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As several school districts sue the state over cuts to education funds, Scottsdale Unified School District remains one of the most well-funded districts in Arizona. But SUSD receives just a fraction of its budget from the state, with the bulk of funds coming from property taxes. And there’s another source of financial stability for SUSD: its surrounding community. The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board recently accepted more than $41,000 in monAmong the recent gifts to SUSD, Coronado etary donations and other gifts. SUSD High School received a $1,000 donation from
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch has been sold. Orlando, Florida-based Xenia Hotels & Resorts purchased the property along with Royal Palms Resort & Spa in Phoenix from Hyatt Hotels Xenia’s acquisition of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale was part of Corporation for a its largest purchase this year. (Photos courtesy Xenia Hotels & Resorts) combined price of represents the largest purchase Xe$305 million. nia Hotels & Resorts made this year. The sale was completed this fall and
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By Suzanne Jameson A Chandler-based technology curriculum provider for preschool and kindergarten students is bringing its innovative programs to Scottsdale. Future Kiddie, a company that teaches beginning computer skills and the principles of S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math) to kids at 19 East Valley preschools, is now instructing little ones at the Goddard School on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard. Founded by Ken Chan and his sister Linda in 2010, Future students learn computer skills in the Future Kiddie classes use mini-laptops Pre-K Kiddie program. (Photo by Natalia Elfimova) designed for small hands and Puterbugs Technology software. learning, logic and creativity.” The program for kids 3 to 6 years of age The Future Kiddie program has grown is embedded into school curriculums from two schools offering the program in and consists of weekly or bi-weekly 2010 to 19 locations including schools in 30-40 minute classes. Each class starts Tempe, Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert, with an interactive lesson overview by Mesa and now Scottsdale. The company the Chans, followed by computer time. also is a registered vendor for the Specialized software integrates letter Arizona Charter Schools Association and number recognition, science, math, in providing local high-quality, low-cost music, art, problem-solving and other computer classes and hardware. components into the program through “Many schools want to offer a combination of fun word games and technology programs but simply can’t other exercises. afford to. We bring in the equipment “What is so unique about Future and instructors so schools don’t have Kiddie is our focus on keyboarding,” to purchase computers, allocate storage Linda Chan said. “This teaches students space or hire staff. This is a more costhow to type and about computer effective solution for educators to bring navigation. These are important skills, this type of training into the classroom,” and as schools move from traditional Chan added. pencil and paper tests to online The Chans also own and operate The testing, this will help students be more Mighty PC, a company that provides comfortable during testing later on.” high-quality repurposed computers to The Goddard School started businesses and schools nationwide. offering the Future Kiddie program on According to Ken Chan, “It’s November 9. important for young children to be Natalia Elfimova, owner of the exposed to computer science and Scottsdale-based school, said, “We’re STEM principles. Like learning a second excited to bring these classes to language, studies show that the earlier a students. This program not only child is exposed to technology, and the teaches basic computer skills, more they practice, it gets easier plus it but it introduces the children to increases their retention rate.” sophisticated concepts like wireless For more information on Future networks and understanding the Kiddie or to schedule a demonstration, functions of a browser, and also helps call 480-331-3068 or visit futurekiddie. with language development, social com.
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Scottsdale zip codes among most prosperous in Arizona By Wayne Schutsky Scottsdale is rife with prosperity, according to a recent economic analysis of zip codes across the country. The Economic Innovation Group, a bipartisan public policy organization, recently released the 2017 Distressed Communities Index, which analyzes a range of economic factors in communities across the country and ranks zip codes and cities using a cumulative distress score. Scottsdale joined fellow Arizona municipalities Chandler and Gilbert and locales like San Francisco and Seattle on the report’s list of the most prosperous large cities in the country. Arizona and California were the only states with three municipalities listed in the top 10 on the most prosperous cities ranking. Scottsdale ranked 10th on the list with a cumulative distress score of 25.2 and 60.9 percent of residents living in prosperous zip codes.
“The big dividing line at the city level tends to be an old and new question,” said John Lettieri, EIG cofounder and senior director for policy and strategy. “The places that are newer and faster-growing tend to be more prosperous… the older, slowergrowing cities tend to be at the lower end of the prosperous spectrum.” The factors the group took into account include poverty rate, median income ratio, percentage of the population over 25 without a high school diploma, and percentage of adults between 25 and 64 not working. It also looks at community-based factors like housing vacancy rate and the percent change in the number of jobs and businesses in the community between 2011 and 2015. EIG then classifies communities as prosperous, comfortable, mid-tier, atrisk or distressed based on the distress score. “At the community level, (we
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However, some measurables are concerning in the zip codes. Between 2011 and 2015, employment shrank by 2.7 percent in 85258 and the number of businesses there only increased by 6.6 percent. The numbers in 85250 are a little better, with employment growing 17.1 percent and businesses increasing by 7.7 percent during that time. Similarly, 85259 has a low poverty rate, high incomes and an educated work force but suffers employment growth issues. The zip code saw employment shrink by 76 percent between 2011 and 2015. A city’s prosperity can be affected by a range of other factors as well, including how accessible the community is to lower- and middleincome families. “A place can appear prosperous because it is not accessible to loweror middle-income people,” Lettieri said. “Part of this is (showing) how you got there and how you can allow access to lower and middle income people – how you can connect places and people so you are sharing that prosperity.” While the majority of the zip codes in Scottsdale are considered prosperous or comfortable, the city still has small pockets of distress. The 85256 zip code, which is relatively small with under 5,000 residents, has a 33.6 percent poverty rate, which is well above the state’s poverty rate of 17.4 percent. The zip code also has high rates of primeage adults not working and a median income below the state’s median income. One way cities can promote the growth of prosperous communities is by encouraging home-grown businesses that “have skin in the game,” EIG co-founder and Executive Director Steve Glickman said. “You have to be an attractive location for entrepreneurship in general,” Glickman said. Prosperous and distressed communities in the same region also should work together to develop strategies to improve overall regional prosperity, Lettieri said. He added that distressed communities need to “connect their fate with the more prosperous areas, (because) the most poisonous thing for a distressed area is being disconnected.”
