This Week on CenPhoTV (Feb. 12-21, 2010)
This week on CenPhoTV, new tenants for CityScape, Valentine Cabaret, a sidewalk sale, a beerfest, hoop dancing, home tours, a civil rights debate, a first look at the newly renovated Luhrs Building, and a chance for a little culture with your lunch.
Citizens for Phoenix coalition offers proposal to deal with city budget crisis
In early February, the Phoenix City Manager proposed $140 million in budget cuts to the Mayor and City Council. In response, a nascent coalition of neighborhood groups and non-profit organizations began meeting to research and draft their own budget proposal to maintain public safety while preserving essential services that Phoenix residents require for a reasonable … Read more
Phoenix residents show support and opposition to 2% food tax
[Source: Scott Wong, Arizona Republic] – Drowning out the voices of a handful of anti-tax protesters, hundreds of Phoenix residents and employees rallied Wednesday in support of the food tax, saying it was critical to save police, fire and other city services. “As council members, you have a responsibility to help us get through these … Read more
Department cuts could hurt Phoenix anti-graffiti efforts
[Source: Michael Clancy, Arizona Republic] – Graffiti could gain a foothold in Phoenix because of several proposed budget cuts. Cuts in four departments could affect the city’s ability to respond to graffiti, often seen as a precursor to worse crime. Neighborhood Services, Arts & Culture, Parks and Recreation, and Police have identified potential budget cuts … Read more
Art Detour, park fate on tap for Feb. 10 Grand Avenue Merchants Assoc. meeting
The next Grand Avenue Merchants Association (GAMA) meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 5:30 pm at Moderncat Studio, Bragg’s Pie Factory, 1301 Grand Avenue (enter through the gray hallway door on McKinley). Here’s the agenda: Introductions and Sign-in Review of Minutes for the January 13, 2010 GAMA meeting Request for reimbursement for web … Read more
Voice your ideas on connecting Rio Salado to downtown Phoenix, Feb. 11
[Source: City of Phoenix] – The first of three stakeholders meetings to discuss the HOPE VI Rio Salado Connector Trail to downtown Phoenix has been scheduled for Thursday, February 11 at 5:30 p.m., 1150 S. 7th Ave. (northwest corner of 7th Avenue and Buckeye; the yellow building with bell tower). Please attend to contribute to … Read more
Downtown Phoenix Journal recap (02/08/10)
[Source: Si Robins, Downtown Phoenix Journal] — When DPJ’s Phoenix Suns blogger and I paid a visit to US Airways Center last week to interview guard Goran Dragic, we didn’t know what to expect. The guy is in his early 20s and from Slovenia, and before arriving in Phoenix via the NBA Draft a year-and-a-half … Read more
UA’s downtown Phoenix med school plans lab facility
[Source: Ryan Randazzo, Arizona Republic] – The University of Arizona’s Phoenix medical school will build a $15 million underground laboratory with a grant from the National Institutes of Health, the school has announced. The college, which is a partnership with Arizona State University, will use the new building as a support facility for the existing … Read more
