Phoenix ranks next-to-last in health, education job growth
[Source: G. Scott Thomas, Phoenix Business Journal] – Not all parts of the national economy are struggling. Hiring continues in the fields of education and health services, which have added nearly a quarter-million jobs in the nation’s 100 biggest labor markets since the middle of last year. But the Phoenix area ranked next-to-last among all … Read more
Hey family and friends, meet Phoenix!
YouTube videographer, TheUniversalfan, just wanted to show the beauty of Phoenix to his family, friends, and, yes, the rest of the world. “Meet Phoenix!”
CenPhoTV for the week of 08/21/2009
A weekly video webcast about Phoenix living. For more information, visit their website.
Water, apples feed bodies and souls of Phoenix homeless
[Source: Susan Casper, ABC News 15] — Even before sunrise Friday morning, volunteers started loading pick-up trucks with cases of bottled water and boxes of red apples. Organizers and volunteers met outside the US Bank building in downtown Phoenix, which served as ground zero for the 2009 AZ Water Drive. The goal of the drive … Read more
Metro Phoenix condo agents bank on the draw of city life
[Source: Arizona Republic] — They arrived late to the real-estate-boom party a few years ago. Now mid-rise urban condominiums are like the odd guest that everyone is afraid to approach. Hundreds of pricey condos were built in the past five years, creating an inventory of units primarily in downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, and the … Read more
Neighborhood “back to basics” for returning Americans
[Source: Leong Siok Hui, Malaysia Star] – When American Celeste Froehlich first returned to the United States after living in Rwanda, she was hit by reverse culture shock. Though she and her husband, Aaron, settled in a nice neighbourhood in Central Phoenix, Arizona, she found it “so stark.” Hardly anyone strolled in the streets and … Read more