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will not be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2018, but will turn 5 between September 1 and December 31, and you believe your child is ready for kindergarten, SUSD offers early entrance testing for a $75 fee in June and July. To find out more about kindergarten early entrance, call Lisa Duncan, SUSD Community Education, at 480-484-7932, or visit the SUSD website, susd.org. It’s also the time of year when we all start thinking about filing income tax returns. SUSD has an excellent investment opportunity for you to consider: SUSD! By making a donation to a SUSD school or in the name of a SUSD student, you receive a dollarfor-dollar deduction off your state income tax liability. The limit is $200 for single filers and $400 for couples filing jointly. And you can apply that tax credit to either your 2017 tax bill or your 2018 tax bill. Tax credit donations help fund school activities such as field trips, tutoring, athletics and college entrance, college credit and CTE industry certification testing. You can make your donation by check or online by credit card; you can even set up recurring payments. SUSD appreciates your support! For more information, visit taxcredit.susd.org. Nancy Norman is a communications specialist for SUSD.
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1. Art hangs from the ceiling at The Art of Ice Cream Experience. 2. Leighton Collins, 3, poses against the ice cream graffiti wall. 3. Amy, Addison, Braydon and Scott Meng pose with a Popsicle. 4. Emily Allers sits in one of the “beach” chairs. 5. Dustin Nelson peeks out from behind a cone. 6. Alexandra Authier dons “boxing gloves” before stepping into the ring of ice cream. 7. Hannah Regan in the ice cream ring. 8. Isaac Talavera and Kabrina Ethington enjoyed the milkshake statue. 9. Beau Davila and Erik Ramirez chill out at the exhibit. 10. Part of the ice cream boxing ring.
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A gift that keeps giving: McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park One of Scottsdale’s most beloved parks began forming in 1967 with a 100-acre gift of land from Anne and Fowler McCormick, heirs of the International Harvester dynasty. The McCormicks, who raised Arabian horses on their Scottsdale ranch, donated the land to the City of Scottsdale for a park that would enhance quality of life in Scottsdale for future generations. Guy Stillman, Anne McCormick’s son, helped bring the proposed park to fruition, and his passion for trains gave shape to the project. The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, as it was eventually named, opened with a public celebration in 1975. The centerpiece of the park
is a 5/12 scale model of a Colorado narrow-gauge railroad that Stillman had earlier built for his children on his own Scottsdale ranch. Volunteers finished moving the engines and milelong track of Stillman’s Paradise and Pacific Railroad, as it became known, in 1974. Since its grand opening in 1975, the park has become a favorite and receives about 1 million visitors annually. During the holiday season, the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is decked out in lights for its annual Holiday Lights extravaganza. The special celebration during the “season of giving” makes sense for McCormickStillman, since the park and many of its amenities began as gifts. In this photo from 1974, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve drives in a “golden spike” to commemorate the completion of the Paradise & Pacific Railroad at McCormick-Stillman Park. The Marine Corps Reserve volunteered their time to lay the track for the attraction. Courtesy Scottsdale Public Library.
Among its many attractions, the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park contains several period railroad buildings. In 1972, park planners rescued the Santa Fe Railway’s Peoria Depot from demolition and transported the building to the park, where it stands today. Photo courtesy Scottsdale Public Library.
In this undated photo, a young girl’s face is painted during a City of Scottsdale employee picnic at McCormickStillman Railroad Park. Photo courtesy Scottsdale Public Library.
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Scottsdale Mayor Bill Jenkins operates Engine No. 12 on the Paradise & Pacific Railway in the late ‘70s. The park’s fleet of scale train engines includes three steam locomotives, two diesel engines, and one electric. Photo courtesy Scottsdale Public Library.
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officials say the gifts will provide a much-needed boost for school district programs and equipment as government funding for public education continues to dwindle. The gifts, which were approved and accepted by the SUSD Governing Board at its November 14 meeting at Coronado High School, include $7,285.71 in Kiva PTO funds for Kiva Elementary School; three milk coolers for SUSD Nutrition Services valued at $7,500 from Patricia Johnson, Arizona Milk Producers’ director of nutrition services; $1,000 for Coronado High School from the Coronado Foundation for the Future; $2,464.46 from Open Arms Church to fund Navajo Elementary School lunch coverage and a Zeiss microscope (valued at $2,236) from Carl Zeiss Microscopy for Desert Mountain High School. The total value of monetary donations is $23,041.44. The value of other donated goods equals $16,010.16. Scottsdale Bible Church donated $5,000 to Tonalea Elementary School. Jill Hoekstra, communications director for the church, said the church has enjoyed partnering with the school in several ways over the years, including a Christmas assembly to provide gifts for students and teachers. The monetary donation was one of many the church made to SUSD schools. “Scottsdale Bible Church was pleased to donate funds to several SUSD schools this past year, including a $5,000 gift to Tonalea Elementary that was designated for computers and technology resources,” Hoekstra said. “This gift and the service projects we’ve completed at the school reflect our church’s desire to partner with local schools and help make a difference in the lives of kids and families in our community.” SUSD has accepted $499,146.44 in total donations since July 1. Erin Helm, public information and marketing officer for SUSD, said such support is vital for the district to continue providing students with a top-tier education. School funding has been a contentious issue nationwide, but perhaps especially so in Arizona, where several school districts sued the state (and won) in 1994, successfully arguing that using taxpayer-funded bonds to cover the costs of school maintenance put schools in low-income areas at a disadvantage. The settlement agreement included between $100 million and $200
million per year for building maintenance and about $200 million annually to schools for soft capital. Former Governor Jan Brewer began cutting those funds in 2009, citing the Great Recession. Cuts continued under both Brewer and current Governor Doug Ducey. School districts say they are currently getting about 15 percent of what was promised to them each year in what’s called District Additional Assistance. In May, the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest filed a lawsuit on behalf of a plaintiff group that includes the Arizona School Boards Association, Arizona Education Association, Elfrida Elementary School District, Chino Valley Unified School District, Crane Elementary School District and Glendale Elementary School District, “challenging the state’s failure to adequately find public schools,” according to an ACLPI press release. The trial is expected to commence in spring 2018. The national Center for Student Achievement ranked Arizona 49th in the U.S. in education funding this year. But Scottsdale Unified School District is one of the larger and highest-performing school districts in the
state. There are 29 schools in the district (plus Scottsdale Online Learning) with approximately 2,300 students, and the district employs roughly 1,300 teachers. Research engine StartClass reports federal funding per student is higher than average in SUSD, with the district receiving $9,709 per student (compared to the average federal funding for all districts in Arizona of $8,703 per student). Niche, an education data firm, ranks SUSD in the top 10 percent of “Safest School Districts in America.” A big part of SUSD’s success comes from community support, according to Helm. “In a time when public schools have to constantly fight for funding, the generosity of our community has become a critical component of keeping our schools performing at high levels. Cash gifts help fund everything from team uniforms and musical instruments to classroom aide salaries and library books,” Helm said. “Such gifts come from parent organizations, local businesses, churches and generous individuals. Our students, staff and schools are tremendously grateful for this community support.”
