A report outlining a series of recommendations to create an entertainment district in downtown Phoenix is set to be delivered to a City Council subcommittee Wednesday.
The consultant firms HR&A Advisors and Multistudio handled the report, aiming to enhance areas around the convention center, Chase Field and Mortgage Matchup Center.
The Downtown Phoenix Entertainment District Implementation Plan makes a series of recommendations like improving walkability between the sites and potentially building a new hotel downtown.
The consultants also recommended the city build new sites and host more events, like pop-up music performances, to create more attractions for visitors.
The city’s Economic Development and Arts subcommittee would have to recommend it to council before it could be adopted.
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It will be a small-format store, with about 4,000 products on display and 3,000 products for sale. The 75,000-square-foot location near the former Paradise Valley Mall will also serve the food IKEA is known for.
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Phoenix’s iconic Mystery Castle has a new owner promising to preserve the once-threatened landmark.
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Residents of historic districts in Phoenix, Tucson and other affected cities cried foul over Arizona’s middle housing law, worried that developers would buy older homes, demolish them and then build multi-family homes, changing the character of their neighborhoods forever.
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The city of Phoenix bought the hydrogen-fueled bus in 2024 to further its efforts toward zero-emissions public transportation.
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Ahead of the Final Four women’s basketball tournament in Phoenix, the NCAA helped fund the renovation of a community center in the Alhambra area as part of a legacy project.
