A curation of what’s caught my attention over the past week.
Tag: Idea
DPJ Article-Kyle Jordre: Living in Color
Just a few years ago Kyle Jordre was a middle school teacher in Minnesota. Today he’s an accomplished Phoenix artist.
DPJ Article-Growing a Community in Central Phoenix: Abraham James
What started as a way to reconnect with his past, has led Abraham James to connect with his central Phoenix community in ways he never imagined.
DPJ Article: It All Adds Up: Christoph Kaiser and His Garfield Neighborhood
Christoph Kaiser is helping to rebuilding Garfield one house at a time. Once an epicenter of gang activity and urban blight in Downtown Phoenix, Kaiser‚Äôs houses are now at the heart of Garfield’s resurgence, and among the coolest in Downtown Phoenix.
DPJ Article: New Ideas and Old Buildings: Grand Avenue Adaptive Reuse Tour
On Saturday, September 26, a handful of adaptive reuse projects will be highlighted during the Grand Avenue Festival.
From Car Spaces to People Places: Park(ing) Day is coming to Phoenix
Park(ing) Day is coming to downtown Phoenix on Friday, September 18th, as community activists, neighborhood leaders and urban planners step up to the curb, put a quarter in the meter, and proceed to transform curbside metered parking spots into temporary public parks.
DPJ Article – Behind the Counter: Lindsay Cates at Stinkweeds
Stinkweeds owner Kimber Lanning can often be found in and around the record store, but she relies on a committed staff to keep things humming. One of these people is store manager Lindsay Cates.