Tag: Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation

Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation has made its New Year’s resolution – place six businesses into 40 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet repurposed shipping containers along Roosevelt Street by April 2013.

Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation held a series of community discussions about how it should use $150,000 of grant money between 19th Avenue and 16 Street along Roosevelt Street.

For Kenny Barrett, co-founder and director of Roosevelt Growhouse and project manager for Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, it was never a question of if he would make an impact on the downtown Phoenix community. Rather, it was a question of how.

The third annual downtown Phoenix Pie Social will return Saturday with more celebrity bakers, community bakers, food trucks and even a croquet competition.

The first annual Roosevelt Row Chile Pepper Festival hosted by Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation will include live music, on-site chile roasting and dozens of local restaurants and chile experts sharing their love for peppers and everything the unique vegetable can do.

After its summer hiatus, Roosevelt Tavern will remain permanently closed, according to owner Matt Poole. The tavern on Third Street near Garfield Street had been open since 2006.

A beekeeping hub in downtown buzzes with activity on Sunday as community members gather to plant in Growhouse's garden. On the southwest corner of Garfield and Sixth streets sits Growhouse, a nonprofit community garden, blooming with greens and opportunity.

Scottsdale salon owner Daniel Truong opened Moriah II Nail & Spa recently in the Arizona Center, offering a new relaxation venue for downtown Phoenix residents.

Bud's Glass Joint will open in early September on Roosevelt Row, selling glass pipes and other smoking products.

Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation won a $150,000 grant last month, enabling the organization to expand its arts programs.