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Governor’s Awards Presented for Arizona Public Archaeology and Heritage Preservation

TUCSON, AZ (June 24, 2011) – Dr. Raymond Thompson, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Arizona and director of the Arizona State Museum for 34 years, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission. The book, … Continue reading

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Canalscape: A Sustainable Urban Desert for Metro Phoenix

Today’s guest post is written by Diane Brossart, president of Valley Forward Association, a top-notch organization (in our humble opinion) that brings business and civic leaders together for thoughtful dialogue on regional issues, like the environment and livability of metro … Continue reading

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Maricopa County rededicates historic 1929 Santa Fe Freight Depot, June 28

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What you can do to help protect and improve Phoenix’s Coronado District

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Ground-breaking Grand Avenue housing project breaks ground

The ground-breaking for Oasis on Grand took place this morning. Oasis on Grand is an adaptive reuse project of 60 affordably priced live/work studio and one-bedroom apartments located at the key intersection of Grand Avenue, Roosevelt Road, and 15th Avenue. … Continue reading

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Film footage of old Phoenix unearthed; see it Monday

[Source: Steve Weiss, Executive Director, No Festival Required Independent Cinema] – This Monday at FilmBar in downtown Phoenix, a very special “Such A Deal Monday” screening will be held. Friend and long-time film collector, Brian LeGrady, will be showing 16mm … Continue reading

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Future Fate of Iconic Neon?

The abundance or romance of national chains is nothing new to the valley…just check out this vintage postcard.  The buildings and signs have long ago been torn down. The case for preserving buildings is a strong one with many advocates, … Continue reading

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Placemaking and Identity in Phoenix Redux

In his April 22 Vanishing Phoenix guest blog post, “Learning from Boston: Placemaking and Identity,” Will Novak noted that the 15 “urban villages” created in 1985 do not correlate very well with Phoenix City Council Districts or existing defined neighborhoods. … Continue reading

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Learning from Boston: Placemaking and Identity

Will Novak is an urbanist, stand-up comedian from Central Phoenix, and today’s Vanishing Phoenix guest blogger. He moved to Boston to chase his comedy dreams (and a girl). You can follow him on Twitter at @RealWillNovak, or watch video of … Continue reading

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What would you put on Phoenix’s enDangered Dozen?

The Phoenix Historic Neighborhoods Coalition is accepting nominations for the 2011 “enDangered Dozen” of the most endangered historic buildings and sites in Phoenix. According to Donna Reiner, chair of the nomination committee, “We had some highs (Carl Hayden house) and … Continue reading

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