David Krietor has served as CEO of Downtown Phoenix, Inc. (“DPI”) since April 8, 2013. In that time, he has worked with community stakeholders to develop the downtown we want. “Your Downtown” shares his thoughts and DPI’s progress with the downtown community and beyond. Read the other chats here.
Marine Week in downtown Phoenix. Photo by Farah Illich
No matter what your temperature gauge says, it’s fall and that means it’s events season in Downtown Phoenix. Live It Up Downtown – conceived, pulled together, and promoted by DPI’s events, marketing, and communications team – casts a spotlight on the quantity and quality of community gatherings happening in our urban core. From free, family-friendly arts festivals and movies in the park to celebrations of food, beer, and even zombies, Downtown Phoenix offers an event for every taste and budget. With the Urban Ale Trail and Marine Week just behind us, upcoming Live It Up Downtown events include:
- Navigator Live featuring Cut + Copy, Sept. 21
- Los Dias de la Crescent, Sept. 26
- Chile Pepper Festival,Sept. 26
- PHX Arts + Culture 30th Anniversary Festival, Oct. 3
- City Lights Movie Nights: Ghostbusters, Oct. 9
- Artlink Juried Exhibition,Oct. 15
- Phoenix Food Day,Oct. 22
- The Sound of Speed, Oct. 24
- Zombie Walk 7, Oct. 24
- AIDS Walk & 5K Run, Oct. 25
For more great Live It Up Downtown events and festivals, visit dtphx.org/liveitup
Now let’s get to a recap of important downtown news items from the past two weeks…
BUILD IT UP
- Capital Place set to open in 2016, continues trend of luxury apartments
- City selects proposal for West Fillmore RFP
- Doctors to Ducey: Act on UA-Phoenix medical school accreditation
- Infill builder developing Roosevelt Row townhouses, other Phoenix projects
- Opinion: How Downtown Phoenix’s renaissance began
- Stanton: New UA Cancer Center will pay long-term dividends
- 230-unit Alta Fillmore apartments underway in Downtown Phoenix
SPRUCE IT UP
- ASU expands into Westward Ho with new community & health services
- Bosque plant shop looks to give urban dwellers chance to grow
- Cathedral Development Group closes on refinancing of Westward Ho
- Chartreuse gallery adds splash of color to Grand Avenue’s art scene
- Historic Phoenix synagogue celebrates reopening on Rosh Hashanah
- Historic Professional Building to retain original elements during remodel
SPEED IT UP
- ADOT narrows choices for Phoenix-Tucson rail route
- BattleFrog mud race coming to Phoenix
- Bike Chic | Brandi Porter
- Personal parks take over parking spots on Park(ing) Day downtown
- Phoenix renames downtown street ahead of Mercury title defense
- Phoenix Rising Marathon canceled
EAT IT UP
- ASU Downtown Campus art exhibit celebrates world of food
- California retail, restaurant market concept coming to Downtown Phoenix
- Cat café could open in Downtown Phoenix as soon as 2016
- Food drive comes downtown to feed Arizonans in need
- Top 10 places for food after 2 a.m. in Phoenix, Tempe
PLAY IT UP
- ArtPrize 2014 installation, filmed during Phoenix 2015 Super Bowl, premieres
- Award-winning poets to read at Phoenix Art Museum during First Friday
- Curtain Critic: Important milestone and new vision for new theater season
- First Friday in Downtown Phoenix: September 2015
- Labor Day Weekend 2015 nightlife in Downtown, Metro Phoenix
- Phoenix writer explores impact of community art in ASU lecture
- Spanish-language bookstore incorporates Hispanic community in art scene
- Writers in the company of writers
RAISE IT UP
- Downtown Design: “Baby Teith” kids fashion line launched
- Nine places to volunteer downtown
- 100 years of education at Phoenix Day
- Phoenix nonprofit empowers girls through rock music
- Urban Playground: Raising kids in Downtown Phoenix
