This was a general informal planning and zoning meetings. This meeting did not require the…read moregathering of the town council members, The meeting was brief and informative. Parking outside.

We went to a seminar about wildlife in urban settings. The presenter was from Arizona game and…read morefish. It was very educational and helpful.

The Mill Avenue Bridge crosses over the Salt River into the Mill Avenue downtown Tempe area. While…read moreit is a short ride, the bridge is clean and well maintained.

I attended the Scottsdale June Days event "Stories And Sweets" at the Scottsdale Community Design…read moreStudio tonight. I had attended one of the Tuesdays in the month of June events last year and had looked forward to it again this year. This building was at one time a church. However, imany years ago converted into a Scottsdale government building for more artistic related functions. The June Days: Stories & Sweets event was well attended. The people who attended enjoyed a local women owned, Chin Up Donut as the sweet and a interesting story of the early days of Scottsdale history. I will definitely be back next week and next June Days for another tasty tale of Scottsdale history.

This is not a review of any of the activities of our state government. It is simply a review of…read morethe conveniences added for anyone using the facilities. You are on your own to decide what you think of the government. I'm not going there. FREE WIFI in the hearing rooms of Arizona House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the hallways outside the hearing rooms, the upper lobby of the Senate and House galleries, and nearby courtyard areas. Free WIFI Rocks!

I am unimpressed with the Tolleson city hall. This entire area needed cleaned up when I was here…read more Trash was all over the sidewalks and in the streets. There were also lots of people who were clearly under the influence all over the grounds surrounding the city hall building, sitting on the nearby benches, wandering around on the sidewalk areas, and into the streets. The streets surrounding this area are not equipped to handle the amount of traffic that was here. ADOT had closed down nearby I-10 and everyone who was on the freeway was now driving all over this area and there was nobody directing traffic and no assistance from local police. Being a city hall, you would think they would have organized with ADOT to ensure safety with a massive freeway shutdown. Not impressed by any means of this city hall and area.

I worked a Covid-19 vaccination event in the parking lot here! The building itself was not open…read more But I imagine as government buildings go, it's pretty standard. Next time I'm in Tolleson, I'll have to take a peek inside. In the meantime, they have this extensive mural, depicting things that represent their city: farming, families, the railroad...

Quantitatively speaking...maps, maps, maps, yeah! There were a fair number of maps here and one…read moreeven made it to the side garage water heater, which is saying something, considering Mr. Garage Perfect (aka the hubby) is in charge out there. He doesn't put up just anything, so there, we do have a winner! In addition to maps, there are some three part brochures on local tourist attractions, a small (really small) selection of gifts (no vending section ie cold drinks/snacks), a few local magazines to peruse and some kiosks linked to Arizona visitor information websites. The couple times we visited here, Gloria was manning the desk and was as nice and helpful as could be. The space here is industrial and open and the picnic bench and campfire and Adirondack chairs and table are a nice touch. There is exercise equipment here? The weight machines, I tried these...and they're stiff. Somewhat and odd feature, but per Gloria, an individual in charge (I have forgotten this person's title) wanted them available to visitors, so there they are. More subjectively speaking...something's missing...what is it? Usually I'd award "five-stars" for "off the beaten path" but I think that's where you'd prefer a visitor center be located - somewhat on the beaten path. I think of other visitor's centers - Sedona, for example - and there's an energy there because you have other people coming and going more frequently. Also, the visitor's center there is in the heart of Sedona so you feel more of the energy of the place. It also has a certain vibe that this location lacks for me. This visitor center has been up here 18 months (having moved from downtown Phoenix.) It gets the job done but feels a little out of place.

I went by the Chamber to grab some information on Phoenix and it's attractions. I was expecting to…read moresee a wall full of information and what I found was an extremely nice office. There wasn't anyone at the front desk so I couldn't ask if they had these things. It's on the 27th floor so I'm guessing it's not like the other Chambers I have visited and they don't. Maybe the tourism department will have them.

Very small micro courthouse. smallest I've ever seen but dayum in and out ! Didnt even seem like it…read morewas a courthouse to me. That is probably the fastest i have ever been done before. N to think i payed nothing to park also. But it does habe a small parking lot .

Well I hate going to court but if you have to go pay a quick ticket this is the best court there…read moreis. Clean. Fast. Friendly. Free parking. In and out!! Nice security too. Didn't make me feel dumb for not knowing the process'