Recently, crews made short work out of tearing down a 103 year old building in Mesa to help make way for a portion of the current light rail extension. After more than six decades as a grocery store, the old building on the north east corner of Main and Mesa Drive was the home of […]
Screw You! Can You Hear Me Now?
Back in 2010, there was a groundbreaking ceremony at the Apache ASL Trails where a ton of people showed up to support a first of its kind project that would be a true blessing for people with hearing disabilities. At the time, I wrote an article titled, “Happy Trails on the Light Rail.” Prior to […]
Tempe Transit – A Little More Fuel For The Fire
So, the news finally broke last week about the HUGE multi-use office development coming to the shores of Tempe Town Lake. For months, we’ve been talking about State Farm coming to Tempe and hearing small bits and pieces of speculation about this blockbuster deal that’s going down. The $600 million Marina Heights project is said […]
Who Do We Blame For Rising Urban Home Prices?
It’s always fun to blame someone for something, right? Just ask my kids, they’ll tell ya’. I saw an interesting article recently titled, “Boomers to blame for rising urban home prices.” While the article makes some interesting points, I think there is a LOT more than boomers contributing to the rising costs associated with urban […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Jake The Snake
It was cool to see Jake Plummer cruising the sidelines and signing autographs at this weekends annual Spring Game. It’s also cool to hear that he has been spending some time with the team and coaching staff recently. The Sun Devils have some high expectations for the upcoming season. Some hard work and some great […]
Phoenix Sky Train Connects With Light Rail
The long awaited Phoenix Sky Train at Sky Harbor Airport is here! May 8th, 2013 will be another historic day for transit in the valley as the automated Sky Train begins connecting millions of riders between the airport, the East Economy parking areas and the Metro light rail line. Quick, efficient, environmentally friendly, fun to […]
Tempe Looks To Lake For New Transit Opportunity
The wildly popular and economically beneficial Tempe Town Lake will soon be the home of one of the nation’s newest and most ambitious transit projects to date. Tempe officials, along with their colleagues in Phoenix and Mesa, are about to create a way for desert dwellers to enjoy an amazing waterfront lifestyle along the shores […]
Yoga To The People Comes To Tempe
I walked by the new Tempe location for Yoga to the People the other day and saw them working on the new space. One of the owners saw me peeking into the window and came over to see if I had any questions. To me, that was a great sign. A sign that shows they […]
Another Big Week For Sun Devil Athletics–AND Sparky Fans
The ASU Basketball team begins NIT play this Wednesday night at 7pm. You should be there, wearing gold. If you are an ASU student, the tickets are free of charge, just use the South entrance. Tickets for the general public are available for $15 and $30 by calling 480-727-7000. As the basketball season nears the […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Brunch at Squash Blossom
Squash Blossom: It’s a cool place with kind of a funny name. Yeah, Squash Blossom serves up a really good breakfast and lunch every day of the week, it’s their $10.00 Sunday Brunch that is even harder to beat. Seriously, what a deal. This popular Sunday Brunch features a made to order omelette station, salads, […]