fashion Square. Luna by Giada, a brand-new concept, will be one of two of De Laurentiis’ first restaurants in the state. Republic Hotel, the first non-gaming boutique hotel brand from Caesars Entertainment, will also house Pronto by Giada, a fast-casual restaurant that’ll serve De Laurentiis’s signature Italian fare with California influences — using only the freshest ingredients. “We are so pleased to welcome Giada to Republic Scottsdale,” said Rick Huffman, HCW’s president and CEO. Huffman called Giada “an amazing chef and restaurateur” and said, “Her Italian cuisine will be a great addition to Scottsdale’s expanding dining scene. Thanks to Giada’s flair and unique approach, we know this restaurant will be very successful.” De Laurentiis first opened Pronto by Giada last year inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I wanted to give them a taste of my brand that was a little bit quicker, some- Celebrity chef and Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis will open two new restaurants inside the thing they could grab and go, that would Republic Hotel near Macerich’s Scottsdale Fashion Square. (Courtesy of HCW/Special to the Progress) be a less-expensive introduction to what they would get at Giada,” De Laurentiis told Wine Spectator in 2017. Patrons can quickly pick up healthy juices, teas and signature coffee beverages at Pronto, too. Luna by Giada is partly inspired by De Laurentiis’ other Las Vegas restaurant, Giada, which opened in 2014 inside The Cromwell hotel. At Luna, patrons can expect upscale Italian fare and personalized service, but not before they’re welcomed by the intoxicating scent of freshly baked breads and pizzas. In addition to authentic Italian cuisine, Luna will feature an eye-catching wine display and a robust wine list crafted from new and old-world wines. The wine shouldn’t disappoint, either, Republic Hotel is the ﬁrst non-gaming boutique hotel brand from Caesars Entertainment. It is slated to as De Laurentiis was awarded the Best open in 2021. (Courtesy of HCW/Special to the Progress) of Award of Excellence this year by Wine The cocktail list — which will include If Luna will look anything like Giada in Spectator. The indoor and outdoor lounge at Luna Giada’s signature frosé, a uniquely crafted Vegas, diners will be in for a chic treat, will offer signature cocktails with a “fresh frozen rosé — will also mirror the food as Giada boasts gold detailing, pristinenew twist on standard ingredients,” ac- menu as it, too, will feature seasonal ele- white tables cloths and furniture and ments. clean lines. cording to the press release.

“I am excited to open this new concept in Scottsdale, a great market, and to be a part of what will be the beautiful Republic hotel,” De Laurentiis said. Republic Scottsdale is set to open in spring 2021. The 265-room, 11-story, glass-structure hotel will be located at the intersection of North Goldwater and East Highland Avenue, adjacent to Scottsdale Fashion Square. “Our market-dominant Scottsdale Fashion Square is the natural home for the innovative new Caesars Republic hotel concept,” said Ed Coppola, Macerich president, in a statement. “The addition of this exciting new hotel is part of the next phase of development for our exceptional mixed-use property, which also will introduce Class A office space and upscale residences to bring even more value to this one-of-a-kind destination,” Coppola added. The four-star, luxury hotel developed by HCW Development and operated by Aimbridge Hospitality will also offer 10,000 square feet of meeting space and a 7,000-square-foot column-free ballroom with 34-foot sliding glass doors that will open out onto the adjacent lawn, suitable for outdoor events for up to 600 people. In addition to king, double queen and one- and two-bedroom suites, the Republic Scottsdale will also feature a bridal suite and five luxury entertainment suites on the 11th floor. On the seventh floor, however, is the rooftop pool and bar — the only rooftop pool in Scottsdale. Boasting breathtaking views of Camelback Mountain, the rooftop bar will feature specialty drinks by HCW’s awardwinning mixologist. And adjacent to the pool will be the hotel’s state-of-the-art fitness center. Throughout, the interior décor is described as featuring “rich textures and strong architecture.” The ballroom features an LED lighting system that will allow event organizers to customize the look and feel of their event with the ability to change the ceiling color. “Scottsdale is a vibrant community and we are confident that this high-end facility will provide a truly unique and dynamic experience to both locals and guests traveling from afar,” said Richard Huffman, chief executive officer and president of HCW Development, in a statement. Information: caesarsrepublicscottsdale.com

