Phoenix Community Alliance Has Spent 40 Years Working To Create a Stronger Downtown for a Better Phoenix

Summer in the City delivered! \u2600\ufe0f Last night, Downtown Phoenix Inc. and Phoenix Community Alliance came together with board members, PCA Members, and community leaders for an evening of connection at @EatSTK, one of PCA's newest Members and Downtown's newest steakhouse.\n\nFrom great conversations to even better company, this mixer was a perfect reminder of why it's so important to make time for moments like this. \n\nA special thank you to @PhillipsLawFoundation for underwriting the event, @Ace_Parking for covering guest parking, and @EatSTK for hosting us in style. We couldn't do it without partners like you. \n\nEvent photography by PCA Member @zee__zzz

Arts and culture aren't a side note to Phoenix's story. They're a huge part of what makes this city feel like home. \n\nToday, we helped bring the community together for the Arts & Culture Leadership Forum at @phxart, where artists, nonprofit leaders, and city changemakers talked about what's at stake for our creative sector.\n\nA few numbers that say it all:\n\n\ud83c\udfa8 $449.9M in annual economic activity from Phoenix's nonprofit arts and culture sector\n\ud83d\udcbc 7,686 jobs supported regionwide\n\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f 2M+ Downtown patrons last year \u2014 and we're working to grow that even more\n\nOne survey respondent said it best: \u201cWe cannot aspire to be a great American city and treat culture as optional.\u201d \n\nOur institutions may be concentrated, but our responsibility is citywide. This is just the beginning of the conversation.\n\nThank you to all the PCA Members who joined us for this special and important occasion.

Want to show off your space in 2027?\n \nMember Mingles are among PCA's favorite traditions: casual, unprogrammed evenings where Members connect over drinks and conversation, always hosted at a Member location. We're building the 2027 Mingle calendar now, and we'd love to feature your venue.\n \nInterested in hosting? Tell us about your space! Visit the link in bio. \u261d\ufe0f\ud83c\udf7b

Summer in the City is back!\u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\n\nJoin @DowntownPhoenix + Phoenix Community Alliance on Thursday, August 27 from 4\u20137 p.m. at @EatSTK Phoenix for an evening of connection, conversation, and celebration with the people building Downtown's future.\n\nSpecial thank you to @phillipslawfoundation for supporting this event and @eatstk for hosting.\n\nRSVP by August 17 \u2014 link in bio!

We were pleased to host this week's Phoenix Community Alliance Member Mingle at Tap That Downtown, bringing together Members for an evening of connection and collaboration. \n\nPCA exists to convene the leaders and decision-makers shaping Downtown Phoenix, and gatherings like this one are a meaningful opportunity to put that mission into practice.\n\nThank you to Roshiem Austin and @TapThatDowntown for graciously hosting us!\n\nFor those interested in learning more about PCA Membership and future events, please don't hesitate to connect with Dom Papa, PCA's Senior Director at dpapa@dtphx.org, or send us a DM.\n\nSee you at the next MM! \ud83d\udc4b

Hance Park has always had the potential to be Downtown Phoenix's crown jewel, and we're in the middle of making that vision a reality. \n\nFrom new grand stairway entrances along Central Avenue to 460 new trees, improved pathways, and better shade, the next phase of this $100 million revitalization is about making the park more connected, more accessible, and more welcoming for the 25,000+ residents who now call Downtown home.\n\nThe City of Phoenix has committed $3 million through the General Obligation Bond Program, and we're rallying the community to help us match it. Donors like Arizona Public Service - APS, Fiesta Bowl, Republic Services, and Willmeng Construction, have already stepped up in a big way, and the momentum is building.\n\nEvery great city has a great park. This is ours, and it's ready for its rebirth. \ud83c\udf3f\n\nThank you to Arizona Horizon on @arizonapbs for having Downtown Phoenix Inc.'s President + CEO Devney Majerle and Hance Park Fundraising Committee's Co-Chair Tim Sprague on the show this week. \n\nTo learn more or get involved, contact PCA's Senior Director Dom Papa at dpapa@dtphx.org