The Lofts at Orchidhouse on Mill Avenue happen to be just West of where our “railgating parties” take place and I have always liked the building and this project. While I was over there this past week taking a look at one of the units, I shot a few pictures. In the background, you see […]
METRO Close to Recommendation for Tempe South Expansion
Talk of the Tempe South expansion plans has been going on since before METRO light rail opened in December of 2008. Since then, we have seen a ton of changes and have seen transit ridership continue to evolve in the area. On September 23rd, METRO will present their “preliminary staff recommendations” for the Tempe South […]
FREE Stay at Hyatt Regency via METRO Max
Talk about a cool “stay and play” vacation… This week’s METRO Max promotion rewards a lucky winner with a FREE nights stay at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. All you have to do to enter their contest is send an email to max@metrolightrail.org and tell them why you deserve some rest and relaxation. You better hurry […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Smoke and Mirrors?
The “pic of the week” is from Sun Devil Stadium and I shot it as we came back to the game after halftime. Now that I think of it, this one reminds me of the Sun Devil’s first two games. At first glance, it looks pretty cool but after a closer look, it is a […]
Metro light rail ridership numbers – August 2010
As expected, the August of 2010 light rail ridership numbers were over the million boardings mark after 3 consecutive months of missing that particular milestone. For August of 2010 the totals look like this: Total Boardings for August: 1,027,760 vs 858,404 in July Avg. Weekday Boardings: 38,137 vs 29,635 in July Avg Saturday Boardings: 26,460 […]
More RailGating with ASU and Crew
Hey, Sun Devil fans… RailGating is back in action this Saturday! Once again, we will be joined by our good friends at Smokin’ Aces BBQ. From last week’s reviews, this is some of the best BBQ you can get, anywhere! The Devils are hosting NAU for this September 11th game that is sure to be […]
9-11 Healing Field Memorial at Tempe Beach Park
The 7th annual “September 11th Healing Field” tribute will once again be held at Tempe Beach Park September 10-12 from 5am to 11pm each day. If you have never taken the time to go to Tempe Town Lake to visit this memorial, you are missing something very special. What a cool tribute to those innocent […]
Centerpoint Towers Breathe New Life
Well, the long awaited ( by some ) decision as to the next phase of the Centerpoint Condominium story has been made. National real estate development organization Zaremba Group has paid $30 million for the unfinished towers in the heart of the Mill Avenue District. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, the sale will close […]
Tons of Cool Happening in the PHX
From large projects to small, there seems to be a lot of cool things happening in Downtown Phoenix neighborhoods lately. Last week’s grand opening of Lucky Strike at CityScape was definitely cool; the same weekend saw the opening of Bliss and ReBar at 4th St and Garfield. Thanks to some friends, I attended the Lucky […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Tap That Card
School is back in session and ASU students are rockin’ the METRO light rail as expected. One of the best deals around is the ASU U-Pass for students and faculty. ( Just $80.00 for the academic year! ) METRO has been getting the word out to students about the availability and proper use of their […]