Brand awareness. Companies pay big bucks for it or work very hard to get it. Often, they do both. Anyone that says that a good brand is easy to come by is sadly mistaken. I happen to recall a situation where Chicago’s Horizon Realty damaged their reputation by suing someone over a tweet about mold. […]
Phoenix Blogger Speaks Out About I-10 West Extension: You Can Too
Recently, I read a blog post titled, “Light rail loses its way. “ In that post, we read about potential pitfalls of the extension as well as suggestions for alternatives. One thing that seems to resonate with just about everyone is the economic development opportunities that are available along certain routes. “Instead of moving through […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – January 2011
While December 2011 boardings were shy of the 1 million mark, the January numbers rebounded quite well with a total of 1,074,803. Daily, weekend / holiday numbers were all up over the previous month. Positive numbers and growing ridership is almost getting boring, will we see a slowdown soon? Not likely. Gas prices continue to […]
West Sixth – New Name For Centerpoint In Tempe
Remember back in September when we talked about the Centerpoint Condominium towers being sold to the Zaremba Group for $30 MILLION only to later hear that the deal was off because of a little snafu over a measly $20 MILLION, or so? In November of last year, we heard stories that the developer was a […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – More Excitement Coming To ASU
For several months, I have been reading about the highly recruited, Jahii Carson from Mesa High School. Jahii is known as one of the top point guard picks in the nation and has decided to stay close to home to play for the Sun Devil’s next year. This past Friday, I went to see his […]
Name That Brew
As you probably know, it’s beer week in Arizona and we have a bunch of fun beer stuff going on all over the state. Some of the participants in all of the craziness are the beer drinkers at Dave’s Electric Brewpub. Dave’s has a new brew coming out soon and it is brewed right here […]
Possible Funds Available For Mesa Light Rail Extension
Today, METRO released the following information about the possible funding of the Mesa light rail extension": Central Mesa extension identified in President’s budget for $38M PHOENIX, AZ — The light rail extension into downtown Mesa is recommended to receive $38 million in fiscal year 2012 according to the President’s budget released yesterday. “This is great […]
Strong Beer Festival Coming To Steele Indian School Park
The 2011 Arizona Strong Beer Festival is coming to Steele Indian School Park on Saturday, February 19th. The Strong Beer Festival is part of Arizona Beer Week, a statewide celebration of strong and craft beer that includes participants from Flagstaff, Sedona, Prescott, Tucson, Bisbee and every brew-loving spot in between. One thing I have learned […]
Valley Metro Providing More Help To ADA Passengers
Valley Metro recently announced plans to showcase their new “state of the art” Mobility Center. The public is invited to check it out later this month. The following press release will give you the scoop… New Valley Metro Facility to Assist ADA Passengers Mobility Center Opening Celebrated Feb. 23 Phoenix, AZ (Feb. 14, 2011) Valley […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Howdy, Neighbor
I shot this pic today while standing on the patio of one of the homes at Chateau on Central. I liked the skyline from there, and I could also see Tapestry on Central from this vantage point. I have a few friends that live at Tapestry so it was cool to see their building just […]