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AUGUST Departments 4 Editor’s Note 6 Chem-free Life 8 Meet Mr. 10 What’s Happening ? 17 Worth the Drive 22 Ask the Appraisers 32 Postcards 34 Did You Know ? 39 Places We Like 49 Sports Articles Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Editor: Nick Smith nick@arcadianews.com Designer: Gabe Turner gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com Arcadia News 3850 East Indian School Road (602) 840-6379 • arcadianews.com arcadianewsonline.com (for archives) Arcadia News is published monthly by Arcadia News for residents of the Arcadia neighborhoods, and is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader. Subscriptions $36 annually for Continental U.S. Contact office for details. Arcadia News is distributed only by Arcadia News’ authorized distributors. No person may take more than one copy of each Arcadia News monthly issue, without prior written permission. Additional copies of the current issue of Arcadia News may be obtained from the Arcadia News office. All content is copyrighted (©2018) by Arcadia News. Contents in full or part may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily the opinions of the publisher or its employees and does not constitute an endorsement of products or services. Readers are urged to verify any statements. Advertisers assume full liability and responsibility for all content of advertisements printed and for any claims arising from such advertising and represent that all licenses and consents and waivers have been obtained including from third parties having rights in text or graphics. The Advertiser and/or its agency agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Publisher for, from and against any loss, damage, claim, cost or expense relating to or resulting from Advertiser’s advertisements, including from the unauthorized use of Advertiser of any name, photograph, sketch or words which may be protected by copyright or trademark law. Articles and photographs can be submitted, to be considered for use in future issues. Any unsolicited manuscripts or photographs cannot be returned. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement which is not in keeping with the standards of this publication. Current monthly circulation: 20,000. Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. 38 56th Street project Residents are coming together to work on a new transportation project involving 56th Street, with the hope of providing as much safety as possible. 36 Phoenix library reopens After dealing with disaster, Burton Barr Library has finally reopened. Read about the renovations and new additions to the city’s most famous library. AWA R D W I N N I N G N E I G H B O R H O O D N E W S S I N C E 19 9 3 COVER IMAGE: Skate Rising is a nonprofit youth program that teaches young girls to skateboard and how to give back to the community. PHOTO: NINA SEIBERT Audited by: Owned & operated by Arcadians for Arcadia 40 Unusual pets Arcadia is known as a pet-friendly area. But our neighborhood contains a whole lot more than just cats and dogs, as you can see in our story on unique local pets. 24 Hopi construction update Hopi’s remodel is right on schedule. As the school year is about to begin, we’ve got an update on how the project is progressing and when it will finally be complete.