Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Tempe, Tempe Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: 4th of July, Fourth of July, July 4th, Let's Talk Tempe, Tempe Town Lake, US Airways, Valley Metro
Tempe prepares for Valley’s biggest July 4th bashTips for accessing and enjoying the best party in town
TEMPE, Ariz. -Tempe Beach Park will be ready next week for the Kiwanis Club of Tempe’s 56th annual celebration of our country’s birthday as US Airways presents the CBS 5 Tempe Town Lake July 4th Festival. The event features local bands, a children’s carnival and “splash zone” area, a food court and the SRP Fireworks Spectacular, a one-hour spectacle coordinated to patriotic and classical music.
Gates open at 4 p.m. and fireworks begin at 9 p.m. The event closes at
11 p.m.
Tickets
Advance tickets are on sale for $5 at: the Town Lake Operations Center (620 N. Mill Ave.); at the city’s Parks and Recreation Office on the second floor of the Tempe Public Library (3500 S. Rural Rd.); at Kiwanis Recreation Center (6111 S. All-America Way); and at the Escalante Community Center (2150 E. Orange St.). Tickets also are available for $6 at Safeway stores or at www.GetTix.net <http://www.gettix.net/> . At the gate, tickets are $8 or $15 for two. Children 12 and under are free.Produced by the Kiwanis Club of Tempe, the event benefits local charities. For event details, visit www.tempe4th.com <http://www.tempe4th.com/> . For traffic and bus details, visit www.tempe.gov/tim. Getting there and getting homeThe City of Tempe will make it easy for residents to get to the July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival with FREE extended bus service. Residents are encouraged to park at one of the following park-and-ride locations and ride the bus for free to the festivities:
* Tempe Library Complex, located at the southwest corner of Rural
Road and Southern Avenue (Route 72)
* Tempe Sports Complex, located on Hardy Drive just north of
Warner Road (Route 62)
* Target, located on the northeast corner of Baseline Road and
McClintock Drive (Route 81)
* Arizona Mills Mall located, on Priest Drive north of Baseline
Road near entry 1 (Routes 56, 92)
Before 3 p.m., all Tempe bus routes will run according to Sunday schedules. After 3 p.m., the following bus routes will run every 15 minutes to downtown Tempe until 8 p.m. with return service until midnight. All routes serving downtown will drop off and pick up on the southeast corner of Mill Avenue and University Drive in the Tempe Center parking lot.
* 56 – Priest
* 62 – Hardy
* 66 – Mill
* 72 – Rural
* 81 – McClintock
* 92 – 48th Street/Guadalupe
Several Tempe bus routes will be detoured from 5 a.m. July 4 to 1 a.m.
July 5. Visit www.valleymetro.org for bus detours, routes and scheduling. The Tempe Transit Store, 502 S. College Ave., will be closed July 4. For more information about the July 4th festival, visit www.tempe4th.com <http://www.tempe4th.com/> or call 480-350-5189. For street closure information, visit www.tempe.gov/streetclosures. ParkingFree ADA-accessible parking will be available at the US Airways parking lot on the northwest corner of Mill Ave. and 3rd St. Other lots are available at $10 per vehicle, including: ASU’s Lot 59 at Rio Salado Parkway and Rural Road; Rio Salado Parkway and Hardy; and the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel. Free bicycle parking is available on the east and west sides of Tempe Beach Park.
Do not park on the north side of Tempe Town Lake if you intend to come into the event at Tempe Beach Park, since the Mill Avenue bridges will not be open for vehicles or pedestrians.
What to bring
Sealed containers of water, portable chairs and blankets are okay to bring into the event. Food, coolers, pets, skateboards, skates and bicycles are not allowed. Permitted service animals are allowed.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Holiday, Holidays, library, Parks, Parks and Recreation, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Tempe Public Library, Tempe Town Lake
City of Tempe Independence Day schedule
TEMPE, Ariz. – In observance of Independence Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Wednesday, July 4.
Emergency services will be unaffected by the holiday, and residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection will take place under normal operating hours.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Tempe Town Lake and its surrounding parks will be open from 4-11 p.m. as US Airways presents the CBS 5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival. The Town Lake Operations Center will be closed. Kiwanis Recreation Center,
6111 S. All-America Way, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. (480-350-5201 or 480-350-5711). Tempe Beach Park Splash Playground, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, will be closed (480-350-8625). The Jaycee Splash Playground, 715 W. 5th St., will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
(480-350-5200). The Clark Park Swimming Pool, 1730 S. Roosevelt St., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5203). The McClintock Swimming Pool, 1830 E. Del Rio Dr., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5202).
LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTERS
The Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5500). The Tempe Historical Society Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5100). The Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, 3340 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5287).
COMMUNITY CENTERS
The Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., will be open from noon to 6 p.m., and the center’s pool will be open from 1-5 p.m.
(480-350-5858). The Westside Community Center, 715 W. 5th St., will be closed (480-858-2400). The Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5211). The North Tempe Multigenerational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath., will be closed (480-858-6500).
GOLF COURSES
The Ken McDonald Golf Course, 800 E. Divot Dr., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5250). The Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 N. Mill Ave., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5275).
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Holiday, Holidays, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: lake, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tempe Town Lake
City of Tempe Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
City of Tempe Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
TEMPE, Ariz. -In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Monday, Jan. 15.
Some city services will still be in operation under the following
schedules:
* Emergency city services will be unaffected by the holiday.
* Tempe buses will operate according to regular hours. The Tempe
Transit Store will be closed.
* Residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection
will take place under normal operating hours.
* Tempe Town Lake and its surrounding parks will be open under
normal hours. The Town Lake Operations Center will be closed.
