Today it was announced by Chief Tom Ryff and the Tempe Police Department that two brothers who work in the Tempe Police Department were honored as Officers of the Year by two different organizations. From The Official Release: Tempe Police Officers, and brothers, Steve and Frank Razo were selected as the Officer of the Year […]
METRO Releases 2010 List Of Milestones
METRO 2010 milestones PHOENIX, AZ — METRO light rail served more than 12.6 million riders in 2010, 11percent more than in 2009. On average, 39,335 riders traveled using light rail on weekdays, 29,329 on Saturdays and 19,170 on Sundays/holidays. “It’s been another incredible year for METRO,” said CEO Steve Banta. “Riders continue to use our […]
METRO Serving Insight Bowl and New Year’s Eve Patrons With Added Service
For the tens of thousands of riders expected to ride the light rail to and from the Insight Bowl on December 28th or the big parties at CityScape, local hotels or the Tempe Block Party on New Year’s Eve, METRO will be running at a higher than normal capacity. That’s good news as the trains […]
Chicks On Tracks – Round Two
Ok, so you know that the Insight Bowl is coming up and you know that the Tempe Block Party is right around the corner. While many people consider these to be “don’t miss” events, I have a feeling that the 130 ladies registered for “Chicks on Tracks” might say that tonight will be WAY more […]
A Horrible Death in Downtown Phoenix
I heard the news on Twitter today, Verde Mexican Food is closing. I was bummed, surprised, frustrated and maybe a little pissed. I called my buddy Si Robbins for the scoop and was told that it was true. Apparently, they do a decent business during the day, but there really isn’t enough regular evening business […]
Risser’s Ramblings – Sports Along the Line
Ahhh… Rivalry week… ASU heads down south to the U of A and Arizona Stadium in the battle for the Territorial Cup and this game will be competitive… 6’8" Brock Osweiler will start with Threet or Szakacsy backing him up. An ASU win will leave both the Devils and Cats with 4-5 PAC-10 records. Huge […]
Big Guy Turkey Drive Rockin’ The Rail Life
This year we will be delivering turkeys to the Salvation Army as part of the 3TV Big Guy Turkey Drive on November 18th. Yes, I said November 18th, and, no, that isn’t much time to raise money, so PLEASE contact me SOON if you are able to help. We chose to work with Channel 3 […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Tempe Streetcars Are Coming
Last week, we heard the not so surprising news that the council had approved plans to build a Streetcar line on Mill Avenue. While we had discussed some of the questions surrounding the streetcar line, the decision of the council allows for the project to move to “federal review” which will probably be rubber stamped […]
METRO Playing With A Full House
Early on, there were some pretty vocal naysayers that said the Phoenix light rail boondoggle was too big of a gamble. Today, as the METRO light rail ridership numbers continue to exceed expectations, METRO seems to be a pretty sure bet. From the looks of the recent September light rail boardings, they we not far […]
Water To Flow at Tempe Town Lake on FRIDAY
It doesn’t seem too long ago when the Tempe Town Lake Dam burst in the night causing quite a stir in Tempe. Well, it sounds like that Damn Dam is fixed and water will be flowing into Tempe Town lake VERY soon! Big props to the people working on this project! Check out this news […]