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new free online platform is giving Valley house hunters the chance to see times and dates for all open houses in any ZIP code and connect the potential buyer with the agent handling the event or the one who listed the house. PRE Open House, is free website and mobile app that provides a live feed so buyers can plot their trips to open houses off one screen rather than hunt around. “PRE Open House was created to make finding and attending open houses easier for home buyers,” said Shannon Quagliata, the Scottsdale founder and CEO of PRE Open House. “This digital platform will reduce the stress of finding open houses by allowing users to search, save, schedule and instantly message real estate agents all within one website and app,” she said. Quagliata started her real estate career in 2005 and is one of Re/Max’s top agents in Arizona. “Shannon built her real estate business by holding open houses,” a spokeswoman said, adding the challenges she faced prompted her to create the one-stop, one-click platform for both agents and buyers. The site includes a patent-pending message platform that connects buyers in real time with the open house agents, allowing buyers to keep their own contact information secret. “This proprietary messaging platform creates a seamless way for agents and home buyers to communicate instantly regarding important information such as gate codes, special show-

Scottsdale Realtor Shannon Quagliata devised an app to make it easier to find open houses. (Special to the Progress)

ing times, or directions while still protecting the privacy of the home buyer,” a spokeswoman for PRE Open House said. A blog on the website also notes: “Current real estate search platforms openly share your private information with multiple Realtors rather than directly with the listing agent or open house agent. This process turns you into a lead, not a person….No more frustrating experiences with pressure sales, bad second-hand directions or gate codes that don’t work.” The app also allows users to create an account and save open houses through specific search criteria such as ZIP code, price, square footage and home layout. Users can RSVP for open houses, schedule visits, view detailed information on the listing and instantly map directions to the open house. Users also can get updates on new

The app makes searching for open houses easier and also enables house hunters to have a direct line to agents. (Special to the Progress)

listings and even off-market properties not available to the public. PRE Open House allows real estate agents to advertise and promote their open houses directly to home buyers for the first time on a platform dedicated exclusively to open houses. Real estate agents can also hold open houses for “coming soon” and “premarket” properties giving consumers a chance to preview more homes prior to them going on the market. The developers of the site said the site resolves “a big disconnect in the way agents could hold open houses and the way in which buyers could attend open houses.” “Agents �inally have an online platform dedicated exclusively to promoting their open houses and to providing

an open line of communication between agents and buyers. Buyers �inally have an online platform dedicated exclusively to open houses which provides them a user-friendly way to search, save, schedule and attend open houses.” While open houses remain popular with buyers and sellers, the developers said, “nowadays, the search for open houses is mostly done online through property search websites leading buyers down a line of confusing miscommunication and misdirecting them to agents that know little or nothing about the property they are inquiring about.” PRE Open House lets agents enter detailed information regarding the open house and update it in real time. Information: preopenhouse.com

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SUSD override offers a chance to do better NOW BY PATTY BECKMAN Progress Guest Writer

aguaro High is the �inal leg of our Scottsdale Uni�ied School District journey. My twin daughters began their love of learning at Kiva Elementary, experienced those awkward middle school years at Mohave, and now wear black and gold as Saguaro Sabercats. Even while my husband and I both worked full time, we were determined that our daughters would have the same tremendous public-school experience that we had as children. Just like many other families, we have helped in the classroom, joined committees and worked on the PTO. Currently, I am proud to serve as the president of the SUSD Governing Board. Our dedication to our children, and this district, knows no bounds. However, Arizona continues to lag nationally in public school funding, and is dependent on resources such as M & O overrides to provide what used to be standard components to education, such as athletics and arts.

