Had a good time on the 29th

2 different Downtown networking groups collided on July 29th, I’m sorry I meant combined their monthly meetings and hung out for a couple of hours at the Brickhouse – 1 E Jackson St in SoDo.  The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint attendees of the Ignite Phoenix networking group, whose new name is Radiate [...]

Ignite Phoenix coming to SoDo in July

“Ignite Phoenix”, a non-traditional networking group, that meets monthly in “cool” downtown Phoenix establishments, will be bringing their July meeting to SoDo to find out more about what’s happening in our SoDo Phoenix establishments & neighborhoods.
 
“Ignite Phoenix’s” Mission is “To activate spirited and stimulating dialogue around Downtown Phoenix’s emerging creative culture.  To meet others who [...]

Brickhouse served up some great “Air Guitar”

The Brickhouse Theater on Jackson St, was recently host to the famous 2008 Cuervo Black Air Guitar Regional Championships.  I wish I would have known in advance as that would have been pretty hilarious to watch.  For those of you who might not be familiar with the “Air Guitar”, I will give you the Wikipedia [...]

Stop by the Ruby Room after work

Stopped by to visit Greg Riggins yesterday, the owner of the Ruby Room.  Greg hosts a lot of “live music” in the evenings at the Ruby Room, but he would love to have people from the neighborhood and workers from the Warehouse District and other downtown spots stop by after work for a drink before [...]

The Sweet Pea Bakery & Catering

The Sweet Pea is located at the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue and Jackson Street in Downtown Phoenix,  right next door to the Royal Coffee Bar.  The Sweet Pea offers a variety of baked goods and delectable desserts for you to enjoy.

All goodies are baked on site in small batches with custom recipes. They strive on making [...]

Dogfish Head Four-Course Beer Tasting Dinner

at Coach & Willie’s – June 6th.
Enjoy a four-course menu that will pair Chef Simonek’s great taste’s with Dogfish Head Brewery’s fine ales. Coach & Willie’s at 6:30pm. Tickets are $35 or $60 per couple.
For reservations and information, call 602 254 5272
address, menu & other info online

 

Live Music at the Ruby Room

Searching for some night life in SoDo?  Several nights a week, the Ruby Room Lounge fills up with locals coming to hear “live music”.  Formerly the Emerald Lounge of Downtown Phoenix fame, the bar which previously was at 7th Ave & McDowell has settled in to it’s new SoDo location at 717 S. Central. 
Ruby Room [...]

Four-Course Wine Tasting Dinner at Coach & Wiilie’s

May 23rd – 6:30 PM -Chef Simonek pairs four courses of delightful delicious dishes with Banfi Vineyards finest wines.  $40 per person/$70 per couple. For reservations and information, call 602 254 5272 or visit www.coachandwillies.com
Coach & Willie’s is located on 3rd St, just south of Jackson St in SoDo.

 

Royal Coffee Bar to host Cinco De Mayo Art Exhibit

The RCB will feature the art of Emily Costello and El Moises during a Cinco De Mayo Exhibit on Friday, May 2nd at 7 PM. 
The Royal Coffee Bar is located at the corner of 2nd Ave & Jackson.
RCB site
Emily Costello site
El Moises site

Burger, Fries and a Beer for $5

Sounds like one of those stories when an older person is telling you that they “remember the days”.  In this case, believe it or not, you can actually get a Burger, Fries & a Beer for $5 during weekday lunch hour at the infamous “Brickhouse Theatre”, located at 1 E Jackson St.  Of course, they [...]