CenPhoTV for the week of 04/17/2009
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Viewpoint: “Her Secret is Patience” public art piece by Janet Echelman is complete!
[Source: Lilia Menconi, Phoenix New Times] — There it is! I am so excited for this one… I thought that after Kathleen Vanesian wrote about Echelman and I blogged about her a couple times, I might be a little Echelman’ed out. But I buzzed down to the Downtown Civic Space last night, right around sunset, … Read more
New downtown Phoenix park to make big debut
[Source: Maria Konopken, ABC 15] — The blue disk hanging over downtown Phoenix will soon be official as a part of downtown’s grand opening ceremony for the city’s newest park. Downtown Civic Space Park, located in the area of Central and Van Buren, will have its grand opening on Thursday April 16 at 3 p.m., … Read more
CVS in, Wells Fargo out at downtown Phoenix CityScape
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — CVS Pharmacy will open a drugstore in downtown Phoenix’s CityScape complex, company officials will announce today. It would be the first time since 1976 that a [open to the public] pharmacy stood in the downtown neighborhood south of Interstate 10 [note that Walgreens opened up a pharmacy in downtown … Read more
And the busiest light-rail stations in metro Phoenix are?
[Source: Sean Holstege, Arizona Republic] — Metro’s end-of-line stations are light rail’s busiest, the transit agency reported Wednesday in its first detailed glimpse at where most boardings are occurring. The Montebello station in central Phoenix and Mesa’s lone station at Sycamore and Main Street have been the busiest stations on the 20-mile line since … Read more
A couple night shots of downtown Phoenix Civic Space artwork
A friend at Phoenix City Hall sent these over.
Downtown Phoenix sees fall in crime reports
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — The number of reported crimes in downtown Phoenix has plummeted more than 50 percent since 1999, and it dropped nearly 10 percent from 2007 to 2008, police statistics show. The drop is the result of old-fashioned police work, a national decrease in crime, and a downtown building spree that … Read more
Help plan route for May 2 Jane’s Walk in downtown Phoenix
[Source: Yuri Arbitise, Jane's Walk Phoenix Coordinator] — The May 2, 2009 Jane’s Walk Phoenix will focus on the northern part of downtown Phoenix between 7th Ave. and 7th St, and Van Buren and Interstate 10 (i.e., Roosevelt neighborhood, Evans Churchill neighborhood, and ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus). While this area in mind, walk organizers would … Read more
