PHX Renews Invites Residents to Activation Day

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 13, 2013 Greg Stanton, With Caption 137 x 225 pixelsMayor Stanton will roll up his sleeves alongside community groups to help activate a once vacant lot as a part of his PHX Renews initiative. Stanton, together with Keep Phoenix Beautiful, is excited to announce PHX Renews Activation Day, which will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 21, on the north east corner of Central Avenue and Indian School Road near the historical Steele Indian School Park. PHX Renews is the largest transformation of vacant land happening in the country today. On Activation Day, supporting organizations, volunteers and businesses will break ground and activating the 15-acre space for public use. Activation Day signifies the grand opening of PHX Renews which will be open to the public seven days per week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., accessible by the pedestrian gate near the Central Avenue and Indian School Road light rail stop. “PHX Renews is a community driven effort that shows how we can find creative and sustainable opportunities if we all work together to shape the future of our city,” said Stanton. “I want this project to serve as a model for how we can transform other vacant properties into usable public spaces.” PHX Renews is about improving the urban landscape in Phoenix through creative vacant land transformation. Its implementation across the valley is intended to uplift communities in the form of social and artistic spaces, reduced crime, improved health and increased property values. At the same time it will provide local therapeutic and sustainable food sources for those in need, free education pertaining to food, energy, water and waste, job skills and vocational training, and a catalyst for more permanent, smart and sophisticated development solutions for local businesses. The initiative is a partnership with Keep Phoenix Beautiful, a nonprofit, the City of Phoenix, and Barron Collier Companies, owners of the property. “We are proud to share with the community the work of Keep Phoenix Beautiful and all of our partner organizations the culmination of more than one year’s worth of work at our PHX Renews site,” said Tom Waldeck, Keep Phoenix Beautiful executive director. “We have overcome many hurdles and we are starting to see the successes of our efforts.” Over the next 18 months and beyond, PHX Renews will evolve as a community driven effort showing how residents, nonprofits, businesses and organizations can work with the city to shape the future of their community. Stanton also looks to make it easier to get city approval for more projects like this in downtown Phoenix and along light rail lines. Stanton and Keep Phoenix Beautiful encourage the public to attend Activation Day at PHX Renews via light rail and public transportation as there is no public parking on site. Attendees are encouraged to share their experience at PHX Renews via social media sites using the #PHXRenews hashtag. Here is what’s happening at PHX Renews Activation Day: Brophy College Preparatory / Central High School / Xavier College Preparatory: The three high schools will work together for the first time to plant a new xeriscape garden with the city of Phoenix Water Services Department. They also will begin work on a large sun dial and a peace pole. In addition, they will work with local artist, Hugo Medina, to paint a shipping container that will be used as storage on site. International Rescue Committee: Volunteers will be gardening, making tables and benches and prepping their area for the fall planting season. Madison Street Veteran’s Association: Community volunteers and employees from Matson Navigation Company will be helping MSVA create sunken planter beds and rows for planting. Food harvested from this garden will go towards the MANA House kitchen to feed homeless veterans. One N Ten: They will work on their site to incorporate art murals, a remembrance wall and some raised planter beds. PetSmart: Will present a unique pop-up dog park concept. Phoenix Public Works Department: Boy Scouts and Wells Fargo employees will be completing a number of tasks, including mulching paths and creating raised beds for the community gardens. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: Master Gardeners will provide a public U-Pick of the current harvest in exchange for a donation to replenish their seed inventory. Watermelons, cantaloupe, Egyptian spinach, and Armenian cucumbers will be available. University of Phoenix volunteers will plant new crops in the garden. UPS: Employees will be planting trees on site that were donated via the UPS Tree Grant. Residents and local restaurants also are invited to take advantage of the community garden plots at no charge by emailing info@keepphxbeautiful.org. Also in attendance: Arizona Science Center, ASU-NM SHADE Team, Coca-Cola, Radio Personality Shmonty from 93.3FM KDKB, Short Leash Hot Dogs, Slow Food Phoenix and Whole Foods Camelback. Media Contacts: Tiffany Hilburn, Keep Phoenix Beautiful Cell Tammy Vo, City of Phoenix 602-261-8793 602-295-0279 602-534-5561

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Gallery@City Hall Seeks Volunteers

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 12, 2013 Gallery at City Hall image for news releaseAre you interested in the arts and looking for volunteer opportunities? The city of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is seeking volunteers for its “Feel the Heat: Desert Prints” exhibit at The Gallery @ City Hall, Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St. The exhibit celebrates the exotic plant forms, pulsing light and dramatic vistas that George Elbert Burr and Oscar Strobel saw and captured in their art when they came to Arizona in the early decades of the 20th Century. Volunteers will serve as hosts and educators, welcoming visitors of all ages and enriching their gallery experience. Gallery visitors may include the general public, city staff, officials and visiting dignitaries. All selected volunteers will participate in a three-hour training program to learn about the gallery exhibit and the Phoenix Municipal Art Collection. The training will include information about public art and other cultural attractions in the downtown core. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and undergo a background check. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and the exhibit is free to the public. For more information, please contact the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture at 602-262-4637 or email PHX-A&C@phoenix.gov. Media Contact: Scott Steventon 602-534-8334

