Trash

Stage

Ticket Booth

Vampire and Coffee

Anti Space

Piano Man

Michael David Little's canvas.

Incubator

The Roosevelt District has been dubbed as downtown Phoenix's arts incubator.  The District hosts First Fridays Art Walk and houses several arts organizations, galleries and hip restaurants.  There is nothing polished about the area, but there is a palpable vibrant and dynamic energy to the place.  Case in point are the various wall murals that pepper the buildings.  I'll post several examples in the next few days.

Bird Wall

Lesson on how to bring a wall to life.

Nine/05

 I've been so busy eating out this week that I forgot to post.  Here are pictures from Nine/05 - an Asian fusion restaurant in downtown Phoenix.  Like many places in downtown Phoenix, Nine/05 is housed in a small bungalow with wood floors.  The decor is urban, artsy with a hint of cheeky.  There is a nice outdoor bar/seating area.  The service was warm and efficient.  And the food... well... it was excellent.   We ordered a variety of dishes, but the standouts were... the char siu pork (tender with a perfect glaze), the seven spice duck confit crepes (the best on the table), the shrimp fried rice (surprisingly garnished with coconut) and the coffee and chocolate torte (heaven).  We found out later that the chef (pictured above) used to work at our all-time favorite restaurant - the now defunct Methode Bistro.  We're lucky to find him again.  Great food, reasonable prices, inviting ambiance. 

Check them out at: http://www.nine-05.com/.

City Trees

Tree lined path leading to City of Phoenix building.

Courthouse

Sandra Day O'Connor Courthouse

More Lines

Conductor

Statue at Renaissance One directing City Scape construction.

Blue Sky

Blue sky peeps between the Renaissance Towers.

Crane

Activity at City Scape construction site.

Stop

Washington light rail stop

Adams

Central and Adams