City of Tempe facilities will maintain the following schedules:
* Escalante Community Center will be open from Noon to 6 p.m.,
2150 E. Orange St. Phone: 480-350-5800.
* Westside Community Center: The center will be open from 7 a.m.
to
6 p.m., 715 W. 5th St. Phone: 480-858-2400.
* Kiwanis Recreation Center will be closed, 6111 S. All-America
Way.
Phone: 480-350-5201.
* Ken McDonald Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset,
800 E. Divot Dr. Phone: 480-350-5250.
* Rolling Hills Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset,
1415 N. Mill Ave. Phone: 480-350-5275.
* Clark Park Swimming Pool is closed for the winter, 1730 S.
Roosevelt St. Phone: 480-350-5275.
* McClintock Swimming Pool is closed for the winter, 1830 E. Del
Rio Dr. Phone: 480-350-5202.
* Jaycee Splash Playground is closed for the winter, 715 W. 5th
St. Phone: 480-350-5200.
* Tempe Beach Splash Playground is closed for the winter, 54 W.
1st Street
Phone: 480-350-5200.
* Kiwanis Park Batting Range will be open noon to 6 p.m. 6005 S.
All-America Way. Phone: 480-350-5727.
* Tempe Public Library will be closed. 3500 S. Rural Rd. Phone:
480-350-5500.
* Tempe Historical Museum will be closed. 809 E. Southern Ave.
Phone: 480-350-5100.
* Pyle Adult Recreation Center will be closed. 655 E. Southern
Ave. Phone: 480-350-5211.
* Edna Vihel Center for the Arts will be closed. 3340 S. Rural
Rd. Phone: 480-350-5287.
* North Tempe Multigenerational Center will be open from noon to
6 p.m. 1555 N. Bridalwreath. Phone: 480-858-6500.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Downtown Development, Human Services, News, Phoenix Arizona, State of Arizona, Tempe, US - AZ (Phoenix), Youth | Tags: Adult Center, Affordable Housing, Chicanos por la Causa, Government, Governor, Housing, Hugh Hallman, Janet Napolitano, lake, Tempe In Motion, Tempe Town Lake, Tour de Tempe
Governor Napolitano to visit Tempe points of pride
Tempe to highlight affordable housing, multigenerational center and
Tempe Town Lake during Governor’s city tours
TEMPE, Ariz. – The City of Tempe will proudly showcase a few of its
latest achievements when Governor Janet Napolitano visits the city
Monday, Oct. 30.
Tempe will highlight its efforts to foster affordable housing, its
achievement of opening a new multigenerational center in north Tempe,
and its unprecedented economic growth at Tempe Town Lake.
At 3 p.m., Governor Napolitano will visit families who have moved into
affordable homes through the Newtown Community Land Trust. She also will
meet representatives from Chicanos por la Causa and other organizations,
and hear about Tempe’s plans to increase affordable housing in the city.
At 3:30 p.m., the Governor will tour the new North Tempe
Multigenerational Center, at 1555 N. Bridalwreath St., south of
McKellips Road and east of Scottsdale Road. She will meet
representatives from the many organizations that operate the
30,000-square-foot facility, such as the Boys & Girls Club, YMCA and
Maricopa County Head Start, and hear how the center will transform lives
in the community.
At 4 p.m., Governor Napolitano will take to the water and tour Tempe
Town Lake with Mayor Hugh Hallman, the Tempe City Council and key
business leaders. They will discuss the many development projects
underway at the lake and in the Mill Avenue District.
WHAT: Governor Janet Napolitano visits Tempe
WHEN: 3-5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30
WHERE: The tour begins at 1109 S. McKemy St., in Tempe, at 3 p.m.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Halloween, Tempe | Tags: Tempe Town Lake
3nd Annual Tempe Town Lake Haunted Halloween Boat Tour Oct 29th
October 18 , 2006 by Kathleen Gorden
Giant Town Lakeness Monster preying upon innocent souls from the cold, dark depths of Tempe Town Lake c and other terrifying tales!
Could it be the dreaded gigantic Town Lake great Catfish dragging unsuspecting fishermen and their poles to a watery demise?
Did you know that late at night the dreaded ghost ship Haunted Hayden still sails the roiling waters of Tempe Town Lake, dooming all aboard any craft it encounters?
These and other accounts of the dark, dangerous depths of Town Lake will be chillingly revealed by the crusty old-salty Sailor Randy who grew up overhearing hair-raising chronicles recounted by seasoned mariners and whalers in the seedy saloons along Tempe’s old waterfront „Ÿ long before the great Salt River was tamed by dams, a Lake and modern development.
If you are not predisposed to cowardice or numbing fear, then dare to join Sailor Randy at 7pm Sunday, October 29th aboard the S.S. Night Fright as he relates some of the many disturbing legends about the mysteries of Town Lake „Ÿ the real accounts that they donft want you to know about.
Hear the spine-tingling stories of great naval battles, tragic shipwrecks, mysterious curses, appalling apparitions and lost gold doubloons that lure treasure seekers to Town Lake shallows.
The best news is if you are stout of heart and not subject to panic attacks, this harrowing Halloween tour and cruise, presented by the Friends of Rio Salado, is absolutely free!
First come seating is very limitedcand standing is strictly prohibited. Unless, of course, you want to be drawn overboard by the powerful magnetic forces of the infamous Tempe Triangle.
What: 3nd Annual Tempe Town Lake Haunted Halloween Boat Tour
When: Sunday, October 29 7-8pm
Where: Tempe Town Lake. Sails from Rio Lago Boat Dock
Cost: Absolutely Free! BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
Presented by: The Friends of Rio Salado for ages 10 & older. More Information & Reservations: 480.838.2414
Source: http://www.evliving.com/seasons.php?action=fullnews&id=5858
Phoenix Arizona 