🌱 Voting Location Pens Stolen + Monkeypox Vaccine Prioritized

Hello, everybody! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Scottsdale Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening in our community today.

First, today's weather:

A stray morning thundershower. High: 103 Low: 84.

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Here are the top three stories today in Scottsdale:

1. The Maricopa County Attorney has issued a cease-and-desist letter to GOP candidate Gail Golec. She was urging voters to steal pens from polling locations through her social media accounts. Golec was spreading the false narrative that the county's pens bleed through ballots and create "ghost votes" by marking other ballots. The county switched from Sharpie markers to felt-tip Pentel pins to reassure conspiracy theorists. (Arizona's Family)
2. JoJo's Shake Bar is opening in Scottsdale Quarter in early 2023. The Chicago-based concept serves shakes, onion ring towers, and milk & cookie flights. It also has sandwiches, burgers, and various entrees on the menu. It will open in the former Stingray Sushi location. (MOUTH BY SOUTHWEST)
3. The Maricopa County Health Department is prioritizing the county's LGBTQ community in distributing the Monkeypox vaccine. Some residents are concerned that the policy is creating a stigma around the virus. Maricopa County has reported 37 Monkeypox cases since last Friday. Arizona has had a total of 50. (AZ Family)

Today in Scottsdale:

• PM Connect Hosted By Birdcall At Scottsdale Area Chamber Of Commerce (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Patch has created a helpful list of the latest Scottsdale properties to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Scottsdale Patch)
• SR 87 will experience intermittent closures starting today, Aug. 3, for power line repairs. The closures will occur southwest of Gilbert Road. (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community via Facebook)
• The Scottsdale Public Library will be hosting a class on creating income in retirement. The virtual class will be on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. The in-person class will be on Thursday, Aug. 11 at Mustang Library at 10:30 a.m. (Scottsdale Public Library via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next 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.