DT Spotlight: Tempe’s Open Source Project Draws Creative Types
Following in the footsteps of collaborative workspace champion Gangplank in Chandler (and expanding to other cities) and the creative coworking space CO+HOOTS in Phoenix, Tempe’s Open Source Project is a magnet for creative entrepreneurs – and artists, musicians, and coffee drinkers in the Discovery Triangle.
“We decided to be hands-off when we opened to let the community decide what this place should be,” said Michael Witham, co-founder of the coffee shop/workspace/arts venue/neighborhood hangout. “It’s a coffee shop for the creative class and it’s turned into a hub for a widely diverse group of people to hang, chill and collaborate.”
Since opening in April, the traffic to the shop has increased with the ASU student population. However, Open Source has become a magnet for individuals of any age seeking a shot of diversity and creativity with their coffee.
Along with free WiFi and open work stations, Open Source Project also offers comfortable living-room-away-from-home lounging, outdoor patio seating, a ping pong table, artwork on the walls and evening events for musicians and beat mixers to team and perform live music. While the entrepreneurial set may be working away on laptops, artists are frequently seen working in sketch books or working on new drawings. Art showings with a collaboration of local artists take place on the last Friday of every month.
Musician/painter Ryan Gentry is Witham’s partner in the enterprise, along with part-owner barista extraordinaire Gianni Assam, an ASU global studies student.
“Open Source keeps evolving,” Witham said. “The coffee is the glue that holds everything together.”
7 a.m.-11 p.m.
1415 E University Drive
Tempe, AZ
480-406-3096
On Twitter: @OSPTempe
New Program Helps ASU Students Discover Phoenix
ASU is helping put the “Discover” in “Discovery Triangle for its downtown Phoenix campus students. The university recently introduced Discover Phoenix, a new program that helps students explore the area surrounding the school.
“We wanted to develop a community with the Downtown Phoenix campus,” said Rebeca Castillo, event coordinator at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in the Phoenix Business Journal.
The program is open to all ASU students with an ID.
The program features a presentation at 7 p.m. every Tuesday that allows students to explore downtown. The program includes sports, arts and dining venues as well as local politics.
Michael Crow Honored with City Center Starr Award
Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, was honored last week by the Phoenix Community Alliance with the City Center Starr Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Phoenix’s Central City. The theme of his acceptance speech was the need for our region to out-educate and out-innovate in the quest to [...]
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Read the full article »Find More Fun with SmartPHX App
Looking for an easy way to find out what to do and where to go in the Discovery Triangle? Arizona State University New Media Innovation Lab, CityScape, Downtown Phoenix Partnership, Phoenix Community Alliance and the City of Phoenix just made it a little more simpler by creating a smartphone app for the happenings in downtown Phoenix. Called SmartPHX, the [...]
Read the full article »Tempe Town Lake Attracts Evergreen Development
Tempe Town Lake is a bustling, popular spot for the Discovery Triangle and the Greater Phoenix region. Full of amenities, close to ASU and Mill Avenue, and easily accessed by the light rail and the 202 freeway, it’s a destination for both entertainment-seekers and residents. Soon to add to the mix is Evergreen Development’s proposed [...]
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That is what Pearl Esau, the Education Expert Committee Chair, sees as the future for the Discovery Triangle. Pearl, the Executive Director for Teach for America, Phoenix is one of the Valley’s most passionate and talented young leaders. She has recruited a committed group to focus on the future of education in the area. Near Term [...]
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We don’t know everything — but they do! While we do know a lot…we don’t know everything. That’s why we rely on the experts … Ten groups of Valley industry leaders lead by the area’s best and brightest have been recruited to weigh in on the future of the Triangle and provide actionable next steps to [...]
Read the full article »Fastest Supercomputer Link in the Nation …
Runs right through the heart of the Discovery Triangle! Cox Business Arizona installed the nation’s fastest fiber-optic connection between ASU’s Saguaro 2 supercomputer and TGen, 10 miles away in downtown Phoenix. “Cox Business has invested significantly in the communications infrastructure of the Discovery Triangle to make high-capacity bandwidth available,” said Hyman Sukiennik, vice president-Cox Business Arizona and [...]
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To help shape and grow the urban lifestyle of the Discovery Triangle, we conducted an extensive analysis of the economic, environmental, intellectual and cultural vitality of the region. What’s in the Discovery Triangle today? Who lives in the area? What businesses are located in the Discovery Triangle? What are our resources? What recreational, cultural and [...]
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- Tempe Mayor Hallman feels the Force in this promo video for Geeks’ Night Out http://t.co/QQ3l8EbD @MADCAPTheaters @tempearizona
- In The Triangle: Bicycle Co-op Slated for Downtown Phoenix http://t.co/kZylkDYe @BicycleCellar
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- Thanks to twitter, we've discovered @SmartCookieAZ. Always happy to know where the great cookies are! #eatlocal
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