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Chandler Center for the Arts.. A Place to Arrive
Recently, I was asked to sit in on a visioning session for the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA). The report from those meetings has been published. You can find it here.
CCA should be applauded for not resting on it’s [...]
Posted in Chandler, Creativity
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Valley Area Libraries Now Support Kindle Book Reader
I love to read. I love libraries. I have blogged before about my obsession with books. I regularly put out book reviews. I am extremely active on Goodreads. So today, is a special day for me. Many of the Metro [...]
Posted in AZ, Chandler, Education, Personal, Sunday Book Review
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Political Bites : Historic Preservation in the Southeast Valley
What’s your favorite historic revival story? Which historic Southeast Valley buildings most need saving?
In Chandler, I love what San Tan Brewing did with the old bank, keeping the safe in tact and repurposing it as an office. Coach and Willies [...]
Posted in Chandler, Community, Political Bites
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Observations to Making a City Walkable
When making the choice to move Gangplank to downtown Chandler one of the goals was to be in an area that was walkable. The last four months has allowed me a lot of time to observe what is important in [...]
Technical Infrastructure is Important for the Creative Class
Investment in cultural and technical infrastructure is imperative if we want to attract and retain creative people. Just the other day I got to see my friend Tyler Hurst throw a fit because something as simple as lack of 3G [...]
Chandler Represented at Invest Southwest
This year at Invest Southwest Capital Conference three of the twelve finalists are Chandler, AZ companies. It is great to see that per capita Chandler is producing results in the entrepreneurial community.
I just wanted to thank the following companies for [...]
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Lunar Society October 24th
It is time that we stopped protecting ideas and instead started connecting them. Ever since I read Steven Johnson’s Invention of Air I have wanted to start a local Lunar Society and find fellow Lunaticks. Recently Mark Ng and Chad [...]
Taste Chandler this Oktoberfest
It’s has been a whirlwind of activity this past month as construction on Gangplank 3.0 is getting underway and the widening of Arizona Avenue is coming a end. This weekend is the 3rd Annual San Tan Oktoberfest. It starts at [...]
Political Bites: Most Influential in East Valley
Who is the most influential person in the Southeast Valley, and why?
It really depends on who and what you need to influence. Politically there are plenty of mayors, councilmen and legislators with influence. However, one person making a tremendous impact [...]
More Possibilities for the Arts in Chandler
The Chandler Center for the Arts is getting ready for it’s first season since it’s $6.7 million renovation. The improvements included several visual improvements including new facade, new carpet and reupholstered seats. However, the biggest changes were behind the scenes [...]