Previously, when the voters of this community failed to pass the override, my students hung up their violins and put choir aside as SUSD was forced to cut all arts programs in the elementary schools. Additional consequences of failure to pass the Override included crowded classrooms and a half day Wednesday schedule to address lack of funding for teachers and support staff. This loss of M & O funds negatively affected our entire community. Thankfully, in 2014, the SUSD community took notice and responded by passing the Override. In Scottsdale, we pride ourselves on our high standards for living, learning and culture. For 124 years Scottsdale Uni�ied School District has been known as the “Gold Standard.” Each day, students like mine are able to choose from competitive programs such as: dual language immersion, advanced placement classes, STEM, dual enrollment, honors, career and technical education, exceptional arts and award-winning athletics. I believe in the leadership of current SUSD superintendent, Dr. John Kriekard, a recipient of the All Arizona Superintendent of the Year Award, as well as the Bob

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What is your vision for Scottsdale? Travel back with me to the early '90s. Back then there were vigorous debates about the McDowells. The development community was strongly opposed to preserving our mountains and deserts. They saw the desert as open space to be bladed, cleared of all vegetation to make it ready for construction of thousands of homes. DMB had plans to build homes all over the McDowells, to include an 800-home development on the east side of Windgate Pass with a commercial development on the top of this pass. What happened? A handful of visionary souls opposed this. We were contemptuously referred as “cactus huggers.” Then the developer from Newport Beach came in town to share the story of what happened to Newport Beach — how the city council’s lack of vision had killed their tourism business. Saving the McDowells and the desert suddenly became almost sacred. You know

the rest of the story. We sit today at a cross roads. As the Romans were quoted as saying: “Quo Vadis?” Where do we envision to go as a community? Do we want to become an “urban anywhere?” Do you envision a high rise city �illed with bars and high end commercial properties with expensive lease costs that most of our art galleries, restaurants and other retail stores cannot afford? Think about the damage the bar business has done to Scottsdale. Ask your police department for their input. Ask the city maintenance department for their input on the �ilth left over daily by the bar business the next morning. Do you care about our tourism business? Is our bed tax important? If we lose our tourism, how do you envision making up the lost bed tax? Or do you envision, as our citizens cherish, a charming downtown like our competition, such as Santa Fe, Taos and others prefer? The future is in your hands. You will be judged by which way you turn. What is your vision? -John Nichols

Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award. Dr. Kriekard has spent over 40 years dedicated to educational excellence — 23 in SUSD. We could not ask for a better leader at the helm, one who has earned the respect and con�idence of this community. I am pleased with the district’s direction with regard to �inancial transparency and accountability. SUSD has recently received a positive outlook from the �inancial lending and credit rating agencies, is in the process of acquiring an additional auditor, is collaborating closely with the community to rebuild many of our elementary schools, is upgrading security on all campuses and is dedicated to directing as many funds as possible to the classroom. SUSD continues to attract and retain the most talented educators and staff. The district is 3rd in the state for the number of National Board Certi�ied teachers and has budgeted an average teacher salary of $55,971.

I write this today as the mother of two SUSD students, my most important role. Over a decade ago, my husband and I made the decision to entrust our children’s future to SUSD. This November the voters of Scottsdale will be asked to believe in the value of SUSD and approve a continuation of their current tax rate. Failure of the M&O Override to pass will result in an automatic funding cut of $6.5 million per year. The ripple effect of that will touch not only our students, but those who have come to appreciate the excellence that is the community we love. My family will be con�idently voting “Yes” as we have for over 20 years. The override must be approved every �ive years for SUSD to continue receiving that additional 15% in funding for the school district’s budget. Voters must now renew the override or funding will automatically be reduced by $6.5 million a year.

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Saguaro gearing up for Honor Bowl in San Diego BY ZACH ALVIRA Progress Sports Editor

