Downtown Beat | More Reasons to Come Downtown During the Summer
8/16/10 • by Monica ArevaloAn initiative to fill the Convention Center during the summer is picking up steam.
Final Friday (and All Weekend Long): Phoenix Comicon(full article)
5/28/10
Get your nose out of the latest Spiderman comic and head to Comicon this weekend at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Explore Your Core: Light Rail | Central & Washington(full article)
4/15/10
DPJ and Light Rail Blogger Tony Arranaga get off the line to explore the neighborhood near the Central/Washington Light Rail station.
Conventional Wisdom | Purina Mills LLC Retail Solutions Expo(full article)
2/15/10
For those of you in town for the Purina Mills expo, there’s plenty to do outside of the Phoenix Convention Center.
Dreaming Big at the DREAMRs(full article)
2/04/10
The DREAMRs honor a few of the individuals that have been around the longest, seen the most and fought the hardest to make Downtown Phoenix what it is today.
Forty Years of Moving the Valley Forward(full article)
12/14/09
Valley Forward Association brings business and civic leaders together for thoughtful public dialogue on regional issues.
LEEDing the Way in Downtown Phoenix(full article)
11/17/09
Last week’s Greenbuild Conference wasn’t all about trade show booths and talks. Of particular interest to DPJ readers was a tour of five urban infill sites in downtown Phoenix.
A Quick Glimpse of Greenbuild 2009(full article)
11/13/09
We walked till our feet were sore. We collected so many soy-based-ink pamphlets our swag bags were overflowing. That’s just day one of Greenbuild 2009.
Conventional Wisdom | Greenbuild Expo(full article)
11/09/09
The USGBC Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is in town November 11-13. DPJ offers helpful leisurely suggestions to enjoy your time in Downtown Phoenix.
Volunteers Needed for a Neighborhood Clean-Up to Prepare for GreenBuild 2009(full article)
10/30/09
The city of Phoenix Neighborhood Services and Public Works Departments and the GreenBuild 2009 Host Committee are recruiting volunteers for a community clean-up event 8 a.m. to noon Sat., Oct. 31.
Conventional Wisdom | Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and Best Western North American Convention(full article)
10/22/09
The Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists and Best Western North American conventions are in town, and let DPJ be the first to welcome you all to the neighborhood!
Exploring Outside of Arizona’s Ultimate Women’s Expo(full article)
10/14/09
Please allow DPJ to be your guide to the Downtown Phoenix area during Arizona’s Ultimate Women’s Expo.
The Sustainability Fair Comes to Town(full article)
9/17/09
DPJ was at the scene of the Sustainability Fair that was at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Mayor Gordon’s Blog | Greenbuild International Conference and Expo(full article)
9/09/09
Here are two more reasons to be excited about Green Phoenix: The U.S. Green Building Council’s national conference will happen right here in Phoenix from November 11-13, 2009, at the Phoenix Convention Center; and former Vice President Al Gore will be the keynote speaker!
When the President (and the Media Circus) Comes to Town(full article)
8/19/09
President Barack Obama addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Downtown Phoenix on Monday morning, as so many presidents have done before, and just as predictably, wherever the president goes, the circus follows.
Sips and Grub | Hanny’s Pimm’s Cup(full article)
8/18/09
The aroma of ginger is strong as I take my first sip. So smooth. That sweet ginger mixed with apples, oranges and limes… oh my! I feel like I might be all right with this deliciousness.
Antiques Roadshow Is Coming To Phoenix(full article)
7/15/09
One of the highest rated programs on PBS, Antiques Roadshow, is coming to Phoenix on Saturday, August 1 and you can be a part of it all – for free!
Phoenix Convention Center First 100 Days(full article)
4/22/09
The opening of the North Building at the Phoenix Convention Center completed the four and a half year expansion project, which nearly tripled the size of the Convention Center to a total of 880,000 square feet of rentable meeting and exhibition space. The Convention Center celebrates numerous accomplishments during the first 100 days of operation since welcoming the first conventions to the newly expanded facility.
