Subject: Historymakers
Historymakers
January 27th, 2011 at 7:37 pmHistorymakers On February 11, the Arizona Historical League will be holding the Historymaker's Gala featuring 58 influential Arizonans in conjunction with Arizona Centennial Celebrations. This week I've been delving deep ...
Mixing it Up
January 20th, 2011 at 4:18 pmMixing it Up I’ve been doing some research into Phoenix history for an article I’m writing and I noticed how Phoenix development has largely, well almost exclusively, been shaped by white men. As a non-white woman, ...
Correction! "Midcentury Marvels" Release
January 13th, 2011 at 11:48 pmCorrection: Please note the public release of Midcentury Marvels at the Phoenix Council Chambers is next Friday, the 21st, not tomorrow as I originally listed it! Friday January 21: Public release of new Phoenix "Midcentury Marvels" bo ...
Chance Encounters
January 13th, 2011 at 6:40 pmChance Encounters This week I attended two meetings on two separate days at Giant Coffee. Each time the same remarkable happened. Here I was, talking with Tammy, the woman I was meeting with, and all of a sudden the wo ...
Working with What We've Got
January 6th, 2011 at 6:24 pmWorking with What We've Got OK so I complain a lot about Phoenix, the sprawl, the car-culture, the chain stores, the conspicuous consumption, the empty lots and the razing of buildings to name a few things and the list goe ...