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From the Wire | A Piece of the Farm Coming to Downtown Phoenix

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. Farmer Woody and Valley Leadership Plan First Planting for Garfield Garden Park Farmer Woody, a local farmer and chef, with the help of Valley Leadership, is bringing a community garden to Downtown Phoenix. A first planting ceremony is planned for Thursday, March 8 at 8 a.m. The garden, called Garfield Garden Park, sits on two formerly blighted lots (14,000 sqft) in the heart of the Garfield District. Richard Melikian, owner of ...

From the Wire | Matsuri: A Festival of Japan

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. The 28th Annual Matsuri Festival takes over Heritage & Science Park in Downtown Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday, February 25 & 26, 2012. This two-day celebration features colorful displays of authentic Japanese art, crafts, and entertainment. Traditional Japanese food and merchandise will be on sale. For 2012, the festival committee chose the theme Daruma; a hollow, round Japanese traditional doll modeled after Bodihdharma, the founder of the Zen sect of ...

Listen Up PHX | Gomez Celebrate Quinceañera with Hey Rosetta

[caption id="attachment_22210" align="alignright" width="195" caption="Gomez"][/caption] Last night, Gomez performed at the Crescent Ballroom with opening act Hey Rosetta. This year marks the 15th year Gomez have been together, and they have fittingly dubbed this tour their Quinceañera Party. As a part of the celebrations, the band has been inviting its fans to vote for their top ten favorite songs on their Facebook page before each show to make up the second half of their setlist. Each city has a different top ten as chosen by their fans, and therefore, a different concert. (See Phoenix's choices below!) Those 15 years of experience really showed, both in ...

A Temporary Future for Empty Lots?

[caption id="attachment_22126" align="alignright" width="238" caption="The event drew over 100 people. Photo by Dorina Bustamante"][/caption] A community conversation was held this morning at the Ro2 Lot, on the northeast corner of 2nd and Roosevelt Streets, to discuss temporary use projects for empty lots in Downtown Phoenix. Over one hundred people showed up to hear Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and William McDonough (international sustainability expert and the author of Cradle to Cradle) discuss urban sustainability efforts both locally and internationally, with a particular emphasis on ways in which the City of Phoenix can create incentives for private property owners to participate in temporary lot ...

m7 Street Fair

Happy Re-Birthday Melrose! Every year Valley residents gather in the 7th Ave/Melrose District for the m7 Street Fair, where they chow down food from local eateries, browse through items from local merchants, listen to live music and admire classic cars dating back to the early 1900s. It all started 11 years ago when a group of Seventh Avenue businesses joined forces to revitalize and beautify the neighborhood, which was suffering from crime and deterioration. The merchants received grant money from the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Fight Back Program, teamed up with the School of Architecture at Arizona State University, and began to revamp ...

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