Local experts and national author to discuss state of sustainability in metro Phoenix, Jan. 17

Posted by Edward Jensen on December 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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.

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Evans Churchill Interesting Interiors Tour, Oct. 22

Posted by JWM on October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Category Architecture, Downtown Vitality, Evans-Churchill, History, Real Estate

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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Networks vital for revitalizing Phoenix downtown

Posted by Edward Jensen on August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Carol Poore, the President and CEO of the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, wrote an op-ed in The Arizona Republic about how networks are important to downtown Phoenix’s success. Her op-ed is the summary of her recently completed Ph.D. dissertation.

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Downtown Phoenix is…

Posted by Edward Jensen on August 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Some students from Barrett, the Honors College at ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus have produced a very lovely video in which students describe what downtown Phoenix is to them.

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Phoenix debates land use near light-rail stations

Posted by Edward Jensen on July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The City of Phoenix is holding a forum to get citizen input on land use planning near light rail stations. For the Camelback/Central Ave light rail station, the forum is being held at the Days Inn at 502 W Camelback Rd on Thursday at 6:30pm.

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Help make the Valley a better place

Posted by Edward Jensen on July 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com have an online utility for residents to report issues affecting quality-of-life in their neighborhoods. Called “ValleyFix Phoenix,” people can submit suggestions to help make our city a better place to live for all.

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

Posted by Edward Jensen on July 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

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.

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