🌱 New Rental Rules + Scottsdale Student Places In Coding Competition

Welcome back, Scottsdale! I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 79 Low: 57.

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Here are the top three stories in Scottsdale today:

1. New 2023 rules have been approved for Scottsdale's short-term rental landlords. As the latest city to approve new rules aiming to better guide short-term rental owners, Scottsdale has new requirements that include obtaining a Scottsdale license for each property, organizing sex offender and background checks on booking guests, and having liability insurance. The Scottsdale City Council unanimously voted in favor of these new requirements on Oct. 25 — and they are scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 8. (KTAR)
2. The Scottsdale Public Library will be hosting a Japanese Stab Bookbinding class today, Nov. 8. In the class, participants will learn the history and technique of this traditional hands-on bookbinding process and also make a personalized notebook. The class takes place at 2:00 p.m. Registration is available here. (Scottsdale Public Library via Facebook)
3. A 13-year-old Scottsdale student was named as a finalist in BYJU's 18u18 coding competition. Arnav Hingorani, a student at ASU Prep School, came up with the idea for an app to keep track of personal milestones. In BYJU's competition, coding students under 18 years old were selected to compete globally in the 18u18 coding competition. The top 18 students with the best ideas developed a prototype with a coding mentor. (citysuntimes)

Today in Scottsdale:

• Paul Calle’s Life Of Exploration: From the Mountains to the Moon, At Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (9:30 AM)
• Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals, At Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Financial Crimes Detective Metz brings you a quick and easy way to avoid scammers this holiday season. If you have any questions, contact the Scottsdale Police Department at any time at 480-312-5000. (Scottsdale Police Department via Facebook)
• If you're looking to add a furry friend to your family, it's the perfect time to find your new best friend at one of Scottsdale's animal shelters or rescues. Kittens, cats, young puppies, and dogs are available in and around the Scottsdale area — like Presley, a young male Domestic Short Hair cat, and Shiloh, a young female Anatolian Shepherd. (Scottsdale Patch)
• Join the Scottsdale Public Library at 2:00 p.m. today for its Japanese Stab Bookbinding class. You will learn the history and technique of this traditional hands-on bookbinding process and also make a personalized notebook. (Scottsdale Public Library via Facebook)
• Did you make it to SPOT 127's photo editing 101 class? Students learned the basics of photoshop from its digital media experts! The Nov. 7 session ended, but SPOT 127 has additional upcoming workshops here. (SPOT 127 via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.