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New Revolver Locked and Loaded
Everyone’s favorite Melrose record store, Revolver Records, has packed up and headed south to Roosevelt Row. When you’re done reading this, head over to Roosevelt and 2nd Street to check out the roomy new confines.
Swimming, Star Style
eards, Lucky Strikes, margarita slushies and sleeves of tats abound at the debut of 2009’s Star Swim at the Wyndham Hotel. Nevermind the bands that played (more on that in a minute), this now weekly event is the place for twentysomethings to let loose is half-naked reckless abandonment, and if the crowd from the first weekend is any indication, this thing is catching on fast. The rooftop pool was full of boozin’, cruisin’ for digits and generally (sometimes frighteningly) loud people dancing in some very unconventional fashions.
‘Malls R Us’ At Modified Arts
Downtown Voices Coalition, Modified Arts and No Festival Required present “Malls R Us,” a documentary film by Helene Klodawsky. “Malls R Us” examines North American’s most popular and profitable suburban destination – the enclosed shopping center – and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experience and, for retailers, sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge. The film will be shown on Tuesday, June 30 at 8pm at Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt St.
Map of CenPho Vitality Initiatives
Jim McPherson has made several Arizona google maps and recently finished his newest project, the map of Central Phoenix Vitality Initiatives. The map revolves around downtown and central Phoenix revitalization, showing recent invidual projects, and numerous restoration and adaptive reuse projects.
Downtown Book Group At MADE
Meet at MADE Art Boutique on the fourth Wednesday of every month from 6:30 to 7:30pm for the Downtown Phoenix Book Group, where you can discuss fiction and non-fiction books with other people.
Bank Owned Homes in Coronado under $100,000
If you have always wanted to live in the Coronado Historic District, now is definitely a prime time to make your dream come true. Buy one of the half dozen Bank owned fixers currently on the market in Coronado and rehab it so you can actually live in it with a Purchase/Renovation Loan. Pull the whole deal off with only 3.5% down.
Skylounge Hosts Mayor’s Monthly Mixer
Join Mayor Phil Gordon on Friday, June 19 for the next Mayor’s Monthly Mixer at Skylounge, 132 E. Washington St. The mixer will be from 5:30 to 7:30pm followed by the Third Friday Concert Series at the Dowtown Civic Space Park.
Take The Downtown Phoenix Survey
Time is running out to provide feedback on the new CityScape development in Downtown Phoenix. The survey was put out by Urban Affair (publisher of DPJ) in an effort to identify the types of experiences preferred by the members of the Downtown Phoenix community. Have a say in the shaping the experiences available here by… Read more
What the Folk!
Like the soothing geeeetar pickin’ of some good folk? Downtown is about to chime with acoustics. Thursday, June 18 is the Phoenix Annual Summer Folk Festival presented by River Jones Music.
Craftsman Bungalow in Roosevelt in low 300’s
A few years ago, the possibility of buying a home in the Roosevelt Historic District in the low 300’s was totally unimaginable. Fast forward to today’s real estate market and experience the new market reality. This Bungalow, built in 1912 and just steps from the light rail station at Central & McDowell is on the market for $329,000. Due to the recently increased FHA loan limits, this home would qualify for FHA financing with as little as 3.5% down.
