Picnic Time From The Phoenix Urban Rush.
April 30th, 2009 categories: Local Color, Phoenix real estate
On any day and at any time the Farm At South Mountain is a great place for a picnic. Of course you can enjoy world class dining at Quiescence or breakfast at Morning Glory Cafe or lunch at The Farm Kitchen.
For a daytime break from the office or an escape from the day take your basket of food, from Kitchen, to the rustic well worn tables or better yet bring a blanket and lay across the lush fertile grass under the shade of large mature rows of pecan trees.
The farm sits on 12 acres of pecan groves: a left over from historic times. In the back there is farm of fresh vegetables for the restaurants and animals like chickens.
This is escapism at it’s best: from the city yet in it. You could easily lose track of time and why not, why not loose yourself in the rich beautiful farm with so much to explore.
There is a really good feeling here: you can feel the calm, the quality and care that’s put into the farm in every respect and the lightness of life so many feel when here.
This is where you pick pecans from the grown, where spring is bursting with vibrant color on thousands of flowers, where trees wear hand made costumes and purses and ideas are formed.
Location: 6106 S. 32nd Street Phoenix, AZ 85042 (click on address to see map)
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March is Phoenix Arts Month
March 2nd, 2009 categories: Phoenix real estate
Every weekend during the month of March, arts events will be hosted in downtown Phoenix and surrounding neighborhoods, along with events, exhibitions, and performances on other days throughout the month. In recognition of the local arts community and these public festivals, Mayor Phil Gordon has proclaimed March as “Phoenix Arts Month” and invites everyone to attend and celebrate. (DVC)
- >March 7-8, Art Detour: The city’s First Fridays art walk of local galleries and art spaces organized by Art Link. Free shuttles run beginning at Phoenix Center for the Arts, and take guests to destinations throughout downtown Phoenix.
- >March 7-8, Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market: One of the nation’s most acclaimed gathering of Native American artists.
- >March 12-15, West of Western Culinary Festival: Celebrating Arizona’s chefs and culinary arts at the Phoenix Art Museum
- >March 15, Phoenix Art Museum: Spring exhibition “In Contemporary Rhythm” opens.
- >March 21-22, Valley Fever Art Festival: Phoenix’s newest festival celebrating visual and performing arts, including music, dance, poetry, theater, street painting, and more at Heritage Square.
- >March 28-29, Phoenix Fringe Festival: Innovative, experimental and provocative theater by local, national, and international artists.
For a full calendar of events during the month of March, click here.
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February 23rd, 2009 categories: Architecture, City Cycling, Local Color
Over at Phoenix Market Trends we’ve been knocking away post left and right. Purposeful to our motive for REC was exploration of Phoenix, especially urban Phoenix: the central core: Downtown and Midtown Phoenix.
Urban Bike is the series through which this is being accomplished. Some recent posts in the URBAN Bike series include:
Urban Bike: an adventure though some midcentury modern neighborhoods in Phoenix.
Urban Bike: on the Phoenix light rail.
Urban Bike: Willo Neighborhood Home Tour.
Urban Bike: Artisan Break Run.
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Welcome To 2009: A Year Of Opportunities.
January 1st, 2009 categories: Edits
It’s a new year, 2009.
I truly believe that all of us have it good in this time in this place. We all go through our own individual lives with the good and the bad but, as a society, as as beings we have never had it so good.
A hundred years ago the simplest things today were luxuries, communication was scarce and knowledge was limited and medicine still in it’s infancy: literacy was lower, life expectancy was shorter and so on. Not long ago what the most of us have now only the wealthy had, if that.
Each year the world gets better, people have more opportunities and - I believe - more consciousness. It is really up to us, individually to realize our dreams: there is very little in the way. So welcome to the best year yet! Make it your best year!
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Best Wishes For Phoenix And Everyone
December 24th, 2008 categories: Phoenix real estate
Winter 2008
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Perfect Holiday Video
December 23rd, 2008 categories: Phoenix real estate
This will get you pumped up and maybe inspired. This just may go on my list of things to do.
Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.
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Phoenix Buy Local Week: Did We?
December 23rd, 2008 categories: Local Color, Responsible Living, Sunnyslope Neighborhood
December 8th to the 14th 2008 was Buy Local week. We made an effort to buy as much locally as possible. I took notes and went upon the normal week. The results are probably not representative of other weeks since all I did this week, by the looks of it is eat. None the less I paid attention and made conscious choices about which locals would get my money.
What and where I purchased.
- >Coffee each day at local coffee shops like Hava Java, Lux Cafe…+
- >Bread at MJ Bread on Roosevelt and 7th St.
- >Chocolate at Catham’s Chocolates which is closing soon due to a lack of chocolate eaters.
- >Two Tacos at a local place on Camelback and 3rd St. but the name slipped my mind. They were good though with organic ingredients: a real value.
Besides food I did buy a book but it was not local store - they did not have it and I wanted it now.
- >Ordered real estate signs from a local printer. bp-graphics
- >Got a bike repair at a local bike shop: Slippery Pig Bike Shop
- >Purchases a gift of art supplies at Arizona Art Supply
- >Had an awesome time with really good music on Thursday at Bomberos Wine Bar in Sunnyslope.
- >Purchased produce grown in AZ on Wednesday at the farmers market at 24th & Camelback.
I did buy some grips for my bike which were $49.95 but I later saw them at REI for $28.00. Not a bit deal but it’s quite a difference and this is one hurdle with buying at locally owned independent stores but just the same things are often less expensive in independent stores plus for somethings it just makes sense to buy locally especially things that will need to be serviced or just if you care about the community, its growth and health.
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View Central Phoenix Homes For Sale by Price Drop
November 12th, 2008 categories: Homes For Sale
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A new feature at Central Phoenix Home Search is the ability to search for homes by price drop: specifically you can search by percentage price decline withing a certain time period.
This isn’t just a simple price drop search – you can customize EXACTLY what you’re looking for. The use is pretty self explanatory, so go ahead and check it out.
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Central Phoenix Real Estate Sales Data
November 9th, 2008 categories: Market Trends
Real Estate Confluence will rarely have housing stats except for an occasional look at what’s going on in Downtown, Midtown Phoenix but we have extensive data, specific studies, commentary and reviews at Phoenix Market Trends.
In fact, we have just updated that sales data to include October sales. Review all the individual Phoenix housing market reports.
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It’s Farmer’s Market Season in Phoenix
November 9th, 2008 categories: Local Color, Responsible Living
The season for farmers markets is here: fall is in the air.
Many of the farmers markets are closed during the summer and rightfully so. What’s the pleasure of going through some fresh lettuce while your head is burning from the sun.
So just as with almost another activity in Greater Phoenix the living season is starting now.
There are quite a few farmers markets throughout the Phoenix valley and there are several new farmers markets coming in Glendale, Surprise and Buckeye.
See the additional links below.
Downtown Phoenix Public Market 
Food and more
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