ith the �irst week of the prep football season in the books, Saguaro High School is preparing for a trip to San Diego for the 2019 Honor Bowl. But the Sabercats’ California trip is more than just another out-of-state contest; it’s a battle between two premier programs in the nation. “Every game is must-win game for us,” Saguaro coach Jason Mohns said. “Especially in terms of wanting to make the Open Division, we don’t have much room for error.” Saguaro entered the 2019 season ranked No. 22 by MaxPreps. The Sabercats opened the new season against conference foe Poston Butte High School this past Friday. Awaiting Saguaro in San Diego is Cathedral Catholic High School, the host school of the Honor Bowl and No. 45 team in the country. It’s the �irst of two out-of-state games for Saguaro this season, the second of which coming next week against Nevada power Faith Lutheran High School, who faced Mountain Pointe High School to open the season. Cathedral Catholic �inished 12-2 last season and fell to Folsom High School in overtime of the 1-AA championship game. The Dons lost several of their top players to graduation from last year’s runner-up team. However, quarterback DJ Ralph returns as the starter to lead the offense while the team’s leading tackler in 2018, Jordan Allen, returns to head the defense. The Dons opened the season last week against La Costa Canyon High School, but Saguaro might be one of the most talented and determined teams Cathedral Catholic has to play all season. “Cathedral is a very good opponent, so we have to make sure we are dialed in,” Saguaro senior running back Israel Benjamin said. “We just need to aim to be 1-0 every week.” Benjamin and the rest of the Saguaro team recognize what is at stake this season.

Saguaro High School’s football program will travel to San Diego to compete in the Honor Bowl against Cathedral Catholic High School in a battle of nationally ranked teams. (Zach Alvira/Progress Staff)

This is the �irst year the Arizona Interscholastic Association has implemented the Open Division playoffs, which puts eight of the top teams from the three biggest conferences at the end of the season into one playoff bracket. The format is similar to that of California, except it is played at the same time as the other conference playoffs rather than after those conclude. Many believe only one team from the 4A Conference will be placed into the Open Division due to strength of schedule. That means even one loss to a tough out-of-state opponent could be detrimental to a team’s chances. “If we want to win the state title, they’re a must-win for us,” Saguaro quarterback Tyler Beverett said. “For us, it starts in practice. We go up against tough competition all the time, so it will help us in games.” There isn’t much Beverett hasn’t seen in terms of opposing defensive talent during his time under center for Sa-

guaro. He goes up against perhaps one of the best defenses in the country every day in practice, led by cornerbacks Kelee Ringo and Jacobe Covington, linebackers Will Shaffer and Damian Sellers and defensive end Quintin Somerville. The talent level Saguaro possesses this season both in terms of its starters and the depth behind them makes a case for being the best in school history. But each player knows in order to obtain that title, they �irst have to win one over the big schools. “The season is a marathon, not a sprint and this one creates a lot of new challenges,” Mohns said. “I think we have what it takes to compete against those other teams. We just have to be laser-focused earlier in the season than maybe we were in the past.” Saguaro was one of 12 teams invited to play in the 2019 Honor Bowl, which hosts one showcase in southern California and another up north every year. Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee

will join Saguaro for the Honor Bowl to represent Arizona. The showcase is sponsored by The Honor Group, a nonprofit organization founded in 2010 by Mark Soto. Soto coached prep football for 18 years and has two sons that have served a combined 31 months in the Army and Marines. According to its website, The Honor Group’ mission is to educate students, coaches and the surrounding communities about the needs of military veterans. Soto was asked to take over the Battle at the Capital in 2010. Since then, the series of games has changed names several times. In 2015, it was officially named the Honor Bowl and has flourished ever since. Saguaro will take on Cathedral Catholic on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif. To stay up to date on all the action from San Diego, follow @ZachAlvira and @VarsityXtra on Twitter.

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With Labor Day comes a new season of great events BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

cottsdale during the summer months is like the cast and crew of a play tirelessly rehearsing to an empty auditorium for months, eagerly prepping for opening night when the spotlights finally illuminate the stage. But opening night is just around the corner with Labor Day weekend, ushering in a fall season chock-full of exciting exhibitions, plays and musicals, concerts and more. One of the more exciting events is the annual Smithsonian Magazine National Museum Day, which takes place Sept. 21 this year. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (SMoW) and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), along with 32 other museums around the state, are participating in the one-day-only event during which museums provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Tickets are free and available online at smithsonianmag.com. And that barely grazes the surface of what Scottsdale has to offer the rest of the year. Here’s just a taste of what you can expect. At Desert Foothills Theater...

