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🌱 Farewell Yellow Brick Road + Local Billionaires To Pay More?

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Hey, Scottsdale! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started right.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 79 Low: 53.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Scottsdale today:

  1. "Farewell Yellow Brick Road, The Final Tour" now includes two dates at Chase Field, Nov. 11 and 12. Patch reports that 75-year-old Sir Elton John said, "This year will see my grand finale in North America, playing stadiums all around the country, with the most spectacular production I've ever had." According to the report, this will be the 12th and 13th time Elton John has played a Valley venue since 1971 at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (Patch)
  2. Larry Fitzgerald is bringing back Fitz's Supper Club to Dominick's Steakhouse in the Scottsdale Quarter. The philanthropist and former wide receiver brings back his most successful fundraiser on Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. The 12th iteration of the supper club will once again fund The Larry Fitzgerald Foundation, which "promotes reading proficiency and technology access for K-12 youth as cornerstones to success at school and in life and supports efforts to prevent and cure breast cancer and support breast cancer survivors." (Daily Independent - subscribe)
  3. New taxes on the very wealthy could increase the tax bill of 11 Arizona billionaires by 20 percent, according to Patch. According to the report, the proposed tax "eliminates the inefficient sheltering of income for decades or generations." President Joe Biden said that the tax could yield "$360 billion that can be used to lower costs for families and cut the deficit." Those on the local list include E. Joe Shoen; the Garcia Family; Arturo Moreno; Bob Parsons; George Kurtz; Stewart Horejsi and family; Bennett Dorrance; Peter Sperling; and Jerry Moyes and family. (Patch)

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Today in Scottsdale:

  • Laurie Trygg Dance Lessons — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (9:30 a.m.)
  • Stage Techniques — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (2 p.m.)
  • Vivi Erickson Violin and Viola Studio — Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. (4:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Don't miss out on your chance to camp overnight at the happiest place in Scottsdale — McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. (Facebook)
  • Eldorado Community Center has a full basketball court available for pickup hoops or volleyball play — check it out! (Facebook)
  • Mustang Library will be opening on Thursday, March 31, at noon due to electrical repairs. (Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Geoff Campbell

I live in Scottsdale, and I am a freelance writer, published in print and on the web. Following a 40-year career as a teacher, administrator, and coach, now committed to education in the broadest possible sense.

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