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Courtney Marie Andrews’ Painter’s Hands
Phoenix-born-and-bred singer/songstress Courtney Marie Andrews is throwing a mega-folk party at Modified Arts on Friday, July 31 to celebrate the release of her second full-length record, Painter’s Hands and a Seventh Son. Andrews has been crooning up arts venues around Phoenix for several years now and is a founding member of budding Phoenix label River Jones Music.
CORRECTIONS
Occasionally we make mistakes. Yes, I’m just as shocked as you are. We failed to attribute photos in two of our recent stories, Meet Curtis Miller and Flag Lady Cindy McBride. I apologize to Tyson Crosbie and Paul Valach for the oversight and have removed the offending picture from the Meet Curtis Miller story until… Read more
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.
New Local Currency To Be Unveiled
Local currency coins to be presented to public first Friday during self-guided art walk. The coins are good for free items or discounts on local purchases. They will be used in lieu of the raffle tickets for the free clothes swap in ShopDevious beginning 8/15.
Hop On Board The Night Rail
You can join our friends at “Light Rail Friday Night” who will be meeting at Rula Bula on Mill from 6-9 pm. After that, people will be meeting (10:00 pm) at Monti’s and at Maizie’s, which is just south of the light rail station at Central and Camelback.
Revolver Records Cuts Ribbon at New Downtown Location
Pictures! This gets better with age, like newspapers.
50’s Ranch near Light Rail in great Uptown location
Walk to the 7th Ave Light Rail Station from this large single story home on a spacious corner lot. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 1.75 baths with separate entry for what could be home/office. Situated on a lushly landscaped lot with privacy in both front and back yards. Also, walking or bicycling distance to all of the new restaurants & other retail, opening near Central & Camelback including Postino’s, Lola’s, Haus Modern Living and on and on.
Another ‘Movie Mondays’ Event This Week
Monday is approaching and that means another ‘Movie Mondays’ event at the Heard Museum.
On Monday, July 27 and 1:30pm, the museum will show Turquoise Rose, 94-minute coming-of-age story. The film follows a Navajo college student named Turquoise Rose as she begrudgingly forgoes a trip to Europe with her friends to return to the Navajo Reservation and take care of her ailing grandmother.
The Bearded Truth | July 24th, 2009
If I Stay It Will Be Double Last week’s post hit a nerve. Struck a chord. Caused a commotion. And hopefully (yes, I have hope) it will stir people into action. Before I take a stab on how best to retain our talent, though, I would like to clarify a few things: First, I did… Read more
Volunteering in Phoenix – St. Mary’s Food Bank
There are many reasons why people choose not volunteer – not knowing where to locate opportunities or perhaps a lack of time. Fortunately there are a wealth of opportunities right here in Phoenix that have a local impact. Additionally, many of these organizations do not require a significant time commitment for volunteers to make a… Read more