“The Pirates of Penzance” What: Comic opera about a gang of pirates When: Sept. 7-Oct. 6 Where: Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St. Tickets: $25 adults, $15 youth (3-12) Call: 480-488-1981 Website: dftheater.org “Annie Get Your Gun” What: Fictionalized, musical version of the life of Annie Oakley When: Nov. 8-24 Where: 33606 N. 60th St. Tickets: Adults $25, youth (3-12) $15

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Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers What: Three-time Grammy winner known for hits “The Way It Is,” “Mandolin Rain” and more When: Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets: $39-$69 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater, 7380 E. 2nd St. Louie Anderson What: Emmy-winning actor and iconic comedian When: Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Tickets: $38-$60 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater

DIAVOLO is a high-energy contemporary dance, martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and hip-hop performance. It takes place Nov. 22 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Virginia G. Piper Theater. (Courtesy Scottsdale Arts/Special to the Progress)

When: Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Tickets: $19-$55 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater

Comedian Louie Anderson stops by Virginia G. Piper Theater on Oct. 18 for a special performance. (Courtesy Scottsdale Arts/Special to the Progress)

Scottsdale International Film Festival What: 10-day event screening awardwinning films from around the globe When: Nov. 1 Tickets: Available for purchase Oct. 1 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater The Best of Broadway What: Celebrate Broadway’s greatest hits with four powerhouse vocalists and a 10-piece orchestra When: Nov. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets: $28-$48 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater The Four Italian Tenors What: Italian tenors’ debut American tour

DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion What: High-energy contemporary dance, martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and hip-hop When: Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Tickets: $29-$59 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater

Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery: “Two Lost Souls” What: Actors Lynch and Flannery put their one-of-a-kind spin on songs from Broadway When: Nov. 23, 8 p.m. Tickets: $62-$98 Where: Virginia G. Piper Theater At SMoCA...

Artist Talk: Squidsoup What: Squidsoup speaks about installations “Murmuration” and “Standing Wave” When: Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Tickets: Free Website: smoca.org

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Kierland POP Arts Festival What: Series of interactive arts experiences When: Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tickets: Free Where: Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Blvd., Suite 150 Website: kierlandpop.com At Desert Stages Theater...

“Puffs” What: A story about the Puffs, a group of wizards from a certain wizard school... When: Aug. 16-Sept. 29 Tickets: $28 adults, $22 students and seniors Where: 7014 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 0586 Website: desertstages.org “Chicago High School Edition” What: A story about Roxie Hart and co. When: Aug. 30-Sept. 29 Tickets: $20

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“Disney’s The Lion King Jr.” What: Need we explain? When: Sept. 14-Sept. 29 Tickets: $15

“Oleanna” What: A two-character play about a university professor and a female student When: Oct. 11-Nov. 17 Tickets: $28 adults, $22 students and seniors “The Addams Family” What: “A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family” When: Oct. 18-Nov. 10 Tickets: $20

“The Wizard of Oz” What: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…” When: Oct. 26-Nov. 10 Tickets: $17

“Annie” What: It’s a hard-knock life for these orphans When: Nov. 22-Dec. 22 Tickets: $28 adults, $22 students and seniors In downtown Scottsdale...

24th Annual Arizona Asian Festival What: A taste of Asian culture featuring food, performances and more When: Nov. 16-17 Tickets: Free

Where: 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd. Website: aaaa-az.org

ArtFest of Scottsdale What: Fine arts festival featuring 150 artists from across the country When: Nov. 23-24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets: Free Where: 7380 E. 2nd St. Website: 888artfest.com

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Labor Day Festivities What: Meet Butterfly Princess Leslie Campa, watch classical violinist Jonathan Levingston and more When: Sept. 1-2, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets: $22.95 adults, $20.95 seniors (65+), $14.95 children (2-12) Where: 9500 E. Vía de Ventura Website: butterflywonderland.com Concert in the Conservatory What: Live musical performance by Aaron White When: Sept. 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets: $22.95 adults, $20.95 seniors (65+), $14.95 children (2-12) Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit introduces Sunday Stories from the Titanic What: A special storytelling series about the ship hosted by a costumed docent When: Sept. 1, 8 & 29; Oct. 13, 20 & 27 Tickets: $20.95 adults, $18.95 seniors (65+), $15.95 children (2-12)