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Reminder: Free Hands-On Paint Sprayer Training Offered to Residents

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 12, 2013 Staff from the city’s Neighborhood Services Department will host a paint sprayer training session at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the NSD West Facility, 3325 W. Flower St. During the two-hour session, residents will watch a video on how to safely operate a paint sprayer and receive hands-on instruction. Once attendees get comfortable with the equipment, they will remove graffiti at a nearby location. Upon completion of the course, residents will receive a laminated card and will be able to use a paint sprayer free of charge for community clean-ups. As a reminder, paint and supplies for community clean-ups and blight removal are free of charge to neighborhood associations listed with Neighborhood Services. Residents must wear casual clothing to the training session as they may get paint on their clothing. For more information or to register for this class, visit phoenix.gov/nsd/neighborhoodcollege or call 602-534-4444. Media Contact: Stephanie Ribodal Romero, 602-261-8512

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Free Fair Housing Workshop Offered

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 12, 2013 City of Phoenix InformationLearn about fair housing practices and laws at a free, three-hour workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 19, at Calvin C. Goode Municipal Building, 251 W. Washington St., 10th floor, room CCG West. This workshop will offer ADRE-authorized fair housing REALTOR® re-licensing credit and is presented in partnership with the Southwest Fair Housing Council. Housing providers, including landlords, leasing agents, realtors and property managers, are encouraged to attend. Sponsored by the city of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department, the workshop will explain housing discrimination investigations from the experts who conduct them. Fair housing practices apply to apartments, houses, condominiums and mobile home parks. It is illegal for housing providers to discriminate against tenants, rental applicants or customers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, familial status or sexual orientation. Registration is required. Call 602-262-7486/voice or 602-534-1557/TTY to register. Follow us on Twitter @phxequalopprty. Media Contact: Alejandro Montiel 602-534-3443

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Airport Parking Becomes Even Easier with New Feature

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 9, 2013 Airport Park and FlyParking at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has become more efficient thanks to a new service called Credit Card Express. To use the service, travelers simply insert their credit or debit card into the machine upon entry. Then, when exiting, reinsert the same card. There is no longer a need to take and hold onto a parking ticket. The system will issue you a receipt and bill the card based upon the time at the facility. “We are very excited about the launch of this new service,” said Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Parking Manager Lynda Dodd. “Travelers will find it even more convenient to park right at the Airport and enjoy their trip.” The service accepts American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa. It is available in all terminal garages as well as economy parking facilities. This service is in addition to the many amenities already offered at Sky Harbor’s on-site parking facilities. These amenities include an up-to-the-minute parking status tool at skyharbor.com/FindASpot or on Sky Harbor’s mobile website; Early Bag Check at East Economy for those flying Southwest Airlines or US Airways; Family-Friendly Parking at East Economy; Economy Garage parking on both the East and West sides of the Airport; and terminal garage parking which offers covered parking only a short walk to the Airport terminals. For more information on Credit Card Express, visit the Sky Harbor Credit Card Express website. Media Contact: Sky Harbor Public Information Office 602-273-3300

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Pueblo Grande Museum Offering Free Admission Oct. 19

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 9, 2013 City of Phoenix InformationPhoenix’s Pueblo Grande Museum is offering free admission on Oct. 19 in honor of International Archaeology Day. Visitors can enjoy cooking demonstrations of traditional and native desert foods at the museum’s Traditional Kitchen, run by the Huhugam Ki Museum and can learn how volunteers and staff preserve the museum’s signature platform mound through a demonstration by the Mudslingers volunteer group. Kids also can excavate a replica pithouse as part of a free Archaeology for Kids class from 10 a.m. to noon. Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, located at 4619 E. Washington St. in Phoenix just minutes from Sky Harbor International Airport, is home to a 1,500-year-old Hohokam village ruin and is a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can walk atop an ancient platform mound on the museum’s outdoor trail and view a ballcourt ruin, replicated houses, and native plants. Inside are three world-class galleries, including a children’s hands-on gallery. In addition to their free International Archaeology Day event, museum staff has themed events throughout the month of October. More information is available on the museum website at pueblogrande.com. More information on International Archaeology Day is available at archaeological.org/archaeologyday. Media Contact: David Urbinato 602-262-4994

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Residents Invited to Attend Workshop on Social Media Practices/Online Security

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 6, 2013 Are you lost when people refer to tweets, hashtags or like me/follow me on Facebook and Twitter? Not sure what @PHXNeighborhood, #fb or #Phoenix mean? The city of Phoenix Public Information Office and Information Security and Privacy Office are hosting a free workshop on social media practices, and online privacy and security from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave. This workshop will guide you through social media basics for Facebook and Twitter and provide you with the information you need to protect you and your family online. Social media is here to stay and can be a valuable tool to communicate and share timely information about your community. It’s also important to understand the risks that exist when you share information about yourself online. Bring your laptop, tablet or smartphone and learn the dos and don’ts of communicating through social media. For more information or to register for this class, visit phoenix.gov/nsd/neighborhoodcollege or call 602-534-4444. Media Contact: Stephanie Ribodal Romero, 602-261-8512

