Phoenix s planned Grand Canalscape is a 12-mile system for people to safely walk, run and bike.
For months, residents of a historic Phoenix neighborhood have been fighting an out-of-state developer over an apartment project. On Wednesday, the City Council voted on the proposal along the Grand Canal in the central city.
Phoenix calls it the Grand Canalscape, a 12-mile system for people to safely walk, run and bike. It’s a source of pride for city leaders and neighbors like Ken Waters who called the proposed 218-unit apartment complex the anti-prototype for the area.
“You re setting the model, a cookie cutter precedent for the rest of Canalscape,” he said. “In its present form, it’s a traffic bomb. Twelve hundred cars per day on the inside of the neighborhood, no arterial streets, they’re all trapped.”
We beautify our community : Artists are creating new murals along Phoenix s Grand Canal Elizabeth Montgomery, Arizona Republic
A few years ago Danielle Foushee came to visit Phoenix for a conference, the vibrant murals across town made her want to make the city home. They just made me feel so welcome, Foushee said.
She landed a job at Arizona State University and left Seattle. Once she got back to the Valley one of the first things she did was find all the murals, then she created the Phoenix Mural Project, a virtual map of more than 700 photos of murals and their locations.
This week you can explore books as art, try an outdoor yoga class, or learn more about the night sky. Here’s a roundup of live and virtual events happening around metro Phoenix, along with a friendly reminder to follow mask and social distancing guidelines. ABBA’s Greatest Hits
An artist book collective called A Bunch of Book Artists (hence, the moniker “ABBA”) is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a free exhibition of artist books, experimental prints, and zines created by dozens of artists and community members whose themes range from cultural awareness to environmental issues. Featured artists include Peter Bugg, Monica Garcia, Jacob Meders, and Kristin Millie Salazar. This week you can check it out Monday through Friday between noon and 3 p.m. inside Harry Wood Gallery on the ASU Tempe campus.
The first few months of the year is prime events season in metro Phoenix, but with COVID-19 doing its best to ruin everything, it can be hard to keep track of what s actually going to take place.
To help, we ve put together a list of of events scheduled to happen between now and the end of April along with details about what s been canceled, postponed, or transformed to include virtual components. They re listed in alphabetical order to make it easy to find your favorites.
Everything is subject to change these days, so watch for updates. A final note: Keep it classy during in-person events by following mask and social distancing guidelines.