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Quick synopsis: I wrote a column saying CenPho's music scene was dying as Tempe rises up, a bunch of people freaked out, someone even printed an ironic t-shirt mocking my column. The situation blew up over the weekend (we hear reports of "Fuck Martin Cizmar!" Fuck New Times!" and "Downtown is Not Dead!" being screamed from the stage at Shizzfest this weekend). Here's the drama as reported by several dozen Phoenicians on phones.
emiroo: I ordered mine... have YOU? :) RT @DowntownIsOVAH Please RT! Downtown is "Ovah!" Not so fast... http://bit.ly/YFOOW
)http://tinyurl.com/NotOvah
psykosteve: For everyone who says "Downtown is Ovah" RT @dtphxjournal new tenants in the Roosevelt neighborhood's historic Gold Spot http://bit.ly/hEzo9
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Here is my response to the article in the Phoenix New Times by Martin Cizmar: http://bit.ly/3XnYH3 im never reading @phoenixnewtimes or any lame arizona rag ever!that dogshit is run by senior citizen nazis and corporate indie rock clonesKeep Phoenix New Times Free... Since we started Phoenix New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Phoenix, and we would like to keep it that way. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our "I Support" membership program, allowing us to keep covering Phoenix with no paywalls.
