My favorite of all the spoken word gatherings is called "HomeBase: The Poets’ Poetry Set," which is held on the first and third Sundays of the month at the Downtown Sheraton Phoenix. Click here for more info.

I feel askew when I’m walking along Grand Avenue on First Fridays. My internal compass tells me that I’ve fallen off the grid. I like that feeling. Click here for more info.

Local Breeze Patio Cafe is one of the coolest restaurants you'll ever visit in Downtown Phoenix! Click here for more info.

Some places are just as magnificent as the ticketed events themselves. The Orpheum Theatre is definitely one of those places. Maybe that’s why it’s so little black dress worthy. Click here for more info.

Think you know Downtown Phoenix? These little nuggets of knowledge offer a closer look at the urban heart of Arizona. Click here for more info.

So how do you get two tween kids to visit a museum? Hint: Don’t use the word museum. Call it an adventure. Click here for more info.

The plan was to start at 1130, a bar in the Arizona Center that advertised $5 cosmos and $3 wines, go to the show and laugh, and then go to whatever bar looked fun. Click here for more info.

I wanted to make one of my first official blog entries for DowntownPhoenix.com about two things I really like: tequila and art. Let’s face it, who doesn’t? Click here for more info.

This blog is about Phoenix history and lore told with a twist—through fascinating conversations and glimpses into Arizona’s past from the unique perspective of a group of my native Phoenician in-laws, specifically three formidable women affectionately called the “Crazies” in our family (more on that later). Click here for more info.

We’re very excited to launch the all new www.downtownphoenix.com, and we hope you come to think of this as your site. Just as the downtown area has evolved into the urban heart of Arizona, this portal to all things downtown is embracing the future. Click here for more info.