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Phoenix TlllwMUON.MUriiHiC Dcbo4BiU. Uarjuclurt (602)444 8S4? centmlphx.azce7itral.com FRIDAY July 20. 2(H) Downtown -Kast Phoenix -North-Central Phoenix -South Phoenix wnttown livin soosf Around Town DON'T MISS Phoenix weighs incentives for infill Natural Mating Valley residents are invited to ex versity-based group conducts research that helps state and community leaders set policies. Examples of successful infill projects downtown include Roosevelt Square at I lance lark, The Park at The Arizona Center. Artisan IjoUs, Monroe Street Abbey, Lorna Park View Estates, Ufis at Fillmore and rehabilitated offices along Central Avenue north of Mc-Kinley Street.

The renewed interest to resettle in downtown Phoenix started during 1997, Mee said. Other major cities, such as San Diego, Dallas and Seattle, have experienced a similar trend, she saiJ. Some of the proposed infill incentives range from waiving or reducing development fees to relaxing building standards. The City Council is to consider the updated general plan in the fall. It is up to the council to decide whether to put that update to a public vote in the spring.

Reach the reporter at betty reidflari7onarepublic.com Of at (602) 44 8049. cant, unused parcels, obsolete buildings or freestanding parking lots. Of that, the city wants to develop 50 square miles with single-family homes on small lots; town-houses, apartments and con-dos; neighborhood shops, such as drug and grocery stores; restaurants; storage outlets; hotels; and other services. Phoenix experienced urban flight in the early 1980s, but new residents now wish to be ly Bi tty Held The Arizona Rrpubhc As Phoenix works to update its general plan for the next decade, it's looking at ways to attract and accommodate more people downtown, a growing housing trend nationwide. Citywide, 156 square miles qualify for a proposed infill incentive district.

They are va downtown, city officials say. Many are young professionals who desire to live near their work. "There is a trend to move back to urban cities," said Joy Mee, assistant director of the city's Planning Department. The average person commutes 18 miles each way from home to downtown, according to a report released by the Morrison Institute for Public Policy. The Arizona State Uni perience "The Art of I leal-ing," an "across traditions" mass healing ceremony at 7 p.m.

luesday at the Or-pheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams St. The event will aid Wau-neta Lone Wolf-Cox, who has battled lung cancer since January. Organizers include friends and community supporters of Lone Wolf-Cox. a former publicist for Muhammad AH.

The ceremony will include Buddhist and Vietnamese monks; a Jewish canton a muezzin who calls the prayer in Islam; Gregorian chanters; and African, Native American and Hawaiian healers, chanters and drummers. Cost is $25 and will benefit Dream Weavers, a non-profit group dedicated to the prevention of domestic and youth violence. Tickets are available at the Civic Plaza Box Office. Information: (602) 230-0797. HI-TECH Seeing what might have been Alabama couple get 1st look at work i -n 52 I -ill (i By Michelle Craig The Arizona Republic For Chris and Maxine McNair.

the trip to Phoenix was more than a family reunion. Sure, they reconnected with relatives from all parts of the country, visited various Valley landmarks and had plenty of good food. However, it was their maiden trip to the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in central Phoenix last week that stirred the strongest emotions in the McNairs and the nearly 100 family members who joined them. The Alabama couple came to see That Which Might Have Been, Birmingham 1963. The set of bronze sculptures at the museum honors four young girls killed in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham 38 years ago this September.

One of the girls, Carol Denise McNair, was the McNairs' daughter. She was 11. "The sculptures are a great thing," Chris McNair said. "It's a tragedy they aren't in Birmingham." The sculptures are the work of Verde Valley resident John Henry Waddell. Upon hearing a news bulletin announcing the bombing of the civil-rights rallying site in the South, Waddell began sculpting the forms of Denise McNair and the other three victims Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins, all 14 as four mature women.

The first casting of the sculptures was completed in 1964 and set up behind a Paradise Valley church. In 1996, upon the McNairs' request, Waddell created a second set. The 80-year-old sculptor See STATUES Page 2 Career opportunities If a career in high-tech manufacturing interests you, be sure to attend a Manufacturing Awareness Open House from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at GateWay Community College, 108 N. 40th St.

Sponsored by the college, the city of Phoenix and the Arizona Tooling and Machining Association, the event will feature local agencies and businesses that will supply high-tech training, job resources and salary information. Tours of Gateway's training lab, one-on-one opportunities with industry leaders and educators, and panel discussions at 4 and 6 p.m. will be available. The event is free. Information: Christine KeithThe Arizona Republic Dorianna Curry, 9 (left), and her cousins Jasmyn Story, 8 (center), and Avana Story, 6, look at the sculpture called That Which Might Have Been, Birmingham 1963.

(602) 534-3405. FORE! Fliers aid search for infant Free golf lessons Youths ages 8-17 can learn the basics during free one-hour golf lessons at Phoe nix municipal golf courses, including Encanto, 2775 N. 15th and Aguila, 8440 S. 35th Ave. Sessions are available for beginning, intermediate and advanced golfers during this last three-week course for the summer.

