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🌱 Union Rally at Local Starbucks + Hoop Dance Championships

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Get on up, Scottsdale! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and delightful. High: 75 Low: 49.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Scottsdale today:

  1. Starbucks at the Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard saw its employees rally to unionize on Saturday. It's one of more than 100 shops nationwide calling for union elections, A Starbucks in Mesa has been successful, according to KJZZ. Callie Daly, a barista at the Scottsdale and Mayo location, said, "In order to keep my college benefits through Starbucks, for ASU, I have to maintain at least 20 hours a week, and that's recently been cut to 16 or lower, and I had to really fight to get back to that [20 hr.] baseline." The store's union election is expected to take place in mid-April. (KJZZ)
  2. The Heard Museum will host the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27. Hoop dancers from The U.S. and Canada attempt to win the title and cash prizes during the two-day competition. According to KTAR, "Hoop dancing is an art form that honors Indigenous traditions in the U.S. and Canada [with] roots in healing ceremonies and practices. The event starts at 9 a.m. on both days. (KTAR.com)
  3. Patch reports that according to the Eat This, Not That website, the fried chicken poblano at Macayo's in Mesa has the potential to provide way too many calories and too much fat for a healthy diet. The "Unhealthiest Menu Item in the state" dish is also available at the Scottsdale shop! Patch noted that The Eat this not That site used a Phoenix New Times report to call out "Macayo's over-the-top dishes, many with 3,000 calories per plate." (Patch)

ICYMI And In Other News:

  • How going to the movies has evolved in Scottsdale. (The Arizona Republic)
  • The Phoenix Zoo installed solar-powered car charging stations. (KJZZ)
  • Rep. Andrade un-endorses Hobbs and moves support to Lopez. (Patch).

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Today in Scottsdale:

  • Arizona Acting Class — Online. (9 a.m.)
  • Cultivating an Active Heart in Community. (Noon)
  • Yelena Golberg Piano Studio —Scottsdale Neighborhood Arts Place. ( 3:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is hosting the Circus Celebration Drive-Up Event for Child Abuse Prevention Month Friday, April 1, 2022, from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Two Waters North Employee Parking Lot. (Facebook)
  • Find a job with Maricopa County Workforce Development — Visit Maricopa.gov/FindaJob to see available positions and programs. (Nextdoor)
  • Visit your local animal sanctuary while we have perfect weather! (Nextdoor)
  • The Arizona Department of Revenue is issuing the following guidance for taxpayers affected by the recent Maricopa County Superior Court ruling. (Nextdoor)

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  • American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day: Understand Your Risk. (March 22)
  • Divorce Boot Camp – Vesta Scottsdale, AZ Hub. (March 23)
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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— 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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