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Musical Instrument Museum provides sonic thrills from around the world Story and photos by Crystal Lewis Brown Usually, a group of people walking around a museum wearing headphones – completely oblivious to those around them – is a bad thing. But at the Musical Instrument Museum, headphones are an integral part of the experience. I expected the museum to have a host of instruments (hence the name) but was completely unprepared for just how much the 200,000-squarefoot space had to offer. My family members and I were each given a headset resembling an old-school Walkman radio that would serve as audio guide throughout our visit. For those wanting something a bit more formal, guided tours are also available. We handed the museum map to our 8-year-old and let him guide the way. I’ve had headset tours before, but I wasn’t expecting what we got at the MIM. As we neared certain exhibits, the instruments on display started
Cameron, 8, tries his hand at one of the many instruments in the MIM’s Experience Gallery.
tinkling in our ears. Saying the museum is big is an understatement. It’s home to about 16,000 instruments from around the world. In addition to special exhibits, there are several other galleries, including the Mechanical Music, Experience and Artist galleries. There’s also the Conservation Lab and a Family Center with chairs and toys, for when your little ones need a break (more on that later). It’s also split into five geographic regions: Africa and the Middle East, Asia and Oceana, Jordan, 5, plays an instrument during a recent visit to the Musical Europe, Latin Instrument Museum. Page 14
America and United States/Canada. There’s also a food court inside the museum. We started our self-guided tour downstairs and our kiddos were immediately entranced. Both of our children are budding musicians – not surprising given that their parents are a former pianist and a singer/ former celloist. The older one plays the viola and the 5-year-old requested and received a guitar for his birthday. So it was no surprise they took to the museum like a fish to water. The younger one watched and listened to each performance in the Artist Gallery, which included instruments, concert footage, performance outfits and more. He was particularly entranced by the guitar performances, and was often several exhibits behind the rest of the family. Performances were displayed on a television screen with numbers on a placard so that we could easily follow along to performance
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names and information. The quote for that gallery was “One more song,” as he begged to listen to song after song. All of us were entranced by what I thought was at first a woman making music by simply waving her hands. In fact, in a way, she kind of was doing that. She was playing a theremin, an electronic instrument controlled by an antenna without the player never actually touching it. We then headed to the Mechanical Music Gallery, where we witnessed some of the coolest – and creepiest – mechanical instruments (instruments that “play themselves”), including player pianos and animated musical dolls. Our next stop was one the children enjoyed the most: The Experience Gallery. The Experience Gallery was filled with playable versions of many of the instruments found throughout the museum. We tried our hand at playing the theremin, strummed guitars, banged a gong and played many more instruments from around the world whose names I don’t know. We then headed upstairs to explore each of the Geographic Galleries. Having spent so much time downstairs, and dawdling through Africa and the Middle East, our kindergartner finally got tired somewhere in the East Asia exhibit. While he had a brief “up” moment as we listened to an orchestra simulation (it got extra points from the kids since a child narrated it), it was clear he was spent. In hindsight, those visiting with younger children might be better off touring upstairs at the start of the trip, then taking a break for lunch at the cafe. That way, they can end the trip on the bottom floor with them playing in the Experience Gallery. As for us, we were at least well-suited for a good nap by the time we reached home.
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Fairmont Scottsdale Princess brings the North Pole to the Valley By Alison Bailin Batz As one of the best and brightest places to celebrate the holiday season, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is set to be more spectacular than ever. This AAA Five Diamond resort transforms into a winter wonderland in the desert during its annual Christmas at the Princess festival, now through December 31. Here are just some of the highlights of this holiday celebration.
ers and the squishable Graham, a walking s’more, plus Peppermint Penguin and Selfie Elfie bring their own special charm from the North Pole. All can be met throughout the resort, and they come together for a Christmas character farewell in the Enchanted Plaza every evening at 9.
Holiday Characters Checking in are the resort’s holiday friends: the lovely Princesses Angelica and Noel, a huggable yeti named Shiv-
complement the tree’s music. Add to that a high-definition, one-of-a-kind animated video show featuring five delightful holiday scenes set to music and projected against the resort’s façade. This five-minute show plays promptly on the hour from 6 to 9 p.m. nightly in the Enchanted Plaza.
Santa’s Secret Headquarters Santa spends time in his new Secret Headquarters mapping his flight plans, time zones and toys, where the young and young at heart can write their wish lists, learn the secret elf pledge and have their photo taken with him nightly throughout the season.
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At S’mores Land, families can visit the s’mores-loving character Graham at his home, roast marshmallows around the campfire, take an icy slide down the newly expanded four-lane Polar Glide, a whirl on the Christmas Carousel or a twirl on the Frosty’s Ferris Wheel, now with 15 gondolas seating up to six passengers. And new
Making s’mores is just one part of the family fun at Fairmont Princess.
Enchanted Plaza Musical Tree & Animated Holiday Light Show Custom-designed for the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, the resort’s Christmas tree has 80,000 LED lights that “twinkle and dance” to 18 holiday songs in Princess Plaza, appropriately named Enchanted Plaza for the holidays. The musical tree plays from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly throughout the season, while the lit palm trees lining the plaza are synchronized to
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The Ice Den Scottsdale Presents “Magical Moments on Ice” Guests will enjoy watching skaters from the Ice Den showcase their talents to holiday music at the Princess’ Desert Ice rink. The show features youngsters from the Coyotes Skating Club of Arizona, is choreographed by the Ice Den skating staff and is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. Please visit the resort’s website for performance dates and times.
