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MARCH Departments 4 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. [Baker] 24 Plant-based Wellness 40 Robin’s Adventures 48 Career Corner 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 (©2023) 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. 26 Committed to community Committed to community Jennifer Kiernan, founder and executive director of a nonprofit called Saving Amy, was honored by Brophy Prep with the Inés Pascual Award for Generous Service. 38 Wild Western Winner Arcadia Postman Robert Emery put his daily mail duties aside and headed to the the Wild Bunch Film Festival, where he took home two awards for his short film. Joyce Clark and her horse have been long-time participants of the Irish Parade and Faire in Phoenix. And don’t worry – the green coloring is safe for the horse! PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFERY ASPLAND 44 Reels, jigs and hornpipes Arcadian Tali Mathes has taken the Irish dancing world by storm, dancing in more than 200 competitions in her eight years on the stage. 49 Two-in-a-row for Broncos Until last year, St. Theresa’s middle school softball team had never won a championship. Now they’ve won the CYAA championship two years in a row.