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City of Phoenix and LabCorp Host Job Fair

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Sept. 5, 2013 City of Phoenix InformationLaboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) and the city of Phoenix will hold a job fair from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Center, 302 N. First Ave., sixth floor. More than 100 new positions at LabCorp, and its subsidiary Integrated Oncology, need to be filled during the next 90 days, including phlebotomists, laboratory assistants, histotechnicians, medical technologists and technicians, health care customer service reps, specimen processors and warehouse staff. Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Center staff are working with LabCorp on the recruitment, assisting their staff with hosting the job fair and other workforce planning services, which effectively connects job seekers to employers and provides immediate and long-term cost savings to LabCorp. As a pioneer in genomic testing and the commercialization of new diagnostic technologies, LabCorp is one of the world’s largest clinical laboratories. LabCorp, headquartered in Burlington, N.C., has more than 34,000 employees worldwide. LabCorp is also listed on the S&P 500. LabCorp offers a broad range of routine and esoteric/genomic assays, and tests more than 470,000 specimens daily for over 220,000 clients nationwide. LabCorp’s reputation and proven record in the area of advanced genomic testing continues to attract the leading minds and technological pioneers in the field. For a complete list of positions or to apply, visit labcorpcareers.com. For more information about open positions, contact Holly Hanson-Kollar at LabCorp 602-454-8059. Media Contact: Sina Matthes 602-534-6648

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Final, Unofficial Results for Council Election

Theo nguồn tin trên mạng của phoenix.gov Aug. 30, 2013 The vote totals for the 2013 City Council Election are in, with 78,547 ballots tabulated. Of the 78,547 ballots cast, 74,343 were early ballots. The voter turnout for this election was 23.43 percent. Below are the updated, final unofficial results: Council District 2: Virgel Cain – 4,640 (24 percent); Jim Waring – 14,690 (76 percent). Council District 4: Jeffrey Brown – 249 (2 percent); Dan Carroll – 693 (5.57 percent); Scott Fistler – 316 (2.54 percent); Austin Head – 411 (3.30 percent); Justin Johnson – 4,196 (33.71 percent); David Lujan – 2,551 (20.50 percent); Laura Pastor – 4,030 (32.38 percent). Council District 6: Sal DiCiccio – 17,892 (54.20 percent); Karlene Keogh Parks – 15,120 (45.80 percent). Council District 8: Kate Gallego – 6,207 (47.07 percent); Carolyn T. Lowery – 385 (2.92 percent); Lawrence A. Robinson – 2,140 (16.23 percent); Luis F. Rodriguez – 1,573 (11.93 percent); Warren Stewart – 2,882 (21.85 percent). To be elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast for the office, which is 50 percent of the votes, plus one. Based on these results, there will be two runoff races scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5: District 4 – Justin Johnson and Laura Pastor District 8 – Kate Gallego and Warren Stewart To participate in the November runoff election, Phoenix residents have until Monday, Oct. 7, to register to vote. Voter registration forms are available at most libraries and government facilities, including the lobby of Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St., or at the City Clerk Department on the 15th floor. Registration forms also are available from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office’s website. Residents also can register online at servicearizona.com or request a voter registration form by calling the Maricopa County Elections Department at 602-506-1511. The City Council is scheduled to canvass the vote totals during its Formal session at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, after which the results become official. The incumbents and newly elected Council members in Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 will be sworn in during the inauguration ceremony scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Information on the Nov. 5 runoff election will be available at phoenix.gov/elections at a later date. For additional election-related updates, follow @PHXElections on Twitter. Media Contact: Stephanie Ribodal Romero, 602-261-8512

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Residents Invited to Attend Free "Code Compliance 101" Class

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Aug. 20, 2013 Are you concerned about trash, high weeds, dead trees, graffiti, deteriorated fences or open/vacant properties in your neighborhood? The city of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) is hosting a free class on how the code compliance process works to address violations in your community. “Code Compliance 101” will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Paradise Valley Community Center, 17402 N. 40th St. Residents can learn how to identify and report common violations, and other important ways to get involved in the process. Attendees will learn: The step-by-step code compliance process and timeline How to use free mobile phone applications to report blight How to address code violations at vacant properties What happens if a case goes to court Answers to questions about problem properties in your neighborhood How to use NSD’s Tool Lending Program for a neighborhood cleanup Maintenance tips and resources to prevent code violations Volunteer assistance: how to get it and how to sign up to help The class is open to all Phoenix residents. To register, call 602-534-4444 or visit NSD’s Neighborhood College website. Download Code Compliance 101 flyer Media Contact: Stephanie Ribodal Romero, 602-261-8512

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