USGD’s local affairs director is collaborating with local businesses to create a week that aims to increase student interest in the downtown community.
FilmBar, an independent movie theater and bar on Second and Garfield streets, is expanding it’s programming to include specialty nights eight days a month and a themed film series once a month.
Taiko is an ancient Japanese art form used in religious, entertainment, and military contexts across centuries. The practice of ensemble Taiko, practiced at Fushicho Daiko, is a more recent form.
An exchange of ideas between friends over a bottle of wine could be the new “once upon a time” in the entrepreneurial and business world. Such was the situation for Courtney Klein Johnson, the co-founder of downtown Phoenix’s Seed Spot.
As soon as she enters, Jenny Poon brings a new energy to the already bustling, warm building. The shared workspace is an old auto shop renovated to remain industrious but also modern, with local art, inspirational quotes and images of owls littered liberally about.
Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski has a vision for a pedestrian-only First Street that would feature grassy walkways, cultural centers and an area devoted to sports legends.
