Why downtown Phoenix ISN’T scary
[Source: Janesa Hilliard, State Press Magazine] – When Andres Cano decided to attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism he knew he would be required to live on the Downtown Campus — a move he was excited about making. “I didn’t fear living or being downtown because it’s such a lively atmosphere,” says Cano, a … Read more
ASU study: Wealth buys rescue from metro Phoenix’s urban heat island
[Source: Shaun McKinnon, Arizona Republic] – Heat discriminates. Phoenix’s sweltering summer inflicts the most misery and illness in poor neighborhoods, a new study shows, and among people least able to protect themselves from the elements. Conditions in those neighborhoods, with their sparse landscaping, high-density housing and converging freeways, create pockets of extreme heat that persist … Read more
Downtown Phoenix affordable housing project completed with stimulus funds
[Source: Arizona Guardian] – On Tuesday, September 15, Governor Jan Brewer and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Ron Sims visited the construction site of Catherine Arms, a low income housing project being built at 315 W. Fillmore Ave. with the help of federal stimulus funds. “The Arizona Department of Housing has identified this … Read more
It’s Arizona Restaurant Week… Let’s eat!
So as they exclaim at Bill Johnson’s Big Apple… “Let’s eat!” Yep, it’s Arizona Restaurant Week, and we encourage you to take family, friends, and associates out and about as many times as you can (whether in central Phoenix or not). Here is Local First Arizona’s statewide dining guide and downloadable Small Wonders brochure (one for … Read more
Issues and challenges facing Phoenix’s next City Manager
From Bob Murray & Associates, the official executive search firm in charge of collecting candidates to replace Frank Fairbanks, here are the highlighted issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the new Phoenix City Manager: “The severe recession that began in 2007 has had a significant impact on the City of Phoenix. The FY 2009/10 General Fund … Read more
In Phoenix, weekend users make light rail a success
[Source: Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times] — Among the many detractors — and they were multitudinous — who thought a light rail line in this sprawling city would be a riderless $1 billion failure was Starlee Rhoades, the spokeswoman for the Goldwater Institute, a vocal critic of the rail’s expense. “I’ve taken it,” Ms. Rhoades … Read more
Prop. 207 making it tougher for Phoenix to save this historic house
[Source: Bill Coates, Arizona Capitol Times] – This William Grier House, built in 1901, could be among the last of its kind in Phoenix – a “unique example of colonial-revival style,” according the Phoenix Historic Preservation Office. It could be the last of its kind in another way as well. It was placed on the … Read more