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Scottsdale Fire Department kicked off its annual toy drive on December 2 in the parking lot of the Target store at Frank Lloyd Wright and the Loop 101. Dozens of families came out to donate toys, climb aboard the fire truck and mingle with firefighters. Unwrapped toys and gift cards were accepted at all SFD fire stations and headquarters through December 20. 1. Firefighters help the kids out of the fire truck. 2. Carter, 5, and Evan Clawson, 3, pose in front of the fire truck. 3. Lilliya Hays and Natalya Wheatley feel the spirit of the season. 4. Eli Stellar sits between firefighters Mike Furnish (left) and Jason Gonzales. 5. Erica and Dan Stellar enjoy the day with their 2-year-old son, Eli. 6. Reagan Juel, 5, donates a toy to the drive. He saved his allowance money to donate this toy. 7. Lucas, Chris, Sara and Dylan Penney are ready to ride in the fire truck. 8. Firefighter Jason Gonzales gives Lucas Penney a high five. 9. Jason Wilkeyson dons a fireighter hat at the toy drive.
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Ten farms throughout North Scottsdale will be open to the public for families and horse enthusiasts to explore. Guests will get a glimpse into the word of Arabian horse breeding and showing through several events, including stable tours, horseback riding and an opportunity to meet national champion stallion Bey Ambition and his many offspring. This annual event supports a different charity every year; this year’s beneficiaries are Healing Hearts Animal Rescue and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. When: Friday, December 29 through Monday, January 1 Where: Various farms throughout North Scottsdale Cost: Free Info: arabhorsefarmtours.com financially speaking
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Kids ages 7 to 17 can participate in this high-flying New Year’s Eve party and sleepover at AZ Air Time trampoline park. Children can enjoy trampoline races, dodgeball tournaments, movies, music, dance contests, karaoke, basketball dunk contests and more. There will be a New Year’s toast with sparkling cider. Snacks, dinner and a light breakfast will be served. Drop-off is at 7 p.m. New Year’s Eve; pickup is at 7 a.m. New Year’s Day. Advanced registration is required. When: Sunday, December 31 Where: AZ Air Time, 13802 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 145, Scottsdale Cost: $99 per child (includes a new pair of jump socks) Info: 480-427-2000, azairtime.com
3 Arizona Coyotes Skate Clinic at CitySkate
Staff from the Arizona Coyotes professional ice hockey team will lead an annual skate clinic at CitySkate, which was recently deemed one of the “world’s coolest skating rinks” by Travel + Leisure magazine and features a 36-foot holiday tree as its centerpiece. Regular skate sessions take place from 3 to 5 p.m., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and from 8 to 11 p.m. When: Friday, December 22 Where: CitySkate, 1 E. Washington Street, Phoenix Cost: $15, adults and kids; $10, seniors and children 8 and younger; free for children 3 and younger Info: 602-550-9561, phxicerink.com
4 ChillFest at OdySea in the Desert
Featuring an ice skating rink, falling snow and entertainment amid holiday decorations, ChillFest offers kids of all ages a chance to celebrate the season with skating, Santa photo ops, OdySea Express train rides, s’mores and more. When: Thursday, December 21 through Saturday, January 26 Where: OdySea in the Desert, 9500 E. Via De Ventura, Scottsdale Cost: $5 (includes skate rental and 30 minutes skating time). Does not include admission to OdySea in the Desert Aquarium. Info: 480-951-2100, odyseainthedesert. com
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5 Snow Week at Arizona Science Center
Do you want to build a snowman? There will be plenty of powder at Arizona Science Center during Snow Week, which features 75 pounds of the cold stuff for kids to play in. Special events including a showing of the Disney movie Frozen (9 a.m. on December 26) and carpool karaoke hosted by Subaru (December 29-31) add to the fun. When: Tuesday, December 26 through Monday, January 1 Where: Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street, Phoenix Cost: $18, adults; $13, children ages 3-17 Info: 602-716-2000, azscience.org
6 Zoolights
The Phoenix Zoo is illuminated with millions of LED lights for this holiday event, which includes a three-story Christmas tree, lakeside music-in-motion shows and 3D light sculptures of animals. When: Through Thursday, January 14 Where: Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix Cost: $19.95 per person at the gate, $17.95 per person online Info: 602-286-3800, phoenixzoo.org
7 The Nutcracker
Ballet Arizona’s annual production of The Nutcracker includes dancing toys, elaborate costumes and Tchaikovksy’s musical score performed live by the Phoenix Symphony. When: Through Sunday, December 24 Where: Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix Cost: $48-$169 Info: 602-381-1096, balletaz.org
8 Zoppe Italian Family Circus
This Old World Italian-style circus includes acrobatics, dogs performing tricks, equestrian showmanship and a lot of audience interaction. When: Wednesday, December 27 through Sunday, January 7 Where: Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler Cost: $15-$40 Info: 480-782-2680, zoppe.net
a Wonderful Life 9 It’s A down-and-out businessman in a small town is shown what the world would have been like if he’d never been born in this classic holiday tale. When: Through Saturday, December 30 Where: Don Bluth Front Row Theatre, 8670 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale Cost: $23-$25 Info: 480-314-0841, donbluthfrontrowtheatre.com
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Peter Pan and Tinkerbell visit the Darling children one night and take them on a magical and unforgettable journey. When: Through Saturday, December 23 Where: Desert Stages Theatre, 7014 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale Cost: $15 Info: 480-483-1664, desertstages.org
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Owner Erika Rode did many of the renovations on Bitters herself.
The overall vibe at Bitters is comfortable and welcoming. (Photos by Niki D’Andrea)
Bitters brings clever cocktails and inspired food to SkySong “OK, here’s your Bitter Ex. We all have one.” Erika Rode, owner of the new cocktail bar Bitters in SkySong, points to a burnt-orange-colored cocktail on the bar. The drink – made with habanero vodka, falernum, lime and mango – is one of the most popular tipples at Bitters, and frankly, it’s a lot sweeter than any of my exes. Juicy and fruity, The Bitter Ex is dangerously drinkable. If breakfast booze is a thing, this cocktail is king. It would pair perfectly with everything from waffles to poached eggs and bacon. The crafty and clever cocktail is one of 17 on Bitters’ specialty cocktail menu. Each one has the word “Bitter” in its name and is accompanied by a pithy quote. Some of the cocktails put a creative spin on traditional favorites – for example, the Bitter, Old and Fashionable, which builds a comforting spice palate on the old bourbonand-orange base with the addition of hazelnut and chocolate bitters. If
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The menu features a “house slider,” which is different every day.
