June - Roosevelt Neighborhood

HISTORIC ROOSEVELT
TIMES
June, 2016
Updates for the Neighborhood
Good Books for Summer Reading:
By Sherry Rampy—President
By Monica Goddard
Summer is hot and hoppin’ and so is the neighborhood.
As succinctly as possible, here’s what’s happening and coming up:
FAA: Mediation went well with substantial progress with the FAA
over two additional sessions. The litigation schedule resumed with a full
briefing of the case in chief on May 13th. Next steps after FAA response
include filing a certification of the record and oral argument. We now
know exactly what steps we have to take to get to the end of this litigation and the additional cost will not exceed $32,500. A full presentation
is scheduled for our June meeting.
3rd and 5th Ave: A consulting firm hired by the City conducted interviews with sixteen individuals including: Sherry Rampy, Ryan
Tempest, Mark Davis, Monica Goddard, Wayne Turner, Nancy Smith,
and Tim Sprague. There was a 3day Charrette on May 9th, 10th, and
11th. Three options were open for feedback on May 11th - A: one way
as is currently, B: one way, but only one lane with added parking and
bike lanes, and C: two way. Next step: They will return with all of their
findings and recommendations in August. Check out the website www.
3rdand5thave.com for more info. The statistics on traffic accidents are
exceptionally interesting and have already shown the City and the consulting firm the need for better safety measures.
Looking for a good book this summer? The
Phoenix Public Library s kicking off their summer
reading program and it’s not just for kids. Teens
and adults can also participate and earn a free book thru “reading
credits” The program runs June 1- August 1. Register online at:
maricopacountyreads.org to track your progress and earn your
book from a list of selected titles.
Too hot to leave the house? Did you know you can also download
a favorite book, stream music or a movie to your electronic device? Just go to the library web site to set up your account. There
are also online Universal Class offers classes in arts, crafts, hobbies and DYI projects. Attend one of the over 100 free classes
and programs offered by the Library this summer to practice yoga, learn to how to sew, write code, paint, silk screen, garden, or
cook.
Don’t miss this special feature this summer. From June 3 – July
17, The Burton Barr Library will be hosting the nationally acclaimed exhibit celebrating 50 years of Maurice Sendak: Where
the Wild Things Are. Family friendly “Wild Rumpus” programs will
be offered as well. For more information, come in and see us,
visit phoenixpubliclibrary.org or call 602-262-4636.
Circle’s/Stewart Motor Co building: They have hired historic preservationist/consultant Roger Brevoort and have promised to come back to
RAA in July with “something really fantastic”.
R^3 (R Cubed-Rethink, Reuse, Recycle): Tim Sprague (Portland on
the Park) presented plans for a six story 120 unit apartment building with
ground floor retail that will be cutting edge in sustainability with a “netzero” electricity for the 120 units with use of a cantilevered solar paneled
roof. Lush balconies would utilize a grey water system. The RAA Board
voted to support a GPLET and two variances for the project. Check out
the website for more info:
7th Ave and Fillmore HAWK/RFB: The City is installing a RFB
(blinky light) for pedestrian and bike crossing which hopefully will lead to
a HAWK (light crosswalk) which cost $100,000. Wood Partners committed up to $8,000 in funding while RAA committed $2,000.
7th Ave and Roosevelt Starbucks: Will Rodriguez will be at the next
RAA meeting requesting approval for two variances on a Starbucks.
They include additional parking (more, not less) and a lower landscaping
wall along 7th Ave.
Housekeeping: We will also be discussing the bylaws by member
request regarding board versus member voting as well as on-line votes
for board members regarding minute approval for pre/post-meeting postings on the website and Facebook.
Come to the June’s meeting for more information and conversation!
In This Issue:

