[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 [...]
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Another feature of downtown Phoenix’s Civic Space is historic A.E. England Building
April 26, 2009While 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, [...]
Viewpoint: Downtown park’s details, sculpture a nod to Phoenix’s future
April 20, 2009[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 schedules, [...]
Tonight, community invited to learn more about Jackson St. Entertainment District plans
April 9, 2009The 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.
Downtown Phoenix artwork goes up next week; see it on webcam
March 6, 2009[Source: Corey Schubert, ASU and Joyce Valdez, City of Phoenix] — ASU’s College of Public Programs has reactivated its live webcam to share a “dean’s-eye view” of the installation of artist Janet Echelman’s floating net sculpture at the Downtown Civic Space Park. The sculpture, titled “Her secret is patience,” is set to be installed March [...]
Downtown Phoenix sculpture gets a name, and it’s not “jellyfish”
February 14, 2009[Source: Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic] — For almost a year, Sky Bloom has been the working title for a public art sculpture being created for a downtown Phoenix park. The name fit, in part, because it represents the sculpture’s design: a floating saguaro cactus flower. But on Tuesday, Boston artist Janet Echelman unveiled [...]
Downtown Phoenix Civic Space floating sculpture nears completion
January 9, 2009[Connie Cone Sexton, Arizona Republic] — Sky Bloom, the much-debated public art piece taking shape in a downtown Phoenix park, is about to get its final installment: more than 600 pounds of netting that will be affixed to the two blue steel rings already in place. It’s just what the sculpture’s naysayers and fans have [...]
