Through the window, I see cuts

February 24, 2010

Metro light rail service cuts have been talked about a lot lately. Heck, the “potential” for light rail service cuts have been talked about here for quite some time.
This week began a series of public meetings to talk about the specific cuts proposed to the bus and the light rail systems. From one person, [...]

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Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Tempe Walk-Ability Making Strides

February 21, 2010

This past week, I mentioned the new Urban Garden Project in Tempe in a post about some cool things to do this weekend. As I walked by there Friday evening, it was cool to see the beginnings of a more urban lifestyle in our city.
While the recreational user has been given much of the spotlight [...]

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Tempe Chamber Hosting FREE Business Solutions Clinic

February 20, 2010

The Tempe Chamber of Commerce is offering a FREE Business Solutions Clinic for all Chamber members. Through its Business Resource Advantage Committee, the Tempe Chamber will organize and host this FREE event which provides instruction on six different areas of business.  The event will be held at the Tempe Chamber offices on Feb. 25 from [...]

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More weekend light rail fun comin’ up

February 19, 2010

Ok, so I hope you made it out to the “new and improved” Market on Mill which is now billed as the Thursday Night Market.  ( See their Facebook page for info.) The Market is happening Thursdays from 4:30pm – 8pm and has a bunch of cool stuff. ( Just take the light rail to [...]

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Rockin’ in the USA

February 17, 2010

Well, you have probably been watching or following along with some of the amazing stories coming from the Olympics right now. I wanted to share this cool picture of a girl with some local ties to the valley. Rebekah Bradford is the sister of my friend, Andrew. When I first heard that Rebekah was going [...]

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Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Just What The Dr. Ordered

February 14, 2010

We have a bunch of coffee shops along the light rail and the list appears to be growing steadily. One very well known coffee shop in town is Lux Coffee Bar located at 4404 N Central Avenue near the light rail station at Central and Campbell.
This past week, I just “had” to try a Dr. [...]

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Advertising begins on Phoenix Light Rail

February 12, 2010

We have thought advertising should in place for a long time. The “trial” light rail wraps for the NBA All Star Game were well done and people seemed to like them. Given all of the talk about budget cuts, this press release from Metro makes a lot of sense…
METRO is open for advertising with first [...]

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Diamondbacks Fan Fest 2010 – Perfect Light Rail Fun

February 11, 2010

The 2010 Diamondbacks Fan Fest is this weekend at Chase Field. If you are a baseball fan and have never been to a D-backs Fan Fest, do yourself a favor, grab some baseball lovin’ friends, hop on the light rail and check out Fan Fest this Saturday! If it’s even close to being as fun [...]

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Great Fundraiser Planned at Downtown Phoenix Public Market

February 9, 2010

In our community, there are many examples of people doing some exciting, cool and inspirational things to help make a difference. Anyone that knows our friend Cindy Gentry at the Downtown Phoenix Market knows she has had a huge impact downtown.
Through Cindy, I had a chance to meet Natalie and learn more about the [...]

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Fat Tuesday on Mill Rockin the Mardi Gras

February 5, 2010

Fat Tuesday on Mill Avenue in Tempe has been around for 20 years! Why? Because they do things right. I’m pretty sure that our friends at Monti’s, are the only place along the Mill Avenue District that have been around longer.
Yesterday, I met with my friend Chad who owns and manages Fat Tuesday in Tempe [...]

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