A quick bi-weekly look at the sports world along the line. Junior quarterback Steven Threet looks like the real deal… His 307 yds/game is 5th nationally, and take away a couple bad passes last week and Oregon might have 1 loss… The Dbacks made a move that should have happened a few years back by bringing […]
Tempe Oktoberfest 2010 – Serious Fun For All
The 2010 Tempe Oktoberfest promises to be a lot of fun for all. There will be games for the kids, plenty of live music to suit many tastes, and of course, BEER. Held at Tempe Beach Park, this year’s Oktoberfest will be three days jam packed full of activities beginning Friday, October 1st – Sunday […]
Radiate Phoenix To Celebrate 3 Year Anniversary
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Radiate Phoenix. “RadiatePHX is a non-traditional community networking group that supports Downtown Phoenix and smart growth in our emerging city. Launched in September 2007, the group meets on the last Tuesday of each month in new and interesting places throughout our core, and is intended […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Tempe Cutie’s Serving Weenies
This past week, the ASU State Press ran a cool story about the latest addition to the Mill Avenue District. They mentioned that Cutie’s, a late night hotdog shop would be opening on Mill Avenue on Friday and giving away a bunch of Dogs for the lunch crowd. On Thursday evening, I walked by Cutie’s […]
Sun Devil Fans To Roast Some Duck!
Once again, we will be RailGating before the ASU football game with our friends from Smokin’ Aces BBQ. Since the Oregon Ducks are in town, we thought it would be a great time to try a new dish, and Kevin has agreed to roast up some duck for our railgating pleasure. If you haven’t joined […]
Modern Streetcar – Stretching The Mill Avenue District
Last night’s meeting to discuss the Tempe South High Capacity Study had many interesting components. I’ll cover more in the future, for sure. One of the more interesting ( to me ) components had to do with the recommendation of a fairly recent idea of the Mill / Ash loop with a Modern Streetcar. A […]
Gene Urban Bringing More Magic Downtown
My good friend Gene Urban is simply amazing with his card tricks and mind games. Seriously. If you haven’t had a chance to meet Gene or to see him blow people’s minds with a deck of cards, you are missing out. Gene often performs for companies like Lucent, Google, UBS, The NFL, Microsoft and more, […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Lofts at Orchidhouse
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 […]