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Fair Trade Café Opening New Location August 21
Fair Trade Café, everyone’s favorite easygoing, organic coffeehouse at Roosevelt Square, is opening its second location at Civic Park on Friday, August 21.
Get Smart Breakfast Series
Arizona State University and the University of Arizona invite you to a monthly breakfast series called Get Smart.
Learn about stress and the health risks associated with it, and more importantly learn what you can do about it. Get Smart will help you understand stress management and how you can increase your resilience to stress.
The first event will be on Wednesday, August 19 from 7:30-8:30am at Tom’s Restaurant and Tavern, 2 N. Central Ave.
Community Coffee With The Mayor
Join Mayor Phil Gordon on Saturday, August 8 at 8:30am for the next Community Coffee event which will be hosted by the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. Community Coffee is an opportunity for citizens to connect with the Mayor one-on-one, pose questions and provide feedback for him and his office. Learn about his on-going efforts to revitalize Phoenix and secure stimulus funds in a casual atmosphereCo
Anchored Downtown
On the corner of Lincoln Street and Central Avenue in downtown Phoenix is a big warehouse for which there are even bigger plans.
“It’s called The Anchor Manufacturing Building and it’s got a really, really great rich history,” said Steve Rosenstein, who co-owns the building with his wife Andi Rosenstein. The Anchor Building, built in 1928, was previously been a Ford dealership, a city bus garage, and a Hensley & Company beer distributorship.
CityScape Celebrates Topping Off
Downtown Phoenix’s newest addition, CityScape, celebrated the “Topping Out” of their 27-story Phase I office tower yesterday.
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer joined management leaders from RED Development and Hunt Construction Group at the ceremony to announce nine new tenants signing on for CityScape’s Phase I office tower. The tower is slated to open in Spring 2010.
Epicurious.com To Visit Phoenix Public Market
Epicurious.com, the web magazine for people who love to eat, is making the Downtown Phoenix Public Market a stop on their second annual farmers’ market tour this summer.
On Saturday, July 18 and Wednesday, July 22, stop by the Epicurious.com booth at the market anytime during its operating hours, and pick up a free eco-friendly tote bag, a recipe card with the perfect dish to cook up that day, and other great give-aways.
A Rowdy Wine Tasting Party
The Rowdy Boutique, 4717 N. 7th St., is hosting a wine tasting party this Wednesday, July 15 from 5:30 to 8:30pm.
Wanted: Highly Educated Singles
Are you single? Did you graduate from college? Are you between the ages of 24 and 36? Do you have $35? Do you know what business casual dress means? Are you free on Friday?
Here’s The Scoop
Arizona Citizens for the Arts is cooling things down on Tuesday, July 14 with an ice cream party at their office, 514 W. Roosevelt St.
From 3 to 5pm, meet with the AzCA staff and board members, mingle with other advocates, and enter the raffle for a chance to win four orchestra seat tickets to see Broadway’s WICKED at ASU Gammage.
Coffee With The Mayor
Skip Starbucks this Wednesday and head over to the Downtown Civic Space Park at Central Avenue and Van Buren Street for Mayor Phil Gordon’s Monthly Business Coffee Meeting. Join Mayor Gordon from 8:30 to 9:30am as he discusses the city’s 17-point plan in becoming America’s Greenest City, and be the first to tour the new building in the park.