Mayor Phil Gordon invites Downtown Phoenix businesses and those who work downtown to join him for coffee and discussion about initiatives to promote Downtown Phoenix, from 8:15 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, at Tom’s Tavern, One Renaissance Square (northeast corner of Central Avenue and Washington Street).

The monthly Downtown Business Coffee meetings will be hosted at various locations throughout Downtown Phoenix. Each meeting will provide updates and discussion on timely topics important to those conducting business and employed in Downtown Phoenix, followed by a question and answer session and an informal meet and greet with the Mayor.

Coffee will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, call 602-262-7111

I’m happy to report that 50 people stopped by my first  Downtown Community Coffee on May 10 at Palatte. When I asked people to raise their hands if it was their first visit to Palatte, hands went up for the majority of the group. That’s part of the reason for these neighborhood meetings at different restaurants and coffee shops around downtown – to introduce people to our hidden gems. To start showing people all the great things there are to do and see downtown on nights or weekends. Because once you find out about these places that have great character as well as great food, the type of places that beg for you to relax and hang out, you want to go back. And you start telling your friends, who start telling their friends.  
The other part of the reason for these coffees is to update you on current issues related to downtown. At the May 10 Community Coffee we explained the Phoenix Parks and Preserves Initiative that was on the May 20th election ballot. I’m also happy to report that voters approved this initiative overwhelmingly. Out of 108,389 votes cast in the May 20 election, 89,612 votes, or 83 percent, were in favor. This means voters approved to extend the 1/10 of one percent sales tax that voters originally approved in 1999 for parks and preserves improvements and land acquisition. This is a great thing, and I'll blog here in the future about what this means to downtown residents. The other part of the reason for these coffees is that they are part of my Downtown Marketing Initiative. You can hear more about what this marketing initiative is, and how you or your business can be a part of it, by attending my first Downtown Business Coffee on Tuesday, June 3 at Tom’s Tavern, One Renaissance Square (northeast corner of Central & Washington), from 8:15–9 a.m. I’ll say a few words, someone from the Downtown Phoenix Partnership will give a brief presentation on a new campaign to help promote downtown businesses, and then we’ll have Q&A and time for me to talk informally with those attending.You’re welcome to buy your own breakfast at Tom’s (check out the menu at http://www.tomstavernphoenix.com/) – but the coffee is on me!Please RSVP to mayor.rsvp@phoenix.gov                                                                    While I’ll hold the neighborhood/Community Coffees quarterly, the Downtown Business Coffee will be held monthly – I’ll continue to let you know right here about dates and locations for each kind of coffee meeting. See you there!

This sounds like a can't miss concert.  These guys are all getting pretty old these days but I'll bet they still put on quite a show.  Tuesday, June 3rd at the Dodge Theatre - Doors open at 6:30 PM, Show starts at 7:30 PM. 

Call 602 379 2800 for more info or

get tickets & info online

June 2 - 3. The Phoenix Mercury and Imagine Schools will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Kitchen on the Street on Monday, June 2nd and Tuesday, June 3rd. All donations will be given directly to under-served students in the Valley who often go without dinner on school nights or regular meals on the weekends. Copper Square residents and business owners and employees are invited to drop off items in the US Airways Center Pavilion on Monday, June 2nd and Tuesday, June 3rd between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Students and staff of Imagine Schools will also be in the Casino Arizona Pavilion prior to the game vs. Washington on June 3rd and there will be collection bins at each entrance during the game. Through Kitchen on the Street’s Bags of Hope program, at-risk children in participating schools receive backpacks of food on Fridays for in-home consumption. The bags include meals easily prepared by children such as: pop top-microwavable ravioli, chili or stew, granola bars, cheese and cracker packages, trail mix and other non-perishable food is accepted.