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THE PHOENICIANS By Robert Sentinery BUZZ This month, we kick off the holiday season with a special edition, featuring several praiseworthy Phoenicians who’ve helped bring inspiration and good cheer. No one would have guessed Phoenix would become ground zero for one of the most progressive bike transportation systems in the country, especially considering that urban sprawl and bicycles don’t mix well. But thanks to the vision of CycleHop CEO Josh Squire and longtime Phoenix resident John Romero (Cycle- Hop’s COO), Phoenix’s Grid Bike Share was a true innovation when it launched in 2013. Those green smart bikes seen all around CenPho are part of that network. CycleHop has expanded to 12 markets and is now the largest bike share operator in the country. Romero is responsible for launching programs in new cities and making sure each one is operating smoothly before moving to the next one. He also owns and runs The Bicycle Cellar in Tempe, a true commuter support facility, with lockers and showers, where riders can easily connect to the light rail and bus systems. Kudos to Romero for making transportation in the Valley a little bit greener (see “John Romero: Sharing Bikes, Sharing Hope,” p. 8). Nicole Royse is another person making a difference here. Over the last five years she has been responsible for mounting some 60 art exhibitions, acting as curator, director and installer at downtown’s monOrchid space, as well as curating several other galleries around town. Her dogged efforts have helped to make the Phoenix art scene a little more vibrant, and the consistent quality of the work shown confirms she has an impeccable eye. Royse has had to overcome many obstacles, including a childhood marred by her parents’ drug and alcohol addictions. She eventually cut ties with her family in California and moved in with her grandparents here in AZ. Her ability to reach beyond life’s challenges and become a powerful contributing force in the emerging Phoenix art scene is deserving of praise and recognition. Now, after a long tenure at monOrchid, she has decided to move on to other opportunities. For all her hard work, we commend her (see “Nicole Royse: A Life of Art,” p. 12). I first met Joe Johnston in the early ’90s, after he launched the original Coffee Plantation on Mill Avenue. That place became a hub for so much creative thought, dialogue and social interaction. And it would be fair to say that it had a strong influence on the inception of JAVA. Fast forward some 20+ years, and Johnston is still influencing thoughts and trends in the Valley. His latest effort, called Barnone, opened late last month and is part of the Agritopia residential and commercial project that Johnston built more than a decade ago. For Barnone, Johnston repurposed a Quonset hut barn that had been on his family farm for decades and retrofitted it with 10 commercial spaces to accommodate businesses with an artisan/maker emphasis. Two additional businesses are housed in new outbuildings to round out the 15,500 square-foot complex. The industrial nature of the repurposed barn gives the place a unique architectural aesthetic, and the businesses within celebrate a return to craftsmanship (see “Joe Johnston Opens Barnone in Gilbert,” p. 34).
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