News from the RAA President

Books for Summer

A House of Fun and Magic

Meet Mary Lucking

Bulk Trash Pick Up
Roosevelt Historic District Thanks You New City Church for hosting the RAA’s monthly meetings. Our get-together’s are held on
the first Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is on June 5 th
starting at 6 pm with our “meet and mingle. New City Church is
located at 1300 N. Central Ave. (NW corner of Culver and Central)
A House of Fun and Magic:
Submitted by Doug Churchill
Every day is a special day at Easley's but we also specialize in the
more familiar holidays. Bring in the New Year with hats and party favors, costumes and masks. Don’t forget to dress in something special
for your Valentine! Mardi Gras is fabulous fun, from selling beads (we
are the largest Mardi Gras bead importer in the state of Arizona), to
getting fully dressed in an elaborate costume, to being the King of the
ball. St. Patrick's Day is always fun and green beads, green hairspray,
and leprechaun costumes can turn it into a real party. For Easter, we
sell and rent Easter Bunny costumes and sell everything necessary
for all participants in the passion play at church. As proud Americans,
we always have red, white and blue beads, hats, wigs, costumes,
makeup and much more for Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor
Day. The real party starts in the fall when everyone is getting ready
for Halloween, "El Día de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead or All Souls'
Day), and we can provide costumes for all of them. Halloween is our
busiest time of the year and the fun starts the first of September. The
store is full of new and exciting things, from crazy costumes, new
kinds of hats, beautiful wigs, more makeup, accessories of all kinds,
Halloween props and "anything and everything" new for the season.
After Halloween, you must be wondering what we do... well, we rent
Turkeys and have the largest selection of Christmas costumes in the
valley for rent and for sale. Its not just about Santa anymore, he
needs helpers, elves and Mrs. Claus too. Its also the celebration of
the birth of Christ for many people, so we have costumes and accessories for the entire cast of the manger scene. Not everything is available on our website because it's difficult to keep up with all the new
products coming and going in and out of the store, but there is a good
variety on the web that will give you some great ideas. There are a
number of special order items on our site that are not available in the
store. We have some superb manufacturers all over the country, and
although we don't have enough room to stock everything everyone
sells, we trust in their product and will get it shipped to you.
EASLEY'S FUN SHOP is located at 7th Avenue and Mc Dowell Road
in downtown Phoenix. We are a family business operated by the 2nd
3rd and 4th generations of the Easley family. We have been in business for 68 years and pride ourselves on our customer service and
our love for our business. Bert Easley, 1st generation and our founder
was a Vaudeville Magician and entrepreneur. He started a small magic store in downtown Phoenix in 1947. Bert then added Gag gifts, novelties, over the hill jokes and some mild adult jokes. As the business
grew, other exciting things were added such as theatrical makeup,
hats, wigs and many costume accessories. 2nd generation had the
foresight to add costumes, not only for rent, but for sale. 3rd generation developed the website and we are very excited to see where 4th
generation takes us. Our store is over 15,000 square feet of wonderful
fun. We stock hundreds of different kinds of wigs and hats. There are
thousands of different costume accessories items available and we
carry a full line of theatrical makeup featuring Ben Nye, but also including Kryolan, Wolf Brothers, Mehron and many others. We have on
site and available over 5,000 costumes in our rental department and
by September usually average about 10,000 different costumes for
sale. Our rental costumes are primarily adult sizes, but our retail cos- If you're ever in our neighborhood, please stop by and see why we say
tumes range from newborn size to plus size adult and from tiny OUR BUSINESS IS FUN!.
Chihuahuas to great Danes. We can virtually fit the whole family,
Meeting a renowned artistic leader in
our midst:
Photo credit goes out to Mamta Popat Tag Line
Mary Lucking At the Arizona Science Center
Article credit goes out to our own Monica Goddard
Meet artist and Roosevelt resident Mary Lucking.
Mary’s studio is in her home, here in our neighborhood, that she shares with her partner Bill and dog
Ollie. Mary creates mainly large scale works that
invite people to explore, learn and enjoy.
Her work incorporates art in urban and rural walking and biking trails, parks and neighborhoods One of her most recent projects is the Metro stop in Mesa . This beautiful work displays 16 stories about the community. Mary has also designed pedestrian bridges and
streetscapes (check out the one on 35th Avenue in Laveen) as well as interactive displays.
