DVC Statement on Rezoning of Sahara Hotel/Ramada Inn into another parking lot.
Statement regarding the rezoning hearing to turn the historic Sahara Hotel/Ramada Inn in downtown Phoenix into another parking lot.
UPDATE: METRO bus strike averted; union contract extended to August 15
The Phoenix New Times is reporting that Phoenix bus riders have been spared a possible bus strike come Monday… The Teamsters Local Union No. 104, which represents the employees who fuel and clean the buses, extended its contract until August 15. The other two unions that represent Veolia Transportation employees had already agreed to extend … Read more
Downtown Voices Coalition issues statement on demolition of downtown Phoenix vintage motel
PHOENIX, AZ, May 13, 2010 — Phoenix woke up yesterday with one less piece of its history. The Ramada Inn, formerly the Sahara Motor Hotel, at 1st Street and Polk, is now under the bulldozer. We, Downtown Voices Coalition, believe our actions to save the building instead sped up its destruction. At a Friday afternoon … Read more
Downtown Voices statement on proposed demolition of Sahara/Ramada Hotel for parking lot
To the Mayor, City Council, ASU Officials, City Staff, ASU Staff, and the Citizens of Phoenix: It seems for every success that Phoenix can point to as ASU’s benefit to the downtown’s vitality, there also seem glaring and obvious deficiencies. The decision to purchase and raze an existing historic structure, the Sahara/Ramada Hotel, and replace … Read more
Jackson Street Entertainment District hits a political nerve
[Source: Michele Laudig, Phoenix New Times] — This afternoon, the City of Phoenix Planning and Zoning Committee has a scheduled hearing on the establishment, through rezoning, of the controversial Jackson Street Entertainment District — ground zero for those five new Bernie Kantak restaurants I mentioned yesterday. And it looks like a protest is in the … Read more
Another feature of downtown Phoenix’s Civic Space is historic A.E. England Building
While much of the hubbub of downtown Phoenix’s Civic Space focused on Janet Echelman’s public art piece, “Her Secret is Patience,” another important feature of the park is the historic A.E. England Building. Thanks to the 2006 Historic Preservation Bond Committee, Phoenix residents who voted for the 2006 Bond Program, local preservation advocates, the … Read more
Viewpoint: Downtown park’s details, sculpture a nod to Phoenix’s future
[Source: Arizona Republic] — A gigantic swirl of metal mesh floats in the sky, rising nearly 100 feet into the air. Designed by artist Janet Echelman, the sculpture has the evocative name, “Her Secret is Patience.” The sight is all the more amazing because it almost never happened. In the midst of questions about construction … Read more
Tonight, community invited to learn more about Jackson St. Entertainment District plans
The first Planned Urban Development (PUD)-required “Community Meeting” for the Jackson Street Entertainment District project in Phoenix’s historic Warehouse District will be held: Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009 Time: 6 p.m. start Place: The Summit at Copper Square condominium The public is invited to attend.