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through panoramic windows. There’s also a large, dog-friendly patio with an up-close view of the colossal aluminum SkySong sculpture by local artist Pam Castano. Rode says, “The building came with a dirt floor,” and she did a lot of the renovations herself, including all the flooring and the woodwork around the bar. Servers at Bitters all wear polka-dotted shirts and bow ties. The whole place feels fresh and fun, right down to the Top 40 and pop music gently pulsing danceable beats from the speakers. In addition to Bitters’ cocktails, there’s also a coterie of craft beers (including 12 on tap) and fine wines. Happy hour runs from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and specials vary by day: Tuesdays are “Tequila Tuesdays,” with $7 margaritas and tequila sunrises; hump day is “Wine Wednesdays” with $10 off bottled wine selections; “Thirsty Thursdays” are sated by $5 draft beers; and “Feature Fridays” include a bartender cocktail for $7. Happy hour food specials include $5 fried pickles, $7 pork nachos and $9 flatbread boards. Speaking of the food, the menu is a result of Rode’s R&D all over the U.S. Before opening Bitters, she was an executive for Total Wine & More and traveled the states frequently to help
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Bitters...continued from page 22 open new locations. During a visit to Portland, Oregon, she stopped at a place that had a menu of artisanal popcorn. That inspired her to create the three haute, popped-to-order popcorn bowls on the Bitters menu – Arizona (tajin, cilantro lime salt, queso fresco); Truffled (truffle butter, truffle zest, truffle oil); and the most popular, the Honey Hot (curry dust, honey, pomegranate seeds, goat cheese drizzle). The latter is more honey than hot, but super tasty with a The Bitter Ex cocktail with habanero vodka, falerslight curry afterburn. num, lime and mango. The menu features a “house slider,” which is different every day. On and sharp white cheddar cheese and my visit, the house slider was an open- topped with a tangle of perfectly light face hamburger slider gilded with rich and crunchy onions. Fish fans will love the farro risotto and salmon, which features a perfectly grilled slab of salmon on a bed of risotto bathed in Brie, Parmesan, herbs and tomatoes. Dessert options are all decadent, from a Peanut Butter Tower of peanut butter and chocolate mini-bombs with caramel drizzle to a stout milkshake, but we were won over by the amaretto cheesecake. Made with a salty pretzel crust and served with crushed blueberry sauce and caramel, this humble slice of pie makes the perfect ending to an epicurean affair. No need to be bitter.
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Voilà! serves the flavors of northeast France By David M. Brown
Chef Jean-Christophe Gros was born in Neufchâteau, France.
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“Voilà!,” so the French say with joie de vivre: “Here it is!” So it is, almost like magic. And so that may be what Ségolène Gros will say to guests, serving this magical food prepared by her husband, Chef Jean-Christophe, at their Voilà French Bistro in Scottsdale Ranch. The “i” of their Voilà logo is an upright fork, so come ready to enjoy petit déjeuner, lunch, brunch and dinner; appetizers such as moules au beurre d’escargots (mussels with parsley butter and garlic); French onion soup; entrées such as two of chef ’s signature dishes, féuillete de noix de Saint Jacques (scallops in puff pastry) and foie gras de canard aux pommes (hot duck foie gras with
caramelized apples) and desserts including three different soufflés – raspberry, chocolate and Grand Marnier. Their corner café immediately suggests unpretentiousness, quiet authenticity and charm: popular French music, a small outdoor patio and welcoming interior centered by a copy of Renoir’s 1881 Impressionist masterpiece, Luncheon of the Boating Party, and a big-smile greeting of “Bonjour” by Ségolène. Stay a while, relax, enjoy. The couple purchased the existing Voilà in October 2015. The previous owners opened the restaurant three years earlier in the lake community just south of Shea Boulevard. They had just moved to Scottsdale from France, where both were born, she in the north and he in the small northeast town of Neufchâteau, population approximately 7,300, at the confluence of the Meuse and Mouzon rivers in the Vosges Mountains area, a three-hour drive from Paris. “I learned to cook watching my mother, so Crème brulee is a perfect and delicious way to finish a meal.
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when I was about 15, she arranged a job for me at a local restaurant,” he said, through Ségolène, who translated. Life-directing, the job was at the Michelin-starred Relais Châteaux Les Bas Rupts in the ski resort town of Gérardmer. His mentor there, 30 years ago, was Chef Michel Philippe. “He welcomed me in the kitchens and taught me everything when I was 16 years old. I was three weeks a month in his company and one week at culinary school in town. Away from my family, this family restaurant became like a second home for me.” He learned well. The chef went on to own three hotel restaurants in the area and became well known throughout eastern France for his cuisine. The couple met in 1998 in one of these hotels in Neufchâteau. “He was in the kitchen and worked with the wines and I was on the floor serving or hosting in the lobby,” Ségolène said. “We worked together for two years – nothing – and then we fell in love.” So, romantic nuptials in Paris, Provence or Cannes? Seven years ago, they wed in Las Vegas. “It was so romantic for us,” she recalled. They pour passion into their food, as well. “Ours are traditional French
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dishes with a modern elegance but still very flavorful and normal-size portions,” chef said, referring to their generous servings, rather than the gastronomically pleasing but minimalist portions elsewhere. “This is not la nouvelle cuisine but ‘la cuisine traditionelle moderne’ with modern dishes,” he added. “I would say that my cuisine has a Provençal tendency, but I also offer dishes from all French regions in my dinner specials,” he said. Thus, you’ll find escargots de Bourgogne (snails in a burgundy wine broth), moules Provencales (mussels, garlic, celery, white wine and tomatoes), filet de boeuf sauce béarnaise (filet mignon in béarnaise sauce), and traditional poulet Basquaise (chicken and white wine in the Basque style). Everything but the bread and ice cream are housemade, including pastries, sauces, pâtés and quiches. A recent visit flavorfully demonstrated these many influences. Ségolène began with a French demi baguette, served with an enticing aioli suitable for dipping and thick enough to spread with a knife. This chef flavorfully crafts with eggs, cream, lemon and garlic. As an appetizer, she suggested an assiette campagnard, essentially a dish of similar items in a country style, aligning with the chef ’s background and experience. This included a
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country duck pate, in sliced style, and pork rillettes, chopped and served as a thick spread in an open tureen. Chef and Ségolène perfectly paired this starter with a mediumbodied, fruit-forward Beef bourguignon Bordeaux Graves blend from the Pessac-Leognan “Our guests love our bouillabaisse,” District, produced by Domaine de la Ségolène said. Justifiably so. Grace d’ Ornon, 2009. She finished with a house-made A seafood bouillabaisse from Voila’s new menu, which debuted during the chocolate tarte, topped with a dollop holidays, was the entrée. Marseille- of vanilla ice cream and finished with influenced, the magnificent dish a piped chocolate fern design on the includes monkfish, Scottish salmon, plate. “Bonne journée et à bientôt!” deep-sea scallops, branzino, shrimp, mussels and red snapper. Chef adds Ségolène may say on guests’ departure: a thick garlic-rich rouille sauce, “Have a great day and until the next tomatoes, celeries, fennel, white wine time.” and spices, and potatoes, which he Voilà French Bistro first cooks then quickly bakes in a pan. 10135 E. Via Linda, Mercado del Paired with this was a spectacular Rancho, Scottsdale Gerard Fiou Sancerre Blanc 2015, 480-614-5600 young, crisp and fruity to complement voilafrenchbistro.com the ocean tastes and textures.
