Tag: hance park
Annual festival celebrates Chinese culture and Year of the Monkey
The 26th annual Chinese Week's Culture and Cuisine Festival brought dragon dances, traditional food and martial arts demonstrations to Hance Park.
Hance Park construction to finish by year’s end
The Arizona Department of Transportation expects the Margaret T. Hance Park to return to normal by the end of the year following construction on its drainage system.
Slide show: MLK Day march makes way through downtown Phoenix
The Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee hosted the MLK March on Monday morning in honor of King’s 1968 demonstration.
Phoenix Police and Parks, Pup Festival fetches large crowd, raises donations for community
Young or old, big or small, dogs and their human companions filled Margaret T. Hance Park on Saturday morning to partake in the first Phoenix Police and Parks, Pups Festival.
Japanese Friendship Garden will feel effects of nearby highway construction
The Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix is a place of serenity, meditation and peace for its visitors. But that won't be the case this summer, when construction will begin on a nearby highway tunnel. The project requires many trees, plants and shrubs to be excavated and removed from the garden.
Devil’s Pass: The Trunk Space hosts crowdfunded Indie 500 music festival
This week Devil's Pass went in-depth with the Trunk Space's Indie 500 festival. The festival's crowdfunding and previous shows were discussed, as was the venue's attempt to get an air-conditioner.
ECCA meeting focuses on proposals for historic Knipe House and nearby properties
City officials and community members are once again deliberating over the future of the historic Knipe House after the plan that was originally chosen was withdrawn. A series of meetings beginning on Wednesday will select a new identity for the properties.
Classes at the Phoenix Center for the Arts continue to inspire, serve community
The Phoenix Center for the Arts nearly closed its doors in 2011, but it remained open as a nonprofit and continues to educate and inspire Phoenix residents daily.
Opinion: Feast on the Street pieces together downtown community
April 13, 2013, will be remembered for many reasons -- but mainly because it was the day a half-mile long dream came to life.
Councilman has vision of transforming First Street into pedestrian walkway
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.