🌱 Taste Of Italy And Music Festival + 75-Day Cross-Country Bike Ride

Morning, everybody! Helen Eckhard here with your Wednesday edition of the Scottsdale Daily. Keep reading to find out all the most important things happening in town.

But first, today's weather:

Hot with increasing clouds. High: 100 Low: 77.

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Here are the top three stories today in Scottsdale:

1. The Taste of Italy and Music Festival will be at the Scottsdale Water Front on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16. The event will be highlighting Italian culture with live music and various food vendors. The festival will begin at 11:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. General admission to the festival will be only $10 for a limited time. Click to get your tickets. (KTAR)
2. A panel of experts spoke about Scottsdale's water future during the Sep. 22 Breakfast with the Mayor and Council. The panel included Scottsdale Water Resources Executive Director Brian Biesemeyer. The panel agreed that the Colorado River is over-allocated and facing diminishing supplies. Biesemeyer ensured the Scottsdale City Council last month that the Central Arizona Project could sustain growth through 2035. (Scottsdale.org)
3. A Scottsdale couple battling cancer has completed their 75-day cross-country bike ride. The journey began in San Diego and ended in St. Augustine, Florida. Chuck Keels is a stage four prostate cancer survivor and Hannah Keels is currently battling stage four breast cancer. Chuck sustained a broken nose and a concussion on Day 56 of the 75-day journey. He still completed the journey, however. (ABC15.com)

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Today in Scottsdale:

• Industrial Development Authority Regular Meeting Via Zoom (9:30 AM)
• Kids' Kitchen: French Pastries, At Scottsdale Fashion Square (4:00 PM)
• Neighborhood Advisory Commission At Community Design Studio (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Ever wonder how home prices in metro areas have evolved through the years? A new study by Point2Homes.com reports that home prices in the Scottsdale area have increased by 259.65 percent over the last ten years. Click to review the data. (Point2Homes.com)
• The AZ Capitol Lighting Arizona Purple Kick-Off event will be held on Oct. 3 at 6:00 p.m. The event is meant to recognize Oct. being Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (Scottsdale Police Department via Facebook)
• The Arabian Library will be hosting a special geocache next month. To find the geocache, guests must use the Geocaching website or app. (Scottsdale Public Library)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.