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Last month I wrote about the possibilities of commuter and passenger rail in Phoenix and Arizona. While deciding which tracks to use for these trains would be complicated, it was really the up-front costs that keep Arizona from moving toward the future in this regard. But one man is trying his best to move the train [...] Regular contributor of topic ideas of my blog, John Bennett, sent me this Newsweek article that explores how the generation raised in this recession might live differently. Unlike in previous recessions, a more frugal life outlook might hold this time because the economics of the world, in general, will force Americans to save more, spend less [...] Kimber Lanning is one of the most interesting people in the state right now, and her organization Local First AZ is one of the most promising groups for our future. Kimber advocates for making a simple choice: try to spend your dollars on locally-owned businesses before you spend elsewhere. Now, I am a free trade kinda guy, [...] …and, no, we are not talking about taking peyote. Not that kind of vision conference. My friends at the Downtown Voices Coalition are hosting a 5-year retrospective and visioning conference on January 15th and 16th. These guys have done an incredible job of advocating for what it should look like in CenPho in the near future, [...] Here is another redistricting and census primer. We seem to go through this every ten years, too. Folks close to government and voting rights get out and want to encourage more participation in the census count, as it results in federal dollars and more congressional representation. Folks who don’t trust government do what they can to [...] News: Circles Discs and Tapes in downtown is closing its doors. Please stay tuned as we work to find new inhabitants of the building who will respect the history of the corner. This is a serious blow to downtown, but I am confident that we can pull together and find an appropriate business to occupy this [...] Unless you have a large chipper-shredder in your back yard to turn your Christmas tree in to a fine mulch (Yes, that’s my dream. What?), you need to find a place for that conical fire hazard. The City of Phoenix has a whole list of places for you to do that. But this only went through [...] Maybe you are sitting around, bored, and thinking “Just what disease or issue should I be aware of this month?” Well here is your answer in a handy-dandy list! Now, don’t be sad if you missed national “Library Card Sign-Up Month” in September, or “Go Hog Wild–Eat Country Ham Month” in October. I think if I tried to [...] In polite cocktail party chatter, after people ask why we don’t have more solar in Arizona, they often bemoan the fact that why we don’t have a high speed rail line between Phoenix or Tucson, etc. After all, there are only so many times you can get pinned between two 18-wheelers and a 20-year old in [...] 5341 N. Seventh Ave. Several months ago we tried Two Hippies tacos and dug it. The amount of food for the price was great, and the same is almost much true for the pizzeria they opened up on 7th Ave. For less than $8 you can get a decent sized pie that is [...] |
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