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Phoenix is buying the Wells Fargo Plaza skyscraper next to City Hall for $46.5 million, which will allow the city to consolidate workspace and create a central government campus at the heart of downtown.
The Phoenix City Council voted 7-2 Thursday to buy the 27-story building at 100 W. Washington St. to house the city s 911 dispatch center, and eventually police headquarters and other departments. Councilmembers Sal DiCiccio and Jim Waring voted against the purchase.
The purchase solves a pressing need to find a new home for the city s 50-year-old police headquarters, including the 911 dispatchers who work in the basement of the aging building and have complained about the poor conditions, including leaky pipes and mold. Police headquarters eventually will move to the new building, as well, but there s no timeline for that right now, City Manager Ed Zuercher said.
At least 20 new restaurants are coming to downtown Phoenix: Here is what we know about each
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PHOENIX â At least 20 new businesses, most of them being restaurants, are under construction and expected to open this year in downtown Phoenix.
That s on top of the bars and restaurants that have already opened downtown, such as Stoop Kid, Hot Daisy Pizza, The Ainsworth, The Yard Milkshake Bar, Tap That! Downtown, Il Bosco Pizza, The Pemberton (Saint Pasta, Dino s Napoletana, Abnormal Beer Co.), Luckys Indoor Outdoor, Character, and Alias.
It also means that there will be more restaurants downtown than before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, according to an analysis from Downtown Phoenix Inc., an organization that advocates for and promotes downtown businesses.
Downtown Phoenix Inc. creates voucher program to bring business back to downtown
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The Downtown Phoenix Partnership has unveiled a new program designed to draw customers downtown and back into the restaurants, coffee shop retailers and cultural institutions to help recover from the losses suffered during the pandemic that make up the heart of downtown.
DTPHX Dollars is a $5 same-as-cash voucher that can be redeemed at many downtown businesses on purchases over $5. Businesses can turn in the vouchers to Downtown Phoenix Inc. and will be reimbursed within five business days.
Over 50 downtown businesses are participating in the voucher program. A full list of businesses participating can be found here.