Recently, METRO and the City of Tempe have been looking for feedback on potential routes for the Tempe Streetcar route. @tempegov residents, we want your feedback on potential #TempeStreetcar routes: http://t.co/xzoq5vUn97. Pls share your preference by 6/30. — METRO light rail (@METROrail) June 6, 2013 Comment online thru June 30 on the two proposed Tempe […]
Jimmy Buffett Coming To US Airways Center
Parrotheads are coming to downtown Phoenix on October 24th, 2013! Tickets to see Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band at US Airways Center went on sale this morning and seem to be selling quickly. I’ve got mine, you better hurry and get yours! This is the first time that Jimmy Buffett will perform in […]
Healing – With A Little Help From Our Friends
The Tempe Exchange Club will be presenting the 10th annual Tempe Healing Field tribute at Tempe Beach Park September 10th – 14th, 2013. Each year the Exchange club puts on an awesome tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001. As you can imagine, the Healing Field doesn’t just happen by itself. […]
Irony And A Train Ride
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 […]