Tag: hance park

City budget neglects downtown parks

By Cody Fitzpatrick and Edder Diaz Martinez Lobbying from a local community group for more downtown parks funding in Phoenix’s trial budget appears to have...

2017 Easter Roundup: Egg hunts and brunch spots

By: Stephanie Morse, Bayne Froney and Kara Carlson Saturday: Bud’s Glass Joint Easter Eve Egg Hunt 4/15 at 6 p.m. 907 N. 5th St. Phoenix Bud’s Glass Joint...

Phoenix Lights 2017 moves out of Phoenix in last-minute venue change

Just two days before the festival, organizers announced that Phoenix Lights will be moving from downtown Phoenix to Chandler. The Marquee Relentless Beats EDM festival...

City Council highlights: Hance Park study and Block 23

Phoenix City Council approved several agenda items regarding downtown Phoenix during a meeting Wednesday afternoon. Margaret T. Hance Park City Council adopted ordinance S-43374, an economic...

Thousands join in MLK Day march through downtown Phoenix

https://vimeo.com/199773863 The 2017 Martin Luther King March, which took place near downtown Phoenix, attracted thousands of participants from all across the Valley. The approximately 2-mile route...

Certified Local Fall Festival will have a new location and double the vendors

The 12th annual Certified Local Fall Festival will highlight over 100 local businesses this Saturday from in Margaret T. Hance Park. The festival, which runs...

Phoenix Community Alliance plans the future of the Phoenix Biomedical Campus

The Health and Bioscience Committee of the Phoenix Community Alliance met on Thursday at Phoenix Public Market Café to discuss the first annual event...

Urban Design Week panel discusses city’s general plan, creative culture and revitalization

Panel members touched on revitalization and historic preservation, adaptive-reuse projects and artistic contributions.

Hance Park Conservancy presents master plan to community

Community members are working to transform Hance Park into a site that will attract more residents to the area, at a cost of more than $100 million.

Subcommittee hears preliminary Hance Park restoration plans

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation department revealed preliminary plans for "Strategic Phase One" of the Margaret T. Hance Park restoration on Wednesday.