PHOENIX — One of the more recent additions to the city’s public art is large and a bit difficult to understand. Since being installed in the Civic Space Park in 2009, it has drawn considerable comment, not all of it favorable.
Giant Arrow Points to Phoenix
March 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
PHOENIX — More than 50 years ago, the Valley of the Sun was a whole lot of desert sprinkled with a few towns, mostly of them small. Phoenix had the only airport and it was also small and, because it was in the middle of some pretty barren landscape, it was sometimes hard to spot from the air.
Is Phoenix One of the “Luckiest” Cities in the Nation?
October 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What do Phoenix, Louisville, San Francisco and Wilmington, Delaware all have in common? They’re apparently very lucky places to live!
Men’s Health just named Phoenix as the third luckiest town in the nation.
Fried Foods and Other “Treats” at the Arizona State Fair
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There’s no shortage of food at the Arizona State Fair. Classic fair staples like cotton candy and caramel apples brought back fond childhood memories. Yet some of the new fair favorites brought on a very different feeling.
Why Doesn’t Phoenix Have a lot of Tall Buildings?
September 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
Q: Why are there no tall buildings around here?
A: No tall bildins? Golleee, mister, why this here newspaper bildin its own self is 10 whole stories tall. Why, that’s taller than two silos!
Sorry, we couldn’t resist slipping into our world-famous Gomer Pyle imitation.
Why are there no tall buildings around here?
