[Source: Arizona State University] — Wellington “Duke” Reiter, Dean of the ASU College Of Design, is leaving in August to become the President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dean Reiter was instrumental in creating ASU’s Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory in downtown Phoenix and spearheaded a planning effort by College of Design [...]
Archive for July 10th, 2008
ASU College of Design dean leaving for Chicago
July 10, 2008Downtown Phoenix Hyatt sold for $96 million
July 10, 2008[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic, July 10, 2008] — The Hyatt Regency Phoenix, a 696-room fixture in the city skyline, was sold to California real estate investment firm for $96 million, the parties announced on Wednesday. The hotel’s owner, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. sold the property to DiNapoli Capital Partners in Los Angeles. “This [...]
And the votes are in…
July 10, 2008[Source: City of Phoenix] — Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, following months of online, worldwide voting, has emerged as the “Best Mayor in North America” and is among the 11 finalists in contention to be named “Best Mayor in the World.” For more information, click here.
Arizonans continue to flock to suburbs
July 10, 2008[Source: Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services, "U.S. census shows Arizonans migrating to suburbs," July 9, 2008] — New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show Arizonans continued their march to the suburbs — and beyond — in the year ending July 1, 2007. But gasoline was selling then for less than $3 a gallon. And [...]
Where would you put transit from downtown Phoenix to 27th Ave.?
July 10, 2008The next meeting of the Valley Metro Downtown Community Working Group to discuss transit expansion planning from downtown Phoenix to 27th Ave. will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. at Metro’s office (101 N. 1st Avenue, #1300).
Interested individuals are encouraged to attend and voice their opinion. Contact Monica M. Hernandez, Valley Metro Area Coordinator, by e-mail or [...]
Say it ain’t so, Richard…
July 10, 2008Friday is Richard deUriarte’s last day at the Arizona Republic. Richard, who reported and editorialized on many downtown Phoenix related issues, leaves after 29 1/2 years at the Republic and former Phoenix Gazette. He and his wife Frieda moved to Phoenix in 1979 for what they thought would be just a few years. And like all of [...]
