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
July 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Why do people want to move to downtown Phoenix?
May 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Debate Results for May 3 2011
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I attended the first Phoenix mayoral debate featuring all 5 candidates: Eichenauer, Gullett, Mattox, Neeley, Stanton. I had my new IPad2 with me and took notes as each person answered a question posed by moderator Frank Camacho. The debate, held at Phoenix Theater in downtown Phoenix, was well attended and executed. Hats off to the [...]
The Next Phoenix Mayor Needs to be a Visionary
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As we evaluate the plethora of Phoenix mayoral candidates one must consider past performance as insight into future. Today we’ll look at our current council and Mayor’s visionary skills with regard to the demolition of a downtown landmark to make way for something terribly important… another parking lot. The demolition of the Ramada Inn, once [...]
Downtown Phoenix Home Value Report April 2011
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Happy April 2011 and welcome to information about the state of the downtown real estate market. To be very brief, there is reason to be glad about the home and condo market in downtown Phoenix. We just wrote an article with lots of market data on the state of the downtown home market and posted [...]
How can I buy Midcentury Marvels Commercial Architecture of Phoenix 1945 to 1975
January 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We are darn excited about the new book Midcentury Marvels, Commercial Architecture of Phoenix 1945-1975. We feel it is an important manuscript for many reasons we’ll outline below. Several people have asked where they can buy a copy of the book. We will put a link to that page at the end of this post. [...]
Raidate Phx Meets Tonight at Pita Jungle in Downtown Phoenix
January 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Raidate Phx kicks off the New Year with a gathering in the Roosevelt historic neighborhood at the new Pita Jungle. Pita Jungle is located in the historic Gold Spot building at 3rd Ave and Roosevelt On topic for the event we’ll hear from owner/Downtown resident Andreane Esclapez about her quest to find the perfect home [...]
