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APRIL 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 Mr. [Howard] 24 Plant-based Wellness 42 Robin’s Adventures 44 Sports 52 Career Corner 54 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 Food for Kidz Food for Kidz The seventh annual Arcadia Cares: Food for Kidz Packathon The seventh annual Arcadia Cares: Food for Kidz Packathon saw over 500 volunteers packing more than 130,000 meals for local and international organizations. 34 Sending shoes to new homes Tavan Elementary is holding its inaugural shoe drive in Tavan Elementary is holding its inaugural shoe drive in March and April to collect gently used pairs of shoes to send to developing countries. Grace Western, Carly Medeiros and Anna Western took part in the PANDA Lemonade Stand Day. They were one of 30 stands set up around the Valley, helping to raise money for the nonprofit (If you look close, you can see Ashley and Madelyn Medeiros smiling from inside the car!) PHOTO COURTESY OF COURTNEY GAINTNER 35 Hard work = good grades Biltmore Prep is celebrating its latest win: an A+ School of Excellence award. The school was recognized for its innovative curriculum and focus on high achievement. 48 Bullseye! Brophy and Xavier Prep’s archery teams had successful seasons, culminating in both squads heading to the Nationals in Utah this April.