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what’s cooking? By Jan D’Atri
Christmas Shortbread Cookies
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Christmas Shortbread Cookies
you make your shortbread cookies, coat them with royal icing and then let them sit overnight (I make my royal icing with 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of meringue powder, and as many drops of water as necessary to create a glaze. Mix together until smooth and you’ve achieved your desired consistency). Cut out your beautiful wafer designs, and then brush a little corn syrup on the back of the wafer paper. Set the paper, design side up, on the cookie. Smooth it down with your fingers to make sure it’s tacked down, and then let it set for about 10 minutes (the instructions say to turn the cookie upside down). When the cookies are dry, ice the edges with royal icing that you have thickened, and sprinkle with decorative sugar, then shake off the excess sugar.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 3/4 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp eggnog 2-1/2 cups flour 1 pinch salt
Cookies Preheat oven to 330°F. Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Add eggnog and mix together. Slowly add flour and salt. Mix until dough comes together. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut out dough with cookie cutters. Bake for about 12-14 minutes, or until it is a light golden-brown color on top. Cool completely to harden.
Bourbon vanilla glaze Mix together 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of bourbon, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Add just enough water, drop by drop, to create a glaze. Drizzle over shortbread cookies.
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Don Bluth’s creativity flourishes on stage, screen and video games By Kenneth LaFave Imagination, innovation and storytelling are the Triple Crown of creativity for Don Bluth, a self-made artist whose resume includes wild successes in arcade video games and animated features. It was Bluth who captivated millions of early arcade video game fans with Dragon’s Lair, and it was Bluth who delighted legions of youngsters in the ‘80s and ‘90s with The Secret of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven and Anastasia. To view Bluth’s current creative work, you need to brave the phalanx of retail that is Pima Crossing. Nestled in the northeast corner of the complex near Sherwin Williams Paint is the tiny Don Bluth Front Row Theatre. There, 12 months a year, Bluth exercises his passion for seeing stories unfold, not in frames of animation, but in the actions and dialogue of actors. He started producing plays and musicals in his home more than a decade ago,
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After a career creating animated films, Don Bluth now runs a youth theater. (Photos by Tim Sealy)
but moved into the snug confines of a public space in 2012. “I have great interest in the theater for the way it tells stories to an audience. A well-told story can get rid of your prejudices and sweep the cobwebs from your brain,” said Bluth, now 80 but acting and sounding decades younger. “We do six shows a year and one that’s a youth show,” he said. “We pick them by calculating what our audiences want to see and what we think they should see.” Musicals are rare: “They cost up to $6,000 in royalties,” Bluth explained. The theater’s repertoire these days consists mostly of classic films retold onstage. This month’s offering is the theater’s annual holiday production of It’s a Wonderful Life. On the postage stamp of a stage, situated threequarters in the round and seating an
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idea up a flagpole and see how many people saluted.” Bluth went on the fundraising site Indiegogo and asked for $500,000 to underwrite a Dragon’s Lair trailer, in anticipation of a complete movie. He raised $700,000. “We thought, ‘Wow, there is some interest here!’” Bluth said. The project is underway. Bluth would prefer not to say much about the movie version, except that it will be a prequel, in which Dirk, the dopey knight in shining armor, is
audience of 75 maximum, more than 30 actors play out the famous story of George Bailey, portrayed in the movie by Jimmy Stewart, who is shown what the world would have been like without him in it. January will bring another Jimmy Stewart movie adaptation: Harvey. (For a list of all upcoming shows and for ticket information, go to donbluthfrontrowtheatre.com.) The man whose company created movies ranked among the top boxoffice grossing animated features (the Land Before Time franchise alone grossed more than $81 million) doesn’t really need to produce plays for small audiences. Why does he do it? Bluth answered in the negative: “I was never very good at hobbies. I wouldn’t be caught dead on a golf course, and I’m good for about 20 minutes on the beach.” He simply has nothing else to do that might interest him. But Cheryl Schaar, who directed It’s A Wonderful Life, believes the real reason has more to do with an urge to give. “I would say what drives Don is the need to uplift people,” Schaar said. Don Bluth’s theater in Scottsdale seats a maximum of 75 people. “He is always talking about how theater can inspire, motivate and uplift the shown as a young squire, readying human spirit. In an often weary himself for a world of adventure... and world, he just wants his audiences to misadventure. The princess he saved leave the theater feeling uplifted and countless times in the original video hopeful.” game also will return. His gifts keep on giving. Dragon’s “But she won’t be an airhead this Lair, which hit arcades with a wallop time,” Bluth said. “You can’t do that in 1983, still has its fans – so many anymore.” of them that Bluth said he now has a movie version in the works. “For IF YOU GO some reason, Dragon’s Lair is still What: Don Bluth Front Row Theatre being played. It’s just a linear game, Where: 8670 E. Shea Blvd., Suite not like the sophisticated video games 103, Scottsdale Info: 480-314-0841, today. But it has a following. Based on donbluthfrontrowtheatre.com a lot of fan mail, I thought I’d run the
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Jude Tarris was inspired to start Valley of the Sun Homecare after being a caregiver for a national franchise. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)
Jude Tarris never envisioned a career in home health care until after he became a caregiver for a national franchise. “I really took to the people I was helping and it felt nice to make a difference,” he said. That experience propelled Tarris to open Valley of the Sun Homecare in Scottsdale. Tarris provides services that help people live independently in their own homes, from running errands and driving to medical appointments to meal preparation and light housekeeping. “Instead of moving into assisted living, they can stay at home
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Inspire Day Spa connects with nature in McCormick Ranch By Marilyn Hawkes From the outside, Inspire Day Spa looks like any other storefront in the Mercado del Lago shopping center in McCormick Ranch. But when you step inside, you’re greeted by comforting spa music, muted colors, positive energy from the friendly employees and a bonus – the spa’s relaxation room overlooks Lake Marguerite, immediately connecting you with nature. Owner Stacy Corzo, a former mortgage broker who also owns New Serenity Spa in north Scottsdale, opened Inspire Day Spa in November. “I wanted to take what I’ve learned over the past couple of years and integrate that into a new place,” she said. Inspire Day Spa has eight treatment rooms, including a deluxe spa suite overlooking the lake where couples can enjoy getting massages next to each another, sip Champagne and eat chocolate-covered strawberries. “It’s great for anniversaries and special occasions,” Corzo said.