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Luna Gelateria owner displays his Italian roots BY KRISTINE CANNON Progress Staff Writer

una Gelateria & Caffetteria may have opened its doors last February, but owner Stefano Fabbri’s family history in the food and restaurant industry dates back 70 years. In 1949 — and over 9,700 miles across the pond in Rimini, Italy — Fabbri’s carpenter grandfather opened the very first bakery in the village of 1,500, where Fabbri grew up and his family still lives to this day. His grandfather hired a professional baker to teach his two sons, including Fabbri’s father, Amadeo Fabbri, how to properly bake bread. Twenty years later, man took the first steps on the moon and Amadeo opened Luna Gelateria, naming it specifically as a nod to the momentous lunar landing. Amedeo sold the restaurant 10 years ago, but Stefano firmly planted his Italian roots in Scottsdale — specifically in The Shops at Gainey Village where he owns both Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana and Luna Gelateria next door. “Luna is back to my roots,” he added.

Stefano Fabbri is the owner of Luna Gelateria & Caffetteria, which opened in February 2018 but the name is a nod to the restaurant his father opened 50 years ago in Italy. (Kimberly Carrillo/ Progress Staff Photographe

Luna Gelateria opened in February 2018, replacing Forno Fabbri, Fabbri’s former Italian market and mozzarella bar.

“We decided Forno Fabbri and Pomo Pizzeria were competing against each other because they both sell panini and

pizza. So I decided to open the gelateria,” Stefano said. Luna Gelateria has garnered positive reviews, so far boasting a 4.5-out-of-5 star rating on Yelp. Luna offers two types of gelato, a slowchurned gelato that’s much softer in texture, and pre-made gelato harder in texture with various fruits, sweets, seeds and other ingredients folded into it. The latter, Luna’s Ciao Case flavors, includes hazelnut cremino, amarena cherry, mint cremino, blood orange sorbetto, coffee granita, passion fruit pistachio — a customer favorite — and more. What makes Luna’s gelato unique is two-fold: the gelato features ingredients imported directly from Italy, including pistachios, hazelnuts and chocolate; and the fresh, churning gelato on display at the ordering counter is made in a machine imported from Italy called the Frigomat GX8 batch freezer. “That’s what makes a difference for me, the fact that we use this machine that’s churning the gelato fresh every day,” Stefano said.

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et on a prominent corner in walkable Kierland Commons, the recently opened Tocaya Organica is a head-turner. With abundant picture windows, hanging globe lamps, gleaming tilework and attractively potted greenery, the attractive eatery makes for an inviting spot to dine on what it terms “modern Mexican fresh-casual” cuisine. The lunch and dinner menus are filled with healthy ingredients and spicy house blend of Beyond Meat vegan picadillo to jalapeño cabbage, quinoa and pomegranate seeds. According to restaurant founder Tosh Berman, the colorful array of

healthful offerings meets contemporary consumer demand. “For the first time ever, masses can crave healthy food,” Berman said. “We have found a way to make healthy food crave-able, and people almost don’t even realize they’re eating healthy.” Founded in 2016 in Los Angeles’ eclectic beachside neighborhood of Venice, this marks the first Tocaya Organica location in Arizona. A second in Scottsdale Fashion Square is now open. Berman noted that he created the restaurant collection from a personal commitment to healthy dining. “Even in the way we cook our food, we think of it in terms of how we cook for ourselves and

our families,” he said. As Tocaya Organica has a focus on Mexican food traditions, tortillas are to be expected. Indeed, the restaurant serves a wide variety of dishes made with the foldable Central American flatbreads. First up, tacos galore. The menu features four flavor combinations including the spicy Cali with housemade avocado-onion salsa and the mellow Barrio with roasted tomato salsa. Guests top up the corn tortillas with 10 varieties of chicken, beef, turkey, fish and vegetable-based fillings plus five different kinds of cheese (two of which are vegan). Butter lettuce shells are also avail-

