downtown phoenix

The Inigo Montoya guide to poorly used Phoenix terms

October 1, 2010

As downtown Phoenix slowly grows into a real urban core, I’ve heard many terms, phrases and promises regarding what we’d be able to do. From CityScape to the Jackson Street Project and Civic Space to a new skate facility at Deck Park, activists and urban planners have had a helluva time making claims about what [...]

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Setting the car alarm

May 11, 2010

Though most people wouldn’t classify downtown Phoenix as city living, there are spots that have their share of urban-city-like attributes. We have terrible traffic after games, many of us see bums and homeless constantly and most of us live next to or within earshot of a parking lot. Me? I live next door to Lola [...]

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Cities can’t be branded

February 24, 2010

You can’t brand a city. It doesn’t work. In fact, you shouldn’t even attempt to do so unless you have a clear idea what your city even is and who lives in it.

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Downtown Phoenix is everyone’s mistress…but no one’s wife

December 2, 2009

Phoenix needs a real downtown. Businesses are closing. Customers aren’t spending enough money. And on. And on. And on. Phoenix attempts City North, giving away tax money to developers in promise of a parking garage. People who frequent downtown smartly explain that we need customers, not just new businesses, for downtown to thrive. We have [...]

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What’s wrong with downtown Phoenix

November 18, 2009

Downtown Phoenix isn’t about businesses, buildings or parks. It’s about people. Those that live, work and/or play here make this place what it is. It’s not that great. Plenty of potential, lots of usable space and we really haven’t done much. Copper Square is a failed experiment. Have you EVER seen that place busy? It’s [...]

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Valley PR Blog is wrong

August 3, 2009

I like supporting people you know. Helping out friends and colleagues makes the world go ’round. But this is just ridiculous. This is a blatant advertisement, no more than a post praising someone who doesn’t have much to offer, really. Who is this person? Anyone ever heard of her? Does she not practice what she [...]

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The joy of discovery

August 2, 2009

Serendipity is alive and well, as long as we all stop filtering what we say for fear people won’t like us. Stop responding and start TALKING. It’s understandable to be want to be liked, but isn’t it more important to be yourself? Would you rather have 50 friends who barely know you or ten that [...]

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I get by with a little help from my friends

July 23, 2009

I’m not a marketer. I don’t know SEO (well, kinda). I don’t have much PR experience. I can’t design you anything, nor can I building anything without directions. I’m a conversationalist. Yes, I know exactly how cheesy that sounds, but it’s true. I earn my living, and satiate my desire to learn, by talking to [...]

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Things I should have known that someone told me

July 22, 2009

Words matter. Words paint a picture. Pictures, however, can stand on their own. 10 Things Someone Else Told Me, That You Might Already Know View more documents from Chelsea Winkel. Developed by Chelsea Winkel for her current job, this presentation shows why usability and design matter. Universal designs principles are important. They make it easier [...]

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Stop worrying about your competition

July 22, 2009

It’s human nature to look around us in a race. We want to know who’s behind us, how far they’re behind and how much harder we have to work to win. This is ALWAYS a mistake. In a race to the finish, your only goal is to run as hard as you possibly can. Looking [...]

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