Maricopa County pollution levels improving
[Source: Kate Bolnick, ASU Web Devil] — Arizona’s pollution levels showed improvement in Maricopa County in this year’s ozone season, the time of the year when pollution levels are the highest, an official said. “This year, so far, we have four exceedance days for Maricopa County,” said Maricopa County Air Quality Department spokeswoman Holly Ward. … Read more
Midtown Phoenix high-rise set to be imploded, 9/27
[Source: Sadie Jo Smokey, Arizona Republic] – At 10 a.m. Sunday, Lisa Kelly, owner of Advanced Explosives Demolition, will push a button. In 4.5 seconds, a bit of history at Third Street and Earll Drive will fall. Residents and businesses neighboring the site say good riddance. Last spring, workers removed the building’s windows, leaving a … Read more
Phoenix’s Opportunity Corridor knocked by recession
[Source: Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal] — Four years ago, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon announced he wanted to rehabilitate run-down areas along the 12-mile stretch from the Arizona Capitol through downtown Phoenix to Arizona State University in Tempe. Dubbed the Opportunity Corridor, it was to be filled with new office, residential, biomedical, and industrial developments. … Read more
Celebrating art, music, history, and adaptive reuse in Phoenix’s Lower Grand
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It all ‘adds’ up: Christoph Kaiser and his Garfield neighborhood
[Source: Yuri Artibise, Downtown Phoenix Journal] – Christoph Kaiser is helping to rebuild Garfield one house at a time. Once an epicenter of gang activity and urban blight in downtown Phoenix, Kaiser’s houses are now at the heart of Garfield’s resurgence, and among the coolest in downtown Phoenix. Kaiser is part owner of the architectural … Read more
New Times issues 2009 “Best of Phoenix”
[Source: Phoenix New Times] – To hear people talk, you’d think Phoenix has had her wings clipped. But we know the truth. This is our wonderland. Times may be tough, but instead of biting the dust, Phoenicians are sticking their heads in the clouds. And here, as proof, is our annual love letter to the … Read more
And what would you plop on a Phoenix empty lot?
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Study: Tempe land values increasing near light rail
[Source: April Atwood, ASU State Press] – The city of Tempe has experienced the highest increase in the Valley in land value surrounding the light rail route, according to a study conducted by ASU doctoral student Katherine Kittrell released Friday. Mixed-use buildings that incorporate residential, retail, and office space are the type of transit-oriented developments … Read more
