Jill Bernstein is a longtime Phoenician with more than 30 years experience in writing, editing, marketing, and event production. She loves vibrant, pedestrian-oriented urban neighborhoods filled with eclectic businesses, good food, and interesting faces. Always ready to embrace a good anachronistic phrase, she is “pleased as Punch” to see downtown Phoenix coming to life.
The city is entering into negotiations with the winning proposer, Smith Partners, on a development for the important downtown Central Station site.
With an “if you build it, they will come” vision for Phoenix, Cindy Dach and others have transformed a blighted neighborhood into a vibrant arts community.
Stroll around the Convention Center’s backside for an artful surprise.
Tim Eigo brings downtown voices to the table of Downtown Phoenix Inc.
Roosevelt Row gets an important City Council Subcommittee endorsement as it takes next steps to forming an Enhanced Municipal Services District.
Don Brandt, President & CEO of APS and Chairman of the Board of Downtown Phoenix, Inc. shares his perspective on downtown’s successes.
Alliance Bank President, Ed Zito, sees inspiration, collaboration and capital as the key factors in growing our downtown viability into the future.
Recent Phoenix transplant, Jeri Jones of UnitedHealth Group says that Phoenix needs to focus on leveraging all the assets of our urban core.
Mo Stein uses his problem-solving savvy to nurture the growing vibrancy of the downtown core.
Citizen participation in city planning leads to Five Big Ideas for the future of Phoenix.