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Hypnotizing to watch, the batch freezer folds velvety, creamy gelato fresh in-store every day. Currently, Luna’s GX8 flavors include the classics, like chocolate, strawberry, pistachio, coffee and coconut, as well as gianduia, a chocolate and hazelnut hybrid, and fior di latte, purely milk and cream. Luna also uses local ingredients, notably Danzeisen Dairy, a family farm that has been operating 10 miles from downtown Phoenix for over 50 years. “We use the best milk in Arizona, period,” Stefano said. Stefano was so passionate about gelato, he attended Carpigiani Gelato University in 2009 to learn everything about making authentic gelato. “It’s a full course to learn the technique and the recipe — the balance between the sugar and the milk,” he said. “It was one of my passions to make gelato.” Luna’s eponymous signature flavor is inspired by stracciatella gelato, which consists of milk-based ice cream filled with irregular, yet fine chocolate shavings. Stefano’s twist is he adds pistachio, salt and caramel.

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“You get more flavors,” he said. Stefano would like to open another Luna Gelateria in the future, but only if it’s paired with Pomo Pizzeria. “I don’t want to open Luna by itself,” he said. “The next Pomo I open, there will be a Luna as well. I really love this concept.” He also plans to experiment with new flavors and add to the revolving menu of flavors Luna currently offers. Luna also offers lunch and dinner, including homemade foccaccia bread, paninis, pizzas and soups. In addition to owning Luna and Pomo, Stefano also owns Mora Italian with celebrity chef Scott Conant. As for how Stefano’s family feels about Luna Gelateria, Stefano’s said his father is proud. “My father came to visit me last March. They are really proud to have their son put the name on it and keeping the name of the family,” Stefano said.

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able for the carb-conscious. There are also substantial burritos on the menu; they come with classic plain wheat or jalapeño-enhanced tortillas. The seasonal menu includes an astounding gluten-free burrito made with a lowcarb coconut and cassava flour tortilla crafted by the Siete Family Foods company. Just like with tacos, they are finished with diner’s choices of proteins and cheeses. Tocaya Organica’s tortilla-centric selections round out with quesalitas made with cornmeal disks. Fillings include a combination of mushrooms with jalapeño peppers, as well as green chilis with onions. Again, protein and cheese favorites are added in. The savory side of the menu also includes enthusiastic salads like the Summer of Love: a cornucopia of romaine lettuce, pomegranate seeds, cucumber, organic strawberries, grilled corn, chipotle-dusted almonds and mint. A quartet of bowls includes the popular Fajita del Rey with sizzled peppers and onions, as well as a keto-friendly assembly featuring the eatery’s fragrant cauliflower rice and sauteed Brussels sprouts. Add in proteins and cheeses, too. For sides, Tocaya Organica’s roster includes bowls of guacamole with pome-

granate seeds and pepitas; street corn with cotija cheese and chipotle powder; tortilla soup with tomatoes, roasted bell pepper and avocado; and green chili-white bean soup with roasted corn niblets. When it comes to dessert, choose among the Barrio fruit bowl with zesty Tajín powder and lime juice; a sweet corn tamale with roasted tomato salsa; and churro-style waffle bites with either vegan Callebaut chocolate or strawberry dipping sauce. There’s also a kids’ menu. This brings on Tocaya Organica’s extensive beverage service. There’s a full line of coffee, and in true Mexican style, horchata is offered, both cold on ice and steaming in a latte. To rehydrate after epic shopping, reach for coconut water from Harmless Harvest, or revivify with cold-pressed juice sips from Little West. Get effervescent with Topo Chico or San Pellegrino sparkling water. For adult beverages, the cocktail selection includes the seasonal special Skinny Coco-Piña margarita with ginger- and coconut-infused Casamigos tequila, pineapple, lime and stevia for a sweetener. The action-packed view makes for a vibrant vibe while experiencing the restaurant’s exciting healthy fare. Information: 480-676-3469, tocayaorganica.com

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