Her installation at the Arizona Science Center is one of the first things visitors notice. It’s the
large stainless steel telescope that shows science videos when you peer thru the lens. At the
same, a video camera is recording the viewer’s eye which is projected on the telescope in the
ceiling delighting and supposing visitors, especially children, as they notice their own eye
peering down from above.
Mary has received national recognition and awards for her work. You can view more of her
projects at : www.marylucking.com She is currently working on a transit project in Scottsdale
and pedestrian bridges in Tempe. I can think of a few bridges downtown that would be wonderful projects for her.
Bulk Trash pick up
dates: compliments of
Terri Palmberg
It has been noted that some
people are anxious to get
rid of their trash earlier than
due, this is WRONG. So here are the current
and future dates of bulk trash pickup in our
Roosevelt District.
Alley bulk trash placement allowed July 23rd
with pick-up beginning August 1st.
Another date for this type pick up is placement
allowed October 22nd with pick up beginning
October 31st.
At all other times please place in garbage cans
or haul it off to the land fill yourself.
As a homeowner you own the property to the
middle of the alley and the neighbor behind you
owns the other half. The city has easement
rights to the alley but does not maintain them. It
is the homeowners responsibility to pick up
around receptacles and maintain weeds. The
“Alleys” are a reflection of our historic district
and most of the alleys need our effort to keep
them clean, so please HELP and keep them
clean like our homes.
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Calendar of Events — June, 2016
June 1 - June 12 When You Wish ‘The story of Walt Disney’
Phoenix Theatre (1st St & McDowell)
June 2
Star Wars vs Star Trek: the Music of Deep Space
Symphony Hall (2nd St & Monroe)
June 3
First Friday
(Roosevelt St between Central & 7th St)
June 3 - June 4 Classics Twelve - The Earth—HD Odyssey
Symphony Hall (2nd St & Monroe)
June 6 - June 27 Motown on Mondays
Crescent Ballroom (2nd Ave & Van Buren)
June 8 - June 30 Avenue Q
Phoenix Theatre (1st St & McDowell)
June 10 -June 26 Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Herberger Theater Center (3rd St & VanBuren)
June 11
3rd Annual beta dance festival
Phoenix Center for the Arts (3rd St & Moreland)
June 26
Kenny Rogers “The Gambler’s Last Deal”
Comerica Theatre (2nd Ave & Adams)
For events presented by the Burton Barr Central Library please visit
website: www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org and click on the calendar
page.
For more events in and around downtown Phoenix please visit the
following website: www.dtphx.org/calendar
Visit website http://visitarizona.com/events-calendar for further information, times and ticket prices for events above or in their calendar.
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Monthly Meetings and Article/Ad Submissions
The June, 2016 monthly meeting of the Roosevelt Action Association
will be held at ‘New City Church’ (Northwest corner Central and
Culver) held on Tuesday, June 5th, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with
a “Meet and Mingle” starting at 6:00 pm with the actual meeting
starting at 6:15 pm. All residences of the Historic Roosevelt District are welcome to attend these meetings. Our newsletter is full of
articles of interest to the community along with advertisers. If you or
someone in the neighborhood would like to submit an article or know
of someone who would like to advertise in our paper please contact
Douglas Churchill, our Editor at: (602)606-2914 or send an e-mail with
your article or information to [email protected]. If you are submitting an article or ad please send in any of the following formats,
Jpeg, or .doc file. The cut-off deadline for submittals is the 15th of
each month which will go in the following months issue.
Board Member Contact info
Sherry Rampy
President
[email protected]
Ryan Tempest VP
[email protected]
Joan Kelchner Secretary
[email protected]
Douglas Churchill Treasurer
[email protected]
Melanie Terpstra Director
[email protected]
Cole Van Norman Director
[email protected]
(602)571-5032
(602)578-9520
(602)257-8385
(602)606-2914
(623)889-4755
(480)365-7417
Kristina Henbest Director
[email protected] (254)733-3684
George Pasquel III Director
[email protected] (480)241-6549
Pierre Kaluzny
Director
[email protected]
(917)392-9648
Who to call:
Police, Fire, or Medical Emergency 911
Non-Emergency/Crime Stop (602)262-6151
Community Action Officers
North of I-10
Officer Ben Harris
(602)361-4501
South of I-10
Officer Brandy Thwing
(602)534-6432
City Services
Graffiti Busters Hotline
KEEP IT CLEAN
Prop. Maintenance Violations
Street Light Maintenance
APS Emergency Number
Newsletter Editor:
Douglas Churchill
[email protected]
(602)495-7014
(602)534-4444
(602)262-7844
(602)495-5125
(602)258-5483
(602)606-2914
Visit our newly designed website at:
www.Rooseveltneighborhood.org for information about the association and all its
activities.