A Texas Sized Light Rail Land Dispute?
While we continue to watch the local real real estate market here in Arizona, it is fun to keep an eye on how “Transit Oriented Development” is doing in other states, as well. I have mentioned that Denver land values have increased near light rail and I have heard similar things about Houston and other cities, as well. ”The city of Tempe has experienced the highest increase in the Valley in land value surrounding the light rail route, according to a study conducted by ASU doctor

FREE tickets for todays ASU – USC game
I have two FREE ASU Football tickets for tonight’s game against USC! All you have to do is be the first to come to meet me at our RailGating spot any time after 4:00 this afternoon! Well, that’s not really ALL you have to do. You have to show a light rail ticket stub and you have to agree to vote for me on the SparkyCentral web site. Ok, so I am only a couple of thousand votes behind the dude in first place but, it is fun, none the less… Come on out and watch the Devil’s today, for FREE… View

Does Public Transit help “Walk-ability”
In case you haven’t noticed, I happen to think the METRO light rail system has and will continue to significantly change the way many people live in Phoenix, Tempe and in Mesa. Having been in the real estate business for the past 17 years, I have seen a LOT of changes in the industry. I can recall a time when agents were outraged that “mls” information was avail

Some people suck – we prefer to rock!
If you are like me, the news of some low life loser stealing a computer and camera equipment from our long time friends at CenPho.tv just about made you want to puke. After all, these guys just want to share information about cool things happening in the city. For someone to steal their equipment, it basically means they have stolen a resource from the entire community. But, guess what? A community it is and people have and continue to step up, big time to help get them back on the air. Don’t miss the

Daves Electric Brewpub in Tempe Looking for Beer Drinkers
Dave’s Electric Brewpub is finally here and yes, it is cool! The food is good, the beer is cold and the location is about as good as it gets for light rail riders and Sun Devil fans. While there was a slight delay in their opening, we can now enjoy some more good, local beer. I have followed the construction and the story of this brewery for the past couple of months and was glad to see them open for business