Classes are at 8, 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. beginning Monday, and continue every Monday and Wednesday through Aug. 8. Pre-regis-tration is required. Information: (602) 534-6065.

WHAT TO DO nU. 'V' -si i An artist rendering of the Third Avenue Lofts development going up in downtown Scottsdale. Loft-style housing spreads from Phoenix By Brent Whiting The Arizona Republic It was a grim anniversary Saturday, on the day Jacqueline Vasquez, a missing Valley infant, turned 6 months old. Nearly 30 volunteers, including Arizona corrections officers, marked the occasion by handing out fliers about the apparent kidnapping victim. Jacqueline, the daughter of a young Phoenix couple, disappeared May 6 from a swap meet near 123rd Avenue and Buckeye Road in Avondale.

The child's mother, Olivia Castenada, then 18, said she was assisting an older child in a portable toilet, leaving Jacqueline outside in her car seat. When Castenada came out of the toilet, Jacqueline was gone. Within days, police announced that Castenada and her husband, Jorge Vasquez, 21, had been ruled out as suspects in the girl's disappearance. More than 500 fliers were Brent WhitingThe Arizona Republic Kym Pasqualini of the Nation's Missing Children Organization places posters of Jacqueline Vasquez on a pickup. By Lisa Wilson The Arizona Republic Downtown Phoenix has it.

Downtown Tempe has it. Now loft-style housing is coming to downtown Scottsdale. Hardwood and tile floors, 11- to 18-foot-high ceilings and expansive balconies are some of the highlights of the 88-unit Third Avenue Lofts project, an alternate choice to traditional townhouses and condos, developers say. Traditionally built in rehabilitated warehouses, lofts typically are one-room open spaces with tall windows, high ceilings and wood floors such as those found in New York, San Francisco and Chicago. In October, Phoenix-based Third Avenue Lofts LLC will begin construction of the passed out Saturday in predominantly Hispanic neighborhoods of Avondale, south of Desert beauty The mystery of the hummingbird will be explored in a Sensational Summer Sampler on Wednesday at the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N.

Galvin Parkway. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Tracy McCarthy of the Arizona Game and Fish Department will present "Winged Wizards of the Sky." The one-hour program is included in the price of admission, which is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $4 for students and $1.50 for ages 5 to 12. Aug. 1: Creepy, Crawly Wild Wooly, a puppet show by the Great Arizona Puppet Theater. Information: (480) 941-1225 or www.dbg.org.

Heard something interesting? Let us know, we'll spread it Around Town. Call Michelle Craig at (602) 444-8671, fax us at (602) 444-8044, e-mail us at or drop a note to Around Town, P.O. Box 2243, Phoenix, AZ 85002. in Phoenix and Tempe downtowns. Scott Laten, senior vice president of acquisitions and development of Third Avenue Lofts LLC, said central Scottsdale residents are ready for an urban lifestyle home.

"I think that the demand has been there, but the supply has not always been there," he said. Gary Roe, Scottsdale's redevelopment administrator, agreed there has been interest in urban residential spaces from both the city and Scottsdale residents. "This is something we've wanted to see for a long time," Roe said. "This is a relatively new phenomena in the Phoenix metro area, this whole notion that people can live close to services. This is something that keeps your downtown vital." Loft living is at demand be- See LOFTS Page 2 Buckeye Road.

The effort was organized by ing Children Organization, a Phoenix-based group, said the child's age improves the chances she is safe and healthy. "It's frustrating, because we know the potential of having a safe recovery of this baby is high," Pasqualini said. "Somebody knows where she is. I just wish somebody would be compassionate enough to step forward." A reward fund in excess of $16,000 has been offered for information leading to Jacqueline's recovery. People with information about the case may call Avondale police at (623) 932-3660.

Reach the reporter at brent.whitingarizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-6925. sions. "Perhaps word about the missing baby had not been spread to there," Lucas said. The fliers contained a photo of Jacqueline, as well as a sketch of a heart-shaped birthmark that can be found on the girl's upper right arm. A task force of state, local and federal agencies, set up within days of the infant's disappearance, was disbanded June 22 because of a lack of solid leads.

Lucas said Avondale police still check out the few calls a week they get about the girl. It's still an open investigation, he said. Jacqueline's parents could not be reached for comment. However, Kym Pasqualini, president of the Nation's Miss Tom Hodges, a corrections officer assigned to the Arizona State Prison Complex Lewis, south of Buckeye. "Most of the officers out here are parents," Hodges ex plained.

"We wanted to help out in the search for the little girl." Sgt. Mark Lucas, an Avon- five-story, red-brick complex on 1.4 acres at Buckboard dale detective, said the fliers were distributed to portions of the city where many residents do not have phones or televi- Trail and Third Avenue. Similar residential loft complexes are also sprouting ARIZONA'S HOME PAGE i.