- May 13th, 2010
- 26 Blocks Shows Us the Real Phoenix
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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A unique idea and varying perspectives helps this art show tell the story of Downtown Phoenix, and all the possibilities that lie within.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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26 Blocks Shows Us the Real Phoenix
- April 15th, 2010
- Explore Your Core: Light Rail | Central & Washington
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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DPJ and Light Rail Blogger Tony Arranaga get off the line to explore the neighborhood near the Central/Washington Light Rail station.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Explore Your Core: Light Rail | Central & Washington
- April 13th, 2010
- Sips and Grub | The Classic Burger at The Original Burger Works
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Want a belly full of beef? Try the Classic Burger.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Sips and Grub | The Classic Burger at The Original Burger Works
- February 23rd, 2010
- DPJ Yelper of the Week: Maggie H. on Sweets & Beats
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Definitely check Sweets & Beats out. It's a great addition to the downtown area and it's owned by two wonderful people.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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DPJ Yelper of the Week: Maggie H. on Sweets & Beats
- February 18th, 2010
- Third Friday: From Roots to Ridiculous
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Cecilia Sandoval's "From Roots to Ridiculous" is a bold yet simplistic take on a childhood game that left a lasting impression.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Third Friday: From Roots to Ridiculous
- December 29th, 2009
- Sips and Grub | Harira Soup at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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A place like Luci’s is definitely in the far reaches of Uptown, but we can make an exception due to the delicious cuisine and friendly service.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Sips and Grub | Harira Soup at Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
- December 2nd, 2009
- Mayor’s Business Coffee
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
- Dec 10, 2009 (Thu) 8:00am-9:00am Join Mayor Phil Gordon and Dr. William Crist, Vice President for Health Affairs, for coffee and a discussion of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus: A Major Force for Phoenix Development. Meet in the Virginia G. Piper Auditorium at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. www.ci.phoenix.az.us Catrina, Si and the rest of [...]
- November 27th, 2009
- ASU Students Design Temp Use Project for Vacant Land in Downtown Phoenix
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Low-cost ideas to transform vacant lots in Downtown Phoenix for temporary use until their development, will be presented at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
ASU Students Design Temp Use Project for Vacant Land [...]
- November 19th, 2009
- Local First Arizona: Shopping Local is Shopping Green
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Not only was Greenbuild an opportunity to promote the virtues of shopping locally, it was also an opportunity for Local First Arizona to connect with many green-business owners in Arizona.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Local First Arizona: Shopping Local is Shopping Green
- November 5th, 2009
- First Friday: Jesse Peper at Perihelion Arts
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Take a look at Tucson-born painter Jesse Peper's work, and it's a bit puzzling. You feel like you're staring at a Tarot card, albeit a much larger, slightly more expensive one.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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First Friday: Jesse Peper at Perihelion Arts
- October 28th, 2009
- Like it Green? Welcome to the Link
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Local green building pioneers [merz]project built the Link building as the company's headquarters, but it's quickly become one of Downtown's iconic urban renewal structures.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Like it Green? Welcome to the Link
- October 27th, 2009
- Certified Local Fall Festival
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
- Nov 7, 2009 (Sat) 10AM – 4PM Local First Arizona will celebrate locally owned businesses with the 5th Annual Certified Local Fall Festival. The free, family-friendly festival will showcase a variety of local businesses, restaurants, live music and children’s activities. Unique vendors will show off their wares & our favorite [...]
- October 22nd, 2009
- Conventional Wisdom | Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and Best Western North American Convention
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and Best Western North American conventions are in town, and let DPJ be the first to welcome you all to the neighborhood!
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
Conventional Wisdom | Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and Best [...]
- October 9th, 2009
- The Insecure Critic | Losing My ‘Religulous’ at St. Francis
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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What better way to reflect on 'Religulous' than our very own holy-sounding St. Francis, Aaron Chamberlin's creation on Camelback Road just east of Central.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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The Insecure Critic | Losing My ‘Religulous’ at St. Francis
- October 8th, 2009
- Get Your Boutique On: Bunky, Phoenicia and Red Dog
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Bunky Boutique, Red Dog Gallery and Phoenicia Association each bring something different to Downtown Phoenix, and they are all located at 3rd and Garfield streets.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Get Your Boutique On: Bunky, Phoenicia and Red Dog
- September 28th, 2009
- Grand Avenue Festival Recap
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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After a week of mild (well, for September in Phoenix) temperatures, the mercury soared yet again just in time for the Grand Avenue Festival.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Grand Avenue Festival Recap
- September 25th, 2009
- Grand Avenue Festival Music Schedule
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Here is the latest live music schedule for the Grand Avenue Festival. Check when you arrive at Grand for the most accurate, up-to-date list.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Grand Avenue Festival Music Schedule
- September 18th, 2009
- Smooth as Crema: The Design of Royal at the Market
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Royal at the Market, the sharply designed coffee nook in the Urban Grocery and Wine Bar building, shares pedigree with Royal Coffee Bar, the equally slick Downtown coffee pioneer at 2nd Avenue and Jackson Street.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
Smooth as Crema: [...]
