🌱 SUSD Sued + Scottsdale Renters Get Space + Indian Bend Wash Closed

Happy Tuesday, Scottsdale! You all sent in some amazing photo submissions. In fact, we have one for each Daily the rest of this week — and two for today!

First, today's weather:

Can you guess the weather? That's right: Hot with plenty of sunshine. High: 99 Low: 70.

And in case you missed our semi-weather related event, the eclipse, you can get a taste of it from this photo by Barbara Escher.

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Here are the top stories in Scottsdale today:

1. Three parents of current or former Scottsdale Unified School District students filed a lawsuit against the district on May 5. The increasing number of lawsuits are directed at Jann-Michael Greenburg and his father, Mark Alan Greenburg, for the dossier they compiled that allegedly was meant to intimidate parents. The suit further states that some methods of gathering this personal information were illegal, from using fake names to videotaping their children. An SUSD spokesperson denied the allegations. (Scottsdale Progress)
2. The Indian Bend Wash path will be closed today,May 17, until May 19 between Shea Boulevard and Mountain View Road. Repairs are scheduled for later this week on the Indian Bend Wash path adjacent to HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center. (City of Scottsdale, Facebook)
3. RentCafe's most recent research found that Scottsdale renters get more private space per renter than the rest of the Valley. Although personal space for renters shrunk overall in the past 10 years, Scottsdale renters have about 633 square feet, or 1.7 rooms, to themselves. In contrast, Phoenix renters only have 455 square feet of private space. Nationally, Scottsdale ranks 36th bases on space per renter.(AZ Big Media)
4. Executive Decisions Group (EDGI), a Scottsdale consulting firm, bought The Lost Cajun. The family-friendly restaurant franchise is EDGI's first acquisition, and the firm is excited to expand the business while supporting everything that makes popular eatery authentic. (Business Wire)

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Today in Scottsdale:

• Yoga in the Rainforest - proceeds benefit the Butterfly Wonderland Foundation (5:15 PM)
• Talk Cinema: Apples - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts (7:00 PM)
• ORCHESTRA CONCERT - Saguaro High School (7:30 PM)
• Masnavi Reading - Online by the Iranian American Society of Arizona (8:00 PM)

Scottsdale in photos: Our second picture is from Todd Silver! Thanks for the beautiful shot 💚

From my notebook:

• The Phoenix Zoo welcomes new Sumatran tiger named Raja! (Arizona's Family)
• After admitting to smoking meth, the man who allegedly allegedly broke into a Phoenix Department of Public Safety building says he was being chased by demons. He claims to have broken into the building to escape the demons and get help from officials. (Arizona's Family)
• The Scottsdale Police Department honors Officer Tupouniua Mataele in recognition of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Mataele started his career with SPD in 2006 and currently serves in our Patrol Division. (Scottsdale Police Department, Facebook)
• The 11 members of Recruit Academy class 22-2 would like to thank Fire Chief Shannon and other members of the department who joined them on their final pre-academy hike this past Friday at Gateway Trail. (Scottsdale Fire Department, Facebook)
• The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park train rides will be unavailable today, May 17, due to a necessary maintenance project on the Railroad Park's train tunnel. (McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, Facebook)
• There are two weeks left to donate to Beat the Heat program! Scottsdale Senior Services are accepting water, nutrition drinks, Gatorade, wrapped snacks, hygiene items, stamps, and $35 grocery gift cards. Items for the program will be accepted until May 27. (Scottsdale Senior Services, Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Legend Trail: Sushi Anyone? - Hashi Sushi. Jason and Jay, brothers, have opened a new sushi restaurant in Scottsdale at Pima and Pinnacle Peak Road. (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update.

— Madison Feser

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