West 6th is moving full speed ahead. Lease rates have been announced and construction is moving along very quickly. In fact, they expect new residents in the former Centerpoint building this August. This morning, it was a “who’s who” of Tempe politicians, Chamber members, developers, and more at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly […]
Great Arizona Beer Festival Coming To Tempe Beach Park
**Updated info for this years Great AZ Beer Fest in Tempe** The 2011 Great Arizona Beer Festival is coming to Tempe Beach Park THIS Saturday, March 5th. Hurry to get your Great Arizona Beer Festival Tickets prior to the 5th and save yourself some cash. Before Saturday, general admission tickets to the Tempe Beer Festival […]
Name That Brew
As you probably know, it’s beer week in Arizona and we have a bunch of fun beer stuff going on all over the state. Some of the participants in all of the craziness are the beer drinkers at Dave’s Electric Brewpub. Dave’s has a new brew coming out soon and it is brewed right here […]
More Light Rail Service Cuts Possible
Just last year we were talking about transportation cuts. The realities of poor sales tax revenue appear to be the main cause of the continued need to make budget changes in many areas. While last year’s cuts didn’t seem to hurt too bad, the pain probably isn’t over. Once again, we are hearing talks of […]
METRO Talks Next Steps For Tempe Streetcar
There has been a lot of talk recently about our local transportation system. Federal funding, the lack of sales tax revenue, line extensions, ridership numbers, future demand etc etc. Some people have begun to question the ability of the Tempe Streetcar line to be built and or funded. Today’s press release from METRO seems to […]
Valley Metro Elects New Officers
Congrats go out to Shana Ellis of Tempe for being elected to Chair the 2011 Valley Metro Board of Directors. Shana has been very active in serving as Tempe’s representative to the Metro Rail Board and has been involved with many of their projects. Also elected were Ron Ames and Michael Johnson. Each of these […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Shoveling Sunshine
I decided to take my family for a trip up Hayden Butte today. Sunscreen in hand, we decided to brave the 70 degree weather. At the top of the mountain, I took a shot of this poor lady shoveling sunshine. Without a doubt, it is easy to find a lot of fun things to do […]
Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Lights, Camera, Action
This photo of the Tempe light rail bridge by Flickr user gbrummett is another spectacular shot. We have shown some of his work in the past, the guy is good! Many people don’t know that the award winning Tempe light rail bridge includes a state-of-the-art fiber-optic lighting system that can change colors as the train […]
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 […]
Regional Approval For Tempe Streetcar
Probably not a big surprise to anyone that has been watching the recent news about the Tempe Streetcar project but METRO did get regional approval. That’s good news for Tempe transportation planners. With construction set to begin in 2013, it will be here before we know it… Tempe streetcar project receives regional approval 2.6 […]