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Tennessee Ranks in the bottom ten...again

hpigreen wrote 14 hours ago: In the list of healthiest and least healthiest states releases from Forbes this month the southern r … more →

Tags: Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, green infrastructure planning, Greenway, natural infrastructure

Connecting a City -or- The Grand Canals of Phoenix

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 weeks ago: [Source: William Hanley, Green Source blog] – Having only visited Phoenix a couple of times, m … more →

Tags: Arts and Culture, Coordination of Planning, Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Architecture, Phoenix History, ASU, Civic Space

Volunteer to plant trees in downtown Phoenix, Nov. 14

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 4 weeks ago: [Source: Arizona Republic] – More than 100 volunteers will get their hands dirty during a comm … more →

Tags: Neighborhoods, Downtown Vitality, Livability, Environment, volunteerism, Garfield, Phil Gordon, Roosevelt Row, Great Arizona Puppet Theater

Viewpoint: Ode to a Phoenix1 comment

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 month ago: [Source: jsethanderson, blogger, Downtown Phoenix Partnership] — I must be a glutton for punis … more →

Tags: Arts and Culture, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Historic Preservation, Livability, Neighborhoods, Phoenix History, population trends, Transportation

Attend the opening of Canalscape, Nov. 10

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Phoenix History, Livability, Uptown Phoenix, Canalscape

St. Louis Roadtrip: Citygarden's Green Street

hpigreen wrote 1 month ago: A couple of us at the office decided to make a roadtrip to St. Louis to see the new Citygarden, a th … more →

Tags: Sustainable Site Strategies, Green Street

Camp Life and Orders Relating to Redding's Revolutionary War Encampments

reddinghistory wrote 1 month ago: During the Revolution, neither side of the conflict launched an active campaign during the winter mo … more →

Tags: General History, My Brother Sam is Dead

Preserving history in downtown Phoenix

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 month ago: Downtown Phoenix's Civic Space Park (Photo: Tony Arranaga) [Source: Tony Arranaga, Light Rail Bl … more →

Tags: Architecture, Downtown Vitality, Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Phoenix History, A.E. England Building, ASU, Central Station, City of Phoenix

Phil Jones retiring as Phoenix's arts & culture executive director

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 month ago: ...and now Phil Jones then... [Source: City of Phoenix] – Phil Jones, executive director of th … more →

Tags: Arts and Culture, Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Downtown Vitality, Education, Entertainment, governance, Livability, Midtown Vitality, Arts & Culture Office

Opinion poll examines most important questions facing Arizona

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 1 month ago: [Source: Dan Nowicki, Arizona Republic] – Most forward-looking reports from policy think tanks … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Arizonans, governance, Employment, population trends, Environment, Gallup, Lattie Coor, The Arizona We Want

An urban stroller's guide to metro Phoenix

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 months ago: You Are Here: An Urban Stroller’s Guide to Metro Phoenix is a quarterly, portable guide for co … more →

Tags: Arts and Culture, Neighborhoods, Downtown Vitality, Shopping, Dining, Livability, Entertainment

Viewpoint: Phoenix's new Audubon Center brings life to formerly bare area

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 months ago: [Source: Sam Campana, Audubon Arizona, Special to the Arizona Republic] – When the Nina Mason … more →

Tags: Education, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Science, History, Livability, Environment, volunteerism, Mother Nature

And what would you plop on a Phoenix empty lot?1 comment

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 months ago: ASU grad students want your opinion on temporary urban infill on downtown Phoenix empty lots.  Click … more →

Tags: Coordination of Planning, Neighborhoods, Downtown Vitality, Idea of the day, empty lots

Petition of the Connecticut Soldiers 1778

reddinghistory wrote 2 months ago: Petition of the Connecticut Soldiers in the Revolutionary Army, to His Excellency, Jonathan Trumbull … more →

Tags: General History, My Brother Sam is Dead, connecticut, Petition, soldiers, 1778, Camp Reading, Camp Redding, Captain Nathaniel Webb

ASU study: Wealth buys rescue from metro Phoenix's urban heat island

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 months ago: [Source: Shaun McKinnon, Arizona Republic] – Heat discriminates.  Phoenix’s sweltering s … more →

Tags: Diversity and Cultural Inclusion, Coordination of Planning, Neighborhoods, Weather, sustainability, Architecture, governance, population trends, Livability

Mountain Biking in Redding CT

reddinghistory wrote 2 months ago: This past Sunday I treated myself to a Birthday ride in Redding. I used to ride epics in Redding … more →

Tags: Redding, connecticut, Huntington State Park, CT, Mountain Biking, Single Track, trails

5 downtown Phoenix projects win Valley Forward awards (6 if you count light rail) 1 comment

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 2 months ago: Civic Space Park, "Her Secret is Patience," and adjoining Taylor Place and light rail win … more →

Tags: Downtown Voices Coalition, Historic Preservation, Transportation, Downtown Vitality, sustainability, Livability, ASU, Civic Space, Janet Echelman

Redding CT and the Revolutionary War

reddinghistory wrote 2 months ago: Redding’s Early Militias As early as 1739, a company or “train band” of sixty-four … more →

Tags: General History, My Brother Sam is Dead, Redding, Revolutionary War, redding ridge, British Raid, Danbury, militia, encampment

Fair Trade Cafe opens at downtown Phoenix Civic Space Park

dvcwebsite2008 wrote 3 months ago: A.E. England Building, site of new Fair Trade Cafe (Photo source: Jane's Walk Phoenix) [Source: … more →

Tags: Historic Preservation, Downtown Vitality, Shopping, Dining, A.E. England Building, Civic Space, Fair Trade Coffee, Janet Echelman


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