3 ARCADIA’S BACKYARD GEM The Shemer Art Center is celebrating their 30th Anniversary this year. Learn about the home that is the Shemer Art Center and the woman who gave it to the city, Martha Shemer. 4 Editor’s Note Arcadia holds an abundance of rich history. This month, Arcadia Home & Design focuses on two homes in our community that hold more than their share of great stories. First we look at the Shemer Art Center. Positioned on Camelback Road with a gorgeous view of our mountain and a past that many know nothing about. Arcadia News writer Katie Mayer dug into the history books while also re- searching the present day art classes and programs being offered to our residents. Our featured home also holds a fascinating history, only found through a chance meeting and a little chitchat over dinner. If this article proves anything, it is this: it pays off to make conversation with those around you. In our office, we have a love for history, especially the days past of our little neighborhood. We have filing cabinets of old photos and newspaper clippings and deep archives of documents that show nearly everything that has happened in Arcadia. We would love to hear your stories and take a glimpse of your old photos, because as we know, there is always more to learn. Shoot us an email if you have anything you can share, editor@arcadianews.com. See you soon, friends and neighbors! Contents October 2015 Arcadia News 3850 E. Indian School Rd. #1 Phoenix AZ 85018 602-840-6379 • arcadiahd.com Publisher Greg A. Bruns greg@arcadianews.com Editor Amanda Goossen amanda@arcadianews.com Design & Layout Gabe Turner gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising Roni Mier roni@arcadianews.com HOME’S HISTORY REVEALED A chance meeting with a complete stranger in Pinetop reveals the whole story behind this family’s recently purchased Arcadia home, which was built in the 1930s. 8 CHICKEN COOPS One of the Valley’s most unique home tours is coming soon. It’s the Tour de Coops, a self-guided chicken coop tour, where you can learn all about the fowls’ living quarters. 14 IN THE KITCHEN The food writers from Arcadia News put their creative minds together to come up with a three- course meal that aligns nicely with the fall season upon us. 17 4 8 14 15