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Corzo’s attention to detail shines, from the tastefully appointed treatment rooms, each featuring a backlit photo of scenic Arizona taken by
Corzo – to the Gratitude Book, where guests can inscribe something they’re grateful for. Inspire Day Spa offers a variety of
treatments, from the Inspire Massage, which incorporates a facial and scalp massage, to prenatal and sports massages. “We also have packages that include picnics and a bike ride with a massage afterward.” In addition to massages, guests can choose from a variety of body treatments and facials, including the popular Inspire Facial, which improves overall skin health, leaving the skin feeling plump and lovely, Corzo said. If you want to take your skincare regimen up a notch, the spa offers advanced skin care procedures from microdermabrasion and dermaplaning to microneedling and chemical peels. The spa uses and sells Eminence Organic Skin Care products. Corzo was drawn to the McCormick Ranch space because of the proximity to the lake and nature. You can watch ospreys, blue herons and Canada geese from the spa’s balcony
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Inspire...continued from page 32 while enjoying a hot cup of herbal tea, or you can sit under a nearby tree and write in your journal, she said. “There’s something magical about this place.” For Corzo, creating an environment where people can nurture and take care of themselves is important. “Everybody has a story when they come in. Sometimes people just want
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US Cryotherapy opens first Arizona location in Scottsdale By Niki D’Andrea At first, standing in the cryotherapy chamber at US Cryotherapy feels like hanging out in a walk-in freezer at a restaurant. A few moments later, the crisp sensation of cold starts its tingling dance across the cheeks. Several seconds later, it’s freaking freezing and human breath looks like the thick mists over the mountains in The Hobbit, and the body begins to shake – starting from its very core and vibrating outwards in a nervous-system attempt to create friction and its byproduct of warmth. It doesn’t work. This stinging cold session lasts anywhere from two minutes to two-and-a-half minutes, or however long it takes the body temperature to drop between 45 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The body stays chilly long after exiting the arctic chamber at US Cryotherapy. The extreme temperature – minus 150 degrees Fahrenheit, on average – is meant to shock the body into a healing mode, and many athletes use it as
The atmosphere at US Cryotherapy is way more stylish spa than a sterile clinic. (Photo by Carl Schultz)
an alternative to ice baths for relieving extremely sore muscles. “It’s all about the flight-or-fight response,” said Timon Romero, general manager at the US Cryotherapy location that opened last month in Scottsdale, referring to the physiological reaction that humans and animals have when faced with a perceived
threat. The brain releases a hormonal surge that triggers the production of chemicals like norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin, which results in (among other things) increased blood flow to muscles and increased muscle tension to enhance strength and agility. The use of cold to treat injuries
dates back to ancient Egypt, but hightech cryotherapy has its beginnings just after World War II, when liquid nitrogen became commercially available. Though popularized in Europe and widely practiced throughout the Western world, cryotherapy has never been the subject of thorough scientific research to determine its efficacy. But it certainly has its share of proponents and purported clients, including the Phoenix Rising soccer team – an official partner of the US Cryotherapy location in Scottsdale – and a few Arizona Cardinals. “(Our clients are) anywhere from youth athletes to pro sports,” Romero said. “We also get the middle-aged weekend warriors who want to stay active but their bodies are breaking down, and some chronic pain patients.” Unlike most other cryotherapy businesses, US Cryotherapy doesn’t
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temperature of the chamber and the heart rate and body temperature of the guest at a computer station right outside the chamber window. Before a guest enters the chamber, their body temperature is gauged with an infrared thermometer called a Therma Gun. The same device takes their temperature after the session to ensure the client is in the target body temp range. The benefits are immediate, according to Romero. “You’ll notice a difference after one treatment,” he said. “After that, we recommend two to three times (a month).” After exiting the chamber, clients warm up a bit After a client exits the cryotherapy chamber, a Thermo on stationary bikes. In adGun is used to measure their body temperature. (Photo dition to the cryotherapy by Carl Schultz) chamber, the Scottsdale loCryotherapy...continued from page 34 cation of US Cryotherapy includes a handful of treatment rooms offering use nitrogen, but instead utilizes elec- additional therapies like “localization” trically cooled and refrigerated hyper- with a vacuum-like tube that blows oxygenated air. The family-founded, 30-degree-air on a specific spot for Roseville, California-based company three minutes (“It’s the equivalent of was established in April 2011 and has an ice pack, but faster,” Romero said); expanded to include four company- HydroMassage beds that utilize water owned wellness centers and eight to reportedly stimulate muscles and franchises. The new Scottsdale loca- alleviate pain; and the NormaTech tion was Arizona’s first US Cryother- compression system, which wraps apy outpost, and opened almost con- one’s legs in puff y cuffs and applies currently with a Tucson facility. intense-but-tolerable pressure from The atmosphere is way more styl- toe to thigh and back again to allegish spa than a sterile clinic. The floor edly stimulate the lymphatic system plan is open and bright, and the dé- and increase circulation. cor boasts sleek silver and sharp coUS Cryotherapy offers several serbalt blue accents, punctuated by ceil- vices at various prices, including a ing- and wall-mounted flat-screen “First Time Special” for $40 that inTVs showing sports. The cryocham- cludes a whole-body cryotherapy ber itself is large enough for guests to session, one localized treatment, exercise in – which they frequently HydroMassage bed and NormaTech do. Two state-of-the-art speakers are compression. A la carte treatments mounted at one end of the chamber. range from $10 for a 15-minute Nor“There’s music piped in to give them matech session to $24 for a 10-minute something to think about other than “facial rejuvenation.” Ninety-day passbeing cold,” Romero said. es (includes whole-body cryotherapy Guests can choose what song they and a localized therapy per day) are want to hear while in the chamber, available for $499, and annual passes and Romero said clients pick every- cost $1,499. Visit uscryotherapy.com thing from death metal to hardcore for more information. gangsta rap, but to his knowledge, no one’s opted for opera yet. Something US Cryotherapy with a beat probably works better 14747 N. Northsight Boulevard, when one is shocking their body with Scottsdale frigidity. 480-508-2796 The entire time someone is in the uscryotherapy.com chamber, a staff member monitors the
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New tenants coming to the Shops at Gainey Ranch Two new tenants will be joining the Shops at Gainey Ranch. Maui Pasta Company, slated to open January 3, will occupy a 2,590-squarefoot space, and Diva Lashes (also slated to open in January) will be moving into a 1,252-square-foot space. Maui Pasta Company, which started in 2012 in Maui, will serve pastas, sauces, baked goods and desserts. Diva Lashes is an eyelash extension lounge currently operating in My Salon Suite and will be expanding into a stand-alone space at Gainey Ranch.
