Ah, spring is in the air… In Arizona, spring means baseball, hotdogs and apple pie beer on a nice sunny day. Suppose you are a snowbird that has flown south to get out of that nasty cold and away from that strange white stuff that falls from the sky. Well, you’re in luck because I’ve […]
Tempe Business Forum
Please join us for the Tempe Business Forum featuring Tempe Mayoral Candidate Michael Monti and Tempe City Council Candidate Dick Forman as we discuss the future of Tempe from a business owner’s perspective. In my opinion, these two are, by far, the most qualified candidates to lead Tempe into the future. But, I am not […]
Friends With Benefits
I read an article from our friends at Wrangler News recently titled, “Metro Light Rail Benefits surpass expectations.” The article starts out talking about the fact that we still have a long way to go in the Phoenix area if we want to make any real environmental impacts with our transportation system. Awareness of cool […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Music on Mill
This weeks pic of the week is a poor shot of a talented artist. Hey, I never claimed to be a photographer… This past Thursday, I was on Mill Avenue hanging with a bunch of geeks when I hear this guy singing a familiar song. Like many people, I just kind of half-way paid attention […]
Another CEO Gig for Steve Banta – Congrats Steve
Wow, it’s already been over 2 years since METRO hired Steve Banta as CEO, replacing former CEO Rick Simonetta. A lot has happened in the Arizona transit world since then and a lot looks to be happening in our future. It seems to make a lot of sense for these agencies to tag Steve with […]
Geek. Out.
Geeks love trains, right? Well, this one does and he will be riding the train with his three little geeks tomorrow night to check out Geeks Night Out. You should join us! Geeks Night Out is happening at the MADCAP Theater in the Mill Avenue District Thursday night as part of Arizona SciTech Festival. This […]
Mesa’s New Theme Song – Show Me The Money!
More good news for the Mesa light rail extension. Check out their press release from today. $20 million more has been identified for the Central Mesa light rail extension PHOENIX, AZ — The 3.1-mile light rail extension into downtown Mesa is recommended to receive an additional $20 million in federal fiscal year 2013 according to […]