Development

AMC Esplanade 14 movie theater will re-open as posh Fork & Screen

In The News

Biltmore-area movie-goers have undoubtedly noticed that the  AMC Esplanade 14 movie theater at 2512 E Camelback Road has been closed down this summer.  In August, the Esplanade will reopen as the latest site of AMC’s newest concept, the upscale Fork & Screen. With this renovation, AMC is trying to attract the posh “dinner and a [...]

23 July 2011 Read the full article →

West Valley cities continue to grow

In The News

The Glendale-Peoria Today reports in their July 9th edition a “growth sputter”, with growth in the west valley down to “more manageable” rates for all cities. The pace of growth has slowed to a crawl, but I was actually surprised to see any growth at all.  Here is a chart showing the growth by city [...]

13 July 2010 Read the full article →

New Master Planned Community in North Peoria

In The News

North Peoria. Mountains, desert, Lake Pleasant, rapid population growth, infrastructure development…  And a new master planned community? AZCentral.com reported on Friday that developer Community Southwest is in talks with Peoria to work out the details of the costs involved with building out the infrastructure for a 695-acre development at the northeast corner of Deer Valley [...]

17 May 2010 Read the full article →

Peoria’s new Beardsley Connector offramp

Op Ed

There’s a lot of construction in Phoenix.  I guess this is probably true in most cities – maybe it’s just a fact of life, that they’re always building things, and then breaking them down to make them bigger. Sometimes the construction is because the city is growing; other times it’s because they’re trying to make [...]

14 May 2010 Read the full article →

Freeway construction in the NW Valley

Lifestyle

Cheryl & I moved to Peoria shortly after the NW Corner of Loop 101 opened, and one of the first things we said was how stupid it was there wasn’t an offramp at Beardsley.  This would be the obvious exit for everyone in North Peoria.  Instead, people either exit at 75th Ave or Union Hills [...]

5 February 2010 Read the full article →