After seeing the success of initial shipping containers used as art galleries during First Friday art walks, ArtPlace America decided to grant Roosevelt Row CDC $90,000 to design and create three more repurposed shipping containers. Roosevelt Row hopes the containers are a viable answer for the rising workplace costs for artists.
The CityScape flowrider wave machine, "Surfing on Central," was expected to open June 1, but more than three weeks later it remains unopened and has become what some say is a "distraction" from nearby businesses.
Quintin Boyce, the current principal of Bioscience High School, is being transferred to Camelback High School for the upcoming school year. Bioscience's new principal was expected to be chosen by July 1, but after a community meeting last week, school district officials decided to reopen the position.
Bodega 420, a local grocery store that provided a relief to downtown's infamous 'food desert' classification, closed its doors on Wednesday, just over two years after it opened. As the owners look to spend more time with family, customers share sentiment for the loss of what was seen as a community staple.
