Can downtown Peoria become a vibrant center for art and artists, similar to the SoHo district in Manhattan?
Last summer the City of Peoria hired an arts consulting firm to develop an arts and culture plan. Recently the firm unveiled their proposal, featuring plenty of live-work space.
I’m not convinced the plan will succeed, but I applaud Peoria for trying. I can picture downtown Peoria being cool & hip – it’s already a little bit quirky, urban, and walking-friendly, but it definitely needs some revitalization.
I’m concerned about the amount of competition from the Phoenix Arts District and Tempe’s Mill Avenue, which are already connected to each other by the light rail. And there are only so many artists out there; Peoria might find themselves on the outside looking in on this one. On the other hand, being only a couple of miles from Glendale’s stadium district, including Westgate and Park West, could be advantageous.
Your wishing the project great success Realtor,
Chris Butterworth
Chris Butterworth spends more time analyzing statistics and reading economic reports than is healthy. He's also a husband, father, writer, and amateur photographer. In his spare time he trained for and competed in his first triathlon.
When the smoke from the budgetary cuts clears, The College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences will be the lone college remaining at ASU West.
reported on AZCentral.com
All graduate degrees, including the W.P. Carey School of Business master’s program and the School of Global Management, will cease to exist at the west campus. The College of Education and Leadership and the nursing program are also being moved to other campuses.
I think it’s a shame. ASU West is special to me; I received my MBA there while attending classes in the evenings after work, and then studying like heck on the weekends. The education was terrific, but that’s only half the story. I still keep in touch with many of my fellow students and professors – lots of good, smart, interesting, hard-working, diverse, well-connected people.
I also think it’s a shame because ASU West had been growing nicely with the West Valley, and the dual degree with Thunderbird School of Global Management drew talent to the area from across the globe.
Hopefully things will change when the economy rebounds, and in 5 years we’ll be talking once again about the great things ASU West is doing.
Your happy to have gone to school, happy to not be going to school, and sad to see it closed Realtor,
Chris Butterworth
Chris Butterworth spends more time analyzing statistics and reading economic reports than is healthy. He's also a husband, father, writer, and amateur photographer. In his spare time he trained for and competed in his first triathlon.
