Downtown Phoenix ASU campus springs back to life as students begin fall move-in
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] – Roughly 850 Arizona State University students are expected to move into Taylor Place dorms in downtown Phoenix this week. The two-tower, 1,250-bed complex at 120 E. Taylor St. was completed in 2008 and provides beds for ASU’s fledgling downtown Phoenix campus. This is the first year that the second … Read more
Fair Trade Cafe opens up second downtown Phoenix spot, Aug. 21
[Source: Downtown Phoenix Journal] — On Friday, August 21, Fair Trade Café will open its second location in downtown Phoenix, and the video above gives you a sneak peak on last minute construction work. Their grand opening coincides with the public open house of the restored 1926 A.E. England Motor Car Company building at the … Read more
Phoenix Daily Photo: Downtown Phoenix
Sharing pictures via the Internet is easy, and it’s interesting to see where photographers and videographers, both amateur and professional, focus their lenses. Blogger Sharon snaps photos all around metro Phoenix. On July 10, she took this shot from an interesting angle in downtown Phoenix. Her commentary is below: Here is a view of downtown … Read more
Viewpoint: The free market did not give us suburbia
[Source: Life in Downtown Phoenix blog] – A common refrain of defenders of the dominant American suburban form is that it is simply the culmination of millions of microeconomic decisions by consumers to “vote with their feet” and buy a house in the ‘burbs. If mainstream Americans really wanted urban living, they would have chosen … Read more
CenPhoTV for the week of 08/15/2009
A weekly video webcast about Phoenix living. For more information, visit their website.
UA downtown Phoenix med students make rounds
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — For the first time, students from UA’s downtown Phoenix medical school are making the rounds at Valley hospitals. Students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University began making rounds in late July. University of Arizona has had a Tucson medical school for … Read more
ASU students to take tour to see what lies in downtown Phoenix
[Source: Arizona State University] – The City of Phoenix, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Artlink, and ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus are partnering on a special trolley tour to encourage and engage student leaders to take advantage of the variety of amenities offered in the city’s core. The tour, which showcases entertainment venues, restaurants, boutiques, and cultural attractions … Read more
Downtown Phoenix sunset
Last month videographer Efrain Robles shot this time lapse video of downtown Phoenix as the sun sets and the traffic is heavy.
