Songbird Coffee & Tea House Owners Busy Building Nest
As you drive by the monOrchid building on Roosevelt St. you may notice one more bird painted on the exterior wall. That's the logo of the Songbird Coffee & Tea House, which is just a few short weeks away from opening its doors on a planned opening date of Monday, June 18. While owners Jonathan and Erin Westgate Carroll work on the usual build-out and permitting process, and the fun headaches that come with that, let's look ahead and get a glimpse of their vision for this re-activated space. [caption id="attachment_24930" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Songbird owners Jonathan and Erin Westgate Carroll survey their ...
Your Downtown Beer | Beer to Go – Gone?
[caption id="attachment_24827" align="alignright" width="196" caption="Ambition and Closure. Liquor 24hrs?"][/caption] It’s the little things sometimes. I may be one of the few people to notice the mural on the side of the Phoenix Public Market well before the announcement that the indoor market would be closing. The mural depicts a market at the center of a community in the process of rebuilding itself. The market bears a liquor sign with an impossibly ambitious 24 hour sign (currently not legal in AZ or most anyplace for that matter). Phoenix Public Market's Urban Grocery never was a liquor store, but it did have the best selection ...
Sports in the City Event Promotes Health and Community
[caption id="attachment_24886" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Karen Frye at Gold's Gym"][/caption] Let the women come out and play! To celebrate National Women’s Health Week, an event at CityScape on Friday will encourage women to try new exercises, learn how to create nutritious meals and just hang out with their girlfriends. Sports in the City, the first ever fitness event presented by Girlfriends Talk Sports and Gold’s Gym, will feature everything from Zumba to weightlifting. According to Karen Frye, an NBA mom who produces and hosts Girlfriends Talk Sports, Sports in the City will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to teach women about getting ...
From the Wire | Warehouse Clearance Sale To Benefit Artlink
Some news items don’t need translation. That’s why DPJ launched the From the Wire series, so we could serve the destinations here by posting information and announcements – in their own words. Have anything to donate? Art, furniture, appliances, etc. are welcome. Drop items off on Friday afternoon, May 18th from Noon – 5pm at the parking lot in the rear of the After Hours Building. Artlink, creator of the wildly popular First Friday’s in downtown Phoenix and Art Detour, one of the longest-running arts events in Arizona, will be the benefactor of a warehouse clearance sale. The sale will be held on ...
Bike Chic | Morgan Meronk
Bike Chic is a DPJ series by Fashion intern, Cortney Kaminski. Each week she will be scouting locals who not only ride their bikes but look dapper doing it. Who: Morgan Meronk Age: 27 Occupation: Still looking. Where Spotted: Riding on Roosevelt St. near 1st St. Why did you recently choose to move Downtown? I was in Scottsdale but I just like where the city is headed and there is such a different crowd here. I also think the nightlife is better. Where do you like to explore? The other night I went to Film Bar for my first time . . . and I go ...
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Songbird Coffee & Tea House Owners Busy Building Nest
by DPJ Staff | posted on May 17, 2012
Jonathan and Erin Westgate Carroll are opening a new coffee business on Roosevelt Row.
Constant Awareness: The Mission of Deborah Taska
by Sebastian Maldonado | posted on May 17, 2012
The director of the ASU’s Disability Resource Center in downtown is committed to her job and supportive of students seeking to promote disability awareness.
Your Downtown Beer | Beer to Go – Gone?
by Rob Fullmer | posted on May 16, 2012
One question: Where does one go to buy packaged quality beer in Downtown Phoenix now that the Public Market’s Grocery is closed?
Sports in the City Event Promotes Health and Community
by Kate Kunkel | posted on May 16, 2012
Free community event invites women to get in the game with zumba, how-to sports clinics, nutrition education and more.
From the Wire | Warehouse Clearance Sale To Benefit Artlink
by DPJ Staff | posted on May 15, 2012
Donate or hunt for treasures this Saturday morning at the After Hours Building.
Blog Roll
Listen Up PHX | Grouplove at the Crescent Ballroom
by Erin Bartynski | posted on April 25, 2012
D-backs Digest | Time to Hit the Road
by Kyle Maki | posted on April 27, 2012
Bike Chic | Morgan Meronk
by Cortney Kaminski | posted on May 15, 2012
Livability: How Does Phoenix Measure Up?
by Nicole Underwood | posted on December 16, 2011
Front and Center | ATC Presents “Alfred Hitchcock’s The Thirty-Nine Steps”
by Bob Diehl | posted on February 15, 2012
Your Downtown Beer | Beer to Go – Gone?
by Rob Fullmer | posted on May 16, 2012
From the Wire
From the Wire | Designers Wanted for ‘Some Like it Haute’ Fashion Show
by DPJ Staff | posted on May 14, 2012
From the Wire | Win a Home for 20 Bucks
by DPJ Staff | posted on May 11, 2012
From the Wire | Fox to Open Second Culinary Dropout on 7th Street
by DPJ Staff | posted on April 27, 2012