Scottsdale Arts receives funds from charitable trust Scottsdale Arts has received a $410,000 grant from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to support a comprehensive website and technology restructure initiative. This is the single largest grant ever provided by a foundation to Scottsdale Arts for a technology project. Scottsdale Arts will design a new website and upgrade technology for Scottsdale Arts’ divisions: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art,
Scottsdale Public Art and Scottsdale Education & Outreach. “We’re extremely grateful to Piper Trust for its generous support that will enable us to advance the technological future of Scottsdale Arts,” said Scottsdale Arts interim president and CEO Mike Miller. “This initiative will enhance comprehensively the entire Scottsdale Arts experience while supporting online revenue generation, customer service and ongoing brand identification.”
Scottsdale earns award for excellence in economy Scottsdale earned the 2017 Voice of the People Award for Excellence in Economy, an accolade bestowed for a city with the highest ratings among communities participating in the National Citizen Survey, which was conducted in November and December of 2016. Results show Scottsdale residents rated seven of eight economy aspects higher than the national benchmarks. Those aspects are overall economic health, vibrant downtown/commercial area, business and services, shopping opportunities, employment opportunities, places to visit and places to work (only the cost of living cat-
Prisma installs largest digital press in Arizona Commercial printer Prisma recently acquired a HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, the largest in Arizona. The newest addition to Prisma’s vast production line, the versatile HP Indigo 12000 delivers superb Prisma has acquired a HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press. print quality for high (Photo courtesy Prisma) productivity, making up to 4,600 sheets per hour. said. “Casinos, design agencies Prisma CEO Bob Anderson said and large corporations benefit the acquisition is a win-win for from the short-run, high-impact the company and its customers. project capabilities this machine “The size, speed and quality of offers.” Headquartered in Phoenix, the HP Indigo 12000 provides is essential for clients who require Prisma serves a wide clientele something between digital and throughout the state, including traditional printing,” Anderson Scottsdale.
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OdySea Aquarium wins America’s Best Restroom award The bathrooms at OdySea Aquarium have been named “America’s Best Restroom” by public vote. The contest, held by Cintas Corporation, pitted OdySea against nine others OdySea Aquarium’s bathroom beat nine others nationally. nationally for the Cintas Best Restroom award. (Photo “This year’s ten fi- courtesy Mulberry Marketing Communications) nalists are tourist attractions in their own right,” says exhibit. Other finalists included Sean Mulcahey, marketing man- Carmel Beach in Carmel-by-theager for Cintas. “These finalists Sea, California; La Boucherie on realize the impact a clean and 71 in Los Angeles; Off the Waffle memorable restroom has on the in Portland, Oregon; the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel customer experience.” OdySea Aquarium’s restrooms in Illinois; and the San Francisco feature enormous acrylic win- Museum of Modern Art. Cintas presented the Best Restdows over the sinks in lieu of mirrors, giving guests a great view room award to OdySea Aquarium of the sharks in the Shark Waters on November 16.
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Pet gear company donates more than $1 million in goods to dog rescues Scottsdale-based company Max and Neo Dog Gear reached a milestone in December by donating more than $1 million of its dog products to nearly 1,000 dog shelters and rescues across the U.S. The company was founded in September 2015 and quickly has grown to the point where founder Kenric Hwang said they’re having trouble keeping up with inventory. “The challenge for us has been to maintain a constant supply of inventory for both our customers and the dog rescues,” Hwang said. “Reaching the million-dollar mark is a great milestone, but we still have a lot to do. We would like to be able to donate to more rescues, more often.” Max and Neo Gear is always accepting new dog shelter and rescue submissions. A dog rescue can apply to be added to their dona-
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YAM Capital adds Milton Barnes to growing staff roster YAM Capital, a private real estate bridge lender specializing in short-term commercial real estate financing, has added underwriter Milton Barnes to its team. In this role, Barnes is responsible for conducting financial evaluations and assisting with the due diligence processes for commercial real estate lending. Barnes brings seven years of industry experience to the job, most recently as a commercial real estate broker at SVN and a pricing analyst at Progress Residential. “It’s an honor to work with a company as well-respected as YAM Capital,” Barnes said. “Very few firms can offer the speed and flexibly we are able to provide our clients.” For more information on YAM Capital, visit yamcapital.com.
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V’s Barbershop now open in Scottsdale Promenade National chain V’s Barbershop opened an outpost at Scottsdale Promenade on November 28. The new shop, located at 16205 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 105, replaces V’s 16-year-old Kierland location. The new V’s Barbershop includes six antique Koken barber chairs from the 1950s, multiple flat-screen televisions, iconic sports posters on the walls, and barbers dressed in classic uniforms. “It’s exciting to open our new Scottsdale Promenade V’s offers a classic barbershop experience for all barbershop,” said Jim Valen- ages. (Photo courtesy vbarbershop.com) zuela, founder and CEO of fessionally trained barbers from V’s Barbershops. “A lot has our Kierland shop have made the changed since I opened the Kiermove,” he added. “These are barland location in 2001 – barbering bers who have been with me for has experienced a huge resurover 15 years, so this is incredibly gence in the last 5 to 10 years, as exciting for them.” has men’s grooming. The new V’s For more information, visit vbaris more modern and offers easier bershop.com/location/Scottsparking options for patrons.” dale-promendade. “Plus, our entire team of pro-
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