Last time we talked about the Tempe Modern Streetcar as part of the Tempe South High Capacity Transit Study, the proposed “loop” around Mill Avenue was mentioned along with a few thoughts on how it might work. Last night another public meeting was held with METRO, along with people from the cities of Tempe and […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Tempe Tavern Coming Soon
This past week, I noticed that “Tempe Tavern” was painted on the old historic building known to some as the White Dairy Barn, which was later turned into Murphy’s Pub at McClintock and Apache. Old timers around here know that the White Dairy Barn was built in 1919 and has been part of a lot […]
Canteen Modern Tequila Bar Opening On Mill Ave
Canteen Modern Tequila Bar is opening this Thursday at 9:00PM in the expanding Mill Avenue District. I have been watching the news about what is going on and am looking forward to being there on Thursday to check the place out. I hope you’ll join me! Canteen is the creation of Mill Avenue restaurateur, Julian […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” Of The Week – Smoke and Mirrors?
The “pic of the week” is from Sun Devil Stadium and I shot it as we came back to the game after halftime. Now that I think of it, this one reminds me of the Sun Devil’s first two games. At first glance, it looks pretty cool but after a closer look, it is a […]