Cronkite School at ASU Downtown Phoenix Offers Public Speaker Series

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I just got an email from Marshall Terrill from ASU’s Cronkite School announcing a special series of public events. This is another reason I really love ASU downtown. The series, called Must See Mondays,  offers the public access to information from some top media pros, both nationally and locally. The Must See Mondays series brings [...]

2012 Willo Home Tour Information and Tickets

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The 2012 Willo Historic Home Tour is just around the corner and we wanted to make sure our readers have information about the 2012 Willo home tour, where to buy tickets and all that important stuff. If you have never been to the Willo Home tour you are in for a treat. About a dozen [...]

2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour Information and Tickets

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2012 is a big year for the Coronado Historic Home Tour. The Coronado Neighborhood Association (GCNA) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Coronado Historic home and garden tour in downtown Phoenix, AZ. We hear tell that the 2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour will be a blend of old and new, tradition and innovation; What [...]

Downtown Devil Offers News From an ASU Downtown Perspective

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I have this feeling that a lot of Phoenix downtown dwellers don’t know about the Downtown Devil, the student online news forum for ASU Downtown. If you are a reader, you know it’s a great place to learn about downtown Phoenix from the student’s perspective. If not, I invite you to pop in once in [...]

Phoenix Mayor Stanton and Council Inauguration Program January 2012

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I had the honor of attending the inauguration program for the newly elected leaders for the city of Phoenix. Mayor Elect Greg Staton, Vice Mayor Thelda Williams, and Councilmen Nowakowski, Valenzuela and Gates took their oaths of office at a ceremony held at the Orpheum Theater today. The shebang began with an outdoor drumming circle [...]

Happy News Years Thoughts from the Urban Team at Realty Executives

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We want to take this moment to send very special New Years wishes to our friends, clients and Urban Connection readers. What an amazing year. We have much to be thankful for and even more to look forward to as we enter 2012. By working together, helping each other, and caring we will make 2012 [...]

Where can I vote for Phoenix Mayor and City Council in 2011

Well, it crunch time boys and girls. The 2011 Mayoral and City Council voting begins tomorrow and runs through Tuesday August 30th. If you did not vote by mail, it is time to step up and have your vote counted. So, where can I cast my vote in the 2011 Phoenix elections?  A good question [...]

ASU Helps Make Downtown Phoenix Great

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The ASU downtown campus plays a significant role in the vibrancy and livability of Phoenix’s urban core. A fine college adds intellectual energy and clout and minds that are looking to break the glass ceiling. One of the colleges now located in the ASU downtown campus is the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass [...]

MLB All-Star Game Home Leasing Scam Alert

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Many are excited about the upcoming MLB All Star Game being held in downtown Phoenix. The event brings the best of the best in baseball, lots of parties and activities and thousands of visitors. Sadly it also brings con artists and scammers. We just received an alert from the Arizona Department of Real Estate about [...]

Phoenix Mayoral Debate June 13 2011

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Tonight, the College of Nursing and Health Care Innovation in downtown Phoenix will play host to another of the Phoenix Mayoral candidate forums. Many are hoping the debate will be filled with quality ideas and a bit of fire like the last debate provided. Tonight’s mayors race program will feature all the candidate including, Anna [...]