Posts Tagged ‘Phoenix Convention Center’
August 10, 2008
[Source: "Should you pay more to fix Valley's pipe problems?," Christina Boomer, Channel 15 News] — There has been a record-setting submission of development proposals to the City of Phoenix to build in and around Downtown. Developers are targeting older, single-family neighborhoods. Assistant Director of Phoenix’s Water Services, Ray Quay, says, “There’s a lot of excitement [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Neighborhoods, Population Trends, Sustainability |
Tags: ASU, Camelback Road, Christina Boomer, condos, Downtown Phoenix, Generation X, Light Rail, Phoenix Convention Center, Ray Quay, single-family homes, Water Services Department
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August 4, 2008
Kathy Adams and Lori Feinman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation flew into town last week to view Phoenix’s convention facilities; tour selected historic sites and neighborhoods in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe; and visit with area preservation advocates to determine Phoenix’s ability to host the 2012 National Preservation Conference. Meeting them at Sky Harbor [...]
Posted in Architecture, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Parks & Open Space, Phoenix History, Sustainability, Tourism |
Tags: Phoenix, ASU, Downtown Phoenix, Midtown Phoenix, Phoenix Union H.S., Michael Nowakowski, Monroe School, Scottsdale, Jim McPherson, PURL, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Historic Preservation Office, Barbara Stocklin, National Trust for Historic Preservation, San Carlos Hotel, Roosevelt Street, Debbie McCune Davis, GG George, Phoenix Convention Center, Palette, Tempe, John Driggs, Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau, Greg Stanton, Orpheum Theatre, Modern Phoenix Neighborhood Network, Alison King, State Historic Preservation Office, Pueblo Grande Museum, Desert Botanical Garden, Kathy Adams, Lori Feinman, Jim Garrison, Sally Forrest, Hyatt Hotel, Wyndham Hotel, Rose & Crown Pub, First Presbyterian Church, Security Building, Wrigley Mansion, St. Mary's Basilica, Grady Gammage, Gammage Auditorium, Ellis Shackelford House, Hotel Valley Ho, Dan Klocke, John Jacquemart, Charles Fortenberry, Encanto Citizens Association, Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, Arizona Historic Sites Review Committee, Karen Churchard
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June 25, 2008
[Source: Jahna Berry and Andrew Johnson, Arizona Republic, June 25, 2008] – The financial storm brewing around Mortgages Ltd. has touched two key downtown Phoenix projects, a blow to ongoing efforts to reinvigorate the city’s heart. There is no more loan money to fund construction and renovation work for Hotel Monroe, a high-profile luxury project, [...]
Posted in Downtown Vitality, Finances |
Tags: ASU, Downtown Phoenix, Warehouse District, Jahna Berry, Downtown Development Office, Hotel Monroe, Phoenix Convention Center, Sheraton, John Chan, mortgage crisis, Jackson Street Entertainment District, Mortgages Ltd., Andrew Johnson
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June 24, 2008
[Source: Kevin Tripp, KTAR Radio, June 23, 2008] — The economic slowdown doesn’t appear to have affected development in downtown Phoenix. Mayor Phil Gordon said expansion of the Phoenix Convention Center will be a boon for the city. “Bookings are not slowing down, they’re ahead of projections,” Gordon said. “It’s returned a lot of needed [...]
Posted in Dining, Downtown Vitality, Finances, Luxury Housing, Shopping, Tourism |
Tags: CityScape, Downtown Phoenix, Phil Gordon, Phoenix Convention Center, Sheraton
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May 23, 2008
[Source: Cynthia Weaver, City of Phoenix] — The city of Phoenix has updated its Sustainability Summary increasing the total number of sustainability programs from 70 to more than 80. The summary provides brief descriptions of all of the city of Phoenix’s environmental stewardship efforts, some of which have been in place for decades. “To be [...]
Posted in Coordination of Planning, Downtown Vitality, Finances, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, Parks & Open Space, Sustainability, Transportation |
Tags: air quality, Cynthia Weaver, energy conservation, green building, Greg Stanton, heat island, Historic Preservation, land use, Phoenix City Council, Phoenix Convention Center, Sustainability, water conservation
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May 13, 2008
[Source: Lynn Ducey, Phoenix Busniess Journal] – The new Visitor Information Center in downtown Phoenix [made] its formal debut Monday with a public open house. The facility is at 125 N. Second St., inside the Phoenix Convention Center. The joint effort between the Arizona Office of Tourism and the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau [...]
Posted in Downtown Vitality |
Tags: Arizona Office of Tourism, Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau, Phoenix Convention Center
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