Mayor Stanton State of the City Address April 2012, transcript and video

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Mayor Stanton gave his first State of the City address on April 11th. People from throughout the city came to hear what the new mayor of Phoenix had to say. His talk focused on a variety of subjects from sustainability, education, locally owned businesses, education and much more. Rather than interpret what Mayor Stanton said [...]

A Review of the 2012 Windsor Square Home Tour with Video

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It was a beautiful afternoon for the 2012 Windsor Square Historic Home and Garden Tour in Phoenix AZ. A scattering of clouds and a soft breeze made walking around the Windsor Square neighborhood comfortable. Amy and I took our time looking at the wares offered by vendors and then set out on the actual home [...]

2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour Wrap Up and YouTube Video

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This past weekend the people of Phoenix were treated to the 2012 Coronado Historic Home Tour. This is an annual event and this year the homeowners of Coronado Historic celebrated their 25th year providing a look at homes in Coronado Historic. The day was simply perfect with bright blue skies, a light breeze and lots [...]

2012 Windsor Square Historic Tour Information, Tickets and Photos

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It is an exciting time for those of us who love historic homes as the 2012 Windsor Square Historic Home Tour is about to occur. Windsor Square Historic tour only happens every other year so if you miss the 2012 event you’ll have to wait until 2014 for the next one. This year’s Windsor Historic [...]

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 [...]