Jane’s Walk – Calle 16

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Gennaro’s mural on Calle 16, photo from Arte + Gennaro A few months ago Yuri Artibise, urbanist and Arizona state coordinator of Jane’s Walk, a series of free neighborhood walking tours, asked me if I would help organize a Jane’s Walk on Calle 16. Of course I was delighted and said yes because Calle 16 is MY neighborhood. But I was also a little sad because part of the reason Yuri asked for my help was because he was moving from Phoenix to Vancouver. Yuri and his wife Linda left last weekend and have reached their destination safely. We…

September 21, 2010

Silvana Salcido Esparza of Barrio Cafe Planning to Create Community Through Murals

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet When I heard about the Calle 16 (Calle Diez Y Seis) project, I just about jumped out of my seat. You may know that 16th St., aka Calle 16, is my street. I live in the neighborhood, between Thomas and Osborn, just east of 16th, in the barrio! Speaking of barrio, the tour de force behind Calle 16 is Silvana Salcido Esparza, the chef and owner of the fabulous Barrio Cafe. The very presence of Barrio Cafe on 16th St., a highly-regarded restaurant in the Valley, has done wonders for the neighborhood. Now Ms. Esparza is taking her contributions…