New Rails Eve
Posted on 30. Dec, 2010 by Tony Felice.
Phoenix-centric (cenpho) revelers will have something else to celebrate this year with one of our favorite hangouts–Hula’s Modern Tiki. Tomorrow night kicks off their first annual New Year’s Eve bash – Brand New Tiki. Bring out your inner Bobby and Peter Brady and celebrate the iconic Island totem in swanky polynesian style. Touted as the [...]
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LRB Nominated for Stylos Award
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Light Rail Blogger was recenly nominated for a Stylos Award. The annual award ceremony recognizes the best of the Hispanic community while showcasing Phoenix’s talent in sports, entrepeneurship, politics, community, fashion and music. LRB, which celebrates its two year anniversary this month, was nominated in the category of journalism and media. The award ceremony was [...]
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Local Bands Play Live to Commuters
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Phoenix transit agencies Valley Metro and METRO Light Rail kick off a huge community education campaign to inform people about alternatives to driving a car. Here is the official release from the METRO Facebook page. (Media alert from our sister agency Valley Metro RPTA) Local bands play live to commuters PHOENIX (Nov. 4, 2010) — Six [...]
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Editorial by METRO CEO Steve Banta
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Steve Banta, METRO CEO (photo: METRO), originally uploaded by Light.Rail.Blogger. The spokesperson for METRO provided the editorial piece below, with permission to publish on LightRailBlogger.com. Creating a Total Transit Network Stephen R. Banta, METRO CEO Sustainability and livability are common terms these days and used in everyday dialogue. This is encouraging for the benefit it [...]
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METRO Hours of Operation
Posted on 31. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Monday thru Thursday 4:40 a.m. (1st full trip) – 11 p.m. (last full trip, arriving at opposite ends of line at midnight) Friday 4:40 a.m. (1st full trip) – 2 a.m. (last full trip, arriving at opposite ends of line at 3 a.m. Saturday) Weekday Frequency Trains arrive every 12 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to [...]
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Weekend Fun
Posted on 30. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
Now that you have the perfect Halloween costume, it’s time to plan your trip to one of the many parties taking place along the light rail. Below is a list of parties and their nearest light rail stop. Saturday, October 30th Ben’s 20th Annual Halloween Party at the Clarendon Hotel (Central at Indian School METRO [...]
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Halloween Costume Shopping Along the Light Rail
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Tony Arranaga.
This post by Tony Arranaga originally appeared on Locals Only Phoenix and re-published here to include a light rail map, stop and station information and details about Freaky Tiki – Hula’s Modern Tiki Halloween Party. Creating a super fun and clever adult Halloween costume is easy-breezy thanks to a variety of stores along the light rail [...]
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