Evans Churchill Interesting Interiors Tour, Oct. 22

Restaurant group slates 2 CityScape openings

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.

Downtown Phoenix is…

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.

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.

Construction on 1st Street to start soon

Beginning on Monday, the City of Phoenix will begin construction of pedestrian enhancements on 1st Street between Fillmore and McKinley as well as Pierce between Central and 1st St.

Downtown Voices issues voter “scorecard” for Phoenix mayor’s race

Downtown Voices is now issuing a handy one-page “scorecard” to help voters who are especially interested in a vibrant downtown to determine who they might vote for as the next Phoenix Mayor.

Cactus “Art” Statues Coming to Downtown Phoenix for MLB All-Star Game

Major League Baseball representatives say 10, 7-foot-tall, 700-pound statues will be placed in Phoenix as part of the celebrations for the All-Star Game at Chase Field on July 12.

Opinion: It’s time to close downtown divide

College towns around the country are centered on partnerships between universities and local shops, eateries and entertainment. Downtown ASU has not built these partnerships — at all.