- September 4th, 2009
- New Kids on the Block: Bioscience High School
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Rising from the empty lots south of Roosevelt Row, Bioscience High School is an exciting addition to Downtown Phoenix.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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New Kids on the Block: Bioscience High School
- September 2nd, 2009
- Free Days and Discounts at Phoenix Museums
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- Phoenicians are blessed to have a large variety of museums like the Arizona Science Center, the Desert Botanical Gardens, and the Challenger Space Center to name a few, right here in our own backyard. Sometimes we don’t realize what the town has to offer until our long-lost cousins, high school friends [...]
- September 1st, 2009
- Sips and Grub | The Picoso at Gallo Blanco Café
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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My quest this week was to find the holy grail of summer drinks, the Picoso, a muddled highball concoction of tequila, pineapple, fiery jalapeño and citrus.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Sips and Grub | The Picoso at Gallo Blanco Café
- September 1st, 2009
- City of Phoenix Looking for Green Thumbs to Volunteer at Tovrea Castle
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- The Tovrea Castle was originally built to be a desert resort. Workers finished renovating Tovrea Castle in June, but it could be nine months to a year before the landmark, a 1930s wedding cake-shaped monument, is open to the public. View an interactive 360-degree panoramic view of Tovrea While they are putting [...]
- August 31st, 2009
- A North Phoenix Hangout for Everybody
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- My view from the outside deck of C4 Named the “Best Coffeehouse & Best Wine Bar 2008″ by Best of Greater Phoenix, the Cave Creek Coffee Company & Wine Bar known as C4 is a great spot for morning coffee, afternoon lunch and late night wine and martinis. They have it [...]
- August 30th, 2009
- What to Do this Labor Day in Phoenix
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- Montelucia Resort & Spa Can you believe it? Summer is officially almost over. You wouldn’t know it by the thermometer, but Labor Day is next weekend and I for one am putting my feet up! The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in [...]
- August 28th, 2009
- Adobe Home in North Garfield Historic District
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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Great opportunity for a historical home enthusiast to own an adobe home in Downtown Phoenix.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Adobe Home in North Garfield Historic District
- August 27th, 2009
- Arizona Drives Make National Geographic Traveler Magazine
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- Photograph submitted to My Shot by Irina Smirnova When I was a kid in Chicago we religiously took the annual family vacation to St. Louis. It’s only a three-hour drive, but based on the sights it seemed much longer. To pass the time, my mother would suggest that we look out [...]
- August 25th, 2009
- Hotel San Carlos Brings Italy to the Dining Table
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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The Copper Door. Prive. The Steakhouse on Central. Nick's. It's all in the past. Hotel San Carlos will try its revolving restaurant luck again on September 1, when Via Roma Ristorante opens its doors.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
Hotel San Carlos Brings [...]
- August 25th, 2009
- Sips and Grub | Cup of Sweet Toast at Welcome Diner
- SOURCE: Downtown Phoenix Journal
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For this wondrous journey, I didn’t even need to leave my neighborhood. The Garfield District is blessed with one of those rare finds, the Welcome Diner.
Catrina, Si and the rest of the staff thank you for reading.
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Sips and Grub | Cup of Sweet Toast at Welcome Diner
- August 24th, 2009
- Tailgate Season Upon Us
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- Football season is upon us with the AZ Cardinals in pre season and the ASU Sun Devils starting their season next month. Their first game is against Idaho State on Saturday, September 5 at 7:00 pm. Get a jump on purchasing your tickets and dust off your George Foreman grill [...]
- August 21st, 2009
- Win Tickets to Arizona Fall Frenzy
- SOURCE: The Phoenix Traveler
- ARIZONA FALL FRENZY will be a three day music event (Sept. 18-20) along the Tempe Beach Waterfront featuring some of today’s hottest recording artists. Water slides, a Ferris Wheel, arts and crafts booths, a gaming center, food vendors, beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and much more are available for visitors to [...]