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OCTOBER Departments 4 Editor’s Note Editor’s Note 6 What’s Happening? 10 Worth the Drive 12 On the Lowe Road 16 In the Kitchen 20 The Dining Scoop 22 Meet Ms. [Fulton] 24 Plant-based Wellness 28 Things We Tried 32 Robin’s Adventures 46 Career Corner 48 Sports 50 Did You Know? Articles Publisher: Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Editor: Mallory Gleich mallory@arcadianews.com Designer: Gabe Turner gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising: Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com 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. Mailed subscriptions $36 annually for Continental U.S. Contact office for details. Additional copies of the current issue of Arcadia News may be obtained from the Arcadia News office. All content is copyrighted (©2022) 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. 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 Association of Community Publishers MEMBER PUBLICATION Audited by: Owned & operated by Arcadians for Arcadia Monthly circulation: 19,000. Primary distribution by U.S. Postal Service. 21 Making tough days brighter Making tough days brighter A frequent visitor to her mother’s chemo sessions, Alyssa Gofonia-Dinowitz decided to help other patients by starting a nonprofit called Chemo Companions. 34 Bea and Honey Claudia Teetsel channeled her grief over the death of a family pet into her first book, BEA and HONEY: The Secret , BEA and HONEY: The Secret , BEA and HONEY: The Secret about two cherished family pups. Alex and Lindsay Molleo with Tyus and Ever during their Halloween neighborhood party in 2021. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEX MOLLEO 38 Get to the Greek The Phoenix Greek Festival is celebrating its 61st year The Phoenix Greek Festival is celebrating its 61st year with gyros, spanakopita, baklava, and more. Dancing and shopping will help attendees work up an appetite! 49 Putt, putt, birdie The golf teams at Arcadia, Brophy and Xavier have hit the The golf teams at Arcadia, Brophy and Xavier have hit the green and participated in various meets thus far, all in hopes of obtaining that final goal: a state championship.