[Source: Arizona State University] — ASU freshman Emily Timm used to read to avoid her two younger brothers on long road trips. Now she reads several a books a month out of pure joy. Timm wants to bring that joy to Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus by creating a monthly book club. “Books are [...]
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ASU freshman creates new downtown Phoenix book club
November 26, 2008Judge OKs Mortgages Ltd. deal for Tempe, but not downtown Phoenix, developer
November 26, 2008[Source: Andrew Johnson, Arizona Republic] — A judge approved part of a settlement Tuesday between Mortgages Ltd. and a real-estate developer that had threatened to sue the bankrupt lending firm for shorting it $100 million in constructing financing. The ruling answered a few questions about Mortgages Ltd.’s authority to negotiate deals that could affect the [...]
Metro Phoenix residents remain split over cost, effects of light rail
November 26, 2008[Source: Glen Creno, Arizona Republic] — The Valley’s about-to-open light-rail system has people taking sides. Some complain that the $1.4 billion Metro light rail is a waste of money. Others are practically counting the days until the Dec. 27 launch. Those who get riled say the money would be better spent on freeways. Others say [...]
Depression-era interviews of 700 Arizonans preserved
November 20, 2008[Source: Richard Ruelas, Arizona Republic] — The Works Progress Administration, a government public-works program started during the Great Depression, didn’t just leave Arizona with canals and sidewalks. It also preserved some personal human history. The project yielded oral histories of about 700 residents, most of whom were elderly when they were interviewed in the 1930s. [...]
Hanny’s reopens as downtown Phoenix restaurant
November 19, 2008[Source: Howard Seftel, Arizona Republic] — It took Karl Kopp three years, but the man behind long-running AZ88 has finally opened his downtown spot, Hanny’s. Hanny’s, old-timers will recall, was downtown Phoenix’s showcase department store for decades, until it closed almost 20 years ago. The new Hanny’s is at the same address. Kopp is hoping [...]
County to build $340M courthouse in downtown Phoenix
November 18, 2008[Source: Yvonne Wingett, Arizona Republic] — The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors sacrificed $86 million in capital-improvement projects Monday, instead unanimously deciding to spend the money on a courtroom complex in downtown Phoenix. The 16-story Criminal Court Tower could cost $340 million and likely will be the county’s most expensive project, filling a block bounded [...]
