State of Sustainability Forum

Flyer for DVC's State of Sustainability forum

PHOENIX, Arizona – A panel of local experts and Andrew Ross, author of “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City,” will discuss the current state of sustainability in metropolitan Phoenix at a public forum on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  The event, free to the public, will be held at the George Washington … Read more

Film screening to explore history, benefits of park development

A documentary on the urban park development movement titled “Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks” will be the subject of a free, public screening at Civic Space Park’s A.E. England Building on January 12.

Building Community: From Empty Spaces to Meeting Places

With all the discussion groups, symposiums and conferences given on the subject, it seems the best places to create a strong community might just be the coffee house, dog park or potluck table. Steve Weiss, a member of the DVC Steering Committee and Executive Director of No Festival Required, shares an article on building community.

Civic Space Park brings feel of small neighborhood park to heart of downtown Phoenix

The Civic Space Park is featured in an article on the Next American City blog and we feature a little bit of that post here.

The 2011 m7 Street Fair is March 5th in Uptown Phoenix

Come join the the fun on Saturday, March 5, 2011 from 11am until 5pm…

Phoenix’s Iconic Encanto Park Celebrating 75th Anniversary

Phoenix’s Encanto Park will be celebrating its 75th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 27.

Downtown Phoenix joins national co-working trend

CO+HOOTS is part of a national trend that’s just getting a toehold in the Valley.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Councilman Simplot!

On November 10th, District 4 councilperson Tom Simplot will be rappelling from the 17th floor of the One Lexington condominiums in midtown Phoenix.