Archive for the 'Downtown Phoenix' Category
Arizona Politics Trumps Economics; Students, Needy Families To Suffer
March 21, 2010
EDITORIAL
Are Arizona’s leaders, struggling with an overpowering deficit, downsizing state programs too far?
Last week, Gov. Jan Brewer signed the state’s fiscal 2011 budget of $8.9 billion, which is a reduction of $1.1 billion.
Budget supporters called the new budget a streamlining of state government. Critics say it is hardhearted, with more pain to follow.
Arizona’s [...]
Desert Viking Starting New Phase of San Marcos Commons in Chandler
March 10, 2010
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Maybe, just maybe, the term “leapfrog development” in central Arizona soon will fade into history, like rotary telephones and index cards.
Maybe developers and cities and homebuyers are starting to recognize the value and long-range importance of higher-density communities in central cities, where a sense of community and easier access to [...]
Arizona’s Sunrise Walks and Wildlife, Chimichangas and Historic Buildings
March 7, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Just a few of my Arizona favorites: A lone bull elk grazing on the lawn early one November morning as I stepped out of El Tovar Lodge at Grand Canyon. I never had seen a bull elk, much less been so close to one. Lunch at the Arizona Biltmore Resort [...]
Entrepreneur from London Adding Energy to Downtown Phoenix
Nov. 20, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The November sunrise is an hour away, but an entrepreneur and his clients in his downtown Phoenix exercise studio are primed for the new day.
“Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One!” says studio owner Amen Iseghohi, clapping his hands to the music. He walks among his exercising clients, counting down [...]
Custom Skateboards Auctioned to Raise Awareness of Autism
Nov. 7, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – If the inspirational artwork now hanging in the After Hours Gallery in central Phoenix were displayed outside, it probably would stop traffic.
As it is, the nearly 200 wooden skateboard decks covering walls two stories high in the gallery are stopping visitors in their tracks, especially younger visitors who may identify [...]
Former Phoenix Mayor to Lead Effort for Long-Term Funding for TGen
PRESS RELEASE
Oct. 27, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Former Phoenix Mayor Skip Rimsza, who helped attract the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to Arizona, will lead an effort by the TGen Foundation aimed at providing long-term funding for TGen’s cutting-edge research programs.
The TGen Foundation’s board of directors today named Rimsza the chairman of the Foundation’s Legacy Society, [...]
New light rail system in metro Phoenix attracts riders new to transit
PRESS RELEASE
Sept. 3, 2009
PHOENIX – Thirty-five percent of METRO riders in Arizona’s largest urban region are new to mass transit, according to a survey.
This figure and others came out of a survey in April of more than 3,100 passengers ranging from regular commuters, students, seniors and recreational users.
The survey showed that 40 percent use [...]
Businessman Looks Inward, Finds Rewards in Birdhouses, Meditation
Aug. 28, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – From alley scraps, a workshop philosopher in Phoenix creates garden art.
He makes colorful birdhouses out of discarded lumber, metal sheeting and glass doorknobs.
If you have a friendly ear, and not everyone does, David Bruce might offer wisdom as comfortable as sensible shoes. He fought hard for the sacred chords [...]
New Book Offers Look at Historic Phoenix Hotel and its Guests, Some Ghostly
July 22, 2009
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The desk clerk was frantic. It was 4 a.m. and the seven-story Hotel San Carlos suddenly went dark. The electricity was out. No lights, no working elevators and no air conditioning. It was a typical July with triple-digit temperatures.
The hotel clerk grabbed the phone and punched a number. The predawn [...]
Late ‘09 Recovery Predicted for Metro Phoenix Commercial Real Estate Market
July 9, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The commercial real estate market in metropolitan Phoenix continues experiencing the symptoms of a struggling economy, with increasing vacancies in the office, industrial and retail sectors.
But despite the uncertainty in the housing and credit markets, economists at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and the [...]
