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Chandler Ostrich Festival
The Parade Kicks off this weekend in Downtown! We are excited as this will be right outside of new Gangplank 3.0 building.
The Thorobred Chevrolet Ostrich Festival Parade will kick-off the Ostrich Festival on Saturday morning, March 6th, 2010 at 10:00 [...]
Chandler Mardi Gras Event
Downtown Chandler will be transformed into the “Big Easy” for one magical night on Saturday Feb. 6, as the Downtown Chandler Community Foundation hosts its first Mardi Gras Festival.
The event will include a parade, street festival, strolling musicians, costume contest [...]
Posted in Chandler, Personal
Tagged chandler, di sciacca, downtown, gambling, mardis gras, music, party, san marcos
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Live Music in Downtown Chandler
One of the things we were hoping would happen in moving Gangplank to downtown Chandler and getting the recording studio setup was more live music. The great news is that the process is already well under way. Every weekend you [...]
Art in Unlikely Places / Downtown Revitalization
Revitalizing an area and encouraging urban infill is about more than attracting new business to a location. It really is about building community and getting people involved. One thing I love about downtown Chandler’s effort is that they understand that [...]
Posted in Chandler, Creativity
Tagged art, chandler, Community, downtown, economic development, photography
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Downtown Chandler Events for January
Stupid Monday Movies
Every Monday @ San Tan Brewery (9pm)
Mutants, Freaks, and Nerds tend to inhabit the SanTan Brewery, and that’s just the Staff! Watching bad movies is generally a guilty secret for most people. Anyone who has seen Point Break [...]
We Take Open Space for Granted
One of the best things about living in metro Phoenix is that we can be in the center of a seemingly never ending city, but still be surrounded by the beauty of the desert at every turn. There is a [...]
Posted in Community, Personal
Tagged arizona, chandler, economic development, maricopa county, maricopa trail, parks, phoenix
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Helping Find the Money To Make It
I read the Phoenix Business Journal every week as part of keeping up with business here in Metro Phoenix. I was floored when I read “Finding the money to make it“. What was incredible to me were the [...]
Chandler Winter Wonderland
Will you be home for the holidays? Thanksgiving weekend come to downtown Chandler and do some ice skating while listening to Dicken’s carolers. Fun for everyone!
1-9 p.m. Public skating on eco-friendly rink at south end of park (skates provided)
1-5 p.m. Holiday crafts activities [...]
Restaurants Are Not a Zero Sum Game
I had the pleasure of participating in a Chandler‘s Local Bites meet up last week. Local Bites allows local Chandler restaurants to get together and solve problems they face and increase awareness for their businesses. They had a panel with [...]
Posted in Personal
Tagged arizona, chandler, Community, dining, downtown, economic development, local bites, restaurants
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Best Orchestra Deal in Town?
Recently I had gone looking to step out of my norm. I had seen a commercial while watching TV with my wife announcing that the Trans Siberian Orchestra was on tour. We both lit up and were interested in going. [...]
Posted in Community
Tagged arts, chandler, chandler center for the arts, economic development, orchestra, symphony
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