Restaurant group slates 2 CityScape openings

Posted by Edward Jensen on August 10, 2011 · 1 Comment 

CityScape in downtown Phoenix will soon welcome two restaurants by Maven Hospitality Group of Tempe – one that will serve Italian food and another that will serve sushi in a chophouse style. The Arizona Republic reports.

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The Duce Defies Your Preconceived Notions of Downtown Phoenix

Posted by Yuri Artibise on February 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The Duce defies what you might imagine about the downtown Phoenix experience.

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FilmBar set to open in downtown Phoenix

Posted by Yuri Artibise on February 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The newest 21-and-older theater to hit the scene is FilmBar, in downtown Phoenix. The 4,000 square-foot, single-auditorium art-house theater shows indie flicks, and features a separate bar and lounge.

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A Scandalesque Evening of Intrigue and Delight in Downtown Phoenix on Friday!

Posted by Yuri Artibise on January 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

World:Life:Music & Scandalesque Present an Evening of Intrigue and Delight at The Duce in downtown Phoenix.

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Lady Gaga is returning to downtown Phoenix

Posted by Yuri Artibise on September 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Lady Gaga may not like Arizona’s hard-line immigration law but the pop star will be back in Phoenix in March. Lady Gaga will be at the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix on March 26.

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Artist creates downtown Phoenix First Friday mural, over and over again

Posted by JWM on April 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

[Source: Sadie Jo Smokey, Arizona Republic] – For First Fridays on Roosevelt Row, getting noticed is practically a mantra.  Artists and advertisers take the idea to new heights.  Depending on the month, models wearing portable LCD screens advertising products mingle with the crowd.  Vehicles touting an energy drink drive loops around the festivities.  Groups of … Read more

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Jackson Street Entertainment District on shaky ground

Posted by JWM on April 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

[Source: Jan Buchholz, Phoenix Business Journal] – A blockbuster plan to create a downtown Phoenix entertainment district is in jeopardy as the lender filed a notice of trustee sale on several of the properties involved.  At the same time, three major Valley high-rise condo projects are poised for major court dates that could dramatically affect … Read more

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Street BMXing in downtown Phoenix

Posted by JWM on February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Havin a good ol’ time in downtown Phoenix with John Seitz, Aaron Milhorn, John John, Jake Cohoe, Josh Bigar, Piggy, Jamey Welsh, Cody Clark, John Paul, Wolfman, and James Brooks. While riding we came across the Cult Crew in the middle of filming for their Phoenix/L.A. edit. You can see Mr. Roche in the background … Read more

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